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We welcome appropriate articles for our Folklife Traditions pages
(‘Folk’ news, eg folk concerts, festivals, clubs, performers, sessions, ceilidhs, from Members only)
Additional listings for non-Members - these appear online only
Non-Member listings
v sent in
taken from web
bilingual Entries
are welcome
v For non-Members (v), we researched websites and asked organisations & institutions for our 2012 Directory
If no reply from organisations, then in italics with brief details taken from internet (eg name + website).
If no reply from individuals, any old [2009] entries have been deleted (applies to this page, = Fs.1 and Fs.2).
v If later confirmed, noted in Folklife Traditions (“FTD updates”) & on revised online FTD.
New entries welcome
A.1
FOLK MUSIC, SONG & DANCE SOCIETIES, NATIONAL
Canada
v The CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC / La SOCIETE CANADIENNE POUR LES TRADITIONS MUSICALES : www.yorku.ca/cstm
⊕ Dedicated to the study and promotion of musical traditions of all communities and cultures, in all their aspects.
Ireland
COMHALTAS CEOLTÓIRI ÉIREANN .......................
....................... : www.comhaltas.com
⊕ Comhaltas promotes traditional Irish music and culture around the world.
Mannin / Isle of Man
v MANX HERITAGE FOUNDATION MUSIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM
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: www.manxmusic.com
* The Stable Building, The University Centre, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 1QB
⊕ The MHF Manx Music Development Team works to support and promote the use of Manx music and dance in a variety of contexts.
UK: Alba/Scotland
FÈISEAN NAN GÀIDHEAL ......................
...................... : www.feisean.org
⊕ The Fèisean nan Gàidheal organisation supports the development of community-based Gaelic arts tuition festivals throughout Scotland.
TMSA - Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland ..........
...................... : www.tmsa.org.uk
⊕ The Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland has helped to foster and promote Scotland’s unique musical traditions.
USA
COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY (CDSS) .......................
...................... : www.cdss.org
⊕ Connecting people who are interested in English and Anglo-American traditional dance and music -- contras, squares, English country dance,
morris and sword, folk songs, and the incredible tunes.
A.2
FOLK MUSIC, SONG & DANCE SOCIETIES, REGIONAL (for local see A.3, next)
England: East
EAST ANGLIAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRUST (EATMT)
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01449 771090
: www.eatmt.org.uk
⊕ The East Anglian Traditional Music Trust is a registered charity based in Suffolk, which aims to promote awareness of and participation in
the folk music traditions of East Anglia
v SUFFOLK FOLK .................................. Mary Humphreys, Chair
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: www.suffolkfolk.co.uk
[email protected]
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⊕ Suffolk Folk is a not-for-profit organisation promoting traditional song, music and dance in Suffolk and its contiguous counties.
England: North-West
NORTH WEST FEDERATION OF FOLK CLUBS ......................
...................... : www.folknorthwest.co.uk
⊕ Aims: to provide, promote and develop Folk Music and Dance, through the organising of concerts and dances, club nights and events and
the production of the Folk North West quarterly magazine.
England: South-East
v SOUTH EAST FOLK ARTS NETWORK (SEFAN)
Penny Allen, General Manager 01273 541453
: www.sefan.org.uk
⊕ Reg. Charity umbrella organisation for Traditional Performing Arts in the South East (ACE,SE region) and London. SEFAN offers information,
advisory, co-ordination and networking Services to members and the General Public. Extensive website, members’ What’s On, eBulletins etc.
England: South-West [SCoFF under ‘S-E & S-W’ above]
FOLK SOUTH-WEST
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01935 873889
: www.folksw.org.uk
* Church Farm, Leigh, SHERBORNE, Dorset DT9 6HL
⊕ Working to stimulate enjoyment, participation and creativity in the music, song, dance and traditions of the South West of England.
England: Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE FOLK ARTS : www.yorkshire-folk-arts.com
⊕ Yorkshire Folk Arts exists to raise the profile of the folk arts - principally, traditional song, music, dance, drama and storytelling.
A.3
FOLK MUSIC, SONG & DANCE SOCIETIES, LOCAL (County, Borough, local area)
England: East
~ Suffolk SUFFOLK FOLK ... is listed by request under A.2 REGIONAL as covers contiguous counties.
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England: South-West (West Country)
~ Wilts
WILTSHIRE FOLK ARTS Bob Berry
01380 726597
: www.wiltshirefolkarts.org.uk
* Whistley Road, Potterne, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 5QY. Mob: 07714 550990
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⊕ Aims include: To promote and support folk activity throughout Wiltshire; To bring together in one place a full list of all folk performers;
To provide, through webpage and leaflets, a full list of organisations, clubs, promoters, events and individuals.
England: Yorkshire
~ S.Yorks SOUTH RIDING FOLK ARTS NETWORK
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...................... : www.folk-network.com
a website that brings together news, events and information about the folk arts in Sheffield and surrounding areas.
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~ W.Yorks RYBURN 3 STEP
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...................... : www.ryburn3step.org.uk
⊕ An independent folk development project which organises a range of regular activities and special events. It is located in the Ryburn
Valley, West Yorkshire, England.
If no reply from organisations, then in italics with brief details taken from internet (eg name + website)
ENTRIES IN ITALICS
If no reply from non-Member organisations, then in italics with brief details taken from internet (eg name + website)
More details (see page 21) welcome.