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🄹 TSF Spring Conference 2023 Saturday 13th May, at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW
As usual for our conferences, we invite speakers on a very wide range of topics of interest to traditional song research – including the songs, tunes, singers, styles, collectors, and contexts, plus associated genres such as broadsides, music hall, and other related aspects of popular culture. If your topic is something which traditional song researchers need to take into account, we would like to hear from you. Our focus is on Britain and Ireland, and other countries with strong connections to these islands.
This will be an in-person gathering, with some form of remote access – either by live streaming or recording for online viewing. Online speakers might be asked to pre-record their presentations (assistance will be provided).
The TSF has a bursary scheme, by which financial help is offered to enable younger researchers (under 30) to attend our events. Please contact martinrgraebe<at>gmail.com for details.   Steve Roud https://tradsong.org

🄹  Pedlars Pack. A discussion list for people interested in street literature and cheap print of the past (broadsides, chapbooks, songsters, prints, etc.) in Britain and beyond.
  The whole point of the group is to facilitate communication, so don’t be shy about telling us of books, articles, projects, events, that you are involved in – we won’t think you’re showing off. And if people would like to introduce themselves with a brief (yes, brief) statement of their interests, it would be a good way to start the ball rolling.
One thing to mention at the start is that it is clear that we will be coming at our core interest (cheap print) from different angles. The impetus for the group comes from those of interested in song (broadside ballads) and related content, but many who have joined through the SHARP list, in particular, will be from book history, printing history, bibliography, literacy, and various other fields.. This is exactly what we want because we need each other to get to grips with a fascinating, but often slippery subject. Please be patient and tolerant of other peoples’ obsessions.
To join, email pedlars-pack+subscribe<at>groups.io   Steve Roud
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     "Send in your international folk news" form is on the webpage.
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ØØ  GOLDEN LINK
Hi Sam and Eleanor,
Sadly, Golden Link board has voted to stop its Zoom singarounds as of March 26, the last one, and put its energies into the live sessions on Tuesday evenings and the annual Turtle Hill Festival. If you need info on either of those, please go to the website Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society Thanks so much for listing our events.

ØØ  From RICK POLLAY --- Remembering Mystic Chanteyman Don Sineti
Don Sineti spent over 25 years as a chanteyman at Mystic Seaport Village, America’s leading Maritime Museum. He had a massive booming voice, and a big smile and heart. His repertoire of traditional chanteys and his ability to involve an audience through storytelling and song were unequalled.
Like Don, I also grew up in a factory town near Hartford, CT in the 1940s and 1950s, so this is a tribute from one old Connecticut Yankee to another – a chanteyman much beloved by audiences, crew and other singers alike. His death on January 5, 2023 at the age of 79, is much grieved.
"Chanteyman Gone Aloft" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfoo_Vkf7uc
Rick Pollay (March 2023)

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FOLK FESTIVALS international (not based/organised from UK), live & virtual & both [more welcome, we need a minimum 3 weeks notice]
- none to add this time

🄵🅆   Folklife Members' UK FOLK NEWS, online updates to print pages copied to this site.

News form on ⎈ SEND NEWS form webpage
Members' News:- Up to 200 words: live & Zoom clubs, performers, new albums, etc.   Members' dates (incl festivals):   3+ weeks notice.
    🄵🅆  Cymru   🄵🅆  West Country   🄵🅆  Midlands   🄵🅆  South-East 🄵🅆  North  🄵🅆  Alba  🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops Diary
We're "Folklife West", so most entries from West, but Members' News welcome from everywhere!
🄵 Folklife members, Ø Associate UK members. Up to 200 words per item.  Membership £18/year UK, £24 EU, post FW + print & online publicity

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🄵🅆  Cymru

🄵 Lyceum Folk Club
Thursday 4th May 2023. The Laners
Thursday 15th June 2023. Ruth & Ken Powell
Thursday 13th July 2023. Shep Woolley
Thursday 24th August 2023. Anthony Cresci & Adam Franklin.

🄵🅆  West Country

🄵  1st, 3rd   Wed   Wilts   HIGHWORTH   WHITE HORSE FOLK CLUB has a new website     www.facebook.com/whitehorsefolkclub/
Other details unchanged  (new website 3/2023)

🄵🅆  Midlands

🄵 Herefs: OneAchord We now have a new line up for OneAchord. Marc and Andy have left us and Nick has joined us on drums, together with Tony on accordion and Jenny on whistle and tenor sax. They join Sue on fiddle, Glynn on bass and me on guitar and vocals.
Our next gig will be on Monday 8th May at the Coronation celebrations in Cradley from 2 to 5pm.
Best wishes, Peter

🄵 Herefs: Ledbury, Homend Poets Was 28th March, rescheduled for Tuesday 4th April  "Different Landscapes" ...  Changes" Homend Poets webpage

Ø Shropshire: After a four year hiatus, the popular session at The Sun Inn in Clun has restarted, on the fourth Thursday of the month. All are welcome to come and play a tune, sing a song, join in with a chorus or just listen with a great pint in a great pub. Starts 8-ish. Trevor Hedges (3/2023)

🄵🅆  South-East
Ø Kent: Deal Folk Club has at last gone back live on the 1st & 3rd thursdays of each month 7.15pm at St Andrews Church Hall, West St CT14 6DZ. Info on www.dealfolkclub.org.uk. This won't affect the Friday Folk Zoom which is continuing every friday 7.30-10pm. Sue

Ø Shanty and Folk singaround session (free admission), 12noon to 3pm, The Horseshoe Inn, Melior Street, London SE1: Sunday 16th April, Sunday 21st May, Sunday 18th June
The HogEye Men will be singing to the public from the deck of The Golden Hinde (near Tower Bridge, London) during the afternoon of Wednesday 5th April.
Sea songs and shanties performed by the HogEye Men aboard the Cutty Sark between 11:45am and 2:30pm on Saturday 1st April and Saturday 3rd June as part of the Cutty Sark's Family Fun Days (entrance fee applicable).
As part of the Rochester Sweeps Festival the HogEye Men will be singing sea songs and shanties:-
in The Rising Sun, Rochester on Friday 28th April from 7:30pm on the Boley Hill Stage, the Eastgate Quarter Stage and then inside the Three Sheets to the Wind micropub on Monday 1st May.
On the evening of Friday 12th May, the HogEye Men will be performing in the Orpington Liberal Club, Folk Club.
  On Saturday 20th May the HogEye Men will be performing at the Leigh-on-Sea Shanty Festival.

