Eastwood – birthplace of DH Lawrence – was the venue for this year’s FolkArts England gathering which incorporated three events: the FAE Training Days, Folk Industry Focus Days and the Conference for the Association of Festival Organisers. With the strapline 'With a little help from my friends', the programme provided a great opportunity for people in all apects of folk performance, promotion and education to offer and gain support, intelligence and a chance to network.
The Focus Days programme ran 15-16 November and delegates discussed and explored current issues in education and training, publicity and marketing. The conference on 17-18 November included sessions on media, promoting young acts, ‘greening’ your festival, dealing with bad weather, cancellation insurance, ticketing and website design.
However, the training days, also 15-16 November, had the greatest potential for my own research, so I signed up for both sessions. Thursday's looked at fundraising for folk events; Friday's session, entitled ‘Roots into the Community’, looked at planning and delivering community arts projects.
I will write up a separate post for each and another on observations and thoughts from the Conference itself. Then I shall resume the task of updating my review of literature.
FolkArts England AFO conference
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