FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY

The Folklife Traditions Directory is on our old site, links given below
This is an introductory page for our Folklife Traditions Directory, which is on 3 webpages. 
Here we give details of the contents, and then links for each of the 3 webpages,
to be moved to this site in September/October 2025.
  • FOLKLIFE SOCIETIES (ASSOCIATIONS, TRUSTS, ORGANISATIONS)
  • FOLKLIFE STUDIES & INSTITUTIONS  ~ to be re-titled as FOLKLIFE RESEARCH when moved
  • SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
Left: the cover of the last printed FT Directory, 2009.

Folklife Traditions Directory : categories

The 'Folklife Traditions' listings are open to all, you do not have to be a Folklife Member or Journal subscriber for these entries​.
So please send your listing!

NOTE: listings 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 also have an equally-detailed online Folk Directory on Directory for folk club, performer, etc, listings

LINKS BELOW ARE TO OLD SITE, UNTIL OTHERWISE STATED

FOLKLIFE SOCIETIES

Associations, Trusts, Organisations
• A1-A2, general • A3-A13, specific
A.1 General: National Societies
A.2 General: Regional and Local Societies
A.3 Cerdd Dant Societies
A.4 Folk Song Societies
A.5 Folk Music Societies
A.6 Folk Dance Societies
A.7 Folk Drama Societies
A.8 Folklore Societies
A.9 Storytelling Societies
A.10 Oral History Societies
A.11 Language & Dialect Societies
A.12 Folk Life Generally - Societies
A.13 Folk Life Specific Groups
• Web discussion groups are under appropriate [A.] category
Folklife Societies

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
Research

SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS

This covers the full year, online.
Also, in FTJ, every issue, we print the current 4-month period, with photos and notes.
  • England, mainly from Doc Rowe;
  • Wales, from our [Bwywd Gwerin website]
  • ​occasionally elsewhere
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Additional information for Wales: not yet set up - see webpage
FTJ Bywyd Gwerin https://folklife.uk/ftj-bg, 
our proposed Wales Folklife online Directory,
​including articles on Seasonal Celebrations
Seasonal Local Celebrations
Keeping Folk In Touch      Join our free "Updates" email list. This covers all publications - see UPDATES webpage
Web-editor(s) wanted ! Currently it's just Sam & Eleanor for all admin . . .
  • our print readers tell us how much they enjoy our publication
  • ideally we'd concentrate on editing print magazines, others more web-knowledgeable volunteering to run a website or section
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