STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY FROM EFDSS
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) we strive to create an open culture of belonging where everyone feels safe, represented and respected.
Folk is for Everyone.
Very proud to be a member of the EFDSS and wholeheartedly support this.
May 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Very proud to be a member of the EFDSS and wholeheartedly support this.
Folk is for Everyone.
An important statement from EFDSS @efdss.bsky.social
An important statement from EFDSS @efdss.bsky.social
STATEMENT FROM ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY
May 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Folk is for Everyone.
An important statement from EFDSS @efdss.bsky.social
An important statement from EFDSS @efdss.bsky.social
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972 designreviewed.com/artefacts/en...
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
When I was a trustee for EFDSS I found out that a lot of important documents in library collections are digitised and then the originals stored “in a salt mine in Cheshire” because it’s the most stable climate for them. And look! Here it is!
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM
When I was a trustee for EFDSS I found out that a lot of important documents in library collections are digitised and then the originals stored “in a salt mine in Cheshire” because it’s the most stable climate for them. And look! Here it is!
Well I know which way the Super Furry Animals are voting in the latest EFDSS ballot!
May 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Well I know which way the Super Furry Animals are voting in the latest EFDSS ballot!
We're looking forward to tuning into The Essay tonight on BBC Radio 3 (9.45pm) and hearing @matthewbannister.bsky.social meet the Song Detectorists to discuss various musical treasures.
This is part of the Music, Heritage, Place project that EFDSS is a partner in.
This is part of the Music, Heritage, Place project that EFDSS is a partner in.
Join us with @matthewbannister.bsky.social at 21:45 tonight on BBC Radio 3 as we head to Norfolk to explore Mileham band's 18th-century music book and a ballad by a woman ousted from her home in the 17th century, brought back to life (the ballad that is!) by Nancy Kerr and the Melrose Quartet.
May 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We're looking forward to tuning into The Essay tonight on BBC Radio 3 (9.45pm) and hearing @matthewbannister.bsky.social meet the Song Detectorists to discuss various musical treasures.
This is part of the Music, Heritage, Place project that EFDSS is a partner in.
This is part of the Music, Heritage, Place project that EFDSS is a partner in.
#AwardWinningWomen
@paulakeenan.bsky.social
@marksmusic1977.bsky.social
@deborann.bsky.social
@brucegeob.bsky.social
Sandra Kerr EFDSS Gold Badge (2015) Awarded by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
youtu.be/BQiMWBMvMGY?...
@paulakeenan.bsky.social
@marksmusic1977.bsky.social
@deborann.bsky.social
@brucegeob.bsky.social
Sandra Kerr EFDSS Gold Badge (2015) Awarded by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
youtu.be/BQiMWBMvMGY?...
The Miller's Song
YouTube video by Sandra Kerr - Topic
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March 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
#AwardWinningWomen
@paulakeenan.bsky.social
@marksmusic1977.bsky.social
@deborann.bsky.social
@brucegeob.bsky.social
Sandra Kerr EFDSS Gold Badge (2015) Awarded by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
youtu.be/BQiMWBMvMGY?...
@paulakeenan.bsky.social
@marksmusic1977.bsky.social
@deborann.bsky.social
@brucegeob.bsky.social
Sandra Kerr EFDSS Gold Badge (2015) Awarded by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
youtu.be/BQiMWBMvMGY?...
An excellent opportunity here for a folklorist: a fully-funded PhD studentship on 'Classification, representation and marginalisation in “English” folk music and dance' by @UCL and @TheEFDSS www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
UCL and EFDSS announce partnership offering a fully-funded PhD studentship
We're pleased to announce that University College London (UCL) will be offering a fully-funded PhD studentship (with stipend), in partnership with the English Folk Dance and Song Society. This opportu...
www.efdss.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:41 AM
An excellent opportunity here for a folklorist: a fully-funded PhD studentship on 'Classification, representation and marginalisation in “English” folk music and dance' by @UCL and @TheEFDSS www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
Very excited to have picked up a copy of this yesterday, not least because it will finally make me get a new stylus.
August 24, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Very excited to have picked up a copy of this yesterday, not least because it will finally make me get a new stylus.
