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FOLKLIFE RESEARCH
Folklife Studies & Institutions
Fs.1 Researchers and Authors
Fs.2 Lecturers and Speakers
Fs.3 Archives §
Fs.4 Museums §
Fs.5 Libraries §
Fs.6 Academic Courses & Research
Fs.7 Music Publishers / Recording Companies
Fs.8 Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
Fs.9 Print Journals
Fs.10 Online Resources (websites, & blogs with articles)
§ specialist folklife institutions, or general
Fs.2 Lecturers and Speakers
Fs.3 Archives §
Fs.4 Museums §
Fs.5 Libraries §
Fs.6 Academic Courses & Research
Fs.7 Music Publishers / Recording Companies
Fs.8 Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
Fs.9 Print Journals
Fs.10 Online Resources (websites, & blogs with articles)
§ specialist folklife institutions, or general
Folklife Traditions Journal (FTJ) - articles & news about Folklife Studies & Institutions FTJ published & printed in Folklife West and also separately.
The FT header artwork (our logo) © Chris Beaumont. Morris dancers © Annie Jones; from The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris (Dave Jones)
NOTE: listings below need checking as some entries are quite old, volunteer list-checkers welcome,
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We'll add date after new entries, & checked old entries, eg (new listing, Dec 2022) or (checked, Dec 2022).
We are moving website due to difficulties in editing.
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Folklife Research (Folklife Studies & Institutions) § specialist folklife institutions, or general
Fs.1 Researchers and Authors
Fs.2 Lecturers and Speakers
Fs.3 Archives §
Fs.4 Museums §
Fs.5 Libraries §
Fs.6 Academic Courses & Research
Fs.7 Music Publishers and
Recording Companies
Fs.8 Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
Fs.9 Print Journals
Fs.10 Online Resources:
websites, & blogs with articles
FOLKLIFE RESEARCH (Folklife Studies & Institutions)
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Fs.1 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: RESEARCHERS AND AUTHORS
Early Music Muse
🄹 COLIN ANDREWS www.bonnygreen.uk Colin Andrews 01363 877216
⌂ Bonny Green, Morchard Bishop, Crediton, Devon EX17 6PG. Fax 01363 877216 bonnygreenbtinternet.com
⊕ Author/composer of songs & tunes.
FL DOC ROWE www.docrowe.org.uk Doc Rowe 07747 687734
⌂ 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE.
⊕ Over forty years of active collecting and research. Radio, TV and film experience.
FL EARLY MUSIC MUSE http://earlymusicmuse.com Ian Pittaway
⌂contact<at>ipmusic.org.uk
⊕ For both casual observers and specialists in mediaeval, renaissance and traditional music. The blog’s purpose: a starting point for those new to the subject; presenting new research and analysis; linking early and traditional music to its cultural and historical context. [added 2017 Feb]
FL MARTIN GRAEBE www.sbgsongs.org Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Research into traditional English song with particular interest in the collecting work of Sabine Baring-Gould. This includes associated local history, his collaborators, his singers and his life.
FL ROY ADKINS www.adkinshistory.com Roy Adkins [please contact via website]
⌂ Exeter, Devon: please contact via website
⊕ Author (with wife Lesley) of books on social and naval history, drawing on early evidence for folk song and folklore
FL STEVE ROUD (no website) Steve Roud 01825 766751 / 07739 901998
⌂ Southwood, High Street, MARESFIELD, East Sussex, TN22 2EH.
⊕ Interested in all aspects of folklore but mainly historical; particular interests include traditional song; street literature; children’s folklore; customs; superstitions, London lore. Also involved in archiving, cataloguing and indexing folklore materials.
Early Music Muse
Fs.2 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: LECTURERS AND SPEAKERS
see also Folklife Members listed under List 2, Performers and List 5, Workshop Providers
∅ COLIN ANDREWS www.bonnygreen.co.uk Colin Andrews 01363 877216
⌂ Bonny Green, Morchard Bishop, Crediton, Devon EX17 6PG. Fax 01363 877216 bonnygreenbtinternet.com
⊕ Speaker on morris.
FL DOC ROWE www.docrowe.org.uk Doc Rowe 07747 687734
⌂ 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE
⊕ Illustrated talks on various aspects of social and oral history, popular culture, traditional song and dance.
∅ JOHN ADAMS & CHRIS PARTINGTON www.village-music-project.org.uk
⊕ From Dots to Downloads is a workshop day on the work of the Village Music Project [see A.4] including background on manuscript tune collections and practical sessions on using abc code.
∅ JOHN BILLINGSLEY www.northernearth.co.uk John Billingsley
⌂ 10 Jubilee St, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, W Yorkshire HX7 5NP. editornorthernearth.co.uk
⊕ The Archaic/’Celtic’ Head as a Folk Tradition; West Yorkshire Folk Tales
FL MARTIN GRAEBE www.martinandshan.net Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Various talks about the life and work of Sabine Baring-Gould and collection of English traditional song, illustrated with songs and pictures.
Available to societies, festivals etc.
Fs.3 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: ARCHIVES (in specialist folklife or general archives)
We list by country where Archive/Resource is physically based - area of interest may be national, international, or local
Cymru / Wales
∅ ARCHIF CERDDORIAETH DRADDODIADOL CYMRU http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music/research/groups_welshmusic.php.cy 01248 382181
⌂ Ysgol Cerddoriaeth, Prifysgol Bangor, Ffordd y Coleg, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.
