The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), has been named as one of the 2016 recipients of an international lifetime achievement award from Folk Alliance International.
EFDSS Chief executive Katy Spicer will receive the Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of the organisation at the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas, USA, which takes place on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.
The award is named after a founder of the Folk Alliance International. Each year, the awards are presented to a living recipient, a memorial recipient and an active organisation and are determined by a select international panel.
Katy Spicer, EFDSS chief executive, said: ‘As an organisation, we are thrilled to be recognised for our work in preserving, promoting and disseminating traditional English folk arts.
‘To join such esteemed organisations such as the American Folklife Centre and folk luminiaries as song collector Alan Lomax is a great honour.’
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards include Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples, The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Robert Johnson, Bessie Jones, Alan Lomax, The Newport Folk Festival, Old Town School of Folk Music, National Council for Traditional Arts, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
EFDSS has been showcasing English folk artists at Folk Alliance for the past four years.
The 2016 artists attending include include Leveret, Nancy Kerr and Lady Maisery.
Read our recent interview with Nancy on Sweet Liberties, a recent EFDSS commission.
EFDSS Chief executive Katy Spicer will receive the Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of the organisation at the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas, USA, which takes place on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.
The award is named after a founder of the Folk Alliance International. Each year, the awards are presented to a living recipient, a memorial recipient and an active organisation and are determined by a select international panel.
Katy Spicer, EFDSS chief executive, said: ‘As an organisation, we are thrilled to be recognised for our work in preserving, promoting and disseminating traditional English folk arts.
‘To join such esteemed organisations such as the American Folklife Centre and folk luminiaries as song collector Alan Lomax is a great honour.’
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards include Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Harry Belafonte, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples, The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Robert Johnson, Bessie Jones, Alan Lomax, The Newport Folk Festival, Old Town School of Folk Music, National Council for Traditional Arts, and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
EFDSS has been showcasing English folk artists at Folk Alliance for the past four years.
The 2016 artists attending include include Leveret, Nancy Kerr and Lady Maisery.
Read our recent interview with Nancy on Sweet Liberties, a recent EFDSS commission.
