Since 1994 TASC has been organising Events & Workshops to encourage the use and enjoyment of Folk Music in Mid Wales and the Borders

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Contacts

TASC

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FUNDING

Arts Council of Wales
The statutory body for the arts in Wales, includes the latest guidelines on grants for organisations and individuals.
Night Out Scheme
Support for events in rural communities, village halls etc., from the Arts Council of Wales.

RESOURCES

St Fagans: National History Museum
A huge amount of information on Wales's past, located at the wonderful St. Fagan's site of historical buildings just outside Cardiff.
English Folk Dance & Song Society
A very useful site from a very useful organisation. TASC is an affiliated society and gets many useful benefits.
Taplas
The long-running bi-monthly Welsh and borders folk magazine with reviews and listings apperas to have now ceased publication with the death of editor Keith Hudson in 2015.

DEVELOPMENT

Folkworks
Arguably the best place in the UK for organising folk music, song and dance courses. Now operating from the Sage in Gateshead.
Folk Arts England
Bringing together many regional initatives and incorporating the Association of Festival Organisors.
trac-cymru
Development organisation for Welsh folk music.
Welsh Folk Dance Society
With many publications to its name over the years.
Welsh Folk Song Society
Long established society collecting and publishing folk songs.

COMMUNITY

DiEnw
Band operating between Builth Wells and Llandovery
Monty Folk
Montgomery's Community Ceilidh Band
Ffonic
Newtown's Community Band.
Llandovery Folk Dance Club
Established for over 15 years, Kim and her team welcomes new dancers and old hands alike to their regular classes and sessions

PERFORMERS

This list is only those we've worked with and who are based in the area where TASC operates

Rees Wesson
For all things melodeon. Also seen and heard with Joe le Taxi and Parti Gungrog
Kantref
Superb five piece band playing French and Breton music.
John Kirkpatrick
King of the squeezebox, morris dancer extraordinary, splendid songwriter and more.
Amy Douglas
One of our favourite storytellers, and one of the founders of the Festival at the Edge.
Sue Harris
Natural voice practioner, workshop leader & hammer dulcimer player.

WORKING WITH OTHERS

This page contains details of how to contact TASC and some of its associates as well as providing links that may prove useful.

above:session at Arvon Ales
below: relaxing between workshops at a Seed weekend