Congratulations to Fay Hield on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Fay is Professor of Music and director of Soundpost, a community music organisation. Alongside, she has maintained a performance career, with The Full English Band receiving two Folk Awards. @fayhield.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Fay is Professor of Music and director of Soundpost, a community music organisation. Alongside, she has maintained a performance career, with The Full English Band receiving two Folk Awards. @fayhield.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
August 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Congratulations to Fay Hield on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Fay is Professor of Music and director of Soundpost, a community music organisation. Alongside, she has maintained a performance career, with The Full English Band receiving two Folk Awards. @fayhield.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Fay is Professor of Music and director of Soundpost, a community music organisation. Alongside, she has maintained a performance career, with The Full English Band receiving two Folk Awards. @fayhield.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Congratulations to Alex Merry on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Alex is an illustrator, portrait painter and folk artist. As a founding member of Boss Morris, she breathes new life into ancient customs through performance, craft and reinvention.
@alexmerryart.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Alex is an illustrator, portrait painter and folk artist. As a founding member of Boss Morris, she breathes new life into ancient customs through performance, craft and reinvention.
@alexmerryart.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
August 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Congratulations to Alex Merry on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Alex is an illustrator, portrait painter and folk artist. As a founding member of Boss Morris, she breathes new life into ancient customs through performance, craft and reinvention.
@alexmerryart.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Alex is an illustrator, portrait painter and folk artist. As a founding member of Boss Morris, she breathes new life into ancient customs through performance, craft and reinvention.
@alexmerryart.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Congratulations to Laurel Swift on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
A musician, singer and dancer, solo, with Gadarene and The Gloworms, Laurel founded Morris Offspring, co-created Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold.
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
A musician, singer and dancer, solo, with Gadarene and The Gloworms, Laurel founded Morris Offspring, co-created Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold.
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
August 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congratulations to Laurel Swift on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
A musician, singer and dancer, solo, with Gadarene and The Gloworms, Laurel founded Morris Offspring, co-created Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold.
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
A musician, singer and dancer, solo, with Gadarene and The Gloworms, Laurel founded Morris Offspring, co-created Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold.
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Hannah James and Sonia Sabri recently spent a week at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social working on a a new project which focuses on women in percussive dance and examines what it is to be a folk artist whose art form has a connection to a particular place and culture, thanks to receiving an EFDSS Bursary
Hannah James and Sonia Sabri - EFDSS Bursary Residency #folkmusic
YouTube video by English Folk Dance and Song Society
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February 27, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Hannah James and Sonia Sabri recently spent a week at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social working on a a new project which focuses on women in percussive dance and examines what it is to be a folk artist whose art form has a connection to a particular place and culture, thanks to receiving an EFDSS Bursary
Congratulations to Jo Freya on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Jo composes, sings, is a multi-instrumentalist and the current artistic director of National Youth Folk Ensemble. @jofreya.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Jo composes, sings, is a multi-instrumentalist and the current artistic director of National Youth Folk Ensemble. @jofreya.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
August 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Congratulations to Jo Freya on receiving an EFDSS Gold Badge!
Jo composes, sings, is a multi-instrumentalist and the current artistic director of National Youth Folk Ensemble. @jofreya.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
Jo composes, sings, is a multi-instrumentalist and the current artistic director of National Youth Folk Ensemble. @jofreya.bsky.social
bit.ly/4l9oIe1
📣We are recruiting📣 Deadline is Monday
We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The role, responsible for the cataloguing, organisation and preservation of the archives.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday
bit.ly/4hxsImw
We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The role, responsible for the cataloguing, organisation and preservation of the archives.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday
bit.ly/4hxsImw
March 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📣We are recruiting📣 Deadline is Monday
We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The role, responsible for the cataloguing, organisation and preservation of the archives.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday
bit.ly/4hxsImw
We are looking for a new Archivist to join our team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The role, responsible for the cataloguing, organisation and preservation of the archives.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday
bit.ly/4hxsImw
We are looking forward to a busy @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social – and hope to see you there!
EFDSS Presents... a series of concerts showcasing the talents of established and emerging folk stars hosted by Katy Spicer.
Screening of A Basket Full of Eggs
Rooted and Rising
www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
EFDSS Presents... a series of concerts showcasing the talents of established and emerging folk stars hosted by Katy Spicer.