⊕ Llyfrgell gyhoeddus o recordiau sain - recordiau masnachol, sydd wedi'u cynhyrchu ar gyfer eu gwerthu i'r cyhoedd a recordiau maes sydd wedi'u casglu o dan amodau maes ar gyfer ymchwil, nid yw'r rhain wedi'u cyhoeddi yn fasnachol.
∅ The ARCHIVE OF WELSH TRADITIONAL MUSIC www.bangor.ac.uk/music/research/welsh_music.php.en 01248 382181
⌂ School of Music, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.
⊕ A public library of recorded sound – both commercial recordings, which have been produced for public sale; and field recordings
which have been collected under field conditions for research and which have not been issued commercially.
FL The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS www.folk.wales/archives.html
⌂ Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Cymru. micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕ Bydd yr Archifau o ddeunydd celfyddydol traddodiadol o Dde Cymru yn cynnwys caneuon, baledi, cerddoriaeth a dramâu a storiâu traddodiadol.
FL The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS www.folk.wales/archives.html
⌂ Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Wales. micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕ The Archive of traditional arts material from South Wales will include songs, ballads, music, traditional drama and stories.
England
∅ The ARCHIVES OF CULTURAL TRADITION http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/special/cectal
⌂ Special Collections Department, Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN
⊕ A collection of archives formerly located in the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition (NATCECT), covering the subject areas of folklore, dialect and cultural tradition.
∅ BRITISH LIBRARY SOUND ARCHIVE .................... ................... http://sounds.bl.uk
⊕ 50,000 recordings and their associated documentation from the Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings which come from
all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds.
∅ The CHARLES PARKER ARCHIVE www.birmingham.gov.uk/charlesparkerarchive Fiona Tait, Archivist 0121 303 4549
⌂ Birmingham Archives & Heritage, Floor 6, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ.
⊕ Recordings, books and papers of Charles Parker, BBC radio producer, (1919-1980), with much on traditional singers and songs; the folk
song revival etc. The Charles Parker Archive Trust also has a website, which is at www.cpatrust.org.uk
FL The DOC ROWE COLLECTION ARCHIVE & Doc Rowe Collection Support Group www.docrowe.org.uk Access: please see note on website
⌂ Doc Rowe, 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE. 07747 687734.
⊕ Audio, visual and moving image collection on traditonal song, dance & seasonal events now located at the St Hilda’s Business Centre, The Ropery, Whitby, YO22 4ET: access: please see note on website.
FL FOLKTRAX, the late Peter Kennedy's 'folktrax' website www.folktrax-archive.org
⊕ Peter Kennedy's 'folktrax' website has been archived as a useful reference to his collection, his family history and a lot of other useful stuff about folkmusic. ® Martin Graebe.
∅ WILTSHIRE COMMUNITY HISTORY: FOLK ARTS section http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/folkintro.php
⊕ Contains information on Traditional Songs, Biographies, Folk Plays and Folk Events in Wiltshire.
USA
∅ AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER: please see under Fs.5, FOLKLIFE LIBRARIES
Fs.4 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: MUSEUMS
(in specialist folklife or general museums)
We list by country where Museum is physically based - area of interest may be national, international, or local
England
∅ CAMBRIDGE & COUNTY FOLK MUSEUM www.folkmuseum.org.uk 01223 355159
⌂ 2 -3 Castle Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 OAQ. info<at>folkmuseum.org.uk
⊕ A rich and varied collection housed in the 16th century former White Horse Inn. Display themes include the bar, the kitchen, fenland, arts and artisans, childhood, town and university life. Courtyard display area, education facilities, shop and children's acvtivities.
∅ GLOUCESTER LIFE MUSEUM www.gloucestermuseums.co.uk 01452 396868
⌂ 99-103 Westgate Street, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2PG. museums<at>gloucester.gov.uk
⊕ One of the oldest museums dedicated to social history, these Tudor timber-framed buildings give a unique atmosphere for exploring its many treasures, participating in family activities or simply enjoying the refreshments in the vintage Tea Rooms and Cottage Garden.
∅ MUSEUM OF EAST ANGLIAN LIFE www.eastanglianlife.org.uk 01449 612229
⌂ Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DL. Fax 01449 672307. Email enquiries<at>eastanglianlife.org.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MuseumEALife Twitter https://twitter.com/MuseumEALife
⊕ Discover the history and natural world of East Anglia on our 75 acre site. Learn about fascinating East Anglian Crafts, traditional Gypsy culture and more. Recently restored Abbot’s Hall and Crowe Street Cottages are now open.
∅ PITT RIVERS MUSEUM www.prm.ox.ac.uk 01865 270927
⌂ University of Oxford. prm<at>prm.ox.ac.uk
⊕ Houses archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world.
Fs.5 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: LIBRARIES (in specialist folklife or general archives)
includes Public/Community Libraries that are Folklife Members
England
FL Devon: EXETER CENTRAL LIBRARY www.devon.gov.uk/libraries 01392 384217
⌂ Performing Arts Library, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3PQ. performarts.library<at>devon.gov.uk
⊕ If you play an instrument, sing in a choir, act in a dramatic or operatic society, or are simply interested in the performing arts, this service is for you. The main library service collection of music on CD and cassette.
FL Website: FOLKTRAX - please see under Fs.3, FOLKLIFE ARCHIVES
FL Somerset: HALSWAY MANOR LIBRARY (Kennedy-Grant Memorial Library) www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274
⌂ Halsway Manor Library, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TAUNTON, Somerset TA4 4BD
⊕ A multimedia collection of folklore, customs, traditional music, dance and song from around the world. Its strength is in the English tradition, particularly of the south west. There are over 3,000 items.
