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FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine, and copied online ---------------- FOLKLIFE MEMBERS & ADVERTISERS
on 2 sites, on FT site Folklife Traditions Journal (researched articles),
and on THIS SITE, Folk news, Festivals & Workshops Diary, webpages are:
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos
🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
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On this folklife.uk site, Cornwall & Glos are separate pages. In the Directory under South-West; likewise Herefs & Worcs under Midlands.
The webpages are Folk Directory: Home,
Venues Cymru•Wales, Venues South-West, Venues Midlands, Venues All Other, Venues ZOOM,
Performers Cymru•Wales, Performers South-West, Performers Midlands, Performers All Other,
Media Cymru•Wales, Media England Scotland World, Services, Workshop-Providers.
On this folklife.uk site, Cornwall & Glos are separate pages. In the Directory under South-West; likewise Herefs & Worcs under Midlands.
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After Folklife's at the printers, we'll set up International pages for Directory (currently under "All Other" = other UK + international).
VENUES CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html ----- THURSDAY: West Midlands county
2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
After Folklife's at the printers, we'll set up International pages for Directory (currently under "All Other" = other UK + international).
VENUES CYMRU•WALES on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-cymru.html
Weekly Tue afternoon Mons LITTLE MILL, nr PONTYPOOL LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION (no website) Barry Scouse 07855 021272
→ The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL. 2pm to 5pm, all year
⇒ Barry Scouse, 07855 021272
⊕ Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. (added August 2022)
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html ----- THURSDAY: West Midlands county
2nd Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The COMBERMERE ARMS FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TY. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
4th Thu WOLVERHAMPTON The CHINDIT INN FOLK SESSION [no session website] John & Jo Crane 01902 331430
→ The Chindit Inn, 113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton WV3 9SE. 8pm start.
⊕ An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic! [new Member, 2022 July]
SERVICES on www.folklife-directory.uk/services.html
S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT
-- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !
Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/ Jim Soars 01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕ James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.
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LISA NULL Sad news about Lisa, well known to many of us from Zoom. Thanks to John Baxter for forwarding this. |
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Elisabeth Higgins Null, also known as Lisa Null, partner of Tifereth Israel member Charlie Baum for the last thirty years, died July 19, 2022, 20 Tamuz 5782, at the age of 79. She is also survived by her son, Jacob Null, brothers Daniel and Alexander, and nieces, nephews and grandnieces. She was predeceased by her son John Null, and her brothers Dick and Mark Higgins.
Lisa was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she grew up there and in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, St. Augustine, Florida, and especially New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in New York and then Sarah Lawrence College. She went on to do graduate study in folklore at University of Pennsylvania (M.A.), history at Yale University (M. Phil.), and library science at Catholic University (MLIS). Her marriage to Henry Null produced two children, John and Jacob, but it ended in divorce.
A lifelong interest in folklore and history led her to co-found Green Linnet Records with her friend Patrick Sky. Lisa also developed a career as a professional folk-singer, specializing in traditional songs, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With her friend, the guitarist Bill Shute, she recorded two albums on Green Linnet, later re-released by Folk Legacy and now available through Smithsonian Folkways, The Feathered Maiden and Other Ballads and American Primitive. As a performer, she toured the United States, Canada, and England, and appeared several times on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” show. Her reputation was of being one of the finest song researchers and presenters—"when she sings a song, it stays sung!” was one of the more memorable praises she received. She was known for her strong alto voice and often sang a cappella, especially as growing infirmities and arthritis made it difficult to shlep and play instruments.
Lisa came to the DC area in 1990 to do research for her dissertation at Yale, although she never did finish it. It was to be an examination of folklore sources for historians, centering on an incident in the War of 1812. She met Charlie at a party in 1991 at a house around the corner from where she and Charlie lived since 1995. She was having trouble “booting her Mac,” and Charlie volunteered to help her, teaching her to play around with the computer instead of fearing it. He brought along a floppy disc containing digitized music from Lena Bourne Fish, an obscure New Hampshire source singer for many folklorists and song collectors. Lisa didn’t even know her computer was capable of playing music, but the disc established that they were kindred souls, and Charlie (with a grin) sometimes credits Fish as being their matchmaker.
Lisa taught courses in American Musical Life at Georgetown University. She worked at the Library of Congress when they were first figuring out how to digitize and make their collections available on the Internet. She then worked as a substantive editor, helping writers research and edit their books, perhaps most notably helping John Dickerson write his biography of his mother, the pioneering woman journalist Nancy Dickerson, titled “On Her Trail.” She helped others such as Peggy Seeger research materials for their album and CD liner notes. Lisa also devoted much of her later time to organizing folk events (often with Charlie), and to teaching and coaching singers who wanted to sing better or expand their repertoires, especially a cappella singers of traditional material.
Health issues plagued Lisa throughout, Severe asthma caused her to give up her career as a touring folk-singer in the 1980s. She spent her last months at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, but realizing her time was limited, determined to live them to the fullest. Her room at the Hebrew Home became a salon for good conversationalists and musician friends. With Zoom song-circles, Lisa developed friends from all around the world, and continued to participate in them and make music with friends both virtual and in her room, right through her last weekend.
In 2013, Lisa became seriously ill with heart and respiratory problems and, faced with the real prospect of not recovering, set about recording the songs she loves “while she still can”. She recorded and released `the double-CD set Legacies on the Folk Legacy label, which was later acquired by Smithsonian Folkways. Charlie Baum designed the packaging and the 72-page accompanying booklet. Among the tracks are a song by Jean Ritchie partially based on Tumbalalaika, “Andy Goodman (To His Mother),” about the murdered civil rights activist, and the song Charlie Baum wrote and sings as a duet with Lisa, “Will You Love Me in the Morning.” The Jean Ritchie song was so obscure that when the Ritchie family was asked for permission to record it, Jon Pickow (Jean’s son) said, “I don’t think Mom wrote that one”—but she did! The harp player on "Andy Goodman" is David Scheim, who first introduced Charlie to TI back in the 1990s.
May the family be comforted and her memory be a blessing.
To make a memorial contribution to Tifereth Israel, click HERE.
To see Lisa Null & Peter Brice – Irish Songs of North America, a seven minute film produced by the Maryland State Arts Council, in association with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, and Remsberg Inc., click HERE.
Copyright © 2022 Tifereth Israel Congregation, All rights reserved.
HI everyone and to share … for all you shanty/chantey singers…
Our next single-shanty Big Sing will be Reuben Ranzo Thursday 25 August 8pm UK/Ireland time (noon PT, 1pm MT, 2pm Mexico City/ Central Time, 3pm ET, 4pm Atlantic, 9pm France).
We all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much - Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ that we did it again for Rio Grande, on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, for Shenandoah (Youtube here: https://youtu.be/QK5tBsAJkDE) and Sally / Shallow Brown (Youtube pending). All hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF. All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time. If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, please email linn at linnphipps@gmail.com. Please say if you would like to sing first!! Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours prior as well as posted on the PMFF website, and I’ll also email the link for the google-doc – where you can post info on your version - to those who’ve asked to join to sing or listen.
Repeat versions, shanties/ related songs in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome. We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group.
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) – the programme is now up on http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff/ along with the Registration form. And we’ll be including another Big Sing - themed on “Round the Horn”.
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
+44 7917 564440
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
see below under 🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
Lisa was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she grew up there and in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, St. Augustine, Florida, and especially New York City. She graduated from the Brearley School in New York and then Sarah Lawrence College. She went on to do graduate study in folklore at University of Pennsylvania (M.A.), history at Yale University (M. Phil.), and library science at Catholic University (MLIS). Her marriage to Henry Null produced two children, John and Jacob, but it ended in divorce.
A lifelong interest in folklore and history led her to co-found Green Linnet Records with her friend Patrick Sky. Lisa also developed a career as a professional folk-singer, specializing in traditional songs, starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With her friend, the guitarist Bill Shute, she recorded two albums on Green Linnet, later re-released by Folk Legacy and now available through Smithsonian Folkways, The Feathered Maiden and Other Ballads and American Primitive. As a performer, she toured the United States, Canada, and England, and appeared several times on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” show. Her reputation was of being one of the finest song researchers and presenters—"when she sings a song, it stays sung!” was one of the more memorable praises she received. She was known for her strong alto voice and often sang a cappella, especially as growing infirmities and arthritis made it difficult to shlep and play instruments.
Lisa came to the DC area in 1990 to do research for her dissertation at Yale, although she never did finish it. It was to be an examination of folklore sources for historians, centering on an incident in the War of 1812. She met Charlie at a party in 1991 at a house around the corner from where she and Charlie lived since 1995. She was having trouble “booting her Mac,” and Charlie volunteered to help her, teaching her to play around with the computer instead of fearing it. He brought along a floppy disc containing digitized music from Lena Bourne Fish, an obscure New Hampshire source singer for many folklorists and song collectors. Lisa didn’t even know her computer was capable of playing music, but the disc established that they were kindred souls, and Charlie (with a grin) sometimes credits Fish as being their matchmaker.
Lisa taught courses in American Musical Life at Georgetown University. She worked at the Library of Congress when they were first figuring out how to digitize and make their collections available on the Internet. She then worked as a substantive editor, helping writers research and edit their books, perhaps most notably helping John Dickerson write his biography of his mother, the pioneering woman journalist Nancy Dickerson, titled “On Her Trail.” She helped others such as Peggy Seeger research materials for their album and CD liner notes. Lisa also devoted much of her later time to organizing folk events (often with Charlie), and to teaching and coaching singers who wanted to sing better or expand their repertoires, especially a cappella singers of traditional material.
