EFDSS

English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). Based at @cecilsharphouse, working across England and beyond. Mastodon

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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.

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

@BirdInTheBelly @ragfoundation @mcgoldrickflute @mikewilsonia #TheIncredibleStringBand

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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 @TheEFDSS]

@EmilyKerr36 @squeezyjohn Looks good. We'll need some time to psych ourselves up for joining another social media platform...

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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 @TheEFDSS]

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

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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

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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

[Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse]

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

[Angeline Morrison @angelcakepie]

Bhangra Ceilidh at @cecilsharphouse - an amazing night of pure joy🔥 @LHceilidhcaller @TheEFDSS

[EFDSS @TheEFDSS]

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

[Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse]

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

[Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse]

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: https://t.co/harRdQLI4G

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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

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In multicultural Britain, local folklore is just as important as ever https://t.co/oZ5KHnNnZi