OBJ Morris - 2016 Scrapbook

Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth
4th-5th June 2016

Back to sunny Weymouth again - not that dreadful Melcombe Regis place just across the water!

This has become a firm favourite with OBJ in recent years

OBJ comprised: Ali, Andy, Ann, Chris, Claudia, Colin, Emma, Giles, Helen, Ian, Joe,MaryAnn, Phil and Tony and lots of others who joined in with the music

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4th-5th June 2016
Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth

Dance: Hay-on-Wye

Dancers: Andy, Ann, Emma, Helen, Ian, Tony

Musicians: Colin, Joe , Phil (boxes), Ali (drum), MaryAnn (Fiddle), Giles (Uke)

Camera: Chris

4th-5th June 2016
Wessex Folk Festival, Weymouth

Dance: Brimfield

Dancers: Ann/Claudia (tag-teaming), Emma, Helen, Ian, Phil, Tony

Musicians: Colin, Joe (boxes), Ali (Drum), etc

Camera: Chris

Not sure who took the picture as I think we're all in it!

We were joined by Sharon and a couple of other musicians for this one.

Ali, Joe, Colin and Phil in OBJ colours

On the quayside down a bit from the Kings Arms

This is Wrekin Havoc Ann, Emma and Helen face MaryAnn, Tony and Ian

Later in the same dance Ian, Emma and Helen at this end

And more from Wrekin Havoc - Sticks Out!

Another band picture

Ali, Joe, Sharon, Giles, Phil and Colin plus another musician

Sheepskins getting ready to start

MaryAnn, Claudia and Chris face Ian, Tony and Phil

This may be a Worcestershire Monkey, near the "Old Rooms" and "New Rooms"

Chris and Ann are nearest

Brimnfield, in the same spot

Helen, Emma and Ann face Phil, ian and Tony

Colin fell victim to an unholy mixture of sun cream, sweat and warpaint in the eye.

Thankfully the ambulance crew provided an eye bath

We do a lot of this at Weymouth

Colin, Ann, Ali, Joe, Chris and Tony at the end of a long day