Health issues plagued Lisa throughout, Severe asthma caused her to give up her career as a touring folk-singer in the 1980s. She spent her last months at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, but realizing her time was limited, determined to live them to the fullest. Her room at the Hebrew Home became a salon for good conversationalists and musician friends. With Zoom song-circles, Lisa developed friends from all around the world, and continued to participate in them and make music with friends both virtual and in her room, right through her last weekend.
In 2013, Lisa became seriously ill with heart and respiratory problems and, faced with the real prospect of not recovering, set about recording the songs she loves “while she still can”. She recorded and released `the double-CD set Legacies on the Folk Legacy label, which was later acquired by Smithsonian Folkways. Charlie Baum designed the packaging and the 72-page accompanying booklet. Among the tracks are a song by Jean Ritchie partially based on Tumbalalaika, “Andy Goodman (To His Mother),” about the murdered civil rights activist, and the song Charlie Baum wrote and sings as a duet with Lisa, “Will You Love Me in the Morning.” The Jean Ritchie song was so obscure that when the Ritchie family was asked for permission to record it, Jon Pickow (Jean’s son) said, “I don’t think Mom wrote that one”—but she did! The harp player on "Andy Goodman" is David Scheim, who first introduced Charlie to TI back in the 1990s.
May the family be comforted and her memory be a blessing.
To make a memorial contribution to Tifereth Israel, click HERE.
To see Lisa Null & Peter Brice – Irish Songs of North America, a seven minute film produced by the Maryland State Arts Council, in association with the National Council for the Traditional Arts, and Remsberg Inc., click HERE.
Copyright © 2022 Tifereth Israel Congregation, All rights reserved.
HI everyone and to share … for all you shanty/chantey singers…
Our next single-shanty Big Sing will be Reuben Ranzo Thursday 25 August 8pm UK/Ireland time (noon PT, 1pm MT, 2pm Mexico City/ Central Time, 3pm ET, 4pm Atlantic, 9pm France).
We all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much - Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ that we did it again for Rio Grande, on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, for Shenandoah (Youtube here: https://youtu.be/QK5tBsAJkDE) and Sally / Shallow Brown (Youtube pending). All hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF. All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time. If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, please email linn at linnphipps@gmail.com. Please say if you would like to sing first!! Zoom link will be emailed to you 24 hours prior as well as posted on the PMFF website, and I’ll also email the link for the google-doc – where you can post info on your version - to those who’ve asked to join to sing or listen.
Repeat versions, shanties/ related songs in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome. We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group.
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) – the programme is now up on http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff/ along with the Registration form. And we’ll be including another Big Sing - themed on “Round the Horn”.
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
+44 7917 564440
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
see below under 🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, print pages copied to www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required.
Access Folk recruiting for Consulting Groups
An ambitious 5 year long research project has launched to investigate ways to increase and diversify participation in English folk singing. Access Folk asks:
What is the place of folk singing in contemporary England?
How do people want to engage with English cultural traditions through song? How can we facilitate participation in folk singing in England?
Folk singer and researcher Dr Fay Hield at The University of Sheffield is leading a team of academics and community partners to work together to identify the current problems and test out potential solutions.
Access Folk is built on co-production principles where the people affected have real power to direct the research.
Access Folk will trial and evaluate new approaches in collaboration with the wider folk singing scene.
We are looking for people who would be interested in actively taking part in designing research to address issues faced by folk singers and organisers to join our Consulting Groups. The Consulting Groups will draw knowledge together to advise the Access Folk Board. The groups will be focused on specialist areas (drawing on the ‘protected characteristics’ outlined in the Equality Act 2010 and priority areas from Arts Council England): Age; Race; Gender; Disability; Belief and Class.
Anyone over 18 with ideas or experience that feed into the specialist areas can join the Consulting Groups. We are looking for professional experience and marginalised lived experience in particular, though all with an interest are welcome.
In the coming months there will be opportunities to get involved through a folk singers’ survey to understand what existing singers get out of it and an events survey to see where folk singing is happening. We will also be recruiting for ‘ask a friend’ activities to explore the experience of people who don’t currently sing. People are invited to sign up to the Newsletter via the website for more information.
More information about Access Folk can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/about
More information about the Consulting Groups can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/consulting-groups/call-to-action
To speak to the team, please contact: accessfolk@sheffield.ac.uk or 0114 222 0466.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required.
Access Folk recruiting for Consulting Groups
An ambitious 5 year long research project has launched to investigate ways to increase and diversify participation in English folk singing. Access Folk asks:
What is the place of folk singing in contemporary England?
How do people want to engage with English cultural traditions through song? How can we facilitate participation in folk singing in England?
Folk singer and researcher Dr Fay Hield at The University of Sheffield is leading a team of academics and community partners to work together to identify the current problems and test out potential solutions.
Access Folk is built on co-production principles where the people affected have real power to direct the research.
Access Folk will trial and evaluate new approaches in collaboration with the wider folk singing scene.
We are looking for people who would be interested in actively taking part in designing research to address issues faced by folk singers and organisers to join our Consulting Groups. The Consulting Groups will draw knowledge together to advise the Access Folk Board. The groups will be focused on specialist areas (drawing on the ‘protected characteristics’ outlined in the Equality Act 2010 and priority areas from Arts Council England): Age; Race; Gender; Disability; Belief and Class.
Anyone over 18 with ideas or experience that feed into the specialist areas can join the Consulting Groups. We are looking for professional experience and marginalised lived experience in particular, though all with an interest are welcome.
In the coming months there will be opportunities to get involved through a folk singers’ survey to understand what existing singers get out of it and an events survey to see where folk singing is happening. We will also be recruiting for ‘ask a friend’ activities to explore the experience of people who don’t currently sing. People are invited to sign up to the Newsletter via the website for more information.
More information about Access Folk can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/about
More information about the Consulting Groups can be found here: https://accessfolk.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/activities/consulting-groups/call-to-action
To speak to the team, please contact: accessfolk@sheffield.ac.uk or 0114 222 0466.
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these webpages
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
Ruth & Ken Powell gigs http://www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
19th - 21st August, MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL - performance days are Friday and Sunday. https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/
3rd October, Folk at the Last (Function room) Hengoed, Nr Oswestry, SY10 7EU - please check venue before travelling as it varies. Tel 07445952163
11th October, Maghull Folk Club, Maghull Community Association (MCA), Green Lane, Maghull, L31 2JH - http://www.maghullfolkclub.co.uk/
25th November, The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Marina, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 0AQ - http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/
LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION ®, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵🅆 Midlands
WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
The Homend Poets & Musicians
It's been decided to have another session!
Tuesday 26th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm:
Theme: “The Street I Grew Up In" or more generally Growing Up / Place.
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
2022 Sep 3 THE INDOOR FESTIVAL OF FOLK www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
→ LONDON: Cecil Sharp House, Camden.
⌂ Tickets: www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
⊕ A collaboration between folk/rock band The Magpie Arc and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, a stellar line up of award-winning UK folk artists.
Knight and Spiers: Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddler Peter Knight and Bellowhead melodeon player extraordinaire John Spiers.
BBC Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy, whose 10th solo album “Love Songs” has just been released.
Award winning singer and guitarist Blair Dunlop, solo artist and leader of the rebooted Albion Band.
Lizzy Hardingham, rising star of the UK folk scene. An indomitable folk musician and ornate songstress.
The Magpie Arc is a cross border folk/rock band featuring Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright and Alex Hunter.
Steeleye Span legends Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation with BBC presenter and Folk On Foot founder Matthew Bannister. Talking all things folk/rock and maybe even chart stardom, also performing several songs together for the first time in many years.
So come rain or come shine, a fantastic day of music and fun in the beautiful spiritual home of British folk music, Cecil Sharp House, and will come complete with all the home comforts of an indoor gig, including food, drink, facilities and a nice sit down!
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
→ LIVE: PORTSMOUTH, NH, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ LIVE: Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties; (2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle; (2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023.
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
Ruth & Ken Powell gigs http://www.ruthandkenpowell.co.uk
19th - 21st August, MOIRA FURNACE FOLK FESTIVAL - performance days are Friday and Sunday. https://moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/
3rd October, Folk at the Last (Function room) Hengoed, Nr Oswestry, SY10 7EU - please check venue before travelling as it varies. Tel 07445952163
11th October, Maghull Folk Club, Maghull Community Association (MCA), Green Lane, Maghull, L31 2JH - http://www.maghullfolkclub.co.uk/
25th November, The Woodman Folk Club, Ashwood Marina, Ashwood Lower Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 0AQ - http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/
LITTLE MILL FOLK SESSION ®, The Halfway House [07952 472939], Berthon Road, Little Mill, near Pontypool. Monmouthshire NP4 0HL.
Tuesdays weekly, 2pm to 5pm, all year
You would be most welcome, at Halfway House, the only pub in the village on the only main road A472 through the village. We meet at three minutes past two and finish at three minutes past five……….Wonderful room to sing in, music acoustic and often wide-ranging, numbers almost certainly less than ten. ® Barry Scouse, organiser, 07855 021272,
🄵🅆 Midlands
WOLVERHAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS new Member
2nd Thu., 8pm: The Combermere Arms, 90 Chapel Ash, W’ton WV3 0TY
4th Thu., 8pm: The Chindit Inn. 113 Merridale Road, W’ton WV3 9SE.
An acoustic Folk Session - Mostly traditional English/Celtic Music and Song, 8pm start. All welcome. Come along for a tune or a song or just come for the craic!
John & Jo Crane, 01902 331430.
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
The Homend Poets & Musicians
It's been decided to have another session!
Tuesday 26th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm:
Theme: “The Street I Grew Up In" or more generally Growing Up / Place.
Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
2022 Sep 3 THE INDOOR FESTIVAL OF FOLK www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
→ LONDON: Cecil Sharp House, Camden.
⌂ Tickets: www.efdss.org/whats-on/26-gigs/11312-indoor-festival-of-folk
⊕ A collaboration between folk/rock band The Magpie Arc and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, a stellar line up of award-winning UK folk artists.
