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English Folk Dance and Song Society

August 26, 2023

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS, or pronounced 'EFF-diss'[3]) is an organisation that promotes English folk music and folk dance.[4][5] EFDSS was formed in 1932 when two organisations merged: the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society.[6] The EFDSS, a member-based organisation, was incorporated[7] in 1935 and became a registered charity[8] in 1963.

English Folk Dance and Song Society
AbbreviationEFDSS
Formation1932; 91 years ago (1932)
TypeNonprofit organisation
PurposeResearch, study and promotion of English folk music and folk dance
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Region served
England
Chief Executive and Artistic Director
Katy Spicer[1]
Budget
£1.5 million[2]
Websitewww.efdss.org

History Edit

The Folk-Song Society, founded in London in 1898,[9] focused on collecting and publishing folk songs, primarily of Britain and Ireland although there was no formal limitation. Participants included: Lucy Broadwood, George Butterworth, George Gardiner,[10] Anne Gilchrist, Percy Grainger, Henry Hammond, Ella Leather,[11] Kate Lee, Susan Lushington, Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Mary Augusta Wakefield.

The English Folk Dance Society was founded in 1911 by Cecil Sharp. Maud Karpeles was a leading participant. Its purpose was to preserve and promote English folk dances in their traditional forms, including Morris and sword dances, traditional social dances, and interpretations of the dances published by John Playford. The first secretary of the society was Lady Mary Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis; Trefusis Hall in the EFDSS HQ, Cecil Sharp House, is named after her.[12]

One of the greatest contributions that the EFDSS made to the folk movement, both dance and song, was the folk festival, starting with the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival in the 1940s and continuing with festivals in Whitby, Sidmouth, Holmfirth, Chippenham and elsewhere.

Publications Edit

Since 1936 the EFDSS has published English Dance & Song at least four times a year. This has become the longest-established magazine devoted to folk music, dance and song in the country. English Dance & Song is aimed at stimulating the interest of the membership of the EFDSS, as well as the wider folk music and dance community.

Their regular scholarly publication is Folk Music Journal, published annually in December, which was formerly entitled the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society until 1965. The work continues the earlier journals of the two societies: Journal of the Folk-Song Society, 1899–1931;[13] Journal of the English Folk Dance Society 191431.

Cecil Sharp House Edit

The Society is based at Cecil Sharp House in Camden, North London.[14] Originally conceived as a purpose-built headquarters for the English Folk Dance Society, and now Grade II-listed, it was designed in the neo-Georgian style by architect Henry Martineau Fletcher,[15] and opened on 7 June 1930.[14]

The building's most striking feature is Kennedy Hall, a large concert and performance space with a sprung ballroom floor for dancing. The space features acoustic-focused design elements, courtesy of Fletcher's friend and fellow architect Hope Bagenal.[16]

One wall of the hall originally accommodated a raised musicians gallery, but this was destroyed by bomb-damage in the Second World War. When the damage was repaired, in works concluding in 1954, the decision was made to commission a mural by the British abstract pastoral painter Ivon Hitchens. When unveiled, it was the largest single-wall mural in the United Kingdom.[17]

In addition to Kennedy Hall, Cecil Sharp House contains several smaller performance and rehearsal spaces; a café and bar; and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and Archive. Cecil Sharp House is an active and popular venue for concerts, as well as conferences and other private functions. In 2015, the building was voted as one of London's 20 best music venues by readers of Time Out magazine.[18]

Recent developments Edit

 
Cecil Sharp House in Regent's Park, London, is home to the English Folk Dance and Song Society

In 1998, with the folk movement strongly supported by a number of other organisations and the seeds planted by EFDSS thriving, the EFDSS altered its strategy to focus on education and archiving, with its primary goal the development of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library as the country's national archive and resource centre for folk music, dance and song.

In 2009, the society became a regularly funded organisation (now called a National Portfolio Organisation) of Arts Council England.[19]

In 2011 the society entered into a joint commission with Shrewsbury Folk Festival to create the Cecil Sharp Project, a multi-artist residential commission to create new works based on the life and collecting of Cecil Sharp. The project took place in March 2011, the artists involved being: Steve Knightley, Andy Cutting, Leonard Podolak, Jim Moray, Jackie Oates, Caroline Herring, Kathryn Roberts and Patsy Reid.[20]

In 2013, EFDSS launched The Full English, an ongoing archive project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Folklore Society, the National Folk Music Fund and the English Miscellany Folk Dance Group. This free and searchable resource of 44,000 records and over 58,000 digitised images is the world's biggest digital archive of traditional music and dance tunes.[21]

As well as folk music, the EFDSS is home to a number of performance artists, providing a regular performance platform for acts including the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, the Massive Violins and the Swingle Singers.

