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​As well as these NEWS pages,  we have an online DIRECTORY giving FULL LISTINGS for our FOLKLIFE MEMBERS.
Below, our NEWS pages include 1-line summaries from our Directory full listings.

Copies of pages from FW, Folklife West print magazine
(only News from Folklife members on this webpage)

Folk at the Club, Churchdown, © Eden Tanner
Roving Folk, at Kempley 
 Folklife members:  
 ​Random Ceilidh Band
Page-header & above:  May Hill, Glos: Lassington Oak Morris dancers, sunrise, May Day 2016 © Eden Tanner, 2016.     
​In fond memory of Roy Stirzaker, who died 19/12/2018; Roy is the rightmost dancer in the photo.
Left:   Our Roving Correspondent :

“Mr Red” (Cresby):  Mid-West, other areas

Mr Red listings --- http://mister.red
​The NEWS PAGES below, from our members, cover:  --- ➀ Venues  --- ➁ Performers   --- ➂ Media   --- ➃ Services.  ​
​Other information is on other FW print pages, and on our other websites:
--- for ➄ Festivals, adverts and fully-detailed diary listings - see our Folklife's Directory website, Festival Diary pages
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--- for ➆ Folklife Societies, ➇ Folklife Studies & Institutions, ➈ Seasonal Celebrations - see our Folklife Traditions website
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our Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire folk news pages           
​+ summary listings below

You can also download this PDF of these news pages
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​Our printed SUMMARY list of our Members is here replaced,  by a handy ONLINE VERSION - that is, with live WEBLINKS in blue
           
Below:  we print, & copy here online, the 1st lines of our fully-detailed online Directory listings ​

FULL DETAILS for each listing, in our ONLINE DIRECTORY
      
* RED: new/revised listings (= since last FW), details confirmed √    * GREEN: new/revised listings, TBC
Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire Members:  VENUES 
DAY VARIES
Day Varies  ....    Glos    BISHOPS CLEEVE CLEEVE CONCERTS                       www.cleeveconcerts.com             Box Office       0333 666 3366
Day Varies         Glos    PAINSWICK          CANTON ACRE PROMOTIONS    Facebook: Canton Acre Promotions  Box Office       07596 823 881
Day Varies  ....    Glos    TEWKESBURY      The ROSES THEATRE   …………           www.rosestheatre.org                  Box Office       01684 295 074
SUNDAYS
4th         Sun     Glos   BROAD CAMPDEN  SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: THE BAKER’S ARMS  www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com   Pub  01386 840515
2nd,4th  Sun    Glos    CHELTENHAM      CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB              www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk            Chris Beaumont   01242 571185
3rd         Sun,+  Glos    DURSLEY             DURSLEY ACOUSTIC MUSIC NIGHTS    www.dursleyamn.org.uk          David Cheffings    01453 545065
1st,3rd   Sun     Glos    COLEFORD          FOREST FOLK CLUB                        www.forestfolkclub.com               Jan O’Neill            01594 835731 
​Occ Sun          Oxon        BALSCOTE, nr BANBURY SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOLK www.thebutchersarmsbalscote.co.uk Pub phone       01295 730750
MONDAYS
1st & 3rd Mon   Glos    CHURCHDOWN   FOLK AT THE CLUB                         http://liamtho.com/FolkAtTheClub   Bill Craswell     07740 248785
Weekly    Mon    Glos    FROCESTER        WORDS & MUSIC                             www.singaround.org                     David  Ireland     ......................
TUESDAYS
1st          Tue      Glos     GLOUCESTER    THE FOUNTAIN SESSION                  [no website]  ............................             Bill Taylor    07787 713758
2nd        Tue      Glos    GLOUCESTER     ENGLAND’S GLORY SESSION           [no website]   ............................             Bill Taylor    07787 713758
3rd         Tue      Glos     MITCHELDEAN   WHITE HORSE SESSION                   [no website]  ............................              Bill Taylor    07787 713758
4th         Tue     Glos     NEWENT            KINGS ARMS SESSION                     [no website]   ............................             Bill Taylor    07787 713758
5th         Tue      Glos    STAUNTON        SWAN SESSION                                [no website]  ............................              Bill Taylor    07787 713758
1st          Tue     Glos    WINCHCOMBE   WINCHCOMBE FOLK SONG NIGHT  www.facebook.com/Winchcombefolkclu/ Chris Carruthers    01242 602236
WEDNESDAYS
2nd        Wed    Glos    CIRENCESTER    The TWELVE BELLS SONG SESSION  pub: www.twelvebellscirencester.com Martin Graebe 01285 651104
1st,3,5   Wed   Glos    STROUD             STROUD SINGERS SESSION                [no website]  ............................              Bob Bray    01453 764885
Weekly Wed    Oxon         BANBURY               BANBURY FOLK CLUB        www.banburyfolkclub.co.uk                          Box Office          07485 821041 
THURSDAYS
1st          Thu    Glos    KEMPLEY          ROVING FOLK                                    [no website]  ...........................                 Stephanie Rose    01531 660766
2nd        Thu    Glos     MITCHELDEAN  MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB              www.scarfproductions.co.uk            Andy Scarf            07772 053778
Weekly   Thu     Glos    PRESTBURY      PLOUGH (PRESTBURY) SESSION      pub: www.ploughprestbury.co.uk     Chris Beaumont    01242 571185
​FRIDAYS
Occas     Fri      Glos    GLOUCESTER    FOUNTAIN MUSIC HALL                    www.scarfproductions.co.uk            Andy Scarf            07772 053778
Weekly Fri       Oxon        WOODSTOCK         FRIDAY FOLK                       www.dukeofmarlborough.co.uk                  Pub phone         01993 644013
SATURDAYS
1st         Sat       Glos   STROUD            STROUD SUB ROOMS CEILIDHS        www.stroudceilidhs.co.uk                Box Office       01453 796880
 

Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire Members:  PERFORMERS

Pf. 1,  FOLK MUSIC & SONG
Pf.1a    Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
   Glos    BLACKTHORN BUSKERS      (no website)       Bill Craswell    07740 248785
   Glos    KIM LOWINGS AND THE GREENWOOD   www.kimlowings.com    Kim Lowings    07734 922160
   Glos    PATCHWORK                        (no website)    Chris Carruthers    01242 602236
   Glos    PUZZLEJUG                         www.puzzlejug.co.uk    Gwilym Davies    01242 603094
   Glos    TRAVELLING MUSIC HALL    www.scarfproductions.co.uk    Andy Scarf     07772 053778
Pf.1b    Folk Music & Song - Duo
   Glos    DISCOVERY                           www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk    Jeff & Elaine Gillett     01453 751256   
   Glos    HAT SCARF & GLOVES         www.myspace.com/hatscarfgloves    Andy Scarf     07772 053778
   Glos    KIM & ANDREW LOWINGS    www.kimlowings.com    Kim Lowings    07734 922160
   Glos    MARTIN & SHAN GRAEBE    www.martinandshan.net    Martin & Shan    01285 651104
   Glos    THE POACHERS                   (no website)        Alasdair     01684 892264
   Glos    REBIL                                   www.facebook.com/rebilduo    Bill Taylor    07787 713758
   Oxon   SUE BROWN & LORRAINE IRWING               www.sueandlorraine.com      Sue Brown                01869 351281 
Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo 
   Glos    ANDY  SCARF            www.scarfproductions.co.uk    Andy Scarf    01594 544456
   Glos    GWILYM DAVIES        www.gwilymdavies.co.uk    Gwilym Davies    01242 603094
   Glos    JEFF GILLETT           www.facebook.com/discoveryfolk     Jeff Gillett    01453 751256
   Glos    JOHNNY COPPIN      www.johnnycoppin.co.uk      Johnny Coppin    01453 885088
   Glos    KIM LOWINGS           www.kimlowings.com    Kim Lowings    07734 92216
Pf.1d    Choirs & Quires: Folk & Community Choirs & Bands, West Gallery
​   Glos    SHEPHERD’S CROOK    www.facebook.com/ShepCrook    Carol Davies    01242 603094
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Pf. 2, FOLK DANCE
Pf.2a      Dance -- Callers
   Glos    ANDY  SCARF             www.scarfproductions.co.uk     Andy Scarf    01594 544456
Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands 
   Glos    CARACTACUS             (no website)    Chris Beaumont    01242 571185 
   Glos    LIGHT FANTASTIC      (no website)      Chris Beaumont    01242 571185
   Glos    OLD SWAN BAND       www.freyamusic.co.uk/old-swan-band   Paul Burgess     01242 518676 
   Glos    PLUMP HILL BAND    www.plumphill.co.uk    Andy Scarf    01594 544456
   Glos    THAT SHALLOT        https://m.facebook.com/That-Shallot-381858858610893/   Gareth Heatley     07737526206
   Oxon   RANDOM CEILIDH BAND                             www.random-band.co.uk         Contact                    07733 084 184  
Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display (including Clog, Morris, Sword)       
   Glos    THE CAMPDEN MORRIS DANCERS  www.chippingcampdenmorrismen.org   David Cranke    07767 206499         
   Glos    GLOUCESTERSHIRE MORRIS MEN   www.glosmorrismen.org    Mike Boag (Bagman)     01242 244701
   Glos    HAPPENSTANCE                             http://happenstancemorris.org.uk    Carol Davies (Squire)       01242 603094
   Glos    LASSINGTON OAK                            lassingtonoak.wordpress.com    Martyn     07766 490735 

