Folklife West
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Your online DIRECTORY LISTINGS welcome - free! • Your FOLK NEWS from Folklife Members
FOLKLIFE WEST, print magazine, and copied online. THIS ISSUE is 1st SEPTEMBER, covering Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
NEXT ISSUE 1st JANUARY covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr. DEADLINE 20th NOVEMBER.
Copied online on 2 sites, on Folklife Traditions Journal, researched articles, and this site, Folklife Members News, incl. Festivals & Workshops Diary.
NEXT ISSUE 1st JANUARY covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr. DEADLINE 20th NOVEMBER.
Copied online on 2 sites, on Folklife Traditions Journal, researched articles, and this site, Folklife Members News, incl. Festivals & Workshops Diary.
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Updates in this order, within each Newsletter
1st. 🄵🄳 online FOLK DIRECTORY on www.folklife-directory.uk detailed listings, entries free to all, online-only so no deadlines
VENUES Venues Cymru•Wales Venues South-West † Venues Midlands ** Venues South-East & East
VENUES Venues North Venues Scotland Venues International Venues ZOOM
PERFORMERS Performers Cymru•Wales Performers South-West † Performers Midlands **
PERFORMERS Performers South-East & East Performers North Performers Scotland Performers International
AND ALSO: Media Services Workshop-Providers
† South-West incl. Cornwall & Glos - but they're separate Folk News webpages on this site. ** Midlands incl. Herefs+Worcs (ditto).
VENUES Venues Cymru•Wales Venues South-West † Venues Midlands ** Venues South-East & East
VENUES Venues North Venues Scotland Venues International Venues ZOOM
PERFORMERS Performers Cymru•Wales Performers South-West † Performers Midlands **
PERFORMERS Performers South-East & East Performers North Performers Scotland Performers International
AND ALSO: Media Services Workshop-Providers
† South-West incl. Cornwall & Glos - but they're separate Folk News webpages on this site. ** Midlands incl. Herefs+Worcs (ditto).
2nd. 🄵🅃🄹 FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL on www.folklife-traditions.uk ... print pages ... articles etc, open to all
also FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, 3 areas Folklife Societies: Associations, Trusts, Organisations (form)
Folklife Studies & Institutions (form), and Local Celebrations no form, email sam@folklife.uk
also FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, 3 areas Folklife Societies: Associations, Trusts, Organisations (form)
Folklife Studies & Institutions (form), and Local Celebrations no form, email sam@folklife.uk
3rd. 🄵🅆 FOLKLIFE WEST Members' FOLK NEWS online updates to print pages copied to this site.
Also ⎈ international online only, open to all non-UK
Members' News:- Up to 200 words: live & Zoom clubs, performers, new albums, etc.
Members' dates (incl festivals): 3+ weeks notice. This is a service for a print magazine - it's not intended as social media
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos
🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops 🄵🅆 Info [data protection, ad rates, etc]
Also ⎈ international online only, open to all non-UK
Members' News:- Up to 200 words: live & Zoom clubs, performers, new albums, etc.
Members' dates (incl festivals): 3+ weeks notice. This is a service for a print magazine - it's not intended as social media
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales 🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall 🄵🅆 West Country 🄵🅆 Glos
🄵🅆 Midlands 🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs 🄵🅆 South-East 🄵🅆 North 🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops 🄵🅆 Info [data protection, ad rates, etc]
free emaileD newsletter (MONTHLY-ISH) for DETAILS: cliCk to open
join our mailing list, and get free directory listingS ! online, and IN FW PRINT MAGazine !
join our mailing list, and get free directory listingS ! online, and IN FW PRINT MAGazine !
A form for our free emailed newsletter (monthly-ish) -- or -- just email sam@folklife.uk with the same details.
This is useful for you,
with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders).
So we spend less time on admin/emails = more time for magazine & website.
And know how many read this, & where, and so resource appropriately!
This is useful for you,
with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders).
So we spend less time on admin/emails = more time for magazine & website.
And know how many read this, & where, and so resource appropriately!
Keep in touch with our free emailed occasional Newsletter
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for next Newsletter
A short newsletter re Deadline reminder & re News & Directory forms was sent 18/19 Nov, no updates, not included here |
🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required
We'd really like to include you on www.folklife-directory.uk
And we would be very grateful if you could pass on this little note -- at your club, on Facebook, etc --
" Free-entry folk Directory listings - UK & International - on www.folklife-directory.uk - forms on site or email sam@folklife.uk "
- Live venues (concerts, clubs, sings, sessions), Zoom sessions, performers (pro, semi-pro, amateur), media, services, workshop organisers
- If involved in more than one folk activity, you can send in several entries.
- No deadline, send anytime, just fill in a form on the appropriate area page, or contact sam@folklife.uk, we can help draft listings for you.
- Detailed listings: we keep it simple - no logos, photos, no dates. See FW for Members' dates, incl. Festivals & Workshops Diary.
And we would be very grateful if you could pass on this little note -- at your club, on Facebook, etc --
" Free-entry folk Directory listings - UK & International - on www.folklife-directory.uk - forms on site or email sam@folklife.uk "
Listings from 🄵 Folklife member (news is on this site). Ø Folklife Associate member (news is on this site).
🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber. ‡ Newsletter emailing list readers (other than members/subscribers)
🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber. ‡ Newsletter emailing list readers (other than members/subscribers)
Venues South-West (includes Glos)
------------- Glos: SUNDAY--------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, different pub. 1st,2nd,3rd Sun see Venues Midlands page & www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com
4th Sun Glos BROAD CAMPDEN SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: THE BAKER’S ARMS www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01386 840515
→ The Baker’s Arms (01386 840515), Broad Campden, Glos GL55 0UR. 6pm until 9pm.
⇒ Paul Bryan, theflyingmorrisman<at>hotmail.com, 07711 121210
⊕ The Shifting Sunday Session (SSS): weekly folk music sessions in South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds, in four regular venues (different village pubs). Typically around 20 musicians. [new times, Dec 2022]
Venues Midlands ------------ SUNDAY: Warks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, different pub. 4th Sun see Venues West Country page & www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com
1st Sun Warks ILMINGTON SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: HOWARD ARMS www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01608 682226
→ The Howard Arms (01608 682226), Ilmington, Walks CV36 4LT. 7.45pm until 10.30pm.
⇒ Paul Bryan, theflyingmorrisman<at>hotmail.com, 07711 121210
⊕ The Shifting Sunday Session (SSS): weekly folk music sessions in South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds, in four regular venues (different village pubs). Typically around 20 musicians. [new times, Dec 2022]
Venues North
‡ 1st Wednesdays Lancashire LANCASTER LANCASTER FOLK CLUB www.facebook.com/lancasterfolkclub John Metcalfe 07971817651
→ Collegian Social Club, 1 Gage St. , Lancaster, LA1 1UH. Doors open 19:30, First Wednesday of month.
⊕ An informal first-Wednesday gathering where everyone's voice can be heard (or listened to). Anyone with a song to sing, a story to tell, a tune to play or ears to hear is very welcome! (Nov 2022, new listing)
Venues ZOOM
Performers North
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Lancashire ‡ THE MIZZEN CREW https://www.facebook.com/TheMizzenCrew John Metcalfe 07971817651
⇒ TheMizzenCrew<at>gmail.com; fundraising for Morecambe RNLI lifeboat Station https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mizzencrew
⊕ Ten crew members have met all performance requests, but welcome others eager to tell stories of working life at sea with shanties and sea-songs. We perform for free for charities, without intolerance, hate or disrespect, and donate to Morecambe RNLI. (Nov 2022, new listing)
Media
M.1 Online Folk Magazines & Listings: UK-wide‡ FATEA www.fatea-records.co.uk
⇒ https://twitter.com/Fatea_Magazine, https://en-gb.facebook.com/FateaMagazine, info[at]fatea.co.uk
FATEA, PO Box 2218, Parkstone, Poole, BH17 7ZZ.
Review material: to above address & electronic copy of sleeve to reviews[at]fatea.co.uk
⊕ News & Features, keeping you up to date; Reviews, detailed thoughts on albums, singles, EPs, the odd book and DVD; Live Gig & Festival reviews;
Shop, support Fatea and help Fatea support live events by visiting the shop. [Dec 2022, new listing]
------------- Glos: SUNDAY--------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, different pub. 1st,2nd,3rd Sun see Venues Midlands page & www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com
4th Sun Glos BROAD CAMPDEN SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: THE BAKER’S ARMS www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01386 840515
→ The Baker’s Arms (01386 840515), Broad Campden, Glos GL55 0UR. 6pm until 9pm.
⇒ Paul Bryan, theflyingmorrisman<at>hotmail.com, 07711 121210
⊕ The Shifting Sunday Session (SSS): weekly folk music sessions in South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds, in four regular venues (different village pubs). Typically around 20 musicians. [new times, Dec 2022]
Venues Midlands ------------ SUNDAY: Warks --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION (SSS) ... every Sunday, different pub. 4th Sun see Venues West Country page & www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com
1st Sun Warks ILMINGTON SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSION: HOWARD ARMS www.sessionfolk.blogspot.com Pub 01608 682226
→ The Howard Arms (01608 682226), Ilmington, Walks CV36 4LT. 7.45pm until 10.30pm.
⇒ Paul Bryan, theflyingmorrisman<at>hotmail.com, 07711 121210
⊕ The Shifting Sunday Session (SSS): weekly folk music sessions in South Warwickshire / North Cotswolds, in four regular venues (different village pubs). Typically around 20 musicians. [new times, Dec 2022]
Venues North
‡ 1st Wednesdays Lancashire LANCASTER LANCASTER FOLK CLUB www.facebook.com/lancasterfolkclub John Metcalfe 07971817651
→ Collegian Social Club, 1 Gage St. , Lancaster, LA1 1UH. Doors open 19:30, First Wednesday of month.
⊕ An informal first-Wednesday gathering where everyone's voice can be heard (or listened to). Anyone with a song to sing, a story to tell, a tune to play or ears to hear is very welcome! (Nov 2022, new listing)
Venues ZOOM
Performers North
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Lancashire ‡ THE MIZZEN CREW https://www.facebook.com/TheMizzenCrew John Metcalfe 07971817651
⇒ TheMizzenCrew<at>gmail.com; fundraising for Morecambe RNLI lifeboat Station https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/mizzencrew
⊕ Ten crew members have met all performance requests, but welcome others eager to tell stories of working life at sea with shanties and sea-songs. We perform for free for charities, without intolerance, hate or disrespect, and donate to Morecambe RNLI. (Nov 2022, new listing)
Media
M.1 Online Folk Magazines & Listings: UK-wide‡ FATEA www.fatea-records.co.uk
⇒ https://twitter.com/Fatea_Magazine, https://en-gb.facebook.com/FateaMagazine, info[at]fatea.co.uk
FATEA, PO Box 2218, Parkstone, Poole, BH17 7ZZ.
