October 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Hill Drawings
by Melvyn Robinson
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Free entry
An exhibition of paintings inspired by the style and landscapes of chalk hill figures.
Exhibition open from Tuesday 15 September to Monday 11 January.
View the exhibition online: bit.ly/4gO6YV8
by Melvyn Robinson
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Free entry
An exhibition of paintings inspired by the style and landscapes of chalk hill figures.
Exhibition open from Tuesday 15 September to Monday 11 January.
View the exhibition online: bit.ly/4gO6YV8
September 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Are you dancing?
We're asking!
Our folk dancing classes start again later this month at Cecil Sharp House.
Morris Dancing class - Tuesday evenings with London Pride Morris (photo by Peter Kanssen)
English Country Dancing class - Thursday evenings
Book now - bit.ly/4iafccL
We're asking!
Our folk dancing classes start again later this month at Cecil Sharp House.
Morris Dancing class - Tuesday evenings with London Pride Morris (photo by Peter Kanssen)
English Country Dancing class - Thursday evenings
Book now - bit.ly/4iafccL
September 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Some lucky person has found a 1698 copy of John Playford's 'The Dancing Master' in their attic.
If you have a spare £5,000 it could be yours.
We hope everyone at Gilding's in Market Harborough will dance together before the book goes up for auction on Tuesday!
www.gildings.co.uk/news-item/gr...
If you have a spare £5,000 it could be yours.
We hope everyone at Gilding's in Market Harborough will dance together before the book goes up for auction on Tuesday!
www.gildings.co.uk/news-item/gr...
September 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Annayah Prosser explores how new iterations of old traditions can help people reconnect to each other, British culture and the natural environment:
theconversation.com/why-gatherings-and-celebrations-are-such-an-important-part-of-summer-285617
theconversation.com/why-gatherings-and-celebrations-are-such-an-important-part-of-summer-285617
Why gatherings and celebrations are such an important part of summer
Research shows that festivals and gatherings can change the way people choose to live.
theconversation.com
August 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We're very much looking forward to seeing this exhibition Folklore, Myths & Legends, curated by Venetia Higgins and The Gallery at Green & Stone, London, SW3 in October. Read a bit about it here: www.selvedge.org/blogs/selved...
August 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A musical celebration of two giants of the folk collecting scene; Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and Lucy Broadwood (one of the founders of EFDSS), by Kate Witney @lincolnshirelass.bsky.social and Jonty Nowell at the @edfringe.bsky.social
Book now:
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
And tell us all about it!
Book now:
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
And tell us all about it!
August 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Folk Arts as Intangible Cultural Heritage in England Conference: Call for Papers
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Conference in collaboration with Esbjörn Wettermark and Access Folk (University of Sheffield)
Deadline for submission: Friday 21 August
Find out more and submit a paper: bit.ly/4pk4EZZ
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Conference in collaboration with Esbjörn Wettermark and Access Folk (University of Sheffield)
Deadline for submission: Friday 21 August
Find out more and submit a paper: bit.ly/4pk4EZZ
August 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Resource of the Month: Make a Morris Dancer’s Hat!
Using paper folding, weaving, and sticking, this resource is an introduction to some practical folk arts, and to some of the traditions and customs around morris dancing in England. Resource by Shelagh McCarthy.
bit.ly/456Y67J
Using paper folding, weaving, and sticking, this resource is an introduction to some practical folk arts, and to some of the traditions and customs around morris dancing in England. Resource by Shelagh McCarthy.
bit.ly/456Y67J
Make a Morris Dancer's Hat
This resource uses paper folding, cutting and weaving and sticking - a great fine motor skills activity for younger children and a beautiful design and art project for older children – and adults! It ...
bit.ly
August 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
There’s just one week to go until we close the Social Folk Dance Caller Census and we’ve been blown away by the response so far!
