ðɪ ˈɛfds ɡˈoʊld bˈædʒ ɐwˈɔːɹd, kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː, ɪz mˌeɪd tə ðoʊz dˈiːmd tə hæv mˌeɪd ɛksˈɛpʃənəl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə fˈoʊk mjˈuːzɪk, dˈæns, ɔːɹ ðə wˈaɪdɚ fˈoʊk ˈɑːɹts ænd fˈoʊk kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
The EFDSS Gold Badge Award, created in 1922, is made to those deemed to have made exceptional contributions to folk music, dance, or the wider folk arts and folk community.