FL London: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (EFDSS) http://library.efdss.org 020 7485 2206
⌂ English Folk Song & Dance Society, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, LONDON, NW1 7AY. Fax: 020 7284 0523.
⊕ Best national collection of folk song, music, dance & tradition material, in print and recorded form. Essential stop for researchers and performers. [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
USA
∅ DC: AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER www.loc.gov/folklife (202) 707-551
⌂ Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington DC 20540-4610 USA
⊕ Created in 1976 by Congress to "preserve and present" the great heritage of American folklife through research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibition, publication, and training. Home of the Archive of Folk Culture, established in 1928.
Fs.6 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: ACADEMIC COURSES & RESEARCH
COURSES / INSTITUTIONS AT UNDERGRADUATE OR HIGHER LEVEL
No confirmed entries, but entries welcome
• for Practical courses & workshops (eg instruments): see Member-only listings & news in this Folklife Directory, list 5 & 6, and in Folklife West magazine.
Fs.7 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: MUSIC PUBLISHERS & RECORDING COMPANIES
FL Sussex HOBGOBLIN RECORDS www.hobgoblinrecords.com 01273 491456
⌂ P.O. Box 2522, Henfield, BN5 9XR pete<at>hobgoblinrecords.com
FL Glos MUSICAL TRADITIONS RECORDS www.mtrecords.co.uk Rod Stradling 01453 759475
⌂ 1 Castle Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HP.
⊕ CD-Rs of important performers unavailable commercially. There are two Catalogue Samplers, costing £10 each, MTCD319 (1988-2005) and MTCD358 (2005-2012) contaning one track each from the 58 CDs in the main ‘300 Series’.
∅ Suffolk ORAL TRADITIONS of Suffolk and bordering counties www.oraltraditions.co.uk Neil Lanham 01379 890568
⌂ The Swallows, The Street, Botesdale, Suffolk IP22 1BP. neil<at>oraltraditions.co.uk
⊕ Books, DVDs & CDs of Traditional ways of life in Suffolk and bordering counties, Legends of the Horseworld, Gypsies, Country life, Country Singers.
FL S Glos SAYDISC www.saydisc.com Gef Lucena
⌂ The Barton, Inglestone Common, Badminton, S. Glos. GL9 1BX, England Saydisc<at>aol.com
⊕ Maddy Prior/Carnival Band, Mellstock Band, Broadside Band, Kathryn Tickell, Nigel Eaton, Ray Fisher, Chinese, Japanese, Pacific, African, Indian and many other cultures, trad performers and rare musics.
FL Devon WREN MUSIC www.wrenmusic.co.uk Contact 01837 53754
⌂ Ebenezer Hall, North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AR admin<at>wrenmusic.co.uk [New address, same phone: July 2017]
Fs.8 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: PRINT BOOK PUBLISHERS & BOOKSELLERS
Cumbria ∅ BARRY McKAY RARE BOOKS www.barrymckayrarebooks.org Barry McKay 017683 52282
⌂ Kingstone House, Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XT barry.mckay<at>virgin.net
⊕ Specialists in new and out-of print books on all aspects of the arts and history of the book; and antiquarian books with tendency towards provincial printing and example of street literature in any format. E-catalogues and special lists regularly circulated.
S.Yorks ∅ COLLECTORS’ FOLK BOOKS www.collectorsfolk.co.uk Dave Eyre 0114 234 4044
⊕ Collector’s Folk buys and sells previously cherished books (second-hand) on folklore, folklife and especially folk song and music. Everything to do with folk. Contact me for that hard to find book and meet me at festivals too.
S.Yorks ∅ HALLAMSHIRE TRADITIONS www.hallamtrads.co.uk Paul & Liz Davenport 07947 490 052
⌂ 6, Thompson Close, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8QG South Yorkshire
⊕ A small consultancy which publishes songs and musical materials from the area of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. We can offer advice and expertise on design and low volume publishing processes. We are also available for talks, workshops and performances.
Somerset ∅ LLANERCH PRESS & PUBLISHERS www.llanerchpress.com 01278 781278
⌂ Little Court, 48 Rectory Road, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset TA8 2BZ
⊕ We specialise in small print editions and facsimile reprints of old books and ancient texts, many of which have been painstakingly translated from the original language. Our wide range of books cover many historical periods and subjects.
Herefds ∅ LOGASTON PRESS www.logastonpress.co.uk 01544 327344
⌂ Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herefordshire HR3 6QH www.logastonpress.co.uk
⊕ We publish books about the history, archaeology, architecture and people of this area of Britain, including Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches, South Wales, Worcestershire and the Black Country, and Gloucestershire.
Sussex ∅ MICHAEL RAVEN PUBLICATIONS www.michaelravenpublications.com Eve Raven 01903 872038
⌂ email: everaven_nok<at>yahoo.co.uk
⊕ More than 60 titles including tutors for the guitar and tin whistle. Excellent arrangements of folk music, guitar music, Classical, Renaissance and Country Dance Tunes; Flamenco and some jazz and blues.
Worcs FL The ROOTS OF WELSH BORDER MORRIS, by Dave Jones (no website) Annie Jones 01885 490323
⌂ Millfield, Golden Valley, Bishops Frome, Worcs WR6 5BN.
⊕ ‘The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris: The Welsh Border Morris Dances of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire’,
by the late Dave Jones,1988, revised 1995. ISBN No. 0 9526285 0 3. £5 by post from address above.