Review material: to above address & electronic copy of sleeve to reviews[at]fatea.co.uk
⊕ News & Features, keeping you up to date; Reviews, detailed thoughts on albums, singles, EPs, the odd book and DVD; Live Gig & Festival reviews;
Shop, support Fatea and help Fatea support live events by visiting the shop. [Dec 2022, new listing]
🄵🅃🄹 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. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
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, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
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. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
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, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
- Photo(s) welcome, can be sent in colour; may be used in colour on cover if we've room (depends on adverts)
- See "This issue online" webpage (this is on FTJ website) to view what the latest issue looks like.
ANNOUCEMENTS - conferences, publications - usually up to 200 words
INTRODUCTION TO NASHVILLE TUNING FOR GUITAR, David Harley. eBook and paperback (63 pages, ISBN-13 979-8362869748).
Independently published via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/David-Harley/e/B001HPS1NK
Nashville Tuning may carry the name of the home of the Grand Old Opry, but it can be used for much more than country music. This short text book, an introduction to a wider-ranging series of books on music and history, includes the history and implementation of Nashville and allied tunings with linked or embedded audio examples, plus information on alternative tunings, re-entrant tunings, suitable string sets, instruments and scale lengths.
david.a.harley[at]gmail.com; https://whealalicemusic.wordpress.com
INTRODUCTION TO NASHVILLE TUNING FOR GUITAR, David Harley. eBook and paperback (63 pages, ISBN-13 979-8362869748).
Independently published via Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/David-Harley/e/B001HPS1NK
Nashville Tuning may carry the name of the home of the Grand Old Opry, but it can be used for much more than country music. This short text book, an introduction to a wider-ranging series of books on music and history, includes the history and implementation of Nashville and allied tunings with linked or embedded audio examples, plus information on alternative tunings, re-entrant tunings, suitable string sets, instruments and scale lengths.
david.a.harley[at]gmail.com; https://whealalicemusic.wordpress.com
⎈ SEND NEWS WEBPAGE with a form for your news, online & print - easier for you, and will speed things up.
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS: online updates to print pages copied to this site
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
🄵🅆 Glos
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
Monday 12th December at 8pm — temporary venue for this date only.
The Strand basement (The Strand, High Street, Cheltenham), a few yards from the Alehouse, in the direction of the town centre.
Come and just listen or sing/play anything seasonal, song or tune.
Monday 9th January — with guests Blackthorn Buskers (back at the Alehouse)
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
WORKSHOPS DIARY
2023 Feb 4 - 5 ANGLO CONCERTINA PLAYGROUP
→ Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The Folk, Westgate Street.
⌂ Stephen Rowley 07803052723 steve<at>artension.com
⊕ A gathering for absolute beginners and beginner/improvers on the Anglo Concertina. Some loan concertinas will be available for those who want to give it a try. £45. Sat lunchtime to Sunday lunchtime, 4th & 5th February.
FESTIVALS DIARY
2023 Feb 4 - 6 WHEATSTONE WEEKEND
→ Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
⌂ Stephen Rowley 07803052723 steve<at>artension.com
⊕ Gloucester celebrates the anniversary of Charles Wheatstone, born in Barnwood 6th February 1802. Inventor of the electric telegraph and the concertina.
Sat 4th and Sun 5th February Anglo Concertina Playgroup – The Folk, Westgate Street, Gloucester
Sat 4th Concertina Concert – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – The Folk, Westgate Street, Gloucester
Mon 6th Wheatstone Day – Talks, demonstrations and workshops, Wheatstone Hall, The Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Road, Gloucester
(new entry)
2023 Aug 24-28 CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL www.CornwallFolkFestival.com
→ Wadebridge, North Cornwall
⌂ Email: info<at>cornwallfolkfestival.com
⊕ In Wadebridge Town Hall: Thurs 24th: Ceilidh; Fri 25th: Gigspanner Big Band + Lakeman & Murch; Sat 26th: Kinnaris Quintet + Our Atlantic Roots; Sun 27th: Mystery Headliner + Windjammer.
In John Betjeman Centre: Fri 25th: Teyr + support; Sun 27th: Sarah McQuaid + support.
Sat-Mon: FAR stage featuring regional musicians
Sat-Mon: ‘Shanty St’ live music & dance in town centre streets.
Plus: sessions and workshops (revised entry)
2023 Sep 1 - 2 LLANWDDYN FOLK AND ACOUSTIC WEEKEND www.llanwddynevents.co.uk
→ Abertridwr, Llanwddyn, Lake Vyrnwy, SY10 0LR
⌂ e: llanwddynevents@gmail.com T: 01691 870501 w: www.llanwddynevents.co.uk
⊕ The last EVER Llanwddyn F&A Weekend.
After 10 years of running the festival (not including COVID years) - as always, this friendly, little festival is not to be missed. This year we have Chris While & Julie Matthews, Elbow Jayne, Katherine Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Ruth & Ken Powell, The Jaywalkers, Steve Turner, Chris Brain and the Llansilin Choir. it’s well worth coming to.
Camping is close by but limited so it’s important you book early. Lots of other accommodation options a short drive away.
Plus, pop-up cafe and BBQ, sing-arounds, sessions, Bar and fabulous craft stalls.
Tickets for sale from January 2023 - Full weekend tickets and Saturday only tickets available but limited as we only seat a cosy 220 people. prices very reasonable as we like it to be affordable for all as the budget we have allows. Any questions, please get in touch. (revised entry)
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
Monday 12th December at 8pm — temporary venue for this date only.
The Strand basement (The Strand, High Street, Cheltenham), a few yards from the Alehouse, in the direction of the town centre.
Come and just listen or sing/play anything seasonal, song or tune.
Monday 9th January — with guests Blackthorn Buskers (back at the Alehouse)
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
WORKSHOPS DIARY
2023 Feb 4 - 5 ANGLO CONCERTINA PLAYGROUP
→ Gloucester, Gloucestershire. The Folk, Westgate Street.
⌂ Stephen Rowley 07803052723 steve<at>artension.com
⊕ A gathering for absolute beginners and beginner/improvers on the Anglo Concertina. Some loan concertinas will be available for those who want to give it a try. £45. Sat lunchtime to Sunday lunchtime, 4th & 5th February.
FESTIVALS DIARY
2023 Feb 4 - 6 WHEATSTONE WEEKEND
→ Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
⌂ Stephen Rowley 07803052723 steve<at>artension.com
⊕ Gloucester celebrates the anniversary of Charles Wheatstone, born in Barnwood 6th February 1802. Inventor of the electric telegraph and the concertina.
Sat 4th and Sun 5th February Anglo Concertina Playgroup – The Folk, Westgate Street, Gloucester
Sat 4th Concertina Concert – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – The Folk, Westgate Street, Gloucester
Mon 6th Wheatstone Day – Talks, demonstrations and workshops, Wheatstone Hall, The Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Road, Gloucester
(new entry)
2023 Aug 24-28 CORNWALL FOLK FESTIVAL www.CornwallFolkFestival.com
→ Wadebridge, North Cornwall
⌂ Email: info<at>cornwallfolkfestival.com
⊕ In Wadebridge Town Hall: Thurs 24th: Ceilidh; Fri 25th: Gigspanner Big Band + Lakeman & Murch; Sat 26th: Kinnaris Quintet + Our Atlantic Roots; Sun 27th: Mystery Headliner + Windjammer.
In John Betjeman Centre: Fri 25th: Teyr + support; Sun 27th: Sarah McQuaid + support.
Sat-Mon: FAR stage featuring regional musicians
Sat-Mon: ‘Shanty St’ live music & dance in town centre streets.
Plus: sessions and workshops (revised entry)
2023 Sep 1 - 2 LLANWDDYN FOLK AND ACOUSTIC WEEKEND www.llanwddynevents.co.uk
→ Abertridwr, Llanwddyn, Lake Vyrnwy, SY10 0LR
⌂ e: llanwddynevents@gmail.com T: 01691 870501 w: www.llanwddynevents.co.uk
⊕ The last EVER Llanwddyn F&A Weekend.
After 10 years of running the festival (not including COVID years) - as always, this friendly, little festival is not to be missed. This year we have Chris While & Julie Matthews, Elbow Jayne, Katherine Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Ruth & Ken Powell, The Jaywalkers, Steve Turner, Chris Brain and the Llansilin Choir. it’s well worth coming to.
Camping is close by but limited so it’s important you book early. Lots of other accommodation options a short drive away.
Plus, pop-up cafe and BBQ, sing-arounds, sessions, Bar and fabulous craft stalls.
Tickets for sale from January 2023 - Full weekend tickets and Saturday only tickets available but limited as we only seat a cosy 220 people. prices very reasonable as we like it to be affordable for all as the budget we have allows. Any questions, please get in touch. (revised entry)
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7 November Newsletter
Updates since 20 Sep 2022 Newsletter |
Editorial, and then Updates since 21 Sep 2022 newsletter: online Directory Updates; print/online Journal Updates; Folk News Updates.
Deadline 20 Nov for Folklife West Jan 2023 (Journal & UK folk news).
New correspondents !
• Sandra & Steve Harrison (Close Quarters) have kindly volunteered to become our Cumbria and N. Lancashire correspondents from next issue!
• A volunteer to replace Nigel as Cornwall Correspondent would be most welcome.
Interested in becoming an area Correspondent ? - see foot of 🄵🅆 Info+Team webpage.
Editing & Admin team
David Harley (Cornwall) has kindly volunteered to edit. Mainly, David will be shortening over-long news items to the usual 200-word limit (such over-long items may be subject to delayed publication times).
As I'm dealing with admin, no time for development, so volunteers welcome,
for publicity (publicise Folklife on your local Facebook sites), and for checking Journal directory entries on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk .
Folklife Traditions Journal
Confirming this will be available separately (see below), we have now been given an ISSN: "Folklife Traditions Journal (Print) ISSN 2753-569X"
Deadline 20 Nov for Folklife West Jan 2023 (Journal & UK folk news).
New correspondents !
• Sandra & Steve Harrison (Close Quarters) have kindly volunteered to become our Cumbria and N. Lancashire correspondents from next issue!
• A volunteer to replace Nigel as Cornwall Correspondent would be most welcome.
Interested in becoming an area Correspondent ? - see foot of 🄵🅆 Info+Team webpage.
Editing & Admin team
David Harley (Cornwall) has kindly volunteered to edit. Mainly, David will be shortening over-long news items to the usual 200-word limit (such over-long items may be subject to delayed publication times).
As I'm dealing with admin, no time for development, so volunteers welcome,
for publicity (publicise Folklife on your local Facebook sites), and for checking Journal directory entries on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk .
Folklife Traditions Journal
Confirming this will be available separately (see below), we have now been given an ISSN: "Folklife Traditions Journal (Print) ISSN 2753-569X"
🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required
New! DIRECTORY.-- NEW: to get your Directory details online ASAP ! Forms on website www.folklife-directory.uk
Made possible by one of our long-time members making a substantial donation.