🄵 MOONRAKERS - Oxfordshire
Saturday 27th May    !!ALBUM LAUNCH!!   St Peter's Church, Upper WOLVERCOTE, OXFORD OX2 8AQ. Tickets available from  www.ticketsoxford.com 01865 305305. £15 (also concessions) and on the door. Enquiries: 01865 769206.
Sunday 30th July  WATERPERRY GARDENS, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JZ. 6.00pm Our annual Amphitheatre concert with tunes, strawberries and bad jokes! Early evening (6pm), bring a picnic for the extended interval (drinks available at the bar). Book ahead www.ticketsoxford.com 01865 305305, £20 (concessions available). Some tickets also available on the door.

🄵🅆  Alba

Ø Teviotdale Music Session on Zoom has stopped the Wednesday session but the weekly Monday session will carry on.
  The 2nd Friday one with go back to old code (below) and go under the old name too, Teviotdale. This is just to clear it up and allow us to manage the attendance a bit better: Link to Teviotdale Music Session (2nd Friday)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=ck0xNGVYdVJpcG16RW5oZkNobXZXUT09
  - Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202   - Passcode: music
  Hopefully see you on a session soon. Thanks, Ray --- see below Directory Venues Zoom/Virtual

🄵  Single Shanty Big Sing
Dear Friends
Hoping you are in good voice!
8pm UK/ Ireland time. To join as singers/ audience and to get the event link (about 24 hours prior), pls email Linn direct or via https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/.  The next single-shanties/ dates will be:

Big Sing 10 Rolling Home: 13 April, 8pm
Big Sing 11 Fire down Below/ The Fireship, 8pm

We will include revised listings for next (May) print magazine below, if received in good time.
Adverts for next (May) issue, if received in good time, will placed on Festivals-Workshops Diary webpage when we get them.

Festival Adverts copied to webpage so far (others may need additional processing eg resizing but will be added when completed)
St Neots FF, June 9 - 11. New Forest FF, July 5 - 9. Beyond The Border, July 7 - 9. Priddy FF, July 7 - 9.
Cornwall FF, Aug 24 - 28. Bromyard FF, Sep 7 - 10.

🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required
🄵🄳   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   Performers Cymru   Performers South-West     Performers Midlands
  Performers South-East & East   Performers North   Performers Alba   Performers International
AND ALSO:      Media Services   Workshop-Providers   (forms on website pagesl)
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Venues West Country

🄵  1st, 3rd   Wed   Wilts   HIGHWORTH   WHITE HORSE FOLK CLUB     www.facebook.com/whitehorsefolkclub/ Derrick Beer   01793 762070
→   St. Michael’s Church Room, Vicarage Lane, Highworth. 8.00pm
⊕   A small welcoming and diverse group of people who meet to sing and play. We have singarounds and guest nights and a wide
       range of music is sung and played. Visitors most welcome. Contacts: Derrick (above); Geoff Davies 01793 706753.   (new website 3/2023)

‡‡ Weekly Thu  Glos GLOUCESTER FOLK CHOIR https://thefolkofgloucester.co.uk/events/ +447843241371
→ 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG. 7 p.m. till 8:30
⊕ Gloucester folk choir, a new community choir for the city of Gloucester. Run by experienced and playful leader Sorrel Wilde. Songs from a variety of traditions, open to all levels of singer. [added 18/3/2023]

🄵  3rd Thu Glos GLOUCESTER     FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION   https://thefolkofgloucester.co.uk/events/  Bill Taylor 07787 713758
→ The Folk of Gloucester, 99-101 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG. 12 noon till 3 p.m.
⇒  Robin Burton +447843241371; info<at>thefolkofgloucester.co.uk; Bill Taylor b111t<at>aol
⊕  Open to all singers and players. Informal sing around and music session. [updated 22/3/2023]

Venues South-East & East

🄵  2nd, 4th & 5th Tue  Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton SO14 6SF [no mail to venues, pls.] 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke, paul<at>focsle.org, and see website.
⊕ Also live 1st & 3rd Wed, see below.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, every Wed, 8pm UK, see Venues Zoom webpage..  (Updated Mar 2023)

🄵  1st & 3rd Wed  Hants SOUTHAMPTON FOCSLE MUSIC    http://www.focsle.org Paul Clarke
→ The Wellington Arms, 56 Park Road, Freemantle, Southampton SO15 3DE [no mail to venues, pls.] 8pm.
⇒ Contact Paul Clarke,  paul<at>focsle.org,, and see website.
⊕ Also live 2nd, 4th & 5th Tue, see above.
Also on Zoom: Virtual FOCSLE Music, every Wed, 8pm UK, see Venues Zoom webpage..  (Updated Mar 2023)

Ø  1st & 3rd Thu  Kent DEAL  DEAL FOLK CLUB   www.dealfolkclub.org.uk Sue 01-304-360877
→ St Andrews Church Hall, West St, Deal, CT14 6DZ. 7.15pm to 9.55pm.
⇒  Contact Sue on 01-304-360877, and see the website,
⊕ All are welcome, audience and performers alike, but it helps if you come prepared to join in the choruses!  Normally one Singers Night and one guest night per month.  Floor Singers always welcome.   Traditional and contemporary folk songs predominate.  (Updated Mar 2022)

Venues Zoom/Virtual
Ø  2nd Fridays. TEVIOTDALE ONLINE MUSIC SESSIONS (was Borders Online Music Session)
→ Opens from 7.30pm (GMT), music starts at 8pm, till 10pm.
⇒ DIRECT LINK  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72019462970?pwd=ck0xNGVYdVJpcG16RW5oZkNobXZXUT09
Meeting ID: 860 4678 1202 Passcode: music
⊕ The 2nd Friday of each month, and every Monday too. Singers and musicians of all abilities welcome.   Ray.
   (name, and code, revised 1/03/2023)

Performers Cymru
🄵 Cardiff   DRAGON’S BREATH    www.dragons-breath.co.uk   Contact 07855 021272
⇒   enquiries<at>dragons-breath.co.uk. See also https://m.facebook.com/DragonsBreathGB
⊕  Offering a captivating treasury of songs and tunes, Dragons Breath celebrates the rich diversity of humanity from merriment to misery.
They have played for festivals, folk clubs, ceilidhs, weddings, fundraisers, street parties and back gardens throughout Wales and the borders.
[Mar 2023, new description]

Performers Midlands
🄵  Worcs     ONEACHORD            www.oneachord.co.uk        Peter Warner             07811 953480
⇒ Please contact Peter by: email:  peter<at>peterwarner.co.uk, phone or text: 07811 953480
⊕ New line up: Nick on drums, Tony on accordion, & Jenny on whistle and tenor sax join Sue on fiddle, Glynn on bass and Peter on guitar and vocals. (updated 3/2023)

