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Website & email: www.folklife.uk, sam@folklife.uk Old ones [folklife.org.uk, sam@folklife.co.uk] will redirect (for now), but please change to new ones.
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Folklife West magazine, Nº 64, 1 May 2020 -- Online only
*** Subscriptions (& prepaid repeat ads) will be extended See Folklife Newsletter (on this page below) for details ***
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FOLKLIFE'S free emailed NEWSLETTERS are below, latest first
Our free emailed Folklife Newsletter : Directory Updates & Deadline Reminders.
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As a service, we copy our print magazine free online (so not a social media website or email forwarding service! so please: do not send gig lists to circulate)
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I receive a large number of emails from Members' mailing lists. If you want me to pass on info in next Newsletter, please tell me specifically, thanks.
Updates since last Newsletter
summaries of Directory changes (other than Festivals# and Workshops# ) & new Members
# For Festivals Updates: Festivals webpage on Folklife Directory website
# For Workshops Updates: Workshops webpage on Folklife Directory website
# For Festivals Updates: Festivals webpage on Folklife Directory website
# For Workshops Updates: Workshops webpage on Folklife Directory website
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Ø Halsway Manor announce closure extended to 3 July. Somerset news - Halsway gigs; and Residential Workshops.
Ø Folk Monthly (Midlands print magazine) has ceased publishing Ø Sad news: Chris Ridley. The death has been announced of Chris, who was the long-time editor of the former Folknews Kernow newsletter, and one of Bodmin Folk Club's founders, and a well-known and much-loved figure in the folk movement. Info from Cresby, from Mudcat. Ø Issue 134 of The Living Tradition is out now. The June/July 2020 Issue features articles on Georgia Lewis, Chris Leslie, Natalie MacMaster, Ken Wilson, A Puckle Muckle Sangs, Autohoodening, The Humours of Cocoon, Zoe Wren, If At First, Hector Christie’s take on life in lockdown, Mike Silver’s Tales From The Road, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Updates, news, reviews and much more… www.livingtradition.co.uk |
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Folklife 11 May 2020 Newsletter: May Folklife, Online Folk, TuitionMay Folklife is online.
Reports: before the lock-down; and looking forward to post-Virus events ! Your news & listings, and these articles: ‘The Saucy Sailor’, by Roy & Lesley Adkins; ‘The Worcestershire Three-handed Reel’, researched by Gwilym Davies; ‘Gwenynen Gwent’ / ‘The Busy Bee of Gwent’, Welsh traditional tune, from Helen Adam. Our online version (as copied to our websites) is based on the print version. This time prepared as usual (but not printed), copied online. Our members' subscriptions keep us going -- therefore, only news & listings from our supportive Members are publicised. |
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Virtual folk, to keep us going It's not the real thing, but friendly faces in these hard times
If you wish to publicise your online virtual folk
(email list, Zoom, FaceBook, etc), please send details and we'll put them on https://www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html (I've put a few that I know of; more welcome).
Please support our performers,
who have lost their income, by checking their websites (on www.folklife-directory.uk) for recordings to buy.
NEW: for Member performers who offer online tuition:
please email details and I will put at top of Workshops page: www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378
If you wish to publicise your online virtual folk
(email list, Zoom, FaceBook, etc), please send details and we'll put them on https://www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html (I've put a few that I know of; more welcome).
Please support our performers,
who have lost their income, by checking their websites (on www.folklife-directory.uk) for recordings to buy.
NEW: for Member performers who offer online tuition:
please email details and I will put at top of Workshops page: www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378
Folklife magazine has been growing about 4 pages a year, 64 A4 pages last time.
We've produced this free online issue . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
We can publicise you, our members.
We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme,
but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.
So some modest requests:
(1) although this issue is not printed, we will still ask you to renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues - not counting this free online-only issue, so will be for 1 year + 4 months
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£16 a year).
(3) please tell your friends !
(4) please check your website / facebook / mailing lists has links to our sites:
www.folklife.uk Folklife magazine, news & listings pages, downloads
OR instead of www.folklife.uk, you may wish to put one of these area webpages :
--- Wales - www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru --- Kernow/Cornwall, & Devon - www.folklife.uk/kernow-devon.html
--- Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire - www.folklife.uk/som-dor-wilts.html --- Bristol, South Glos, Gloucestershire - www.folklife.uk/bristol-glos.html
--- Herefordshire & Worcestershire - www.folklife.uk/herefs-worcs.html
--- Central Midlands - www.folklife.uk/midlands.html [Shrops; Brum, Walsall, Tamworth; Warks, Coventry; Oxon] --- Other areas - www.folklife.uk/other.html
www.folklife-directory.uk includes detailed festivals & workshops diaries
www.folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, publications news
(5) Since about 1/2 our usual readers are not members - they obtain Folklife in folk clubs etc. -
we can't distribute as normal to clubs & other venues - so to let them know,
clubs, mailing lists, via email or social media eg FaceBook, I'd be very grateful if you could announce that Folklife May is available free online
You could simply copy, or adapt, the top red box (or use your area webpage from the 2nd box).