Folklife is a non-profit organisation, subsidised by the editors. For those who use the site but are not paid-up members of Folklife, we welcome small donations (say £3), see foot of page. We are not crowd-funding, and not seeking large donations, etc. However we've accepted, after discussion with the donor, who said FW promotes mental health, in that readers avail themselves, by what they read, to folk song, music, dance and the other folk arts. So we're using the donation to pay for upgrade of DIRECTORY site (upgrade required for detailed forms for Directory).
- All webforms have name, contact/web details, more details
- plus more details if appropriate (eg venues add day, time, venue address).
- Using the form means it's easier & quicker to add to Directory and to this Updates page. Details also on ⎈ SEND NEWS WEBPAGE
- Just started these forms - comments welcome.
Made possible by one of our long-time members making a substantial donation.
Folklife is a non-profit organisation, subsidised by the editors. For those who use the site but are not paid-up members of Folklife, we welcome small donations (say £3), see foot of page. We are not crowd-funding, and not seeking large donations, etc. However we've accepted, after discussion with the donor, who said FW promotes mental health, in that readers avail themselves, by what they read, to folk song, music, dance and the other folk arts. So we're using the donation to pay for upgrade of DIRECTORY site (upgrade required for detailed forms for Directory).
Listings from 🄵 Folklife member (news is on this site). Ø Folklife Associate member (news is on this site).
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Venues Midlands
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🄵 Fortnightly Mon Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Dragon Inn (01905 25845) , 51 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT (A38 north from city).
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ Traditional Irish music throughout, jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes and airs plus other variants.
The Zoom session (see Venues-Zoom webpage) will still continue on other Mondays in view of a number of people liking this format, together with some being too distant to easily get to the pub. (revised Nov 2022)
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‡ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday Worcs BREDON THE ROYAL OAK SESSION pub website www.facebook.com/theroyaloakbredon Tony Gibbons 01242 232126
→ The Royal Oak (01684 772502), Main Road, Bredon, GL20 7LW. Start at 8.00 p.m. or before if people are there.
⇒ Tony Gibbons 01242 232126 tonyjgibbons<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday (2022 Dec 21st onwards). Any instrument would be welcome. All traditions will be welcomed including Scandinavian & European. Parking is good. Onlookers would be welcomed. Contact Tony by email or phone as above. (Nov 2022, new listing)
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🄵 1st & 3rd Thu Worcs ECKINGTON ANCHOR INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Anchor Inn & Restaurant, Cotheridge Ln, Eckington, Pershore WR10 3BA, in the Snug bar of the pub. 8pm-11pm
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ All forms of music and song, mainly traditional, informal. (added Nov 2022)
Venues North
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‡ Alternate Thursdays Lancs NEAR PRESTON GREGSON LANE FOLK CLUB www.gregsonlane.co.uk Graham Dixon 01254 853929
→ Nets Bar (upstairs room), Gregson Lane in the Village of Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0FD. Alternate Thursdays, 8.00 for 8.15pm
⇒ Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. See www.gregsonlane.co.uk and www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane
⊕ Gregson Lane Folk Club - Est 1988. We meet on alternate Thursdays and details of forthcoming programme of events can be found on our website, www.gregsonlane.co.uk, or on our Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. (Oct 2022, new listing)
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🄵 2nd Fridays Cumbria STAVELEY THE LAKE DISTRICT FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub Sandra & Steve 07813403808
→ The Pavilion, 77 Main St., Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9L. 2nd Friday, 7.30pm – 11pm.
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub
⊕ Singers & musicians nights £3, your songs, tunes, poems, readings, storytelling, or listen / join in the chorus. Very welcoming atmosphere. No PA, excellent acoustics. Guest nights £5 to £10. BYO beer, wine; coffee and tea available for small donation. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Venues ZOOM
🄵 Some Mondays. Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN: VIRTUAL IRISH SESSION. worcesterfolk.org.uk
→ Starts 8pm. As to which Mondays, check Mike's calendar on worcesterfolk.org.uk
⇒ EMAIL You will need to contact Mike Walton, mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk to obtain a Zoom code.
⊕ An "Irish trad" (not enforced) session on the Mondays when the live Dragon Inn session (see venues - Midlands) doesn't run. Starts with slow tunes and "faster" tunes played slowly. As the evening wears on, the idea is that faster jigs and reels will be played. (updated Nov 2022)
Performers North
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
Cumbria 🄵 CLOSE QUARTERS www.facebook.com/songsinharmony Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ The line up is flexible, but the repertoire stays the same, a varied mix with lots of chorus opportunities delivered acapella. Songs from the tradition & gospel alongside others from highly regarded contemporary writers. Steve has added more songs too. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Lancs ‡ TROUBLE AT’ MILL www.troubleatmill.com Graham Dixon 01254 853929
⇒ Contact Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. Further details on www.troubleatmill.com,
and see Facebook, www.facebook.com/groups/1967280676882393,
& Youtube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLatKGrPBEogEVp_qkGTQ6v9KdCnO0KxJp
⊕ Lancashire’s favourite Folk experience. Husband & wife team - Bernadette & Graham Dixon have been entertaining audiences since 1988.
They play all your favourite sing-along Folk Songs as well as some self penned favourites with the emphasis on fun. (Oct 2022, new listing)
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Cumbria 🄵 ALL@SEA www.facebook.com/iseenoships Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Sandra & Steve Harrison, Maggie & John Stockdale, and Jen Wilson. They love to sing shanties and songs of the sea in harmony but most of all they love to hear their audience singing back at them. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Performers Scotland
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
‡ Midlothian SHIANFOLK WITH JOSS CAMERON www.shianfolk.com Joss: 07896999768
⇒ www.shianfolk.com Facebook: Shianfolk
⊕ Shianfolk are a traditional Scottish music band with a contemporary twist! Harp, harmonies, guitar and fiddle, Shianfolk captivate their audiences with twists and tales. [Nov 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music/Song - Solo
‡ Edinburgh JOSS CAMERON www.josscameronmusic.com Joss Cameron
⇒ Facebook: Joss Cameron folk
⊕ A Scottish folk singer, who sings the ballads of the North-East of Scotland, and in particular, the works of Jeannie Robertson (her relative). Joss holds a First-Class Honours degree in Music. [Nov 2022]
Media
Shropshire & elsewhere
The SABRINAFLU Online Folk Magazine (listed as https://sabrinaflu.wordpress.com) is now retired, the SABRINAFLU Facebook Group continues:
🄵 SABRINAFLU Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/27261137852/ David Harley 07891 999619
⇒ Contact: david.a.harley<at>gmail.com.
⊕ Promoting folk(-ish) music, song, dance and poetry, especially but not exclusively along the course of the river Severn (hence Sabrinaflu).
* David has also volunteered to help with editing news for Updates & for Folklife West.
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🄵 Fortnightly Mon Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Dragon Inn (01905 25845) , 51 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT (A38 north from city).
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ Traditional Irish music throughout, jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes and airs plus other variants.
The Zoom session (see Venues-Zoom webpage) will still continue on other Mondays in view of a number of people liking this format, together with some being too distant to easily get to the pub. (revised Nov 2022)
------------- Worcs: WEDNESDAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‡ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday Worcs BREDON THE ROYAL OAK SESSION pub website www.facebook.com/theroyaloakbredon Tony Gibbons 01242 232126
→ The Royal Oak (01684 772502), Main Road, Bredon, GL20 7LW. Start at 8.00 p.m. or before if people are there.
⇒ Tony Gibbons 01242 232126 tonyjgibbons<at>btinternet.com
⊕ Every 4 weeks on a Wednesday (2022 Dec 21st onwards). Any instrument would be welcome. All traditions will be welcomed including Scandinavian & European. Parking is good. Onlookers would be welcomed. Contact Tony by email or phone as above. (Nov 2022, new listing)
------------- Worcs: THURSDAY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🄵 1st & 3rd Thu Worcs ECKINGTON ANCHOR INN SESSION www.worcesterfolk.org.uk Mike Walton 01905 357482
→ Anchor Inn & Restaurant, Cotheridge Ln, Eckington, Pershore WR10 3BA, in the Snug bar of the pub. 8pm-11pm
⇒ mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk
⊕ All forms of music and song, mainly traditional, informal. (added Nov 2022)
Venues North
-------------- North of England: THURSDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‡ Alternate Thursdays Lancs NEAR PRESTON GREGSON LANE FOLK CLUB www.gregsonlane.co.uk Graham Dixon 01254 853929
→ Nets Bar (upstairs room), Gregson Lane in the Village of Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0FD. Alternate Thursdays, 8.00 for 8.15pm
⇒ Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. See www.gregsonlane.co.uk and www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane
⊕ Gregson Lane Folk Club - Est 1988. We meet on alternate Thursdays and details of forthcoming programme of events can be found on our website, www.gregsonlane.co.uk, or on our Facebook Page, www.facebook.com/groups/Gregsonlane Organiser Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. (Oct 2022, new listing)
-------------- North of England: FRIDAY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
🄵 2nd Fridays Cumbria STAVELEY THE LAKE DISTRICT FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub Sandra & Steve 07813403808
→ The Pavilion, 77 Main St., Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 9L. 2nd Friday, 7.30pm – 11pm.
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com www.facebook.com/lakedistrictfolkclub
⊕ Singers & musicians nights £3, your songs, tunes, poems, readings, storytelling, or listen / join in the chorus. Very welcoming atmosphere. No PA, excellent acoustics. Guest nights £5 to £10. BYO beer, wine; coffee and tea available for small donation. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Venues ZOOM
🄵 Some Mondays. Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN: VIRTUAL IRISH SESSION. worcesterfolk.org.uk
→ Starts 8pm. As to which Mondays, check Mike's calendar on worcesterfolk.org.uk
⇒ EMAIL You will need to contact Mike Walton, mike<at>worcesterfolk.org.uk to obtain a Zoom code.
⊕ An "Irish trad" (not enforced) session on the Mondays when the live Dragon Inn session (see venues - Midlands) doesn't run. Starts with slow tunes and "faster" tunes played slowly. As the evening wears on, the idea is that faster jigs and reels will be played. (updated Nov 2022)
Performers North
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
Cumbria 🄵 CLOSE QUARTERS www.facebook.com/songsinharmony Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ The line up is flexible, but the repertoire stays the same, a varied mix with lots of chorus opportunities delivered acapella. Songs from the tradition & gospel alongside others from highly regarded contemporary writers. Steve has added more songs too. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Lancs ‡ TROUBLE AT’ MILL www.troubleatmill.com Graham Dixon 01254 853929
⇒ Contact Graham Dixon, Tel 01254 853929. Further details on www.troubleatmill.com,
and see Facebook, www.facebook.com/groups/1967280676882393,
& Youtube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLatKGrPBEogEVp_qkGTQ6v9KdCnO0KxJp
⊕ Lancashire’s favourite Folk experience. Husband & wife team - Bernadette & Graham Dixon have been entertaining audiences since 1988.
