Links to Friends

Over the years we've made many friends and, by the very nature of the team, we have many ex-members who've gone on to other things in the folk world. Here's a selection:

Berkshire Bedlam

 

Berkshire Bedlam, renowned Cotswold Morris dancers from Wokingham in Berkshire.

Bristol Morris Men

 

Several former members dance with, or are associated with, Bristol Morris Men,

Chippenham Folk Festival

 

Our 'home' festival.  NYFTE are regulars at Chippenham. The festival has been very supportive of NYFTE. We think they are great!

DERT

 

Dance England Rapper Tournament, a favourite event for NYFTE where teams have competed with considerable success in both the DERT and DERTy competitions.  

EFDSS

 

The English Folk Dance & Song Society

Evergreen

 

A new folk duo from the South of England, created by ex-members of NYFTE.

Fool's Gambit

A young, energetic Cotswold Morris side formed in 2010 and featuring a number of ex-NYFTE members (and even some current ones at times).

Gog Magog

 

Cambridge based Molly dance group, known for their high energy, brightly coloured performances.

IVFDF 2025

The only student based folk festival that circulates around Universities, creating a unique atmosphere and a weekend of dancing, music and more dancing. The 2025 festival will be hosted by Sheffield University. IVFDF has become a key event for NYFTE members, although we rarely appear there as a team.

The Morris Federation

The UK's larges association of Morris and traditional dance teams.

We are members of the Morris Federation.

New Roots at St Albans

 

An opportunity for young musicians (under 25) to play for festival and folk club organisers, with a view to getting a chance to play at their events. The closing date for entrants in 2025 is 31st January 2025. 

 

 Out of Hand

 

Out of Hand is a ceilidh band made up from former members of NYFTE

The Outside Capering Crew

 

The Crew perform exciting & funny dances to a high standard, and the Bacca Pipes dance performed by NYFTE was inspired by their version. There is a strong NYTE presence in the team.

Pecsaetan

 

A Sheffield based women's Cotswold side, with a number of ex-NYFTE members and some current committee members as dancers. 

Rag Morris

 

A University of Bristol based morris side, with a number of ex-NYFTE members. 

Sidmouth Folk Festival

 

An internationally renowned folk festival which hosted NYFTE in 2024. 

The Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Rhoden's Tuppeny Dish

 

Border Morris side from, ummm, Shropshire.

Somerset Morris

 

Women's Cotswold side based around Bristol and Bath. Somerset Morris have been instrumental in teaching NYFTE our stave dance. 

Warwick Folk Festival

 

One of the festivals at which NYFTE has appeared on multiple ocassions.

Webfeet

 

A wonderful resource for folk dance and music on the internet

Whitby Folk Week

 

NYFTE have appeared at this festival several times over the years, the last time in 2019.

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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Autumn Newsletter 2023
News and updates from the team about our activities this year.
Autumn 2023.pdf
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Our leaflet

The NYFTE leaflet
An explanation about NYFTE, what we do and why.
Handout 2020 (1).pdf
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