Mitch Diamond first saw a Morris dance 47 years ago, at a folk-dancing camp in Massachusetts. He locked eyes with one of the dancers as the man leapt into the air. “You could just see this look ...

THE recent amalgamation of the Folk Song Society with the English Folk Dance Society has been marked by the appearance of a new journal with the title Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song ...

In today’s episode, Katie Derham explores English Folk Dance with professional folk dancer Kerry Fletcher and folk musician Chris Walshaw. From morris and sword dancing to the lively social ...

In 1915 Sharp went to the U. S. and himself founded the English Folk-Dance Society’s Manhattan branch. U. S. dancers, who had not yet forgotten their Virginia reels and square dances, ...

Folk Music And Dances Find Their Niche Here. September 7, 2000. ... Given this fertile environment, it is not surprising that folk concerts flourish from Glen Echo to Takoma Park, ...

Gold Badges are given for unique or outstanding contributions to folk music, dance or song, distinguished service to EFDSS and/or exceptional contributions to EFDSS’ work. Gold Badges for 2017 ...

Musicians commissioned by The English Folk Dance and Song Society including BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nancy Kerr have worked on the project called Sweet Liberties – which also references ...

A young girl holds hands with her dance partner May 3, 2025, as part of a Morris Dance at the Stellwagen Farm. The farm, a historic site in Orland Park, hosted a maypole dance and celebration.

The organisers hope that "English Folk Music" will become a globally-recognised musical "brand" in the way that "EDM" has become an all-embracing term for electronic dance music. The English Folk ...