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Folklife West print magazine's  Members' local Folk News pages.   

​This site copies those Folk News print pages, so arranged as area webpages. 
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You can go straight to news pages --- top of page menu.

Free PDF downloads for each area.  Or for £3, we can send you a PDF via WeTransfer of the entire magazine! (email sam@folklife.uk)

   "That densely packed information sandwich that is Folklife West" - Tony Watts, former Acoustic Calendar
    "Just wanted to thank you for sending the magazine, it really is brilliant"  - Jan Ramsey, of Jan & Paul Ramsey, Hull
    "Folklife is doing a great job of bringing us all together all over the world in these hard times"   xx Heather & Huw, Pontardawe Valley FC
                   Folk Club News banner logo © Chris Beaumont.  Book/concertina logo © John Crane.    
56-page  print mag, this site gives you an idea of what we do. Even better, read the real thing - in print !
                                                
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on UPDATES webpage

+ emailed updates
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​​Updates: News, Directory, Folklife Traditions  (& Deadline Reminders).
 
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​and/or for new Folklife members
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This is useful for you, 
​with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders). 
   
​So we spend less time on admin/emails = more time for magazine & website.  And know how many read this, & where, and so resource appropriately!  
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​FREE LISTINGS in our DIRECTORY  if you're on our emailed Updates list  
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  • PERFORMERS, SHOPS, ETC (categories see online Directories):  County, NAME, website, + optional contact name + optional phone
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​ABOUT    "Folklife".      Publishers: print & online information.   3 publications, on 3 websites.
 ---------------- print magazines are copied free online ----------------         
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  ①  "FOLKLIFE WEST" print magazine, 52-60 A4 pages, 3/year, Posted UK £18, EU £27.  Incl. Journal (also available separately).
  ②  "FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL" print magazine, 10-20 A4 pages, 3/year, UK £9, EU £27, rest of world.

          ● 1 JAN covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr.     DEADLINE 20 NOV.   
          ● 1 MAY covering May, Jun, Jul, Aug.    DEADLINE 20 MAR.
          ● 1 SEP, covering Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.   DEADLINE 20 JULY. 
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​①
This site: 
FW's Folk News area pages + Festivals/Workshops Diary.
                   
Mostly Wales, West Country, West Midlands, but other welcome.

​②

Folklife Traditions Journal on www.folklife-traditions.uk, 
​Researched Articles, Folklife Studies, related news.
     
​UK & International contributors.
            
---------------------------  also !    a separate directory, online only  ---------------------
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​​③
Folklife's Directory on www.folklife-directory.uk   Online-only, not part of magazine.
         Free entries. Live & zoom.  Details + up to 40 words description (no dates - no concerts, festivals)
         Simple text entries - no maps, pictures, etc.  Send any time - no deadlines.
   Mostly Wales, West Country, West Midlands, but other welcome, incl. international.

Your new & amended entries appear on the ⎈ Updates webpage & in our emailed Updates
Folklife is a non-profit group,  all of us are unpaid volunteers.     Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons  sam@folklife.uk​​ ​​

🄵🅆 ​News Webpages, and our Correspondents.  FOLKLIFE WEST's main areas: Wales, West Midlands, West Country, but all areas welcome        
🄵🅆 Cymru  .... Tudalen Cymru / Wales page, Mick Tems.   .......................................  N-E Wales & Cheshire, Brian Bull.  
                         Gwynedd, Travelling Sessions list local sessions.
England  🄵🅆  West Country (S-W)    Kernow (acting) David Harley; from May, Lamorna Spry.  .....................  Glos-based & Roving, Cresby aka Mr Red
               🄵🅆  Midlands ........................   S. Birmingham & nearby, Bob Bignell.  .......................  Warwickshire with Coventry, Malc Gurnham.
                                                           S.W. Herefs and nearby, John & Jane Baxter. .........  Cotswold Folk: S.Warks/N.Cotswolds + listings, Paul Bryan.   
               🄵🅆  South-East, London, East ...................   Folk Arts Oxford   website list: local folk
               🄵🅆  North:    North-West   Cumbria & North Lancashire, Steve Harrison   North-East    Yorks & Humber
🄵🅆 Alba          ⎈ International [online only]          🄵🅆 Festivals & Workshops Diary

Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons (Worcs).  Editing Team: David Harley (Cornwall).  Zoom, web advice: Paul Clarke (Southampton).
Illustrations & Logos:  Chris Stewart (Worcs), John Crane (Wolverhampton), Chris Beaumont (Glos).  
Photographs:  Eden Tanner (Herefs), Colin Davies (Worcs).                 We thank our Team, we are all Volunteers --- more welcome!​
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