In September 2021, EFDSS opened consultation to consider changing its name, as it was felt by some that it did not represent the aims and outlook of the society.[22] A proposed name was 'Folk Arts England', a name formerly used between 2005 and 2014 by the Association of Festival Organisers. Of 65 members surveyed in November 2021, 74% approved this name, against other proposals such as 'Folk Arts Society'.[23] As of April 2022, consultation continues.

EFDSS Gold Badge Awards Edit

The EFDSS Gold Badge Award, created in 1922, is made to those deemed to have made exceptional contributions to folk music, dance, or the wider folk arts and folk community. Many past recipients are prominent figures not only within the folk community, but of wider British culture and society.[24]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Staff". EFDSS. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Report of the Year 2016-2017" (PDF). EFDSS. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ Challenges of Designing the Roud Folk Song Index, Library of Congress, YouTube, 9:00
  4. ^ Vaughan Williams, Ralph (September 1958). "The English Folk Dance and Song Society". Ethnomusicology. 2 (3): 108–112. doi:10.2307/924653. JSTOR 924653.
  5. ^ Pratt, S. R. S. (December 1965). "The English Folk Dance and Song Society". Journal of the Folklore Institute. 2 (3): 294–299. doi:10.2307/3814148. JSTOR 3814148.
  6. ^ Karpeles, Maud and Frogley, Alain (2007–2011). 'English Folk Dance and Song Society'. In: Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 24 October 2011. (subscription required).
  7. ^ Limited Company no 297142
  8. ^ Charity no 305999
  9. ^ Keel, Frederick (1948). 'The folk song society' (1898–1948). Journal of the English Folk Dance & Song Society, Vol 5, No 3, December. Retrieved 23 October 2011 (subscription required).
  10. ^ . Vaughan Williams Memorial Library. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Ella Mary Leather". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  12. ^ Seddon, Laura (15 April 2016). British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century. Routledge. p. 171. ISBN 9781317171348. Retrieved 24 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Dean-Smith, Margaret (1951). 'The Preservation of English Folk Song in the Journal of the Folk Song Society'. Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society, vol 6, no 3 (December), pp 69–76. Retrieved 24 October 2011 (subscription required).
  14. ^ a b "History of the house".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "CECIL SHARP HOUSE".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Cecil Sharp House, Camden, London".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Ivon Hitchens' 'Mural'".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "The Best Music Venues in London: Cecil Sharp House".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Our History".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ . English Folk Dance and Song Society. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  21. ^ Chilton, Martin (21 June 2013). "'Staggering' digital folk music archive launched". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  22. ^ "A consultation about our name". English Folk Dance and Song Society. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  23. ^ "What's in a Name?". English Folk Dance and Song Society. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Gold Badge Awards".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links Edit

