Ffern Folk Foundation

The Ffern Folk Foundation envisions a future in which folk is a thriving, diverse and widely enjoyed part of contemporary British life.

Our mission is to illuminate British Folk and support its practitioners. The central pillar of the Foundation is our annual grant of £50,000, which will fund one or more practitioners to progress their work and bring it to a wider audience.

At Ffern, we have always sought to connect people with nature. We’re thrilled to launch our Folk Foundation within this quest – believing that folk arts and traditions can help us all explore and enrich our relationship with the environment.

Applications for 2026 are open now.