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 thrilled to announce that BFE member Professor Katherine Butler Schofield is the 2025 recipient of the American Musicological Society’s prestigious Otto Kinkeldey Award for her
Huge thanks to BFE members Rachel Harris and Hwee San Tan for authoring a wonderfully moving obituary for our dear departed friend and mentor David Hughes, who passed
We are proud to announce that the 2025 B
The British Forum for Ethnomusicology seeks nominations for two positions on the BFE Executive Committee. The terms of two current members of the BFE Committee members are coming an end; one will be standing down and another intends to stand for re-election.
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.
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,