OBJ Morris - 2011 Scrapbook

Swanage Folk Festival
10-11 September 2011

Off to Swanage for the Folk Festival.

The weather was a little drizzly early on Saturday but improved throughout the weekend, giving us a glorious rain-free Sunday.

As usual, the Folk Festival coincided with the Swanage Railways annual Steam Gala giving us all sights and sounds while we weren't dancing.

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Generally milling about in preparation for doing something at the Heritage Centre spot

Dancing Hay-on-Wye

Ali, Eddie, Chris, MikeG, Kelly and Louise

Setting up a Sheepskins near the Mowlem Centre

Eddie announces whilst MaryAnn, Anne, Chris, Ali and MikeG brace themselves

Brimfield at the Heritage Centre spot

Kelly, Joe, MikeG and Louise in foregound

Some people went for a premature paddle on the Saturday

Kelly, Anne and Louise getting their feet wet.

Whilst others met new friends

Chris with guest

On the Sunday, preparing to dance in the Churchyard

Colin keeps watch for our turn, whilst MikeS, Joe, Ali, Sharon and Mary Ann get emotionally prepared

Megan is keeping us company, having just had her face painted by Sharon

MikeS, Sharon and Joe playing in the churchyard

Getting ready to dance Bay Horse

Eddie, MikeG, Anne, Chris, MaryAnn and Ali are dancing

Ann and Ali in the churchyard

Dancing with Wreckers on the sea-front on Sunday

An impromptu workshop to prepare for a 10-person Brimfield

Brimfield gets started

Followed by a Worcestershire Monkey

Accompanied by the combined OBJ and Wreckers band

After the official dancing, we took to the sea for an end-of-festival Dilwyn

Our new members Philip and Claire joined us, plus a couple of ladies who were passing by with their skirts tucked into their knickers

Anne, Kelly and Louise back in the water

Louise and Kelly after the marine Dilwyn

The star of the festival (for me anyway!)

This is No 60019 Bittern, masquerading as 4492 Dominion of New Zealand

It was once based on the Watercress Line, and Colin has spent many a happy hour underneath her