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🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk

Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture.
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Also FT DIRECTORY, Folklife Societies: Associations, Trusts, Organisations; Folklife Studies & Institutions; Seasonal Local Celebrations

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Shorter researched articles eg a collected song, tune or dance, no minimum - anything from just a song & a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
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⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS www.folklife.uk/world.html
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"Send in your folk news" form on above webpage.
Folklife Membership is not required, but welcomed . . . (and members' news printed in FW, if received in time).

FOLK FESTIVALS international (not based/organised from UK), live & virtual & both [more welcome; we need a minimum 3 weeks notice]
ØØ USA: Sep 23 -24 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival  http://pmffest.org/
   Only four months till the festival! Last month we told you about our headliners: John Roberts, the Johnson Girls, and Steve Turner. Read on for some more exciting names—and get ready for the festival on the 23rd and 24th of September.
Start thinking about our SONGWRITING COMPETITION. Have you written a maritime song, or would you like to? Enter our songwriting competition. One song per competitor; lyrics must be original, and while original tunes have a better chance of winning, traditional melodies are acceptable. E-mail an MP3 to nicknoble<at>wicn.com before August 1 to enter. The winner will be invited to perform their entry at the concert on Saturday the 23rd of September.
We are also looking for entries in our LOGO CONTEST. We liked the 2022 logo so much that we are using it this year, as well — but we will announce the 2024 logo at the 2023 festival. Your submission should be an easily-reproduced graphic image that evokes the spirit of PMFF. The image should either have no words, or include “Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival,” “2024,” “pmffest.org,” and/or “Portsmouth, New Hampshire.” In other words—a logo we can use for advertising the festival. The winner will receive a gift card as a thank-you. For “the fine print,” drop us a line.
And finally… MORE PERFORMERS! So many wonderful names to choose from… how about, Bob Zentz, Castlebay, and Jerry Bryant? And… Ken Schatz and Nicole Singer? It is getting late here at PMFF HQ, so we will just say stay tuned for more performer bios, or look them up, and either way, prepare to be delighted.
  Fair winds and following seas, The PMFF Board
To join the mailing list, just write to info<at>pmffest.org to be added to the list.   (April 2023)

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🄵🅆  West Country

🄵 TOTNES FOLK CLUB
Dear Sam
We have decided not to hold the folk club in August.  With best wishes, Anne

🄵🅆  Midlands

🄵   On Friday 9th June, Bromyard's FOLK IN THE FOYER at the Conquest Theatre presents a DOUBLE BILL with Lauren South and Koppelli.
Lauren South is a singer and multi-instrumentalist whose self-penned and traditional songs have gained her a reputation as one of Warwickshire’s finest up and coming folk musicians. Tenor guitar, fiddle and shruti box provide backing for songs full of emotion and imagery, inspired by Lauren’s love of the night sky, nature and motherhood. 'An absolutely spellbinding set of mainly original songs / tunes...' (Chris Hedges review via https://www.facebook.com/laurensouthmusic/)
Koppelli play all-original songs that mix folk and mainstream to create an alternative and (they're often told) a unique sound.  Sheena met fellow musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter Nathan at an open mic in 2019 and the duo ‘Koppelli’ was born.  Nathan's vocals are raw and Southern, blending with his guitar playing and Sheena's keyboard skills. Check out their videos on their Facebook page ‘Koppelli’.
  TICKETS  are £10 for this concert. Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Rd., Bromyard HR7 4LL
https://conquest-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/ / 01885 488575

🄵🅆  South-East

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🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops Diary   For international (not based/organised from UK) see above ⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS

Folklife 🄵 Members & ‡‡advertisers:   No updates as yet. Members' 2024 dates welcome now!

🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY

free entries for all ! forms on website pages www.folklife-directory.uk

6/6/2023 with more live folk activity, we've changed our Performers webpages from areas to categories eg folk groups, callers; storytellers (etc)

Venues - West Country
Draft entry, will be confirmed or may be amended
‡  Weekly Monday  Glos  STONEHOUSE WORDS & MUSIC  David & Sandra Ireland
→ The Woolpack (01453 822542), 4 High Street, Stonehouse, GL10 2NA. 7pm for a 7.30 start, to 10pm
⊕  All welcome - Singers, Players, Poets, Jugglers, Magicians and anyone with something to bring. [new listing, May 2023]

Venues - Scotland/Alba
Scottish Borders.
Our first Scottish venues to be listed !
Draft entries, will be confirmed or may be amended

‡   Fortnightly Wednesdays  Roxburghshire  DENHOLM DENHOLM FOLK CLUB   (no website) Dr. Geoff Ross
→ The Auld Cross Keys. 8 - 11 pm
⊕ [May 2023, new listing]

‡ Weekly Fridays Roxburghshire KELSO KELSO FOLK & LIVE MUSIC CLUB  www.facebook.com/groups/kelsofolkclub  Allan Connacie ‭07791 516670‬
→ Cross Keys Hotel, 8pm - 10:30 pm
⇒ www.kelsofolk.co.uk
⊕  Hosted singaround format. Please just let us know on arrival if you would like to perform.   [May 2023, new listing]

‡  Monthly - 3rd Friday  Roxburghshire DARNICK  ROLLING HILLS FOLK CLUB   www.rollinghillsfolkclub.org.uk Ron & Roz Anderson ‭07986 644661‬
→ The Smith Memorial Hall, Abbotsford Road, Darnick TD6 9AH, 8pm.  Also: Zoom meetings for the present on the first Friday
⇒ Email: rolling.hills1<at>btinternet.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/RollingHillsFolkClub
⊕  If you find yourself in this part of the Borders you know you will be in for a special welcome. Please come and join us either to listen or to participate. We look forward to meeting you. [May 2023, new listing]

PERFORMERS

Music/Song - Solo
Midlands
‡  Birmingham STEVE ANDISAW   https://stevename5.wixsite.com/steveandhissaw (or just google Steve Andisaw wix) Steve Andisaw 0752 3300 798
⇒ steveandisaw<at>hotmail.com   www.facebook.com/steve.hodgson.718/?locale=en_GB
www.instagram.com/steveandisaw  https://twitter.com/SteveAndisaw
⊕ Singer/Songwriter/Musician/Poet/Puppeteer/Dancer/Weirdo.   Dancing gothic steamfolkie.   [New listing, May 2023]

Folk Dance Bands
West Country
🄵 CARACTACUS   see previous Newsletter below for details; revised description
⊕ Lively rhythmic traditional music [2023 May, new description]

Media

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Note - not personally on any social media - no time have to read it (no Folklife social media unless we have a full-time unpaid volunteer .... ).

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!

Updates emailed 16 May 2023

To avoid your email being spammed, we use <at> for @ -- except our own email, sam@folklife.uk which is a link.

From 3 April, post went up yet again.... Despite this, our prices unchanged for this issue
... Short-term, no problem, but we will need more paying members to continue (Folk North West is the latest to stop printing, but will continue online).

🄵🅃🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal, www.folklife-traditions.uk

Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture.
Researched articles + archive, new, on a separate website. Folk studies and cultural traditions.
Also FT DIRECTORY, Folklife Societies: Associations, Trusts, Organisations; Folklife Studies & Institutions; Seasonal Local Celebrations

1 May issue includes articles as below; plus Folklife Societies news; books & recordings announced & adverts; and Seasonal Local Celebrations, May-Aug, list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe.

Sunderland Songs by Eileen Richardson and Keith Gregson, p4-5
John Callister (1833–1912) And His Songs, by Stephen Miller, p6-7
Married to a Mermaid, by Charles Menteith, p8-9
Remnants and Yarns – Poverty and protest in the woollen industry in Bradford on Avon by Rosie MacGregor (Rosie Upton), p9
The Banks of the Nile, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p10-11
Here we go a-wassailing in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire by Rosie Upton, p12

Roots Music for cassettes:
from cover of one of Peter Kenendy's
ring-binders of tape insert sheets

Note to Article: Married to a Mermaid, Tune & Song by Charles Menteith
References: (2) See Folktracks 30-210, John Foreman, Music Hall Songs or Reality records RY 1004, JOHN FOREMAN the ‘ouses in between.

