The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) aims to advance the study of musical life in its full richness and diversity. We provide a forum for engaging in debate and sharing the findings of research through our many conferences and study days and through the publication of our journal Ethnomusicology Forum, in association with Routledge. We offer awards to recognise outstanding scholarship, including the BFE Book Prize and grants and prizes for student members.
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We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 BFE Fieldwork Award. Huge congratulations to this year’s recipients: Lindsay Friday, Mo Zhou, and one candidate who will remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of their research.
Joint letter from the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, British Forum for Ethnomusicology, DanceHE, DramaHE, Royal Musical Association, Society for Dance Research and Theatre and Performance Research Association to Rebecca Fairbairn, REF Director
Registration is now open for the British Forum for Ethnomusicology annual conference, to be held 3-6 April 2025 at University of Cambridge (Faculty of Music and St John's College).
Cardiff University has announced the start of a consultation whose proposals, if realised, would entail the closure of the School of Music by the end of 2030. With 234 students, Cardiff is the largest university school of music in Wales and one of the largest in the UK.
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE) is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Fieldwork Grants scheme. BFE Fieldwork Grants support doctoral candidates conducting ethnomusicological field research in the UK and abroad by contributing towards costs (e.g., for travel and subsistence).
We are thrilled to announce that BFE Conference Liaison Co-officer Cassandre Balosso-Bardin has received the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance prize for Bes
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the book “Drones, Tones, and Timbres: Sounding Place among Nomads of the Inner Asian Mountain-Steppes” (University of Illinois Press) by C
BFE member Razia Sultanova is delighted to announce the publication of a new book 
BFE member Stuart Young is working alongside Kate Lock to support the Brass Bands England (BBE) 
Jonathan Stock is delighted to announce publication of a new book,