Knight and Spiers: Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddler Peter Knight and Bellowhead melodeon player extraordinaire John Spiers.
BBC Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy, whose 10th solo album “Love Songs” has just been released.
Award winning singer and guitarist Blair Dunlop, solo artist and leader of the rebooted Albion Band.
Lizzy Hardingham, rising star of the UK folk scene. An indomitable folk musician and ornate songstress.
The Magpie Arc is a cross border folk/rock band featuring Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright and Alex Hunter.
Steeleye Span legends Maddy Prior and Peter Knight in conversation with BBC presenter and Folk On Foot founder Matthew Bannister. Talking all things folk/rock and maybe even chart stardom, also performing several songs together for the first time in many years.
So come rain or come shine, a fantastic day of music and fun in the beautiful spiritual home of British folk music, Cecil Sharp House, and will come complete with all the home comforts of an indoor gig, including food, drink, facilities and a nice sit down!
2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
→ LIVE: PORTSMOUTH, NH, USA, Various venues in downtown Portsmouth ZOOM: see below
⌂ The Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival. info@pmffest.org. See www.pmffest.org, www.facebook.com/PMFF.NH
⊕ LIVE: Organized by local folk artists, the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is a registered nonprofit with the mission of preserving and presenting the music of Portsmouth’s maritime heritage and keeping the Port City’s seafaring traditions alive. It is a totally free festival, run by volunteers, and financed entirely by donations.
Headliners: Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam. Plus Don Sineti and Heather Wood. Stay tuned for more additions as the festival gets closer!
⊕ ZOOM: We believe this to be the first time that a Folk Festival has run both live and live-streamed AND with an integral Virtual component, all at the same time! This is a free folk festival, donations to help meet costs welcome to: https://portsmouth-maritime-folk-festival.square.site/
The Virtual PMFF will run on Zoom. Please see details below on how to register and join. Here’s the plan…
Sep 25 Sunday 2022 ET / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / 5-6pm: (1) Sara Banleigh:”Sea Shanties at the Movies: Maritime Songs in Film and Television”.
1-2pm ET / 6-7pm: (1) Janet Bee Brown storytelling and shanties; (2) Trevor Clarke - Song Circle.
2-3pm ET / 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle; (2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / 9-10pm: (1) Shanty Big Sing “Round the Horn”, til late – co-hosted Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas.
Register to join us at the Festival and receive the joining link 24 hours prior to the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14rOiTs-74WOBZevD7iEE4YJDG_B3qTcKTO28-a8ZZ4Q/prefill
Any questions, please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact or info<at>pmffest.org
Currently listing 2022 Oct TBA WREN MUSIC FOLK FESTIVAL (formally the Baring-Gould Folk Weekend)
This will now be
2022 Oct 29 WREN MUSIC FAMILY FOLK DAY www.wrenmusic.co.uk
We are having a Family Folk Day in Okehampton on 29 October in lieu of the festival this year.
It is Wren’s 40th anniversary next year so expect lots of celebrations and a folk festival bigger and better for 2023.
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19 July 2022 Newsletter
Newsletter sent as a plain-text email, whilst this is set out as webpage. |
Gwilym Davies (see last Newsletter) 11/7/2022
From Jeff Blake - a message from Bob Askew
Gwilym had a great send off at Winchcombe Parish Church on Thursday. He achieved so much with his song collecting, solo and group performances, including his early music group and a choir. And then he was a member of two morris sides, probably mummers, wassailing dance bands etc. The church was packed, and the vicar had a good sense of humour. If you want to see the service, it is still available on the link below. Do forward this to anyone who knew him, or who you think might be interested.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required.
Performers - England South-West https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-south-west.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Cornwall DAVID HARLEY https://dharley.wordpress.com David Harley 07484 126675
⇒ Contact david.a.harley(at)gmail.com
⊕ Singer, guitarist (mostly), own songs (mostly) and poetry settings: firmly rooted in UK and US traditions. [added July 2022]
Performers - England Midlands https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-midlands.html
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Group
Worcs SET EM UP JOE [no website] Alan Courtney
⇒ Contact alanjoecourtney<at>icloud.com for information/bookings.
⊕ Fabled Malvern-based band, huge repertoire largely folk, country, jazz music. Jackie Gribble (vocals and concertina), Alan Courtney (vocals and guitar, Dave Young (Roland melodeon and concertina), joined regularly by very talented friends at gigs. Lively evening is guaranteed for all! [added July 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Worcs ALAN COURTNEY alancourtney.bandcamp.com
⇒ Contact alanjoecourtney<at>icloud.com for information/bookings. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUoY017AW-U
⊕ Well known singer and guitarist, folk music ancient and modern in clubs, concerts and festivals, Worcestershire and beyond for many years. His repertoire draws on a variety of songs he’s written about people, places and events from his native Devon. [added July 2022]
Performers - All Other Areas https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-other.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International and Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
USA
New Hampshire 🄰 CHRIS MADEN
⇒ http://crism.maden.org/, http://music.maden.org/
⊕ Chris Maden, text nerd & chanteyman. “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me...” — Emma Lazarus. [added July 2022]
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these webpages
🄵🅆 West Country
Totnes Folk Club - no club night in August (we have always carried right through and had very quiet nights in August so decided to give this one a miss. Most other clubs around us close for July or August).
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, previously announced - Alan Courtney writes:
"This is to let you know that for a number of reasons, including low ticket sales, it has been decided that the Ceilidh on 23rd July at Upton on Severn Memorial Hall will be cancelled. This event had been set up to raise funds for refugees from Ukraine. People who have bought tickets will be refunded. It is hoped that it may be possible for a similar event to be held later in the year, and if so a further announcement will be made”
From Jeff Blake - a message from Bob Askew
Gwilym had a great send off at Winchcombe Parish Church on Thursday. He achieved so much with his song collecting, solo and group performances, including his early music group and a choir. And then he was a member of two morris sides, probably mummers, wassailing dance bands etc. The church was packed, and the vicar had a good sense of humour. If you want to see the service, it is still available on the link below. Do forward this to anyone who knew him, or who you think might be interested.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required.
Performers - England South-West https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-south-west.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Cornwall DAVID HARLEY https://dharley.wordpress.com David Harley 07484 126675
⇒ Contact david.a.harley(at)gmail.com
⊕ Singer, guitarist (mostly), own songs (mostly) and poetry settings: firmly rooted in UK and US traditions. [added July 2022]
Performers - England Midlands https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-midlands.html
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Group
Worcs SET EM UP JOE [no website] Alan Courtney
⇒ Contact alanjoecourtney<at>icloud.com for information/bookings.
⊕ Fabled Malvern-based band, huge repertoire largely folk, country, jazz music. Jackie Gribble (vocals and concertina), Alan Courtney (vocals and guitar, Dave Young (Roland melodeon and concertina), joined regularly by very talented friends at gigs. Lively evening is guaranteed for all! [added July 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Worcs ALAN COURTNEY alancourtney.bandcamp.com
⇒ Contact alanjoecourtney<at>icloud.com for information/bookings. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUoY017AW-U
⊕ Well known singer and guitarist, folk music ancient and modern in clubs, concerts and festivals, Worcestershire and beyond for many years. His repertoire draws on a variety of songs he’s written about people, places and events from his native Devon. [added July 2022]
Performers - All Other Areas https://www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-other.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International and Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
USA
New Hampshire 🄰 CHRIS MADEN
⇒ http://crism.maden.org/, http://music.maden.org/
⊕ Chris Maden, text nerd & chanteyman. “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me...” — Emma Lazarus. [added July 2022]
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these webpages
🄵🅆 West Country
Totnes Folk Club - no club night in August (we have always carried right through and had very quiet nights in August so decided to give this one a miss. Most other clubs around us close for July or August).
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, previously announced - Alan Courtney writes:
"This is to let you know that for a number of reasons, including low ticket sales, it has been decided that the Ceilidh on 23rd July at Upton on Severn Memorial Hall will be cancelled. This event had been set up to raise funds for refugees from Ukraine. People who have bought tickets will be refunded. It is hoped that it may be possible for a similar event to be held later in the year, and if so a further announcement will be made”
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7 July 2022 Newsletter
Newsletter sent as a plain-text email, whilst this is set out as webpage. |
NEXT ISSUE: 1st SEPTEMBER, covering Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec. DEADLINE 20th JULY.
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
We are so sorry to have to report that Gwilym Davies passed away on Sunday 19 June.
As well as being a singer, a musician, and a Morris man, he was a respected collector and publisher of folk song, music, and dance, his latest being “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green - Tales of a Folk Song Collector”.
Gwilym’s boundless enthusiasm resulted in so many successful projects. These included being a founder member of Glosfolk, and setting up the GlosTrad website for songs and tunes collected in Gloucestershire, a very fine example of such a project.
We first met Gwilym in the 1980s when he was running the folk club at the London Inn in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He contributed articles to many issues of our Folklife Traditions Journal pages (see list on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html), including the Jan-Apr 2022 issue.
Carol wrote:
Gwilym was poorly over the last four months fighting off various infections which he contracted due to his reduced immune system after his kidney transplant four years ago, He finally passed away in Cheltenham General Hospital. He had no pain and was very well looked after in both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals.
Robin and Mary-Ann and their families have been very supportive and we are planning a musical celebration of Gwilym's life later in the year.
The funeral will be on July 7th at 2pm at St Peter's Church Winchcombe. No black please. Family flowers only but, if you wish, donations can be sent for Glostrad and Kidney Research UK via Alexander Burn, 23-24 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL phone 01242 604888.
We're planning on streaming Gwilym's funeral tomorrow via the St Peter's Church Winchcombe Youtube page which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
Carol
We will all miss Gwilym. We send our condolences and love to Carol and the family.
