This week's Classic Folk is now live, and includes: Runrig @samsweeney.bsky.social @theyounguns.bsky.social @winterwilson.bsky.social Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton Roy Bailey with Martin Simpson & John Kirkpatrick Peter & Barbara Snape with Poppy Weatherall and many more www.efdss.org/listen

How magical is Suntou Susso's sublime voice and kora playing? Catch him at Cecil Sharp House next Wednesday 1 Oct, moved into our iconic Kennedy Hall due to exceptional demand. Wed 1 Oct bit.ly/3UkKT5Q

Morris Dancing classes start this evening! Tuesdays 6:30pm at Cecil Sharp House. This week's break chat will be "Roots of Morris Dancing". www.efdss.org/learning/adu... Image: Morris with Taborers in St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough which dates from the 15th century like English Morris.

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Featuring captivating performances from five early-career Disabled artists from the latest cohort of the Drake Music Collective, the 2025 artist showcase is at Rich Mix, London or online, Friday 10 October. Book your ticket now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drake-musi...

Folk Musician Oli Steadman invites you to join him in singing Anti-Fascist anthem "Bella Ciao" for European Folk Day With Manchester Folk Festival and @englishfolkexpo.bsky.social #FolkAgainstFascism Instructions on how to participate here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Join the London Youth Folk Ensemble! Come to our free Sampler Session at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social this Saturday. You will need to: -be aged 11 to 19 years old -be able to play confidently on your own chosen instrument -bring your own instrument Find out more and book now bit.ly/43l4o3D

Jury announced for @soundrootsuk.bsky.social The Folk Album of the Year Award @markradcliffe.bsky.social @juderogers.bsky.social Georgia Ruth, @robcowen.bsky.social John McCusker, @lynettefay.bsky.social Anna Massie, Philip King, Sam Hindley, Jo Frost, Alexandria Car and Becky Marshall-Potter.

Morris Dancing classes start next week Tuesday evenings, 6.30pm - 8pm Have fun with sticks and hankies! A fun and relaxed way to discover one of England’s most iconic dances Book for just a single session, or save £25 by booking in advance for the whole term. bit.ly/3HKPNX1

A harvest theme to this week's Classic Folk Including: Anne Briggs & Bert Jansch @jimcausley.bsky.social @katerusby.bsky.social Frankie Armstrong - playing @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social tomorrow! @stevetilston.bsky.social @damienandron.bsky.social and many more www.efdss.org/listen

Interesting and informative piece by @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social on why, and also, how, he took his music off Spotify www.jonwilks.online/blog/life-af...

Applications for grants of £500 for folk artists to support anything that will help their professional career development. Apply before midnight on 19 October. bit.ly/4nm60RD Image shows previous awardee Suntou Susso

Applications now open to professional folk artists at all stages of their careers wanting to spend a week with our friends at Halsway Manor, with accommodation and all meals included - to write, rehearse, recharge, relax, and be creative. Apply now: www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/open-h...

Welcome to the Black British Folk Revival. Guest curator Angeline Morrison and friends take over Cecil Sharp House with folk sounds, songs, and stories that shine a long overdue light on the African Diaspora's love for, and ongoing conversations with, British folk. Sat 4 Oct bit.ly/4f02wBB

Huge congratulations to Martin Carthy for being nominated for the Mercury Music Prize! @comesingitplain.bsky.social @klofmag.com klofmag.com/2025/09/mart...

"I really value learning and practising folk songs in such a friendly environment and learning how to harmonise tunes." Monday Folk Singers Online, starts next week. Taught by Maddie Morris @maddiemorris.bsky.social the course will make the most of the benefits of learning online. bit.ly/4mLsQC3

This week's episode of Classic Folk includes: @jonboden.bsky.social @jimmoray.bsky.social Fairport Convention And many, many more! www.efdss.org/listen

Speakers Announced! For the two days of Traditional Tunes and Popular Airs Conference at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social in November. Book your tickets now. bit.ly/47sgL0e

Cecil Sharp House Choir has become known for its spirited and moving renditions of traditional songs. Join us on Wednesday evenings at Cecil Sharp House, there’s no need to read music – all songs are taught by ear. Book your place for this term: bit.ly/4mOmyBM

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest whose mission is to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard in a professional, international arena. songwritingcompetition.com

The celebration of Golowan’s heritage honours the old traditions of the Feast of St. John and the coming of the Summer Solstice. Locals celebrate with the ancient customs of noise and dance, greenery and giants, fire brands and fireworks, The Oss of Penglaz. www.gofundme.com/f/a-permanen...

Announcing those awarded an Alan James Creative Bursary this year! Six projects have been chosen to receive support for their creative research and development for new folk music and/or dance projects Find out more about the artists and the projects they will be working on: bit.ly/4g7DReX

🚨🚨🚨new blog alert🚨🚨🚨 @nancykerr.bsky.social describes her experiences as a tutor with the National Youth Folk Ensemble exploring material from the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social project thanks to project partner @efdss.bsky.social Read it here: www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/d8w0wz...

SXSW invites visionary creators to showcase bold, immersive projects that push the boundaries of storytelling. Final Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 www.britishunderground.net/bu-culture/s...

