Cecil Sharp House
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Award-winning arts centre at the heart of folk, home to efdss.bsky.social since 1930.
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First Family Barn Dance of the year!
Live music inspires the dancing and friendly callers guide the moves with simple instructions and gender-free calling.
No experience necessary!
Sun 11 Jan
3pm-4:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
Book now - bit.ly/4j3t1rE
Live music inspires the dancing and friendly callers guide the moves with simple instructions and gender-free calling.
No experience necessary!
Sun 11 Jan
3pm-4:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
Book now - bit.ly/4j3t1rE
January 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
First Family Barn Dance of the year!
Live music inspires the dancing and friendly callers guide the moves with simple instructions and gender-free calling.
No experience necessary!
Sun 11 Jan
3pm-4:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
Book now - bit.ly/4j3t1rE
Live music inspires the dancing and friendly callers guide the moves with simple instructions and gender-free calling.
No experience necessary!
Sun 11 Jan
3pm-4:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
Book now - bit.ly/4j3t1rE
Our opening hours over the festive period:
Sun 21 Dec open for evening event
Sun 21 Dec to Tue 30 Dec closed
Wed 31 Dec open for NYE ceilidh
Thu 1 Jan closed
Fri 2 Jan closed
Sat 3 Jan closed
Sun 4 Jan closed
Mon 5 Jan open as usual
Sun 21 Dec open for evening event
Sun 21 Dec to Tue 30 Dec closed
Wed 31 Dec open for NYE ceilidh
Thu 1 Jan closed
Fri 2 Jan closed
Sat 3 Jan closed
Sun 4 Jan closed
Mon 5 Jan open as usual
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our opening hours over the festive period:
Sun 21 Dec open for evening event
Sun 21 Dec to Tue 30 Dec closed
Wed 31 Dec open for NYE ceilidh
Thu 1 Jan closed
Fri 2 Jan closed
Sat 3 Jan closed
Sun 4 Jan closed
Mon 5 Jan open as usual
Sun 21 Dec open for evening event
Sun 21 Dec to Tue 30 Dec closed
Wed 31 Dec open for NYE ceilidh
Thu 1 Jan closed
Fri 2 Jan closed
Sat 3 Jan closed
Sun 4 Jan closed
Mon 5 Jan open as usual
It's time for the big reveal... The special guest joining Martin Carthy in February is none other than Eliza Carthy!
Tickets have been flying even before this news so head to our website to secure yours while you still can.
Wed 25 Feb bit.ly/4qrgwcX
Tickets have been flying even before this news so head to our website to secure yours while you still can.
Wed 25 Feb bit.ly/4qrgwcX
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's time for the big reveal... The special guest joining Martin Carthy in February is none other than Eliza Carthy!
Tickets have been flying even before this news so head to our website to secure yours while you still can.
Wed 25 Feb bit.ly/4qrgwcX
Tickets have been flying even before this news so head to our website to secure yours while you still can.
Wed 25 Feb bit.ly/4qrgwcX
Meet Cohort 10 of the National Youth Folk Ensemble!
You can find all of the Ensemble’s current favourite bits of music of the Meet the Ensemble page on the EFDSS website.
All of the photos are by Roswitha Chesher
bit.ly/4s0P3zw
You can find all of the Ensemble’s current favourite bits of music of the Meet the Ensemble page on the EFDSS website.
All of the photos are by Roswitha Chesher
bit.ly/4s0P3zw
Meet the Ensemble
Meet the National Youth Folk Ensemble 2025/26...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Meet Cohort 10 of the National Youth Folk Ensemble!
You can find all of the Ensemble’s current favourite bits of music of the Meet the Ensemble page on the EFDSS website.
All of the photos are by Roswitha Chesher
bit.ly/4s0P3zw
You can find all of the Ensemble’s current favourite bits of music of the Meet the Ensemble page on the EFDSS website.
All of the photos are by Roswitha Chesher
bit.ly/4s0P3zw
New gig announced! 🪕🪘
Cross-cultural collaborators Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango (UK and Mozambique) bring their unique blend of their respective traditions to Cecil Sharp House, offering a vibrant new sound full of world rhythms, contemporary song-writing and joy.
Wed 3 Jun bit.ly/4aA4dph
Cross-cultural collaborators Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango (UK and Mozambique) bring their unique blend of their respective traditions to Cecil Sharp House, offering a vibrant new sound full of world rhythms, contemporary song-writing and joy.
