The Perth Morris Men are looking forward to another busy year with three bookings already and others to be confirmed.

As well as the Down South Tour (see post below) we have the following bookings:

1. Fairbridge Festival on the weekend of 14th & 15th of April (see http://www.fairbridgefestival.com.au/ )
2. Moondyne Festival on the 6th of May

As well as these there will also be performances at:

• Little Creatures Fremantle (https://www.littlecreatures.com.au/ )
• Kalamunda Farmers Markets ( http://www.kalamundachamber.com/farmers_market/kalamunda_farmers_market.phtml )
• Government House Open Days ( http://www.govhouse.wa.gov.au/ )

Of course traditional English Morris dancers are often in demand when St George’s Day comes around on the 23rd of April.

If you would like to be a part of all this fun the Perth Morris Men are always keen to welcome new dancers – please contact Steve on 0400 731 049 or via email squire@perthmorrismen.org

The Perth Morris men will kick off 2012 with a tour around the Dunsborough Margaret River area on the weekend of the 28th and 29th of January.  On the Saturday we are planning on visiting the following establishments:

• Bush Shack Brewery (see http://www.bushshackbrewery.com.au/ )
• Duckstein Brewery (see http://www.duckstein.com.au/ )
• Cowaramup Brewery (see http://www.cowaramupbrewing.com.au/ )
• Colonial Brewery (see http://www.colonialbrewingco.com.au/brewery )

On the Sunday after busking in Dunsborough we are intending going home via the MASH in Bunbury (see http://www.mashbrewing.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44:mash-bunbury&catid=1:venue-news )

The Perth Morris Men were visited by Kennet Morris Man Brian Jones who was over here on holiday recently.  He attended a practice and also joined in at Kalamunda on the 6th of November when we danced there.

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For the side that Brian normally dances with see http://www.kennetmorrismen.co.uk/

It was a good turn out at the Government House open Day on Sunday 13th of November.

For more photos of previous visits to Government House refer to the Photo Gallery tab of our website.  Normally Government House has two open days a year and the Perth Morris Men are usually invited to be a part of the festivities.  For more about Government House and the Open Day see http://www.govhouse.wa.gov.au/visiting-bookings/open-days.html

Well the Perth Ale for 2011 which was prompted by the decision to tour by the Adelaide Morris Men has been a great success.

Mike James, Squire of the Adelaide Morris Men in an email said “Thanks to all the Perth people for organizing an excellent weekend. We had a fantastic time. Well done to the Adelaide guys for drinking all their beer.”

For a report on the Swan Valley aspect – see AMM PMM FMOP_SwanValley2011byBP and for an excerpt of the Squire’s Report about the weekend see Perth Ale 2011 – an excerpt from the Squire’s Report   Also check out the September AMR Newsletter at http://www.morris.org.au/mainpages/news.html

And for some photos go to http://perthmorrismen.org/photo-gallery/perth-ale-weekend-august-2011/

Recently eleven of us performed at the Kalamunda Farmers Markets.  It was very enjoyable and the weather was great as well.

For more pictures see http://perthmorrismen.org/photo-gallery/kalamunda-may-2011/

A friend recently videoed our dancing at the recent Medieval Fayre and uploaded it to Youtube – follow the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgH0RLfkGcw to see it.  This video and others are in the Videos Section of this website – see http://perthmorrismen.org/?page_id=77

In a recent Australian Morris Ring Newsletter (February, 2011) the Perth Morris Men were featured. A number of our side made contributions to the article.

See http://www.morris.org.au/mainpages/meditations.html

Also refer to http://perthmorrismen.org/?page_id=955

It’s not Morris but another dancing group asked if I could mention them on this web site.

Rose & Wattle Country Dancing from the 16th. century to the present day.
Monday evenings 7.30 – 9.30 at the RSL Hall in Osborne Park
(cnr Cape & Main St)

Gentle exercise for the body and brain. Come with a partner or by yourself.
Beginners welcome.

Ph. Karen 9303 4204 or 0439 844 024

At our recent practice on the 21st we had a visit from David Jordan who dances and plays music with the Ashdown Forest Morris Men.   See http://www.btinternet.com/~bob.draper/afmm/ for the side that David is with.  As a memento of the occasion David presented everyone with badges of the Ashdown Forest Morris Men.  See below:

Ashdown Forest Morris Men's badge