They play all your favourite sing-along Folk Songs as well as some self penned favourites with the emphasis on fun. (Oct 2022, new listing)
Pf.1e Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Cumbria 🄵 ALL@SEA www.facebook.com/iseenoships Sandra & Steve 07813403808
⇒ Contact Sandra & Steve 07813403808 or 07502454001, email lakedistrictfolk<at>gmail.com
⊕ Sandra & Steve Harrison, Maggie & John Stockdale, and Jen Wilson. They love to sing shanties and songs of the sea in harmony but most of all they love to hear their audience singing back at them. (Oct 2022, new Member)
Performers Scotland
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
‡ Midlothian SHIANFOLK WITH JOSS CAMERON www.shianfolk.com Joss: 07896999768
⇒ www.shianfolk.com Facebook: Shianfolk
⊕ Shianfolk are a traditional Scottish music band with a contemporary twist! Harp, harmonies, guitar and fiddle, Shianfolk captivate their audiences with twists and tales. [Nov 2022]
Pf.1c Folk Music/Song - Solo
‡ Edinburgh JOSS CAMERON www.josscameronmusic.com Joss Cameron
⇒ Facebook: Joss Cameron folk
⊕ A Scottish folk singer, who sings the ballads of the North-East of Scotland, and in particular, the works of Jeannie Robertson (her relative). Joss holds a First-Class Honours degree in Music. [Nov 2022]
Media
Shropshire & elsewhere
The SABRINAFLU Online Folk Magazine (listed as https://sabrinaflu.wordpress.com) is now retired, the SABRINAFLU Facebook Group continues:
🄵 SABRINAFLU Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/27261137852/ David Harley 07891 999619
⇒ Contact: david.a.harley<at>gmail.com.
⊕ Promoting folk(-ish) music, song, dance and poetry, especially but not exclusively along the course of the river Severn (hence Sabrinaflu).
* David has also volunteered to help with editing news for Updates & for Folklife West.
🄵🅃🄹 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. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
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, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
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. - Journal now also available separately!
Readers tell us how much they enjoy these articles - so we would like to expand our Journal pages !
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, max. 1000 words. Short news items/dates from society/institution welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
- Photo(s) welcome, can be sent in colour; may be used in colour on cover if we've room (depends on adverts)
- See "This issue online" webpage (this is on FTJ website) to view what the latest issue looks like.
ANNOUCEMENTS - conferences, publications - usually up to 200 words
FOLK SINGING SYMPOSIUM We are delighted to announce this will be held as part of the Access Folk project at the University of Sheffield, 24-25 February 2023. The symposium will address folk singing, performance contexts, participation and inclusion. We will look at what is currently happening, what the issues are and opportunities for the future. The event draws on emerging research in England by the Access Folk team and encourages sharing across a range of cultures and formats.
The call for papers has now been released and we welcome proposals for long and short papers, roundtables, workshop or performance-based presentations, posters and films or other media. We are actively encouraging a range of contributors including academics, students. artists and industry or community members. The deadline for proposals is 12 November 2022. For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with the conference team: accessfolk<at>sheffield.ac.uk
We hope to see many of you there!
All the very best, Fay Hield
Dr Fay Hield, Room 2.09, Jessop Building, 34 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD,0114 222 0497
THIRSTY WORK And Other Legacies of Folk Song, edited Steve Roud and David Atkinson, based on Traditional Song Forum Zoom meetings presentations. UK price: £13 + £2.95 p&p from The Ballad Partners, www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications. Pbk. 244pp., ISBN: 978-1-9161424-5-9
For anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy, with topics from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA. - including songs of the sea, political songs, songs from Scotland or the Ozarks, female rebel heroes ...
TRADITIONAL SONG FORUM - for details see https://tradsong.org/
TSF holds Online (Zoom) meetings - these can be viewed on YouTube as well as being watched live.
Next is TSF Online Music Education Special
On the 27 November we will be presenting an additional, special meeting at which Sam Richards will outline his ideas on teaching music, and particularly oral/aural song and music. More detail of this event can be found on the website's meetings page.
VWML Conference, 12-13 November
A reminder that booking is open for the conference, ‘Once more to the mouths of the people, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Folk Song’, which will be held at Cecil Sharp House, London on 12 and 13 November. Details of the programme and booking can be found on the VWML website
‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ conference 26 November
The East Anglian Music Trust is organising a conference ‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ focusing on his collection of folk song in the region with which he was most strongly associated. There will also be a discussion on making the transcripts and stories of RVW’s informants more accessible to the general public. This event is part of the wider project “Vaughan Williams’ Folk” running at the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
FOLK SINGING SYMPOSIUM We are delighted to announce this will be held as part of the Access Folk project at the University of Sheffield, 24-25 February 2023. The symposium will address folk singing, performance contexts, participation and inclusion. We will look at what is currently happening, what the issues are and opportunities for the future. The event draws on emerging research in England by the Access Folk team and encourages sharing across a range of cultures and formats.
The call for papers has now been released and we welcome proposals for long and short papers, roundtables, workshop or performance-based presentations, posters and films or other media. We are actively encouraging a range of contributors including academics, students. artists and industry or community members. The deadline for proposals is 12 November 2022. For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with the conference team: accessfolk<at>sheffield.ac.uk
We hope to see many of you there!
All the very best, Fay Hield
Dr Fay Hield, Room 2.09, Jessop Building, 34 Leavygreave Road, Sheffield S3 7RD,0114 222 0497
THIRSTY WORK And Other Legacies of Folk Song, edited Steve Roud and David Atkinson, based on Traditional Song Forum Zoom meetings presentations. UK price: £13 + £2.95 p&p from The Ballad Partners, www.theballadpartners.co.uk/publications. Pbk. 244pp., ISBN: 978-1-9161424-5-9
For anyone with an interest in song and performance culture, social history, book history and popular reading and literacy, with topics from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA. - including songs of the sea, political songs, songs from Scotland or the Ozarks, female rebel heroes ...
- Thirsty Work: Traditional Singing on BBC Radio, 1940–41, Katie Howson.
- From Tyneside to Wearside: In Search of Sunderland Songs, Eileen Richardson.
- Sam Bennett’s Songs, Elaine Bradtke.
- Newman and Company of Dartmouth and the Song Tradition of Newfoundland’s South Coast, Anna Kearney Guigné
- Railwaymen’s Charity Concerts, 1888–89, Colin Bargery.
- Picturing Protest: Prints to Accompany Political Songs, Patience Young
- ‘That is all the explanation I am at liberty to give in print’: Richard Runciman Terry and Songs from the Sea, Keith Gregson.
- Drawing from the Well: Emma Dusenbury and her Old Songs of the Ozarks, Eleanor Rodes.
- Alexander Campbell’s Song Collecting Tour: ‘The Classic Ground of our Celtic Homer’, Karen E. McAulay.
- ‘Don’t let us be strangers’: William Montgomerie’s Fieldwork Recordings of Scottish Farmworkers, 1952, Margaret Bennett.
- ‘No Maid in History’s Pages’: The Female Rebel Hero in the Irish Ballad Tradition, Thérèse McIntyre.
- Who Is Speaking in Songs?, David Atkinson.
TRADITIONAL SONG FORUM - for details see https://tradsong.org/
TSF holds Online (Zoom) meetings - these can be viewed on YouTube as well as being watched live.
Next is TSF Online Music Education Special
On the 27 November we will be presenting an additional, special meeting at which Sam Richards will outline his ideas on teaching music, and particularly oral/aural song and music. More detail of this event can be found on the website's meetings page.
VWML Conference, 12-13 November
A reminder that booking is open for the conference, ‘Once more to the mouths of the people, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Folk Song’, which will be held at Cecil Sharp House, London on 12 and 13 November. Details of the programme and booking can be found on the VWML website
‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ conference 26 November
The East Anglian Music Trust is organising a conference ‘Vaughan Williams in East Anglia’ focusing on his collection of folk song in the region with which he was most strongly associated. There will also be a discussion on making the transcripts and stories of RVW’s informants more accessible to the general public. This event is part of the wider project “Vaughan Williams’ Folk” running at the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
New! ⎈ SEND NEWS WEBPAGE with a form for your news, online & print - easier for you, and will speed things up.
However advertisers with display adverts should email us as before, also any pictures/logos for print will need to be emailed.
And for minor changes to existing text as printed, just email instead - for those news items that are mostly repeated.
Just started these forms - comments welcome.
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
- Heading, text up to 200 words, contact/web details.
- For Journal news (conferences, books announced), open to all.
- For International News, open to all non-UK..
- And for Folklife Members and Associate Members, members' folk news welcome; + another form for member festival & workshops listings
However advertisers with display adverts should email us as before, also any pictures/logos for print will need to be emailed.
And for minor changes to existing text as printed, just email instead - for those news items that are mostly repeated.
Just started these forms - comments welcome.
⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all international (non-UK) readers on our mailing list. Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . .
. . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW
Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom
Twice-monthly sessions on first and third Sundays, monthly concerts third Thursdays, special events as the occasion requires.
November
Sunday, November 6: Ballad Sing
Thursday, November 17: Maura Volante in Concert
Sunday, November 20: Chantey & Tavern Sing
December
Sunday, December 4: Ballad Sing
Thursday, December 15: Saro Lynch in Concert
Sunday, December 18: Chantey & Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS: online updates to print pages copied to this site
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
News from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. Up to 200 words. per item.
Membership £18 a year UK, £24 EU for posted FW + publicity in print & online.
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 Lyceum Folk Club of Newport. From Ruth:
more guests - 2023
Thursday 19th January 2023. Paul Downes
Thursday 16th February 2023. Steve & Julie Wigley and Stonesthrow
Thursday 16th March 2023. A J Clarke
Thursday 20th April 2023. Winter Wilson
see http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk/
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Sarah McQuaid "Live events are what bring communities together.” – Sarah hits the road
With travel costs skyrocketing and the twin demons of Covid and the cost of living crisis driving audience numbers down, it’s not an ideal time to be hitting the road – but that’s exactly what Sarah McQuaid is doing. “Yes, these are seriously tough times for all musicians, myself included,” the Cornwall-based singer/songwriter says ruefully, “but live events are what bring communities together. If we don’t keep going out and doing it, all those music venues and village halls and arts centres are just going to disappear — and that would be a real tragedy.”
A month-long 20-show tour kicks off on the 4th of November and spans the length and breadth of England, from Cornwall to Cumbria and from the south coast to the North York Moors, finishing in early December. She’s toured internationally and made a series of critically acclaimed albums – most recently The St Buryan Sessions, recorded live in lockdown in the beautiful medieval church of St Buryan, just over a mile from Sarah’s home in rural West Cornwall.
See https://sarahmcquaid.com/tour for tour dates. Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • YouTube • Bandcamp • Patreon • Spotify
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 Rosie Upton: ‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ presentation
St John’s Parish Centre, Church Lane Trowbridge BA14 0EH Friday 11 November, 6.30pm for a 7pm start
Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles
‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ will be a fascinating evening of talk, slides and traditional folk song chronicling the history of the woollen industry in and around Trowbridge from the 15th to 18th centuries.
