National Youth Folk Troupe of England
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:
Our 'home' festival. NYFTE are regulars at Chippenham. The festival has been very supportive of NYFTE. We think they are great!
Dance England Rapper Tournament, a favourite event for NYFTE where teams have competed with considerable success in both the DERT and DERTy competitions.
A young, energetic Cotswold Morris side formed in 2010 and featuring a number of ex-NYFTE members (and even some current ones at times).
Cambridge based Molly dance group, known for their high energy, brightly coloured performances.
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 UK's larges association of Morris and traditional dance teams.
We are members of the Morris Federation.
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.
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.
A Sheffield based women's Cotswold side, with a number of ex-NYFTE members and some current committee members as dancers.
Women's Cotswold side based around Bristol and Bath. Somerset Morris have been instrumental in teaching NYFTE our stave dance.
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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