National Youth Folk Troupe of England
Dates
2024 has been a busy year, with a number of keystone events. It kicked off with a workshop in conjunction with EFDSS at Cecil Sharpe House, which was then followed by an extremely productive and progressive Spring training week (which culminated with our Spring Concert at Denstone, where the complete 2024 repertoire was performed for the first time): three rapper teams competed at DERT / DERTy in Whitby; Chippenham Folk Festival and the English Country Music Weekend (ECMW) in Masham, North Yorkshire followed, as did Sidmouth Folk Festival. Our Season Finale marked a return to the South West and was the event where we said goodbye and good luck to our four eldest members, as they move on to pastures new.
2025 Programme Announced So Far
| Date | Event |
| 5th April | DERT, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 23-26th May | Chippenham Folk Festival |
| 6th - 8th June | Bristol Weekend |
| 22-25th August | Shrewsbury Folk Festival |
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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