Websites we like!

Folk tune finder - an excellent resource for when you need to find that tune!

Folk Friend - a genius little website for all your folk festival needs!

Folk Festival Photos - amazing collection of photos from Alan Cole

Folk Cast - podcasts, news and view

Bright Young Folk - keeping an eye out on the bright young folk scene in the UK

Official Folk Albums Chart -  A monthly chart compiled by the Official Charts Company, produced by English Folk Expo and presented by the Manchester Folk Festival.

Oxford links:

Oxford Inspires - encouraging culture across Oxfordshire.

Oxford Contemporary Music - producing and presenting the best new music.

Oxfordshire Folk Association - umbrella body for Oxfordshire, co-ordinating social dance and some display dance. Their site also contains some useful information about different types of dancing and what to expect.

Oxfordshire Folk Musicians - Facebook group for Oxfordshire Folk Musicians

Oxford City Guide - useful website for visitors to Oxford.

Daily Info - essential website for everything Oxford.

Guide2Oxford - holidays, property, news, events. Covers the city and surrounding areas.

Visit Oxfordshire - tourist information guide to the county.

Oxford Woodcraft Folk - youth organisation.

Digital Sources:

Lisa Heywood's blogs with non-gendered dance instructions 

Lisa Heywood's non-gendered dance resources from across the internet 

The Folk Forecast Upcoming digital events on the UK folk scene, brought together in one place. 

Folk Radio Diary - The Folk Radio Diary is A Resource for Folk Show Presenters, Listeners and Artists with Radio Show Listings, Featured Shows and Submission Details.

EFDSS: Learning by Ear - Online Training resource - a comprehensive online training resource on ensemble musicianship, freely available for everyone to use

South East:

Shirefolk - our local listings magazine.

Tradamis - an organisation delivering Traditional Music and Dance in Schools.

Traditional Music Making - workshops in Gloucestershire.

Brackley Folk Club - Northamptonshire, but close enough to Oxford to merit a link here!

The Stables - a venue in Milton Keynes with a strong folk programme

Further afield:

The English Folk Dance and Song Society - nationwide folk development organisation.

Folk Camps - lovely holidays for folkies.

Wiltshire Folk Arts - blog about folk in Wiltshire.

Glosfolk - keeping traditional music live and kicking in Gloucestershire

FW, Folklife West print / online; articles, members' news & listings

Folklife's online Directory and Festival & Workshops Diaries

Event Management Guidance

Inclusive-event-planning-after-covid-19.html from Function Central

Other Links

OK Rehab a website that offers guidance and support for people experiencing problems with substance misuse and co-occurring mental health problems

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