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The English Folk Dance and Song Society EFDSS or pronounced EFF diss 3 is an organisation that promotes English folk music and folk dance 4 5 EFDSS was formed in 1932 when two organisations merged the Folk Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society 6 The EFDSS a member based organisation was incorporated 7 in 1935 and became a registered charity 8 in 1963 English Folk Dance and Song SocietyAbbreviationEFDSSFormation1932 91 years ago 1932 TypeNonprofit organisationPurposeResearch study and promotion of English folk music and folk danceHeadquartersLondon United KingdomRegion servedEnglandChief Executive and Artistic DirectorKaty Spicer 1 Budget 1 5 million 2 Websitewww efdss org Contents 1 History 2 Publications 3 Cecil Sharp House 4 Recent developments 5 EFDSS Gold Badge Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Folk Song Society founded in London in 1898 9 focused on collecting and publishing folk songs primarily of Britain and Ireland although there was no formal limitation Participants included Lucy Broadwood George Butterworth George Gardiner 10 Anne Gilchrist Percy Grainger Henry Hammond Ella Leather 11 Kate Lee Susan Lushington Cecil Sharp Ralph Vaughan Williams and Mary Augusta Wakefield The English Folk Dance Society was founded in 1911 by Cecil Sharp Maud Karpeles was a leading participant Its purpose was to preserve and promote English folk dances in their traditional forms including Morris and sword dances traditional social dances and interpretations of the dances published by John Playford The first secretary of the society was Lady Mary Hepburn Stuart Forbes Trefusis Trefusis Hall in the EFDSS HQ Cecil Sharp House is named after her 12 One of the greatest contributions that the EFDSS made to the folk movement both dance and song was the folk festival starting with the Stratford upon Avon Festival in the 1940s and continuing with festivals in Whitby Sidmouth Holmfirth Chippenham and elsewhere Publications EditSince 1936 the EFDSS has published English Dance amp Song at least four times a year This has become the longest established magazine devoted to folk music dance and song in the country English Dance amp Song is aimed at stimulating the interest of the membership of the EFDSS as well as the wider folk music and dance community Their regular scholarly publication is Folk Music Journal published annually in December which was formerly entitled the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society until 1965 The work continues the earlier journals of the two societies Journal of the Folk Song Society 1899 1931 13 Journal of the English Folk Dance Society 191431 Cecil Sharp House EditThe Society is based at Cecil Sharp House in Camden North London 14 Originally conceived as a purpose built headquarters for the English Folk Dance Society and now Grade II listed it was designed in the neo Georgian style by architect Henry Martineau Fletcher 15 and opened on 7 June 1930 14 The building s most striking feature is Kennedy Hall a large concert and performance space with a sprung ballroom floor for dancing The space features acoustic focused design elements courtesy of Fletcher s friend and fellow architect Hope Bagenal 16 One wall of the hall originally accommodated a raised musicians gallery but this was destroyed by bomb damage in the Second World War When the damage was repaired in works concluding in 1954 the decision was made to commission a mural by the British abstract pastoral painter Ivon Hitchens When unveiled it was the largest single wall mural in the United Kingdom 17 In addition to Kennedy Hall Cecil Sharp House contains several smaller performance and rehearsal spaces a cafe and bar and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and Archive Cecil Sharp House is an active and popular venue for concerts as well as conferences and other private functions In 2015 the building was voted as one of London s 20 best music venues by readers of Time Out magazine 18 Recent developments Edit Cecil Sharp House in Regent s Park London is home to the English Folk Dance and Song SocietyIn 1998 with the folk movement strongly supported by a number of other organisations and the seeds planted by EFDSS thriving the EFDSS altered its strategy to focus on education and archiving with its primary goal the development of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library as the country s national archive and resource centre for folk music dance and song In 2009 the society became a regularly funded organisation now called a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England 19 In 2011 the society entered into a joint commission with Shrewsbury Folk Festival to create the Cecil Sharp Project a multi artist residential commission to create new works based on the life and collecting of Cecil Sharp The project took place in March 2011 the artists involved being Steve Knightley Andy Cutting Leonard Podolak Jim Moray Jackie Oates Caroline Herring Kathryn Roberts and Patsy Reid 20 In 2013 EFDSS launched The Full English an ongoing archive project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund The Folklore Society the National Folk Music Fund and the English Miscellany Folk Dance Group This free and searchable resource of 44 000 records and over 58 000 digitised images is the world s biggest digital archive of traditional music and dance tunes 21 As well as folk music the EFDSS is home to a number of performance artists providing a regular performance platform for acts