What we do

At the English Folk Dance and Song Society, we champion the folk arts at the heart of England’s rich and diverse cultural landscape.

We deliver programmes of learning and participation and artist development:

• through our arts venue, Cecil Sharp House
• through our library and archive, the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
• online and at a range of venues across England, and sometimes beyond.

We frequently work in partnership with arts, education and heritage organisations.

We have around 3000 members worldwide – most of whom are active participants in music, song, dance, storytelling, customs and traditions.