This will mean that your news is circulated, and who knows? we may gain a few members. Thank you!
We've produced this free online issue . . . but have lost substantial festival advertising revenue.
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, recent repairs & upgrades for computers & software), we are losing even more money than usual !
We can publicise you, our members.
We can keep going because of your support via our membership scheme,
but would appreciate your help at this difficult time for the magazine.
So some modest requests:
(1) although this issue is not printed, we will still ask you to renew membership when it's due, for the next 3 printed issues - not counting this free online-only issue, so will be for 1 year + 4 months
(2) non-members who appreciate what we do are asked to consider joining (£16 a year).
(3) please tell your friends !
(4) please check your website / facebook / mailing lists has links to our sites:
www.folklife.uk Folklife magazine, news & listings pages, downloads
OR instead of www.folklife.uk, you may wish to put one of these area webpages :
--- Wales - www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru --- Kernow/Cornwall, & Devon - www.folklife.uk/kernow-devon.html
--- Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire - www.folklife.uk/som-dor-wilts.html --- Bristol, South Glos, Gloucestershire - www.folklife.uk/bristol-glos.html
--- Herefordshire & Worcestershire - www.folklife.uk/herefs-worcs.html
--- Central Midlands - www.folklife.uk/midlands.html [Shrops; Brum, Walsall, Tamworth; Warks, Coventry; Oxon] --- Other areas - www.folklife.uk/other.html
www.folklife-directory.uk includes detailed festivals & workshops diaries
www.folklife-traditions.uk researched articles, publications news
(5) Since about 1/2 our usual readers are not members - they obtain Folklife in folk clubs etc. -
we can't distribute as normal to clubs & other venues - so to let them know,
clubs, mailing lists, via email or social media eg FaceBook, I'd be very grateful if you could announce that Folklife May is available free online
You could simply copy, or adapt, the top red box (or use your area webpage from the 2nd box).
This will mean that your news is circulated, and who knows? we may gain a few members. Thank you!
Folklife 2 May 2020 Newsletter: Updates; Virtual FolkA May Day like no other, so this from Bill Taylor (Glos) may bring a smile ... the Morris men virtually dancing on May Hill ....
https://en-gb.facebook.com/LassingtonOakMM/videos/263094788072549/ Updates to Online Directory www.folklife-directory.uk Summary below ~ for detailed Listings, see links to our webpages listed below ! Festival Diary & Workshop Diary webpages FESTIVALS’ DIARY, on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html and WORKSHOPS, on www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html Ø I have heard from some, for others, I've checked websites; so all updated as of 1 May. Ø All Member-Festivals & Workshops please check 2020 & 2021 listings, & let us know of any changes, 2021 dates, rebooked artists, etc. |
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We need something to look forward to ! so --- we are listing our members 2021 festivals, as well !
Sadly, many cancelled festivals & workshops -- many have booked 2021 dates, some have rebooked their 2020 guests,
We welcome updates - during these exceptional times, We'll revise webpages promptly ! Just let us know.
So if postponed, do give us 2021 details ! Something to look forward to !
AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services)
Cymru / Wales, on website www.folklife.cymru apart from the closures !, no changes ... for virtual clubs - see below
England, on regional webpages on www.folklife-directory.uk
Glos: I am sorry to have to report the passing of Bill Pullen, on Saturday 18th April, at his home in Alderton. Bill was our long-standing Correspondent for Glos and nearby, with his "Bill's Blues Bulletin", and before that for many years a contributor to the late Pat Scrase's Folkwrite magazine. Bill was a man of many musical talents, with his traditional folk songs, including those which he collected locally, as well as his own local compositions, and his amazing blues harmonica playing and singing. His dedication to supporting live music - not just in Glos, but everywhere from Ledbury and Much Marcle in Herefordshire to Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire - was total. From being booked for blues and folk festivals, to supporting local sessions, Bill was there. Do have a listen to two songs collected from Bill by Gwilym Davies on the wonderful Glostrad site: Seven Nights Drunk, http://glostrad.com/seven-nights-drunk/, and The Crabfish, http://glostrad.com/crabfish-the-pullen/
Worcs: long-time Folklife Member venue ARTRIX, Bromsgrove Arts Centre ceased trading on 7 April 2020 after being forced to close its doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our sympathy in particular to the hard-working team who have lost their jobs.