Mataio Austin Dean & I are arranging the songs of Old Albion we’ve found that mention our Black Ancestors. Come & hear us as part of the Black British Folk Takeover I’m curating at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social for @efdss.bsky.social - see you on 4th October 🖤 #blackbritishfolkrenaissance

Calling Musicians: Apply to Win £1,000, Mentorship with Universal & Perform at BAFTA-Qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival. Play live at the New Music Stage in partnership with TALENTBANQ, Caffe Nero & Imagesound. Submit #Rock #Soul #Jazz #Pop Deadline 21 Sep asff.co.uk/new-talent-stage/

Now open! 'The Black Artisans' photography exhibition as part of #BlackHistoryMonth In the run up to our Black British Folk Takeover on Sat 4 Oct, we have an exhibition by photographer Jo Sealy celebrating UK-based Black craftspeople. Exhibition runs until 11 October, Free entry. bit.ly/4mNjKVV

The Vaughan Williams Foundation has 3 deadlines annually for general funding. 🎶 The next deadline is tomorrow - September 3, (for work taking place from December 2025 onwards) 🎶 The next are January 5 and May 1, 2026 Details here 👇

The Sound Roots Artist Mentoring Pathway is now open. Running since 2018, this pathway equips emerging folk, roots and acoustic musicians with the skills, networks and experience needed to build sustainable music careers. @soundrootsuk.bsky.social www.soundroots.uk/news/applica...

Our friend Prof. Peter Harrop is giving an online talk for our mates at the @folkloresociety.bsky.social on Violet Alford’s Pyrenean Festivals and Antonin Artaud’s Peyote Dance. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/violet-alf...

This week's episode of Classic Folk sees the seasons turning. But begins with Martin Carthy singing the classic 'The Handsome Cabin Boy' accompanied by his daughter Eliza (our President) www.efdss.org/listen

Connection Online: Focus on Virtual and Hybrid Learning Join us for this online practitioner development event presented by our Folk Education Network, in partnership with @livetoyourlr.bsky.social (LTYLR) and their new resource - 'Connection, Quality and Inclusion' Free Book now: bit.ly/4n20iEk

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Save the date! Saturday 4 October is a Black British Folk Renaissance and you are invited. I’ve nurtured this idea for a few years now, so I’m thrilled that @efdss.bsky.social will be hosting it at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social See you there! 🖤 www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-...

"With the zeitgeist tinged with pessimism, it’s entirely understandable that young people are gravitating towards a genre that has championed the underdog and romanticised the downtrodden." Dazed on the 'Gen Z folk revival'. bit.ly/45PkWkg

Morris Dancing Class Tuesday evenings, 6.30pm - 8pm 23 Sep - 2 Dec Have fun with sticks and hankies! A fun and relaxed way to discover one of England’s most iconic dances – and increase your fitness, with live music accompaniment. bit.ly/3HKPNX1 Image: Fool's Gambit by Roswitha Chesher

Award-winning folk singer Emily Portman finds fraudsters have released a whole album in her name, written and sung by AI. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A whisky-soaked episode of Classic Folk this week. www.efdss.org/listen

Opera written by EFDSS Duty Manager, Edie Bailey! As the Crows Fly is a one-act opera that explores death and decomposition from the perspective of nature’s most ominous bird; the crow. Words by Edie who works at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social Music by Ben Hoppe. www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/as_the_...

We're Hiring! Caretaker for Cecil Sharp House The Caretaker will be responsible for ensure the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of Cecil Sharp House, a grade two listed building and opening the building Monday to Friday Deadline midday 29 August bit.ly/4lA9X44

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Are you going to the Shrewsbury Folk Festival? Come and join our National Youth Folk Ensemble for a Ceilidh at 12 noon on Saturday in the Dance Tent to set you up for the rest of the weekend! Photo of NYFE sound check at Shrewsbury by Camilla Greenwell

Our friends at Dorset Fiddlers have launched a new Tune Writing competition. Fiddlers get scribbling! dorsetfiddlers.com/competition

Natasha Khamjani of our Associate Company, Folk Dance Remixed, is co-hosting this free Carnival Ceilidh at ‪@southbankcentre.bsky.social‬'s Royal Festival Hall this Friday. Mix & Move at 3pm

Monday Folk Singers Online, starts next month, allowing you to learn folk songs and singing from the comfort of home. Taught by Maddie Morris the course makes the most of learning online. "I come away feeling great – it’s wonderful to feel my voice soar in a supportive environment." bit.ly/4mLsQC3

This week's Classic Folk includes: @johnprine.bsky.social Alison McMorland & Peta Webb Dolores Keane & John Faulkner Cyril Tawney A. L. Lloyd @brucespringsteen.net Mississippi John Hurt Karine Polwart Abigail Washburn Runrig and many more! efdss.org/listen

“I had definitely never seen women morris dancing in small stripy corsets before. I can’t explain the feeling of being in a dance for the first time. It was incredible, it’s exhilarating, and fun and silly. I was completely hooked.” The Progressive Power of Morris Dancing buff.ly/iXQSLUC

For @thequietus.com today, I wrote an essay about why we should stop scoffing about morris dancing, and instead view it as something radical, transgressive, and powerful enough to completely alter one's brain

Linnet Baroque playing traditional, classical, and contemporary folk melodies celebrating the rural landscape, on he recorder and a 200 year old harp, at Forty Hall, Enfield. www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/whats-on/lin...

Trainspotters' Guide to Folk Music or Folk Musicians' Guide to Trains? www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...