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Fun with Folk is:
- An online songbook of English Folk Songs and Singing Games
- Designed for children 7 – 11 yrs
- For children to use at home
- A classroom resource for teachers
Fun with Folk is operated by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) as an on-line educational resource. It is part of the EFDSS Education Programme.
The EFDSS is the primary organisation for English folk music, dance and song. Its resources include the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library which houses a major collection of folk song, music, dance and drama.
Fun with Folk has been developed as part of Take 6, a project to make the folk archives of the English Folk Dance and Song Society more easily accessible to the public. Six important folk song collections are now available on-line, for anyone to research. Take 6 Archives
This project has been funded through a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
EFDSS would like to thank all those that have participated in the creation of Fun With Folk, especially:
The children and staff of the primary schools that have taken part in the Take 6 project:
- Anchorsholme (Blackpool)
- Anton (Andover)
- Boundary (Blackpool)
- Preston Candover (Hampshire)
- Primrose Hill (Camden, London)
- Redriff (Southwark, London)
- Revoe (Blackpool)
- Roman Way (Andover)
- St Paul's (Camden, London)
- Shadsworth (Blackburn)
- Stoneyholme (Burnley)
- Wensleyfold (Blackburn)
Folk animateurs:
- Sue Bousfield
- Pete Coe
- Ed Hicks
- Carolyn Robson
- Paul Sartin
- Laurel Swift
- Roger Watson
Visual arts leaders
- Steve Barman: Blackpool City Learning Centre (animation and video)
- Roswitha Chesher (video)
Education consultants:
Web-site designer: Tom Keating
Web-site Illustrator: Hannah Shaw
EFDSS is a registered charity no: 305999
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