Otherwise, apart from the obvious closures!, no changes ... for virtual clubs - see below
In FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY on www.folklife-traditions.uk no changes this time
On FOLKLIFE (this website), for FOLK NEWS ~ our magazine's print pages, copied online
New ~ "Virtual Folk" on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
Sadly, many cancelled festivals & workshops -- many have booked 2021 dates, some have rebooked their 2020 guests,
We welcome updates - during these exceptional times, We'll revise webpages promptly ! Just let us know.
So if postponed, do give us 2021 details ! Something to look forward to !
AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services)
Cymru / Wales, on website www.folklife.cymru apart from the closures !, no changes ... for virtual clubs - see below
England, on regional webpages on www.folklife-directory.uk
Glos: I am sorry to have to report the passing of Bill Pullen, on Saturday 18th April, at his home in Alderton. Bill was our long-standing Correspondent for Glos and nearby, with his "Bill's Blues Bulletin", and before that for many years a contributor to the late Pat Scrase's Folkwrite magazine. Bill was a man of many musical talents, with his traditional folk songs, including those which he collected locally, as well as his own local compositions, and his amazing blues harmonica playing and singing. His dedication to supporting live music - not just in Glos, but everywhere from Ledbury and Much Marcle in Herefordshire to Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire - was total. From being booked for blues and folk festivals, to supporting local sessions, Bill was there. Do have a listen to two songs collected from Bill by Gwilym Davies on the wonderful Glostrad site: Seven Nights Drunk, http://glostrad.com/seven-nights-drunk/, and The Crabfish, http://glostrad.com/crabfish-the-pullen/
Worcs: long-time Folklife Member venue ARTRIX, Bromsgrove Arts Centre ceased trading on 7 April 2020 after being forced to close its doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our sympathy in particular to the hard-working team who have lost their jobs.
Otherwise, apart from the obvious closures!, no changes ... for virtual clubs - see below
In FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY on www.folklife-traditions.uk no changes this time
On FOLKLIFE (this website), for FOLK NEWS ~ our magazine's print pages, copied online
New ~ "Virtual Folk" on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html
- Virtual folk, to keep us going It's not the real thing ~ but friendly faces in these hard times
- We have created this new webpage, to include anything virtual that Members wish to publicise - Zoom, Facebook, YouTube, etc - or, for the less technical, email lists to sign up for.
- We appreciate that some need to limit audience size and may not wish to publicise them further.
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
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Since Newsletter 8 April 2020
Ø Carol Davies (Winchcombe) has emailed that Radio 2's Folk Show With Mark Radcliffe (Wednesday) is now in a later slot (11pm-midnight). Ø Issue 133 of The Living Tradition (Apr/May 2020) features articles on: Christine Kydd, Les Barker, Liz Carroll, The Great Fife Roadshow, Peter Bellamy, Sally Hardaker, Aaron Clark, Session Etiquette, Dave Burland’s Tales From The Road, Hylda Sims, Getting A Life, Transatlantic Connections, Apr-Nov Festival Listings, news, reviews and much more.... www.livingtradition.co.uk |
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Hello folks.
Hope you are well. Government is now saying that we can't predict when restrictions will be listed. Therefore, if you want to send news items or revise ones already sent, that's fine - I am full-time at home! - I have time to do revisions! [usual word limits, please]. Or you can leave your news items as sent. We'll state that: "We are leaving news as sent, to remind us of happier times in the past, to look forward to in the future!, meanwhile please check all dates nearer the time". Understandably, some of our regulars have not contacted us; I'll just keep your news as a 'standard' general description (= without dates) of your last news, to give readers an idea for when we do all restart; or you can still email, see above. And as previously stated, regular advertisers can have free online adverts - again, general ones about your club without dates would be fine. I'll contact you later about refunds / extending one issue. |
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Subscriptions: we’ll adjust accordingly, when we know when we can next print a magazine.
Membership-renewals and new members: covering 3 printed issues (no charge for this online issue).
After 1 May, we will catch up on renewals as we need the money (losing advert income for this issue!).
All payments online only for now - no cheques please as I can't go out.