Performers North
‡ Lancashire THE MIZZEN CREW  https://www.TheMizzenCrew.org John Metcalfe 07971817651
⇒ TheMizzenCrew<at>gmail.com;
⊕ Keeping traditions alive through entertainment and education. Hailing from Lancashire & South Cumbria our crew bring a variety of vocal styles and material to sing traditional shanties and songs of working life on the water. The Mizzen Crew are proud to support the Morecambe RNLI Lifeboat Station. (revised Mar 2023)

Media
🄵 London & home counties FOLK LONDON https://folklondon.co.uk/
⇒  www.instagram.com/folklondonmag/; https://twitter.com/FolkLondonMag
⊕ Bi-monthly listings magazine covering folk music, dance and song events in London & home counties [updated 14/3/2023]
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We'd really like to include you in www.folklife-directory.uk

Live venues (concerts, clubs, sings, sessions), Zoom/Virtual 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 (that's quickest), 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 "

Updates sent 27 Feb 2023

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

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

UPDATES - conferences, publications

‡‡  3-5 March   Traditional English Singers’ weekend [Live]
Will and Pippa Noble have found a fantastic venue to host a gathering of traditional singers from all over England: we are delighted to be able to welcome people to the Fire Service College at Moreton in Marsh for a weekend of singing. Accommodation is all ensuite and the venue has facilities to support people’s dietary and accessibility requirements. (However, there aren’t any facilities for camping, motorhomes or caravans.)
   This is a chance to meet some of the country’s finest singers of songs learnt in their local community, in social groups where entertainment was home grown and unfiltered through technology. What a fine opportunity to share music and find inspiration!
Guests: Mossy Christian, The Coppers (3 generations, if we’re lucky), Jim & Lynette Eldon, John Greaves, Roger & James Hinchliffe , Viv & Vic Legg, Bob Lewis, Bill Murray, Will Noble, Jean and Tom Orchard, Jill Pidd, Doc Rowe, Ian Russell, Derek Schofield, Mike Tickell, John Waltham, Jeff Wesley.
Tickets: All inclusive weekend tickets, £320 (single occupancy), £240 (shared room)
Saturday only, non-residential ticket - events, lunch and dinner. £101
Contact tradsing23<at>gmail.com for more details and to book.

🄵 Saturday 18 March TASC - Annual General Meeting, [Live & online]
TASC isTraditional Arts Support in the Community, based in Mid Wales.
The AGM is being held 3pm int The Dragon Hotel, Market Square, Montgomery, Powys, Wales SY15 6PA
There is also an option to join the meeting online - if you wish to do this, contact info<at>tradartsupport.org.uk
Following the meeting, we will be having a music session in the bar - it would be lovely to see some of you there. The session will finish at 6pm.
www.tradartsupport.org.uk

🄵 Saturday 13 May   TSF Spring Conference 2023
Venue: Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW
  As usual for our conferences, we invite speakers on a very wide range of topics of interest to traditional song research – including the songs, tunes, singers, styles, collectors, and contexts, plus associated genres such as broadsides, music hall, and other related aspects of popular culture. If your topic is something which traditional song researchers need to take into account, we would like to hear from you. Our focus is on Britain and Ireland, and other countries with strong connections to these islands.
  This will be an in-person gathering, with some form of remote access – either by live streaming or recording for online viewing. Online speakers might be asked to pre-record their presentations (assistance will be provided).
The TSF has a bursary scheme, by which financial help is offered to enable younger researchers (under 30) to attend our events. Please contact martinrgraebe<at>gmail.com for details.
Papers should be 20 minutes, with 10 minutes question / discussion time.
Please send a short abstract and biography to: steveroud<at>gmail.com. Other enquires to the same address.
Closing date for submissions:  20th March 2023

🄵 ROUD INDEXES ONLINE - important iånformation
The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is upgrading their system, so new versions of my indexes (including the Broadside Index and Register of Printers) will not be implemented online in the near future.
Version 123 (issued Aug 2022) will continue to be available, but the current issue 124, and further updates, will not appear until the new system is in place.
Anyone who needs to stay completely up-to-date is advised to use my ‘download for home-use’ facility. Contact me for information on this.
Steve Roud (steveroud<at>gmail.com)

⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS -- online only, open to all non-UK on our mailing list

On www.folklife.uk/world.html Open to all International (non-UK) readers on this mailing list

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USA - NY (live & Zoom)
ØØ Golden Link Folk Singing Society of Greater Rochester, NY has resumed in-person weekly singarounds on Tuesday evenings, 7:30 pm EST, at Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Free, everyone welcome.
Zoom online weekly singarounds on Sundays at 2:00-4:00 pm EST.
For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society [https://www.goldenlink.org] click on "singarounds" on the left column. [new, Jan 2023]

USA - MA (Zoom)
Ø  Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom.
2023 schedule: Sessions on 1st and 3rd Sundays, 2-4pm ET. Special events as the occasion requires.

Sunday, March 5: Ballad Sing
Sunday, March 19: Saint Patrick's Day Sing
Sunday, April 2: Ballad Sing
Sunday, April 16: Chantey and Tavern Sing

Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com

FOLK FESTIVALS international (not based/organised from UK), live & virtual & both

USA

ØØ 2023 March 10 - 12, SPRING HARMONY ONLINE 2023
⌂ Registration now open via https://www.sffmc.org/spring-harmony-online-2023/⊕ Friday afternoon through Sunday. The San Francisco Folk Music Club is happy to announce the third year of our annual online spring gathering to share music and friendship. Starting on the afternoon (Pacific time) of Friday, March 10th, the weekend will unfold with scheduled workshops, open mics—including a morning-in-California international-friendly one—and unscheduled online spaces for spontaneous interactions. Registration for Spring Harmony is free.