Sam and Eleanor
🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
We are so sorry to have to report that Gwilym Davies passed away on Sunday 19 June.
As well as being a singer, a musician, and a Morris man, he was a respected collector and publisher of folk song, music, and dance, his latest being “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green - Tales of a Folk Song Collector”.
Gwilym’s boundless enthusiasm resulted in so many successful projects. These included being a founder member of Glosfolk, and setting up the GlosTrad website for songs and tunes collected in Gloucestershire, a very fine example of such a project.
We first met Gwilym in the 1980s when he was running the folk club at the London Inn in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He contributed articles to many issues of our Folklife Traditions Journal pages (see list on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html), including the Jan-Apr 2022 issue.
Carol wrote:
Gwilym was poorly over the last four months fighting off various infections which he contracted due to his reduced immune system after his kidney transplant four years ago, He finally passed away in Cheltenham General Hospital. He had no pain and was very well looked after in both Cheltenham and Gloucester hospitals.
Robin and Mary-Ann and their families have been very supportive and we are planning a musical celebration of Gwilym's life later in the year.
The funeral will be on July 7th at 2pm at St Peter's Church Winchcombe. No black please. Family flowers only but, if you wish, donations can be sent for Glostrad and Kidney Research UK via Alexander Burn, 23-24 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL phone 01242 604888.
We're planning on streaming Gwilym's funeral tomorrow via the St Peter's Church Winchcombe Youtube page which can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParishofWinchcombe
Carol
We will all miss Gwilym. We send our condolences and love to Carol and the family.
Sam and Eleanor
🄵🄳 ONLINE DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up.
Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops), as copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages..
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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Venues South-West
Ø Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN FOLK AT FRAMPTON (no website) Info 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
Venues All Other
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
South-East
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations CAMPFIRE CLUB https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/campfire-club/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Discover extraordinary music around the campfire in beautiful green spaces.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Join us in the forest to hear the finest musicians duet with the sweet sounds of the nightingale.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations NATURE PILGRIMAGES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/nature-pilgrimages/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Step out of the every-day and journey into nature.
Venues ZOOM
Ø Kent FRIDAY FOLK ZOOM - Weekly, 7.30-10pm.
PHONE If you are on our email circulation list you will receive an invite every week with a link to click. Otherwise ring Sue on 01-304-360877 if you wish to take part. [name change from Deal FC Zoom, 7/2022]
Performers South-West
Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1b Duos
🄵 NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098
⇒ Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home,
https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds".
Performers Midlands
Geoff Veasey has emailed that Nunc and Drunk Monkey have ceased, so now deleted.
Performers All Other
North
PERFORMERS Pf.1 Folk Music & Song
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos
🄵 Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
South-East
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1d Choirs & Quires
Ø London FIRE CHOIR https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Open to all, this community choir is dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.2 Folk Dance: Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Ø London CEILIDH LIBERATION FRONT https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/ceilidhs/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ A radical dance sensation, reinventing the lore of the Ceilidh.
Services
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
FOLK SERVICES ~ devised a new category! S.9 Artist Development
Ø London AMPLIFY https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/ §
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ The Nest Collective’s artist development programme. It aims to do as its name suggests: reinvigorate and develop contemporary and cross-cultural folk music in the UK by supporting the development of emerging music creators.
We are very pleased to announce a dedicated Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk
We did have our listings on the Directory site but they were print-style rather than internet-style, so we transferred them to this site whilst we tidied up.
Now we have completed a complete overhaul and are pleased to reopen the Directory site.
We're keeping it simple - for clarity, your detailed Directory listings are in plain list format - you click on the relevant page and scroll.
For examples, see Updates below.
To keep it simple: no logos, photos, etc, and no dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops), as copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages..
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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Venues South-West
Ø Weekly Tue Glos FRAMPTON-ON-SEVERN FOLK AT FRAMPTON (no website) Info 07760 115539
→ Frampton Village Hall, The Green Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7DY (Next to Three Horseshoes). Open from 7.45, start at 8.00, end 10.30 if not earlier, all year.
⇒ Info 07760 115539
⊕ Glosfolk Diary has details. £1 admission includes tea/coffee (with good biscuits!) in break (you can also bring your own refreshments).
(added May 2022)
Venues All Other
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
South-East
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations CAMPFIRE CLUB https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/campfire-club/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Discover extraordinary music around the campfire in beautiful green spaces.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations SINGING WITH NIGHTINGALES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Join us in the forest to hear the finest musicians duet with the sweet sounds of the nightingale.
Ø Occ Day Varies Various locations NATURE PILGRIMAGES https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/nature-pilgrimages/
→ Various venues.
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/, https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Step out of the every-day and journey into nature.
Venues ZOOM
Ø Kent FRIDAY FOLK ZOOM - Weekly, 7.30-10pm.
PHONE If you are on our email circulation list you will receive an invite every week with a link to click. Otherwise ring Sue on 01-304-360877 if you wish to take part. [name change from Deal FC Zoom, 7/2022]
Performers South-West
Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1b Duos
🄵 NEW FOLKLIFE MEMBER
Dorset ALONGSHORE www.alongshore.weeblysite.com Ledger de la Bald 07971 859098
⇒ Contact alongshore.folk<at>gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/boathookbald/home,
https://alongshore.bandcamp.com/album/diamonds-rubies-emeralds
⊕ Traditional folk singer Vic Baines (Aka Pendlecheek) and poet Ledger De La Bald (Aka Boathouse Bald). Their shared love of storytelling through folk song and poetry is reflected in their debut album, "Diamonds, Rubies And Emeralds".
Performers Midlands
Geoff Veasey has emailed that Nunc and Drunk Monkey have ceased, so now deleted.
Performers All Other
North
PERFORMERS Pf.1 Folk Music & Song
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos
🄵 Yorks+Humber NELincs JAN & PAUL RAMSEY https://janandpaulramsey.com/ Jan 07984 643921
⇒ Jan on 07984 643921 or email: jprfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Our sets include a combination of traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk music with an occasional Americana song. (new member 5/2022)
South-East
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.1 Folk Music & Song: Pf.1d Choirs & Quires
Ø London FIRE CHOIR https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ Open to all, this community choir is dedicated to revitalising communal singing with activism and empowerment at its heart.
PERFORMERS ~ Pf.2 Folk Dance: Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Ø London CEILIDH LIBERATION FRONT https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/ceilidhs/
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ A radical dance sensation, reinventing the lore of the Ceilidh.
Services
TBC The Nest Collective have signed up, so these are suggested drafts that I made up based on their website. ALL TO BE CONFIRMED.
FOLK SERVICES ~ devised a new category! S.9 Artist Development
Ø London AMPLIFY https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/ §
⇒ Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕ The Nest Collective’s artist development programme. It aims to do as its name suggests: reinvigorate and develop contemporary and cross-cultural folk music in the UK by supporting the development of emerging music creators.
Our new FTJ logo, thanks to John Crane who has kindly modified this from his original drawing for our Book End Folk Books logo more than 40 years ago!
See right, A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat and Other Characters in Street Literature
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk UPDATES
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions. Membership welcome but not required. Call for articles for next issue. Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages ! If we had more articles, then we could make the Journal available separately, as well as part of FW. 1. Researched articles about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words. 2. To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words. Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
PUBLICATIONS A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat and Other Characters in Street Literature, edited by David Atkinson and Steve Roud. Paperback 193pp., ISBN 978-1-9161424-4-2. The Ballad Partners; only from www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications UK £13 + £2.95 p&p. Non-UK please email info<at>theballadpartners.co.uk Covering a huge range of topics including the ballad trade and ballad singers from Dublin to Tewkesbury, the role of cheap print in political song and dissemination of news, a highwayman and even The Titanic. Contents: A Notorious Chaunter in B Flat (1837) Introduction by Steve Roud; A ‘Dark Man’ of Dublin Songs: Finding Joseph Sadler - Catherine Ann Cullen; ‘Three Acres and a Cow’: Political Song in the General Election of 1885 - John Baxter ; Valentine or Alan Tyne? Untangling the History of a Highwayman Ballad - Martin Nail; The Aberdeen Ballad Broadsides of 1775/6 - David Atkinson; Samuel Harward: Ballad and Chapbook Printer in Tewkesbury, Gloucester, and Cheltenham - David Atkinson; Becoming Vellamo’s Brother: Finnish Broadside Ballads about the Titanic Disaster - Silja Vuorikuru; Street Cred: Teaching the History of News Ballads and Broadsides to Journalism Students - Harry Browne; George Nicholson’s Literary Miscellany: Assembling a Mechanics’ Modernity - Gary Kelly Thomas Sabine and Son: Street Literature and Cheap Print at the End of the Eighteenth Century - David Atkinson The Ballad Partners is a not-for-profit publishing company set up in 2018. It aims to publish conference papers and books on traditional song, music, dance and customs in order to raise awareness and encourage the study of the folk arts. Publications will interest anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy. |
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS print pages copied to these we
Note - from September issue - all listings will be online only, on www.folklife-directory.uk
so we are no longer including 1-line Directory listings - which started in the days before email & web had been invented!
Nowadays, nearly all those listed also have news items with contact details, so we'll save about 7 pages by not having listings.
For those few listings that don't have news items (just a few music sessions) we will simply turn them into news items - so we will still have the same information, but avoiding duplication. The festivals and workshops diary will continue as before in FW.
⎈ International news webpage
DATES USA --- Boston
Ø LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
July
FESTIVALS USA --- Boston
Dear Friends
We hope this finds you in good voice!
Ø Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is scheduled to run live 23-25 September 2022. http://pmffest.org/
PMFF will be live-streaming a number of the in-person events throughout the weekend.