If you’ve not yet filled in the survey there’s still time before the deadline - Monday 20 July.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Photo by Roswitha Chesher
If you’ve not yet filled in the survey there’s still time before the deadline - Monday 20 July.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Photo by Roswitha Chesher
July 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ceilidh the musical: coming to UK theatres this year. Alan Cumming (involved in its UK premiere): “It's a gorgeous, heartfelt story wrapped up in an unadulterated night of joy, dancing, music & pure Highland magic!”
whatsonstage.com/news/ceilidh-musical-to-have-london-run-and-embark-on-tour_1726800/
whatsonstage.com/news/ceilidh-musical-to-have-london-run-and-embark-on-tour_1726800/
Ceilidh musical to have London run and embark on tour
The show was a big hit during its initial Baltimore run
whatsonstage.com
July 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Matthew Bannister: “People are missing the rituals that connect them to the seasons, and that’s really what folklore practices do... whether dancing around a maypole on May Day... pagan solstice symbolism, or winter fire rituals.
happiful.com/how-the-folk-revival-is-connecting-us-with-what-matters
happiful.com/how-the-folk-revival-is-connecting-us-with-what-matters
How the folk revival is connecting us with what matters
Join Katie Scott as she goes on the immersive musical experience Singing with Nightingales
happiful.com
July 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Tonight - the last English Country Dancing class of the summer!
It is quite hot (don't know if you've noticed), so the class will be more gentle than usual and have more breaks to help you stay hydrated.
Book now: bit.ly/4vAkphF
It is quite hot (don't know if you've noticed), so the class will be more gentle than usual and have more breaks to help you stay hydrated.
Book now: bit.ly/4vAkphF
July 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Due to the extreme heat, we've made the decision to cancel the English Country Dancing class on Thursday evening.
We will be adding an additional session on to the end of this term: Thursday 9 July; we hope you can join us for that session!
We will be adding an additional session on to the end of this term: Thursday 9 July; we hope you can join us for that session!
June 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
May 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
May 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Little bike ride into Shrewsbury this morning. We managed to stumble on @shrewsmorris.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Big thanks to Kayleigh Dolphin Photography for these great shots from our Liverpool show on the 11th! That was then, but we've still got shows to come! Catch us in Exeter tonight, Truro tomorrow, and Southampton on the 25th!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #EotELive #Liverpool #UKFolk
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #EotELive #Liverpool #UKFolk
May 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Big thanks to Kayleigh Dolphin Photography for these great shots from our Liverpool show on the 11th! That was then, but we've still got shows to come! Catch us in Exeter tonight, Truro tomorrow, and Southampton on the 25th!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #EotELive #Liverpool #UKFolk
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #EotELive #Liverpool #UKFolk
Have fun dancing at the morris class Tuesdays 6:30pm at Cecil Sharp House, 19 May is the last before Autumn. This week's breaktime chat will be "Morris Meetings".
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
Image: Pilgrim Morris Summerpole, 2026 Holy Trinity
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
Image: Pilgrim Morris Summerpole, 2026 Holy Trinity
May 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This event organised by our friends at Tonalis looks so much fun!
The Ancient Ritual Songs of Season and Ceremony
Sing along at the Arkell Community Centre, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.
www.naturalvoice.net/event/the-an...
The Ancient Ritual Songs of Season and Ceremony
Sing along at the Arkell Community Centre, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.
www.naturalvoice.net/event/the-an...
May 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Following the great English Country Dance session led by Mike Ruff last week with the Maypole, we are continuing the theme this week. All the dances will have May in their title.
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
May Day Dance (from the Dancing Master) EFDSS Archive
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
May Day Dance (from the Dancing Master) EFDSS Archive
May 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Tour starts this FRIDAY! Don't miss out, we're working hard to make it our best show yet!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #LiveMusic #UKFolk #Tour #Gigs
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #LiveMusic #UKFolk #Tour #Gigs
May 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Tour starts this FRIDAY! Don't miss out, we're working hard to make it our best show yet!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #LiveMusic #UKFolk #Tour #Gigs
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
#TheLongestJohns #LiveMusic #UKFolk #Tour #Gigs
Have fun dancing at the morris class Tuesdays 6:30pm at Cecil Sharp House.
This week's breaktime chat will be "Hey for May".
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
Image: Taylor's Morris and Guildford Bush at the Castle - Guildford Summerpole 2026 (EFDSS Membership Officer Liberty as the Bush)
This week's breaktime chat will be "Hey for May".
www.efdss.org/learning/adu...
Image: Taylor's Morris and Guildford Bush at the Castle - Guildford Summerpole 2026 (EFDSS Membership Officer Liberty as the Bush)
May 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Sheffield folk events in the next 2 weeks #Sheffield #Sheffevents
May 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM