Folk Play Links - Oxfordshire, England

Compiled by Chris Little

Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.

001 - A History of the County of Berkshire, Vol.4 [1924, pp.341-344 - 'Drayton' - citation of Highways and Byways in Berkshire, by Vincent, pp.163-164]New
002 - A History of the County of Berkshire, Vol.4 [1924, pp.361-365 - 'Milton' - citation of the vicar]New
003 - A History of the County of Berkshire, Vol.4 [1924, pp.365-369 - 'Steventon' - citation of ?]New
004 - A History of the County of Berkshire, Vol.4 [1924, pp.380-384 - 'Little Wittenham' - citation of the vicar]New
005 - A History of the County of Berkshire, Vol.4 [1924, pp.384-390 - 'Long Wittenham' - "mumming" - ciation of ?]New
006 - A History of the County of Oxford, Vol.06 [1959, pp.182-195 - 'Lower Heyford' - "mumming"]New
007 - A History of the County of Oxford, Vol.12 [1990, pp.98-110 - Eynsham : Introduction]New
008 - A History of the County of Oxford, Vol.13 [1996, pp.8-17 - 'Bampton and Weald : Introduction']New
009 - Abingdon Mummers / Abingdon Morris Men [perform Sunningwell text]New
010 - Adderbury Mummers / Adderbury Morris Men [perform Derbyshire text; photos]
011 - An Old Christmas Custom at Chadlington [citation of Keith Chandler, in Wychwoods History, No.9, 1994, pp.56-60]New
012 - Bampton Mummers [perform Bampton text]
013 - Banbury Hobby Horse Festival [National gathering of traditional and modern 'humanimals' that features some folk drama, such as Kentish hoodening, Welsh Mari Lwyd, tup and other mummers plays.]
014 - Bartholomew Callow [by Michael Pickering, in Musical Traditions, No.5 - Mummers at Clifton & Deddington]
015 - BBC Oxford - Mummer's the word for Christmas drama
016 - British Movietone [Newsreel Film: Story Number 02176: Old Fashioned Xmas (1932) - Thame Mummers]
017 - Charlbury.info [Photos of Finstock Mummers]New
018 - Christminster Singers [1999 performance]
019 - Cumnor Parish Record
020 - Eynsham Morris [2nd edition only] [by [Mike Heaney], [19??] - Photo of Eynsham Mummers, pre 1914]
021 - Eynsham Morris Dancers between the Wars [by Keith Chandler, in The Eynsham Record, No.3, 1986, pp.42-43]New
022 - FTX-383 - Early Days: William Kimber Talking [CD for sale: Audio about Headington Quarry Mummers, 1951]
023 - Headington Quarry Morris Dancers [photo; programme]
024 - Kirtlington Morris [perform Kirtlington text - compiled from both R. Brett & G. King.]
025 - Leafield Village [Broken link to Martin Collin's webpage with R.J.E. Tiddy's text]
026 - Mummering and Niggering in Bloxham [by Y.S. Huntriss, in Cake & Cockhorse, Vol.7 No.7, Autumn 1978]New
027 - Mumming in Bampton [citation of Peter Harrop, in Folk Life, Vol.18, 1980]
028 - Musical and Poetical Relicks of the Welsh Bards [by Edward, 1794, p.108 - Subscription required for Gale: Eighteenth Century Collections Online]
029 - Otmoor and its Seven Towns [by Hobson & Price, 1961 - Mummers at Horton-cum-Studley]
030 - Oxford City Morris Men
031 - Oxford University Morris Men [perform Holton text]New
032 - Strange Oxford [internet version] [ed. by Morgan, 1987 - Thame texts from James Madison Carpenter Collection + Notes and Queries, Ser.5 Vol.2 No.52, 26th Dec. 1874, pp.503-505 & Photo of Strange Folklore Society, mid 1980s]
033 - The Berkshire Book [2nd Edition] [extract from Berkshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1951 - Mummers at Abingdon]
034 - The Mummers Play [by Roger Giles, in Sphere ?- Chadlington text, 1893]
035 - The New Oxfordshire Village Book [extract from Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1990 - Mummers at Little Milton - Archived]
036 - The New Oxfordshire Village Book [extract from Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1990 - Mummers' play at Westcott Barton - Archived]
037 - The New Oxfordshire Village Book [extract from Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1990 - Mummers at Brightwell-cum-Sotwell - Archived]
038 - The New Oxfordshire Village Book [extract from Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes, 1990 - Mummer's play at Drayton - Archived]
039 - The Village of Bodicote [by J.H. Fearon, in Cake and Cockhorse, Vol.3 No.7, Spring 1967]New
040 - Towersey Morris [photo]
041 - Uffington Mummers / Icknield Way Morris Men [perform Uffington text; photos; cast]
042 - Wantage Mummers / Icknield Way Morris Men [perform Steventon text; photos; programme]
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