Presented by Rosie Upton (also known as Rosie MacGregor) who was born in Derbyshire but has lived in Bradford-on-Avon for many years. She has a wealth of knowledge on this subject and the radical history of the area.
Rosie travels the country giving talks and singing on many different subjects, she is a published author and newspaper columnist and has a songbook of many different traditional songs.
Everyone is welcome – please bring your family and friends. £6 per person
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 2nd Wed Glos CIRENCESTER THE TWELVE BELLS SONG SESSION pub: www.twelvebellscirencester.com Martin Graebe 01285 651104 --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Martin and Shan Graebe report
The 12 Bells singing session restarted on Wednesday 18 October - it was really nice to be back together and raising the roof.
As before, the singing starts promptly at 8 o’clock and finishes at 10.30. Next 9 November; December date may vary, tbc.
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Re Mon 14 November:
Hi everyone Change of plan! We are looking forward to Mick Holditch being a guest in 2023.
In the meantime, we are delighted that REBIL have agreed to be our guests on 14 November.
www.facebook.com/rebilduo/ Hope to see you there! Judith
🄵 Sunday 13th November FOREST FOLK CLUB is thrilled to welcome back Compost Heap!
“Despite rumours to the contrary, Compost Heap is still thriving, just! Age does not weary us – or words to that effect. If you have not yet heard us, well, what a treat you have in store, and for those who have already had the pleasure, it’s on its way again.We sing! Traditional, chorus, shanties, join-inners, the odd ‘weepie’, even a touch of humour on occasion. Let’s all just get together and enjoy a good sing. Possibly not virtuosic but with vim, vigour, gusto and enjoyment. So, pin back the lug-holes, polish the vocal-chords and see you there!”
Doors open at The Orepool, Sling near Coleford at 7.30, admission £8 on the door.
For more info visit forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 A double bill on Friday 11th November for Folk at the Falcon, Bromyard in the Falcon Mews. Starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Colin Pitts is a powerful yet sensitive singer/songwriter with a relaxed, warm performing style. From performing in folk clubs while a student in the late 60s, Colin became a popular performer in Midlands folk circles in the first half of the 1970s. In the 1990s, he re-emerged, forging a reputation for writing songs that sometimes make you think, sometimes make you laugh, and sometimes just make you feel good.
Mair Thomas was brought up in Montgomeryshire in a musical family. She sings both in English and Welsh, and has a special interest in traditional Welsh songs. Mair started writing songs in 2003, and has featured on Radio 3’s Late Junction, BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester and BBC Radio Shropshire, where her song Love Imperfect was a record of the week. Mair has also featured as a special guest on Radio Shropshire’s Sunday Folk.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or on 07726 462220 or john@bloor.org.uk Info: pugh@live.co.uk. Also on the door on but we encourage advance booking. That way, we know how many chairs to put out. Chris Barltrop
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Linn Phipps
Regular events
Irregular events
Thursday 1 Dec monthly Single-Shanty BigSing on zoom 8pm UK (noon PT) “Johnny come down to Hilo/ Hilo family" https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/
Then next up date is Thurs 19 January 2023
Big thanks and appreciation in song! Linn (UK) +44 7917 564440
🄵 Lyceum Folk Club of Newport. From Ruth:
more guests - 2023
Thursday 19th January 2023. Paul Downes
Thursday 16th February 2023. Steve & Julie Wigley and Stonesthrow
Thursday 16th March 2023. A J Clarke
Thursday 20th April 2023. Winter Wilson
see http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk/
🄵🅆 Kernow • Cornwall
🄵 Sarah McQuaid "Live events are what bring communities together.” – Sarah hits the road
With travel costs skyrocketing and the twin demons of Covid and the cost of living crisis driving audience numbers down, it’s not an ideal time to be hitting the road – but that’s exactly what Sarah McQuaid is doing. “Yes, these are seriously tough times for all musicians, myself included,” the Cornwall-based singer/songwriter says ruefully, “but live events are what bring communities together. If we don’t keep going out and doing it, all those music venues and village halls and arts centres are just going to disappear — and that would be a real tragedy.”
A month-long 20-show tour kicks off on the 4th of November and spans the length and breadth of England, from Cornwall to Cumbria and from the south coast to the North York Moors, finishing in early December. She’s toured internationally and made a series of critically acclaimed albums – most recently The St Buryan Sessions, recorded live in lockdown in the beautiful medieval church of St Buryan, just over a mile from Sarah’s home in rural West Cornwall.
See https://sarahmcquaid.com/tour for tour dates. Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • YouTube • Bandcamp • Patreon • Spotify
🄵🅆 West Country
🄵 Rosie Upton: ‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ presentation
St John’s Parish Centre, Church Lane Trowbridge BA14 0EH Friday 11 November, 6.30pm for a 7pm start
Bring your own drinks, glasses and nibbles
‘A Lamb to the Slaughter’ will be a fascinating evening of talk, slides and traditional folk song chronicling the history of the woollen industry in and around Trowbridge from the 15th to 18th centuries.
Presented by Rosie Upton (also known as Rosie MacGregor) who was born in Derbyshire but has lived in Bradford-on-Avon for many years. She has a wealth of knowledge on this subject and the radical history of the area.
Rosie travels the country giving talks and singing on many different subjects, she is a published author and newspaper columnist and has a songbook of many different traditional songs.
Everyone is welcome – please bring your family and friends. £6 per person
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 2nd Wed Glos CIRENCESTER THE TWELVE BELLS SONG SESSION pub: www.twelvebellscirencester.com Martin Graebe 01285 651104 --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Martin and Shan Graebe report
The 12 Bells singing session restarted on Wednesday 18 October - it was really nice to be back together and raising the roof.
As before, the singing starts promptly at 8 o’clock and finishes at 10.30. Next 9 November; December date may vary, tbc.
2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. --- details see Directory, Venues - England South-West
Re Mon 14 November:
Hi everyone Change of plan! We are looking forward to Mick Holditch being a guest in 2023.
In the meantime, we are delighted that REBIL have agreed to be our guests on 14 November.
www.facebook.com/rebilduo/ Hope to see you there! Judith
🄵 Sunday 13th November FOREST FOLK CLUB is thrilled to welcome back Compost Heap!
“Despite rumours to the contrary, Compost Heap is still thriving, just! Age does not weary us – or words to that effect. If you have not yet heard us, well, what a treat you have in store, and for those who have already had the pleasure, it’s on its way again.We sing! Traditional, chorus, shanties, join-inners, the odd ‘weepie’, even a touch of humour on occasion. Let’s all just get together and enjoy a good sing. Possibly not virtuosic but with vim, vigour, gusto and enjoyment. So, pin back the lug-holes, polish the vocal-chords and see you there!”
Doors open at The Orepool, Sling near Coleford at 7.30, admission £8 on the door.
For more info visit forestfolkclub.com
🄵🅆 Herefs-Worcs
🄵 A double bill on Friday 11th November for Folk at the Falcon, Bromyard in the Falcon Mews. Starts at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Colin Pitts is a powerful yet sensitive singer/songwriter with a relaxed, warm performing style. From performing in folk clubs while a student in the late 60s, Colin became a popular performer in Midlands folk circles in the first half of the 1970s. In the 1990s, he re-emerged, forging a reputation for writing songs that sometimes make you think, sometimes make you laugh, and sometimes just make you feel good.
Mair Thomas was brought up in Montgomeryshire in a musical family. She sings both in English and Welsh, and has a special interest in traditional Welsh songs. Mair started writing songs in 2003, and has featured on Radio 3’s Late Junction, BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester and BBC Radio Shropshire, where her song Love Imperfect was a record of the week. Mair has also featured as a special guest on Radio Shropshire’s Sunday Folk.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or on 07726 462220 or john@bloor.org.uk Info: pugh@live.co.uk. Also on the door on but we encourage advance booking. That way, we know how many chairs to put out. Chris Barltrop
🄵🅆 Alba/Scotland
🄵 Linn Phipps
Regular events
- 2nd Friday (usually) 1930 UK (1130am PT) Srubag Celtic-language free zoom ceilidh https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/srubag/
- 3rd Sat 6pm UK (10am PT) Linn’s learn a Gaelic Song free zoom workshop, contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ for flyer, link and to receive monthly invite and materials
Irregular events
Thursday 1 Dec monthly Single-Shanty BigSing on zoom 8pm UK (noon PT) “Johnny come down to Hilo/ Hilo family" https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/collaborations-links-and-other-news/
Then next up date is Thurs 19 January 2023
Big thanks and appreciation in song! Linn (UK) +44 7917 564440
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20 September 2022 Newsletter
updates since 1 Sep 2022 magazine ----- and ----- some updates since July print deadline |
NEXT ISSUE: 1st January, covering Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr. DEADLINE 20th Nov.
Below: we have Journal Updates; News Updates; and Directory Updates.
Below: we have Journal Updates; News Updates; and Directory Updates.
**** Please publicise us ~ on your folk club/performer emails, website, Facebook:
folklife.uk read or download News; Festivals Diary.
folklife.uk/updates Updates, sign up for free emailed Newsletter.
folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, archive, downloads.
folklife-directory.uk Online Directories, Zoom list.
folklife.uk read or download News; Festivals Diary.
folklife.uk/updates Updates, sign up for free emailed Newsletter.
folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, archive, downloads.
folklife-directory.uk Online Directories, Zoom list.
Editorial
With the sad closure of Living Tradition, we're one of the last UK-wide print magazine specialising in folk. To survive, we need to develop, so we ask you to please publicise us - box above - on your folk club/performer emails, your website, your Facebook - thanks!
Note - I'm not personally on any social media - i wouldn't have to read it
I currently deal with all admin so I don't have any spare time for development. So if anybody can spare time for admin help, that would be great - publicity, editing, checking Journal directory entries, etc etc - please get in touch!
FW, Folklife West: as usual, posted out a week before 1 Sept; now copied online. Enjoy!
We expected about 6 pages less (as announced, we removed 1-line print listings to save space). July We're pleased to say that September FW has 56 pages, same as before! - as we had more articles & news to fill those pages!
FTJ, Folklife Traditions Journal pages: researched articles, publications, etc. Will now also be available separately, details below - for those who are more interested in FTJ rather than our UK folk-news pages which form most of FW. With new readers, perhaps more articles?
Folklife's online Directory, www.folklife-directory.uk .... UK - and world?
'Venues: Other Areas' now replaced by 'Venues: South-East & East, North' and 'Venues: Scotland, and International'.
Likewise 'Performers: Other Areas' has been made into 2 webpages.
This is to allow for entries from anywhere - we have not yet got any entries from 'East', nor any 'Venues: Scotland, and International' - but we welcome them.
With the sad closure of Living Tradition, we're one of the last UK-wide print magazine specialising in folk. To survive, we need to develop, so we ask you to please publicise us - box above - on your folk club/performer emails, your website, your Facebook - thanks!