Fs.9 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: PRINT JOURNALS
Cymru ∅ CANU GWERIN, Welsh Folk-Song Society www.canugwerin.com Dr Rhiannon Ifans (Hon. Sec) 01970 828719
⌂ Dr Rhiannon Ifans (Honorary Secretary), Rhandir, Penrhyn-coch, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EQ.
E-mail: rhiannon.ifans<at>gmail.com
⊕ The language of the Society is Welsh, but information available in English on the above bilingual website. Canu Gwerin, the Society’s journal, appears every August. To join the Welsh Folk-Song Society, please see our Membership page: www.canugwerin.com/en/membership.php
International FL FMJ (FOLK MUSIC JOURNAL) http://fmj.efdss.org EFDSS 020 7485 2206
⌂ The Editor, FMJ, EFDSS, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. Fax 020 7284 0523. fmj<at>efdss.org
⊕ 1 issue per year, December. Deadline 1 Sept. Annual research journal of the EFDSS (English Folk Song & Dance Society). Contains scholarly articles by researchers from around the world. Subscriptions to this and EDS are free with EFDSS membership [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
England & Wales ç FOLKLIFE WEST: Folklife Traditions pages www.folklife.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378
⊕ FW Includes FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages [this site], FESTIVAL DIARY; WORKSHOPS DIARY; LISTINGS, and the usual news & ads.
ONLINE ARCHIVE of all our FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages, links to e-magazine versions of every issue
England, N. ∅ NORTHERN EARTH www.northernearth.co.uk John Billingsley, editor
⌂ 10 Jubilee St, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, W Yorkshire HX7 5NP. editor<at>northernearth.co.uk
⊕ Northern Earth, founded in 1979, is an established journal of alternative archaeology, folk traditions and antiquarianism. In recent years we have published on folk traditions in W Yorkshire, in particular traditional narratives, rushbearing and early-modern period treasure-hunting.
Fs.10 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: FOLKLIFE RESOURCES ONLINE: websites, and blogs with articles
Cymru / Wales
Bilingual entries (shown in green) are welcome
∅ ALAWON BANGOR http://alawonbangor.wordpress.com ⊕ Alawon traddodiadol o Lawysgrifau ym Mhrifysgol Bangor
∅ ALAWON BANGOR http://alawonbangor.wordpress.com ⊕ Traditional Melodies from Manuscripts in Bangor University
FL ALAWON CYMRU www.alawoncymru.com ⊕ monthly sets of Welsh tunes and archive going back to 2012
∅ CANEUON GWERIN http://caneuongwerin.wordpress.com ⊕ Archwilio ac arddangos caneuon gwerin o Gymru
∅ CANEUON GWERIN http://caneuongwerin.wordpress.com ⊕ Exploring and showcasing folk songs from Wales
FL CLERA www.sesiwn.com ⊕ Cymdeithas Offerynnau Traddodiadol Cymru
FL CLERA www.sesiwn.com ⊕ The Society for the Traditional Instruments of Wales
FL MEU CYMRU www.meucymru.co.uk/music/alawchan.htm ⊕ Alawon a Chaneuon
FL MEU CYMRU www.meucymru.co.uk/music/alawchan.htm ⊕ Tunes and Songs
England
FL FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS, archive of FT articles etc from printed Folklife West [this site] Sam Simmons 01684 561378
FL FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS, online archive of above this site + http://issuu.com/traditions-uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378
⊕ All print issues online: from Folklife West Journal Nº 1, Oct. 2006 (publ. irregularly), & its successor, the Folklife Traditions pages in Folklife Quarterly / Folklife West. Links to e-magazine versions of every issue, plus index of each issue.
FL FOLKOPEDIA http://folkopedia.efdss.org
⊕ A Wiki dedicated to the Folk Arts of England and beyond: a peer reviewed resource for students, teachers and enthusiasts. Contributors welcome. [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
FL FOLKTRAX, archive site of the late Peter Kennedy’s ‘folktrax’ website www.folktrax-archive.org
⊕ Peter Kennedy’s ‘folktrax’ website has been archived as a useful reference to his collection, his family history and a lot of other useful stuff about folkmusic. ® Martin Graebe.
FL MUSICAL TRADITIONS INTERNET MAGAZINE www.mustrad.org.uk Rod Stradling, editor 01453 759475
⌂ 1 Castle Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HP.
⊕ An on-line magazine celebrating all aspects of traditional music, from all parts of the world. It contains record and book reviews, articles long and short, discographies, pictures, news, comment and letters. See also MUSICAL TRADITIONS RECORDS in Fs.7 Music Publishers.
FL The ROUD FOLKSONG INDEX http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/query.cgi?query= Steve Roud
⊕ The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of over 166,000 references to songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world. It is based on the textual content of the songs included.
FL SONGS OF THE WEST, the Sabine Baring-Gould website www.sbgsongs.org Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Research into traditional English song with particular interest in the collecting work of Sabine Baring-Gould. This includes associated local history, his collaborators, his singers and his life.
∅ The YORKSHIRE GARLAND GROUP www.yorkshirefolksong.net
⊕ Currently 88 traditional Yorkshire songs complete with downloadable recordings, texts, scores, provenances etc. Soon to include 40+ contemporary Yorkshire songs
The FT header artwork (our logo) © Chris Beaumont. Morris dancers © Annie Jones; from The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris (Dave Jones)
NOTE: listings below need checking as some entries are quite old, volunteer list-checkers welcome,
also volunteers to research possible new entries, please contact sam@folklife.uk
We'll add date after new entries, & checked old entries, eg (new listing, Dec 2022) or (checked, Dec 2022).
We are moving website due to difficulties in editing.
