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In this issue, we have added
• a new Shropshire Correspondent, Matt Woolley,
• 4 folk days / festivals added to our Festivals list,
• and - lots of new contributors:
CYMRU/WALES pages
Powys • FIDDLEBOP
ENGLAND ~ WEST COUNTRY pages
Kernow/Cornwall • LAUNCESTON FOLK CLUB
Cornwall & Devon • WRECKERS RADIO listings
Somerset • EMBOROUGH SINGAROUND
Wiltshire • SALISBURY FOLK CLUB
WEST MIDLANDS pages
Birmingham • RED LION FOLK CLUB
Worcs • VITAL SPARK
Worcs • DUBLIN JACKS
Worcs • THE POACHERS
SOUTH-EAST & GREATER LONDON pages
Oxfordshire • FRIDAY FOLK, Kidlington
London • SIWAN CATRIN
London • FOLK LONDON’s CD SHOP
NORTH OF ENGLAND pages
Yorkshire • THE TOPIC FOLK CLUB
INTERNATIONAL pages
Ireland • THE SESSION Irish trad. music site
FESTIVALS & WORKSHOPS 12-months DIARY
Sept: Crantock Free Music Festival
Sept: Compass Folk Festival
Oct.: Apple Day at the Folk of Gloucester
Jan: Wassail at the Folk of Gloucester
*** NOTE FOR NEW READERS:  both FW pages, and our online Directory webpages, are arranged by area, and sometimes also by county. All listed below.
For example, for Shropshire news, click on area page West Midlands, then scroll down past Sandwellâžž Wolverhamptonâžž Dudley,  to Shropshire.
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    nationalâžž Gwentâžž Glamorganâžž S-Wâžž Mid-Walesâžž N-Wâžž N-E
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   Kernowâžž Devonâžž Dorsetâžž Somâžž Wiltsâžž Bristol & S Glosâžž Glos 
    Sandwellâžž Wolverhamptonâžž Dudleyâžž ShropshireâžžStaffsâžž 
    Brumâžž Coventry & Warks âžž Herefsâžž Worcs
Most news is from above.
Some news from other areas & countries, more welcome!
    East Midlands: Nottsâžž Derbysâžž Lincsâžž Leics.  East: none yet
   South-East: Hantsâžž IoWâžž Bucksâžž Oxonâžž Kentâžž Sussex.  
   Greater London
   North-West: Lancsâžž Cheshireâžž ManchesterâžžCumbria. 
   North-East: Sunderlandâžž NewcastleâžžNorthumbria. Yorkshire
🄵🅆 Scotland; Ireland; International
  Alba•Scotland; Ireland; International (USA)
And
Our FW CORRESPONDENTS  ..... plus some local lists
Tudalen Cymru • Wales page ................................ Mick Tems 
N-E Wales & Cheshire ........................................... Brian Bull
🄵🅆 West Country
Kernow•Cornwall .................................................... Lamorna Spry
Our Roving Correspondent (Glos-based) .............. Cresby aka Mr Red 
🄵🅆 West Midlands
NEW from Sept 2026 Shropshire News ................. Matt Woolley
Staffordshire .............................................................. David Barker
South Birmingham & nearby ................................... Bob Bignell 
Warwickshire with Coventry .................................... Malc Gurnham 
Cotswold Folk: S.Warks/N.Cotswolds+listings ....... Paul Bryan 
🄵🅆 South-East, London
South-East: Summary of Folk Arts Oxford listings ... David Rodgers
North-West: Cumbria & N.Lancs .......................... Steve Harrison
North-East: News from the North-East.................. Eileen Richardson
NEW from Jan 2027 Yorkshire: Yorkshire News ..Tony Charnock
Ireland: Singing Circles Ireland .............................. Brendan Kennedy

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