ØØ 2023 tba (typically Sept: weekend after Labor Day) TURTLE HILL FOLK FESTIVAL www.facebook.com/groups/421972757869566/
→ NY, RUSH. Rotary Sunshine Campus, 809 Five Points Road, RUSH , NY 14543, USA
⌂ Visit www.goldenlink.org for complete festival information, and to purchase tickets
⊕ The Turtle Hill Folk Festival, is an annual event presented by the Golden Link Folk Singing Society. The festival features evening concerts, late night singarounds, afternoon workshops, informal jam sessions. The audience not only gets to see the performers on stage, but also interact with them during workshops and small presentations during the day on Saturday. Rough camping is available, or you can reserve a bed in the rustic, heated bunkhouses. [new, Jan 2023]

ØØ 2023 Sep 29 - Oct 2 FSGW GETAWAY https://fsgw.org/getaway
→MD, near Annapolis. West River United Methodist Center.
⌂ Registration is not yet open, but we would appreciate knowing if you are interested in coming and what workshops you would like to see available by sending an e-mail to getawaychair<at>fsgw.org.
⊕ After a 3-year hiatus, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington's 58th Getaway is returning, in person.
The Getaway is a weekend-long party of folks who love to sing, play and listen to folk music in a lovely riverside retreat. At the Getaway, we make, learn, and share music with friends, old and new. Participation is encouraged at any level comfortable to you in a supportive and welcoming environment. For more than half a century, workshops, sign-up concerts, and casual sing-arounds have filled the Getaway, along with conversation and laughter. Come and be a part of the fun!
Pricing will be confirmed once we have a better idea of attendance. The price for 2 nights will be in the range of $220-$345 depending on the number of attendees. The third night would be about $55.
Please help us out by spreading the word! We are a community with a shared belief in the power and importance of preserving the living traditions of music and we know that each generation must rely on the next to continue and enhance this heritage. We hope that we can with your help reach out to a broader crowd of multi-generational peers in the folk tradition who may not know of the Getaway. Folks of all ages and orientations are most welcome to join us! [Feb 2023]

We are sorry to have to report the death of LES BARKER.

Please see Jacey's tribute on
https://www.jacey-bedford.com/LesBarker.html

"POETRY & BANANAS to the NOBILITY"
Left: Les's calling card, 1969 (no home phone in those days!) when we were selling his early poetry booklets at our former 'Book End Folk Books' in Dawley, Shropshire. The only person who has asked for Folklife magazine to be delivered to his coat pocket as his hands were full! - at the National Eisteddfod Ffylantin-Tw! book launch - he learnt Welsh and produced Dogn - a book of Welsh-language poems, some even following classic Welsh poetic conventions. A truly talented and lovely man. Please read Jacey's tribute. - Sam

🄵🅆   Folklife Members' UK FOLK NEWS, online updates to print pages copied to this site.

We are "Folklife West", so most entries from West, but Members' News welcome from everywhere!

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🄵🅆  West Country

Kesskrifer: Kernow. Thanks to David Harley for being Acting Cornwall Correspondent for the January issue, following Nigel Morson who has retired from this role. We're delighted to announce that Lamorna Spry will become our new Correspondent.
Lamorna is a Trustee of Cornwall Heritage Trust. In 2013, she was awarded an MA in Cornish Studies.

🄵 ROB BARRATT comic poet . New dates
April 29th, Lambeage Village Hall, Coverack, The Lizard, Cornwall 7.30pm
June 2nd, Hadleigh Folk and Acoustic Nights, The Ansell Centre, Hadleigh, Suffolk. 8pm
June 3rd, The Two Sisters Arts Centre, High Road, Trimley St Mary, Suffolk. IP11 0SP
June 15th, St Mawes Memorial Hall, Cornwall. 7.30pm
September 8th to 10th, Swanage Folk Festival, Swanage, Dorset.
October 27th to 29th, Fleurieu Folk Festival, Willunga, near Adelaide, South Australia
November 3rd to 6th, Maldon Folk Festival, Maldon, Victoria, Australia
   Rob Barratt ®, 01566 880336, rbarratt<at>cooptel.net
For more information, see: www.robbarratt.co.uk

🄵 TEIGNMOUTH FOLK CLUB
Martyn Hillstead writes:
Hi Sam
Teignmouth Folk Club is now based at The Brass, Hollands Road, Teignmouth. First Monday of the month. 8pm. Free admission. Details from Martyn Hillstead 07904037812, martyngh<at>aol.com, or follow on Facebook. [change of day from last Thursdays; Feb 2023]

🄵 CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB, Glos, is now most 2nd, 4th Mondays. See DIRECTORY UPDATES below.
Next 2 dates, both at Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Please note the new starting time  **8pm**
-- Monday March 27 at 8pm, Open Night with lots more time for your floor spots
-- Monday April 24 at 8pm, Ian Harvey and Jan Vaisey return with their gorgeous strings and vocals.
Venue, and times, may vary for some future dates, please check. Some open nights for more floor spots, some guest nights. All welcome. Prices vary according to guest/open night. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com  to keep up to date with current situation ( ¶ venue &  ** times may vary), and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).
Chris Beaumont 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506,  machteltje<at>gmail.com www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk (updated 23/2/2023)

🄵 From Bill Taylor:
Third Thursday Folk Song & Music Session at the Folk of Gloucester 12-3pm. The Folk Of Gloucester https://thefolkofgloucester.co.uk/ Details see Directory below. [new listing, Jan 2023]

🄵  FOREST OF DEAN FOLK CLUB
Our website is now updated til June with dates and events:
Sunday March 5th Lauford Cripps
Sunday March 19th Singers Night
Sunday April 2nd Daria Kulesh
Sunday April 16th Singers Night
Sunday May 7th The Lost Trades
Sunday May 21st Singers Night
Sunday June 4th Johnny Coppin
Sunday June 18th Singers Night
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🄵 HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM
Mark writes: We have moved premises, only 10 doors down from our old unit. Our new address is;
Hobgoblin Music, 40 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LA.
Revised listing see Directory Updates below [Jan 2023]

🄵 TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM
from Pam Bishop:
1.   Sunday -- West Midlands: the Scandi music sessions are now at the Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE
2.  Birmingham MOSELEY POLITICAL SONG SESSION which was online on 2nd Wednesdays is now back as a live event.
Now on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Warehouse Café, 54-57 Allison St, Birmingham B5 5TH at 7:30
3.  Thursday -- Moseley Village Band, new link** https://tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/
4.  Saturday --- Worcs --- Alcester French Dance and Music, new link** https://tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/
New links** The Team has a revised website - still https://tradartsteam.co.uk/ but some links have changed - 3. and 4.  above.

🄵 The HOMEND POETS & MUSICIANS: Tuesday 28th February, Theme: “Love and Hate"
At Pot & Page Cafe. (01531 248743), https://www.facebook.com/PotAndPage, 8 New Street, Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2DX.
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm., Contact Nick Halligan 01684 563281 Email nickh2009<at>btinternet.com, but phone preferred.
Homend Poets webpage (it's on this site!)

