🄵🅆 England: West Midlands
This site copies print pages: folk news by area, + Festivals & Workshops Diary. Our 🄵🅆 (Folklife West) pages are images of A4-size pages, so appear too small in phones. However, the images will give you a general idea (and you can always buy a copy of FW !)
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Photo: John Crane at Birmingham's Black Diamond Folk Club, in front of the banner he created. © Derek Catley.
Folklife West: members' new news items; new advertisers
For September 2026 issue of Folklife West magazine, we've added these new members:
Shropshire, NEW CORRESPONDENT, MATT WOOLLEY 🄵
Birmingham, RED LION FOLK CLUB 🄵
Worcestershire, DUBLIN JACKS 🄵 band & duo; THE POACHERS 🄵 band & duo; VITAL SPARK 🄵
• Any new member is welcome to send in up to 150 words news/dates to be added to this webpage
-- so an insert here to existing print pages, before next print publication.
• Likewise for any new advertiser - just send your advert now!
Birmingham, RED LION FOLK CLUB 🄵
Worcestershire, DUBLIN JACKS 🄵 band & duo; THE POACHERS 🄵 band & duo; VITAL SPARK 🄵
• Any new member is welcome to send in up to 150 words news/dates to be added to this webpage
-- so an insert here to existing print pages, before next print publication.
• Likewise for any new advertiser - just send your advert now!
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(UK and world-wide) Card: details foot of page
(UK) by BACS: Folklife West t/a Folklife, Sort Code 09-01-55, Account 18675181.
(UK and world-wide) Card: details foot of page
WORCESTERSHIRE to add to Sept Folklife West
DUBLIN JACKS - BAND 🄵
4/5 piece band. Specialists in traditional music (often Irish) and “good time” music (more modern music people like); pubs, weddings, birthdays, village events, Burns, St Patrick’s, wakes, ceilidhs. May also be booked as a trio or duo.
Ray, 07594 204481, r.hadden94<at>btinternet.com, www.dublinjacks.uk, https://www.facebook.com/dublinjacks123
4/5 piece band. Specialists in traditional music (often Irish) and “good time” music (more modern music people like); pubs, weddings, birthdays, village events, Burns, St Patrick’s, wakes, ceilidhs. May also be booked as a trio or duo.
Ray, 07594 204481, r.hadden94<at>btinternet.com, www.dublinjacks.uk, https://www.facebook.com/dublinjacks123