Folk Organisations and Listings
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| Association of Festival Organisers | Working for and with the Festival organisers, supporting live music, dance, song, arts, crafts and theatre. Index of Festivals |
| BBC Radio 2 Folk and Acoustic | Message boards and disscussion about various Folk and acoustic events, bands, singers/song writers and much more. |
| British Association of American Squre Dance Clubs BAASDC |
Club listings. monthly newslette (except July/August) |
| British Bluegrass Music Association | Bluegrass/old-time gigs and sessions in SE England. Rick Townend is the Area Representative of the BBMA for this area - Kent, the Sussexes, Surrey and London. |
| Broadstairs Folk Week | Biggest folk festival in the south east of England,week of 5th - 12th August 2005. |
| Contra-Corner | Discussion group on promoting Contra style Dancing in the UK. |
| EFDSS | The English Folk Dance and Song Society aims to put english tradition into the hearts and minds of the people of England. |
| English Ceilidh webring | This is a discussion and news list with a narrow focus on "English Ceilidh" English ceilidh bands and dance organisers |
| English folk and traditional music on the Internet | A guide to resources - includes links to: General guides, Definitions, Organisations, Libraries, archives and museums, Research and education, Media, Discographies, bibliographies and indexes, Song, tune and dance collections, Instruments, Specific genres, Events, Performers, Folk music businesses, Regional resources. |
| EnglishFolkDance.Org | commercial site. |
| Ethno England | Ethno England enables young people from the UK and around the world to share and celebrate cultural and local musical traditions, through an annual youth residential camp, an annual community music festival and a series of year round education and community projects in the local community. |
| Folk Association of South Hants | Also their newsletter "Solent Waves" Lots on listings / contacts/ etc. |
| Folk and Roots Music | A guide to the folk and acoustic scene, with information about and links to UK folk gigs, folk concerts and folk festivals. |
| Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England | This is a listing of web resources for folk music in specific regions and localities in England. It is arranged regionally by standard government regions |
| Folk Arts England Folk Arts Network (FAN) http://www.folkarts-england.org Resources and How to: |
The Folk Arts Network exists and works in order to: ~ co-ordinate and enhance the efforts of organisations and established professional individuals committed to folk development in England;~ raise awareness of the existence and activities of these organisations and individuals, and of theNetwork itself; ~ help in the initiation of organisations and activities in parts of England where none currently exist. |
| Folk Play Research | An introduction to British & Irish folk plays, with links to further information. Traditional Drama Forum, Details of events, new publications, reviews, etc. A collection of about 220 traditional folk play texts. It concentrates on the oldest available texts, and their literary and ballad relatives. Over 1,200 hyperlinks listed under structured categories to further online research resources, including performing folk play groups, photos, and even modern compositions. |
| Folking | Website with gig and album reviews, event listings and a folk database. |
| FolkWISE | A not-for-profit development organisation run by performers for the benefit of performers. Their aim is to support and encourage professionals from Wales Ireland, Scotland and England in all aspects of their work and career. |
| Folkworks | North East folk agency based at The Sage Gateshead. |
| Folky Fotos | Hundrends of Photos from various folk festivals including IVFDF, Chippenham, Beverley, Warwick,Sidmouth,Towersey and Bromyard. |
| Green Man Review | Online magazine, reveiwing celtic, english, nordic, continental and russian, folk rock and other world music. |
| Guestlist | Guestlist provides listings of performers of folk music and song, Cajun & ceilidh bands, performance poets, festival and children's entertainers, together with agents and support services for the folk music world. |
| International Music Collection at: The British Library |
Traditional Music in England is a project sponsored by the Herritage Lotterry Fund. It has collected over 1500 hours of traditional music, folk songs, sea shanties and children's rhymes and is making them accessible to the public for both enjoyment and broad educational purposes. |
| List of Folk Festivals | The fRoots Festivals List lists hundreds of roots, world music and folk festivals taking place in Britain and mainland Europe during 2005. Throughout the season they list artist bills and information about each month's events in the news pages. |
| Local Today | What's on in your area pages. Add and publicise your own events for free and your event will show on their partner sites. |
| Mainly Morris Dancing | Link Site to most Morris sides and organisations worldwide, hosted for the Morris Ring. |
| Morris Federation | Morris Federation-UK membership organisation; Also has Appalachian and other traditional dance members. |
| Mostly Acoustic Cumbria | New website aimed at the live roots, folk, blues etc music scene in Cumbria |
| Mrs Casey Music | Incorporating Towersey Village Festival, Beverley and East Riding Folk festival, Rocking Chair mail order and distribution, Folk Arts England, Folk in the Fall, Mrs Casey Records. |
| Music for Change | Music for Change is an arts organisation that aims to promote understanding and respect for cultural diversity through music. They are not only interested in the intrinsic value of music and the arts but how these can play a vital role in breaking down barriers between people and cultures. |
| Music Maker Association | The Music Maker Association is dedicated to promoting independent musicians, record labels and live music.the magazine covers all styles from traditional to comtemporay songwriting. |
| NKFolk | Folk and similar music in North Kent area, venues include those handy for Sittingbourne and links to other key sites. |
| Southern Counties Folk Federation | Is a loose confederation of Folk Clubs, Arts Centres, Concert and Ceilidh Venues, Festivals and Organisations promoting Folk and related Acoustic Music and Dance in the Southern Counties of England and the Channel Islands. |
| Traditional Arts Development South East (TRADS) | Arts Organisation |
| Traditional Arts Foundation / Trad Arts Team | traditional events for the Midlands and Birmingham region. Folk Monthly - a diary for events across the Midlands. |
| Webfeet | National folk dance events listings |