The Membership of Moreton Bay Fig Morris


Here follows the current membership along with offices, titles and positions held:
Alex Boster Dancer, Muso, Webmaster
Henry Frigon Dancer
Matt Frigon Dancer
Russell Hedges muso
Jessica Hilt Dancer, Scribe
Kate Potluru Dancer
Jessica Roussos Dancer
Jon Roussos Muso, Dancer, Brewmaster
Lisa Tansey Dancer, Muso
James Thayer Dancer, Foreman, Bagman
Marieke Thayer Muso, Dancer, Squire, Hobby Wrangler Rag Lady
Beth Umlauf Dancer
Andi Baker Tambourine
Marsha Miller Dancer Emeritus, sticks

These are the Offices, Titles and Positions that a member of the Moreton Bay Fig Morris can aspire to:

Foreman  The artistic director. The Foreman is in charge of deciding what dances will be danced, when they will be danced and who will be dancing them. Invariably, the Foreman is responsible for anything and everything that goes wrong. The holder of this office is elected (forcibly) at the Annual General Meeting. 
Squire The president. The Squire is in charge of all administrative issues involving the group. Often handles bookings and is responsible for insuring that the group knows where it is going and how it is supposed to get there. The holder of this office is elected at the Annual General Meeting 
Vice Squire Head of the England tour planning. The Vice Squire is in charge of our vices and our 2004 England tour;
Bagman  The treasurer. The Bagman is in charge of all receiving all money taken in and for paying all of the bills. The holder of this office is elected at the Annual General Meeting. 
Scribe  The secretary. The Scribe handles correspondance and assists with the duties of the Squire. The holder of this office is selected from the literate members and elected at the Annual General Meeting. 
Webmaster  In Charge of maintaining electronic access to allow for maintenance of webpages and intrateam communications 
Dancer Any member that can remember how at least one of the dances goes and is willing to demonstrate this knowledge in a public place. May or may not currently be injured. 
Apprentice A new member of the group who has not yet danced publically. 
Muso Any member that owns a musical (or semi-musical) instrument and is willing to play it in a public place. 
Hobby Animator of John Barleycorn, our Hobby Horse (Unicorn, actually...) 
Hobby Wrangler Former Hobby, but still stables the horse until a new home can be found. 
Rag Lady This person helps out with producing the "kit" or costume that we wear while performing. 
Brewer Any member that supplies homebrewed ale for a Moreton Bay Fig Morris event. 
Brewmaster Any member that supplies good homebrewed ale for a Moreton Bay Fig Morris event. 
Armourer Any member stupid and/or unlucky enough to be stuck carrying the stickbag. Not to be confused with the Bagman.


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