# BRITISH FORUM FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178039
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 20, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1178039


## Contact

- **Address:** University Of Keele, Keele, NEWCASTLE, Staffordshire
- **Postcode:** ST5 5BG
- **Phone:** 0300 303 5303
- **Email:** chair@bfe.org.uk
- **Website:** https://bfe.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ASSOCIATION SHALL EXIST TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO MUSIC AND RELATED FIELDS THAT REFLECT THE RANGE OF INTERESTS OF THE BODY AND TO CARRY OUT THE SPIRIT OF RULE FIVE (THAT OF AFFILIATED NATIONAL COMMITTEE) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC. FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND NOT OTHERWISE BFE SHALL HAVE POWER:(A) TO PROVIDE A FORUM IN WHICH INTERESTED PERSONS MAY SHARE IN THE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH AND ENGAGE IN DEBATE, BY ARRANGING MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES;(B) TO PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL LINK FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF BFE WITH THE ICTM AND TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE ICTM;(C) TO ORGANISE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE UK;(D) TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER BODIES IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS TO THOSE OF BFE;(E) TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST WORK IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC AND RELATED RESEARCH THAT REFLECTS THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF BFE;(F) TO PUBLISH REGULARLY A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE JOURNAL') AND TO ISSUE REGULAR E-NEWS FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS;(G) TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS WILL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF BFE.

**Activities:** The charity aims to advance the study of musical life in its full richness and diversity. It serves as a forum for cooperation between researchers, facilitating debate and exchange of knowledge through organising conferences and public events concerning music, sound and dance from all parts of the world. It publishes three issues a year of the journal Ethnomusicology Forum.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £20156 | £20968 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £20014 | £24193 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £23857 | £15413 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £17649 | £13228 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £18982 | £8993 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr R Fiorella Montero Diaz** (Chair) — appointed June 1, 2024
- Dr Amanda Villepastour — appointed April 16, 2023
- Dr Cassandre Balosso-Bardin — appointed Dec. 6, 2021
- Dr Christina Homer — appointed April 16, 2023
- Dr David Tze Wan Wong — appointed April 1, 2013
- Dr RUARD WILLIAM ABSAROKA — appointed Nov. 14, 2017
- Dr STEPHEN WILFORD — appointed April 1, 2016
- Prof. BYRON DUECK — appointed April 27, 2021