Three main organisations exist for Morris dancing in the UK. DDMM are Associate Members of the oldest of them, the Morris Ring, which is an organisation for men's Morris. The side has a tradition of female musicians going back to the beginning of Staploe Hundred MM, and the Ring has been rather resistant to the idea of women playing the Morris in public, although there is evidence that things are changing. Resistance now seems to be at the level of whether female musicians should be able to attend the various annual Ring Meetings. While we feel strongly that the dances of the Cotswold traditions are best done by men, women are as capable musicians as men, and we are very privileged to have had six ladies playing for us over the years (see a photo of them all at the end of our 25th Anniversary Party).