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English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). Based at @cecilsharphouse, working across England and beyond. Mastodon https://t.co/xMWgeLehon
Cecil Sharp House
Joined February 2011
English Folk Dance & Song Society is no longer posting or engaging on X. You can now find us on BlueSky (plus Instagram & Facebook), where we’d love you to stay connected with us. Thank you to everyone who has followed and supported us on Twitter, and then X, for the past decade.
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This week's Classic Folk is ready and includes a couple of tracks from the mining communities of the North East, as well as tracks by @benwwalker @emilymaewinters @DougieMaclean @CarbonhoboBand @heathcliffitsme @RoutesStrings @WillVarleyMusic
https://t.co/pbxMuYaYpT
efdss.org
Classic Folk with Mike Norris Classic Folk is unique. It mines a rich seam of wonderful folk and roots music and song from around 75 years of recordings. From the great source singers to the legends...
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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 https://t.co/kV7jb4PiS9
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Hear tunes by @MaddyPriorFolk @RichardDigance #FairportConvention @the_levellers @CaseyKarancasey #EwanMacColl and many more
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This week's Classic Folk includes a bit of a chuckle with a little taste of the music hall and marking the time of the year with some sombre thoughts of remembrance. With @heiditalbot @Mr_G_Davenport @EveGoodman @DuncanWChisholm @EmmylouSongbird
https://t.co/pbxMuYaYpT
efdss.org
Classic Folk with Mike Norris Classic Folk is unique. It mines a rich seam of wonderful folk and roots music and song from around 75 years of recordings. From the great source singers to the legends...
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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. https://t.co/ryhU3n6DeY image: Thames at Richmond c 1620 Morris
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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 https://t.co/i17t5Kj0ac
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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: https://t.co/NMFYEU6FSB
theguardian.com
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
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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. https://t.co/W3wgRC9Eqd
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We're delighted to welcome @frankiearcherm back to Cecil Sharp House for @FolkFestIndoors! Joined by a mega line-up of @edgelarks, @TheBookshopBand, @samcartermusic and @TheMagpieArc, PLUS @Bannmatt interviews Ashley 'The Guv'nor' Hutchings. Sat 8 Feb 🎟️ https://t.co/zRHKTkyMhp
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Recently we welcomed students from the @RoyalDrawing 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
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This week's Classic Folk includes another great mix of old and new: @TheDublinersNow @TopFloorTaivers @regmeuross @TheAlbionBand @juliemurphysong @TheShee @JacksonBrowne @TheBonnieRaitt @edgelarks @theyoungunstrio @TinManIcon @HappyWoman9 @steeleye_span
https://t.co/0pkyd23Lcu
efdss.org
Classic Folk with Mike Norris Classic Folk is unique. It mines a rich seam of wonderful folk and roots music and song from around 75 years of recordings. From the great source singers to the legends...
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Spring classes and courses are now on sale! Continue with what you know and love, or why not try something new? Book now: https://t.co/36B0kcJFMB
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Check out both one-off and regular @TheEFDSS 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 https://t.co/hRDTrhi0DL to find out more and book.
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Head over to Cecil Sharp House's Instagram today, to see Kuljit's Instagram Takeover:
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Read this great interview in https://t.co/fdqCynYewJ with @KuljitBhamra about how working with us inspired him to fuse English and Punjabi Folk music. The album will be launched with a Bhangra Ceilidh on 2 Nov at @cecilsharphouse
https://t.co/NKcOlXizdt
desiblitz.com
DESIblitz held an exclusive interview with composer and tabla player Kuljit Bhamra where he spoke about his new Bhangra Ceilidh genre.
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In multicultural Britain, local folklore is just as important as ever
telegraph.co.uk
A new survey to discover how folklore informs national identity in “post-Brexit, post-pandemic, multicultural England” will be fascinating
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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 https://t.co/rBVIVoNlY7
#FolkMusic #FolkDance #ArtistOpportunities
efdss.org
Micro Grants for professional folk artists Thanks to the continued and generous support of Conrad and Jennifer Bailey we are delighted to announce a sixth year of the Micro Grants Programme for...
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