Group membership
Why join?
Group membership is available for dance or song clubs, schools, festivals and any organisation that wishes to support the charitable work of the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
Group member benefits include
- A quarterly magazine, English Dance & Song, providing news and reviews of what’s hot in the folk arts as well as news about the Society’s own activities
- Public Liability Insurance (amateur folk clubs, groups and bands – by application only*)
- An expanding range of other benefits, including access to training from People Dancing and to safeguarding resources from Brass Bands England at special rates
- The right to use our affiliate logo (please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request this)
* To see whether your group would be suitable for coverage within the English Folk Dance and Song Society's Public Liability Insurance, please read our guidelines. If you are still unsure, all enquiries about Public Liability Insurance should be directed to Bryan James: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01942 603196
How much does Group Membership cost?
Group membership is available from £84 (£86 from January 2023).
Join us
Group membership is available by application only, due to insurance conditions.
In becoming a member your group agrees to abide by the aims and objectives of EFDSS: to preserve, promote and development the folk arts, and also to deliver all activities using best practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity.
We want to engage all people, of all backgrounds, in the folk arts. Therefore we do not accept as members any groups who use solid full face coloured makeup which could be taken by a reasonable observer as likely to imitate or parody a skin colour different from their own. Read more: Policies
Please call us on +44 (0)20 7241 8956 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information about becoming an Affiliate.
To access your exclusive members’ content, log in using the link below and then select 'MY MEMBERSHIP' from the pull-down list under MY ACCOUNT.
