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ABOUT US
What SEFAN is,
and does (& why!))

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REGULAR EVENTS
Clubs, Sessions, dances etc.
BULLETIN BOARD
News, posters,
member's programming etc.
VERY USEFUL STUFF
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Some main Links are below.

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CoACE,SE -
Arts Council England
South East region

EFDSS -
English Folk Dance and Song Society

INFORMATION PAGES and EXTERNAL LINKS

CURRENT PROGRAMMES
 PAST PROGRAMMES
closed and completed projects and archives

Ceilidh Consortium closed 2008
Alternative Tastes closed 2006
Regional Strategic Conference March'09
Crawley Ceilidh Experience 2009 / 2010
CHAILEY CLUSTER

PRIMARY SCHOOLS

DANCE FESTIVAL 2010
Youth Programme Phase 2
(ongoing / seeking funding)
CORE PROGRAMMES
(external site)
SITE MAP

SEFAN Information pages (click on link to go to information page)

  • Arts and Government Organisations - Organisations relating to dance, music, media and government bodies.
  • Agencies - find a band, caller, performer or venue.
  • Community Singing - information on choirs and singarounds.
  • Folk Organisations - Organisations relating to all aspects of folk.
  • Funding, Grants and Trusts - Information on funding, grants and trusts and how to apply.
    • Sources of funding
    • Directories of funding sources
    • SEFAN Subscriber services: (Subscribers contact SEFAN)
        • SEFAN CHECKLIST No1'Funding a Project' guidance notes for fundraising
        • List of trusts and funders that might support the Folk Arts
        • Help on fundraising and applications through one-to-one surgeries .
  • Health and Safety
  • How To - Links with information and advice on things you need to know for running an organisation,
    group or project.
  • Instruments and technical support - Contacts for commercial organisations, Instrument Suppliers and Makers, Equipment hire, Recording and studio time.
  • Legacies. How to leave money to SEFAN (or any other charity) in a Will.
  • LISTINGS. Our own REGULAR LISTINGS PAGE
    • Web and mags. Some are also posted on the side-bar of Regular Listings page.
  • Magazines, Newsletters and Advertising - List and contacts for local and national folk publications.
  • Radio links- Programme listings and information for world music on the radio.
  • Training and Education - Training and education information for folk and the arts.
SEFAN webpages: SEFAN Subscriber only service
  • SEFAN Library - (Subscribers contact SEFAN). List and information on books and documents held by SEFAN for the Network folk to consult and borrow.
  • If we don't have what you need it is probably available from Voluntary Arts Network (VAN)
MAKING MUSIC SE

FAE -
FolkArts England.

now just AFO

FOLK ROOTS
FESTIVALS
Listing of Folk Festivals
from fROOTS magazine

SET & TURN
SINGLE -
Tony Kelly's
magazine and online listings
for folk dancers

SIFD
Society for International
Folk Dancing

WEBFEET -
All dancing
on the web. Seminal site maintained by Martin Kiff

VAN -
Invaluable resource site for the voluntary arts sector.


Useful Links. (See also sidebar).

  • AFO - Association of Festival Organisers.
  • ACE,SE - Arts Council England, South East Region
  • British Association of American Square Dance Clubs
  • Contemplator.com - Folk music of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and America. tunes, lyrics, information, historical background and tune related links.
  • COMMON GROUND. Internationally recognised for playing a unique role in the arts and environmental fields. Great book 'England in particular' / lots of projects, publications etc.
  • FA SH - The Folk Association of South Hants / SOLEN T WAVES their newsletter.
  • EFDSS - English Folk Dance and Song Society
  • FAE - FolkArts England (now ceased March 2009) almagamated into Association of Festival Organisers)
  • fROOTS - Folk Roots national magazine.
  • Making Music South East
  • Morris Federation Male and/or Female dancer Sides
  • Morris Ring Men's Morris only
  • Musicians Union. Home page of the MU.
  • Mrs. Casey Music - Home to Rocking Chair, Towersey Festival, Folk in the Fall etc.
  • Martin Nail's Folkmus.htm Guide to English folk and traditional music resources on the Internet
  • Roots Around the World - Promoter. Also radio programme on SpiritFM.
  • SCoFF - Southern Counties Folk Federation / Folk on Tap magazine.(not publishing at present)
  • Traditional Music Library - Site maintained by Rod Smith.
  • TRADS - Traditional Arts Development South East. Development Agency
  • VAN - Voluntary Arts Network. Development agency for Voluntary Arts with lots of very useful information. If you ever say "how on earth do I do that?", then start here as they have free briefing documents on all aspects of running anything and staying ahead of rules and regulations. Also access Voluntary Arts England via this site.
  • Webfeet - All dancing on the web. Seminal site maintained by Martin Kiff.
  • "Why Dance?". Resource pack for Ceilidh / Barndance. Comprehensive 'How To' book + 2 CDs of zesty music.