Wed 3 Jun bit.ly/4aA4dph
Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango
Kate Griffin (UK) and Matchume Zango (Mozambique) are forging a new cross-cultural collaboration celebrating the universal power of traditional music.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
New gig announced! 🪕🪘
Cross-cultural collaborators Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango (UK and Mozambique) bring their unique blend of their respective traditions to Cecil Sharp House, offering a vibrant new sound full of world rhythms, contemporary song-writing and joy.
Wed 3 Jun bit.ly/4aA4dph
Cross-cultural collaborators Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango (UK and Mozambique) bring their unique blend of their respective traditions to Cecil Sharp House, offering a vibrant new sound full of world rhythms, contemporary song-writing and joy.
Wed 3 Jun bit.ly/4aA4dph
🚨GIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
We are delighted to announce a new event, Songs for the Workers: a night of music to mark International Workers' Day, featuring iconic folk musicians Peggy Seeger, Jackie Oates, Nick Hart, Jennifer Reid and Francis Devine.
Thu 7 May bit.ly/3KqkkLq
We are delighted to announce a new event, Songs for the Workers: a night of music to mark International Workers' Day, featuring iconic folk musicians Peggy Seeger, Jackie Oates, Nick Hart, Jennifer Reid and Francis Devine.
Thu 7 May bit.ly/3KqkkLq
Songs for the Workers
A night of music to mark International Workers' Day, featuring Peggy Seeger, Jackie Oates, Nick Hart, Jennifer Reid and Francis Devine.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚨GIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
We are delighted to announce a new event, Songs for the Workers: a night of music to mark International Workers' Day, featuring iconic folk musicians Peggy Seeger, Jackie Oates, Nick Hart, Jennifer Reid and Francis Devine.
Thu 7 May bit.ly/3KqkkLq
We are delighted to announce a new event, Songs for the Workers: a night of music to mark International Workers' Day, featuring iconic folk musicians Peggy Seeger, Jackie Oates, Nick Hart, Jennifer Reid and Francis Devine.
Thu 7 May bit.ly/3KqkkLq
A Big Thank You to everyone who donated to our
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
We reached our target a few hours before the deadline, raising slightly over £14,000, including Gift Aid. This will help to fund bursaries and other essential funding for youth folk activities across England.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
We reached our target a few hours before the deadline, raising slightly over £14,000, including Gift Aid. This will help to fund bursaries and other essential funding for youth folk activities across England.
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A Big Thank You to everyone who donated to our
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
We reached our target a few hours before the deadline, raising slightly over £14,000, including Gift Aid. This will help to fund bursaries and other essential funding for youth folk activities across England.
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge!
We reached our target a few hours before the deadline, raising slightly over £14,000, including Gift Aid. This will help to fund bursaries and other essential funding for youth folk activities across England.
Welcome to our four new trustees working together voluntarily with the team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society to promote the folk arts and support our position as the national development organisation
for the genre. Marcie Hopkins, Jeremy Iles, Angharad Cooper and Drew Hill,
bit.ly/3MmgRhz
for the genre. Marcie Hopkins, Jeremy Iles, Angharad Cooper and Drew Hill,
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Announcement of New Board Members
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December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Welcome to our four new trustees working together voluntarily with the team at the English Folk Dance and Song Society to promote the folk arts and support our position as the national development organisation
for the genre. Marcie Hopkins, Jeremy Iles, Angharad Cooper and Drew Hill,
bit.ly/3MmgRhz
for the genre. Marcie Hopkins, Jeremy Iles, Angharad Cooper and Drew Hill,
bit.ly/3MmgRhz
There’s still time to donate as part of @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
help us to raise vital funds to support our youth folk activities.
Young folk musicians will get what could be a life-changing
opportunity.
Donate by midday today, for the future of folk.
bit.ly/4pT7C6V
help us to raise vital funds to support our youth folk activities.
Young folk musicians will get what could be a life-changing
opportunity.
Donate by midday today, for the future of folk.
bit.ly/4pT7C6V
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There’s still time to donate as part of @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
help us to raise vital funds to support our youth folk activities.
Young folk musicians will get what could be a life-changing
opportunity.
Donate by midday today, for the future of folk.
bit.ly/4pT7C6V
help us to raise vital funds to support our youth folk activities.
