There will be a free, one-day, in-person conference, organised by the Traditional Song Forum and Contemporary Folklore Research Centre, held on Saturday 30 September at the University of Sheffield. Free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-study-of… #traditionalmusic #traditionalsong @UniShefEngage #folkmusic #trad

We’re on the hunt for a Research Associate to join us for Stage 2 of our project! jobs.ac.uk/job/DBO778/res… #researchassociate #musicresearch #folkresearch #musicdepartment #academicmusic #research #musicjobsuk

ACCESS FOLK podcast online! Joanie Bones & Oliver Cross discuss themes emerged from Access Folk research project about participation & inclusion in folk singing in England. Listen /subscribe on your favourite podcast player. accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk #folkmusic

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Yesterday Esbjorn Wettermark popped up to Edinburgh to meet with Wendy Timmons (PhD) and Iliyana Nedkova at Trad Dance Forum. Lovely meeting talking about their strategic work to showcase Scotland's diversity of traditional dance. Part of our new international collaboration, more to come!

We've arrived English Folk Expo find us and have a chat about the project. We're not as scary as we look...

Our Fay Hield is listening in to the Trad Talk @TradMusicForum day about access and participation in the Scottish folk scene. Great energy and really honest picking at the issues. Steve Byrne was unflinching and an inspiration. Hoping to continue the conversation.

Our colleague Esbjorn Wettermark has just come back from a visit to one of our partners in our new side-project looking at different strategies to increase participation in folk arts! Where do you think he has been?

Small Project Grants from Access Folk support events and organisers to make folk singing more accessible to a wider range of people. There’s a rolling deadline for applications, starting on 22 Jan. accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/act…

Announcing our Small Project Grants worth up to £1,000. Access Folk explores ways to increase and diversify participation in folk singing in England. We need your help to achieve these goals! accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/act… #smallprojectgrants #folksinging #musicgrants #folkmusic #folk

Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing findings from our Consulting Groups report, starting with changes that are relatively easy to implement for organisers of folk events. #folkmusic #folkscene #folksinging #englishfolk #folksong #folk #folksinger #folkclub #accessfolk

We will be at North Atlantic Song Convention, have a look at the programme, loads of great stuff and (of course) singing.

This week our colleague Esbjorn Wettermark visited Norwich and @AreaStudiesUEA for a short presentation with our board member HazelMarsh18, followed by a viewing of a documentary about Irish Traveller singer Thomas McCarthy. See if it you can! youtube.com/watch?v=kvZFTu…

We’re offering an online Q&A session on our Small Project Grants this Tuesday 12th March 12:00-13:00. Please sign up on our website accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/act… #folkmusic #folkgrants #musicgrants #smallprojects #musicprojects #folksinging #folksong #folksingers

Our Small Project Grants worth up to £1,000 are available to support existing organisers who are interested in making changes to the events they already run. For more information visit accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/act… #folksinging #folk #folkmusic #folksong #folkclub #folkgrant

‘European folk arts organisations are increasingly looking for ways of reaching new and more diverse groups of people’ – Access Folk’s new report gives some strategies drive.google.com/file/d/17GkFcg…

Hey festivals! We're all looking forward to having a great summer enjoying some live folk music! Here's a helpful 🧵 We've put together a handy guide to help ensure that we can all stay safe this summer, check out our safeguarding checklist: #Esperance #Festivals #Safeguarding

If you are in Edinburgh next week you can see Joanie Bones' performances that she is developing as one of our small project grants holders. Book tickets here and learn more about her work on her website. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-bi… joaniebones.com

A short but productive visit to Isle of Man and Culture Vannin. Thoughtful and exciting conversations about folk arts, Manx language and cultural policy. Part of The University of Sheffield and Access Folk #KnowledgeExchange project on #FolkArts and #CulturalPolicy in The UK and Isle of Man.