Good thread Crow Sister.

Apart from individual club, dance, festival etc. organisers, much of the action to promote folk music is being done by regional organisations. Some such as Folkworks and Folk South West are (sometimes precariously) funded. Others like Ryburn 3 Step and (I think) Folkus are self funding and exist on a large wadge of volunteer effort.

These groups of activists run events, workshops, promotional activities, ritual celebrations, etc.

In addressing this question I would be interested to accumulate a list of all the organisations who are doing this sort of work. There must be one within reach of most UK folk enthusiasts. If there isn't then maybe there's an opportunity in the offing.


Also, there are lots of people who are providing online resources. I run the Village Music Project and Folkopedia. There is the Digital Tradition right here on Mudcat. The Session provides a good and interesting focus on tunes. I keep seeing interesting sites referred to on Mudcat and should really be cataloguing them for future reference but I'm often in too much of a hurry.

There are probably lots of people who would like to offer some contribution and only need to find the folk community that suits them best and provides the most interesting opportunities. How do they find these? Maybe via Mudcat?