
Folklife Traditions Journal & Directory:
"More Details for new readers" follows "Index to FT Journal webpages" ~
Index to FT Journal webpages
Pages under main headings "FT Journal & Directory" and "FTJ Archive"
FT Journal & Directory is this webpage, with subpages as below
- ✅ FTJ this issue
- ✅ Contribute and contact details
- 🏴 FTJ Bywyd Gwerin • Folklife (Wales), a possible new webpage for Welsh traditions, see the webpage for more details.
- Nid yw’r golygyddion yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, rydym yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’n helpu i gyfieithu rhestriadau, penawdau ac ati.
- ✅ FT Directory Free listings: overview of 3 webpages. These 3 webpages are listed below.
- ❗️Directory: Societies on old site on https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com/directory-societies.html to be moved next (November?)
- ❗️Directory: Folklife Studies on old site on https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com/directory-research.html to be moved after above
- ❗️Seasonal Local Celebrations on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-seasonal.html to be moved after above
FTJ Archive is another webpage on this site, with subpages as below
- ✅ Articles Index Lists of articles, by author.
- ✅ FWJ 01-09 ~ Folklife West Journal, published irregularly. Renamed as Folklife Traditions, from FT 09
- ✅ FT 36-46 ~ Folklife Traditions, published as part of Folklife Quarterly
- ✅ FT 47-56 ~ Folklife Traditions, published as part of Folklife Quarterly
- ✅ FT 57-66 ~ Folklife Traditions, published as part of Folklife Quarterly which became Folklife West as now 3/year
- ✅ FTJ 67-73 ~ Folklife Traditions Journal, published as part of Folklife West
- ✅ FTJ 74-80 ~ Folklife Traditions Journal, published separately (as combined magazine became too big to edit in time for publishing date)
- FT 65-75❗️access from old site home page https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com (too time-consuming to copy to this site at present)
- On this site ~
- FTJ 76, Nov 2024 FTJ 77, Mar 2025 FTJ 78, Nov 2025 (current issue)
Suggestions welcome, bearing in mind we are print editors, without web expertise, with limited time. Tech-savvy volunteers always welcome, especially anyone knowing about databases! For example, our Articles Index is a simple list, & would be better as a spreadsheet, & ideally as a database.
Ideally ... we'd like a volunteer web editor to run this site, whilst we concentrate on print editing and producing the magazines.
Ideally ... we'd like a volunteer web editor to run this site, whilst we concentrate on print editing and producing the magazines.
More Details for new readers

Folklife Traditions Journal
16 - 20 A4 pages. March, Nov.
Print, & copied to this site
folklife-traditions.uksome pages on old site, as above
Researched articles;
news from societies,
researchers, book publishers.
Archive of all past issues.
And Folklife Traditions Directory.
£2 printed, £3 post UK;
or £ free PDF downloads

Folklife Traditions Directory Online only
Updates webpage
for updates for
FT Journal, FT Directory,
Folklife West,
Folklife Directory
& then we send free summaries of UPDATES EMAILS; details on that webpage.
FT Journal, FT Directory,
Folklife West,
Folklife Directory
& then we send free summaries of UPDATES EMAILS; details on that webpage.
Folklife Traditions Journal
Opt in to our UPDATES email,
a summary of our UPDATES WEBPAGE Opt In [on home page]
news from researchers & organisations; directory updates; and from Folklife members, folk news (venues, performers, festivals, workshops, etc)
For our subscriptions & advert info, see foot of page, and Info
- Funded solely by Folklife West membership & Journal subscriptions, advertising, small donations; and by the editors.
ABOUT: FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL
-- a print magazine; also copied online on this site
- Copying A4-size print pages, so website not suitable for phones
- Free PDF downloads of FTJ latest issue,
- plus free PDFs downloads for our large archive of previous issues, see FTJ Archive
- Folklife: research News Updates and you can join our "UPDATES EMAILS" list - see that page
- We welcome short researched articles -- up to 2500 words - see FTJ Contribute
- Size varies, c.16 A4 pages (10-20 pages)
- FTJ is published in November & March (separately from Folklife West, which is Jan/May/Sep)
- Any queries: email sam@folklife.uk -- more details
- .... see Contact & Contribute, currently on Folklife Traditions website
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 3 Folklife West plus 2 Journals. PDF download, £9. Posted, £21; Europe £27; World £33.
or Journal-only ~ print subscription: home page posted 1 year 2 issues, £7 / Europe £10 / World £12; or 2 years 4 issues £13 / £19 /£22.
or Journal-only ~ print subscription: home page posted 1 year 2 issues, £7 / Europe £10 / World £12; or 2 years 4 issues £13 / £19 /£22.
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 for all admin . . .
- our print readers tell us how much they enjoy our publication
- ideally we would concentrate on editing print magazines, with others more web-knowledgeable volunteering to run a website.
- or volunteers to advise on set up, or running part of site
- contact sam@folklife.uk
Exploring Folklore Weekend 2017, Halsway Manor, Somerset. Photos © 2017 JK Simmons
- Making Calennig - diolch Pat!
- The Black Dog, from Devon, brought by Mark Norman
- Mari Lwyd, from Llantrisant, brought by Pat Smith & Ned Clamp

Donations
A non-profit group, our folk magazines promoting folk music and folk traditions run at a healthy loss.
Additionally, we maintain this website for you ~ free-to-read, plus extensive resources.
So if you find this free website useful . . . you may wish to donate say just £3 as a 1-off, or once a year.
So if you find this free website useful . . . you may wish to donate say just £3 as a 1-off, or once a year.
For card donations, just click this link: Donations by card Thank you!
Or ⎯ you're welcome to subscribe: details foot of page (UK BACS or cheque; or world-wide by card).