⚠️ if you've typed in www.folklife-traditions.uk - our old Folklife Traditions site - we've just moved (Sept 2025). Folklife Traditions are now part of this "Folklife' site. 

⚠️  Most of the old site has been copied over, but some remains, see below Index to FT Journal webpages 
✅  Rest of the site will gradually be copied over late Sept / early October.  
       ~ we're moving, as it became harder and harder to edit or update the previous Weebly-hosted website

Folklife Traditions: https://folklife.uk/journal

9/9/2025: moving most of old site www.folklife-traditions.uk site here 
~ so eventually typing in "www.folklife-traditions.uk" will redirect to this site; 
as of 14/9/2025, ok on some browsers, for others that's not working  yet    
⚠️ 9/9/2025: the old site has reverted to the old name of  https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com
(1) Folklife Traditions Journal (FTJ)
  • a print magazine
  • pdfs of all issues are being copied to this site: so far, current issue, & 01-08
(2) Folklife Traditions Directory
   
More Details for new readers follows "Index to FT Journal webpages" ~

​Index to FT Journal webpages

2 FT main headings in top-of-page index, and their subpages.    
All on this site,  unless marked ✖️, which is for webpages still on the old website, https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com
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 ​FT Journal & Directory  This webpage

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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 a database.

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.uk
some 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, on FT site below
(but will be moving to this site)
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.
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.
Also available (3 or more copies sent) from Shops, Clubs, and Correspondents as listed on   home page
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
We would like to be set up formally as a charity or CIC; a volunteer to take this on would be most welcome.
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​

Below: temporary ~ just a copy of code.
When redoing, add grabofprinterwoodcut.jpg to below (copy of code)

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