David el Gnomo wrote ...
"How do they expect to attract a full-time marketing professional, in London, at director level for £32K? Unless they get someone who has little or no experience, has independant means or cannot get a job on a higher salary for some reason?"

The EFDSS is a charity, dependent on funding from the subscriptions of members (plus Cecil Sharp House external hall hirings, sales etc) ie no government funding, not even for the Library. The more members it has, the more it can spend on things like ... folk arts development and paying good salaries.

If you're not a member David, see www.efdss.org and help to contribute to what you suggest....

Derek Schofield