Hello! We are Bristol University Folk Society. As the name implies, we’re a group of people who like doing traditional folk related things and are a society of the University of Bristol Students Union.

We have a long history dating all the way back to 1981, when we first formed. You can read more about this on the Our History page. Today, we’re a very active society doing lots of fun folk activities all year round. We have several branches of the society that focus on different areas:

• Rag Morris – for all your Cotswold Morris Dancing needs, with regular teaching practice and public dance-outs throughout the year.
• Folk Club – we host music and song sessions, put on ceilidhs, and run workshops.

Membership to the society is free and all (over the age of 16) are welcome to join; we welcome students, university staff, alumni, local community members and non-students alike. Everyone is welcome!  You can become an official member here or just come along to one of our activities.

The Committee

The society is run by a committee, elected each year at our AGM.

The 2023-2024 committee is:

• President – society leader, responsible for SU relations – El
• Treasurer – responsible to the SU for society funds – Jack
• Folk Club Secretary – leader of Folk Club activities – Holly
• Folk Development Officer – organises things for Folk Club – Max
• Squire – leader of Rag Morris activities – Joe
• Bag – organises things for Rag Morris – Oliver
• Foreman – teaches morris dancing in practice – Joe
• Bookkeeper – keeps track of the money – Jack
• Paraphernalia Officer – keeps track of the material things – Matt
• Publicity Officer – tells non-members what we do – Lucy
• Merchandise – provides things to sell – Max
• Archivist – keeps track of our history – Kit
• Music Coordinator – makes sure we have music to morris dance to – Vacant
• Karma Detective – keeps track of how we’re all feeling – Pip
• Equalities Officer – Lucy