Isca Morrismen 2000 Events
The Isca Morrismen maintained an extremely busy season dancing throughout South East Wales as well as travelling out of the country to visit various places in England. Our programme for the year was as follows:-
May 2000
Mon 1st - May Day - Dancing at Dawn followed by Northern Tour with Sweyns Ey Morrismen
| 5.15 a.m. 8.30 a.m. 10.30 a.m. 11.45 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 3.15 p.m. |
Caerleon Amphitheatre St Woolos Cathedral, Newport Nags Head, Usk Carpenters Arms, Llanishen Bush Inn, Penalt Magor Spring Fair |
Wed 10th - Joint Tour with Lassington Oak
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Gockett Inn, Lydart 9.30 p.m. Lion Inn, Trellech |
Wed 17th - Marquess of Worcester Tour
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Cripple Creek Inn, Bryngwyn Clytha Arms, Clytha |
Sat 20th - Folk Festival
| 1.00 p.m. onwards |
Tredegar House Folk Festival, Newport |
Wed 24th - No Risk Tour
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
The Masons Arms, Risca The Exchange Inn, Risca |
Wed 31st - Up the Wye Valley - Joint Tour with Bristol Morrismen
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Cherry Tree, Tintern Fountain Inn, Trellech Grange |
June 2000
Sat 3rd - Day of Dance
| 11.00 a.m. 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. |
Gockett Inn, Lydarte Star, Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd Cripple Creek Inn, Bryngwyn Clytha Arms, Clytha Red Hart Inn, Llanfapley |
Wed 14th - Close to Home
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Red Lion, Caerleon Greyhound, Christchurch |
Wed 21st - Border Patrol
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
White Hart Inn, Machen Rudry Village Inn, Rudry Village |
Wed 28th - Blaenavon Festival
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Rifleman's Arms, Rifle Street Cambrian, Llanover Road |
Fri 30th Jun to Sun 2nd Jul - Dancing in Norfolk with Kemps Men
July 2000
Fri 7th - Chepstow Rugby Club - Private Booking
Wed 19th - Archenfield Triangle
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Hen and Chickens, Abergavenny Crown Inn, Pantygelli |
August 2000
Wed 9th - Cappers Tour
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Punch House, Monmouth Royal Oak, Monmouth |
Sun 13th - Clytha Arms, Clytha
1.30 p.m. Special Afternoon Event at the Clytha Arms
Wed 23rd - Newport Explorations
| 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Oddfellows and Foresters Arms, Baneswell Tredegar Arms, Bassaleg |
September 2000
Wed 6th - Close to Home
| 9.00 p.m. |
Cwrt Henllys, Cwmbran |
Fri 8th to Sun 10th - Isca Morrismen Family Weekend
| 11.45 a.m. - 1.15 p.m. |
inc Sun 10th - Magor Square - Massed Dancing |
Sat 16th - Dancing in the Hampshire countryside with Yateley Morris
| 5.30 p.m. |
inc Dog and Partridge, Yateley |
December 2000
Friday 15th - Mummers Tour
The side will be performing the Chepstow Mumming Play dressed as the Isca Mummers, as usual in aid of childrens' charities. The play will be performed at the following venues:-
| 8.30 p.m. 9.00 p.m. 9.30 p.m. 10.00 p.m. |
Star Inn, Llanvihangel Carpenters Arms, Llanishen Lion Inn, Trellech Gockett Inn, Lydart |
Saturday 16th - Mummers Tour
The side will be performing the Chepstow Mumming Play dressed as the Isca Mummers, as usual in aid of childrens' charities. The play will be performed at the following venues:-
| 6.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. |
Frost Fair, Magor Square, Magor Tredegar Arms, Shirenewton Fountain Inn, Trellech Grange |
Tuesday 26th - Boxing Day Morris Dancing Tour
The traditional one pub outing for Boxing Day, this year to the Crown Inn at Pantygelli, just to the north of Abergavenny. The side danced in the period between 12.30 and 2.30 p.m., on an extremely cold day.