🄵 FOLK AT THE FALCON ... is now FOLK IN THE FOYER, Bromyard, Herefs. 2nd Fridays.
Organiser Roger Pugh writes:
   Hi folks, we are moving from the Falcon Hotel, back to the Conquest Theatre, from where we started out.
   Friday March 10th sees our first concert back at our old home! Main guest Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, plus the Wychbury Band as special guests (support) at 8.00p.m, probably be in the main auditorium. Tickets on sale, details https://conquest-theatre.co.uk
   Next, April 14th, The Roving Crows, tickets £12.00. No support, apart from Roger Pugh’s 20 minute slot to get things going. Tickets see website above for details. This one will definitely be in the theatre's main auditorium and will also start at 8.00pm.
   As a one-off after that, on Friday May 12th we'll be back at the Falcon Hotel (the Conquest have a production that weekend), guests Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, with John Bloor and Phil Marshall as special guests.
   We'll then be back for a regular monthly slot at the Conquest Theatre, 2nd Friday of every month (except September, but we'll let you know about that nearer the time)
   We hope you are not too confused about these changes. If you have any queries, please contact Roger at pugh@live.co.uk.
https://folkatthefalcon.com/

🄵 Session at the Pheasant, Worcester
From Frank Jolley <martin001745<at>gmail.com>
Hi all.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I’ve just learnt that the Pheasant closed for business yesterday, so our sessions are cancelled until further notice.
I’ll be looking for a new venue again.
Best wishes
Frank   [3 Feb 2023]

🄵 Two new CD’s from Eric and Eileen Payne:   ‘Reflections’ and ‘Ancestors.’
A collection of original Folk songs woven in tale, rhyme and harmony of many colours and different shades.
Including instrumental support from Andy Casserley, Julia Davies and Malcolm Myatt.
  CD’s are £10 each or £18 for both. All proceeds in aid of ‘Crisis’ the national charity in support of the homeless.
  Further details can be found at www.ericpaynefolksongs.co.uk.
To order contact Eric + Eileen at eric_payne<at>btinternet.com [Feb 2023]

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🄵🅆  South-East
🄵 MOONRAKERS concerts 2023
Dear Friends,
Saturday 25th March St Mary’s Church, CHILDREY, Oxon, OX12 9PQ. A return to this beautiful old church in Sarah’s home village. 7.30pm. Bar provided. £14 in advance or on the door. 0795 1065 141 or email stmaryschildreypcc@gmail.com
Saturday 29 April St Michael’s & All Angels Church, POULTON, Nr. Cirencester, GL7 5HX.  7.30pm £12 on the door. Enquiries: 01285 851309.
Saturday 27th May !!ALBUM LAUNCH!! St Peter’s Church, Upper WOLVERCOTE, Oxford OX2 8AQ.   Moonrakers new album, “Green to Gold” is out, and this is our big launch event! A large spacious church near Oxford. Refreshments and café. Tickets available from www.ticketsoxford.com 01865 305305. £15 (also concessions) and on the door. Enquiries: 01865 769206.
Monday 29th May THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL. All Saints Church, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4NJ. This prestigious annual festival is mainly classical music, but they occasionally branch out - we’re the branch! Note that it’s an afternoon performance. 2:15pm. Tickets £22.50 from The English Music Festival | 2023 May Festival | BOX OFFICE
Follow our Facebook page for instant updates, news, pictures and videos. Go to Moonrakers | Facebook and click “follow”.
There will be more....
Keep well,
Jon, Jacqui, Becki & Sarah

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🄵🅆  Alba•Scotland
Dear Friends
Hoping you are in good voice!
Our next online Shanty Big Sings, when we look forward to you joining us to share / hear versions of the songs. To join as singers/ audience and to get the event link (about 24 hours prior), pls email Linn direct or via https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/.  The next single-shanties/ dates will be:

Big Sing 9: Blow the Man Down Thurs 23 March 2023
Big Sing 10: Rolling Home: date tbc.

As usual all welcome to join to sing any version or to listen. Repeat versions, shanties in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome.  We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group. If you haven’t already emailed to express your wish to sing / join as audience, please do! And if you have two versions to sing, so much the better!
And here is the link for our Shanty Big Sings website constructed by Jim. Take a look!  more will be added! http://shantyman.dk/ShantyBigSings/.
Many thanks and see/ hear you soon!
Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas
Shanty Big Sing website http://shantyman.dk/ShantyBigSings/
Contact https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/

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🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops Diary

For international (not based/organised from UK) see above under ⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS

🄵 2023 May 5 - 8    TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL    www.tredegarhousefestival.org.uk
→   NEWPORT. Tredegar House & Country Park, Newport, Gwent NP10 8YW. South Wales
⌂   TREDEGAR HOUSE FOLK FESTIVAL; for further details, contact: Sue Oates, susieoates135hotmail.com, 01633 246241
⊕   A weekend of international dance, music, and song. Four great days!  4 top acts per concert. Headliners include: Barbara Dickson with Nick Holland, Kathryn Tickell and the Darkening, Merry Hell, The John Kelly Band, Alaw, Bob Fox, Jez Lowe and Julie Matthews.
Plus Llantrisant, Lyceum & Newport Folk Clubs, Real Ales, Farmers’ Market, Ceilidhs, Irish Session… Workshops + Open Mics + brilliant crafts people + and lots, lots more!  Plus! The finest, most colourful Welsh, UK & international folk dance teams you’ll ever see gathered in one place in the British Isles.   ® Sue Oates [Feb 2023]

🄵  2023 Jun 24 - 25   TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL WEEKEND   www.teignmouthfolk.co.uk (date now confirmed)
⌂   Contact: Anne Gill, anne.m.gill<at>icloud.com 01803 290427
⊕   We are only holding a weekend of dance and no concerts or Ceilidh and changing the date as it clashes with Falmouth Shanty Festival.

‡‡  2023 July 5 - 9 July 2023 NEW FOREST FOLK FESTIVAL https://www.newforestfolkfestival.co.uk
→ Plaitford near Romsey, on the edge of the New Forest. Address - Powells Farm, Salisbury Road, Plaitford, Romsey, Hants, SO51 6EE
⌂ A4 advert received, placed on Festivals-Workshops Diary webpage.

🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY - free entries for all, membership not required
🄵🄳   online FOLK DIRECTORY on  www.folklife-directory.uk  detailed listings, entries free to all, online-only so no deadlines
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Venues Cymru De-Ddwyrain / South-East   Glamorgan, Gwent

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‡‡ 2nd Tue Monmouthshire ABERGAVENNY  ABERGAVENNY FOLK CLUB (no website)  Graham Harris 01873 852 108
→ The Hen & Chickens, Flannel Street, Abergavenny NP7 5EG. 7.30pm
⇒ grahamusk@btinternet.com
⊕ Purely acoustic, traditional and contemporary plus poetry, and or written verse.  [new listing Dec 2022]

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Venues West Country

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🄵 1st Mon   Devon   TEIGNMOUTH   TEIGNMOUTH FOLK CLUB   www.facebook.com/groups/233792233306152?locale=en_GB   Martyn Hillstead   01626 778071
→ The Brass, Hollands Road, Teignmouth. 8pm.
⇒  Details from Martyn Hillstead 07904037812, martyngh<at>aol.com, or follow on Facebook (link above).
⊕   Free admission, occasional guests. Singers and musicans are warmly welcomed.  [change of day from last Thursdays; Feb 2023]

------------ Glos: MONDAY

🄵 Most 2nd, 4th Mondays Glos   CHELTENHAM   CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB   www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk
→ ¶ Sandford Park Alehouse, High Street. Venue might vary, check. Please note the new starting time  **8pm**
⇒    Chris Beaumont 01242 571185; or Judith 01242 577506.  machteltje<at>gmail.com
⊕   Some open nights for more floor spots, some guest nights. All welcome. Prices vary according to guest/open night. Cash only. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com
  So: please join mailing list machteltje<at>gmail.com to keep up to date with current situation ( ¶ venue &  ** times may vary), and/or check on GlosFolk facebook (and on this page).    (updated 23/2/2023)

------------- Glos: THURSDAY

🄵 3rd Thu Glos GLOUCESTER    FOLK MUSIC & SONG SESSION   https://thefolkofgloucester.co.uk/  Bill Taylor   07787 713758
→ The Folk of Gloucester, 99-101 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG. 12-3pm,
⇒   info<at>thefolkofgloucester.co.uk; Bill Taylor b111t<at>aol    [2023 Jan, new entry]

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Venues Midlands

------------ SUNDAY: West Midlands county
🄵 2nd Sun, monthly Birmingham MOSELEY    SCANDI MUSIC SESSIONS    www.tradartsteam.co.uk   Trad. Arts Team 0121 247 3856
→   Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE.  2pm - 5pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕   Meet up and play a few Swedish and other Scandinavian tunes. All musicians welcome - more info and links to tunes via the ScandiBrum facebook page [2023 Feb, new venue]

------------ Worcs: MONDAY
🄵 VENUE CLOSED - NEW VENUE BEING SOUGHT 1st Mon Worcs MONDAY SESSION was AT THE PHEASANT , Worcester.   Frank Jolley 07482 625877   martin001745<at>gmail.com [Feb 2023]

------------ WEDNESDAY: West Midlands county
Was 2nd Wed Birmingham POLITICAL SONG SESSION online is now live - See under Thursdays

------------ THURSDAY: West Midlands county

🄵 2nd,4th   Thu   Birmingham   MOSELEY   MOSELEY VILLAGE BAND   https://tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/ Trad. Arts Team   0121 443 5687
→   Post Office Rooms, 149-153 Alcester Road, B13 8JP. 7.30 - 9.15pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU. info<at>moseleyvillageband.org.uk
⊕   Lively traditional tunes in several parts, with occasional workshops. All musicians welcome. [2023 Feb, website changed]

🄵 2nd Thu   Birmingham   DIGBETH   POLITICAL SONG SESSION   www.tradartsteam.co.uk   Trad. Arts Team   07946 718286
→    Warehouse Café, 54-57 Allison St, Birmingham B5 5TH, 7:30pm
⇒ Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕     Come along, raise your voices, let the songs be heard, whether they were written yesterday or hundreds of years ago, let us learn from them and take heart from them. [change of day and now back live, 2023 Feb]

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🄵  Monthly Fri Herefs BROMYARD FOLK AT THE FALCON is now:
🄵  Monthly Fri Herefs BROMYARD FOLK IN THE FOYER  https://folkatthefalcon.com Roger Pugh 01885 483425
→ The Conquest Theatre, Tenbury Road, Bromyard, Herefordshire HR7 4LL
⇒ e-mail: pugh<at>live.co.uk  Landline: 01885 483425 Mob: 07779 694615 www.facebook.com/folkatthefalcon
⊕ Folk at the Falcon is a recently established folk and acoustic music evening which takes place in the atmospheric setting of the Falcon Mews. The Team bring you a selection of excellent local and national artists, monthly on a Friday. [new venue, Feb 2023]

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🄵 1st Sat  Worcs   ALVECHURCH    ALVECHURCH FRENCH DANCE & MUSIC    https://tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/   Trad. Arts Team
→ Alvechurch Village Hall, Worcs B48 7JX, 2.30pm - 5pm
⇒   Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU,
   email alvechurchfrenchdance<at>gmail.com, website https://tradartsteam.co.uk/our-events/events-by-partners-and-friends/
⊕ Monthly traditional dance events. Come and enjoy a variety of traditional French dances, bourrées, polkas, mazurkas, valses, Breton, etc. All abilities of dancer and musician welcome, please bring £2 towards the cost of the hall. Please bring your own refreshments.  [2023 Feb, new webpage]

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Venues International OUR FIRST OVERSEAS LIVE VENUES ! MORE WELCOME.

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Ø Day Varies USA    NY   ROCHESTER   GOLDEN LINK CONCERTS   www.goldenlink.org 585-857-9265
→ Various addresses, usually Greece Baptist Church,1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Check website.
. Times vary, see below ⊕ more details.
⇒ www.facebook.com/GoldenLinkFolk/, Email via www.goldenlink.org
⊕ Oct-May monthly concerts; several Members Showcase concerts per year; unique Potpourri Jam concerts (groups of musician in impromptu bands).  [Jan 2023]

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Ø Weekly Tuesday USA  NY ROCHESTER GOLDEN LINK SING AROUNDS  www.goldenlink.org 585-857-9265
→ Parlor Room, Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. 7:30 to 10pm EST
⇒ www.facebook.com/GoldenLinkFolk/, Email via www.goldenlink.org
⊕ Free, everyone welcome. Bring your voice, and instrument if desired, and non-alcoholic refreshments.
For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society click on "singarounds" on the left column.  [Jan 2023]

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Venues Zoom/Virtual

SUNDAY
Ø Weekly Sunday.  NY. ROCHESTER  GOLDEN LINK ZOOM SING AROUNDS
→ 2:00-4:00 pm EST (so UK usually 7-9pm - Ed)
⇒ ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87586137865   Meeting ID: 875 8613 7865
⊕ For info & links, Home - Golden Link Folk Singing Society  www.goldenlink.org click on "singarounds" on the left column.   [Jan 2023]

