Norwegian National Association for Traditional Music and Dance(Norsk Folkemusikk- og Danselag) is a nationwide organization that aims to support the folk music and rural dance tradition in Norway.
The organization (NFD) was founded in 1987 as a breakaway organization from the National Association of Folk Musicians (Landslaget for Spelemenn) which was founded in 1923.
NFD also has released Kvinten, an annual magazine for traditional folk music.
The organization emphasizes the preservation and strengthening of the unbroken oral traditions and the authentic qualities they give to Norwegian instrumental music, folk singing and dancing.
In November 2009, the Folk and Traditional Dance Organization in Norway (Folkemusikk- og Folkedansorganisasjonen i Noreg) was founded to combine NFD and Landslaget for Spelemenn [1][2] Landslaget for Spelemenn is the largest organization for folk music and folk dance in Norway.