We plan to check nearly all below for websites given, changing where necessary, and removing those no longer existing. Where website is in red, this usually means website was a Yahoo group, these have have stopped, but there may be a Groups.io replacement which we'll look into.
Subscriptions and Donations - please see home page
www.folklife.uk/opt-in: for Journal, Directory, and Folk News Updates
Folklife Research (Folklife Studies & Institutions) § specialist folklife institutions, or general
Fs.1 Researchers and Authors
Fs.2 Lecturers and Speakers
Fs.3 Archives §
Fs.4 Museums §
Fs.5 Libraries §
Fs.6 Academic Courses & Research
Fs.7 Music Publishers and
Recording Companies
Fs.8 Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
Fs.9 Print Journals
Fs.10 Online Resources:
websites, & blogs with articles
FOLKLIFE RESEARCH (Folklife Studies & Institutions)
To be listed, simply email your details as below, to sam@folklife.uk
We require: Category, ORGANISATION'S NAME, one website ---- all other details are optional
Website links are in blue and underlined. For emails, to avoid spam, we'll replace @ by <at>.
Category § ORGANISATION'S NAME in CAPITALS 1 website 1 contact name (or eg "Office") 1 contact phone
Contact details, websites, social media (other than already listed above)
More details, up to 40 words
§ for Category: choose 1 from list above. -- our categories are also listed above. You are welcome to email us to suggest new categories
*** We will insert before name
🄵 or FL Folklife members. Ø Folklife Associate members. 🄹 Journal subscriber or contributor. Thanks for your support
‡‡ UK, ØØ International: "Updates" sign-ups other than above, incl. non-member advertisers. To join us is only £18 a year)
Bilingual entries are welcome (as below: in green, Fs.3), as are your logos etc (as on left below, Fs.1)
Fs.1 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: RESEARCHERS AND AUTHORS
Early Music Muse
🄹 COLIN ANDREWS www.bonnygreen.uk Colin Andrews 01363 877216
⌂ Bonny Green, Morchard Bishop, Crediton, Devon EX17 6PG. Fax 01363 877216 bonnygreenbtinternet.com
⊕ Author/composer of songs & tunes.
FL DOC ROWE www.docrowe.org.uk Doc Rowe 07747 687734
⌂ 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE.
⊕ Over forty years of active collecting and research. Radio, TV and film experience.
FL EARLY MUSIC MUSE http://earlymusicmuse.com Ian Pittaway
⌂contact<at>ipmusic.org.uk
⊕ For both casual observers and specialists in mediaeval, renaissance and traditional music. The blog’s purpose: a starting point for those new to the subject; presenting new research and analysis; linking early and traditional music to its cultural and historical context. [added 2017 Feb]
FL MARTIN GRAEBE www.sbgsongs.org Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Research into traditional English song with particular interest in the collecting work of Sabine Baring-Gould. This includes associated local history, his collaborators, his singers and his life.
FL ROY ADKINS www.adkinshistory.com Roy Adkins [please contact via website]
⌂ Exeter, Devon: please contact via website
⊕ Author (with wife Lesley) of books on social and naval history, drawing on early evidence for folk song and folklore
FL STEVE ROUD (no website) Steve Roud 01825 766751 / 07739 901998
⌂ Southwood, High Street, MARESFIELD, East Sussex, TN22 2EH.
⊕ Interested in all aspects of folklore but mainly historical; particular interests include traditional song; street literature; children’s folklore; customs; superstitions, London lore. Also involved in archiving, cataloguing and indexing folklore materials.
Early Music Muse
Fs.2 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: LECTURERS AND SPEAKERS
see also Folklife Members listed under List 2, Performers and List 5, Workshop Providers
∅ COLIN ANDREWS www.bonnygreen.co.uk Colin Andrews 01363 877216
⌂ Bonny Green, Morchard Bishop, Crediton, Devon EX17 6PG. Fax 01363 877216 bonnygreenbtinternet.com
⊕ Speaker on morris.
FL DOC ROWE www.docrowe.org.uk Doc Rowe 07747 687734
⌂ 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE
⊕ Illustrated talks on various aspects of social and oral history, popular culture, traditional song and dance.
∅ JOHN ADAMS & CHRIS PARTINGTON www.village-music-project.org.uk
⊕ From Dots to Downloads is a workshop day on the work of the Village Music Project [see A.4] including background on manuscript tune collections and practical sessions on using abc code.
∅ JOHN BILLINGSLEY www.northernearth.co.uk John Billingsley
⌂ 10 Jubilee St, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, W Yorkshire HX7 5NP. editornorthernearth.co.uk
⊕ The Archaic/’Celtic’ Head as a Folk Tradition; West Yorkshire Folk Tales
FL MARTIN GRAEBE www.martinandshan.net Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Various talks about the life and work of Sabine Baring-Gould and collection of English traditional song, illustrated with songs and pictures.
Available to societies, festivals etc.
Fs.3 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: ARCHIVES (in specialist folklife or general archives)
We list by country where Archive/Resource is physically based - area of interest may be national, international, or local
Cymru / Wales
∅ ARCHIF CERDDORIAETH DRADDODIADOL CYMRU http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music/research/groups_welshmusic.php.cy 01248 382181
⌂ Ysgol Cerddoriaeth, Prifysgol Bangor, Ffordd y Coleg, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.
⊕ Llyfrgell gyhoeddus o recordiau sain - recordiau masnachol, sydd wedi'u cynhyrchu ar gyfer eu gwerthu i'r cyhoedd a recordiau maes sydd wedi'u casglu o dan amodau maes ar gyfer ymchwil, nid yw'r rhain wedi'u cyhoeddi yn fasnachol.
