Folklife West print magazine's  Members' local Folk News pages.

This site has copies of those Folk News print pages, so arranged as area webpages.
 

You can go straight to news pages --- top of page menu.

   "That densely packed information sandwich that is Folklife West" - Tony Watts, former Acoustic Calendar
    "Just wanted to thank you for sending the magazine, it really is brilliant"  - Jan Ramsey, of Jan & Paul Ramsey, Hull
    "Folklife is doing a great job of bringing us all together all over the world in these hard times"   xx Heather & Huw, Pontardawe Valley FC
                   Folk Club News banner logo © Chris Beaumont.  Book/concertina logo © John Crane.    

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​ABOUT  "Folklife".      Publishing print & online information.   3 publications, on 3 websites.

 ---------------- print magazines are copied free online ----------------         
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① "FOLKLIFE WEST" print magazine, 52-60 A4 pages, 3/year, UK £18, EU £27.  Includes Journal which is also available separately:
② "FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL" print magazine, 10-20 A4 pages, 3/year, UK £9, EU £27, rest of world.

                ● 1 JAN covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.     DEADLINE 20 NOV.     
                ● 1 MAY covering May, Jun, Jul, Aug.    DEADLINE 20 MAR.     
                ● 1 SEP, covering Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.   DEADLINE 20 JUL. 
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This site: 
FW's Folk News area pages + Festivals/Workshops Diary.
                   
Mostly Wales, West Country, West Midlands, but other welcome.

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Folklife Traditions Journal on www.folklife-traditions.uk, 
​Researched Articles, Folklife Studies, related news.
     
​UK & International contributors.
            

----------------------------- also: a separate directory, online only -----------------------
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​③

Folklife's Directory on www.folklife-directory.uk   Online-only, not part of magazine.
           Free entries. Live & zoom.  Details + up to 40 words description (no dates).
           Simple text entries - no maps, pictures, etc.  Send any time - no deadlines.
      Mostly Wales, West Country, West Midlands, but other welcome, incl. international.

Your new & amended entries appear on the ⎈ Updates webpage & in our emailed Updates

--- plus: Updates to all above, on UPDATES webpage & emailed updates ---


Join our Mailing List, and get free Directory listings online!
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​free  emaileD  UPDATES  (6 to 12 a year)           for DETAILS: cliCk to open (& close!)

 **** From Feb 2022,    FREE LISTINGS in our DIRECTORY  if you are on our emailed Updates list  ****

• VENUES:  How often [e.g. Wkly, 1st],  Day,  County,  TOWN, NAME, website,  + optional contact name + optional phone
• PERFORMERS, SHOPS, ETC (categories see online Directories):  County, NAME, website, + optional contact name + optional phone

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A form for our free emailed Updates (monthly-ish)  
                     -- or --  just email sam@folklife.uk with the same details. 

This is useful for you, 
​with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders). 
   
​So we spend less time on admin/emails = more time for magazine & website.  And know how many read this, & where, and so resource appropriately!  
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Keep in touch with our free emailed occasional Updates

​​Updates: News, Directory, Folklife Traditions 
(& Deadline Reminders).
 
A form to sign up to Folklife Updates
​and/or for new Folklife members
OR if you prefer, simply email same details to sam@folklife.uk
​      New permissions only ​(so if any changes, please email instead)
     
​We don't pass on details.  Data policy (opt-in) see Data webpage

Folklife is a non-profit group,  all of us are unpaid volunteers.     Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons  sam@folklife.uk​​ ​​

🄵🅆 ​News Webpages, and our Correspondents.  FOLKLIFE WEST's main areas: Wales, West Midlands, West Country, but all areas welcome        
🄵🅆 Cymru  .... Tudalen Cymru / Wales page, Mick Tems.   .......................................  N-E Wales & Cheshire, Brian Bull.  
                         Gwynedd, Travelling Sessions list local sessions.
England  🄵🅆  West Country (S-W)  Kernow (acting) David Harley; from May, Lamorna Spry.  .....................  Glos-based & Roving, Cresby aka Mr Red
               🄵🅆  Midlands    S. Birmingham & nearby, Bob Bignell.  .......................  Warwickshire with Coventry, Malc Gurnham.
                           Cotswold Folk: S.Warks/N.Cotswolds + listings, Paul Bryan.   S.W. Herefs and nearby, John & Jane Baxter.
               🄵🅆  South-East   Folk Arts Oxford   website list: local folk
               🄵🅆  North:    North-West  Cumbria & North Lancashire, Steve Harrison   North-East    Yorks & Humber
🄵🅆 Alba          ⎈ International [online only]          🄵🅆 Festivals & Workshops Diary

Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons (Worcs).  Editing Team: David Harley (Cornwall).  Zoom, web advice: Paul Clarke (Southampton).
Illustrations & Logos:  Chris Stewart (Worcs), John Crane (Wolverhampton), Chris Beaumont (Glos).  
Photographs:  Eden Tanner (Herefs), Colin Davies (Worcs).                 We thank our Team, we are all Volunteers --- more welcome!​

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