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

​This site copies those Folk News print pages, so arranged as area webpages. 
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"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.    
40-page  printed folk magazine, this site gives you an idea of what we do.

                              Even better, read the real thing - in print or pdf !
                                                  
1 COPY: ...................................  £3 pdf (we send via WeTransfer), -- or -- £6 post (EU £9; world £11).

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP:  £9 pdf -- or -- £18 post  (EU £27; world £33)
  • Annual Membership includes your news (incl guests, gigs, albums, etc) in print & in emailed Updates​
  • This covers both Folklife West (Jan, May, Sep) plus Folklife Traditions Journal (Nov, Mar).
  • Annual Membership:  Postal covers both magazines so we post Folklife West plus Folklife Traditions Journal
  • Annual Membership:  PDF    Folklife West we send PDF by WeTransfer; Journal you download free PDF from folklife-traditions.uk 

BACS, cheque, or card - details green box below ----
FOLKLIFE WEST --- BY PDF ​(£3 worldwide) OR POST (£6 UK) -- or annUAL membership                    click to open (& close!)
​PAYMENTS:  

​BACS / phone banking  Folklife West T/A Folklife, Sort Code 09-01-55, Account 18675181.  Overseas banking, email  sam@folklife.uk for details.
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Or CHEQUE to "Folklife", 16 Barrett Rise,Malvern, WR14 2UJ.           Or CARD - our payments site,  ko-fi.com/folklife/shop
FOLKLIFE WEST: EMAILED PDF 
​--- £3 for 1 copy, worldwide, via WeTransfer (A4 or US-letter)
​--- ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, 3 issues,  £9
​Link to card payment for FW PDF
ko-fi.com/s/8e92e77df9
FOLKLIFE WEST: BY POST 
--- x1: UK £6. EU £9. world £11.
--- Annual Membership: FW (3 issues)  + Journal (2 issues)
UK £18, EU £27.   Discounts for 2+.
​Link to card payment: FW by post
ko-fi.com/s/8624d72d04
--- FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL
BY POST.  (PDF free see website)
••• x1: May 2023 issue --- UK: £3, or EU: £5, or rest of world £6.50
••• Subscriber: 1 copies of 3 issues. --- UK: £9, or EU £15, or rest of world £19​
​Link to card payment: FTJ by post
ko-fi.com/s/d479e8d448
----  Adverts from 1/8 A4 mono [£10] to A4 colour
​Link to card payments for adverts
ko-fi.com/s/34cd1547ab
​ABOUT    "Folklife".      Publishers: print & online information. 3 publications --- 3 websites

• FOLKLIFE WEST (this site)   • FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL  •  FOLKLIFE DIRECTORY.             click to open (& close!)
 2 print magazines, copied free online        
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  ①  "FOLKLIFE WEST" print magazine, 40 A4 pages, 3/year 
          ● 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 JULY. 

  ②  "FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL" print magazine, 10-20 A4 pages, 2/year, see www.folklife-traditions.uk
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This site: FOLKLIFE WEST
FW's Folk News area pages + Festivals/Workshops Diary.
                   
Mostly Wales, West Country, West Midlands, but other welcome.

​②

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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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 - no concerts, festivals)
         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
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.
                                          S.W. Herefs and nearby, John & Jane Baxter. .........  Cotswold Folk: S.Warks/N.Cotswolds + listings, Paul Bryan.   
               🄵🅆  South-East, London, 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!​
Keeping Folk In Touch  -------  join our free emailed Updates list; be listed free in our online Directory :
free  emailed UPDATES (6-12/year) & "UPDATES" WEBPAGE .   also: Free  directory entries

             click to open (& close!)
UPDATES webpage  + emailed updates

Keeping folk in touch 

with our free emailed occasional Updates
with News, Directory, Folklife Traditions -- & Deadline Reminders !
 
​Updates are added to Updates webpage, then if still timely are added to next emailed Updates to those opted-in.

We don't pass on details: for data policy see Data webpage :  for updates, we collect only email, names, + country, or English region, we don't need your address etc unless also buying a magazine, that info is kept on a separate file.

​On right:  a form to sign up to Folklife Updates
​                and/or for new Folklife members

OR  --- simply email same details to sam@folklife.uk
     
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This is useful for you, with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders). 

And knowing our online readership's folk interests, and country or for England, regions, helps us to help you with resources.
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FREE LISTINGS in our DIRECTORY

www.folklife-directory.uk 
if you're 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 Directory):  County, NAME, website, + optional contact name + optional phone
contact, and for more details
​ .... see the Info webpage
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