Manchester, United Kingdom

English Folk Expo (EFE)

English Folk Expo champions the folk, roots and acoustic music sector in England.

We deliver showcases, international partnerships, festivals, events, online conferencing, artist mentoring, industry training and more. Our primary activities sconsist of EFEx Showcase, Manchester Folk Festival, Official Folk Albums Charts and annual artist mentoring programme. In 2021 we launched our first programme of virtual showcases which we’re delighted to present at IMX. Alongside these films, we also launched a comprehensive learning platform for those building careers in the music industry, folktalkacademy.com

Tom Besford

CEO, English Folk Expo