WOLF'S HEAD are a Men's Border Style Morris side, VIXEN are the contrasting Ladies side.
Anyone else?
Well apart from the band, we are sometimes accompanied by a Junior side made up of members own children, who wear identical kit to the adults, but dance in mixed sets
What We Do
Since 1995 we have appeared all over the UK at Folk Festivals to Pagan/New Age events and performed in on or near everything from STONEHENGE to TELEVISION!
WELCOME TO OUR MYSPACE PAGE!
While our main website is down for a revamp (it will be back, promise!), this is our main online presence. This page is also being fiddled with, so forgive any untidyness over the next week or so!
WE CAN BE CONTACTED HERE or via email.PLUS, all the LATEST NEWS and BLOGS about our amazing adventures, Tour Dates and Music Downloads will be found here
Wolf's Head & Vixen Website (Rebuilding soon) We also have our satellite webpages...
Wolf's Head & Vixen Youtube Channel Recent and Archive Footage of us in action!
Wolf's Head & Vixen Flickr Group All Photo contributions welcome!
Influences
REAL ALE, GOOD FOOD, and PLENTY OF IT!
Oh, you mean musically?
We don't just listen to Folk or Folk-Rock. As a general rule of thumb, if its in MOJO, METAL HAMMER, TERRORIZER or CLASSIC ROCK magazines, we probably like it!
True it may not show in our music (yet...) but it does come through in our attitude: We RaawwKK!
DANCERS WANTED!
We are always looking for new dancers as the old ones can break if not used correctly... If you can play an instrument too, that's a bonus. No Experience or Body Piercings required, just a GSO(Very Black)H and a sense of riddum. We can teach you the rest. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO JOIN to be ready for May 1st 2009! ..>So, there are no more excuse's to put off this life changing opportunity...
Sounds Like
Trad and contempory Folk tunes played on a variety of instruments.
Currently the Wolf's Head and Vixen Band play;
Electric Mandolin, Button Accordian, Fiddle, Penny Whistles, Recorders and Guitars, Rope-tensioned Drums and Percussion.
The band on the best selling 'Eudaimonia' CD featured Northumbrian Half-long Bag Pipes, Melodian, Penny Whistle, Bass Guitar, Rope Tensioned Drum and Percussion.
MUSICIANS WANTED!
Can you play something? The wierder the better!! Any instrument will do, even if you can only bang a Drum (in time!!) Get in touch. Your Stage awaits...
Are we all Pagans/Satanist's?
Despite what you might read in the Indy and a couple of god-botherer websites, no!
Active WH&V members on Myspace
Believe it or not, some of us are also occasionally interesting people when we are not Morris Dancing! On the list so far: Philip Kane AKA: The 'Ragged Jacketed Philanthropist'. Phil is a well known Writer, Poet, Storyteller, Surealist, and sometime Macedonian Leatherman.
He is the current WH&V SECRETARY!! Send all your Side Secretions and General Enquiries to him...
Off-World Workshop AKA: The online home of John ye Bagman, his cosmic Home Recording Studio and other arty exploits
Hanna btd AKA: 'Hannamonsta!', 'The former JB', 'Mommy Dearest' or 'No longer for sale'
matt of the north aka: One Half of the Squire, young Mattypie, Hanna's beau (as in Beau Jest...) or Silly Daddy, especially after his innovations in Morris body piercing...
monkeyboy AKA: The OTHER half of the Squire, Bignose or Plugs' Bulldog! Known to have a keen interest in the shoes of uniformed officials....
Home Made HurdyGurdy! AKA: John's long promised creation which hopefully will be on the road next year. Should be a laugh as John actually don't know a thing about Hurdy Gurdies....
WOLF'S HEAD & VIXEN MORRIS were one of the first 'GOTHIC' influenced Border Morris teams in the UK and was originally put together by our 'Renowned Founder', Phil Kane in April 1995.
If you wish to KNOW MORE, BOOK US or hopefully even JOIN US, then please send us a message or e-mail via our main website:
Weekly practice is in the Back Bar of THE GOOD INTENT, John Street, ROCHESTER on a WEDNESDAY evening from 7.15pm.
