This page contains items of interest to current and potential members of Jack Frost, other morris dancers, and people interested in morris dancing.

The history of Jack Frost

Jack Frost was officially founded on May Day 2002. In 2009 an undated document was found in the Jack Frost archives; it appeared to be the long-lost minutes from the very first Jack Frost meeting, predating even the adoption of the name. The first motion to be passed is minuted rather curtly, but there is no mistaking the weighty import of this brief note:
History in the making. The minutes further record that this motion was proposed by Bea, seconded by Anni, supported by six and opposed by none.

The full scan of the minutes (including other suggested names for the side) is available in the "Photos" section of this website.

The Jack Frost Tune-Book

The Tune-Book contains transcriptions of the songs and tunes used for our current repertoire, along with a few helpful notes. The latest version is available for download as a PDF: click here. Kemp’s Jig is not yet in the Tune-Book but is available here.

The origins of morris dancing

At public dance-outs, morris dancers are often questioned by curious spectators as to the origins of morris dancing. So it's wise to learn at least one Origin of the Morris, and preferably several to suit different occasions and inquirers. This page provides an ample fund of Morris Origin Myths – sorry, I mean historically accurate origins of the Morris. It's probably at least as reliable as Wikipedia, anyhow.

Morris dancing in New Zealand

http://morrisdancing.org.nz/ is an online community for New Zealand morris dancers run by David Barnes.

Morris dancing worldwide

The Morris Dancing Wiki is a fine resource for morris dancers the world over! And Jeff Bigler hosts a list of morris and sword sides with contact information.