Folk artist Rosie Hood has been awarded a BBC Performing Arts Fellowship to work with the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
The singer songwriter will collaborate with the EFDSS over the course of 2015 to help develop her professional and artistic abilities.
The fellowship is awarded by the BBC Performing Arts Fund. So far the initiative has awarded a total of £32,000 to 32 arts organisations across the UK to enable them to host bespoke placement opportunities.
Rosie said: ‘I’m completely thrilled to have been awarded a Performing Arts Fund Fellowship with EFDSS.
‘The combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of the society will be an invaluable resource to me over the coming year and I already feel more confident in my goals knowing that EFDSS believe in my ability to achieve them.’
She added: ‘The potential of what I might accomplish in this Fellowship is incredibly exciting and just a little bit daunting! I can’t wait to throw myself into it and develop musically, creatively and professionally in 2015.’
According to EFDSS, Rosie is the second folk artist to receive a fellowship in the last three years after Maz O’Connor was the recipient of an award in 2013.
The BBC Performing Arts Fund has allocated more than £5m to performing arts individuals and community groups to date.
The singer songwriter will collaborate with the EFDSS over the course of 2015 to help develop her professional and artistic abilities.
The fellowship is awarded by the BBC Performing Arts Fund. So far the initiative has awarded a total of £32,000 to 32 arts organisations across the UK to enable them to host bespoke placement opportunities.
Rosie said: ‘I’m completely thrilled to have been awarded a Performing Arts Fund Fellowship with EFDSS.
‘The combined knowledge, expertise and contacts of the society will be an invaluable resource to me over the coming year and I already feel more confident in my goals knowing that EFDSS believe in my ability to achieve them.’
She added: ‘The potential of what I might accomplish in this Fellowship is incredibly exciting and just a little bit daunting! I can’t wait to throw myself into it and develop musically, creatively and professionally in 2015.’
According to EFDSS, Rosie is the second folk artist to receive a fellowship in the last three years after Maz O’Connor was the recipient of an award in 2013.
The BBC Performing Arts Fund has allocated more than £5m to performing arts individuals and community groups to date.