Pf. 3,  SPOKEN WORD
Pf.3b    Poets & Monologuists       
   Glos     ANDY  SCARF         www.scarfproductions.co.uk     Andy Scarf    01594 544456b Barratt          01566 880336

Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire Gloucestershire Members:  MEDIA
​M.1    ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS
West County                               The ACOUSTIC CALENDAR                          https://sanchobramble.weebly.com​  Tony Watts
Mid-West                                    ARMANDALEG MUSIC                                  www.armandalegmusic.com             Mike Weaver​
West County, West Mids, Wales   FOLKLIFE MEMBERS’ ONLINE DIRECTORY  www.folklife-directory.uk                   Sam Simmons  01684 561378
Glos & nearby                            GLOSFOLK                                                    www.glosfolk.org.uk                          Peter Cripps
Mid-West+                                  MR RED’s MID WEST listings                         www.cresby.com                               Cresby Brown aka Mr Red
Oxfordshire                                FOLK IN OXFORD                                         http://folkinoxford.co.uk        ……………………           ……………………
M.2 PRINTED FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS (for Journals, see List 8: Folklife Studies)
      And we’re FOLKLIFE WEST, this news page is www.folklife.uk/glos-oxon.html   Sam Simmons 01684 561378
     ⊕ Includes FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages, FESTIVAL DIARY; WORKSHOPS DIARY; LISTINGS; plus the usual folk news & some adverts.
M.4    PUBLISHERS (MUSIC & PRINT)     [see also list 8: FOLKLIFE STUDIES ]
Glos      DOUBLE INFINITY PUBLICATIONS     www.singaround.org                       David & Sandra Ireland ....................
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Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire Members:  SERVICES 
​S.5    PRINT, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION
Glos    CHRIS BEAUMONT Design, Illustration    (no website)                 Chris Beaumont    01242 571185
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DETAILED LISTINGS  www.folklife-directory.uk  -- our online Members DIRECTORY
⇒ our Membership (only £18 a year! see INFO webpage) includes listings & your publicity & FW posted to you     

Virtual Folk! ​ ~ live & recorded sessions,  Glos & Oxon

Normally, only Folklife members Ø  listed, as we  - er -  need money coming in to keep going.  So if you can spare £18 a year to help . . 
Would you like to publicise your Zoom or other virtual session ?   We can draft a listing for you based on your website etc details  

