Sorry, but if someone says "music and dance," I interpret the "music" part as inclusive of vocal and instrumental music. DtG in the opening post described performers of both sorts.

"Music and song," is a bit like "fruit and apples," if you ask me!

With that out of the way, I'll take all three (tunes, songs & dancing), old and new, particularly if they're English and from the folks (not the royals)!

I don't get many samples of any English folk music live; performers on recordings I've enjoyed (in no particular order) are
- Spiers & Boden (loud, if I'm home alone and need to accomplish active things)
- Waterson:Carthy (together & separately)
- Young Tradition
- the amazing cast of "Voice of the People" ;-)
- Walter Pardon
- Sam Larner
- Harry Cox
- Bob Hart
- Louis Killen
- A.L. Lloyd
- Tim van Eycken
- Tim Laycock, & the New Scorpion Band
- Belshazzar's Feast
- Ian Robb (ex-pat)
- Bare Necessities (U.S. interpretation of English dance tunes)
- Brass Monkey
- The Mellstock Band
- Cyril Tawney
- Frankie Armstrong

Live and on recording:
- I have heard and met the Copper family (Bob, John, Jill and Jon-the-honorary) more than once over here and treasure that.
- My favorite ambassadors of the English tradition to North America are John Roberts & Tony Barrand (together & separately). It's all their fault.
- Elle Osborne
- Peta Webb & Ken Hall

(I've just a little song bias, I'll confess.)

~ Becky in Tucson