The English Folk Dance and Song Society is a founding partner of the English Folk Expo (EFEx), the most important showcase event to sell English folk music to a national and international delegation of buyers.
English Folk Expo is a Sector Support Organisation within Arts Council England's National Porfolio. In addition it is supported by us at the English Folk Dance and Song Society and So It Is. The event is based at HOME, Manchester and runs alongside the public Manchester Folk Festival.
EFEx 2022 took place in October in central Manchester. Delegates from the UK and abroad saw a host of established and up-and-coming professional, export-ready artists, performing at Manchester Folk Festival as well as at private showcases and receptions exclusive to English Folk Expo. Our showcase featured Marie Bashiru, Oliver Cross & Eleanor Servanté and Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell.
Our previous showcased artists at EFEx have included Thom Ashworth, Nicola Beazley, Damien & The Omen, Nidd, Alden, Patterson and Dashwood and Bryony Griffith.
