FRMS Home Page

Welcome
from Lyndon Jenkins

As President of the FRMS may I welcome you to our website, which is full of news about our activities and services on behalf of Recorded Music Societies everywhere. If you are not a member of one why not follow the link to find one near you and experience the extra pleasure of enjoying good music in the company of others. Our popular Music Weekend would be a great place to start. See you there!

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Daventry update

Next FRMS Music Weekend

Book the dates now -
9th-11th May 2014

Same great hotel, same great prices

Artistes will include

Michael Kennedy CBE eminent writer and broadcaster
Tamsin Waley-Cohen acclaimed young violinist
Jeffrey Skidmore founder of choral group Ex Cathedra
Malcolm Walker former Editor of 'Gramophone' magazine
and of course
Our President - Lyndon Jenkins

Click here for printable flyer & booking forms

FRMS AGM 2014

The AGM 2014 will be in Southport in November 2014.
Super resort, great hotel, several cultural activities planned

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE POSTED OUT SHORTLY

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.
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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.
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