Online DIRECTORY www.folklife-directory.uk, UPDATES
FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, then AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services) Summary below ~ for detailed Listings, see area webpages
FESTIVALS’ DIARY, on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html and WORKSHOPS, on www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
New Member-Festival (details see above webpage)
Ø 2020 July 03 - 04 Cleckheaton Folk Festival www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org
Festivals before next issue May 1st
Ø Update: going online, see website: 2020 Apr 17 - 19 Folk Weekend Oxford, www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk
ALL Festivals from 1 May and ALL Workshops from 1 May
Ø I have heard from some, hoping to hold (pending Govt advice), or cancelled. For others, I've checked websites; so all updated.
Ø As this will change, I will carry on updating as we go to press for 1 May.
Ø 2021 dates welcome, including if cancelled 2020 & rebooked artists for 2021 as I know some festivals have already done.
Cymru / Wales, England, West Country, ALL areas; West Midlands ALL areas:
no changes except the obvious!
...other than virtual clubs - on new Virtual-Folk webpage
Other Areas UK (+ national Agencies), on www.folklife-directory.uk/other.html
Ø NEW MEMBER --- obviously closed for the time being, but when running again, details will follow.
1st & 3rd Tuesday W.Yorks MORLEY MORLEY FOLK CLUB www.morleyfolk.org Alan Street
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, on www.folklife-traditions.uk
no changes this time
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This is all particularly disagreeable for all of us, who like to go out and enjoy folk and socialise ! And we are thinking of those affected financially, our members who are professionals or semi-professionals, and those who provide venues - from micropubs to concert venues, festivals, ...
Meanwhile ... we've now discovered how to shop for food online - stay up till midnight for a slot, and get some of what you order! Fortunately we have 2 local shops who deliver - fruit & veg shop, and a French patisserie!! It's a strange new world, we hope you are all coping.
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
Membership-renewals and new members: covering 3 printed issues (no charge for this online issue).
After 1 May, we will catch up on renewals as we need the money (losing advert income for this issue!).
All payments online only for now - no cheques please as I can't go out.
Online DIRECTORY www.folklife-directory.uk, UPDATES
FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, then AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services) Summary below ~ for detailed Listings, see area webpages
FESTIVALS’ DIARY, on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html and WORKSHOPS, on www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
New Member-Festival (details see above webpage)
Ø 2020 July 03 - 04 Cleckheaton Folk Festival www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org
Festivals before next issue May 1st
Ø Update: going online, see website: 2020 Apr 17 - 19 Folk Weekend Oxford, www.folkweekendoxford.co.uk
ALL Festivals from 1 May and ALL Workshops from 1 May
Ø I have heard from some, hoping to hold (pending Govt advice), or cancelled. For others, I've checked websites; so all updated.
Ø As this will change, I will carry on updating as we go to press for 1 May.
Ø 2021 dates welcome, including if cancelled 2020 & rebooked artists for 2021 as I know some festivals have already done.
Cymru / Wales, England, West Country, ALL areas; West Midlands ALL areas:
no changes except the obvious!
...other than virtual clubs - on new Virtual-Folk webpage
Other Areas UK (+ national Agencies), on www.folklife-directory.uk/other.html
Ø NEW MEMBER --- obviously closed for the time being, but when running again, details will follow.
1st & 3rd Tuesday W.Yorks MORLEY MORLEY FOLK CLUB www.morleyfolk.org Alan Street
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, on www.folklife-traditions.uk
no changes this time
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This is all particularly disagreeable for all of us, who like to go out and enjoy folk and socialise ! And we are thinking of those affected financially, our members who are professionals or semi-professionals, and those who provide venues - from micropubs to concert venues, festivals, ...
Meanwhile ... we've now discovered how to shop for food online - stay up till midnight for a slot, and get some of what you order! Fortunately we have 2 local shops who deliver - fruit & veg shop, and a French patisserie!! It's a strange new world, we hope you are all coping.
Stay safe! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
Folklife 18 March 2020 Newsletter
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Folklife’s main website [this site], for
folk news magazine print pages, copied online
We’ll adjust your subscriptions accordingly, but not immediately till we see when we can print a magazine.
Members’ Adverts: free online ! Adverts already paid: to be refunded !
Our ‘other’ email, Sam@bywyd-gwerin.cymru, is now combined with our usual Sam@folklife.uk. That means that in future, whichever you use, it comes to the same account, however Sam@bywyd-gwerin.cymru wlll be automatically directed to a ‘Wales’ folder within that account.
We have received numerous updates to news items already received / emails about club closures, to which we’ll reply next week, as before then we’ll be busy with various errands, before we face staying at home for months! Particularly disagreeable for all of us, who like to go out and enjoy folk and socialise ! And next we will be busy discovering how to shop for food online !!