∅ The ARCHIVE OF WELSH TRADITIONAL MUSIC www.bangor.ac.uk/music/research/welsh_music.php.en 01248 382181
⌂ School of Music, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG.
⊕ A public library of recorded sound – both commercial recordings, which have been produced for public sale; and field recordings
which have been collected under field conditions for research and which have not been issued commercially.
FL The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS www.folk.wales/archives.html
⌂ Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Cymru. micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕ Bydd yr Archifau o ddeunydd celfyddydol traddodiadol o Dde Cymru yn cynnwys caneuon, baledi, cerddoriaeth a dramâu a storiâu traddodiadol.
FL The MICK TEMS ARCHIVE OF TRADITIONAL ARTS www.folk.wales/archives.html
⌂ Mick Tems, 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Wales. micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕ The Archive of traditional arts material from South Wales will include songs, ballads, music, traditional drama and stories.
England
∅ The ARCHIVES OF CULTURAL TRADITION http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/special/cectal
⌂ Special Collections Department, Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN
⊕ A collection of archives formerly located in the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition (NATCECT), covering the subject areas of folklore, dialect and cultural tradition.
∅ BRITISH LIBRARY SOUND ARCHIVE .................... ................... http://sounds.bl.uk
⊕ 50,000 recordings and their associated documentation from the Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings which come from
all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds.
∅ The CHARLES PARKER ARCHIVE www.birmingham.gov.uk/charlesparkerarchive Fiona Tait, Archivist 0121 303 4549
⌂ Birmingham Archives & Heritage, Floor 6, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ.
⊕ Recordings, books and papers of Charles Parker, BBC radio producer, (1919-1980), with much on traditional singers and songs; the folk
song revival etc. The Charles Parker Archive Trust also has a website, which is at www.cpatrust.org.uk
FL The DOC ROWE COLLECTION ARCHIVE & Doc Rowe Collection Support Group www.docrowe.org.uk Access: please see note on website
⌂ Doc Rowe, 4 Vesage Court, Leather Lane, LONDON, EC1N 7RE. 07747 687734.
⊕ Audio, visual and moving image collection on traditonal song, dance & seasonal events now located at the St Hilda’s Business Centre, The Ropery, Whitby, YO22 4ET: access: please see note on website.
FL FOLKTRAX, the late Peter Kennedy's 'folktrax' website www.folktrax-archive.org
⊕ Peter Kennedy's 'folktrax' website has been archived as a useful reference to his collection, his family history and a lot of other useful stuff about folkmusic. ® Martin Graebe.
∅ WILTSHIRE COMMUNITY HISTORY: FOLK ARTS section http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/folkintro.php
⊕ Contains information on Traditional Songs, Biographies, Folk Plays and Folk Events in Wiltshire.
USA
∅ AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER: please see under Fs.5, FOLKLIFE LIBRARIES
Fs.4 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: MUSEUMS
(in specialist folklife or general museums)
We list by country where Museum is physically based - area of interest may be national, international, or local
England
∅ CAMBRIDGE & COUNTY FOLK MUSEUM www.folkmuseum.org.uk 01223 355159
⌂ 2 -3 Castle Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 OAQ. info<at>folkmuseum.org.uk
⊕ A rich and varied collection housed in the 16th century former White Horse Inn. Display themes include the bar, the kitchen, fenland, arts and artisans, childhood, town and university life. Courtyard display area, education facilities, shop and children's acvtivities.
∅ GLOUCESTER LIFE MUSEUM www.gloucestermuseums.co.uk 01452 396868
⌂ 99-103 Westgate Street, GLOUCESTER, GL1 2PG. museums<at>gloucester.gov.uk
⊕ One of the oldest museums dedicated to social history, these Tudor timber-framed buildings give a unique atmosphere for exploring its many treasures, participating in family activities or simply enjoying the refreshments in the vintage Tea Rooms and Cottage Garden.
∅ MUSEUM OF EAST ANGLIAN LIFE www.eastanglianlife.org.uk 01449 612229
⌂ Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1DL. Fax 01449 672307. Email enquiries<at>eastanglianlife.org.uk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MuseumEALife Twitter https://twitter.com/MuseumEALife
⊕ Discover the history and natural world of East Anglia on our 75 acre site. Learn about fascinating East Anglian Crafts, traditional Gypsy culture and more. Recently restored Abbot’s Hall and Crowe Street Cottages are now open.
∅ PITT RIVERS MUSEUM www.prm.ox.ac.uk 01865 270927
⌂ University of Oxford. prm<at>prm.ox.ac.uk
⊕ Houses archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world.
Fs.5 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: LIBRARIES (in specialist folklife or general archives)
includes Public/Community Libraries that are Folklife Members
England
FL Devon: EXETER CENTRAL LIBRARY www.devon.gov.uk/libraries 01392 384217
⌂ Performing Arts Library, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3PQ. performarts.library<at>devon.gov.uk
⊕ If you play an instrument, sing in a choir, act in a dramatic or operatic society, or are simply interested in the performing arts, this service is for you. The main library service collection of music on CD and cassette.
FL Website: FOLKTRAX - please see under Fs.3, FOLKLIFE ARCHIVES
FL Somerset: HALSWAY MANOR LIBRARY (Kennedy-Grant Memorial Library) www.halswaymanor.org.uk 01984 618274
⌂ Halsway Manor Library, Halsway Manor, Crowcombe, TAUNTON, Somerset TA4 4BD
⊕ A multimedia collection of folklore, customs, traditional music, dance and song from around the world. Its strength is in the English tradition, particularly of the south west. There are over 3,000 items.
