Morris bands tend to be made up of a mix of different instruments, the balance of which depends upon the tradition/type of Morris dances being performed. Border Morris dancers are often accompanied by big groups of musicians, often with a lot of squeeze-boxes and percussion. Cotswold dancers, like HuMP, can be accompanied by a single fiddle or ‘box’ player or by a mix of different instruments ranging from concertinas (hexagonal squeeze-box), melodeons, fiddles, whistles, drum, guitar and anything else you fancy bringing along! At HuMP, we’re lucky to have a band that plays together really well and has a lot of fun in the bargain. At the moment, we have up to 3 fiddle players, a melodeon player, 2 accordionists and a drummer but who plays what and when really depends upon how many of them want to dance at any one time! They play a range of lovely English folk music to accompany the various traditions that we dance but can’t wait to let rip and play ‘session’ tunes once a practice or dance-out is over!   See our Photo Gallery for more shots of the band!

Most of the band members had never played a folk instrument before they met up with HuMP and picked up the music and techniques from the other musicians or those they meet whilst dancing out. So, whatever you fancy doing or whatever instrument you fancy playing, why not bring it along and join us? We’re always looking for new musicians and are happy to offer advice and help where we can.  We’d love to meet you! Get in touch via our Contact us page.  Or see the HuMP Musicians' Rule Book