wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz ðætðɪ ˈɛfds mˌeɪd tə ðə fˈoʊk mˈuːvmənt, bˈoʊθ dˈæns ænd sˈɔŋ, wʌzðə fˈoʊk fˈɛstɪvəl, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪððə stɹˈætfɚdəpˌɑːnˈeɪvɑːn fˈɛstɪvəl ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z ænd kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ wɪð fˈɛstɪvəlz ɪn wˈɪtbi, sˈɪdməθ, hˈoʊmfɜːθ, tʃˈɪpənˌæm ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ.
One of the greatest contributions that the EFDSS made to the folk movement, both dance and song, was the folk festival, starting with the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival in the 1940s and continuing with festivals in Whitby, Sidmouth, Holmfirth, Chippenham and elsewhere.