In parallel and integral with this, we are planning to run a Virtual programme live on zoom Sunday only, 25 September. The schedule will run noon-5pm ET with 5 1-hour sessions including the Guest Performers. There will certainly be a single virtual stream and, if there is enough interest, we'll plan to run a second parallel virtual stream too.
If you are interested in running a workshop or hosting a Song Circle, please email Linn asap, with a proposal comprising a title and 1-2 lines of detail. Expressions of interest will close 15 July or as soon as the schedule is full, whichever is the sooner.
For those of you who have been enjoying our virtual Shanty Big Sings, we will be scheduling another one to close the Virtual PMFF, this time themed on "Round the Horn" shanties.
Please note that we will be seeking expressions of interest in general volunteering, such as Session Assistant roles, separately..
Slainte,
🄵 Linn, Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF.
For PMFF with the support of Persis Thorndike, Jamie Bishop and Gail Finn
linnphipps<at>gmail.com +44 7917 564440 (UK)
NEWS USA --- Boston
ALBUM: FROM BOSTON HARBOR LYNN NOEL
From Boston Harbor we set sail! Sing along to a songbag of original and traditional music from the port towns of Massachusetts from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Lynn Noel's "head back and let fly" sea chanteys skillfully blend with songs of local heritage from the Boston Tea Party and the USS Constitution to the New Bedford whalers and the fishing schooners of Gloucester and Wellfleet. The Million Dollar Line pokes some gentle fun at the cruise ship industry, while the Loss of the Portland pays tribute to a Stellwagen Bank shipwreck and the rollicking Six Foot Tom relates the seagoing adventures of a ship's cat. Sniff the salt air and feel the wind in your sails with this newest release from Crosscurrents Music.
Buy Now on Bandcamp: crosscurrentsmusic.bandcamp.com/music
🄵🅆 West Country
UPDATE -- page 26
Wiltshire
🄵 From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th July 2022. The Weekend Fundraiser for Trowbridge Festival. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
With the festival not going ahead this year, we have set up a weekend of music and fun curated by the team, to celebrate and support the festival while we prepare for our 2023 main event. This will be held in The Lamb Inn, The Pump venue where it all started.
There are weekend tickets available, giving access to all concerts with a discount. The event opens at 7.00pm from Friday 22nd July followed by day and evening concerts, continuing across the whole weekend. There will be five main concerts in The Pump venue plus other concerts, and open mic sessions in the pub skittle alley. Tickets on sale now via our website www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are early July gigs at The Pump include 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being.
Very best wishes, Rosie
🄵🅆 Glos
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 from Lisa, English Dulcimer Duo
Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, 7.30 - 11.00pm
A Barn Dancing fundraiser in aid of Ukrainian refugees. Dance to musicians from Bordewey & Young, Malthouse Passage,
Set ‘Em Up Joe... Featuring Voxrox, MC Richard Hannah
Info/tickets: 01905 371268 email: Ghostie.Hannah<at>Outlook.com
Or from: Upton Stitchery, 18 High St, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HB shirley<at>upton-stitchery.co.uk - 07989 407748 (cash sales only).
🄵 Bromyard's Folk at the Falcon, July 8th, Winter Wilson, a duo playing their own original contemporary and 'roots' acoustic music. 'It's in live performance that these two really excel'. So said R & R Magazine, 'Kip Winter simply has a voice to die for. Dave Wilson is now recognised as being amongst the best of British song writers . You will laugh, you may cry'. 'A sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious off-the-cuff humour'. As well as their vocals, Winter Wilson play guitar, accordion, flute and banjo.
Support is by the excellent Malvern-based Alan Courtney. Alan moved to Malvern in 1977, but he draws on the extensive collection of songs he has written about his home county of Devon with which he retains a strong connection. Most of these he has written in the traditional idiom about characters, places and other events of importance to him. He will also be singing a number of well known and loved songs from Devon and elsewhere.
https://www.winterwilson.com/ ; alancourtney.bandcamp.com
7.30pm (doors 7pm), £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk.
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Recent and future Shanty Big Sings [featuring variations on one shanty title]
The Santy Anna video is now up on Youtube at https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ, and Rio Grande Shanty video is on Youtube at https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, and Shenandoah was 30 June.
Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, and Reuben Ranzo end August .
All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx,
linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS - year round Workshops & Courses
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
revised details
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
ADD TO PREVIOUS
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
Note - from September issue - all listings will be online only, on www.folklife-directory.uk
so we are no longer including 1-line Directory listings - which started in the days before email & web had been invented!
Nowadays, nearly all those listed also have news items with contact details, so we'll save about 7 pages by not having listings.
For those few listings that don't have news items (just a few music sessions) we will simply turn them into news items - so we will still have the same information, but avoiding duplication. The festivals and workshops diary will continue as before in FW.
⎈ International news webpage
DATES USA --- Boston
Ø LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
July
- Sunday, July 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday July 21: Canadian Songs with Maura Volante
- Sunday, August 7: Ballad Sing
- Thursday, August 18: Peter and Audi Souza with Gary Foreman
- Sunday, August 21: Chantey & Tavern Sing
FESTIVALS USA --- Boston
Dear Friends
We hope this finds you in good voice!
Ø Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival is scheduled to run live 23-25 September 2022. http://pmffest.org/
PMFF will be live-streaming a number of the in-person events throughout the weekend.
In parallel and integral with this, we are planning to run a Virtual programme live on zoom Sunday only, 25 September. The schedule will run noon-5pm ET with 5 1-hour sessions including the Guest Performers. There will certainly be a single virtual stream and, if there is enough interest, we'll plan to run a second parallel virtual stream too.
If you are interested in running a workshop or hosting a Song Circle, please email Linn asap, with a proposal comprising a title and 1-2 lines of detail. Expressions of interest will close 15 July or as soon as the schedule is full, whichever is the sooner.
For those of you who have been enjoying our virtual Shanty Big Sings, we will be scheduling another one to close the Virtual PMFF, this time themed on "Round the Horn" shanties.
Please note that we will be seeking expressions of interest in general volunteering, such as Session Assistant roles, separately..
Slainte,
🄵 Linn, Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF.
For PMFF with the support of Persis Thorndike, Jamie Bishop and Gail Finn
linnphipps<at>gmail.com +44 7917 564440 (UK)
NEWS USA --- Boston
ALBUM: FROM BOSTON HARBOR LYNN NOEL
From Boston Harbor we set sail! Sing along to a songbag of original and traditional music from the port towns of Massachusetts from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Lynn Noel's "head back and let fly" sea chanteys skillfully blend with songs of local heritage from the Boston Tea Party and the USS Constitution to the New Bedford whalers and the fishing schooners of Gloucester and Wellfleet. The Million Dollar Line pokes some gentle fun at the cruise ship industry, while the Loss of the Portland pays tribute to a Stellwagen Bank shipwreck and the rollicking Six Foot Tom relates the seagoing adventures of a ship's cat. Sniff the salt air and feel the wind in your sails with this newest release from Crosscurrents Music.
Buy Now on Bandcamp: crosscurrentsmusic.bandcamp.com/music
🄵🅆 West Country
UPDATE -- page 26
Wiltshire
🄵 From Rosie Upton
I hope you are all well and looking forward to an exciting summer of festivals. I have been asked to forward information to you about an event running at The Pump:
Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th July 2022. The Weekend Fundraiser for Trowbridge Festival. www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
With the festival not going ahead this year, we have set up a weekend of music and fun curated by the team, to celebrate and support the festival while we prepare for our 2023 main event. This will be held in The Lamb Inn, The Pump venue where it all started.
There are weekend tickets available, giving access to all concerts with a discount. The event opens at 7.00pm from Friday 22nd July followed by day and evening concerts, continuing across the whole weekend. There will be five main concerts in The Pump venue plus other concerts, and open mic sessions in the pub skittle alley. Tickets on sale now via our website www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
I will certainly be there and look forward to seeing old friends and past supporters of The Village Pump.
Other events that may be of interest to you being promoted by Kieran of Sheer Music are early July gigs at The Pump include 8 July Fly Yeti Fly with Tamsin Quin and I’m looking forward to Dom Prag on Friday 9 September. See website: thepumptrowbridge.co.uk
Friday Folk will not be resuming, at least for the time being.
Very best wishes, Rosie
🄵🅆 Glos
RE-OPENING -- page 28
🄵 Forest Folk Club is back!
A new list of dates, with a slight change of format; for the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday, but with a more flexible schedule to fit in with guest availability.
Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Doors open at 7.30 for 8pm start. forestfolkclub.com
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
July 17th. Eos reunion! By special request, Jan Vaisey, Jan O’Neill, Ian Harvey and Doug McLean are forming a supergroup to revisit some favourite songs from our past musical history!
Aug 7th. Winter Wilson. Singing out for the underdog in glorious harmony. Original songs packed with punch and emotion that will get beneath your skin, and all delivered with great humour.
Sept 25th. Pete Morton
For thirty years, Pete has been performing to audiences all over the world. Throughout that time he has been regarded as one the best on the contemporary roots music scene.
More - see website forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 from Lisa, English Dulcimer Duo
Ceilidh for Ukraine - Upton Memorial Hall, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HA
Saturday 23 July 2022, 7.30 - 11.00pm
A Barn Dancing fundraiser in aid of Ukrainian refugees. Dance to musicians from Bordewey & Young, Malthouse Passage,
Set ‘Em Up Joe... Featuring Voxrox, MC Richard Hannah
Info/tickets: 01905 371268 email: Ghostie.Hannah<at>Outlook.com
Or from: Upton Stitchery, 18 High St, Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HB shirley<at>upton-stitchery.co.uk - 07989 407748 (cash sales only).
