
Leather badge making – passing it on after 50 years
George Butterworth writes: “I was introduced to leatherwork and folk music around the same time in 1972. I went to numerous folk clubs in the Manchester area and made instrument

Silkstone Greens head home from Whitby Folk Week with a trio of trophies
Silkstone Greens write to tell us of their recent wins at Whitby Folk Week “The event marked a triumphant return for the 30-strong team of dancers and musicians of Silkstone

August 2022 Update
Here’s your latest update – in particular … get your entry in for the Cliff Barstow jig competition at Whitby Folk Week, or enter the SDU Longsword Tournament, or go

June 2022 Update
Here’s your latest update – in particular … get your entry in for the John Gasson jig competition at Sidmouth. And looking for a few more volunteers to run regional

In Memory of Clive Allen
Clive Allen: 6th June 1947 to 25th May 2020 Denise Allen, wife of Clive Allen, writes: “I announced Clive’s death on Facebook and set up a ‘much loved’ webpage. Clive

‘Voices of Morris’ & other volunteering opportunities
Plenty of ways to help out with special projects and ongoing work. ‘Voices of Morris’ – an oral history project – needs transcribers Voices of Morris is a new, oral