SWEYN'S EY MORris and Sword dancers


We are Sweyn's Ey Morris, a traditional side of Morris and sword dancers based in Swansea in South Wales. 
We dance for the sheer joy of it, and to keep old traditions alive.


Come watch us dance on Thursday evenings during the summer, come practice with us during the winter,
or book us at any time for your event!

***We are all done for the summer with our regular Thursday evening dance-outs, sob.  There will be a few sneaky performances in various places over the coming months, but largely we are back to practicing and honing our skills ahead of next season***

Fancy giving it a go?  We're having a taster session on Thursday 12th October!

More details of our practice sessions and autumn/winter public performances are on our 'See us dance!' page.
Do join us if you can!

dancing out

We 'dance out' every Thursday evening from around May to September, usually picking one or two pubs within Swansea and Gower (and sometimes further afield) to shake our bells at. 

We love having an audience, so keep an eye on the 'see us dance' page to see where we are dancing next.

musicians

Our dancers are accompanied by our fabulous musicians, who scrape, squeeze and blow a huge repertoire of Morris tunes with finesse and style - and of course, are always in perfect time! 

Fancy joining in and playing some new tunes?  Drop us a line via the 'get in touch' page, new musicians are always welcome.

mumming

 At Christmas time we keep alive another tradition - Mumming.  Mumming plays are folk plays or sketches that have a handful of characters and a typical storyline involving a battle between good and evil and a miracle cure. We perform these indoors at various pubs and collect money for charity.  Expect silly costumes, terrible dialogue and a good smattering of bad jokes.
From late September to the end of April we practice on Thursday evenings at The Sacred Heart Centre (Pentrepoeth School Road, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6HZ), from 19:30 - 21:30.

After that, we often head to one of our favourite nearby watering holes to quench our thirst after leaping around.  Sometimes we even play a few session tunes in the pub...

Does this sound like fun?!  Come along and try it!  Drop us a line via the 'contact' page.

We regularly dance at festivals, fetes, weddings, birthdays and other events, and would be delighted to discuss your requirements.
Photo credits
A massive thank you to Joann Randles for her stunning picture of Sweyn's Ey dancing at midsummer in 2021 at King Arthur's Stone on Cefyn Bryn, Gower (top of the home page).  Please check out her website right here and follow her on Twitter @JoannRandles.  All other photos were taken by members of the side, often by Paul, but sometimes by one or two others.  We try and remember who took each one and make a note, but sometimes we forget..   As a general rule of thumb though, if someone is in it, chances are they didn't take it!