The East Anglian Traditional Music Trust:
Promotes awareness of and participation in the folk music traditions of East Anglia
Is a registered charity (no. 1082774) established in 2000
Is based on over twenty years previous work in traditional music development
Is run voluntarily by co-directors Katie and John Howson
Has a management team (Board of Trustees) who meet regularly throughout the year
Has six patrons, all based in the eastern counties
Runs community projects in East Anglia
Provides a programme of regular music workshops and evening classes
Runs an annual Traditional Music Day festival
Publishes a newsletter four times a year
Commissions and publishes research and resources
Provides concerts, lectures, workshops and other events for a variety of other organisations
Our policies are now available to read online, please click here if you would like to find out more.
EATMT is regularly funded by:
Stowmarket Town Council
Mid Suffolk District Council
EATMT projects have been supported by:
Adnams Charity
Alfred Williams Charitable Trust
Arts Council England (National Lottery)
Awards For All (National Lottery)
Britten-Pears Foundation
Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Community Champions
Foundation for Sport and the Arts
Hervey Benham Charitable Trust
King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council
Mid Suffolk District Council
Norfolk County Council
RVW Society
South Norfolk District Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Suffolk County Council
Waveney District Council
Stowmarket Town Council
We have worked in partnership with:
Suffolk Artlink
DanceEast
BBC Radio Norfolk
English Folk Dance and Song Society
Action for Communities in Rural England (Suffolk)
Creative Arts East
homelivearts
Stowmarket Choral Society
Moreton Folk Festival (Essex)
Age Concern (Suffolk)
Suffolk Libraries and Heritage
Essex Sound Archive
Rig-a-Jig-Jig (Norfolk Music History group)
Southwold Museum
True's Yard Fishing Heritage Museum
Museum of East Anglian Life
Roots of Norfolk
We have completed commissions for:
National Trust
Horniman Museum
Victoria & Albert Museum
Suffolk Coasts & Heaths Project
South Norfolk District Council
Churches Conservation Trust
Suffolk County Council Positive Ageing
Suffolk Tourism Partnership
We have acted as consultants for:
Arts Council England
Eastern Angles Theatre Company
BBC TV and Radio
Anglia TV
Folk Arts England
We are members of:
English Folk Dance & Song Society
Association of Festival Organisers
Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations
Contact us:
Tel: 01449 771090
The Old Stables, Museum of East Anglian Life, Crowe Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DL.
To receive quarterly newsletters through the post, please send 4 second-class stamps to the above address.
We also run a Friends’ scheme, which enables you to become more involved in the Trust’s work if you wish, and and provides the Trust with some additional income to maintain and expand its programme of events and publications.
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