a poem describing the joy of Ferrette Morris.

Mrs Bag's 'Ode to Morris', 2024 edition.

seven Morris dancers stand in a line and raise their hats. In the middle of the row is a man with a very large papier-mâché model of a fish on his head.

Another trip down memory lane. This time 2006 and unless I'm mistaken, the earliest recorded photograph featuring our George (the fish).

7 young Morris dancers line up for a photo in front of a cloud covered sky by the coast.

What year and where did these sprightly gents pose for this photo?

Memories of 2004. A 'Cut out and Colour" souvenir of the Kennet Morris Men's visit to the Ferrette Morris Men, June 2004 (my favourite is the 'sports underwear').

We often run beginners nights. No dance experience is necessary, all that's required is a strong sense of joie de vivre!

Next May, Basel will be hosting Eurovision. Rest assured, Ferrette Morris will be popping up around the City to add to the fun.

Every summer we like to dance the sun up on May Day morning at Landeskron Castle, return to our roots in Ferrette and dance the 'Fete de la Musique' on the evening of mid-summer, and get in either a mini or maxi Three Countries Tour where we sample the best the Dreiländereck region has to offer.

It all started in a garage in the medieval town of Ferrette, where the washing machine was 'up'. Our weekly practice sessions moved to Leymen for a few years and we are now based in Basel.

So who are we? For the last 20 years we have been amusing and confusing the folks of The Dreiländereck region with our Cotswold dances (The Dreiländereck is where Switzerland, France and Germany meet, centred mainly around Basel).