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The Black British Folk Takeover

A guest post from singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Angeline Morrison, about the recent Black British Folk Takeover event at Cecil Sharp House.

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First findings from the NFS

Drum roll please…! The first findings from the National Folklore Survey for England have been released - just in time for Halloween.

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Phantometrics with Laura Bui

This autumn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Manchester, Dr Laura Bui, is investigating the interplay between crime, science and the paranormal. We wanted to find out more.

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NFS on the road

In October 2025, we kicked off NFS on the road. First stop - Crediton, mid-Devon.

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Charting British folklore through time

A brand new book from members of the National Folklore Survey for England project team is going to be invaluable for folklore scholars and enthusiasts alike.

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Analysis is underway

It’s an exciting time… we’re analysing the data from the National Folklore Survey for England.

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Kupala Brighton

This is a guest blog post by Marek Kohn and Vladyslava Bondar from Kupala Brighton.

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A New National Folklore

A guest blog from Lally MacBeth, writer of The Lost Folk: From the Forgotten Past to the Emerging Future of Folk (Faber, 2025).

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Next stage: the survey moves on

After months of writing and revision, the National Folklore Survey for England is moving on to the next stage: implementation by Ipsos UK.

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Our first symposium

On Monday 10 March 2025, the project team hosted our first symposium to generate feedback on the first draft of the survey.

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Announcing the National Folklore Survey for England!

The National Folklore Survey funded by UKRI Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) addresses the lack of robust research evidence into the cultural value of folklore in post-Brexit, post-pandemic, multicultural England.

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