The British National Party’s manifesto encourages its members to insinuate themselves into the folk and traditional customs

of Britain.

This involves the appropriation of British folk music and culture as a means of spreading its peculiar brand of racism and intolerance

 

The UK folk scene is a welcoming and inclusive one; folk music and dance have always been about collaboration, participation, communication and respect.

 

Folk Against Fascism (non-political party or a bureaucratic) has been created to take a stand against the BNP’s targeting of folk music, a stand against the appropriation of our culture and has the support of amongst others,

 

Look out for Folk Against Fascism Week, 23rd April – 2nd May - Two full weekends, plus 5 days in between, when awareness events will be held across the country culminating on Sunday 2nd May with the Folk Against Fascism Village Fête on London's South Bank - Events are planned throughout the day and there is a concert in the Royal Festival Hall in the evenig with Chumbawamba, Show of Hands and Bellowhead. (all tickets now sold)