BritFOLK gives birth to FolkWISE

folkWISE was a not-for-profit development organisation, existing from 2003 to 2009, run by performers for the benefit of performers, based in the British Isles - namely Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. The aim was to support and encourage professionals in all aspects of their work and career and to promote their work to the world at large. folkWISE was a properly constituted limited company, however after a number of years operation and several cooperative projects the board decided that returning to unlimited status was a good move as the formalities of filing annual foinancial reports and company was falling on the shoulders of volunteer who for various reasons had less time for these activitied. Therefore the company was officially wound up. The old folkWISE board still operates as the BritFOLK committee

folkWISE - We're on your case!

folkWISE projects included:

Radio Britfolk - now The Music Well

2 sampler CDs for the featuring British foilk artists available for work in North America
Sampler CD 1
Sampler CD 2

Annual attendance at the UK Association of Festival Organisers Conference - now the Folk Arts England Conference to distribute artists' promo packs to festival organisers

The folkWISE board consisted of:
Brian Heywood (enQ/MoonDance) * Jacey Bedford (Artisan) * Anne Lister (solo song writer) * Dave Evardson (song writer / duo with Julie Evardson) * Les Barker (Mrs Ackroyd Band and solo poet) * Pete Coe (solo and many, many others) * Toni Wood (WoodworX) * Chris Pollington (Strawhead, The Mrs Ackroyd Band & Harvey-Davidson) * George Papavgeris * Tom Bliss * Vicki Swan.

Past members include Kate Bramley * Heather Bradford.

Grateful thanks to Bryan Legard for logo design and graphics.