Abbreviation | EFDSS |
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Formation | 1932 |
Type | Nonprofit organisation |
Purpose | Research, study and promotion of English folk music and folk dance |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Region served | England |
Chief Executive and Artistic Director | Katy Spicer[1] |
Budget | £1.5 million[2] |
Website | www.efdss.org |
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS, or pronounced 'EFF-diss'[3]) is an organisation that promotes English folk music and folk dance.[4][5] EFDSS was formed in 1932 when two organisations merged: the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society.[6] The EFDSS, a member-based organisation, was incorporated[7] in 1935 and became a registered charity[8] in 1963.