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The intern guide to EFDSS!https://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/13765-intern-guide-to-efdss
to go home. I may stay late if I’m helping with a gig (which is always fun!) The intern guide to EFDSS! I’d like to say a little bit about myself! I’m an American university student studying abroad for the semester. My hometown is Nashville, Tennessee,...
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in order to understand the background, the gargantuan task involved, and the significant benefits it will bring. There is little need for repetition here, but I would like to emphasise the fact that this daunting undertaking is not a vanity project;...
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the Midlands to raise money for their families. Apart from singing strongly at local Methodist Chapels, these men had little musical background. Conducted by the local baker, some choir members learnt to sing using the tonic-sol-fa method...
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The rise of Queer Ceilidhshttps://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/13730-eds-queer-ceilidhs
hosted by the Manchester University Folk and Ceilidh Society brought together a group of a dozen young folkies who had little expectations for attendance. Upon arriving at the small corner allocated to them – placed nearby a noisy DJ tent – they...
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project was born. It is still in its infancy, but new dances are being added all the time. Some Playford dances are a little dull for today’s dancers and, without all the fancy footwork of the past, there is often too much music for the available steps....
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Friday 05 April 2024, 4:00pmdances, more details to come shortly. Saturday afternoon is reserved as a time to explore locally or just to rest up a little. In the meantime please contact Harriet Cox if you have any queries or simply to express interest: [email protected]
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Lectureshttps://www.efdss.org/vwml-events/past-events/past-events-lectures
Malchair’s ‘Third Collection of Tunes’ and other 18th century tune books at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library by Alice Little John Malchair (1730-1812) was a violinist and artist in Oxford, who spent his ‘leasure howers’ collecting music from Wales,...
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Paul Sartin Interviewhttps://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/11418-paul-sartin-interview
You’re well known for your many collaborations over the years but I believe this is your first solo tour. Can you tell us a little bit about what to expect? It’s thanks to lockdown that I started performing solo, for online concerts, as obviously I...
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- Author: Matt Reed
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the ongoing struggle for more diverse representation in folk music... You have a new record coming out – can you tell us a little bit about the project? It’s called “Nothing As it Were Before.” It’s a collection of songs written over the course of the...
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- Author: Matt Reed
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of Jesus Say. Cautionary song The Ploughboy’s Dream, collected from Henry Garman of Forest Green, is transformed into O Little Town of Bethlehem; while the rousing Our Captain Calls, collected from Mrs Verrall in Sussex, becomes To Be A Pilgrim. The...
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Summer Festivals 2022https://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/11252-summer-festivals-2022
August Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shrewsbury, Shropshire. shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk And extending the date-range just a little: 3 September IndoorFestival of Folk Cecil Sharp House, London efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk 8–11...
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days of our – or, at least, my – grandparents’ generation, when learning to dance was part of growing up. Everyone learnt a little bit, sometimes at classes but sometimes just at home. Dance Around The World will next take place at Cecil Sharp House on...
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Youth Folk Ensemble, reports. Passport to Music is a two-year project in South Derbyshire aimed at young musicians who have little access to music provision. The project is funded by Youth Music and led by participatory arts organisation, People...
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Folk Music Journal 2022https://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/10491-folk-music-journal-2022
Davies explores mouth music for English step-dancing, a practice that that may be quite well known but which has attracted little scholarly attention. An unusual piece of social history takes the form of the bell harp, or ‘box of bells’, made by...
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reading for anyone with a passion for folk arts. Contribute to the world’s first crowdsourced English tunebook Dr Alice Little, the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Knowledge Exchange partner from Oxford University, has been studying the collection...
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Conference Report 2020 https://www.efdss.org/about-us/what-we-do/news/10157-conference-report-2020-2
our conference partners: Julia Bishop (University of Sheffield), Rebecca Dellow (researcher and fiddle player) and Alice Little (University of Oxford, and holder of a Knowledge Exchange Fellowship with EFDSS). However, can one simply move a conference...
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- Author: Matt Reed
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Bobbing Aroundhttps://www.efdss.org/?view=article&id=11260:morris-hey-bobbing&catid=70
Bobbing Around has been chosen for its relative simplicity which, for the purposes of teaching we have simplified a little more by giving a simpler alternative to a step called a foray caper. There is a chance to add this more complicated step back in...
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- Author: Jennie Higgins
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Molly Dancehttps://www.efdss.org/?view=article&id=11262:morris-hey-molly-dance&catid=70
of the morris traditions. It was known in 19th century, particularly in East Anglia, but died out in the 1930s leaving little documentary evidence. It was revived by Cambridge Morris Men in 1977. Since then many different sides (or teams) have taken up...
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- Author: Jennie Higgins
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Willow Treehttps://www.efdss.org/?view=article&id=11264:morris-hey-willow-tree&catid=70
Back to Back Chorus Rounds Chorus Foot up The same as in Balance the Straw but now in the Bucknell style. Cross Over Just a little different from previous versions. Two double steps to cross over and turn but, instead of going all the way across, you...
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- Author: Jennie Higgins
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How to use this resourcehttps://www.efdss.org/?view=article&id=11265:morris-hey-how-to-use&catid=70
experience for everyone. Programme Structure You could choose to divide theMorris Hey! package into three sections, each a little harder than the one before: Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Week 1 Bobbing Around – Part 1 Revision & Simple Molly Dance...
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- Author: Jennie Higgins
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