English Folk Dance and Song Society

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English Folk Dance and Song Society

EFDSS website: http://www.efdss.org/

Vaughan Williams Memorial Library


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