FL London: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (EFDSS) http://library.efdss.org 020 7485 2206
⌂ English Folk Song & Dance Society, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent’s Park Road, LONDON, NW1 7AY. Fax: 020 7284 0523.
⊕ Best national collection of folk song, music, dance & tradition material, in print and recorded form. Essential stop for researchers and performers. [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
USA
∅ DC: AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER www.loc.gov/folklife (202) 707-551
⌂ Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington DC 20540-4610 USA
⊕ Created in 1976 by Congress to "preserve and present" the great heritage of American folklife through research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibition, publication, and training. Home of the Archive of Folk Culture, established in 1928.
Fs.6 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: ACADEMIC COURSES & RESEARCH
COURSES / INSTITUTIONS AT UNDERGRADUATE OR HIGHER LEVEL
No confirmed entries, but entries welcome
• for Practical courses & workshops (eg instruments): see Member-only listings & news in this Folklife Directory, list 5 & 6, and in Folklife West magazine.
Fs.7 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: MUSIC PUBLISHERS & RECORDING COMPANIES
FL Sussex HOBGOBLIN RECORDS www.hobgoblinrecords.com 01273 491456
⌂ P.O. Box 2522, Henfield, BN5 9XR pete<at>hobgoblinrecords.com
FL Glos MUSICAL TRADITIONS RECORDS www.mtrecords.co.uk Rod Stradling 01453 759475
⌂ 1 Castle Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HP.
⊕ CD-Rs of important performers unavailable commercially. There are two Catalogue Samplers, costing £10 each, MTCD319 (1988-2005) and MTCD358 (2005-2012) contaning one track each from the 58 CDs in the main ‘300 Series’.
∅ Suffolk ORAL TRADITIONS of Suffolk and bordering counties www.oraltraditions.co.uk Neil Lanham 01379 890568
⌂ The Swallows, The Street, Botesdale, Suffolk IP22 1BP. neil<at>oraltraditions.co.uk
⊕ Books, DVDs & CDs of Traditional ways of life in Suffolk and bordering counties, Legends of the Horseworld, Gypsies, Country life, Country Singers.
FL S Glos SAYDISC www.saydisc.com Gef Lucena
⌂ The Barton, Inglestone Common, Badminton, S. Glos. GL9 1BX, England Saydisc<at>aol.com
⊕ Maddy Prior/Carnival Band, Mellstock Band, Broadside Band, Kathryn Tickell, Nigel Eaton, Ray Fisher, Chinese, Japanese, Pacific, African, Indian and many other cultures, trad performers and rare musics.
FL Devon WREN MUSIC www.wrenmusic.co.uk Contact 01837 53754
⌂ Ebenezer Hall, North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AR admin<at>wrenmusic.co.uk [New address, same phone: July 2017]
Fs.8 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: PRINT BOOK PUBLISHERS & BOOKSELLERS
Cumbria ∅ BARRY McKAY RARE BOOKS www.barrymckayrarebooks.org Barry McKay 017683 52282
⌂ Kingstone House, Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XT barry.mckay<at>virgin.net
⊕ Specialists in new and out-of print books on all aspects of the arts and history of the book; and antiquarian books with tendency towards provincial printing and example of street literature in any format. E-catalogues and special lists regularly circulated.
S.Yorks ∅ COLLECTORS’ FOLK BOOKS www.collectorsfolk.co.uk Dave Eyre 0114 234 4044
⊕ Collector’s Folk buys and sells previously cherished books (second-hand) on folklore, folklife and especially folk song and music. Everything to do with folk. Contact me for that hard to find book and meet me at festivals too.
S.Yorks ∅ HALLAMSHIRE TRADITIONS www.hallamtrads.co.uk Paul & Liz Davenport 07947 490 052
⌂ 6, Thompson Close, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8QG South Yorkshire
⊕ A small consultancy which publishes songs and musical materials from the area of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. We can offer advice and expertise on design and low volume publishing processes. We are also available for talks, workshops and performances.
Somerset ∅ LLANERCH PRESS & PUBLISHERS www.llanerchpress.com 01278 781278
⌂ Little Court, 48 Rectory Road, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset TA8 2BZ
⊕ We specialise in small print editions and facsimile reprints of old books and ancient texts, many of which have been painstakingly translated from the original language. Our wide range of books cover many historical periods and subjects.
Herefds ∅ LOGASTON PRESS www.logastonpress.co.uk 01544 327344
⌂ Little Logaston, Woonton, Almeley, Herefordshire HR3 6QH www.logastonpress.co.uk
⊕ We publish books about the history, archaeology, architecture and people of this area of Britain, including Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches, South Wales, Worcestershire and the Black Country, and Gloucestershire.
Sussex ∅ MICHAEL RAVEN PUBLICATIONS www.michaelravenpublications.com Eve Raven 01903 872038
⌂ email: everaven_nok<at>yahoo.co.uk
⊕ More than 60 titles including tutors for the guitar and tin whistle. Excellent arrangements of folk music, guitar music, Classical, Renaissance and Country Dance Tunes; Flamenco and some jazz and blues.
Worcs FL The ROOTS OF WELSH BORDER MORRIS, by Dave Jones (no website) Annie Jones 01885 490323
⌂ Millfield, Golden Valley, Bishops Frome, Worcs WR6 5BN.
⊕ ‘The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris: The Welsh Border Morris Dances of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire’,
by the late Dave Jones,1988, revised 1995. ISBN No. 0 9526285 0 3. £5 by post from address above.
