As for the EFDSS, I used to be a member but I’m not any more. I have mixed feelings about the whole ‘official’ youth folk tuition scene in England. Whilst it’s great it exists, and that parents who want their kids to learn to play folk music can access it (and I do worry that it’s mainly accessed by children whose parents are part of the folk scene) there’s always a risk it will produce identikit players and singers who do a very polite form of folk that ends up sounding like state-sanctioned music. I guess people like Lankum, who were probably Comhaltas kids, show that it doesn’t have to be that way. quote
CCE encourages a CCE style through their competitions and discourages regional styles in their national judging, that illustrates that you are not correctly informed.