For one week only, donations were DOUBLED for FREE through The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023!
We raised a total of £17,195 from 105 individual donations together with matched funding and Gift Aid.
Individual donations are an essential form of support for us. Without them, we would be unable to continue the varied and unparalleled work we do to develop a whole range of folk activities across music, dance and scholarly research. Your donation, large or small, will directly help to grow and nourish the future of the folk arts.
The funds from this campaign will be directed towards our Folk Rising programme. Folk Rising seeks to re-define English folk music and dance for the 21st century by supporting a greater diversity of artists to explore and work with folk. Through bursaries, rehearsal space, and training/support, the programme amplifies new voices and fosters fresh interpretations of folk music and dance relevant to today's society.
We are grateful to our generous pledgers, along with the Reed Foundation as Big Give champion funder, who donated the match funding which doubled the gift.
Recent bursaries and commissions from the English Folk Dance and Song Society have kick-started ground-breaking and far-reaching projects such as Angeline Morrison’s The Sorrow Songs. Queer Folk, by Sophie Crawford and George Sansome, Stick in the Wheel’s Perspectives on Tradition, and many more.
Read more about our bursaries
Image: Folk Dance Remixed, EFDSS Associate Company
This Big Give campaign has now finished, but we welcome your support at any time of year.
You can donate towards a particular activity area, or you can leave us to allocate the funds wherever the need is greatest.
One-off and regular donations are both welcome!
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