Stay well ! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
folk news magazine print pages, copied online
We’ll adjust your subscriptions accordingly, but not immediately till we see when we can print a magazine.
Members’ Adverts: free online ! Adverts already paid: to be refunded !
Our ‘other’ email, Sam@bywyd-gwerin.cymru, is now combined with our usual Sam@folklife.uk. That means that in future, whichever you use, it comes to the same account, however Sam@bywyd-gwerin.cymru wlll be automatically directed to a ‘Wales’ folder within that account.
We have received numerous updates to news items already received / emails about club closures, to which we’ll reply next week, as before then we’ll be busy with various errands, before we face staying at home for months! Particularly disagreeable for all of us, who like to go out and enjoy folk and socialise ! And next we will be busy discovering how to shop for food online !!
Stay well ! Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
TECHNICAL PROBLEM, Newsletters 8/3/2020 and earlier LIVE LINKS
BELOW on this page: only site links & emails for Folklife are live links below;
Members links are live in the original emailed Newsletters, and on this website -- except when copied here below, Members links are not live links
BELOW on this page: only site links & emails for Folklife are live links below;
Members links are live in the original emailed Newsletters, and on this website -- except when copied here below, Members links are not live links
Folklife 8 March 2020 Newsletter
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Online DIRECTORY www.folklife-directory.uk, UPDATES
Summary below - for detailed Listings, see area webpages weblinks listed below !
FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, then AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services)
Festival Diary & Workshop Diary webpages
FESTIVALS’ DIARY, on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html
Member-festivals: we welcome your listings & updates for the next 12 months
NEW MEMBER-FESTIVAL
2020 Aug 13 - 16 SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL www.saltburnfolkfestival.com
EXISTING MEMBER-FESTIVAL, NEW CONTACT EMAIL
2020 Aug 14 - 16 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk — IMPORTANT NOTE: email is now whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com (and not whitehorsefest<at>btinternet.com as printed in January Folklife West
EXISTING MEMBER-FESTIVAL, DATE CHANGE
2020 Oct 16 - 18 PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL (not 23 - 25 as announced earlier) www.pentreffest.org.uk
We also welcome, for our Area News pages, Festival reports (up to 200 words).
WORKSHOPS, on www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
DATE CHANGE
2020 Oct 16 - 18 PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL (not 23 - 25 as announced earlier) www.pentreffest.org.uk
Cymru / Wales, on website www.folklife.cymru
And now the good news! A dedicated WALES website!
We are very pleased to announce that our www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru website now can also be reached via www.folklife.cymru, and we have re-made this website as a copy of all Folklife info about Wales: Wales news pages, Wales Directory, Wales Folklife Traditions.
Ø DE-DDWYRAIN / SOUTH-EAST no changes this time
Ø DE-ORLLEWIN / SOUTH-WEST no changes this time
Ø Y CANOLBARTH / THE MIDLANDS - MID-WALES
WAS LISTED AS TBC, NOW CONFIRMED - VENUE:
3rd Mon Powys ABEREDW STEADY SESSION, SEVEN STARS www.tradartsupport.org.uk Louise Williams 01982 551116
Ø Y GOGLEDD / NORTH WALES
WAS LISTED AS TBC, NOW CONFIRMED - VENUES, all are: https://musicbars.co.uk Contact 01766 514 811
1st Sun Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime)
3rd Sun Gwynedd MORFA BYCHAN TYDDEN LLWYN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime in summer)
1st Tue Gwynedd CRICCIETH THE PRINCE: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
2nd Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
3rd Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE QUEENS: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
4th Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
5th Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG Venue see website THE TRAVELLING SESSION
England, on regional webpages as below
Cornwall & Devon, on www.folklife-directory.uk/kernow-devon.html
EXISTING MEMBER, NEW SESSION
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon MORCHARD BISHOP LONDON INN SONG/MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire (inc. BANES & N.Somerset, & Swindon),
on www.folklife-directory.uk/som-dor-wilts.html
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo EXISTING MEMBER, NEW LISTING
Wilts BOB & GILL BERRY www.bobandgillberry.co.uk Bob Berry 07714 550990
Bristol, S. Glos, Glos, on www.folklife-directory.uk/bristol-glos.html
EXISTING MEMBER, EARLIER START TIME, ADDITIONAL CONTACT
2nd, 4th Sun Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
Tunes now from 7.45pm; club now starting at 8pm.