Charles adds:---- Peter Kennedy spelled it Folktrax. So the reference to the CD is: Folktrax FTX-331 - The Londoners. You can see more about it at
https://folktrax-archive.org/menus/cassprogs/331.htm
The quoted 30-210, John Foreman, Music Hall Songs is probably the number of the tapes †, which I have a copy of, though I can't find it. It only includes Foreman, while the CD includes also Fred Luckhurst. Besides, the 30 refers to the duration of the tape.
So the reference to the CD is: Folktrax FTX-331 - The Londoners
† confirmed, from PK's tape insert sheet (we used to sell his tapes) - Eds.

Call for articles for next issue: readers tell us they enjoy these short articles!

Shorter researched articles eg a collected song, tune or dance, no minimum - anything from just a song & a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are often 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
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)

Canada Cod Liver Oil
From Rick Polly's latest emailed newsletter, 30/04/2023:
Cod Liver Oil provided much needed essential nutrients for the diets or early and impoverished Newfoundland, where fruits and vegetables were hard to grow or buy.  This 1900 picture of my Great-grandfather, Henry Jones, shows a barrel where the cod livers would be placed, with the Cod Liver Oil slowly rising to the top. Given how noxious and rank it was, one wonders how it was ever discovered to be beneficial when consumed. But potent it was, as told in this 19th Century Newfoundland dance tune about the benefits and perils of too much of Dr. John’s “Cod Liver Oil.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rknUxmGx_1M
Rick Pollay

DATES
MA Boston ØØ  LIVE FROM THE MERMAID'S TAVERN ONLINE.
2023 schedule:  Sessions on 1st and 3rd Sundays, 2-4pm ET. Special events as the occasion requires.
Sunday, May 21: Chantey and Tavern Sing
Sunday, June 4: Ballad Sing
Sunday, June 18: Chantey and Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com

FOLK FESTIVALS international (not based/organised from UK), live & virtual & both [more welcome; we need a minimum 3 weeks notice]
ØØ USA: Sep 23 -24 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival  http://pmffest.org/
   OUR HEADLINERS: John Roberts, the Johnson Girls, and Steve Turner! We are so excited to have these fantastic performers back in Portsmouth.
John Roberts has been enthralling audiences for quite a while, on his own, in a duo with the dearly missed Tony Barrand, with Nowell Sing We Clear, and more recently working with Debra Cowan. His wonderful voice, concertina, and banjo have been a highlight of PMFF several times before, and for those of you who are new to our community, you are in for a real treat.
The Johnson Girls bring spectacular vocal harmonies and powerful energy to some of our favorite sea songs, as well as bringing some more obscure songs into the spotlight. Like John, they’ve graced our stage before, and we are always happy to have them back.
Steve Turner is, perhaps, a bit less well-known than these other two acts, but we are hoping to change that. HIs virtuosic concertina playing and evocative voice are a true delight, and while he has been part of our festival previously, we are extremely pleased to bring him to our main stage for the first time.
  Fair winds and following seas, The PMFF Board
To join the mailing list, just write to info<at>pmffest.org to be added to the list.   (April 2023)

🄵🅆  West Country

🄵 CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB (see ad & news page 28), most 2nd & 4th Mondays
The following dates were awaiting room-availability confirmation by the venue, Sandford Park Alehouse, when we went to press;  they have now been confirmed
June 12 Steve Turner  8pm
June 26 tba 8pm
July 10 tba  8pm

🄵 Cornwall Folk Festival's Summer Fun(draiser) Ceilidh with Cataclews, Saturday Jun 3 @ 7:30 pm Town Hall, Wadebridge.
Ceilidh really means really having a great time, and Cataclews — with their mix of Cornish, English and Irish music — are the band to deliver this.
They did use proud at the end of February, playing to a packed and dancing town hall when we repurposed that money-raising event to help the victims of the Turkey/Syria Earthquake.
This time it is all about us, as well as about having a great night out.
So polish off those dancing shoes, practice your dos-si-do-ing in the mirror, get a ticket and see you at Wadebridge Town Hall, Sat 3rd June from 7.30pm. Bar available. Details/book www.cornwallfolkfestival.com then go to "June 3rd ceilidh" page.

