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I was actually referring to some places and events where there had been
actual s***stirring, prior leafleting etc. or events that had become
politicized and the Morris Men got on the wrong end of the stick, so to
speak.  I believe there are Morris troupes in Cornwall, but yes, a fuller
discussion of this would be well outside this list (although it would be
fun!)

Amy

On 1/31/06, DAVE EVANS <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> St Day does indeed have a lot of problems....
>
> but re Morris men in Cornwall, it depends... i spent an enchanting day in
> Boscastle a few years ago, on May Day weekend, having 'done' Padstow and
> the
> Oss on theThursday, and there was a Morris team in Boscastle..... from
> Kent!
> They were there by invitation, and i was actually working too, as one of
> the
> team had been a close friend of Alex Sanders (the late King of the Witches
> in Britain) and there was some kind of an interview-note-taking exercise.
> Then the Morris started up and i managed to match them drink for drink for
> three pubs, until i had to gracefully withdraw
>
> maybe it was the 'by invitation' angle, maybe it is becasue Kent, like
> Cornwall is an 'edge' county of the UK, thinks it is special and somewhat
> outside of England, and thus the Cornish appreciated that (i've lived in
> Anglesey too, and all three places seem to be liminal places in this
> fashion; i suspect Isle of Wight would be the same), but it's too much of
> a
> generalisation to say that 'English Morris' are not welcome in Cornwall
>
> there's also the whole question of ethnic Cornish versus incomers, and who
> it is who's doing the welcoming (or not) but that's not necessarily
> magical,
> and off topic anyhow
>
> dave e
>