Note - I'm not personally on any social media - i wouldn't have to read it
I currently deal with all admin so I don't have any spare time for development. So if anybody can spare time for admin help, that would be great - publicity, editing, checking Journal directory entries, etc etc - please get in touch!
FW, Folklife West: as usual, posted out a week before 1 Sept; now copied online. Enjoy!
We expected about 6 pages less (as announced, we removed 1-line print listings to save space). July We're pleased to say that September FW has 56 pages, same as before! - as we had more articles & news to fill those pages!
FTJ, Folklife Traditions Journal pages: researched articles, publications, etc. Will now also be available separately, details below - for those who are more interested in FTJ rather than our UK folk-news pages which form most of FW. With new readers, perhaps more articles?
Folklife's online Directory, www.folklife-directory.uk .... UK - and world?
'Venues: Other Areas' now replaced by 'Venues: South-East & East, North' and 'Venues: Scotland, and International'.
Likewise 'Performers: Other Areas' has been made into 2 webpages.
This is to allow for entries from anywhere - we have not yet got any entries from 'East', nor any 'Venues: Scotland, and International' - but we welcome them.
🄵🅃🄹 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, news on FTJ website. Folklife Membership, or Journal subscription, welcome - but not required.
FTJ updates from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscribers. NL others signed up to Newsletter.
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: FTJ pages of Folklife West magazine
Researched articles + archive, news on FTJ website. Folklife Membership, or Journal subscription, welcome - but not required.
FTJ updates from 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscribers. NL others signed up to Newsletter.
🄹 We are delighted to announce we will also sell FTJ separately!
For those interested in articles (as in FTJ online), but not in folk club news, so not Folklife Members.
We will continue to include FTJ as part of Folklife West, as before.
1 copy of 1 FTJ [only - not Folklife West]: £3.50 UK, £5.60 EU, £7 rest of world.
Annual (3 issues of FTJ): £10 UK, £16 EU, £20 rest of world.
ACCOUNT NAME: "Folklife West T/A Folklife" for FTJ Subscription payments
-- and for small donations (Folklife is a non-profit group; our free-to-you websites with free downloads cost us over £300 a year!)
BACS: sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181 For overseas bank codes, email sam@folklife.uk
CHEQUES to 16 Barrett Rise, Malvern, WR14 2UJ.
CARD PAYMENTS on "Ko-fi" world-wide card-payments website: -- webpage for FTJ card payments https://ko-fi.com/s/d479e8d448
• The same adverts will appear in Folklife West and in FTJ.
We thank our supporters: 🄹 Journal subscribers, and 🄵 Folklife members.
For those interested in articles (as in FTJ online), but not in folk club news, so not Folklife Members.
We will continue to include FTJ as part of Folklife West, as before.
1 copy of 1 FTJ [only - not Folklife West]: £3.50 UK, £5.60 EU, £7 rest of world.
Annual (3 issues of FTJ): £10 UK, £16 EU, £20 rest of world.
ACCOUNT NAME: "Folklife West T/A Folklife" for FTJ Subscription payments
-- and for small donations (Folklife is a non-profit group; our free-to-you websites with free downloads cost us over £300 a year!)
BACS: sort code 09-01-55, account 18675181 For overseas bank codes, email sam@folklife.uk
CHEQUES to 16 Barrett Rise, Malvern, WR14 2UJ.
CARD PAYMENTS on "Ko-fi" world-wide card-payments website: -- webpage for FTJ card payments https://ko-fi.com/s/d479e8d448
• The same adverts will appear in Folklife West and in FTJ.
We thank our supporters: 🄹 Journal subscribers, and 🄵 Folklife members.
WANTED: VOLUNTEERS to assist with indexing our articles welcome - to create Excel table, copy existing lists to it (free FTJ for volunteers)
🄵 Carol and the late Gwilym Davies - EFDSS Gold Badges awarded
Gwilym and Carol will chiefly be familiar as prominent folk song collectors and performers for over 50 years. They have performed with various bands and for many morris side; also recording and releasing albums, writing articles and publishing books. Their collecting has mainly focussed on Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA. They have been the driving force behind creation of the much-admired glostrad.com. On his death in June 2022 Gwilym had nearly completed an MPhil on morris music with Newcastle University, which it is hoped will be awarded posthumously.
The decision to award Gold Badges to both Gwilym and Carol was made shortly before Gwilym's death. We wish to honour that award, although very sadly Gwilym died before the good news could be shared with him.
On Saturday 1st October from 8 to 11pm
You are invited to a Musical Memorial Celebration of the life of Gwilym Davies.
To include the presentation of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Gold Badge to Carol and posthumously to Gwilym by Steve Roud.
At the Cotswold Area Civil Service Sports Association, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9SL (just past Aldi on the left leaving Cheltenham)
Come and sing and play in Gwilym’s memory.
It would be useful for Carol to have some idea of numbers of folks attending: carol<at>sweetsofmay.co.uk
Books announced
🄹 Caroline Macafee: Scots Folk Singers and their Sources. A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections (Brill, 2021) https://brill.com/view/title/58452
105 euros for hardback or e-book, but members of university libraries and similar institutions that take the e-book can order a print-on-demand paperback for 25 euros plus VAT (Brill 'MyBook' scheme).
This book ofers a detailed analysis of two major Scottish folk song collections, the Greig-Duncan Collection, and the Scots folk song material of the School of Scottish Studies Archives. This exhaustive study of song transmission includes all contributors, not only notable singers. The scattered information, marshalled into quantiable data, throws light on such topics as transmission within and outside the family, the role of literacy, the public reticence of women singers, the association between the Travellers and the big ballads, and the impact of social changes in the late nineteenth century, and of broadcast music in the 1920s. The new opportunities opened up by digitisation are explored here for the rst time.
Readership
Libraries, academics, students, and general readers interested in Scottish traditional song and ethnology, or in the Travellers. Researchers interested in song transmission or the potential of digital song archives.
🄹 I'll be talking about my research (on the Greig-Duncan and School of Scottish Archives contributors and how they learned their songs) on the Traditional Song Forum podcast on 6 November. Caroline Macafee
🄵 Carol and the late Gwilym Davies - EFDSS Gold Badges awarded
Gwilym and Carol will chiefly be familiar as prominent folk song collectors and performers for over 50 years. They have performed with various bands and for many morris side; also recording and releasing albums, writing articles and publishing books. Their collecting has mainly focussed on Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Devon and the USA. They have been the driving force behind creation of the much-admired glostrad.com. On his death in June 2022 Gwilym had nearly completed an MPhil on morris music with Newcastle University, which it is hoped will be awarded posthumously.
The decision to award Gold Badges to both Gwilym and Carol was made shortly before Gwilym's death. We wish to honour that award, although very sadly Gwilym died before the good news could be shared with him.
On Saturday 1st October from 8 to 11pm
You are invited to a Musical Memorial Celebration of the life of Gwilym Davies.
To include the presentation of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s Gold Badge to Carol and posthumously to Gwilym by Steve Roud.
At the Cotswold Area Civil Service Sports Association, Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9SL (just past Aldi on the left leaving Cheltenham)
Come and sing and play in Gwilym’s memory.
It would be useful for Carol to have some idea of numbers of folks attending: carol<at>sweetsofmay.co.uk
Books announced
🄹 Caroline Macafee: Scots Folk Singers and their Sources. A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections (Brill, 2021) https://brill.com/view/title/58452
105 euros for hardback or e-book, but members of university libraries and similar institutions that take the e-book can order a print-on-demand paperback for 25 euros plus VAT (Brill 'MyBook' scheme).
This book ofers a detailed analysis of two major Scottish folk song collections, the Greig-Duncan Collection, and the Scots folk song material of the School of Scottish Studies Archives. This exhaustive study of song transmission includes all contributors, not only notable singers. The scattered information, marshalled into quantiable data, throws light on such topics as transmission within and outside the family, the role of literacy, the public reticence of women singers, the association between the Travellers and the big ballads, and the impact of social changes in the late nineteenth century, and of broadcast music in the 1920s. The new opportunities opened up by digitisation are explored here for the rst time.
Readership
Libraries, academics, students, and general readers interested in Scottish traditional song and ethnology, or in the Travellers. Researchers interested in song transmission or the potential of digital song archives.
🄹 I'll be talking about my research (on the Greig-Duncan and School of Scottish Archives contributors and how they learned their songs) on the Traditional Song Forum podcast on 6 November. Caroline Macafee
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⎈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS (online only)
News is most welcome from all on our overseas mailing list Folklife membership is not required, but welcomed . . . . . . should any Overseas Folklife members send in news, that would be printed in FW LISA NULL Sad news about Lisa, well known to many of us from Zoom. Please see International News webpage for a very detailed article. |
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News updates 🄵 Folklife members, 🄰 or Ø Associate members. - thank you for your support !
We also include (International news only) NL others signed up to Newsletter.
Australia
NL Australian singer-songwriter BRUCE WATSON will be returning to the UK in 2023, following his inaugural successful tour in 2019.
He is a longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene, having appeared at over 180 folk festivals as well as innumerable folk clubs and other venues across Australia and New Zealand. His performances are joyful and thoroughly engaging, with witty lyrics and energetic presentation. He is a masterful craftsman of songs, be they evocative and heart wrenching, or side-splittingly funny, and he loves nothing more than having people sing along with him. Eric Bogle has described him as “the best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” Melbourne folk institution The Boite says he is “an Australian folk hero!”
If your folk club is interested in inviting Bruce to be a guest performer in September or October 2023, please check out the links below and contact him.
Website: http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com
Listen: https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Watch live showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
Already booked for Llantrisant Folk Club for October 2023 !
USA
USA, Virtual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, 25 Sept 2022 - help please!
🄵 From Linn Phipps
It’s just under two weeks until the start of our live and participative Virtual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, which will be running in parallel with the in-person PMFF (itself partially live-streamed). The schedule is here http://pmffest.org/2022-virtual-pmff
We still have some volunteer gaps in our volunteer roster for people to help with Front Desk, Session Assistant and Tech Support roles (see attached). Virtual volunteers please contact Virtual PMFF Co-ordinator Linn Phipps via her website https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/ or info@<at>pmffest.org
For the virtual festival, where you can come and sing via Zoom, on 25 September event, I will circulate the link to participants about 24 hours in advance.
Thank you so much and see you soon,
Linn
Co-ordinator, Virtual PMFF + 44 7917 564440 (UK) – please use email or what’s app rather than text due to cost of transatlantic texts.
Please see International webpage for details of PMFF, also in print magazine page 52.
🄵🅆 Folklife Members' FOLK NEWS: online updates to print pages copied to this site
🄵🅆 Cymru • Wales
🄵 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,
🄵 TASC, Traditional Arts Support in the Community (Powys and beyond) [page 20 in Folklife West]
We are excited to tell you that we are putting on a Welsh Folk Day of workshops in Welsh clog (tutor Huw Williams), tunes (tutor Jem Hammond), or song (tutor Menna Thomas). it's in Llandrindod Wells on Saturday the 15th of October 2022. Finishing with a friendly showcase. TASC members £25, non-members £28 per person, includes refreshments. 9.30am - 4.30pm. Places are limited. Please book via the TASC website shop: www.tradartsupport.org.uk/shop.html
For further information contact Louise via: admin<at>tradartsupport.org.uk
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Cheltenham Folk Club has moved to Mondays for now - see revised Directory entry below.