Fs.9 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: PRINT JOURNALS
- For FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS (print & online),
- For ONLINE RESOURCES (websites with articles),
Cymru ∅ CANU GWERIN, Welsh Folk-Song Society www.canugwerin.com Dr Rhiannon Ifans (Hon. Sec) 01970 828719
⌂ Dr Rhiannon Ifans (Honorary Secretary), Rhandir, Penrhyn-coch, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3EQ.
E-mail: rhiannon.ifans<at>gmail.com
⊕ The language of the Society is Welsh, but information available in English on the above bilingual website. Canu Gwerin, the Society’s journal, appears every August. To join the Welsh Folk-Song Society, please see our Membership page: www.canugwerin.com/en/membership.php
International FL FMJ (FOLK MUSIC JOURNAL) http://fmj.efdss.org EFDSS 020 7485 2206
⌂ The Editor, FMJ, EFDSS, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. Fax 020 7284 0523. fmj<at>efdss.org
⊕ 1 issue per year, December. Deadline 1 Sept. Annual research journal of the EFDSS (English Folk Song & Dance Society). Contains scholarly articles by researchers from around the world. Subscriptions to this and EDS are free with EFDSS membership [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
England & Wales ç FOLKLIFE WEST: Folklife Traditions pages www.folklife.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378
⊕ FW Includes FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages [this site], FESTIVAL DIARY; WORKSHOPS DIARY; LISTINGS, and the usual news & ads.
ONLINE ARCHIVE of all our FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages, links to e-magazine versions of every issue
England, N. ∅ NORTHERN EARTH www.northernearth.co.uk John Billingsley, editor
⌂ 10 Jubilee St, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, W Yorkshire HX7 5NP. editor<at>northernearth.co.uk
⊕ Northern Earth, founded in 1979, is an established journal of alternative archaeology, folk traditions and antiquarianism. In recent years we have published on folk traditions in W Yorkshire, in particular traditional narratives, rushbearing and early-modern period treasure-hunting.
Fs.10 FOLKLIFE STUDIES: FOLKLIFE RESOURCES ONLINE: websites, and blogs with articles
Cymru / Wales
Bilingual entries (shown in green) are welcome
∅ ALAWON BANGOR http://alawonbangor.wordpress.com ⊕ Alawon traddodiadol o Lawysgrifau ym Mhrifysgol Bangor
∅ ALAWON BANGOR http://alawonbangor.wordpress.com ⊕ Traditional Melodies from Manuscripts in Bangor University
FL ALAWON CYMRU www.alawoncymru.com ⊕ monthly sets of Welsh tunes and archive going back to 2012
∅ CANEUON GWERIN http://caneuongwerin.wordpress.com ⊕ Archwilio ac arddangos caneuon gwerin o Gymru
∅ CANEUON GWERIN http://caneuongwerin.wordpress.com ⊕ Exploring and showcasing folk songs from Wales
FL CLERA www.sesiwn.com ⊕ Cymdeithas Offerynnau Traddodiadol Cymru
FL CLERA www.sesiwn.com ⊕ The Society for the Traditional Instruments of Wales
FL MEU CYMRU www.meucymru.co.uk/music/alawchan.htm ⊕ Alawon a Chaneuon
FL MEU CYMRU www.meucymru.co.uk/music/alawchan.htm ⊕ Tunes and Songs
England
FL FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS, archive of FT articles etc from printed Folklife West [this site] Sam Simmons 01684 561378
FL FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS, online archive of above this site + http://issuu.com/traditions-uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378
⊕ All print issues online: from Folklife West Journal Nº 1, Oct. 2006 (publ. irregularly), & its successor, the Folklife Traditions pages in Folklife Quarterly / Folklife West. Links to e-magazine versions of every issue, plus index of each issue.
FL FOLKOPEDIA http://folkopedia.efdss.org
⊕ A Wiki dedicated to the Folk Arts of England and beyond: a peer reviewed resource for students, teachers and enthusiasts. Contributors welcome. [EFDSS; previously listed; now a FL member, August 2017]
FL FOLKTRAX, archive site of the late Peter Kennedy’s ‘folktrax’ website www.folktrax-archive.org
⊕ Peter Kennedy’s ‘folktrax’ website has been archived as a useful reference to his collection, his family history and a lot of other useful stuff about folkmusic. ® Martin Graebe.
FL MUSICAL TRADITIONS INTERNET MAGAZINE www.mustrad.org.uk Rod Stradling, editor 01453 759475
⌂ 1 Castle Street, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HP.
⊕ An on-line magazine celebrating all aspects of traditional music, from all parts of the world. It contains record and book reviews, articles long and short, discographies, pictures, news, comment and letters. See also MUSICAL TRADITIONS RECORDS in Fs.7 Music Publishers.
FL The ROUD FOLKSONG INDEX http://library.efdss.org/cgi-bin/query.cgi?query= Steve Roud
⊕ The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of over 166,000 references to songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world. It is based on the textual content of the songs included.
FL SONGS OF THE WEST, the Sabine Baring-Gould website www.sbgsongs.org Martin Graebe 01285 651104
⌂ 59 Roberts Close, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2RP.
⊕ Research into traditional English song with particular interest in the collecting work of Sabine Baring-Gould. This includes associated local history, his collaborators, his singers and his life.
∅ The YORKSHIRE GARLAND GROUP www.yorkshirefolksong.net
⊕ Currently 88 traditional Yorkshire songs complete with downloadable recordings, texts, scores, provenances etc. Soon to include 40+ contemporary Yorkshire songs