Hi Keith
We all get an enormous amount of pleasure from our involvement with folk music. The EFDSS and its members have contributed a large slice of that over the past century. Currently I partly see my membership as a way of supporting all the background work which I also contribute to.

I first joined in 1966 and then left in about 72 for similar reasons that you give. I have now been a member for over 20 years and in that time I've seen vast improvements in many areas. No we don't have an active local branch any more, but that's partly our own fault.

The recent online activities alone in my opinion make it more than worthwhile supporting.

Love to Eileen and the lads.

Steve