Roary is experienced in running inclusive folk music and dance workshops, particularly for people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEN/D). They adapt traditional songs and dances to the group they are working with and encourage movement, singing and music making, as well as composition and lyrics writing where desired, so that everyone can have fun! Below are the initiatives Roary currently works with.

Inclusive Folk at EFDSS

Roary is a tutor on the education programme for disabled people at the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), where they learned a lot of their inclusive education skills as the programme's previous trainee. The initiative aims to improve access to folk music and dance education for people with learning disabilities and complex needs through workshops in schools, as well as two regular sessions in North London:

Folk Unlimited (FUN)

For learning disabled young people between 12 and 30, Sunday afternoons at Cecil Sharp House, Camden

Folk Beyond

For learning disabled adults over 30, Sunday mornings in Primrose Hill

As part of this work, Roary has, together with lead tutor Emmie Ward, written the resource "Dancing Days: using folk arts in inclusive settings" for EFDSS' award-winning resource bank, describing how rapper and morris dances can be adapted for people with SEND.

Music Club

Roary often plays for the Wednesday afternoon online sessions of this South Oxfordhire-based activity club for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs.

Some of the above are location and/or age specific, often because of the projects' funding terms and conditions. If you are interested in an inclusive folk workshop and none of the above work for you, Roary is also keen to work directly with schools, residential homes, groups and individuals. They can also run singing and/or songwriting workshops for non-SEN/D groups, see their work with Access Folk on the community page as an example of the what they could do for you. Do get in touch using the form on the contact page if you want to discuss any of the above options with Roary, or find them on LinkedIn.