Screening of A Basket Full of Eggs
Rooted and Rising
www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
EFDSS at Sidmouth 2026
We are looking forward to a busy Sidmouth Folk Festival – and hope to see you there!
www.efdss.org
July 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We are looking forward to a busy @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social – and hope to see you there!
EFDSS Presents... a series of concerts showcasing the talents of established and emerging folk stars hosted by Katy Spicer.
Screening of A Basket Full of Eggs
Rooted and Rising
www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
EFDSS Presents... a series of concerts showcasing the talents of established and emerging folk stars hosted by Katy Spicer.
Screening of A Basket Full of Eggs
Rooted and Rising
www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
Excited to be heading to Cecil Sharp House today for the Indoor Festival of Folk. See you there? @efdss.bsky.social www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...
Indoor Festival of Folk
A day-long winter feast of music and very special guests under Cecil Sharp House’s historic roof, co-hosted by EFDSS and folk rock supergroup The Magpie Arc.
www.efdss.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Excited to be heading to Cecil Sharp House today for the Indoor Festival of Folk. See you there? @efdss.bsky.social www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...
Telegraph is angry about folk dances today
February 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Telegraph is angry about folk dances today
EFDSS: chaos undivided
Murder ballads and war songs are Khorne
Drinking songs and bawdy songs are Slanesh
Broken token and trickster songs tzeentch
And nurgle is represented by sea shantys. You know what sailors are like.
Murder ballads and war songs are Khorne
Drinking songs and bawdy songs are Slanesh
Broken token and trickster songs tzeentch
And nurgle is represented by sea shantys. You know what sailors are like.
May 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
EFDSS: chaos undivided
Murder ballads and war songs are Khorne
Drinking songs and bawdy songs are Slanesh
Broken token and trickster songs tzeentch
And nurgle is represented by sea shantys. You know what sailors are like.
Murder ballads and war songs are Khorne
Drinking songs and bawdy songs are Slanesh
Broken token and trickster songs tzeentch
And nurgle is represented by sea shantys. You know what sailors are like.
Delighted to share that I've been awarded an Alan James Bursary by @efdss.bsky.social to support research on the Middle East & North Africa in English traditional song. Honoured to be among these artists. Looking forward to it a lot!
Musical results further along so stay tuned.
Thank you, EFDSS!
Musical results further along so stay tuned.
Thank you, EFDSS!
Massive congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 EFDSS Alan James Bursaries!
Residency and Research funds will support:
Joseph Hardy & Emily Askew
Liz Hanks @lizhankscello.bsky.social
Aellin (Siân Magill)
Alex Lyon
Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social
Find out more: bit.ly/4w2oXgr
Residency and Research funds will support:
Joseph Hardy & Emily Askew
Liz Hanks @lizhankscello.bsky.social
Aellin (Siân Magill)
Alex Lyon
Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social
Find out more: bit.ly/4w2oXgr
Alan James Bursaries awarded for 2026
The Alan James Creative Bursary:Residency and Research Programmes, aim to support artists exploring new creative ideas inspired by and sourced from traditional folk music relating to England. Now in i...
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July 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Delighted to share that I've been awarded an Alan James Bursary by @efdss.bsky.social to support research on the Middle East & North Africa in English traditional song. Honoured to be among these artists. Looking forward to it a lot!
Musical results further along so stay tuned.
Thank you, EFDSS!
Musical results further along so stay tuned.
Thank you, EFDSS!
We are proud to be a partner of the Royal College of Music Museum's exhibition Shared Airs: Our Thriving Folk Musics
EFDSS, and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in particular, have been involved as curatorial consultants in the exhibition
Read more: bit.ly/4fflVPd
EFDSS, and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in particular, have been involved as curatorial consultants in the exhibition
Read more: bit.ly/4fflVPd
July 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM
We are proud to be a partner of the Royal College of Music Museum's exhibition Shared Airs: Our Thriving Folk Musics
EFDSS, and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in particular, have been involved as curatorial consultants in the exhibition
Read more: bit.ly/4fflVPd
EFDSS, and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in particular, have been involved as curatorial consultants in the exhibition
Read more: bit.ly/4fflVPd