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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
* [[Folk Music Journal]] (annual) | * [[Folk Music Journal]] (annual) | ||
* [[English Dance | * [[English Dance and Song]] (4 p.a.) | ||
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English Folk Dance and Song Society
EFDSS website: http://www.efdss.org/
Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
- about the library http://www.efdss.org/aboutvwml.html
- VWML Online http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/home.cgi
- Take Six archive http://library.efdss.org/archives/
- Cecil Sharp's Diaries http://library.efdss.org/exhibitions/sharpdiaries/
Mission Statement
The English Folk Dance and Song Society will develop its resources, namely the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Cecil Sharp House, its professional staff and its members, to:
- maintain itself as a centre of excellence for the study, practice and dissemination of traditional English folk song, dance and music;
- provide national and local outreach services that enable and increase access;
- celebrate diversity and promote equality
History
The English Folk Dance and Song Society was formed in 1932 through the merger of two organisations, the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society, the latter formed by Cecil Sharp in 1911.
History of the EFDSS by Derek Schofield
Publications
- Folk Music Journal (annual)
- English Dance and Song (4 p.a.)