ðə fˈoʊksˈɔŋ səsˈaɪəɾi, fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn lˈʌndən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, fˈoʊkəst ˌɔn kəlˈɛktɪŋ ænd pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ fˈoʊk sˈɔŋz, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ʌv bɹˈɪtən ænd ˈaɪɚlənd ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ fˈɔːɹməl lˌɪmɪtˈeɪʃən.
The Folk-Song Society, founded in London in 1898, focused on collecting and publishing folk songs, primarily of Britain and Ireland although there was no formal limitation.