National Youth Folk Troupe of England
Welcome to NYFTE!
The National Youth Folklore Troupe of England (NYFTE - pronounced "Nifty"), is a talented group of young people aged 10 – 18 with a passion for traditional music, song and dance. The group, whose members represent all the regions within England, come together in the spring to put together their repertoire for that year, and then travel to locations across England performing at events in a variety of ways, including ceilidhs, displays and concerts. The repertoire represents many English traditions, some popular and some less well known.
Please follow the links for further information about how NYFTE works, how to join us, or where to see NYFTE perform. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please do get in touch using the form on the contact page.
Recent News
NYFTE took Sidmouth Folk Festival by storm, performing over the first weekend. Current and past members of the team also took part in many other events, from calling, the John Gasson Jig Competition and the Eye on the Future concert.
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2024 saw three NYFTE teams take part in DERT / DERTy in Whitby. Well done to all involved.
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The Spring Concert held in Denstone College for the first time was an amazing display of the 2024 repertoire.
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NYFTE is a charity! Whilst this will not outwardly affect the day to day running of the team, it will help us financially and will change things behind the scenes. For more information, please see here.
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We have recently received a donation from Oxfordshire Folk in memory of John Graham. For a brief biography, please see here. Thank you to all involved.
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Many congratulations to the NYFTE Longsword team that came runners up in the 2023 SDU sword dance competition. Read more here.
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