2nd contact: Judith 01242 577506. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com
EXISTING MEMBER, NEW WEBSITE
1st Tue Glos WINCHCOMBE WINCHCOMBE FOLK SONG NIGHT
www.facebook.com/Winchcombefolkclu/ Chris Carruthers 01242 602236
Herefs & Worcs, on www.folklife-directory.uk/herefs-worcs.html
NEW MEMBER
Weekly Thu Herefs MUCH DEWCHURCH BLACK SWAN SESSION [no pub or session website] Bob Chance 01981 540725
EXISTING MEMBER
1st Thu daytime Worcs REDDITCH [was listed as "MOUNTAIN DULCIMER MEET"], now listed as "MOUNTAIN DULCIMER Practice Sessions" https://dulcimer.org.uk Sally Whytehead 01527 64229
The 2nd-Tues Malvern Singaround has closed for now, but may re-open on a different date - (check the Directory, inbetween these Updates)
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups BAND NAME CHANGE
Worcs THE MALVERN SUPALELE STRING BAND www.jillpeertreatments.com Jill Peer 07754 950939, this was The Malvern Ukulele String Band. All other details the same.
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups NEW MEMBER
Worcs ONEACHORD www.oneachord.co.uk Peter Warner 07811 953480
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos NEW MEMBER
Worcs DIMINISHEDACHORD www.oneachord.co.uk Peter Warner 07811 953480
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo NEW MEMBER
Herefs DENNIS HOMES www.dennishomes.net Dennis Homes 07712 565 590
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo NEW MEMBER
Herefs TOM HUGHES www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
Pf.1d CHOIRS & QUIRES NEW MEMBER
Herefs MORDIFORD COMMUNITY CHOIR www.mordifordchoir.co.uk/ Tom Hughes
Pf.2c Ceremonial & Dance Display (including Clog, Morris, Sword) EXISTING MEMBER, NEW LISTING
Herefs LEDBURY MORRIS https://p.facebook.com/Ledbury-Morris-1846257259000470/ Ceri James 07870 382678
List 3: Folk Media --- M.4 Publishers (Music & Print) NEW MEMBER
Herefs TOM HUGHES MUSIC www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
Central Midlands, on www.folklife-directory.uk/central-midlands.html
Shropshire; West Midlands county + Staffs; Warks, Coventry, Oxfordshire
EXISTING MEMBER 2nd, 4th Thu Warks STUDLEY [was listed as "HAMMERED DULCIMER MEET"], now listed as "Make & Play HAMMERED DULCIMER Practice Nights" https://dulcimer.org.uk Sally Whytehead 01527 64229
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups EXISTING MEMBER, NEW WEBSITE
Warks NUNC/DRUNKMONKEY https://blackparrotseaside.weebly.com/nunc--druncmonkey.html Geoff Veasey
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands NEW MEMBER
Oxon RANDOM CEILIDH BAND www.random-band.co.uk Contact 07733 084 184
M.1 ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS, existing member, additional listings
Warks & nearby COTSWOLD FOLK listings www.cotswoldfolk.co.uk Paul Bryan 07711 121210
Warks & nearby SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSIONS listings https://sessionfolk.blogspot.com Paul Bryan 07711 121210
Other Areas UK (+ national Agencies), on www.folklife-directory.uk/other.html
All below: existing member, additional listings:
Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com. Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Agency UK IDIOT AND FRIEND (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly)
Agency UK QUICKSILVER (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham)
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Agency UK LES BARKER
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, on www.folklife-traditions.uk
Folklife West Correction: Folklife Traditions pages, Jan 2020. Article/tune Y Ferch o Blwy Penderyn. I left out the credit: Translation by Caroline Yeates. My apologies.
That’s all, folks!
Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
Summary below - for detailed Listings, see area webpages weblinks listed below !
FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS, then AREA WEBPAGES (Venues, Performers, Media, Services)
Festival Diary & Workshop Diary webpages
FESTIVALS’ DIARY, on www.folklife-directory.uk/festivals.html
Member-festivals: we welcome your listings & updates for the next 12 months
NEW MEMBER-FESTIVAL
2020 Aug 13 - 16 SALTBURN FOLK FESTIVAL www.saltburnfolkfestival.com
EXISTING MEMBER-FESTIVAL, NEW CONTACT EMAIL
2020 Aug 14 - 16 WHITE HORSE FOLK FESTIVAL www.WhiteHorseFolkFestival.co.uk — IMPORTANT NOTE: email is now whitehorsefolkfestival<at>gmail.com (and not whitehorsefest<at>btinternet.com as printed in January Folklife West
EXISTING MEMBER-FESTIVAL, DATE CHANGE
2020 Oct 16 - 18 PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL (not 23 - 25 as announced earlier) www.pentreffest.org.uk
We also welcome, for our Area News pages, Festival reports (up to 200 words).
