Way of the Morris

As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips, Morris dancing is one of Englands most ancient roots traditions. And yet to your average man on the street, its seen as little more than a national joke. And a bad national joke at that. Something to ridicule. Something to be embarrassed about. A heartfelt docu-ballad in praise of birthplace, bloodline and rural brotherhood, WAY OF THE MORRIS follows Tim on a deeply personal journey from the barleyfields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, as he traces the poignant link between the spirited folk revival of the mid-1970s and the true story of the young Adderbury Morris side so decimated by the carnage of the First World War.

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64 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Tim Plester

Cast:
Tim Plester

Himself

Billy Bragg

Himself

Chris Leslie

Himself

MyAnna Buring

Voice of the Will-O'-Wisp

Donald Sumpter

Voice of Creation

Crew:
Tim Plester

Director

Tim Plester

Writer

Rob Curry

Director