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Beginners' guides

If you are new the world of folk we hope that the guides presented here will help you find out more about English folk music, dance, song, custom, costume and traditions.  We will be adding to these over the coming months - so do visit again to find out more!

These guides aim to act as an introduction to vast topics.  We have provided links to other sources of information so you can delve deeper into topics at your own leisure. 

You can dive into the topics by following the links given here.