EFDSS Web Links

This Page is a guide to websites which list events and activities in different parts of Britain.  It therefore covers: regional folk organisations; webzines which list events; other regional listings.

This page does not include individual festivals and clubs, although these may be referred to in the listings.

In order to cover the variety of useful and interesting links which we discover daily, but which do not fit into this page, we are happy to present the Miscellaneous Links Page which will cover everything not listed here, including individual dates, events of interest, and everything else.

There are five categories - Listings which cover:

• General

• The North

• The Midlands

• The South

• Wales

• Scotland
  

• Ireland

If any sites are not listed here, please let us know by email

All the sites here have been checked and are reasonably up-to-date.  During the latest check, many out of date sites have been deleted - please contact us if you have a new site which you would like re-instated. EFDSS accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the information in any of the sites.  If any of the sites are no longer connected, please contact The Webmaster

General:

• CCPR www.ccpr.org.uk

• Bright Young Folk www.brightyoungfolk.com
  
  

• Folk Radio UK British and Celtic folk music 24 hours a day www.folkradio.co.uk
  
  
• Musical Traditions Internet Magazine with full coverage of all traditional topics
  www.mustrad.org.uk
  
  
• The Folklore Society The official internet site of the Folklore Society.
  www.folklore-society.com
  
  
• The Morris Ring The National Association of Men's Morris and Sword Dance Clubs
  www.themorrisring.org/
  
  
• The Morris Federation The Morris Federation is an association of self-governing Morris clubs
  www.morrisfed.org/mf/home.html
  
  
• Open Morris Open Morris is open to any group or individual involved in the performance of Morris Dancing or allied activities
  www.open-morris.com/
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• Living Tradition Magazine
  www.folkmusic.net
  
  
• Webfeet dance site
  www.webfeet.org
  
  
• English folk and traditional music on the Internet - A guide to resources.  Martin Nail's excellent guide includes regional links to clubs, events and organisations
  http://web.uk.online.co.uk/martin.nail/Folkmus.htm
  
  
• Hobgoblin What's On: events in and around the Hobgoblin Music shops - Crawley, London, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham
  www.hobgoblin.com/hobnob/whatsonl.htm
  
  
• Folk Camps: a list of folk activity holidays and events organised by the Folk Camps Society Ltd.
  http://www.folkcamps.com
  
  
• English Folk Play Research Website providing over 140 full play scripts and 3 large bibliographic databases of folk play sources.
  www.shef.ac.uk/~tdrg/index.htm
  
  
• Irish Music Magazine For news, views and more on the Irish Folk and Traditional scene.
  http://mag.irish-music.net
  
  
• Irish Setdancing events in Ireland, UK, Europe, US
  www.setdancingnews.net
  
  
• The CID World Dance Directory International Dance Directory endorsed by the International Dance Council - the UNESCO official umbrella organisation for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.
  www.unesco.org/ngo/cid
  
  
• The Association of Festival Organisers The leading association in the area of Community Arts Festivals. A member of the Folk Arts Network.
  www.mrscasey.co.uk/afo
  
  
• The Morris Dancing Web Site This is a central index page jointly sponsored by the three English morris organizations: The Morris Ring, The Morris Federation, and Open Morris as a gateway to the groups' own homepages. It also links to Morris organisations in NZ, Australia, USA, Canada.
  www.morrisdancing.org
  
  
• Folktrax: An online resource centre for those interested in traditional musics and cultures. Our aim is to promote awareness and enjoyment of musics, dances, customs and traditions
  www.folktrax.org
  
  
• The National Folk Music Fund website
  www.nfmfund.org/
  

• Essex: EFN magazine (Published quarterly since 1973 by the Essex Folk Association. Reg. Charity No: 1112129)
  Folk & roots listings for Essex & East London.
  Free to members of the E.F.A and also available through clubs.
  
  (Annual membership to the Essex Folk Association from £5.00.)
  
  Further details, club guide, changes & late entries to the current issue available at www.efnmagazine.co.uk

• Hampshire: Folk Association of South Hampshire: Solent Waves, the newsletter of the Association, gives folk music and dance events in the area
  www.fash.org.uk

• Harlow to Cambridge: Folk Music from Harlow to Cambridge: folk music activities in the areas surrounding Harlow and Cambridge
  http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kevin.mcgrath2/index.htm

• London: Folk London: a listings magazine for folk clubs and events in London and the South-East of England
  www.folklondon.co.uk

• London: Acoustic London: links to acoustic (including folk) music venues in London and beyond
  www.csed.demon.co.uk/aclon/

• London Folk and Roots Music: includes a good events listing for London and the South-East
  www.folkandroots.co.uk

• Peterborough Folk Diary: folk music, song and dance near Peterborough. Events, clubs, concerts, dances, Morris dance etc.
  www.peterboroughfolkdiary.org.uk

• Somerset: Halsway Manor, Crowcombe: a residential folk centre in Crowcombe, Somerset. Details of events and other activities.
  www.halswaymanor.org.uk

• Suffolk: Suffolk Folk Association; promotes traditional music and dance in Suffolk, and publishes the folk magazine "Mardles", covering Suffolk and the surrounding counties..
  www.suffolkfolk.co.uk

• Sussex: Sussex Folk Association promotes traditional music and dance in Sussex and publishes the folk magazine " Sussex Pie"
  http://susfa.interfolk.co.uk

• Sussex: The Sussex Folk Diary: folk music and dance events in Sussex, based on the magazine The Folk Diary
  whatson.brighton.co.uk/folk

• Wiltshire: Wiltshire Folk Association: folk music and dance events in Wiltshire.
  www.wiltsfolka.fsnet.co.uk

• Wiltshire: Wiltshire Folk Arts: This organisation is acting as a countywide resource for information, an extensive artist link, Wiltshire related material, instruments and contacts.
  www.wiltshirefolkarts.org.uk

  Wales:

• Wales: Celfyddydau Mari Arts: created to research, preserve and encourage the traditional arts in Wales. Includes listings of events in Wales
  www.folkwales.org.uk/listings.html

• Wales: Welsh Folk Dance Society events
  www.welshfolkdance.org.uk/
  
• trac: Music Traditions Wales. Wales’ folk development body. Website includes links and listings for news, festivals, sessions, folk clubs and performers.
  www.trac-cymru.org

Scotland

• Scotland: Scottish Summer Schools and Spring/Autumn Short Courses.
  www.daice.stir.ac.uk/sss