🄵 Bromyard's Folk at the Falcon, July 8th, Winter Wilson, a duo playing their own original contemporary and 'roots' acoustic music. 'It's in live performance that these two really excel'. So said R & R Magazine, 'Kip Winter simply has a voice to die for. Dave Wilson is now recognised as being amongst the best of British song writers . You will laugh, you may cry'. 'A sense of intimacy to every venue, blending superb, original songs, stunning harmonies and musicianship with hilarious off-the-cuff humour'. As well as their vocals, Winter Wilson play guitar, accordion, flute and banjo.
Support is by the excellent Malvern-based Alan Courtney. Alan moved to Malvern in 1977, but he draws on the extensive collection of songs he has written about his home county of Devon with which he retains a strong connection. Most of these he has written in the traditional idiom about characters, places and other events of importance to him. He will also be singing a number of well known and loved songs from Devon and elsewhere.
https://www.winterwilson.com/ ; alancourtney.bandcamp.com
7.30pm (doors 7pm), £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk.
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Recent and future Shanty Big Sings [featuring variations on one shanty title]
The Santy Anna video is now up on Youtube at https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ, and Rio Grande Shanty video is on Youtube at https://youtu.be/JTJWw22NmII, and Shenandoah was 30 June.
Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, and Reuben Ranzo end August .
All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx,
linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS - year round Workshops & Courses
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
revised details
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Norden Farm Arts Centre, Dunster (Yarn Market Hotel) and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. Details, call 01865 769206
ADD TO PREVIOUS
Mon 27th Feb - Fri 3rd Mar Halsway Manor, TAUNTON, Somerset, TA4 4BD. A three day (4 nights) residential Folk Orchestra Workshop run by Jon & Jacqui. All instruments welcome; intermediate standard (no absolute beginners). Limited to 20. Book early! www.halswaymanor.org.uk
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26 June 2022 Newsletter
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🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
CHANGES AT THE LIVING TRADITION
Sadly The Living Tradition will be closing later this year, please support them, details below.
We at Folklife wish to record our deep appreciation of the LT team's work.
We also wish to record our grateful thanks for the helpful support extended to Folklife by Fi - Editor Fiona Heywood, both by email correspondence, and by advert-exchanges.
After the August 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, we will no longer be publishing the magazine. As a result, we are not accepting any new subscriptions at this time. Individual issues can be bought from the link on our homepage https://www.livingtradition.co.uk or from our online shop.
We are also making people aware of the opportunity to help us finance the magazine during these last few months by making a donation via our website. We hope that those of you who have enjoyed the magazine over the years will think about helping us out in this way one last time - this extra support as we come to the end will be vital for us during this time when we will have no income from subscriptions. If you wish to, you can donate easily using the link on the homepage of this website. Or you can, of course, do so by phone at 01563 571220 or 00353 7495 37967, or by sending your card details or a cheque made payable to The Living Tradition to our office at:
Living Tradition PO Box 1026 Kilmarnock Ayrshire KA2 0LG
Of course, with a donation, we will also make sure that you receive any final copies of the magazine.
Thank you all for your support over the years – it really has been appreciated. Telephone: (UK) 01563 571220 or (Ireland) 00353 74 9537967 email: admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk
Subscriptions are non-refundable, and are valid until the expiry of either the subscription, the subscriber or the magazine.
* Issue 145, August/September 2002, advertising & advertising copy date is Monday 27th June. https://www.livingtradition.co.uk
🄵 Issue 144 is the June / July 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, featuring articles on Brid Harper, Stan Hugill, Golowan, Seamus O’Kane, Doreen Henderson, The Oakham Poachers, ‘Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms and the Rigs of London Town’, ‘From Melodeon to Button Accordion’, Tales from the Road – Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
CHANGES AT THE LIVING TRADITION
Sadly The Living Tradition will be closing later this year, please support them, details below.
We at Folklife wish to record our deep appreciation of the LT team's work.
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After the August 2022 issue of The Living Tradition, we will no longer be publishing the magazine. As a result, we are not accepting any new subscriptions at this time. Individual issues can be bought from the link on our homepage https://www.livingtradition.co.uk or from our online shop.
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* Issue 145, August/September 2002, advertising & advertising copy date is Monday 27th June. https://www.livingtradition.co.uk
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⎈ Zoom list webpage.
Shenandoah Big SIng 30 June and Virtual PMFF
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (2.45pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
🄵 Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Ledbury Poetry Festival , Herefordshire
from 30 June - mostly live but some paid-for Zoom events.
https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 The Homend Poets & Musicians
Our end of the poetic year bash at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
In this particular session, we read our own poems.
Tuesday 5th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Homend Poets Open Mic An open evening for poets to perform and share poems in a friendly, intimate space. Food and drink available. https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
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⎈ Zoom list webpage.
Shenandoah Big SIng 30 June and Virtual PMFF
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 7.45 for 8pm UK Ireland time (2.45pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email linnphipps<at>gmail.com or leave message on https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
Slainte
🄵 Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Ledbury Poetry Festival , Herefordshire
from 30 June - mostly live but some paid-for Zoom events.
https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 The Homend Poets & Musicians
Our end of the poetic year bash at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
In this particular session, we read our own poems.
Tuesday 5th July, Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Homend Poets Open Mic An open evening for poets to perform and share poems in a friendly, intimate space. Food and drink available. https://www.folklife.uk/homend-poets.html
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22/4/2022 May magazine posted out. 3/5/2022 Website now updated.
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next: 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
Revised rates for subs and adverts
Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
Details below under 🄵🅆 Info webpage
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
§ Note: The 1st tune on FTJ 70, page 4, was revised by the author after FTJ published: the key signature to Brighton Camp, Eynsham-Bampton should have been D, not G as originally published. The PDFs of FTJ 70 have been corrected, as has the page-image - see https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
Roy and Lesley Adkins - authors and contributors to to FWJ.
Adkins History Another occasional newsletter is on https://www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-64/ with the usual fascinating collection of articles on subjects varying from The Hour Glass to Books in War.
SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS ON SPRING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
Tom & Barbara Brown have pointed out that due to the Jubilee, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has moved to the following weekend; this may affect some celebrations held on that day/weekend.
The Hunting of the Earl of Rone continues in the village, and always includes the last Monday in May, and starts on the previous Friday, so this year it won’t be taking place on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. See:
Hunting The Earl Of Rone Combe Martin N Devon usually Spring Bank Holiday - but this year see below,
Custom reintroduced in 1974, which includes Hobby Horse and Fool, 'Grenadiers', music, drums and dancers and the Earl of Rone character. Processions take place throughout the weekend, culminating in full pageant on the Monday evening.
2022 dates are Friday 27th May 7:00 pm Procession with Drums only. ---- Saturday 28th May. 11:00 am Children’s Day Procession.
Sunday 29th May. 21:30 pm Full Procession ---- Monday 30th May 6:00 pm Procession with EOR Tom & Barbara Brown www.earl-of-rone.org.uk
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Additionally we have online-only webpages for ⎈ International and ⎈ Zoom. If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
New added webpage ⎈ AREA DIRECTORIES
⎈ International
NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
UPDATES for existing entry on Festivals and on International webpages
🄰 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA www.pmffest.org
* No June PMFF Second Saturday Zoom Sing - instead, at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival (see above).
* We had such a good time with the “Santy Anna” Big Sing last month, that we’re doing it again with “Rio Grande.” Wednesday 25 May, 3 pm EDT; see http://pmffest.org/2022/05/08/rio-grand-big-sing/ for details. Thanks to Advisory Committee member Linn Phipps and chantey sing regular Jim Lucas for arranging these!
* More performers for this year’s festival! West coast singer and songwriter Mary Garvey; Connecticut-based Skylark Trad Band (former Mystic Seaport chantey foreman Anayis Wright and former chantey staff Yves Corbiere and Kate McCann); and award-winning veteran performers Rick and Donna Nestler from New York are coming aboard, along with local favorites Great Bay Sailor, London Julie & Friends, Mudhook, The Portermen, and Two Old Friends. They join previously-announced headliners Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam, plus Heather Wood and Don Sineti! See http://pmffest.org/2022-performers/ for pictures and bios.
* We’re really excited with how this year is shaping up, and eager to get back to the streets of Portsmouth! We hope to see you there!
Fair winds and following seas, Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Mailing list: info@pmffest.org
DATES USA --- Boston
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
May
⎈ Zoom
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 745 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email .linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Thanks and apologies if received twice!!
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Articles: in addition to list of Zoom sessions, we have some articles, from Folklife Traditions Journal pages.
In this issue, we have an article from Dave Mason, article 3) below.
Our Zoom articles on the Zoom webpage are
1) #FutureOfFolk Lynn Noel (Boston, USA)
2) Using Zoom for a Folk Club Mark Dowding (Room At The Top FC, Lancs)
3) Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer's Perspective Dave Mason (Scotland)
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt ®, 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 41 - Worcs
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
🄵🅆 South-East
For news - see Workshops below.
2. PERFORMERS MUSIC & SONG, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within county
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
5. WORKSHOP PROVIDERS & WORKSHOP SERIES
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS, incl. Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers.
Many tutors travel across the country; so we give their home area just for information.
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers is a professional group of musicians who run residential and day courses in Folk Ensemble playing. We’ve been doing this for many years at Halsway Manor, Benslow Music and various other locations around the country. The courses are geared towards intermediate players of all instruments and have on every occasion been sold out. We always send the music and a video of the tunes in advance to participants. Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
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🄵🅆 Info webpage (Info: FW page 3).
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
Revised rates from May, see Info page 3 or 🄵🅆 Info webpage
✪ Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
x2=£24, x3=£30, x4=£35, x5=£39.
6 or more post-free + 20% discount. (cost £2.40, sell @ £3)
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✪ Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
No discounts for prepaid repeat adverts. So a prepaid ad now cheaper, but a repeat ad will be about the same.
Example: 1/8th. Was: £16 invoiced, £12 prepaid, discount £10 x3.
Now: simply £12 invoiced or £10 prepaid.
