Derby Folk and East Midlands Folk Pages

A new web forum is now available serving traditional music, song and dance activities in all their forms centred on Derby, UK. The forum replaces the East Midlands Folk Pages and is accessible from www.derbyfolk.co.uk
and www.emfp.co.uk


The forum is geographically centred on Derby and covers events in a approximate 25 mile radius. This covers Ashbourne, Ashby, Belper, Burton, Chesterfield, Coalville, Derby, Lichfield, Loughborough, Mansfield, Matlock, Nottingham, Uttoxeter… This is smaller than the East Midland Folk Pages but may expand in the future.

The forum aims to be a source of information for folk and traditional activities in the area and to provide a place to communicate, ask questions and discuss related topics. It's maintained directly by moderators representing the generic sections on music, dance, song etc and the individual events, venues, groups etc. and the content is provided by the registered users.

The forum has been structured in a number of sections (song, dance, venues etc.) each containing message areas for individual clubs, sessions, teams etc. in which registered users can post messages, announcements etc. There is also an overall calendar for events. The overall structure is maintained by two administrators Howard Mitchell and Richard Ashe. Richard previously maintained East Midlands Folk Pages.

The Derby Folk Forum has been up and running for a week. It's populated with a selection of clubs and events and moderators are beginning to be allocated.

We need your help to add more sections and message areas. Do you represent a club, team, venue or event which we could add? If so please send a mail to one of the forum administrators ( Howard Mitchell – howard@derbyfolk.co.uk
, Richard Ashe – richard@derbyfolk.co.uk ).

You can view messages and events on the forum as a guest but please also register as a member of Derby Folk. This will enable you to post messages on the forum, contact other members and make entries in the calendar. If you agree, you can also be a moderator of one or more areas. The minimum required of a moderator is to post a "sticky message" describing the area and its activities and then generally look after that section. It's up to you if you would like to go further and post regular announcements etc.

Please pass this on to any clubs etc. who you think might be interested and pass on the message via any related discussion groups.

We would also appreciate a link from your web page. We will be providing reciprocal links via a links section of the forum.

Thank you. We look forward to talking to you on the Derby Folk Forum
.

Howard Mitchell
Derby Folk Forum Administrator
www.hgmitchell.co.uk