Young folk musicians will get what could be a life-changing
opportunity.
Donate by midday today, for the future of folk.
bit.ly/4pT7C6V
We’re nearly at the end of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re 77% of the way to our target.
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re nearly at the end of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re 77% of the way to our target.
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
The reviews are in on John Kirkpatrick's festive show and it's set to be a magical evening of carols, wassailing, wren-hunting, stirring the fire, and incessant feasting – all dressed up in a glittering finery of toe-tapping tunes and cracking choruses.
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The reviews are in on John Kirkpatrick's festive show and it's set to be a magical evening of carols, wassailing, wren-hunting, stirring the fire, and incessant feasting – all dressed up in a glittering finery of toe-tapping tunes and cracking choruses.
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Tomorrow's Queer Ceilidh Dance Party is sold out, but a few tickets remain for our first ever Chilled Ceilidh. Why not bring along a friend who has always wanted to go to a ceilidh but wasn't sure if the usual high energy event is the right fit for them?
Sat 6 Dec | 4pm | More info: bit.ly/3Wh816o
Sat 6 Dec | 4pm | More info: bit.ly/3Wh816o
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tomorrow's Queer Ceilidh Dance Party is sold out, but a few tickets remain for our first ever Chilled Ceilidh. Why not bring along a friend who has always wanted to go to a ceilidh but wasn't sure if the usual high energy event is the right fit for them?
Sat 6 Dec | 4pm | More info: bit.ly/3Wh816o
Sat 6 Dec | 4pm | More info: bit.ly/3Wh816o
Donate to the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge and help us make our Youth Folk activities accessible for all.
From now till Tue at noon, every £1 you donate will be DOUBLED!
Watch Carl sharing what being in the Ensemble meant to him.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
www.youtube.com/shorts/W5cm9...
From now till Tue at noon, every £1 you donate will be DOUBLED!
Watch Carl sharing what being in the Ensemble meant to him.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
www.youtube.com/shorts/W5cm9...
Carl: National Youth Folk Ensemble - The Big Give #christmaschallenge #folkmusic
YouTube video by English Folk Dance and Song Society
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Donate to the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge and help us make our Youth Folk activities accessible for all.
From now till Tue at noon, every £1 you donate will be DOUBLED!
Watch Carl sharing what being in the Ensemble meant to him.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
www.youtube.com/shorts/W5cm9...
From now till Tue at noon, every £1 you donate will be DOUBLED!
Watch Carl sharing what being in the Ensemble meant to him.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
www.youtube.com/shorts/W5cm9...
Squeezebox virtuoso John Kirkpatrick is throwing a festive party with toe-tapping tunes and a sprinkling of carols. Expect an evening of wassailing, wren-hunting, stirring the fire, and incessant feasting.
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Squeezebox virtuoso John Kirkpatrick is throwing a festive party with toe-tapping tunes and a sprinkling of carols. Expect an evening of wassailing, wren-hunting, stirring the fire, and incessant feasting.
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Thu 11 Dec bit.ly/3GWMXOf
Day 3 of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VHbhW...
Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VHbhW...
Ada: National Youth Folk Ensemble - The Big Give #christmaschallenge #folkmusic
YouTube video by English Folk Dance and Song Society
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December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Day 3 of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VHbhW...
Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.youtube.com/shorts/VHbhW...
Congratulations to Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell, from the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, whose album Tomorrow Held has been nominated for @soundrootsuk.bsky.social's Folk Album of the Year Award 2025. The winner will be unveiled at a ceremony on Tue 17 March: bit.ly/44Isk11
December 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Congratulations to Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell, from the first cohort of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, whose album Tomorrow Held has been nominated for @soundrootsuk.bsky.social's Folk Album of the Year Award 2025. The winner will be unveiled at a ceremony on Tue 17 March: bit.ly/44Isk11
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Here’s Leandro on Day 2 of the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRzwwWe...
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRzwwWe...
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Here’s Leandro on Day 2 of the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Until Tue 9 December every donation will be doubled.
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRzwwWe...
We’re hoping to raise £12,000 to ensure that our folk music activities are available to all young people
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRzwwWe...