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DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next: 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
- Pre Covid, FW was members-only news & listings.
- During Covid closedown, we accepted non-member news & listings since we were online-only or fewer pages than usual.
- Now that we are back to 56 A4 pages: news only from members or those associates (signed-up non-members) who had previously sent in news.
- Exceptionally we may invite news from non-members outside our area (Wales, England Midlands, West, Oxon) if we have room.
- We will list non-members in our Directories, on request, if signed up to newsletter.
Revised rates for subs and adverts
Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
Details below under 🄵🅆 Info webpage
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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Membership welcome but not required.
Current FTJ issue copied online: www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html, read, or download PDF.
It includes articles, plus Folklife Societies news & diary, Books & recordings announced & adverts.
- Article: Brighton Camp or The Girl I Left behind Me, Song and Tune, by Charles Menteith, p4-6 §
- Tune & notes: Klezmer Korner, ‘Mekhutonim Tsum Tisch”, Klezmer, arranged Helen Adam, p6-7
- Article: The Twa Corbies, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p8-9
- Article: Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer’s Perspective, by Dave Mason, p10
- Review of a virtual Ballad Walk, by Rosie Upton, p2
§ Note: The 1st tune on FTJ 70, page 4, was revised by the author after FTJ published: the key signature to Brighton Camp, Eynsham-Bampton should have been D, not G as originally published. The PDFs of FTJ 70 have been corrected, as has the page-image - see https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/this-issue.html
Roy and Lesley Adkins - authors and contributors to to FWJ.
Adkins History Another occasional newsletter is on https://www.adkinshistory.com/newsletters/newsletter-64/ with the usual fascinating collection of articles on subjects varying from The Hour Glass to Books in War.
SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS ON SPRING HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
Tom & Barbara Brown have pointed out that due to the Jubilee, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has moved to the following weekend; this may affect some celebrations held on that day/weekend.
The Hunting of the Earl of Rone continues in the village, and always includes the last Monday in May, and starts on the previous Friday, so this year it won’t be taking place on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. See:
Hunting The Earl Of Rone Combe Martin N Devon usually Spring Bank Holiday - but this year see below,
Custom reintroduced in 1974, which includes Hobby Horse and Fool, 'Grenadiers', music, drums and dancers and the Earl of Rone character. Processions take place throughout the weekend, culminating in full pageant on the Monday evening.
2022 dates are Friday 27th May 7:00 pm Procession with Drums only. ---- Saturday 28th May. 11:00 am Children’s Day Procession.
Sunday 29th May. 21:30 pm Full Procession ---- Monday 30th May 6:00 pm Procession with EOR Tom & Barbara Brown www.earl-of-rone.org.uk
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FOLK NEWS PRINT PAGES & WEBPAGES are 🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos 🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
Additionally we have online-only webpages for ⎈ International and ⎈ Zoom. If no heading below - no changes this Newsletter
New added webpage ⎈ AREA DIRECTORIES
⎈ International
NEW ENTRY
🄰 2022 Jun 10 - 12 CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL, USA http://ctseamusicfest.org/
→ ESSEX, CT, USA. Various venues including the historic Griswold Inn and the Connecticut River Museum.
⌂ Contact: Faye Ringel fayeringel@hotmail.com 860-608-3494.
Ticketed evening concerts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecticut-sea-music-festival-evening-concerts-tickets-301879318167
For more information, and to purchase advance sale tickets, visit 2022 Festival – Connecticut Sea Music Festival (ctseamusicfest.org)
⊕ The first Connecticut Sea Music Festival is free to the public (daytime events), the family-friendly maritime music festival presents performers from a variety of musical traditions, steeped in the lore of the sea. Activities include a Family Stage, workshops, concerts, demonstrations of sailor skills, and a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, plus Evening concerts (ticketed, see above).
The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex will ring with sea chanteys, as the Festival presents concerts, workshops, and demonstrations of traditional maritime skills. It begins with a Symposium on the Music of the Sea from 9-5 on Friday, followed by an Evening Concert of traditional maritime music at 7 under the mainstage tent at the Museum. On Saturday, music and workshops run from 10-5 at multiple venues, with an Evening Concert at 7. Sunday morning begins at 9:30 with a traditional maritime hymn sing- revival style!- under the big tent, and continues with music and workshops from 11- 3. The Festival concludes with an all-in concert on Sunday afternoon.
Online: only the Symposium will be livestreamed; we hope that Friday and Saturday night concerts will be available as audio only through an Internet radio station: iCRV ICRVRadio.com
UPDATES for existing entry on Festivals and on International webpages
🄰 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA www.pmffest.org
* No June PMFF Second Saturday Zoom Sing - instead, at the Connecticut Sea Music Festival (see above).
* We had such a good time with the “Santy Anna” Big Sing last month, that we’re doing it again with “Rio Grande.” Wednesday 25 May, 3 pm EDT; see http://pmffest.org/2022/05/08/rio-grand-big-sing/ for details. Thanks to Advisory Committee member Linn Phipps and chantey sing regular Jim Lucas for arranging these!
* More performers for this year’s festival! West coast singer and songwriter Mary Garvey; Connecticut-based Skylark Trad Band (former Mystic Seaport chantey foreman Anayis Wright and former chantey staff Yves Corbiere and Kate McCann); and award-winning veteran performers Rick and Donna Nestler from New York are coming aboard, along with local favorites Great Bay Sailor, London Julie & Friends, Mudhook, The Portermen, and Two Old Friends. They join previously-announced headliners Vienna Carroll, David Coffin, and Cliff Haslam, plus Heather Wood and Don Sineti! See http://pmffest.org/2022-performers/ for pictures and bios.
* We’re really excited with how this year is shaping up, and eager to get back to the streets of Portsmouth! We hope to see you there!
Fair winds and following seas, Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Mailing list: info@pmffest.org
DATES USA --- Boston
🄰 LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
SUNDAYS 1st, Online Ballad Sing; 3rd, Online Chantey & Tavern Sing, both 2-4 EDT [= UK 7pm-9pm].
THURSDAYS 3rd, concerts; SATURDAYS special events (usually on Saturdays)
For details see sites.google.com/view/lynnoel/music/mermaidstavern Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
May
- Sunday, May 15: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday May 19: Merry May with Alex Cumming
- Sunday, June 5: Ballad Sing
- June 10-12: Lynn Noel IN PERSON at CT Sea Music Festival
- Thursday, June 16: IN PERSON/HYBRID Janie Meneely & Rob van Sante
- Sunday, June 19: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Sunday, July 3: Ballad Sing
- Sunday, July 17: Chantey & Tavern Sing
- Thursday July 21: Canadian Songs with Maura Volante
⎈ Zoom
HI everyone and just to share for all you shanty/chantey singers…
we all enjoyed our first zoom Shanty Big Sing so much (Santy Anna; on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/3PReBT66OhQ) that we did it again (Rio Grande). Next up (again hosted by Linn Phipps and JIm Lucas and sponsored by PMFF), are Shenandoah 30 June; Sally/ Shallow Brown end July, Reuben Ranzo end August … All Big Sings are 745 for 8pm UK Ireland time (245pm for 3pm ET). If you do or could sing any version of these and would like to join in, pls email Linn and/or make sure we have your email, thx, linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Also … Linn is organising the Virtual element of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Sunday 25 September (noon-5pm ET) - if interested in hosting a Song circle or a workshop, or in joining the singing, pls email .linnphipps<at>gmail.com
Thanks and apologies if received twice!!
Slainte
Linn Phipps + Jim Lucas
Articles: in addition to list of Zoom sessions, we have some articles, from Folklife Traditions Journal pages.
In this issue, we have an article from Dave Mason, article 3) below.
Our Zoom articles on the Zoom webpage are
1) #FutureOfFolk Lynn Noel (Boston, USA)
2) Using Zoom for a Folk Club Mark Dowding (Room At The Top FC, Lancs)
3) Using Zoom for a Folk Club - A Singer's Perspective Dave Mason (Scotland)
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
UPDATES to page 20
🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet Revised dates
May 12th - Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL 7pm.
May 19th - Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, South Wales.
May 24th- Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Somerset. Part of Ilminster Literature Festival.
June 16th to 20th - Beardy Folk Festival, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.
July 3rd Poetry in the Woods, Cardinham with intoBodmin, Cornwall.
July 5th and 6th - Ludlow Fringe Festival, Shropshire. Rose and Crown.
July 8th to 10th - Priddy Fringe Festival, Priddy, Somerset
July 21st to 24th - Big Lit (a Scottish literary festival), Dumfries and Galloway.
July 28th - Crookes Folk Club, The Princess Royal, 43, Slinn Street, Crookes, Sheffield. S10 1NW
July 26th and 27th - Durham Fringe Festival. Cafédral 9pm to 10pm.
September 17th - St Ives September Festival. The Arts Club. Comedy night with Holcomb, Barratt and Richey.
November 24th to 27th - Arts Out West, Cumbria.
Dec 6th to Dec 9th - Costa del Folk, Aviemore, Scotland.
Rob Barratt ®, 01566 880336, rbarratt@cooptel.net For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk
🄵🅆 West Country
- Devon: please delete Tom & Barbara Brown entries: Pf.1b, Folk Music & Song - Duo; Pf.3a, Folk Shows & Theatre, Mummers; W.1 Workshops
- Bristol & S Glos: Cresby aka Mr Red reports: Thornbury Folk Session [p26: CSFN News] has closed. I was asked to remove it recently. http://mister.red
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
UPDATES to page 41 - Worcs
🄵 1st Mon Worcs LOWER MOOR OLD CHESTNUT TREE SINGAROUND (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Frank writes:
Hi all
I hope you are all keeping well.
Just a note with some not-so-good news, I’m afraid.
