English Folk Dance and Song Society

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 & Song (4 p.a.)