WORKSHOPS, on www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
DATE CHANGE
2020 Oct 16 - 18 PENTREFFEST AUTUMN FESTIVAL (not 23 - 25 as announced earlier) www.pentreffest.org.uk
Cymru / Wales, on website www.folklife.cymru
And now the good news! A dedicated WALES website!
We are very pleased to announce that our www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru website now can also be reached via www.folklife.cymru, and we have re-made this website as a copy of all Folklife info about Wales: Wales news pages, Wales Directory, Wales Folklife Traditions.
Ø DE-DDWYRAIN / SOUTH-EAST no changes this time
Ø DE-ORLLEWIN / SOUTH-WEST no changes this time
Ø Y CANOLBARTH / THE MIDLANDS - MID-WALES
WAS LISTED AS TBC, NOW CONFIRMED - VENUE:
3rd Mon Powys ABEREDW STEADY SESSION, SEVEN STARS www.tradartsupport.org.uk Louise Williams 01982 551116
Ø Y GOGLEDD / NORTH WALES
WAS LISTED AS TBC, NOW CONFIRMED - VENUES, all are: https://musicbars.co.uk Contact 01766 514 811
1st Sun Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime)
3rd Sun Gwynedd MORFA BYCHAN TYDDEN LLWYN LAZY DAYS SESSION (daytime in summer)
1st Tue Gwynedd CRICCIETH THE PRINCE: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
2nd Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
3rd Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE QUEENS: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
4th Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG THE SHIP INN: THE TRAVELLING SESSION
5th Tue Gwynedd PORTHMADOG Venue see website THE TRAVELLING SESSION
England, on regional webpages as below
Cornwall & Devon, on www.folklife-directory.uk/kernow-devon.html
EXISTING MEMBER, NEW SESSION
1st Thu, 12 noon Devon MORCHARD BISHOP LONDON INN SONG/MUSIC SESSION Facebook: Pennymoor Singaround Jon 01363 83740
Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire (inc. BANES & N.Somerset, & Swindon),
on www.folklife-directory.uk/som-dor-wilts.html
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo EXISTING MEMBER, NEW LISTING
Wilts BOB & GILL BERRY www.bobandgillberry.co.uk Bob Berry 07714 550990
Bristol, S. Glos, Glos, on www.folklife-directory.uk/bristol-glos.html
EXISTING MEMBER, EARLIER START TIME, ADDITIONAL CONTACT
2nd, 4th Sun Glos CHELTENHAM CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB www.cheltenhamfc.org.uk Chris Beaumont 01242 571185
Tunes now from 7.45pm; club now starting at 8pm.
2nd contact: Judith 01242 577506. Do join our mailing list — just email machteltje<at>gmail.com
EXISTING MEMBER, NEW WEBSITE
1st Tue Glos WINCHCOMBE WINCHCOMBE FOLK SONG NIGHT
www.facebook.com/Winchcombefolkclu/ Chris Carruthers 01242 602236
Herefs & Worcs, on www.folklife-directory.uk/herefs-worcs.html
NEW MEMBER
Weekly Thu Herefs MUCH DEWCHURCH BLACK SWAN SESSION [no pub or session website] Bob Chance 01981 540725
EXISTING MEMBER
1st Thu daytime Worcs REDDITCH [was listed as "MOUNTAIN DULCIMER MEET"], now listed as "MOUNTAIN DULCIMER Practice Sessions" https://dulcimer.org.uk Sally Whytehead 01527 64229
The 2nd-Tues Malvern Singaround has closed for now, but may re-open on a different date - (check the Directory, inbetween these Updates)
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups BAND NAME CHANGE
Worcs THE MALVERN SUPALELE STRING BAND www.jillpeertreatments.com Jill Peer 07754 950939, this was The Malvern Ukulele String Band. All other details the same.