The Old Chestnut Inn have told me that they do not want to hold our session there. They seem to have changed their mind. They say that like to close at 8 pm on Mondays. So I am back to looking for a venue again.
As a result there will be no more meetings, I’m afraid, until I can find a new venue.
Thank you all for your support for the Wyre Piddle session.
Best wishes
Frank
UPDATES to page 42 - Worcs
🄵 Weekly Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378
LIVE: open to all, 1st & 3rd Fridays (8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes), 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm).
ZOOM: other Fridays on Zoom, Somers members only. Annual membership £10 to 31/12/2022.
Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
🄵🅆 South-East
For news - see Workshops below.
2. PERFORMERS MUSIC & SONG, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within county
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Four Oxford-based musicians who have brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals. With careful arrangements and selections of tunes and songs, “just OOZES quality” (Living Tradition); “exquisite music” (BBC). [New member: added May 2022]
5. WORKSHOP PROVIDERS & WORKSHOP SERIES
W.1 WORKSHOP PROVIDERS, incl. Study Centres, Folk Teachers, Tutors, Development Workers, Workshop Organisers.
Many tutors travel across the country; so we give their home area just for information.
Oxfordshire MOONRAKERS www.moonrakers.net Jon Bennett 01865 769206
⇒ moonrakerscelticmusic<at>gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/MoonrakersBand/ , https://twitter.com/moonrakersband ,
https://www.instagram.com/moonrakersofficial/ , https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNff2A8tp5dvcU0via1C4g
⊕ Moonrakers run Folk Orchestra and Ukulele & Singing residential weekends, plus annual day events, at Halsway Manor (Somerset), Benslow Music (Hertfordshire), Oxford, and several festivals. For players and singers of all standards: tuition, multi-instrumental arrangements, performing and recording the results. [New member: added May 2022]
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Webpage 🄵🅆 Festivals, workshops www.folklife.uk/festivals.html
USA: changes as above under International
UK:
🄵 MOONRAKERS' FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS www.moonrakers.net
Moonrakers is a professional group of musicians who run residential and day courses in Folk Ensemble playing. We’ve been doing this for many years at Halsway Manor, Benslow Music and various other locations around the country. The courses are geared towards intermediate players of all instruments and have on every occasion been sold out. We always send the music and a video of the tunes in advance to participants. Forthcoming workshops:
3-4 September BUNKFEST Festival, WALLINGFORD. Our annual foray into the delights of BunkFest, including a concert, workshops, etc. And it's all free! We'll be on the Main Stage at 12:30 on Sunday and also at other venues across the weekend.
9-11 September Folk Orchestra, Benslow Music, HITCHIN. The second of our annual residential weekend workshops at Benslow Music. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446.
21-23 October Intermediate/Advanced ukulele fingerstyle course at BENSLOW MUSIC , run by Jon Bennett. Solo & ensemble arrangements, chord theory and chord-melody playing. Residential weekend. Book early! www.benslowmusic.org 01462 459446
18-20 November Folk Orchestra residential course, Yarn Market Hotel, Dunster, MINEHEAD, Somerset, TA24 6SF. Arriving Friday evening, then two full days of multi-instrumental group arrangements, playing and tuition for intermediate players. Limited to 20 participants. Two nights full board + the course : £300-£330 depending on accommodation. Day visitors £150 (incl. lunch/dinner/lunch). Bookings/enquiries : 01643 821425.
Saturday 11th February, 2023 Folk Orchestra day course/workshop. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Altwood Road, MAIDENHEAD SL6 4PF. 10:00 -16:30. £60, including free entry to the evening concert. Box Office: 01628 788997. norden.farm/
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🄵🅆 Info webpage (Info: FW page 3).
DEADLINES will change from 19th to 20th so next 20th July for September print issue.
From MAY 2022 FW, our policy for FOLK NEWS & LISTINGS.
- Pre Covid, FW was members-only news & listings.
- During Covid closedown, we accepted non-member news & listings since we were online-only or fewer pages than usual.
- Now that we are back to 56 A4 pages: news only from members or those associates (signed-up non-members) who had previously sent in news.
- Exceptionally we may invite news from non-members outside our area (Wales, England Midlands, West, Oxon) if we have room.
- We will list non-members in our Directories, on request, if signed up to newsletter.
Revised rates from May, see Info page 3 or 🄵🅆 Info webpage
✪ Annual subscriptions rise (increased postage) but cost for 1 remains the same at £18.
x2=£24, x3=£30, x4=£35, x5=£39.
6 or more post-free + 20% discount. (cost £2.40, sell @ £3)
x6= £43.20, x7= £50.40, x8= £57.60, x9 = £64.80, x10= £72.00, x11= £79.20, x12= £86.40.
✪ Adverts will be cheaper by about 15%, roughly the discount rate (for 3 prepaid adverts).
No discounts for prepaid repeat adverts. So a prepaid ad now cheaper, but a repeat ad will be about the same.
Example: 1/8th. Was: £16 invoiced, £12 prepaid, discount £10 x3.
Now: simply £12 invoiced or £10 prepaid.
✪ Standard ad prices, paid by BACS, Card, or Cheque, are £2 more than discount prices below
✪ Discount prices below, if: prepaid by BACS or cheque (no card). We’ll email receipt.
✪ Colour. A4, £150 (full bleed £165). 1/2 £80. 1/4 [A6] £50. 1/8 £25.
✪ Mono. A4, £60. 1/2 £32. 1/4 [A6] £18.00. 1/8 £10.
If you find this free website useful . . . as FW print magazine always makes a healthy loss . . . plus, these free websites cost c.£300 a year . . .
you may wish to donate £3 very occasionally, by clicking the yellow box (for our "Ko-fi" site) for a 1-off £3 card payment. Thank you!
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If you can afford it, you may wish to support us, by a very occasional £3 donation, or buying a printed FW magazine, or a Pdf of FW, or by subscribing
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If you can afford it, you may wish to support us, by a very occasional £3 donation, or buying a printed FW magazine, or a Pdf of FW, or by subscribing
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30 October 2021: Covid shutdown --- THE FUTURE OF FOLKLIFE WEST
Before Covid ... amazingly high annual-renewal rates. Sadly, some venues have closed. And some adverts are missing.
This means our losses are more than usual.
In order to be able to continue, we'll make some changes, & avoid price rises!
2022 Folklife West Membership costs.
Before Covid ... Jan 2020 was a record 64 pages.
This issue, 60 pages; of which 15 Journal (normally 8-10), 45 news including listings & ads (in Jan 2020, 53). So maybe 54 to 60 pages in future.
We will save by reducing complimentary copies (we'll contact you if this applies).
Print & post costs up; balanced by saving on comps, & possibly a few less pages: No change to 2022 Membership costs !
2022 Advert costs.
Folk What's On, free leaflet = adverts from FW. Sent only in areas with adverts.
1) some branch libraries. Continuing when councils have agreed to distribute copies sent to library headquarters.
2) TICs, concert venues, etc - changing times, some TICs are reducing displays, and pro rata more expensive to post. So we will stop sending for some TICs.
So, print & post costs up; balanced by reducing circulation (fewer comp. FWs, and quite a few less Folk What's On): No change to 2022 advert costs !
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£22.50 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £12) . . . that way we'll continue! 30 October 2021
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To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181.
or send us a cheque details Info webpage. EU £27. USA £36. Sterling only. No debit or credit cards.
Also, please use form above, or email 'Opt In' + same info (name; country. or for England, region)
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year,
and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in online area Directories
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words, more if advertising, see below.
Anywhere in the world - £18 for PDF via WeTransfer instead of print version.
Before Covid ... amazingly high annual-renewal rates. Sadly, some venues have closed. And some adverts are missing.
This means our losses are more than usual.
In order to be able to continue, we'll make some changes, & avoid price rises!
2022 Folklife West Membership costs.
Before Covid ... Jan 2020 was a record 64 pages.
This issue, 60 pages; of which 15 Journal (normally 8-10), 45 news including listings & ads (in Jan 2020, 53). So maybe 54 to 60 pages in future.
We will save by reducing complimentary copies (we'll contact you if this applies).
Print & post costs up; balanced by saving on comps, & possibly a few less pages: No change to 2022 Membership costs !
2022 Advert costs.
Folk What's On, free leaflet = adverts from FW. Sent only in areas with adverts.
1) some branch libraries. Continuing when councils have agreed to distribute copies sent to library headquarters.
2) TICs, concert venues, etc - changing times, some TICs are reducing displays, and pro rata more expensive to post. So we will stop sending for some TICs.
So, print & post costs up; balanced by reducing circulation (fewer comp. FWs, and quite a few less Folk What's On): No change to 2022 advert costs !
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£22.50 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £12) . . . that way we'll continue! 30 October 2021
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To join: £18 a year. Please send by BACS to: Folklife, sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181.
or send us a cheque details Info webpage. EU £27. USA £36. Sterling only. No debit or credit cards.
Also, please use form above, or email 'Opt In' + same info (name; country. or for England, region)
You will receive 1 copy of 3 issues per year,
and for each issue you can send in
------ your folk listings, as in online area Directories
------ your folk news. Word limits apply: 200 words, more if advertising, see below.
Anywhere in the world - £18 for PDF via WeTransfer instead of print version.
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Folklife magazine has been growing about 4 pages a year, 64 A4 pages last time fully printed Jan 2020
We've produced free online issues . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
We can publicise you, our members.
We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme, but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.
So some modest requests:
(1) please renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues (pre-October issues credits for 2020 postponed issues and 2021 smaller issues as appropriate)
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£18 a year).
(3) please please tell your friends!
We've produced free online issues . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
We can publicise you, our members.
We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme, but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.
So some modest requests:
(1) please renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues (pre-October issues credits for 2020 postponed issues and 2021 smaller issues as appropriate)
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£18 a year).
(3) please please tell your friends!
