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Le Vent du Nord
Le Vent du Nord
Thursday 07 November, 7:30pm
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Naomi Bedford and the Ramshackle Band
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Bagpuss at 50
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Trad Night: Damien Barber
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Le Vent du Nord
Le Vent du Nord
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Naomi Bedford and the Ramshackle Band
Naomi Bedford and the Ramshackle Band
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Cecil Sharp House, London
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Bagpuss at 50
Bagpuss at 50
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Trad Night: Damien Barber
Trad Night: Damien Barber
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Le Vent du Nord
Le Vent du Nord
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Bhangra Ceilidh
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Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh!
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Ceilidh Club
Ceilidh Club
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Ceilidh Club
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Bhangra Ceilidh
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Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh!
Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh!
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Ceilidh Club
Ceilidh Club
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Ceilidh Club
Ceilidh Club
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Bhangra Ceilidh
Bhangra Ceilidh
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Classes and Courses
Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday 21 October, 7:00pm
Online
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Sunday Folk Music Workshops Autumn 2024
Sunday Folk Music Workshops Autumn 2024
Sunday 20 October, 10:00am
Cecil Sharp House, London
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Folk Unlimited Autumn Term 2024
Folk Unlimited Autumn Term 2024
Sunday 20 October, 2:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
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London Youth Folk Ensemble 2024-25
London Youth Folk Ensemble 2024-25
Sunday 20 October, 2:00pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
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Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday 21 October, 7:00pm
Online
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Sunday Folk Music Workshops Autumn 2024
Sunday Folk Music Workshops Autumn 2024
Sunday 20 October, 10:00am
Cecil Sharp House, London
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Folk Unlimited Autumn Term 2024
Folk Unlimited Autumn Term 2024
Sunday 20 October, 2:30pm
Cecil Sharp House, London
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London Youth Folk Ensemble 2024-25
London Youth Folk Ensemble 2024-25
Sunday 20 October, 2:00pm
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Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday Folk Singers (Online)
Monday 21 October, 7:00pm
Online
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Learning resources
Learning resources
Meet the National Youth Folk Ensemble
Meet the National Youth Folk Ensemble
Artist Development
Artist Development
Folk Education Network
Folk Education Network
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Listen: Classic Folk
Listen: Classic Folk


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LATEST NEWS

Micro Grants for Professional Folk Artists
Micro Grants for Professional Folk Artists
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Folk Education Development Day 2025 - Speakers announced!
Folk Education Development Day 2025 - Speakers announced!
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Library Lectures 2025
Library Lectures 2025
Tue 8 Oct 2024


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Beginners’ Guide to English Folk Costume
Beginners’ Guide to English Folk Costume
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Black British History and Folk Songs
Black British History and Folk Songs
Mon 25 Sep 2023
Dances from English Dance & Song, 1921–1989
Dances from English Dance & Song, 1921–1989
Tue 6 Feb 2024
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