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups NEW MEMBER
Worcs ONEACHORD www.oneachord.co.uk Peter Warner 07811 953480
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duos NEW MEMBER
Worcs DIMINISHEDACHORD www.oneachord.co.uk Peter Warner 07811 953480
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo NEW MEMBER
Herefs DENNIS HOMES www.dennishomes.net Dennis Homes 07712 565 590
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo NEW MEMBER
Herefs TOM HUGHES www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
Pf.1d CHOIRS & QUIRES NEW MEMBER
Herefs MORDIFORD COMMUNITY CHOIR www.mordifordchoir.co.uk/ Tom Hughes
Pf.2c Ceremonial & Dance Display (including Clog, Morris, Sword) EXISTING MEMBER, NEW LISTING
Herefs LEDBURY MORRIS https://p.facebook.com/Ledbury-Morris-1846257259000470/ Ceri James 07870 382678
List 3: Folk Media --- M.4 Publishers (Music & Print) NEW MEMBER
Herefs TOM HUGHES MUSIC www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk Tom Hughes
Central Midlands, on www.folklife-directory.uk/central-midlands.html
Shropshire; West Midlands county + Staffs; Warks, Coventry, Oxfordshire
EXISTING MEMBER 2nd, 4th Thu Warks STUDLEY [was listed as "HAMMERED DULCIMER MEET"], now listed as "Make & Play HAMMERED DULCIMER Practice Nights" https://dulcimer.org.uk Sally Whytehead 01527 64229
Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups EXISTING MEMBER, NEW WEBSITE
Warks NUNC/DRUNKMONKEY https://blackparrotseaside.weebly.com/nunc--druncmonkey.html Geoff Veasey
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands NEW MEMBER
Oxon RANDOM CEILIDH BAND www.random-band.co.uk Contact 07733 084 184
M.1 ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS, existing member, additional listings
Warks & nearby COTSWOLD FOLK listings www.cotswoldfolk.co.uk Paul Bryan 07711 121210
Warks & nearby SHIFTING SUNDAY SESSIONS listings https://sessionfolk.blogspot.com Paul Bryan 07711 121210
Other Areas UK (+ national Agencies), on www.folklife-directory.uk/other.html
All below: existing member, additional listings:
Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com. Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo
Agency UK IDIOT AND FRIEND (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly)
Agency UK QUICKSILVER (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham)
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo
Agency UK LES BARKER
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, on www.folklife-traditions.uk
Folklife West Correction: Folklife Traditions pages, Jan 2020. Article/tune Y Ferch o Blwy Penderyn. I left out the credit: Translation by Caroline Yeates. My apologies.
That’s all, folks!
Best wishes, Sam and Eleanor
Sam & Eleanor Simmons, 01684 561378, for the Folklife volunteers.
Folklife 11 February 2020 Newsletter special:
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SPECIAL NEWSLETTER —. New website and email !
Please note new website & email, www.folklife.uk, sam@folklife.uk, if you use old website / old email, for a while they will be redirected to new website / email.
My apologies for occasionally-disappearing websites, and delays in answering emails.
What happened: when .uk became available, I wanted to make everything .uk (instead of .org.uk & .co.uk).
So, Mid-January, I copied our existing www.folklife.org.uk to a new site www.folklife.uk, just to test, for a changeover to be announced in May Folklife....
But .... problems with websites provider (Weebly). Great websites, but poor service. No reply to emails. California office hours for their ‘instant’ chat lines — and up to 20 minutes wait to connect! And then I had to explain from the start, every time. Meanwhile, website not available!
..... in the end, it was simpler to set up the new site. Bodmin-based WebMate who hold our domains (the www addresses) were brilliant, suggesting workarounds, arranging automatic redirect to new site, etc.
So: our website is now www.folklife.uk ~ if you type in www.folklife.org.uk as before, it will automatically re-direct to new site.
Our Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk, no change.
Our Folklife Traditions pages (articles etc) site, www.folklife-traditions.uk, no change
(but has been upgraded, as previously occasionally did not respond).
Well! All sorted out, in the end!
Sam
Please note new website & email, www.folklife.uk, sam@folklife.uk, if you use old website / old email, for a while they will be redirected to new website / email.
My apologies for occasionally-disappearing websites, and delays in answering emails.
What happened: when .uk became available, I wanted to make everything .uk (instead of .org.uk & .co.uk).
So, Mid-January, I copied our existing www.folklife.org.uk to a new site www.folklife.uk, just to test, for a changeover to be announced in May Folklife....
But .... problems with websites provider (Weebly). Great websites, but poor service. No reply to emails. California office hours for their ‘instant’ chat lines — and up to 20 minutes wait to connect! And then I had to explain from the start, every time. Meanwhile, website not available!
..... in the end, it was simpler to set up the new site. Bodmin-based WebMate who hold our domains (the www addresses) were brilliant, suggesting workarounds, arranging automatic redirect to new site, etc.
So: our website is now www.folklife.uk ~ if you type in www.folklife.org.uk as before, it will automatically re-direct to new site.
Our Directory site, www.folklife-directory.uk, no change.
Our Folklife Traditions pages (articles etc) site, www.folklife-traditions.uk, no change
(but has been upgraded, as previously occasionally did not respond).
Well! All sorted out, in the end!
Sam
