Enjoy this movie of just some of the Folk Dance sides that performed at the 2009 Wimborne Folk Festival, Dorset. In order of appearance: Ironmen, Wicket Brood, Severn Gilders, Powderkegs, Old Palace Clog, Fox Morris, Yetminster Irish, Sarum Morris, Hips and Hawes, Hong Kong Morris, Holt Morris and Ironmen and Severn Gilders together.

Learn more about Dorset/English seasonal celebrations such as May Day, Lammas Tide, Halloween and Christmas, in the book ‘Dark Dorset Calendar Customs’, by Robert Newland, now available at Amazon.co.uk.

Visit the Dark Dorset website, http://www.darkdorset.co.uk or blog http://darkdorset.blogspot.com and open the door to a world of fascinating folklore and legends.