From our friends at World Heart Beat: Inspired by the modern-day large timba orchestras of Havana, Eliane Correa’s Cuban Sextet brings a high-octane mix of Cuban classics, modern Cuban repertoire & adaptations of Eliane’s original pieces for her supergroup La Evolución. This Fri: bit.ly/44KbD5c
Season of the Song: Eliane Correa Cuban Sextet - World Heart Beat
Eliane Correa's Cuban Sextet brings a high-octane mix of Cuban classics and contemporary Cuban repertoire
worldheartbeat.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
From our friends at World Heart Beat: Inspired by the modern-day large timba orchestras of Havana, Eliane Correa’s Cuban Sextet brings a high-octane mix of Cuban classics, modern Cuban repertoire & adaptations of Eliane’s original pieces for her supergroup La Evolución. This Fri: bit.ly/44KbD5c
Today is #GivingTuesday, and our #ChristmasChallenge opening day.
Support our Youth Folk activities via @biggive.bsky.social and your donation will be DOUBLED!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Support our Youth Folk activities via @biggive.bsky.social and your donation will be DOUBLED!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
The Future of Folk – Big Give
To ensure our youth music activities are available to all young people regardless of financial background by providing bursaries to …
donate.biggive.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday, and our #ChristmasChallenge opening day.
Support our Youth Folk activities via @biggive.bsky.social and your donation will be DOUBLED!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Support our Youth Folk activities via @biggive.bsky.social and your donation will be DOUBLED!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We’re delighted to announce this year’s Dance Mini Grant winners!
Crank Dance
The National Youth Folk Troupe of England (NYFTE)
Magnetic Northeast
Poppy Bastin’s Maypole Dancers
Folk Factory Dance – Sheffield
Find out more: bit.ly/3Mqf9eJ
Crank Dance
The National Youth Folk Troupe of England (NYFTE)
Magnetic Northeast
Poppy Bastin’s Maypole Dancers
Folk Factory Dance – Sheffield
Find out more: bit.ly/3Mqf9eJ
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We’re delighted to announce this year’s Dance Mini Grant winners!
Crank Dance
The National Youth Folk Troupe of England (NYFTE)
Magnetic Northeast
Poppy Bastin’s Maypole Dancers
Folk Factory Dance – Sheffield
Find out more: bit.ly/3Mqf9eJ
Crank Dance
The National Youth Folk Troupe of England (NYFTE)
Magnetic Northeast
Poppy Bastin’s Maypole Dancers
Folk Factory Dance – Sheffield
Find out more: bit.ly/3Mqf9eJ
Our next Queer Ceilidh Dance Party is now sold out! Why not try our first ever Chilled Ceilidh and bring along a friend who has always wanted to go to a ceilidh but wasn't sure if the usual high energy event is the right fit for them?
More details ⬇️
More details ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our next Queer Ceilidh Dance Party is now sold out! Why not try our first ever Chilled Ceilidh and bring along a friend who has always wanted to go to a ceilidh but wasn't sure if the usual high energy event is the right fit for them?
More details ⬇️
More details ⬇️
Check out this live review of Granny's Attic ahead of their gig here tomorrow! Book for the gig now: bit.ly/3TQEdw8
Granny's Attic - Bristol Folk House: Live Review : At The Barrier
Energetic trad trio Granny's Attic set off on second leg of album launch tour. We're in Bristol to take a peek.
atthebarrier.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Check out this live review of Granny's Attic ahead of their gig here tomorrow! Book for the gig now: bit.ly/3TQEdw8
The former Beatle, arguably Britain’s greatest living songwriter, is releasing a track of an almost completely silent recording studio as part of a music industry protest against copyright theft by artificial intelligence companies.
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bit.ly/4pk8TUm
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want
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November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The former Beatle, arguably Britain’s greatest living songwriter, is releasing a track of an almost completely silent recording studio as part of a music industry protest against copyright theft by artificial intelligence companies.
bit.ly/4pk8TUm
bit.ly/4pk8TUm
In case you missed it: our spring/summer 2026 gigs season is now on sale!
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Pictured: Good Habits, Wakefire (Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith), Kathryn Tickell, Martin Carthy
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Pictured: Good Habits, Wakefire (Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith), Kathryn Tickell, Martin Carthy
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In case you missed it: our spring/summer 2026 gigs season is now on sale!
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Pictured: Good Habits, Wakefire (Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith), Kathryn Tickell, Martin Carthy
Check out the full programme and secure your tickets now: bit.ly/3LC7V73
Pictured: Good Habits, Wakefire (Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith), Kathryn Tickell, Martin Carthy