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- Banbury Cross Morris and Sword (West Newton)
- Year founded: 1981
- Gender: Mixed (children)
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris, Mumming
- Cotswold tradition(s): Bampton
- Kit description: Whites (including shoes) with yellow and green baldricks and multicolored ribbons
- Primary contact: Liz Cademy (Tel: +1.781.369.5327, Email: banburycrossmorrisdance@gmail.com)
- Practice day: Wednesday (6:30-8:00 PM)
- Website: http://www.banburycross.org
- Website maintainer: Sean Smith (Email: linwood17@hotmail.com)
- Listing last updated: August 2011
- The Black Jokers (Boston)
- Year founded: 1974
- Gender: Men
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris, Longsword
- Cotswold tradition(s): Brackley, Bledington, Sherborne
- Kit description: Black, white, red, and gold
- Primary contact: Jeff Howry (Email: jeff@realanalytics.com)
- Practice day: As needed - Thursday
- Website: http://www.mit.edu/people/ijs/blackjokers.html
- Website maintainer: Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner (Email: ijs@mit.edu)
- Listing last updated: March 2009
- Bubble Rapper (Brookline)
- Year founded: 2004
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: Black pants & tops with multi-colored (usually purple or green) bubble-wrap sashes
- Primary contact: Emily Williams (Tel: +1.617.417.3778)
- Practice day: Sunday
- Website:
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- Listing last updated: October 2010
- Candy Rapper (Sudbury)
- Year founded:
- Gender: Mixed (teen aged)
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: Black pants, maroon shirts, silver sash
- Primary contact: Tom Kruskal
- Practice day:
- Website: http://www.pixton.org/candyrapper/
- Website maintainer:
- Listing last updated: April 2009 (from NEFFA 2009 listing)
- Charles River Rapper (Greater Boston)
- Year founded: 1996
- Gender: Women
- Performance type(s): Rapper, Clog
- Kit description: Black with silver sash
- Primary contact: Margaret Dimock, Foreman (Tel:+1.978.369.97 79, Email: squire@charlesriverrapper.org)
- Practice day: Sunday (6:00-8:00 PM)
- Website: http://www.charlesriverrapper.org
- Website maintainer: Margaret Keller Dimock (Email: webmaster@charlesriverrapper.org)
- Listing last updated: April 2010
- Gay Blades Rapper Sword (Boston)
- Year founded: 1997
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: White shirt, rainbow waistcoat, black knickers, purple leggings...usually
- Primary contact: David Downs (Email: davidpdowns@verizon.net)
- Practice day: Sunday (PM)
- Website: http://www.gayblades.org (broken link as of September 2011)
- Website maintainer:
- Listing last updated: April 2010
- Great Meadows Morris and Sword (Sudbury)
- Year founded: 1999
- Gender: Mixed (high school age)
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris, Rapper
- Cotswold tradition(s): Longborough, Adderbury
- Kit description(Cotswold): White shirts, blue baldrics, black trousers
- Primary contact: Tom Kruskal
- Practice day: Sunday
- Website: http://www.freewebs.com/greatmeadowsmorris/
- Website maintainer: Sean Smith (Email: linwood17@hotmail.com)
- Miscellaneous: Founded out of Velocirapper (defunct prior to 2007). Called Team X for a couple of years, then added Candy Rapper and took the Great Meadows Morris and Sword name (in 2002?). Expanded in 2003 to include Beside the Point and Slightly Green (both defunct as of spring 2007), and again in 2004-5 to include Pocket Flyers and Scrambled Six. Teams included as of spring 2007 include Great Meadows Morris (morris), Candy Rapper (rapper), Scrambled Six (rapper), Pocket Flyers (rapper), and Fresh Blood (rapper).
