Links to Folk and Dance Web Sites

This page comprises hyperlinks to web sites that deal with folk dancing. Some are run by EFDSS or affiliates, while others feature callers and bands who have appeared at FISY dances. There are web sites that we have come across that may be useful to dancers, and there are sites that have been submitted by readers.

Folk In South Yorkshire On Line has no control over the content of any of the sites featured on this page.

• EFDSS
• EFDSS Affiliates
• Callers
• Bands and Musicians
• Web Resources
• Links submitted by readers

• The EFDSS web site
• Events at Cecil Sharp House, the English Folk Dance and Song Society HQ in London
• Find on a road map from www.streetmap.co.uk

• Adlington Folk Dance Club (Cheshire) Includes links to related sites.
• Folk Around Bristol (formerly EFDSS Avon District)
• Devon Folk (formerly EFDSS Devon District)
• FASH and Solent Waves - Folk Around Southampton

Those listed in bold type have at one time been booked guests at FISY dances. Other links have been submitted by readers.

• Elaine Beckingham, caller. This is the web site for Elaine's Wednesday evening dance club in Sheffield.
• ceilidh Calling, the homepage of the Ceilidhcaller John Brown. Contains resources for other callers (dances, advice etc) as well as a few details about John Brown (gig list etc).
• Heather Hawthorn, caller
• Colin Hume, caller
• Fried de Metz Herman, caller, master choreographer, teacher, composer, and dancer
• Gene Murrow, caller

Those listed in bold type have at one time been booked guests at FISY dances. Other links have been submitted by readers

• Amaryllis, piano accordion duo
• Belshazzar's Feast, piano accordion and oboe/violin duo - more info on Webfeet
• Bracken Rigg Barn Dance Band, piano accordion, fiddle (optional), string or electric bass (optional), Mandola (optional), snare drum or bodhran, second accordion (optional), concertina (optional)
• Heather Mixture, piano accordion with midi and optional drummer
• Hekety, five-piece band
• Knotted Chord, five-piece band
• Fiona Maurice-Smith, piano accordion, bandleader
• The Ransome Crawlers, barn dance/ceilidh band with caller, from Kerrier, Cornwall
• Dave Yeomans and Caroline Bunting, piano accordion/keyboards duo

These web sites are ones we have found useful. They include local and national magazines, discussion groups, lists of events and more.

• Stirrings Folk Magazine (South Yorkshire area)
• F Roots Magazine (UK)
• Set and turn Single The independent magazine for folk dancers

• EFDSS Forum Mailing list for discussions about the EFDSS
• UK Folk Newsgroup (uk.music.folk) via Google or via Usenet
• UK Dancing Newsgroup (uk.rec.dancing) via Google or via Usenet
• Yorkshire Discussion Newsgroup (uk.local.yorkshire.moderated) via Google or via Usenet
• Yorkshire Noticeboard Newsgroup (uk.local.yorkshire.noticeboard) via Google or via Usenet

• Webfeet:
  • National Dance Information
  • English Ceilidh Dance Information
• DanceWeb: the guide to dance classes and suppliers in Britain
• Martin Nail's Internet Folk Links
• Richard Hilston's Music Links

• University of Sheffield Ceilidh Society
• South Riding Folk Network
  • SRFN Dance Index

Recognising that not everyone is fortunate enough to live within easy reach of South Yorkshire, we are happy to include links to folk dance and music sites listing local activities in other areas. Please feel free to include a link to on your own pages.

• Wibsey Primary Folk Dance Group, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Call in and dance when on business or holiday or when in the area or permanently! Weekly Playford-style classes in term time. (Site requires Javascript)
• Folk Around Bristol (formerly EFDSS Avon District)
• Gainsborough Folk Club
• London Irish Set Dancing News
• Nottingham Folk Dance Group promoting dances from the 17th century to the present day
• Fo'c's'le - Folk Around Southampton
• The Welsh Folk Dance Society web site
• Worksop Folk Dance Group for folk who want to dance modern and traditional dances from all the British Isles for their own and other people's pleasure

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Compiled by Alan Pemberton
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England