🄵🅆 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 --- Herefordshire news
🄵 OneAchord [see News p41]
Just to let you know that we now have a new line up for OneAchord. Marc and Andy have left us and Nick has joined us on drums, Tony on accordion and Jenny on whistle and tenor sax. Our next gig will be on Saturday 29th October at 7:730pm in Cradley Village Hall.
Best wishes, Peter
🄵 Tuesday 27th Sep The Homend Poets & Musicians [see News p41]
Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Theme: “Music" Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵 Folk At The Falcon's Successful Fundraiser for Ukraine
As part of this year's Bromyard Folk Festival, Folk at the Falcon presented a local showcase performance on 8th September at the Falcon Mews. Admission was free, with the audience asked to donate to the Ukraine Fund of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Performers donating their services included Roger Pugh, John Bloor, The Three Disagrees, Chris Barltrop, the Cherrystones, and Hugh Knight & Viv Bell.
The audience included Folk Festival visitors as well as local 'regulars'. Thanks to the generosity of those attending, the concert raised a total of £470, which became £587.50 when government Gift Aid was added as the money was paid in.
Thanks everyone for your support. Slava Ukraini! Chris Barltrop
🄵 Folk At The Falcon [page 40 in Folklife West]
Concert in the Falcon Mews starts at 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (doors open 7pm).
There’s a rare treat in store for Bromyard audiences when Tyneside fiddler and singer Tom McConville comes to Folk at the Falcon. Tom’s playing partner is the equally wonderful Michael Biggins. Supporting artists for a great evening’s entertainment are Bromyard’s own Viv Bell and Huw Knight.
McConville and Biggins are top musicians who have been awarded BBC Folk Musician of The Year and BBC Scottish Trad Musician of the Year independently.
The sum of the two talents combined with Tom’s rich singing is astounding and has left their audiences spellbound.
One of the most memorable evenings of music to be found.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk. Tickets are also available on the door on the night, but we do encourage members of the audience to book tickets in advance. This way, we know how many chairs to put out.
🄵🅆 South-East
🄵 Moonrakers [page 47 in Folklife West] -- Postponed concert. -
Dear Friends,
our concert of 17th September in Lea, Nr.Malmesbury has been postponed. It will now be:
Friday 23 September St Giles Church, Lea, Nr. MALMESBURY, Wiltshire , SN16 9PB. 7:30pm. Lovely old church with fine acoustics. £12 on the door or in advance from 07483 803235.
Also, look out for the following one: 8 October St Mary's Festival 200, St Mary's Church/Arts Centre, Horse Fair, BANBURY, OX16 0AA. 7.30pm. £12 (£5 children) from www.banburystmary.org.uk/event/9542980 Fabulous large church in the centre of Banbury that doubles as an arts centre. Stage and lighting - should be a good one! The event is part of the 200th anniversary of the church.
We really encourage you to follow our Facebook page for instant updates, news, pictures and videos. Go to Moonrakers | Facebook and click "follow".
Keep well, Jon, Jacqui, Becki & Sarah
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
NL 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
LIVE:
→ PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, 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
⊕ 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:
⊕ 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 [ET = US Eastern Time] / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / UK 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 / UK 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / UK 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle;
(2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / UK 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
🄵 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,
🄵 TASC, Traditional Arts Support in the Community (Powys and beyond) [page 20 in Folklife West]
We are excited to tell you that we are putting on a Welsh Folk Day of workshops in Welsh clog (tutor Huw Williams), tunes (tutor Jem Hammond), or song (tutor Menna Thomas). it's in Llandrindod Wells on Saturday the 15th of October 2022. Finishing with a friendly showcase. TASC members £25, non-members £28 per person, includes refreshments. 9.30am - 4.30pm. Places are limited. Please book via the TASC website shop: www.tradartsupport.org.uk/shop.html
For further information contact Louise via: admin<at>tradartsupport.org.uk
🄵🅆 Glos
🄵 Cheltenham Folk Club has moved to Mondays for now - see revised Directory entry below.
🄵🅆 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 --- Herefordshire news
🄵 OneAchord [see News p41]
Just to let you know that we now have a new line up for OneAchord. Marc and Andy have left us and Nick has joined us on drums, Tony on accordion and Jenny on whistle and tenor sax. Our next gig will be on Saturday 29th October at 7:730pm in Cradley Village Hall.
Best wishes, Peter
🄵 Tuesday 27th Sep The Homend Poets & Musicians [see News p41]
Pot & Page cafe (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Theme: “Music" Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred
🄵 Folk At The Falcon's Successful Fundraiser for Ukraine
As part of this year's Bromyard Folk Festival, Folk at the Falcon presented a local showcase performance on 8th September at the Falcon Mews. Admission was free, with the audience asked to donate to the Ukraine Fund of the Disasters Emergency Committee. Performers donating their services included Roger Pugh, John Bloor, The Three Disagrees, Chris Barltrop, the Cherrystones, and Hugh Knight & Viv Bell.
The audience included Folk Festival visitors as well as local 'regulars'. Thanks to the generosity of those attending, the concert raised a total of £470, which became £587.50 when government Gift Aid was added as the money was paid in.
Thanks everyone for your support. Slava Ukraini! Chris Barltrop
🄵 Folk At The Falcon [page 40 in Folklife West]
Concert in the Falcon Mews starts at 7.30pm on Friday 14th October (doors open 7pm).
There’s a rare treat in store for Bromyard audiences when Tyneside fiddler and singer Tom McConville comes to Folk at the Falcon. Tom’s playing partner is the equally wonderful Michael Biggins. Supporting artists for a great evening’s entertainment are Bromyard’s own Viv Bell and Huw Knight.
McConville and Biggins are top musicians who have been awarded BBC Folk Musician of The Year and BBC Scottish Trad Musician of the Year independently.
The sum of the two talents combined with Tom’s rich singing is astounding and has left their audiences spellbound.
One of the most memorable evenings of music to be found.
Tickets: £10 from the Falcon Hotel, or by phone on 07726 462220. Tickets: john<at>bloor.org.uk Info: pugh<at>live.co.uk. Tickets are also available on the door on the night, but we do encourage members of the audience to book tickets in advance. This way, we know how many chairs to put out.
🄵🅆 South-East
🄵 Moonrakers [page 47 in Folklife West] -- Postponed concert. -
Dear Friends,
our concert of 17th September in Lea, Nr.Malmesbury has been postponed. It will now be:
Friday 23 September St Giles Church, Lea, Nr. MALMESBURY, Wiltshire , SN16 9PB. 7:30pm. Lovely old church with fine acoustics. £12 on the door or in advance from 07483 803235.
Also, look out for the following one: 8 October St Mary's Festival 200, St Mary's Church/Arts Centre, Horse Fair, BANBURY, OX16 0AA. 7.30pm. £12 (£5 children) from www.banburystmary.org.uk/event/9542980 Fabulous large church in the centre of Banbury that doubles as an arts centre. Stage and lighting - should be a good one! The event is part of the 200th anniversary of the church.
We really encourage you to follow our Facebook page for instant updates, news, pictures and videos. Go to Moonrakers | Facebook and click "follow".
Keep well, Jon, Jacqui, Becki & Sarah
🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
NL 2022 Sep 24 - 25 THE PORTSMOUTH MARITIME FOLK FESTIVAL, USA ~ LIVE & ZOOM www.pmffest.org
LIVE:
→ PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, 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
⊕ 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:
⊕ 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 [ET = US Eastern Time] / UK time (1) Break-out room “Morning Light”, (2) Break-out room “Noonday”.
Noon-1pm ET / UK 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 / UK 7-8pm: (1) Bob Zentz and Co: live from Yorktown Folk Festival.
3-4pm ET / UK 8-9pm: (1) David Kidman Song Circle;
(2) Workshop – Brigitte Kloareg.
4-5pm ET / UK 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
🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, non-members welcome
Information from 🄵 Folklife member, 🄰 or Ø Associate members; their news in area news webpages. 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber.
Thanks to the above for their support. We also include: NL listings from other Newsletter readers. All welcome!
Thanks to the above for their support. We also include: NL listings from other Newsletter readers. All welcome!
VENUES
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)
🄵 Last Tues Newport RHIWDERIN LAST TUESDAY SING www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Cris 01633 896347
→ The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX, 8pm.
⇒ Cris, 01633 896347. www.facebook.com/groups/newportfollkclub
⊕ Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club. [was 1st Tues., updated Aug 2022]
VENUES - SOUTH-WEST on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-south-west.html
🄵 Monthly - week varies Sun Glos COLEFORD FOREST FOLK CLUB www.forestfolkclub.com
→ Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LH. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.
⇒ Email contact is forestofdeanfolkclub<at>gmail.com
⊕ Singers Nights and Guest Nights attracting talent from Wales, the South West and beyond. For the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. [Aug 2022, change to monthly, week varies, for time being]
🄵 2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. Not Aug.
⇒ Chris Beaumont, 32 Cudnall Street, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 8HQ or 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506.
⊕ Mainly local performers with local feature spots; all welcome. £3.00 / £2.50 performers. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com (change of day, Sep 2022)
Formerly 2nd, 4th Sun, now on Mondays for a trial period. Also: pub under new management.
So: please join mailing list to keep up to date with current situation, and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html
🄵 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]
🄵 1st Mon Worcs MONDAY SESSION AT THE PHEASANT (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Replacing the Old Chestnut Tree (pub not available)
→ 25 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP. 1st Mon, 7.15pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ An ideal venue, very friendly and helpful staff, so we are going to make this our regular meeting place. Jon, the landlord, has offered a room upstairs which accommodates 30 people. Parking: Cornmarket car park £1 after 7 pm. [updated Aug 2022]
🄵 1st & 3rd Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Sam/Eleanor 01684 561378
→ Bishop Allenby Hall (Streetmap), St. Stephen's Church - parking in churchyard, hall is to side of church. St. Stephen's Street, via A449, Worcester WR3 7HS. (aerial_view) 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes. All year.
⇒ Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
⊕ “A place where traditional song is at home”. Mostly songs; choruses start 1st Fridays; singers’ nights every Friday, all welcome. Visitors £2, but your 1st visit is free! We also have occasional Saturday specials (Member-only) free to regulars.
2nd & 4th Fri Zoom Currently Somers members only; annual membership is £10 to 31/12/2022. Contact etc as above. [updated Aug 2022]
VENUES SOUTH-EAST & EAST, NORTH on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-other.html
-------------- South-East ----------------------
🄵 2nd & 4th Tue Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 6SF. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 3rd & 5th Wed, see below.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 3rd & 5th Wed Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Wellington Arms, 56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3DE. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 2nd & 4th Tue, see above.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
-------------- North of England ---------------
Ø Mondays weekly except 1st Lancs NEWBURGH THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm Mark or Maggi 01257 464215.
