Incredibly pleased for Jo Freya and honoured to be handing over to her later this year. She is a brilliant musician, educator, and a wonderful human - very excited for the lucky young musicians that will be working with her over the next #youthfolk cohorts 🥰 Well done Jo! 🎷🤩

This week's Classic Folk leans a little bit towards the dark side... Listen now to hear Merry Hell - Folking Mag Best Live Act Award 2022+, Karine Polwart, Melrose Quartet, Tim van Eyken, Chris Wood, Andy Cutting, Alice Jones, Jo Freya, Jim Causley, Kathryn Tickell and many more! efdss.org/listen

Dear friends - this has not been an easy decision but to quote Chaucer “All good things must come to an end”. We have reached that time where we will be putting Moirai aside. Please see our full farewell statement over on our Facebook page: m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

This year has already brought some big changes for me, including a new role as Artistic Director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, and the end of our time with Moirai. I’ve written a few lines about it all in my newsletter: mailchi.mp/280d792f5331/j…

So grateful to be included among such brilliant women tunesmiths! 🪗🎶 THANK YOU Kathryn Tickell Faber Music Publications #InternationalWomensDay #TunesFromTheWomen

We have danced to some of the tunes published in Folk Tunes from the Women. Composers include Jo Freya #SueHarris Bryony Griffith #JessArrowsmith Alison Rowley Laurel Swift #HelenGentile Harriet Power Isla Ratcliff who have all appeared at Oxfolk or ceilidhs Folk Weekend: Oxford

As spring arrives, I’ve got lots to look forward to, including Folk Weekend: Oxford with Narthen (+ livestreamed by Live to your Living Room), some exciting workshops in Germany, and my next steps with EFDSS National Youth Folk Ensemble. Read all about it! mailchi.mp/e4afc8953f0f/j…

If you've been with us from the start, you'll know how important Folk Weekend: Oxford is to us, as it's where we sprang from! This year, we'll be livestreaming 2 gigs from the festival - Narthen on 14th April and Emily Portman & Rob Harbron on the 15th! livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/

Folk Weekend: Oxford has a special place in our hearts, as it's the festival Live to Your Living Room first sprang from! We can't wait to bring you two gigs from the festival next weekend. First up, Narthen on Friday 14th April! livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/narthen…

Fancy being in a band? Want to improve your playing in sessions. Just fancy learning a new tune. Get your ticket and join the amazing musicians of Narthen Jo Freya Fi Fraser Sarah Matthews &Doug Eunson on Saturday mornign at Pitt Rivers Museum folkweekendoxford.co.uk/events/folk-in…

You've booked for their workshop on Saturday morning? Hope you're going to come see them perform on Friday night in the gorgeous surroundings of the Quaker Meeting House Get your ticket in advance to avoid missing out. Jo Freya folkweekendoxford.co.uk/events/narthen/

We're thrilled to be taking Folk Weekend: Oxford online for the fourth year! We'll be kicking things off with Narthen tonight at 7.30pm UK time. Join Jo Freya, Fi Fraser, Doug Eunson & Sarah Matthews for beautiful harmonies and stunning instrumentals. livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/narthen…

Narthen lighting up the Quaker Meeting House and Live to your Living Room this evening. #FWO2023

Hello from Germany, where I'm currently busy teaching some workshops in Torgau - here's a photo of the lovely castle! It's been a busy few months, and there's lots more to look forward to when I get back. See what’s in store in my April newsletter: mailchi.mp/47502dc5d1cb/j…

Thank you Leeds Conservatoire for hosting our first National #YouthFolk Ensemble Open Day of 2023. Great welcome & facilities! Thanks all the young musicians, and tutors Jo Freya, Bevan Morris & Sarah Matthews. Next FREE Open Day is 31 May Cecil Sharp House efdss.org/learning/young…

Here's this week's Classic Folk! Featuring Jo Freya, Artistic Director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble , alongside Emily Smith, Fay Hield, Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer, Jackie Oates, AllanYnYFan, Kathryn Tickell, and many more favourites! efdss.org/listen

Lovely looking in the diary and seeing the things coming up in April and May. NYFE, Blowzabella and Narthen all out and about.