Seeing some very encouraging threads on here regards the more dynamic EFDSS, and developments in digitising six folk song manuscript collections EFDSS Take 6 Archive as an online resource.

But also there appears to be ongoing neglect at high level of the importance of English traditional arts (something our UK & Celtic cousins have been busily and successfully addressing for some time). This thread (Local Council doesn't recognise native Trad Arts as 'Culture' ) in particular motivated me to create this one.

In another thread discussing the EFDSS, I read Eliza Carthy address another poster with the question: "What kind of activist are you?" And I've thought about this question for myself. For while learning and singing the songs themselves, is a form of 'action' which supports the continuation of the legacy of our native folk culture, I feel I would like to do far more.

So this thread is a request for Information, Ideas, Suggestions, Thoughts concerning what both IS being done as 'Folk Activism' to raise the profile of, and promote the health and wellbeing of English TradArts publicly, locally, nationally. And also what COULD be done by people like me, both as individuals and collectively?

I'd prefer that this thread remain constructively responsive to these initial qqueries, and did not become either too innapropriately political, or descend into debate concerning the relative merits or otherwise of such enterprises.

Cheers ;)