The English Folk Dance and Song Society A company limited by guarantee and registered in England No.297142 A Charity registered in England and Wales No. 305999 EFDSS Cecil Sharp House 2 Regent's Park Road LONDON NW1 7AY Phone 020 7485 2206 Fax 020 7284 0534 Library Fax 020 7284 0523 The English Folk Dance and Song Society was formed in 1932 by the merger of two organisations, the Folk Song Society, founded in 1898, and the English Folk Dance Society founded by Cecil Sharp in 1911. The Society is active in providing support for educators, researchers and folk activists in music song and dance. It houses and maintains the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, one of the nation's premier collections of folk books, manuscripts and recordings, and works to promote the folk music of England to the people of the world. More information is available at www.efdss.org |