Links
Websites of Interest
Dartington Plus
Dartington Plus supports long term participation in music and the arts for all people in the South West of England. The Dartington Plus programme falls into three strands of activity - education, enterprise and performance.
> Visit siteEFDSS - English Folk Dance & Song Society
Membership-based organisation, with London headquarters including the specialist Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.
> Visit siteFolk SW Youtube Channel
Visit our Youtube Channel for clips of events.
> Visit siteFolkus
Folk Arts organisation supporting and building traditional and contemporary folk music, song and dance in the North West of England.
> Visit siteFolkworks
Folk development agency covering the northeast of England
> Visit siteMusicLeader - South West
MusicLeader is support service dedicated to the professional development of UK music leaders.
MusicLeader South West provides access to professional development and training for music leaders at every stage of their career.
> Visit siteSAD Folk
Somerset and Dorset Folk Events Diary
> Visit siteSidmouth Folk Week
Already a mouth-watering array of artists and events has been organised to make sure that, whatever your taste in the folk arts - Sidmouth FolkWeek is the place to be.
> Visit siteSing Up
Sing Up is the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme, produced by Youth Music, The Sage Gateshead, AMV-BBDO and Faber Music, supported by Government.
FOLK SOUTH WEST is the Sing Up Area Leader folk Somerset
> Visit siteSouth West Music School
South West Music School is part of a national network of Centres of Advanced Training supported by the Department for Children, Schools & Families Music and Dance Scheme for exceptionally talented young musicians aged between 8 and 18.
> Visit siteStanchester Quire
Stanchester Quire is Directed by Eddie Upton. Weekly sessions originally held at Stanchester School now held at All Saints School, Montacute. Open to all. See website for more details.
> Visit siteThe Traditional Music And Song Association of Scotland
Membership-based organisation to sustain and develop awareness of Scotland's traditions of music and song.
> Visit siteThe Wren Trust
Devon-based professional community folk arts organisation
> Visit siteWiltshire Folk Arts
This is the place where we hope you will find what you are looking for when it comes to Traditional Arts, Music, Dance, Song, Customs and Traditions in Wiltshire
> Visit siteYorkshire Dales Workshop
Folk arts development company working in Yorkshire to bring music, dance, song and theatre to a wider audience.
> Visit siteUseful Addresses
The East Anglian Traditional Music Trust
Organisation promoting the performance and appreciation of traditional folk music, song, dance and customs of East Anglia.
44, Old Street, Haughley,
Stowmarket,
Suffolk IP14 3NX
Trac (Folk Development Agency for Wales)
Swn-y-Coed
Llandinam,
Powys SY17 5DJ
Other Useful Websites
Brad Waters
Designer of this website. Specialist in CD graphic design and web design, based in Plymouth, Devon.
> Visit siteCommon Ground
Celebrating local distinctiveness
> Visit siteEngland In Particular
Specifically looking at England, English customs & traditions, etc.
> Visit siteWiltshire Community History
The Folk Arts section contains information on Traditional Songs, Biographies, Folk Plays and Folk Events in the Wiltshire area. They are still adding material to this section and would be grateful to receive any additional information on traditional Wiltshire songs, singers, plays and players.
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