Exceptionally  . . .  we now also list OTHER ZOOM SESSIONS ---- free, if  you've signed up for our Newsletter mailing list (above)
Non-member Zoom sessions are not listed below, but will be found in our complete LIST for ALL AREAS on our VIRTUAL FOLK webpage.
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Folklife Members:   To avoid spam, we put <at> for @,   please revert to @
DAY VARIES
Ø   Cresby (aka Mr Red) listings now include Virtual events, see  mister.red
​Ø  Oxfordshire.  FOLK IN OXFORD, Online Events, updates:   folkinoxford.co.uk - concerts, ceilidhs, folk days, etc.   
​These include those from Folk Weekend: Oxford goes #LiveToYourLivingRoom on: folkinoxford.co.uk/online-events​​
SUNDAY   
Ø   Glos - CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB - 2nd & 4th Sundays - will be live on Zoom, details will be sent to those on the mailing list.  To join our mailing list,  just email machteltje <at> gmail.com and say you would like to be on the list.​
MONDAY
Ø   Glos - FOLK at the CLUB - 1st & 3rd Mondays - will be live on Zoom as 'FOLK in the CLOUD', (pictured above), open to all, details published on the GLOSFOLK FACEBOOK page, facebook.com/groups/32771298449  
TUESDAY  
Ø   Glos - WINCHCOMBE FOLK CLUB:  videos welcome for our Facebook pages, facebook.com/Winchcombefolkclu/
THURSDAY  
Ø   Glos - ROVING FOLK CLUB - 1st Thursdays - will be live on Zoom, details will be sent to those on the mailing list.  To join our mailing list,  just email Stephanie Rose, rose_stephanie <at> hotmail.co.uk, and say you would like to be on the list.​​    [added 5 Aug 2020]
Ø ​  Glos - MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB is now Zooming on the second Thursday of every month, 7.45pm, login always posted on Facebook under Andy Scarf Productions, facebook.com/andyscarfproductions/


FW Deadlines

☞    ●   1 Jan :  19 Nov 
☞    ●   1 May :  19 Mar
☞    ●   1 Sep :  19 Jul
We thank Folk Arts Oxford for use of some website listings
● we're a non-profit group; to continue, we need your support, by membership or advertising - details:

Members' folk news, Glos & Oxon from FW, the Folklife West magazine

Banbury Folk Club meets at
​The Banbury Cross Inn
FW usually has 60 to 64 pages, printed, A4-size.
​FW has 3 sections: News & Listings;, as below; also Festival & Workshop Diaries, and Folklife Traditions.
As much as possible - but not everything - will be copied online. It is a print magazine and it's not possible to exactly reproduce it online. 
​Roughly 2/3rds - the area News & Listings pages - is on this site.
Sue Brown &
​Lorraine Irwing
FW is available at
  • Dursley Acoustic Music Nights
  • Forest Folk Club
  • Stroud Queen Vic Song Session,
  • and from our widely-travelled Correspondent Cresby who is to be found at many Glos venues!
  • and from me when I'm at Cheltenham Folk Club, at Roving Folk, Kempley, and at the Winchcombe Folk Night
  • as yet, no FW sales outlets in Oxfordshire  ​
and you?   FW discounts are available for resellers (6 or more, £2.25 for £3) - see Info page

FW Library reference copy available at Bristol Central Library,  Cheltenham Library and Gloucester Library

"Folk What's On" (simply a leaflet made up of the ads from FW)
  • "Folk What's On" free copies sent to Tewkesbury TIC
  • (reference copies were sent to all Glos libraries but they are now unable to circulate FWOn to branch libraries!)

•  Workshops Diary & Festivals Diary follow the folk-news pages in the printed FW  . . . Online, full details are on our Folklife's Directory website

Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire: member-Festivals.

Member-festivals not included in the above news-pages download file,
as for latest info, please check our 
​Folklife Directory FESTIVAL DIARY  [ www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html​ ] for ads & detailed listings
APRIL               FOLK WEEKEND: OXFORD       www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk
 2020 was online; April 2021 tba

July                       MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL     www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk
→    MITCHELDEAN, Forest of Dean, Glos GL17 0AT - several venues around the village, including our own brewery and cider house!

September          STROUD FOLK WEEKEND       www.stroudfolkfestival.co.uk
→    STROUD:  various venues and street performances.
​

October            BANBURY FOLK FESTIVAL                    www.banburyfolkfestival.co.uk
8-10 October 2021

Every Issue, we cover Member-Festivals for the next 12 Months !

​Those who are Members get very detailed listings, see 
​www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html