Rosslyn Court in Margate
Setting up a community-based accessible and inclusive folk venue in England
Abstract
Based on a presentation given at the 2023 Sheffield Singposium, this informal practitioner article describes the process of setting up a community folk venue in a deprived costal area of Kent. The demographic of the area is described together with the background of the founders. Initial business considerations are briefly recounted in the context of modern management theory. The process of linking with the local community is described, first in practical terms, then with reference to art-led regeneration theory. Initial steps and early contacts are described as well as how initial setbacks, such as the Covid pandemic, were managed. Reference is made to theories concerning the inclusion of the marginalised and then the article closes with a brief vignette of a relevant interaction recounted to the founders by Martin Carthy and memorialised in a Bob Dylan song.
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