FRIDAY
‡‡ Fortnightly Fridays. ‘PETE’S ALTERNATE FRIDAY SINGAROUND.’
→ 7-30pm UK time.
⇒ DIRECT LINK link is 87338821694 password 115009
  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87338821694?pwd=UGJDMW1VcnhuOEtjdTV0RUE5ZGZTUT09
⊕ Small but perfectly formed! Join us if you feel like it, poets and musicians welcome as well as singers. Every fortnight, Pete Grassby.
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Services
S.7    SHOPS & OTHER SALES
Birmingham
🄵 HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM   https://hobgoblin.com/branches/birmingham   Shop    0121 212 9010
⇒      Hobgoblin Music, 40 Priory Queensway, Birmingham   B4 7LA.    sales<at>hobgoblinbirmingham.co.uk
⊕ Hobgoblin Birmingham - Britain’s leading Folk and Traditional musical instrument shop based in the heart of Birmingham. Open 10am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm Sunday.  [moved, new address Jan 2023]

Updates from Folklife, 13 January 2023

Dear ...............
FW & FTJ published 1 Jan 2023 . . . despite usual seasonal printers/postal closedown, + postal strikes, + builders at Folklife Towers! So, FW & FTJ to you on time, and now copied online; but our apologies because we are seriously behind with answering emails and with invoicing. We should be back to normal in a week or two. Sam

Folk News & Directory Listings 🄵 Folklife members. Ø Associate members, andl all international Updates-signups. 🄹 Journal subscriber.
Directory Listings (not Folk News) from above, plus ‡ other UK on our Updates email list

🄵🅃🄹  FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL,  www.folklife-traditions.uk/
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture: researched articles + archive; free to read or download PDF. From Jan. 2023, FTJ now also available separately! Print Sub (£9/yr UK, 3 issues) most welcome.
       See "This issue online" webpage (on the FTJ website) for articles: Two Black Crows by Colin Andrews • Manx Dance Tunes from the Mona Douglas Folk Dance Collection by Stephen Miller • The Stockton Sailor by Keith Gregson • Jockey to the Fair, Tune & Song by Charles Menteith • Johnny Cope by Roy & Lesley Adkins • Pitchcombe Carol Barking by Stephen Rowley.  Books & recordings announced, Folklife Societies news. Seasonal Local Celebrations, list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe.

UPDATES - conferences, publications - Send your Updates on "News: Folklife Traditions Journal" form on www.folklife.uk/send-news.html
🄵  Broadside Day conference 11th February 2023 - reminder from Steve Roud. The annual one-day conference on all aspects of street literature and cheap print, in-person and online. 11th February 2023, Cecil Sharp House, London. 9.45am – 5.00pm Full programme and tickets on sale at: https://www.efdss.org/whats-on/61-conferences/11946-broadside-day-2023 Organised jointly by the Traditional Song Forum and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.
🄵  Traditional Song Forum Song Conference 2023 provisional announcement from Steve Roud.   Hot off the press – the Traditional Song Forum is planning a one-day in person conference in Gloucester, UK on 13th May 2023. There will also be some form of remote access, although this might be in the form of recordings rather than live streaming. We invite expressions of interest from potential contributors for 20-minute papers or presentations on topics relating to Folk Song research in Britain and Ireland and related societies. Contact: steveroud<at>gmail.com

⎈ INTERNATIONAL FOLK NEWS online
"Send in your international folk news" form is on International news page, open to all non-UK on our Updates mailing list.
USA
Ø  Live From The Mermaid’s Tavern - on Zoom. Sessions on first and third Sundays, special events as the occasion requires.  Sunday sessions are:
January 22: Celebration of Robert Burns
February  5: Ballad Sing, 19: Chantey and Tavern Sing
March 5: Ballad Sing,  19: Saint Patrick's Day Sing
April 2: Ballad Sing, 16: Chantey and Tavern Sing
Join the mailing list at http://mailinglist.mermaidstavern.com
Australia
Ø  From Bruce Watson
Dear friends
I am thrilled with my new album, Year of Wonders. It is available to download on Bandcamp.
You can listen/buy here: https://brucewatsonmusic.bandcamp.com
It was launched 13/12/2022 with a gala concert that was live at Ringwood, Melbourne, and on Zoom.
Cheers, Bruce
Brand new album: Year of Wonders, Bruce's website:
www.brucewatsonmusic.com, Facebook: www.facebook.com/brucewatsonmusic

🄵🅆   Folklife Members' UK FOLK NEWS:
online updates to print pages copied to this site "Send in your Folk News" form on www.folklife.uk/send-news.html

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🄵🅆  West Country  (now includes former Cornwall, & Glos, webpages)

🄵 Monthly - 1st & 3rd Sun   Glos   COLEFORD    FOREST FOLK CLUB   www.forestfolkclub.com   From Jan 2023 we have returned to our usual 1st & 3rd Sundays. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights. Details see our website, and Directory update below, and current Folklife West Glos pages.

🄵 2nd, 4th Mon Glos   CHELTENHAM   CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB   www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk   Chris Beaumont   01242 571185. Here is a revised programme for this spring.  All Mondays.
Jan 23 Cobblers Child — venue for this and subsequent nights tba
Feb 13 Blackthorn Buskers. March 27 Open Night. April 24 Ian Harvey and Jan Vaisey. May 15 Steve Andisaw.
More info to follow, Judith - and/or check on GlosFolk facebook Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com

🄵  X  1st  Sat  Glos  STROUD's SUB ROOM CEILIDHS definitely not running, says Cresby.

🄵 An update from WHITE HORSE FOLK CLUB, St Michael’s Hall, Lechlade Road, Highworth SN6 7HQ.
1st & 3rd Wed, 7.30pm; occasional concerts, day varies.
White Horse Folk Club has been running for over 49 years and continues to flourish with several changes of venue. We are now in St. Michael’s Hall in Highworth and continue to attract a wide range of players and singers, guitars, ukuleles, dulcimer etc. We are also fortunate to have an excellent piano which is a big asset.
We have always tried to nurture and encourage members and make them feel welcome. At the present we do not have paid guests or concerts but hope to resume this at some time in the future.
Entry is £2.00 and we do not provide drinks, but feel free to bring your own. Doors open at 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start
  We continue with a Zoom meeting on the 4th Wednesday of each month, this has proved popular with some of our supporters throughout the land. For info for Zoom please email whfczoom<at>gmail.com
Folk Club Information: Derrick Beer 01793 762070; Geoff Davies 01793 706753;   www.whitehorsefolkclub.co.uk

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🄵🅆  Midlands  (now includes former Herefs & Worcs webpage)