→ The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF. 8-15pm - 11.00pm (except 1st Mon: Zoom)
⇒ Contact Maggie before turning up - limit 20 per session, due to the room size. E-mailing maggihuyton@yahoo.com
⊕ 2 songs per performer. usually time for another round with one song each. All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time. All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday & every Thursday, 8.15 for 8.30 start. Details see Venues ZOOM webpage.
Venues ZOOM on www.folklife-directory.uk/zoom.html
🄰 1st Mondays (& every Thursday). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Other Mondays Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 2nd & 4th Wednesdays thru Nov 2022, then Weekly Wednesdays from Dec.
Hampshire. SOUTHAMPTON Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ 8pm.
⇒ EMAIL Contact Paul Clarke for Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org, and see Website http://www.focsle.org
⊕ FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each 2nd & 4th Wednesday, and from December weekly, 8pm (UK). For live meetings, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage (Updated Sept 2022)
Ø Weekly Thursdays (& 1st Mondays). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Mondays except 1st. Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
PERFORMERS
SCOTLAND & INTERNATIONAL on www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-world.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International
Australia
Australia BRUCE WATSON http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
⇒ Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com Music available at https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
⊕ An icon and longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene and an engaging and joyful performer and songwriter in the folk style. “The best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” (Eric Bogle). Toured UK in 2019.
SERVICES
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.
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)
🄵 Last Tues Newport RHIWDERIN LAST TUESDAY SING www.newportfolkclub.co.uk Cris 01633 896347
→ The Rhiwderin Inn (01633 897722), Caerphilly Road, Newport, NP10 8RX, 8pm.
⇒ Cris, 01633 896347. www.facebook.com/groups/newportfollkclub
⊕ Monthly acoustic session run by Newport Folk Club. [was 1st Tues., updated Aug 2022]
VENUES - SOUTH-WEST on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-south-west.html
🄵 Monthly - week varies Sun Glos COLEFORD FOREST FOLK CLUB www.forestfolkclub.com
→ Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road, Sling, Coleford GL16 8LH. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.
⇒ Email contact is forestofdeanfolkclub<at>gmail.com
⊕ Singers Nights and Guest Nights attracting talent from Wales, the South West and beyond. For the time being, one event each month, always on a Sunday. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. [Aug 2022, change to monthly, week varies, for time being]
🄵 2nd, 4th Mon Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
→ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time 7.30pm. Not Aug.
⇒ Chris Beaumont, 32 Cudnall Street, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 8HQ or 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506.
⊕ Mainly local performers with local feature spots; all welcome. £3.00 / £2.50 performers. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com (change of day, Sep 2022)
Formerly 2nd, 4th Sun, now on Mondays for a trial period. Also: pub under new management.
So: please join mailing list to keep up to date with current situation, and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).
VENUES - MIDLANDS on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-midlands.html
🄵 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]
🄵 1st Mon Worcs MONDAY SESSION AT THE PHEASANT (no website) Frank Jolley 07482 625877
Replacing the Old Chestnut Tree (pub not available)
→ 25 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP. 1st Mon, 7.15pm.
⇒ martin001745<at>gmail.com
⊕ An ideal venue, very friendly and helpful staff, so we are going to make this our regular meeting place. Jon, the landlord, has offered a room upstairs which accommodates 30 people. Parking: Cornmarket car park £1 after 7 pm. [updated Aug 2022]
🄵 1st & 3rd Fri Worcs WORCESTER SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB www.somers-folk-club.org.uk Sam/Eleanor 01684 561378
→ Bishop Allenby Hall (Streetmap), St. Stephen's Church - parking in churchyard, hall is to side of church. St. Stephen's Street, via A449, Worcester WR3 7HS. (aerial_view) 8.15-10.45pm (doors 8pm) - please check website for exceptional changes. All year.
⇒ Chris info<at>somers-folk-club.org.uk Eleanor & Sam 01684 561378 (E&S are the Folklife editors but STFC is a separate organisation)
⊕ “A place where traditional song is at home”. Mostly songs; choruses start 1st Fridays; singers’ nights every Friday, all welcome. Visitors £2, but your 1st visit is free! We also have occasional Saturday specials (Member-only) free to regulars.
2nd & 4th Fri Zoom Currently Somers members only; annual membership is £10 to 31/12/2022. Contact etc as above. [updated Aug 2022]
VENUES SOUTH-EAST & EAST, NORTH on www.folklife-directory.uk/v-other.html
-------------- South-East ----------------------
🄵 2nd & 4th Tue Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 6SF. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 3rd & 5th Wed, see below.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 3rd & 5th Wed Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Wellington Arms, 56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3DE. 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, virtual<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 2nd & 4th Tue, see above.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, 2nd & 4th Wed, 8pm UK [reverts to weekly from Dec. 2022], see Venues Zoom webpage
(Updated Sept 2022)
-------------- North of England ---------------
Ø Mondays weekly except 1st Lancs NEWBURGH THE ROOM AT THE TOP FOLK CLUB www.markdowding.co.uk/room_at_the_top.htm Mark or Maggi 01257 464215.
→ The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, WN8 7NF. 8-15pm - 11.00pm (except 1st Mon: Zoom)
⇒ Contact Maggie before turning up - limit 20 per session, due to the room size. E-mailing maggihuyton@yahoo.com
⊕ 2 songs per performer. usually time for another round with one song each. All nights are Singers Nights and we welcome singers, poets and readers to have a go at any time. All styles of acoustic music are encouraged.
ZOOM AT THE TOP is on 1st Monday & every Thursday, 8.15 for 8.30 start. Details see Venues ZOOM webpage.
Venues ZOOM on www.folklife-directory.uk/zoom.html
🄰 1st Mondays (& every Thursday). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Other Mondays Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
🄵 2nd & 4th Wednesdays thru Nov 2022, then Weekly Wednesdays from Dec.
Hampshire. SOUTHAMPTON Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ 8pm.
⇒ EMAIL Contact Paul Clarke for Zoom link, pls. e-mail virtual<at>focsle.org, and see Website http://www.focsle.org
⊕ FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom. Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each 2nd & 4th Wednesday, and from December weekly, 8pm (UK). For live meetings, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage (Updated Sept 2022)
Ø Weekly Thursdays (& 1st Mondays). Lancs. NEWBURGH. ZOOM AT THE TOP.
→ 8.15 for 8.30 start.
⇒ Email or FaceBook We’re on Facebook or e.mail me for the link, maggihuyton<at>yahoo.com. Meeting ID 174 901 873
⊕ Mondays except 1st. Room at the Top Folk Club now live in The Red Lion, Ash Brow, Newburgh, Lancs, see Venues S-E & E, North webpage.
(Updated Sept 2022)
PERFORMERS
SCOTLAND & INTERNATIONAL on www.folklife-directory.uk/perf-world.html
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - International
Australia
Australia BRUCE WATSON http://www.brucewatsonmusic.com
⇒ Email: jandbwatson<at>gmail.com Music available at https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
Showcase video: https://youtu.be/yRa-xpPQQ_Q
⊕ An icon and longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene and an engaging and joyful performer and songwriter in the folk style. “The best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” (Eric Bogle). Toured UK in 2019.
SERVICES
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.
all the best,
Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, for the Folklife volunteers. sam@folklife.uk , 01684 561378, UK daytime.
You can also contact us on FaceTime (sam@folklife.uk), UK daytime.
Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, for the Folklife volunteers. sam@folklife.uk , 01684 561378, UK daytime.
You can also contact us on FaceTime (sam@folklife.uk), UK daytime.
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from: 7 July 2022 Newsletter
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🄵🄳 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 - dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops) copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages.
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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 - dates (club guests, gigs, festivals, workshops) copied to this folklife.uk site from print pages.
Zoom venues list has been moved to Directory from this folklife.uk site.
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!
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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.
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from: 26 June 2022 Newsletter,
& revised with LT Aug/Sep issue details. |
🄵🅆 Alba * Scotland 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.
Issue 145 is the Aug/Sep 2022 issue of The Living Tradition – the final issue to be published.
It features articles on Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe, ‘A Sisterhood In Ballads’, Eryn Rae, ‘A Hole In The Archives’, The Cruel Mother, ‘The Final Word’, Tales from the Road – The Wilsons, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Individual copies available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
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.
Issue 145 is the Aug/Sep 2022 issue of The Living Tradition – the final issue to be published.
It features articles on Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe, ‘A Sisterhood In Ballads’, Eryn Rae, ‘A Hole In The Archives’, The Cruel Mother, ‘The Final Word’, Tales from the Road – The Wilsons, Transatlantic Connections, news, reviews, and more… Individual copies available to buy from www.livingtradition.co.uk
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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.
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 The Living Tradition ®, www.livingtradition.co.uk 01563 571220 PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine |
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!
Folklife West 52-page print magazine, copied online *** Folk news on www.folklife.uk *** Researched articles on www.folklife-traditions.uk
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
–– Copied online - always free to view ! There's no obligation to buy magazines -- or to donate !
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!
Folklife West 52-page print magazine, copied online *** Folk news on www.folklife.uk *** Researched articles on www.folklife-traditions.uk
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
–– Copied online - always free to view ! There's no obligation to buy magazines -- or to donate !
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---- Posting the current FW
(UK, EU only) UK £6. EU £9. Link to card payment 1 copy ko-fi.com/s/42287c6234 |
Annual Membership (3 issues) with
your news, UK £18, EU £27. Discounts for 2+. Link to card payment to subscribe ko-fi.com/s/8624d72d04 |
---- Adverts from 1/8 A4 mono to A4 colour
Link to card payments for adverts ko-fi.com/s/34cd1547ab |
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.
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£24 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £10) . . . that way we'll continue! 11 September 2022
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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. Card payment see https://ko-fi.com/folklife.
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.
• We're not crowd-funding, we're not asking for large donations, etc.
• If . . . most members renew their membership --- perhaps 2 copies (£24 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18),
. . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £10) . . . that way we'll continue! 11 September 2022
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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. Card payment see https://ko-fi.com/folklife.
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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We publicise you - can you please help publicise us?
so: could you please kindly circulate these links below to your list / social media, that will mean that news is circulated (and we may gain a few members). Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ folklife.uk Folk news (read or download). Directory. Festivals & Workshops Diary. Zoom list. Free Updates Newsletter. folklife-traditions.uk Journal: researched articles, archive, publications, read & free downloads. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ <> Facebook - on sites you visit, if/as appropriate, can you kindly mention Folklife occasionally? We're too busy with magazine & adding to our websites! Also ... please check your website / facebook / mailing lists have these above links to our sites (not our old ones. ~--.org.uk", "--.co.uk") Thank you! |
Folklife magazine
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, upgrades for computers & software) . . .
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!
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, upgrades for computers & software) . . .
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!
