Federation of Recorded Music Societies

Do you like Music?
Do you enjoy it more in the company of other like minded people?
A Recorded Music Society might be just the thing for you!


FRMS ORGANISATION

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EVENTS

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FRMS SPECIALIST SERVICES

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FRMS INFORMATION SERVICE

Starting your own society
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FRMS BACKGROUND INFORMATION

FRMS History
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EQUIPMENT SUPPORT

FRMS gratefully acknowledges support at its events from
Cambridge Audio and
PMC speakers

FRMS - WHO ARE WE?

The Federation of Recorded Music Societies (FRMS) can claim to have played its part in developing greater enthusiasm and understanding of recorded classical music over a substantial portion of the past century.

As the "National Federation of Gramophone Societies", the Federation was launched in 1936. Although the title has been changed to reflect more recent developments, the aims of the movement have remained basically unaltered and the attraction is still present in the 21st century as over 200 societies continue to ply their trade. ...more..

ADVANTAGES OF AFFILIATION TO THE FRMS

Our main function is to manage licensing arrangements with Performing Right Society Ltd (PRS) and Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) for the licences necessary for performing recorded music in public, on terms favourable to our members. The fees are greatly reduced from those normally applied by these organisations for individual licences. A particular benefit of this arrangement is that it is the society itself that is licensed and not the premises. This means that the society is covered for PRS and PPL wherever it chooses to meet. ,,,more...

Celebrations

Warminster - 30 years

Maidstone RMS - 45 years

Ruislip GS 50 years

Carshalton & Wallington RMS 50 years

Olton RMS 60 years

Putney Music 60 years

Bath 70 years

FEATURED LINK

Every so often we will highlight one of the links on our Links Page for your special attention.

ClassicalPlus is an information source on classical music.

LATEST NEWS

New link to Manchester Camerata - see their competition NOW

FRMS invited to have website archived as an aspect of UK documentary heritage.
(does this mean we are a listed building?)

New webpage for Ightham

AUCTION Mint Condition Lyrita LPs
>From the private archive of Lyrita Proprietor Richard Itter

Holcombe Brook & District RMS has changed its name to Ramsbottom RMS

Central Region meeting 6 Nov 2010

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