Editing Morris dance (section)

==Music==
[[File:Morris dancers York 8667.jpg|thumb|left|Ebor Morris dancing to accordion music, York (June 2018)]]
Music was traditionally provided by either a [[pipe and tabor]] or a [[Musical styles (violin)#Fiddle|fiddle]]. These are still used today, but the most common instrument is the [[diatonic button accordion|melodeon]]. [[Accordion]]s and [[concertina]]s are also common, and other instruments are sometimes used. Often drums are employed.

Cotswold and sword dancers are most often accompanied by a single player, but Northwest and Border sides often have a band, usually including a drum.

For Cotswold and (to a degree) Border dances, the tunes are traditional and specific: the name of the dance is often actually the name of the tune, and dances of the same name from different traditions will have slightly different tunes. For Northwest and sword dancing there is less often a specific tune for a dance: the players may use several tunes, and will often change tunes during a dance.

For dances which have set tunes, there is often a short song set to the tune. This is sung by the musician(s) or by the whole side as an introduction to the tune before the dance. The songs are usually rural in focus (i.e. related to agricultural practices or village life) and often bawdy or vulgar. Songs for some dances vary from side to side, and some sides omit songs altogether.

Several notable albums have been released, in particular the ''Morris On'' series, which consists of ''[[Morris On]]'', ''[[Son of Morris On]]'', ''[[Grandson of Morris On]]'', ''[[Great Grandson of Morris On]]'', ''Morris on the Road'', and ''Mother of all Morris''.