Country Dance and Song Society CDSS Sponsorship Program

Since 2001 CDSS has been a co-sponsor and/or contributor of funds to the following organizations and/or events:

The Anthony Grant Barrand Collection of Morris, Sword, and Clog Dancing (film/video archives)

Festival celebrating the acquisition of The Anthony Grant Barrand Collection of Morris, Sword, and Clog Dancing (film/video archives) by The James Madison Carpenter Collection at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/carpenter.html

The Annual Summer Solstice Folk Music, Dance and Storytelling Festival

Summer Solstice is put on by the California Traditional Music Society, which also runs music classes, concerts and a program to put folk music in southern California schools. www.ctmsfolkmusic.org

The Dance Flurry

The DanceFlurry Organization supports traditional dance and music events in the Capital-Saratoga region of New York State. www.danceflurry.org

Eisteddfod-NY

An annual festival of traditional music concerts, exhibits and workshops held in Queens, NY. fmsny.minstrelrecords.com/eisteddfod

The International Folk Alliance Conference

This annual conference is the largest event run by The Folk Alliance. www.folk.org

St. Louis Folkfire Dance and Music Newsletter

The newsletter is the resource for folk and ethnic, dance and music for St. Louis and the Central States. www.folkfire.org

The Dance Gypsy

This site provides timely information about dances, festivals, performers, and talent around the country. www.thedancegypsy.com

Memorial for John Langstaff

John "Jack" Langstaff was a singer, educator, and founder of Revels, Inc. and the recipient of CDSS's Lifetime Contribution Award in 2005.

Mountain Folk Festival

Dance and music event held annually at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky since 1935 for school-age dancers and their teachers. www.berea.edu/peh/dance/mff/default.asp

National Storytelling Conference

Event held annually for storytellers, musicians, educators, librarians, therapists, clergy and everyone else who is interested in stories and run by the National Storytelling Network. www.storynet.org

NOMAD (Northeast Music, Art and Dance)

NOMAD sponsors an annual festival of traditional music and dance in Connecticut.

Northwest Folklife

An annual free festival of folk, ethnic and traditional arts held in Seattle, WA. Northwest Folklife associated programs include education, consulting, recording, and research projects. www.nwfolklife.org

Philadelphia Folk Festival

Annual festival run by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, which uses its funds for its school and grants programs. www.pfs.org/PFS.php

Pourparler

An annual gathering of people, who teach dance in school and community settings, spearheaded and founded by Sanna Longden. cdss.org/newsletter/articles/pourparler.pdf

Christmas Revels

Support of the annual Revels held in Washington, DC. www.revelsdc.org

Sing Out!

Support of Sing Out! Magazine and its mission to preserve and support traditional and contemporary folk music. www.singout.org

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Support of the 50th anniversary of Pete Seeger's Sing Out! column "Appleseeds," and Sing Out!'s 55th anniversary. www.singout.org

Victory Music

Victory Music supports local acoustic, jazz, blues, and folk music in the Northwest through its open mics, events calendar, The Victory Review, and musician referral service. www.victorymusic.org