Happy Raggies…
Photo by Martyn Fennell

Priston Morris started the new year well by almost being on time to welcome it in at noon.

The side was somewhat reduced due to a mixture of illness, absence with leave, and some absence without leave, while one musician who was suffering from the night before struggled on manfully, regardless of the fact that he could have done with a quiet and dark room instead.

We were joined by Somerset Morris and Rag Morris, even though they did show us up by being in rather larger numbers than ourselves, however, a decent spot of weather helped the dancing to be of a surprisingly good standard for new year’s day. This may have had a lot to do with it being virtually impossible to get a drink in the pub, which was packed to the rafters with the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Silver Band, a choir, numerous Priston residents and quite a number of keen walkers from around the local villages. Read More »