HORIZONS
ENGLAND
ABOUT ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts and culture in England. It is an arm's length government-funded body and National Lottery Distributor which champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.
SHOWCASES
LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGLAND
British Underground, Looking For A New England showcase as part of the US based Folk Unlocked virtual music conference. Filmed at Real World Studios, the showcase features rising stars of English folk music; John Smith, Misty River and introduced by BBC's Mark Radcliffe.
GLOBAL MUSIC MATCH FROM ENGLAND
Featuring the artists from England presented by English Folk Expo.
BOTH SIDES NOW SHOWCASE
Brighter Sound presented a live-streamed showcase from their Both Sides Now programme as part of Greater Manchester's United We Stream series.
EFEx DIGITAL SHOWCASES
JON BODEN
LADY MAISERY
MAZ O'CONNOR
PANELS
DOES FOLK MUSIC HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DIVERSITY IN THE UK?
As part of English Folk Expo's Folk Talk Live event, we hosted this discussion between Lady Nade, Yola, Allison Russell and Kyshona.
CAN LIVE STREAMING BE A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO LIVE PERFORMANCE?
As part of English Folk Expo's Folk Talk Live event, discussion between Matt Bartlett (Midnight Mango), Victoria Robinson (The Bury Met), Wozzy Brewster (Midi Music Company), Matthew Bannister (Folk on Foot) and chaired by Michael Hughes (The Young’uns)
THE DISRUPT RESIDENCY
The DISRUPT residency brought together 11 of the North West's most exciting young artists to create brand new music based around themes of protest, to link into the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. Over 4 days the artists worked together to create five original tracks using Peterloo, and their own experiences of protest, as inspiration.
ORGANISATIONS
PRS FOUNDATION
ENGLISH FOLK EXPO