- Listing last updated: April 2007
- Ha'penny Morris (Boston)
- Year founded: 1978
- Gender: Women
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s): Oddington, some Ascot
- Kit description: Royal Blue vest (waistcoat), white shirt and pants (trousers), royal blue and gold arm bands
- Primary contact: Karen Clarke (Email: kccjfc8@gmail.net or squire4hapenny@comcast.net)
- Practice day: Monday
- Website: http://hapenny.org/
- Website maintainer: Sue Flint (Email: skidflint@verizon.net)
- Listing last updated: August 2012
- Hop Brook Morris (Sudbury)
- Year founded:
- Gender: Mixed (10-14 year olds)
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s):
- Kit description: Blue and teal
- Primary contact: Tom Kruskal
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- Listing last updated: April 2009 (from NEFFA 2009 listing)
- Jamaica Plain Mummers (Jamaica Plain)
- Year founded: 2011
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Mummer's play, Processional Dances
- Kit description: Rag coats and masks
- Primary contact: Thom Yarnal (Email: bostonwassail@hotmail.com)
- Practice day:
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- Listing last updated: December 2011
- Muddy River Morris (Watertown)
- Year founded: 1975
- Gender: Women
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s): Fieldtown, Ducklington, and a handful of other dances
- Kit description: Whites with purple vest, unicorn emblem and green socks
- Primary contact: Mies Boet-Whitaker (Email: mies.boetwhitaker@gmail.com)
- Practice day: Tuesday
- Website: http://www.muddyrivermorris.org/
- Website maintainer: Liz Reisberg
- Listing last updated: January 2012
- Mulberry Morris (Brookline)
- Year founded: 1996
- Gender: Mixed (children and teens)
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris, Longsword
- Cotswold tradition(s): Headington, Bampton
- Kit description: Green vests with purple/mulberry colored ribbons
- Primary contact: Emily Williams (Tel: +1.617.417.3778)
- Practice day: Sunday
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- Listing last updated: October 2010
- Newtowne Morris Men (Boston)
- Year founded: 1977
- Gender: Men
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s): Stanton Harcourt, Bampton, Ducklington, Fieldtown
- Kit description: Blue hat, grey braces, rosettes, arm ribbons, white shirt and trousers, black shoes, various "clean" undergarments
- Primary contact: Squire (Email: squire@newtowne.org)
- Practice day: Monday
- Website: http://www.newtowne.org/
- Website maintainer:
- Listing last updated: February 2017
- No Apologies Rapper (Boston)
- Year founded: 2004
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: Purple tops and black pants (women); White shirts, purple suspenders, and black pants (men)
- Primary contact: Michael Resnick (Tel: +1.781.862.6681)
- Practice day: Tuesday
- Website:
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- Listing last updated: October 2010
- Orion Longsword (Boston)
- Year founded: 1986
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Longsword
- Kit description: Black and red jackets, white trousers
- Primary contact: Judy Erickson
- Practice day: Thursday
- Website: http://www.orionlongsword.org
- Website maintainer: Al Murray
- Listing last updated: October 2009
- Paper Bag Mummers (Arlington)
- Year founded: 2003
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Mummer's play
- Kit description: Accessorized brown paper bags
- Primary contact: Lynn Noel (Tel: +1.978.985.2707, Email: info@lynnoel.com)
- Practice day: "We never rehearse, we only perform!"
- Website: http://sites.google.com/site/paperbagmummers/
- Website maintainer: Lynn Noel (Email: info@lynnoel.com)
- Listing last updated: February 2017
- Pinewoods Morris Men (Boston)
- Year founded: 1964
- Gender: Men
- Performance type(s): Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s): Fieldtown, Lichfield, Oddington
- Kit description: Whites with green baldrics
- Primary contact: David Fleischmann-Rose (Email: squire@pinewoodsmorris.org)
- Practice day: Sunday (afternoon)
- Website: http://www.pinewoodsmorris.org
- Website maintainer: webmaster@pinewoodsmorris.org
- Listing last updated: April 2010
- Pipe Dream (Arlington)
- Year founded: 2006
- Gender: Women
- Performance type(s): Dances for 3 or fewer, primarily Cotswold Morris
- Cotswold tradition(s): Various
- Kit description: Cloud-print vests
- Primary contact: Angela Kessler (Tel: +1.617.718.9623, Email: morris@ivyharp.com)
- Practice day: Tuesday (twice per month)
- Website: http://morris.ivyharp.com
- Website maintainer: Jeremy H. Kessler (Email: morris@peculiarity.net)
- Listing last updated: February 2017
- Pocket Flyers (Sudbury)
- Year founded:
- Gender: Mixed (teen aged)
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: Black with blue sashes and embroidery
- Primary contact: Tom Kruskal
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- Listing last updated: April 2009 (from NEFFA 2009 listing)
- Recently Tradition Fictional Morris (Somerville)
- Year founded: 2001
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): AntiMorris
- Kit description: Black shirt and trousers, white socks and shoes, mottled gray crossed baldrics edged in octiron colors, white bell pads with octiron bells, and a hat that's not otherwise used for Morris kit
- Primary contact: Jeremy H. Kessler (Tel: +1.617.718.9623, Email: rtfm@peculiarity.net)
- Practice day: Various times during October
- Website: http://rtfm.arberth.com
- Website maintainer: Jeremy H. Kessler (Email: rtfm@peculiarity.net)
- Listing last updated: February 2017
- Red Herring Morris (Boston)
- Year founded: 2000
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Border Morris
- Kit description: Red shirts, black trousers, and bowler hats
- Primary contact: Charity Stafford (Tel: +1.617.782.7266, Email: squire@redherringmorris.com)
- Practice day: Tuesday
- Website: http://www.redherringmorris.com/
- Website maintainer: Jeff Bigler (Email: jcb@mit.edu)
- Listing last updated: August 2009
- Snicker Snack (Sudbury)
- Year founded: 2007
- Gender: Mixed (teen aged)
- Performance type(s): Rapper
- Kit description: Black pants, colored shirt, white sash
- Primary contact: Tom Kruskal
- Practice day: Sunday
- Website:
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- Listing last updated: April 2009 (from NEFFA 2009 listing)
- Still River Sword (Still River)
- Year founded: 1996
- Gender: Mixed
- Performance type(s): Longsword
- Kit description: Black pants, off-white shirts
- Primary contact: Elizabeth Truebenbach (Email: liz.truebenbach@gmail.com)
- Practice day: Thursday
- Website:
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- Listing last updated: May 2011
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