Welcome

Welcome to the website of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE), an association devoted to the study of music and dance from all parts of the world. Interested as much in the people making music as the sound structures that are produced, British ethnomusicology draws from anthropology and the social sciences, as well as the arts and humanities. Members of the association thus often define ethnomusicology simply as 'the study of people making music'.

The website provides information about the association, including the constitution, committee membership and annual general meeting (AGM). There is advice on BFE membership and details about the BFE annual and one-day conferences. The website also highlights relevant publications in the field, including the BFE's journal Ethnomusicology Forum (formerly called British Journal of Ethnomusicology), key texts, related sites and societies. The 'Ethnomusicology in the UK' section includes a list of institutions in the UK and Ireland where the subject can be studied, along with descriptions of the courses available. Here you can also find the latest jobs and funding opportunities available to academics, scholars and students in the field. Contact details and are provided via the links in the footer of the website.  

For the latest news from ethnomusicologists and music scholars in the UK and elsewhere, please navigate to the News page.