English Dance & Song Magazine

English Dance & Song is the longest-established magazine devoted to folk music, dance and song in the country. First published in 1936, it has appeared at least four times a year ever since.

English Dance & Song exists to interest, inform and stimulate the membership of the EFDSS, as well as the wider folk music and dance community.

English Dance & Song aims to publish contributions of the highest quality.

The range of interests include traditional song, traditional dance (social, display, ceremonial), traditional music, custom and children's games. The geographical spread is not confined to England, but may also include Scotland, Wales and Ireland; as well as the USA, and other areas of the world which may be appropriate.

Potential contributors are asked to read the Contributor's Style Sheet (see bottom of page).

Items for review should be sent to the Editor. Unsolicited reviews will not be published.

The Editor of EDS is Derek Schofield, author of The First Week in August: Fifty Years of the Sidmouth Festival, published in 2004 to celebrate the festival’s Golden Jubilee.

He has also written biographies of William Kimber and Fred Jordan, as published in their recent CDs, Absolutely Classic: The Music of William Kimber (EFDSS, 1999) and A Shropshire Lad (Veteran, 2003). Derek has also contributed to The Guardian, The Independent and The Times, as well as to the Folk Music Journal and fRoots.

Contact the Editor at: Editor, English Dance and Song, EFDSS, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, London, NW1 7AY.

By email write to eds.editor@efdss.org

Festivals

EDS produces an annual list of festivals. You can see the most up to date version on the website at http://www.efdss.org/festivals/2012/

Folk Music Journal

The Folk Music Journal is the scholarly journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society and has a particularly close association with the Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, including an occasional series on Resources in the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.

The Journal is published annually in December. It is sent free to all members of the Society and may be purchased by others for £7.50 (£6.00 to members for back issues and extra copies) plus £3.00 p&p (UK). Outside the UK, please contact info@efdss.org for a shipping quote.

The 2009 number is now available: contents, volume 9 number 4