Last chance to apply! £500 Micro Grants for professional folk artists. Deadline for applications is midnight on Tuesday 5 November. We're delighted to be offering eight grants of £500 to folk artists efdss.org/artist-develop… #FolkMusic #FolkDance #ArtistOpportunities

In multicultural Britain, local folklore is just as important as ever telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/2…

Check out both one-off and regular EFDSS events at Cecil Sharp House this November! With a range of gigs, social dance, family events and classes and courses there's something for everyone. Go to efdss.org/whats-on to find out more and book.

Spring classes and courses are now on sale! Continue with what you know and love, or why not try something new? Book now: efdss.org/learning/adults

Bhangra Ceilidh at Cecil Sharp House - an amazing night of pure joy🔥 Lisa Heywood EFDSS

This week's Classic Folk includes another great mix of old and new: The Dubliners Top Floor Taivers REG MEUROSS The Albion Band Julie Murphy The Shee Jackson Browne Bonnie Raitt Edgelarks The Young'uns Tim van Eyken Lucinda Williams Steeleye Span efdss.org/about-us/folk-…

Recently we welcomed students from the Royal Drawing School into one of our regular Morris Dancing classes. Here are some of the brilliant sketches that resulted. Drawings by @octaviainnsart @cicisuen_ Morris Dancing class takes place every Tuesday evening. #MorrisDancing #LifeDrawing

We're delighted to welcome Frankie Archer back to Cecil Sharp House for IndoorFestivalOfFolk! Joined by a mega line-up of Edgelarks, The Bookshop Band, Sam Carter and The Magpie Arc, PLUS Matthew Bannister interviews Ashley 'The Guv'nor' Hutchings. Sat 8 Feb 🎟️bit.ly/4eRVhKC

Join our #EnglishCountryDancing course. Drop In or sign up for a full term. All are welcome, whatever your experience. This week the class will look at different shapes of sets, using simple, fun and interesting dances to get used to each shape. efdss.org/learning/adult…

A fresh look at cultural identity will follow outline of 60-year-old Survey of Language and Folklore, conducted by two academics driving a red Mini: theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/o…

Call for Papers! Seeking proposals for 20-minute papers or other presentations for our annual one-day conference for people interested in street literature - broadsides, chap books, songsters, last dying speeches, catchpennies. Deadline: 1 December efdss.org/about-us/what-…

Tuesday Morris Dancing Class this evening at 6:30pm. Book your place now! The break time chat this session will be on Maid Marion and Morris. efdss.org/learning/adult… image: Thames at Richmond c 1620 Morris

Congratulations to those awarded one of our five mini grants of £500 to support folk dance activity. Check out the planned projects from: Horizon Community College, Havering Changing, BlueJam Arts, Musical Chairs and Wickham Skeith Country Dance Club efdss.org/about-us/what-…