Folk for Refugees is helping organisations who deliver aid and support to people on both sides of the English Channel. It is non-political, aimed solely to allow the folk music & arts community to support fundraising through the sale and performance of music, storytelling and dance.
Folk for Refugees wants to unite the folk music and arts community around a common cause; helping desperate people.
This project was triggered by the realisation that a vast number of folk artists have written songs – even entire albums – about the experience of refugees.
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It’s very simple to help Folk for Refugees. As a starter, we’re suggesting that every festival and venue invites audience members to donate Just £1 on every ticket purchase. In a normal year, this alone could raise tens of thousands of pounds.
There are several simple ways you can help…
Courtesy of the very supportive crowd who participate in the weekly Wednesday night ‘Folk Room’ on the Clubhouse app (https://www.clubhouse.com/), I got to talk to Liz Pearson of Chalk Horse […]
I’m exceptionally grateful to Bev Harris who presents “Mainly Folk” on Brooklands Radio for taking the time to talk to me about Folk for Refugees, and to theme his first […]
The Folk for Refugees project was triggered by a realisation that there are LOTS of songs in the folk canon about migration and the refugee experience. Back in December ’21 […]
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