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!
A young, energetic Cotswold Morris side formed in 2010 and featuring a number of ex-NYFTE members (and even some current ones at times).
The UK's larges association of Morris and traditional dance teams.
We are members of the Morris Federation.
Otley Folk Festival
Otley is a festival run up in the north of England by two of our parents.
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.
Recent News
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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