First Sunday of the month, 12-3pm at the GOOD INTENT, John Street, Rochester. (Unless we are dancing somewhere else of course!)Being in a pub, these are OPEN PRACTICE'S, so anyone is welcome to attend, either to join or even just to watch.
A new CD?
Its been in the pipeline for a while but yes indeed, next year will see the recording of the next album featuring the new band, new tunes and some wierd stuff to liven it up. A strange journey through the collective mind of the Morris Dancer!
Be a cool dude with a Badge!!
'Button' (50p) Badges are still available. Will make the dowdiest of jackets the envy of your friends. You can even rub them for good luck. It won't work, mind. Sure to be Morris collectables, get them now before paying through the nose on E-Bay! (Note: The 'Crystal' style badges have Sold Out)
Look out for shameless product placement (the MoK), a bad edit, (oops) and the cry of a 'Hannamonsta' (listen carefully)
What? You were expecting 'Battleship Potemkin'? John ye Bagman will have you know that this is the very first time he has edited a movie on a computer so "damn the critics!"
We want our 'Friends' to be just that. We welcome everyone; Morris sides, Individuals, Bands (of any genre) interested in or with a connection to what we do.However, due to the recent ridiculous amount of obvious commercial 'Band Spam' where numbers are more important than friendship or sense of community...WE NOW ONLY ADD PRO-BAND/MUSIC PAGES IF YOU ASK US WITH A NICE PERSONAL MESSAGE.
We also do not add anyone with unreadable hidden profiles/blogs: We don't have time to sort out Nutters or anyone else who hasn't actually read down this far. IF YOU HAVE SUCH A PAGE for sensible reasons, just send us a message.
SO, STOP BY & BE FRIENDLY!
Wolf's Head & Vixen Morris's Friend Space (Top 23)
Its 7 pm and I got a sore head kickin in and its all your fault lol! Anyway, you were almost the best act today after the the 4 year old gymnasts haha! ;0)
Hi, Thank's for the add! Great Sweeps Fest, weren't it! If there are any pics on my profile of Wolfshead & Vixen you like feel free to pinch them for your profile! Chris )O(
Hey peeps! Am going to come see you either friday or sunday for the peeps fest.Dont think me and the little'un will be able to make to make the 5am session though!! ;0) ..Hope you got all your moves sorted!
(Happy England's National Day/Shakespeare's birth- and death-day.)
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace -
2 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
(C) David Franks 2003
76 of 230, walkaboutsverse.741.com: LAND RIGHTS
If there is a good thing From the Second World War It’s that most peoples learnt To conquer lands no more.
In Africa, Asia, And the Pacific, too: Post-war independence - Steps only bigots rue.
But for some indigenes, Outnumbered much-too-much, It has all come too late For liberty, as such.
So ‘tis in Australia, And America’s sites, Where the best now, I think, Is to respect land rights.
Sorry to hear about the Boscastle fiasco. What a lovely place that is, they didn't deserve that. It was nothing to do with any kind of 'weather dance', it was bad drainage. Keep on whacking those sticks. Cheers from all at The Cidershed, Norwich.
Thanks for adding us. Wish you could dance up some decent weather here in this neck of the woods. Gothic morris...what a wonderful idea. Cheers from all at The Cidershed, Norwich.
hey guys! I throughly enjoyed the dances you did at the Pagan conference I think many people there wanted to join in perhaps there is such a thing as morris hypnosis
Alrighty then... So it has been a while since Rant and Raven has come back at you...
Well here it is. The organizer, myself, was supposed to be sent to the far woods of Alaska. Beautiful part too but now I am in Anchorage. Same house and working very close.
Anyone in W and V want to visit soon!???! Truth is, your Pound is well over our dollar so I would say, let's do it!! We will find places for you to stay whil(st) you dance and drink..
We are always looking for new dancers as the old ones can break if not used correctly... If you can play an instrument too, that's a bonus. No Experience or Body Piercings required, just a GSO(Very Black)H and a sense of riddum. We can teach you the rest. NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO JOIN to be ready for May 1st 2009! ..>So, there are no more excuse's to put off this life changing opportunity...
