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.
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.