🄵🅆  Midlands

🄵   Crows - Mick Ryan, Paul Downes, Pete Harris and Dave Bordewey at 🄵 The Fleece at Bretforton on Thursday 25th May in the Barn 7:30
Tickets available from the Fleece /fleecyfolk website https://thefleeceinn.co.uk/events/fleecey-folk-crows/
‘Crows’ were a popular feature of the folk scene from 1978 to 1988. The combination of four strong voices and expert musicianship gave them a simultaneously unique yet broad appeal. With the sad death of Ralph Jordan, in 2013, previously unreleased radio recordings were discovered. A ‘new’ album (‘Time To Rise’ Wildgoose Records), was released in 2016, and enthusiastically reviewed (‘All the songs are really inspiring….spellbinding’ Mick Tems ‘Folk Wales’).
   Two of the original line-up remain in the revived band, Mick Ryan and Dave Bordewey .
     Crows are now joined by Pete Harris (vocals, guitar and bouzouki) who worked in an acclaimed duo with Mick for many years, adding a unique blend of power, warmth and harmony to the band's vocal mix. Dave Bordewey adds his astonishing high harmony lines accompanying many songs on the fiddle and Mando-cello . Finally, the inimitable Paul Downes on guitar, banjo, Mando-cello and harmonies, takes over from Ralph. All four are well known and highly respected performers in their own right.
For the new ‘Crows’, it is very clearly ‘Time To Rise’!

🄵🅆  South-East

🄵 MOONRAKERS - see advert p42, news p43
Dear Friends,
            Frenzied excitement here at Moonrakers HQ as we proudly launch the new album. Fourteen tracks - seven songs, seven instrumentals, and many hours of work and pleasure. The "virtual" edition of this delicious product is now available to download either in individual morsels or in one big binge at https://moonrakers.bandcamp.com/album/green-to-gold
            The physical CD (remember those?) will be hawked remorselessly at the extravaganza weekend we have at the end of this month (see below). Or you can order a hard copy (CD) by sending an email to MoonrakersCelticMusic@gmail.com and we'll send you the bank transfer details.
            But don't just sit there letting the sumptuous sounds wash over you - come to the launch.................
            Saturday 27th May    ALBUM LAUNCH!  St Peter's Church, Upper WOLVERCOTE, Oxford OX2 8AQ. A large spacious church near Oxford. Refreshments in the side room. Free parking; easy access. Tickets available from  www.ticketsoxford.com 01865 305305. £15 (also concessions) and on the door. Enquiries: 01865 769206.

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🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops Diary   For international (not based/organised from UK) see under ⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS

Folklife 🄵 Members & ‡‡advertisers

🄵 Bernie Dennis writes:
A great big thank you to everyone who came and supported Upton Folk Festival 2023. We hope you had a great time!
So, why not get your Super Early Bird tickets for 2024 to see many great acts including the Wilsons and Melrose Quartet. We have a limited number of tickets at this year's prices available until May 31st.
[below from current issue of FW page 54]
2024 May 3 - 6    UPTON UPON SEVERN FOLK FESTIVAL   www.uptonfolk.org
→ UPTON-UPON-SEVERN, Worcs.
⌂   UPTON FOLK FESTIVAL, please see our website for further details or contact chairperson<at>uptonfolk.org for specific enquiries.
⊕   Free: Morris dancing and Sunday procession, pub music and song sessions, street theatre, ceilidhs under the bridge, workshops, musical meander, duck race, craft fair. Ticketed: Fri-Mon concerts, ceilidhs, Folk Clubs. Guests and main ceilidhs tba. ® Bernie Dennis

🄵 See Glosfolk Facebook for update on CHURCHDOWN BEER & FOLK FESTIVAL, see message from Will Craswell, 5 May at 08:33,
for times and details of performers, plus singarounds
[below from current issue of FW page 51]
2023 May 19 - 21      CHURCHDOWN BEER & FOLK FESTIVAL   Facebook GlosFolk
→   CHURCHDOWN, Gloucestershire. The Churchdown Club (http://churchdownclub.co.uk), Church Road, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 2ER
⊕   Guests tba. Please contact Bill Craswell, 07740 248785, liam<at>liamtho.com   ® Bill Craswell

🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY

free entries for all ! forms on website pages www.folklife-directory.uk

Venues - West Country
🄵  Wkly   Thu   Glos PRESTBURY    PLOUGH (PRESTBURY) SESSION   pub: www.ploughprestbury.co.uk   Chris Beaumont   01242 571185
→   The Plough (01242 222180), Mill Street, Prestbury, Glos, GL52 3BG.   8pm most weeks.
⇒    Judith, machteltje<at>gmail.com
⊕   Thursdays 8pm most weeks, contact machteltje<at>gmail.com to be on the email list — we’ll let you know around 7pm if the session is happening and send directions. It’s a tune session, mainly English, but with a dash of French now and again.  [2023 April, new times & contact]

Performers - West Country
Pf.2b   Folk Dance Bands
🄵 CARACTACUS   (no website)     Judith
⇒ contact Judith, email machteltje<at>gmail.com
⊕ Dynamic dulcimer, bouncing banjo, furious fiddle, and percussive piano - English rhythym with attitude! [2023 April, new contact]

Performers Midlands
Pf.1a   Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups
🄵 Herefs CROWS   www.facebook.com/crowsfolk/ Lynne Barker
⇒ To book: barkerlynne93<at>gmail.com or mickryan.songs<at>gmail.com
⊕ Crows are Mick Ryan, Dave Bordewey, Pete Harris, and Paul Downes; a folk band performing a mix of original and traditional music, with imaginative instrumental arrangements and powerful 4-part harmonies.   [May 2023, new entry]

Media
Folk North West magazine [not in our listings, but for your info:] will no longer be printed, but will continue online.
This was announced in March, Spring issue, but as of today 15/5/2023 is not mentioned on website http://www.folknorthwest.co.uk/
I have requested details, as we welcome details for all online & printed magazines / listings.

Workshop Providers

CYMRU • WALES
🄵 National   TRAC CYMRU: Music Traditions Wales      https://trac.cymru    Megan Lloyd, Company Manager 01446 748 556
⇒    trac<at>trac-cymru.org
⊕   Wales’ Folk Development organisation; its rôle to promote and develop the music and dance traditions of Wales - both within Wales and beyond. trac provides an information service, and the website lists performers, events and contacts. [2022 May, new contact details]

ENGLAND SOUTH-WEST (WEST COUNTRY)
‡   Bristol INTERACTIVE JUNK MUSIC WORKSHOP www.drumrunners.org   Paul Midgley 07932 448627
⇒ paul<at>drumrunners.org
⊕ Navigate your musical world with playing old and new "Riffems" on DIY instruments like the bicycle wheel drums and other percussion. Workshops/Performances led by Paul Midgley of Drum Runners www.drumrunners.org

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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 (£18) --- perhaps 2 copies (£24 a year) instead of 1?
. . . and if some non-members consider joining (£18), or subscribing to Journal (£10),... or donating (£3) via box on website
     . . . and maybe some advertise (from 1/8th mono £10) . . .
that way we'll continue!
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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.

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!

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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.
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<> 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!

Updates in this order, within each Update:
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1st.    🄵🅃🄹  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 on www.folklife.uk/send-news.html)   Folklife Studies & Institutions, and Seasonal Local Celebrations
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2nd.    ⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS online, online only, open to all non-UK
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3rd. 🄵🅆  FOLKLIFE WEST Members' FOLK NEWS online updates to print pages copied to this site.
Members' News:- Up to 200 words: live & Zoom clubs, performers, new albums, etc.    (form on www.folklife.uk/send-news.html)
Members' dates (incl festivals):   3+ weeks notice. This is a supplementary service for a print magazine (it's not intended as social media)
    🄵🅆  Cymru   🄵🅆  West Country   🄵🅆  Midlands   🄵🅆  South-East 🄵🅆  North  🄵🅆  Alba  🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops Diary
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4th 🄵🄳   online FOLK DIRECTORY on  www.folklife-directory.uk  detailed listings, entries free to all, online-only so no deadlines
VENUES Venues Cymru   Venues West Country   Venues Midlands         Venues South-East & East
      Venues North   Venues Alba   Venues International      Venues Zoom/Virtual
PERFORMERS   Music/Song - Bands/Groups   Music/Song - Duos Music/Song - Solo Choirs, Quires; Community Bands
  Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo Folk Dance Callers; Folk Dance Bands Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)
  Spoken Word (Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers; Poets & Monologuists; Storytellers)
AND ALSO:    Media   Services   Workshop-Providers ( forms on website pagesl )
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