including the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain the Massive Violins and the Swingle Singers In September 2021 EFDSS opened consultation to consider changing its name as it was felt by some that it did not represent the aims and outlook of the society 22 A proposed name was Folk Arts England a name formerly used between 2005 and 2014 by the Association of Festival Organisers Of 65 members surveyed in November 2021 74 approved this name against other proposals such as Folk Arts Society 23 As of April 2022 update consultation continues EFDSS Gold Badge Awards EditThe EFDSS Gold Badge Award created in 1922 is made to those deemed to have made exceptional contributions to folk music dance or the wider folk arts and folk community Many past recipients are prominent figures not only within the folk community but of wider British culture and society 24 1922 Lady Mary Trefusis Griselda Hervey 1923 Cecil Sharp William Kimber 1928 Maud Karpeles William Wells 1929 Helen Storrow 1930 Winifred Shuldham Shaw 1934 W H Bonham Carter 1938 Anne Gilchrist Miss E F Lawrence 1940 Miss C Holbrow 1943 Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams 1945 Miss H Cornock Keen 1946 Lady Ampthill Frank Howes 1948 Frederick Keel R J Tabor Rev E A White 1950 Richard Callender 1954 Violet Alford Elsie Avril Marjory Sinclair 1956 P J Terry 1957 Janet McCrindell 1960 Kenneth Constable Irene Fisher Marjorie Heffer Dr Robert Kenworthy Schofield George Osborne 1961 Kathleen Adkins Miss L Chapin Lily Conant May Gadd Margaret Grant Sybil Lightfoot Grace Meikle Philip Merrill Marjorie Penn Evelyn Wells Elsie Whiteman 1962 Alec Hunter 1963 Everal de Jersey 1964 Mary Trevelyan Dorothy Bessant 1965 Douglas Kennedy amp Helen Kennedy 1969 Harry Cox Arthur Marshall Edward Nicol 1970 Dr W Fisher Cassie Fred Hamer 1971 Nan Fleming Williams Patrick Shuldham Shaw 1973 Mollie Du Cane Dr Leonard C Luckwill 1974 William Ganiford 1975 A L Lloyd 1976 Kenneth Clark Johnson Ellwood 1977 Stan Hugill Rev Kenneth Loveless 1978 Sybil Clark Bob Copper Copper Family Kathleen Mitchell 1979 Bill Rutter 1980 Dr Russell Wortley 1981 Dr Lionel Bacon Bob Cann 1982 Sam Sherry The Watersons Lal Norma and Mike Waterson John Harrison and Martin Carthy 1983 Nibs Matthews Walter Pardon The Spinners Tony Davis Mick Groves Cliff Hall and Hugh Jones 1984 Philip Bloy Leslie Hyner 1986 Hugh Rippon 1987 Reg Hall Ewan MacCoIl Peggy Seeger Michael Yates 1988 Joe Brown Ursula Vaughan Williams 1989 Peter Dashwood Jack Hamilton 1990 Tom Cook Pat Tracey 1995 Ivor Allsop Liza Austin Brenda Godrich Cyril Jones Fred Jordan Harry Pitts Rex Laycock 1996 May Beeforth Elsie Cloughton Tony Foxworthy Francis Shergold 1997 Barbara Kinsman Ivy Romney Cyril Swales 1998 Jill Copper John Copper amp Jon Dudley Copper Family Marjorie Fennessy Dr Ian Russell 1999 Roy Judge Ron Smedley 2001 Roy Dommett Dr Denis Smith Trevor Stone 2002 Dr Christopher Cawte John Kirkpatrick Dave Swarbrick 2003 Dave Arthur Shirley Collins Iona Opie Roy Palmer 2004 Steve Heap Peter Kennedy Geoff Rye Malcolm Taylor 2005 Alistair Anderson Tony Engle Phil Heaton Aubrey O Brien Doc Rowe 2007 Eliza Carthy Michael Heaney Frank Purslow Pat Wilkinson The Yetties Bonny Sartin Pete Shutler and Mac McCulloch 2008 Ray Fisher John Heydon Lou Killen Colin Ross 2009 Jack Brown Beryl Marriott Roger Nicholls Steve Roud Derek Schofield 2010 Jim Coleman Vic Gammon John Howson Katie Howson Taffy Thomas 2011 Johnny Handle Nic Jones George Peterson Les Seaman Jackie Toaduff Eddie Upton 2012 Bill Leader Graeme Miles 2013 Ashley Hutchings Ricky Forster David Blick 2014 Maddy Prior Sandra Kerr David Leverton Alan Bearman 2015 Ian A Anderson John Tams Rollo Woods Paul Wilson and Marilyn Tucker Wren Music 2016 Maggie Fletcher Pete Coe and Sue Coe Mike Wilson Jones and Mary Wilson Jones 2017 Johnny Adams Nicolas Broadbridge Dave and Maggie Hunt The Wilson Family 2018 Frankie Armstrong John Bacon Antony Heywood Vic Legg 2019 Carolyn Robson Chris Coe John Graham Mike Norris Kate Rusby 2020 Paul and Liz Davenport Benny Graham Mick Peat 2021 Lynette and Jim Eldon Kerry Fletcher Chris Metherell Rod Stradling 2022 Madeleine Smith Lawrence Heath Roger Watson Carol and the late Gwilym DaviesSee also EditVaughan Williams Memorial Library Country Dance and Song Society the American counterpart to the EFDSSReferences Edit Staff EFDSS Retrieved 20 September 2018 Report of the Year 2016 2017 PDF EFDSS Retrieved 20 September 2018 Challenges of Designing the Roud Folk Song Index Library of Congress YouTube 9 00 Vaughan Williams Ralph September 1958 The English Folk Dance and Song Society Ethnomusicology 2 3 108 112 doi 10 2307 924653 JSTOR 924653 Pratt S R S December 1965 The English Folk Dance and Song Society Journal of the Folklore Institute 2 3 294 299 doi 10 2307 3814148 JSTOR 3814148 Karpeles Maud and Frogley Alain 2007 2011 English Folk Dance and Song Society In Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online Retrieved 24 October 2011 subscription required Limited Company no 297142 Charity no 305999 Keel Frederick 1948 The folk song society 1898 1948 Journal of the English Folk Dance amp Song Society Vol 5 No 3 December Retrieved 23 October 2011 subscription required G B Gardiner folk song collector Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2009 Ella Mary Leather Oxford University Press Retrieved 8 August 2009 Seddon Laura 15 April 2016 British Women Composers and Instrumental Chamber Music in the Early Twentieth Century Routledge p 171 ISBN 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