Folklife are a non-profit group of volunteers. Read our publications free online !
- See Home for a brief introduction to Folklife West
- See this page, below, for more details + details of our 4 publications
- See Info for admin details: membership, sales/discounts, adverts, etc
- Websites, so no social-media-style sign-up required to read our websites!​, open to all to read !
- On phones, our A4-size print-pages too small to read; images give a general idea - and you can always buy a copy !
- 3 separate websites, details below
- Homend Poets, plus an Homend Poets Archive.
- STFC Crabbe: for the Somers Trad FC's Tribute to Crabbe night, held on 31 May 2024.
FOLKLIFE TEAM MEMBERS
- FOLKLIFE WEST: Correspondents listed on 🄵🅆 this issue page
- JOURNAL contributors: see www.folklife-traditions.uk
- Editors: Eleanor & Sam Simmons; all Admin: Sam.
- Text Editor (Members' news websites/word limits): David Harley.
FOLKLIFE TEAM MEMBERS:
- Web advice: Paul Clarke, to July 2023, so a volunteer welcome.
- Zoom listings: Paul Clarke, to July 2023, so a volunteer welcome.
- Illustrations, Logos: Chris Beaumont, Chris Stewart, John Crane.
- Photographs: Eden Tanner, Colin Davies.
- We thank our team, we're all unpaid Volunteers ~ more welcome!
June 2024: site completely revised in move, it's now hosted by WebMate.
Your comments welcome, bearing in mind that we are print editors, looking for a Web-trained volunteer Webmaster or two ...
Web-editor(s) wanted ! Currently it's just Sam & Eleanor for all admin . . .
Web-editor(s) wanted ! Currently it's just Sam & Eleanor for all admin . . .
- our print readers tell us how much they enjoy our publication
- ideally we'd concentrate on editing print magazines, others more web-knowledgeable volunteering to run a website or section
🄵🅆 Folklife West : Jan, May, Sept. ~ Members' folk news
On 🄵🅆 this issue webpage
Print £4, £6 by post UK;
or £3 PDF to download.
Copied free online to this site.
Print £4, £6 by post UK;
or £3 PDF to download.
Copied free online to this site.
Folk news, from Folklife members, 40-48 pages.
Your music session, club guests, gigs, new album, festivals, workshops, Festivals & Workshops Diary.
Up to 160 words (more if advert) for each news item, plus an optional small photo/image.
Your music session, club guests, gigs, new album, festivals, workshops, Festivals & Workshops Diary.
Up to 160 words (more if advert) for each news item, plus an optional small photo/image.
3 x year: FW print dates & deadlines: Jan (20 Nov). May (20 Mar). Sep (20 Jul).
Folklife's Adverts ~ are simply the adverts from 🄵🅆 Folklife West
Print, & copied online,
Folklife's online Directory
Online only, on
Directory webpage
Directory webpage
£ Free entries ! with live links.
Includes Zoom sessions.
A directory, not a calendar/ diary;
so for dates, see 🄵🅆 this issue.
Includes Zoom sessions.
A directory, not a calendar/ diary;
so for dates, see 🄵🅆 this issue.
Directory listings
~ UK and world.
Basic details (no dates)
- Free entries, with live links.
- Includes a Zoom page.
- Not dated events (gigs, festivals)
Basic details (no dates)
- name/web/media, plus
- brief description up to 40 words
Folklife Traditions Journal:
March, November. ~ research
www.folklife-traditions.uk
Print £2, £3 by post UK;
or £ free PDF downloads.
or £ free PDF downloads.
Copied free online to that site.
Researched articles, societies' news, 16-20 pages.
Free downloads, archive of all past issues.
News is from folklife societies, researchers, and book publishers.
Up to 160 words (more if advert), plus an optional small photo/image eg book cover.
​​2 x year: FTJ print dates & deadlines:
​ MAR (by 1 Feb). NOV (by 1 Oct)
​
UPDATES: on
Researched articles, societies' news, 16-20 pages.
Free downloads, archive of all past issues.
News is from folklife societies, researchers, and book publishers.
Up to 160 words (more if advert), plus an optional small photo/image eg book cover.
​​2 x year: FTJ print dates & deadlines:
​ MAR (by 1 Feb). NOV (by 1 Oct)
​
UPDATES: on