Faithful City Morris Men
the good, the bad and the ugly

Robert Barker EMail
Robert is unrelated to John above, although he does have a farming background. He is a dab-hand with sheep-dogs; I'm still waiting to hear him shout "Come-by" in the course of a dance.
Allan Craig
Allan seems to have stopped retelling his sons' jokes. Perhaps they consider that their jokes are now too risqu¾ for their father.
David Chaundy
David has been dancing for at least the last fifty years (and playing the pipe and tabor for a good proportion of that time). He once helped William Kimber up after he skidded off his bike on the Chaundy's gravel drive in Oxford; Kimber was visiting David's father who was one of the early "morris" dons at Oxford.
Ian Currie, yours truly Email
... has a largely undeserved reputation for pinching other peoples' pints and having untied shoe-laces. ... is generally seen in the company of a disreputable hobby horse called Ned.
John Davies
John also dances with South Shrops and is the local Ring Area Rep. At one stage he was squire of Faithful City and also squire and bagman of South Shrops - a glutton for punishment!

Mark Fenton

Mark is the youngest active member of the side. Past squire, he has also been foreman and still does most of the teaching - he makes it look so easy it makes you want to spit!

Richard Hannah EMail
Richard is also squire of Kempsey MM. He also answers to the nickname, Ghostie, arising from the circulation of a premature rumour of his death.
Malcolm Hopper
Malcolm is often referred to as Malcolm Who? on account of the frequency of his attendance at practices.

David Hislop

Dave is an ex-president of the EFDSS, singer, melodion player and foreman of the both the morris and rapper sides. His success as morris foreman rests mainly on the fact that he gets Mark Fenton to demonstrate most of the steps.
Brian Johnson
Brian (aka Josh) lives in a converted pub in Bromyard. He can frequently be seen leaning over bar in a home-from-home, singing (?) "Hi Jude". He also must have had a bad shock lately; his hair turned from white to red overnight - it's now grey
Robin Kalinowski
Robin still suffers from slight bipedal sinister-dexterosis, but makes up for it in enthusiasm.Perhaps, he will improve even faster now that his snapped Achilles tendon has healed.

Stan Kilby

Stan is famed in the side for his economy of movement - his capers have been known to reach two inches off the ground! Perhaps his profession as a vet makes for his delicacy of footwork and hand movements.

Tony Roberts
Tony was a policeman, now reached the blessed state of retirement. He was well known in the force for totalling Land Rovers. trailers etc and then spending the next six weeks with a surgical collar round his neck. Also, he went to a Chester MM weekend, ate too much Cheshire cheese and is now allergic to the stuff.
Norman Sheffield
Norman was also a policeman. In spite of that, he tells good jokes (sometimes even clean ones!) in a deadpan manner. He is also the only person I know who could always tell you how many days he has until his retirement - he has now reached the blessed state.
Robert Slater Email
Robert does magic tricks (The Merry Wizard, no less), sings and plays guitar (when its in tune). You can easily pick him out of any set of FC men. He will be doing one of the following:
Bill Smith
Bill is our fiddler. He started his Morris in Oz and has danced in peculiar places like Alice Springs, Hong Kong etc.
Ian Vigurs
Ian and his brother Glyn are second generation members of the side. Their father, Steve, died in kit at Stourport. We dance "Steve's Dance" composed in his memory in the Upton style; as often as not it is led by one of his sons.
Andrew Watson
Andew is another farmer (and founder member) and the captain of the rapper side. He is very censurious about mistakes in the dance, but he usually is quite forgiving about his own.
John Whitaker
John is an ex-landlord, now a postman, and our resident Cockney wit. His most famous crack came about in discussion with two inmates of Long Lartin Prison (where we happened to be dancing at the time) - "Oh, so you're from Columbia, are you? I know two things about Columbia, coffee and cocaine. Betcha you're not in here for smuggling coffee". Five minutes later, " Blast, these Columbian bleeders have nicked me fags"
Gordon Whittaker
Gordon is the quiet member of the side. If he's not dancing, he can be found sitting in a corner, smoking a fag#.
Mark Woodland
Another postman - has been known to dance the Walk of the two penny-postman with John Whitaker. Also the husband of the delectable June of Soft Options Appalachian Step Dancers

Some Country Members*

They always come back ...

James Bartlett
Jim is now living in South Wales and dancing under a dragon. He is renowned for having danced from Orpington to Worcester, a distance of 202 miles in a single week in aid of charity. He is also renowned for having hollow legs.
Keith Barker
Keith is a firm follower of the Kilby school of morris. He also knows all the cheap nights at resturantants in Droitwitch, so that he can eat out every night for less than £1.99.
Kevin & Marcus Brennan
Kevin is now in South Africa. His son Marcus was last seen as one the dapper young men serving (if that's the right word) in Moss Bros, Covent Garden.
Peter Dauncey Email
Pete is now the Town Crier of Bromyard and also runs the Bromyard Spring Festival , so he doesn't come out with us so often now. He came tenth in the Town Criers World Championship in Sydney Australia some years ago. Pete is very prone to dieting. He was once caught by the Rev. Kenneth Lovelace drinking diet Coke. "If God wants you to be a little fat man, let Him have His way!" said Kenneth
Nick Oliver
Nick regularly dances with Illmington. He seems to be into legacy software now and is mourning the demise of the 2K bug.

Glyn Vigurs

Glyn is in the RAF, but we see him whenever the defence of the realm (and Wendy) permits.

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# This document is written in British English!

* Well, I hope he does!