73-1 Spring 2011

This year is the centenary of the English Folk Dance Society (which joined the Folk Song Society in 1932 to form the EFDSS).

Each issue of EDS in 2011 will be looking at a different era of the folk dance revival.

This issue has an introduction to the EFDS Centenary, articles on Cecil Sharp's first Country Dance Bookand Thaxted Morris, and a feature on the current state of country dancing from Madeleine Smith.

The Singer, Song and Source series features young Devon singer, Jim Causley. The song is 'Georgie' from John Woodridge, one of Baring-Gould's singers.

There are features on a couple of mouthorgan players - Hampshire musician Peter Roud, who died in 2006, and young musician, Will Pound.

There is a feature on Chippenham Folk Festival, which celebrates its ruby anniversary in 2011.

Two new online resources have just become available – the Baring-Gould folk song collection and the first stage in putting the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library catalogue online.

There is an introduction to the Cecil Sharp Project, a joint EFDSS and Shrewsbury Folk Festival project, and a feature on a special English-Newfoundland song concert, Shore to Shore.

There is a report on a concert to celebrate 50 years and the last night of Jacqui and Bridie's Folk Club, held at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. And a review of some of the concerts at Celtic Connections. PlusTaffy Thomas's EFDSS Gold Badge Citation.

The list of 150 folk festivals in England and Wales from the Winter issue is also available here:www.efdss.org/festivals/2011

Plus all the regular features - Festive Round-up, EFDSS Matters, news, reviews and dance events.

Sound files

'Georgie' sung by Jim Causley. With thanks to WildGoose Records for permission to include this recording from Jim's new CD, Dumnonia.

'Sarah's Hornpipe' played by Gwilym Davies.

'Moonshine Jig' played by Gwilym Davies.

'Schottische No 1' played by Hampshire mouthorgan player, Peter Roud.

'Peter Roud's Polka' played by Hampshire mouthorgan player, Peter Roud.

Peter Roud recordings made available by Gwilym Davies.