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 Folklife West 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 ~ Members' folk news
Print; or paid-for PDF (emailed to you via WeTransfer). Copied online to this site, Folklife West
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).
UPDATES:
Jan (20 Nov). May (20 Mar). Sep (20 Jul).
UPDATES:
on the UPDATES webpage
Folklife Traditions Journal ~ research
Print, or free PDF downloads.
Copied online to www.folklife-traditions.uk
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)
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UPDATES:
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:
Folklife's Directory
Online only, on a separate site,
www.folklife-directory.uk
www.folklife-directory.uk
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
ith your website details. Or send in details, in our format - see www.folklife-directory.uk
​UPDATES:
​UPDATES:
Folk What's On
Print, & copied online, free PDF download from this site's webpage 🄵🅆 Folk What's On.
Simply the FW adverts.
Simply the FW adverts.