🄵  Worcs.-- My apologies to Mike Walton who updated me in good time, I copied info to online Directory but not to print.   To clarify ~
1. Closed: two Tuesday sessions in Worcester,  1st Tues Cardinal's Hat & 2nd Tues Farriers Arms, did not resume after Covid.
2. Mondays: The Worcester Dragon Inn Irish session is now alternating Zoom and live sessions so each is fortnightly.
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🄵🅆  Alba
🄵 A Zoom Big Sing ---
Hi again everyone and here’s wishing you a very happy 2023.
The next and 7th Single-Shanty Big Sing is themed on Johnny come down to Hilo / Hilo family of shanties, and is on Thursday 19 January 8pm UK (5pm ET, noon PT, 9pm France).  As usual all welcome to join to sing any version or to listen. Repeat versions, shanties in another language, parodies, solo, partner and small group singing, instrumental accompaniment and listeners all welcome.  We understand that Shanties are of their time, however we ask that you avoid versions or verses that are significantly racist or misogynistic. If in doubt, check in with the singing group.  If you haven’t already emailed to express your wish to sing / join as audience, please do! And if you have two versions to sing, so much the better! We’ll send out the zoom link to join on about 24 hours prior. To get the “Hilo” event link, pls email Linn direct or via https://linnphippsfolk.co.uk/contact/
And here is the link for our brand new Shanty Sings website constructed by Jim. Take a look! More will be added!
http://shantyman.dk/ShantyBigSings/
So that everyone can think about reprising old and even learning new versions, we thought it would be helpful to list our plans for upcoming single-shanty sings: Hieland Laddie; Blow the Man Down; Rolling Home
Thanks and seasons greetings,
Linn Phipps & Jim Lucas

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🄵🅆 Festivals, Workshops
"Send in your Festival & Workshop Diary Listings"   Members' form
is on Festivals, Workshops page

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. (new entry, Dec 2022)

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 Feb 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, Dec 2022)

🄵🄳 Folklife's online DIRECTORY, www.folklife-directory.uk

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Venues South-West
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‡ 3rd Thu Cornwall NEW POLZEATH WADEBRIDGE FOLK CLUB  (no website)   Neal Jolly 07761570707
→   Pentireglaze NT Cafe, near New Polzeath PL27 6Q . 7pm start
⇒    neal.jolly<at>gmail.com
⊕   Unamplified venue. Come ready to sing and/or listen. Plenty of parking. Hot drinks available, bring own cold drinks. 5 pounds entry. This will allow us to build up funds to secure occasional guest artists.
[new contacts and other new details, Dec 2022]
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🄵 1st & 3rd 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. From Jan 2023 we have returned to our usual 1st & 3rd Sundays. Cash only on the door please, £8 for guest nights, £2 for Singers Nights.
[Jan 2023, now back to usual schedule]
🄵 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]
🄵 1st  Sat  Glos  STROUD  STROUD SUB ROOM CEILIDHS now stopped., says Cresby (Mr Red)

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Venues Midlands
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🄵  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]
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🄵  Fortnightly Mondays.  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). Starts 8pm
⇒  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).
🄵  Tuesday Now closed (did not reopen after Covid) 1st Tues Worcester Cardinal's Hat session, 2nd Tues Worcester Farriers Arms session.

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Venues North
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‡  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/Virtual      * Tony Becker (CA) has pointed out that other Virtual platforms are available, so we've renamed Zoom webpage "Zoom/Virtual".

🄵  Fortnightly Mondays.  Worcs WORCESTER DRAGON INN: VIRTUAL IRISH SESSION.   worcesterfolk.org.uk
→ Starts 8.30pm. As to which Mondays, check Mike's calendar on www.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.  (updated Jan 2023)

Ø  1st Mondays. Lancs.  NEWBURGH.  ZOOM AT THE TOP on 1st Mondays stopped, as now live instead, (see ROOM AT THE TOP. every Monday, listings under Venues North)     Note: Ø  Weekly Thursdays. ZOOM AT THE TOP continues as before, see Venues Zoom/Virtual webpage.   (updated Jan 2023)

Ø Weekly Wednesdays. USA ---  CA. THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SESSION
→ Start 12pm Pacific time, 3pm Eastern time, 8pm Ireland+UK
⇒ ZOOM LINK is https://link.americeltic.net/session
To request the link during the session, you can send us an email [or US only, text] message
⊕ Every Wednesday, Tony Becker and Mark Wallis (occasionally) co-host an Trans-Atlantic Irish Traditional Virtual Zoom Session. Like most in-person Irish sessions, this session’s music emphasis is on traditional Irish, Contra-dance, Old-Time and similar instrumental dance tunes, with an occasional song.  (Nov 2022, new listing)

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Performers Midlands
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Solo
🄵  Herefs   TOM HUGHES    www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
⇒  Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com
  See also: www.facebook.com/tomhughesfolk, https://twitter.com/tomhughesmusic
Musician, Educator & Tunesmith, Tom Hughes is available to offer a variety of different performances, whether a public or private event/meeting,  including performance of folk/traditional music and original compositions on piano, accordion and whistles.  Also available as part of a duo with fiddle/vocals. Please enquire to discuss further. (updated 12/2022)
Pf.1d   Choirs & Quires: Folk & Community Choirs & Bands
🄵  Herefs   HEREFORD COMMUNITY CHOIR www.herefordcommunitychoir.uk Tom Hughes
⇒  Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com, or message us via FB
See also:  https://www.facebook.com/herefordcommunitychoir
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-8:30pm, Thursdays, during term time.
⊕ We provide an opportunity for people to gather and sing in an informal and friendly environment. “Very uplifting sessions”. New members welcome!
(updated 12/2022)
🄵  Herefs HEREFORD FOLK ENSEMBLE  www.herefordfolkensemble.uk Tom Hughes
⇒  Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com, or message us via FB
See also:  https://www.facebook.com/herefordfolkensemble
→ Hampton Bishop Village Hall, Hereford HR1 4JY. 7:30pm-9pm 2nd and 4th Friday of each month.
⊕ Hereford Folk Ensemble is a community music group creating a positive environment and an opportunity for people to gather and perform instrumental folk & traditional music. A great way to end the week and start the weekend! New members welcome! (updated 12/2022)

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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)

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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]
M.4  Publishers (Music & Print)
🄵  Herefs   TOM HUGHES MUSIC   www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
⇒  Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com
⊕ Music transcription and engraving service, including music book production and publishing of folk/traditional music. Special rates offered to folk musicians looking to release a music book. Now available: ALAWON:MELODIES Tune Book from the fantastic Welsh folk trio ALAW. (updated 12/2022)

all the best,
Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, for the Folklife volunteers. 01684 561378, UK daytime.
You can also contact us on FaceTime (sam@folklife.uk), UK daytime.

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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?
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Folklife magazine

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We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme, but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.

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(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   Performers Cymru   Performers South-West     Performers Midlands
  Performers South-East & East   Performers North   Performers Alba   Performers International
AND ALSO:      Media Services   Workshop-Providers   (forms on website pagesl)
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