About Folklife publishers, print & online
About www.folklife.uk/about
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- 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-page copies become too small to read, but images will give you a general idea (& you can always buy a copy !)
- 3 separate websites, details below
Also on this site, quite separate from Folklife:
- Homend Poets, plus an Homend Poets Archive.
- STFC Crabbe: for the Somers Trad FC's Tribute to Crabbe night, held on 31 May 2024.
Keeping Folk In Touch Join our free "Updates" email list. This covers all 3 publications - see UPDATES webpage
FOLKLIFE TEAM MEMBERS
- FOLKLIFE WEST: Correspondents listed on Folklife West page
- JOURNAL contributors: see Journal website, 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 are 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
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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: on the UPDATES webpage
Jan (20 Nov). May (20 Mar). Sep (20 Jul).
UPDATES: on the UPDATES webpage
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Folklife Traditions Journal ~ research
Print, or free PDF downloads.
Copied online to separate site, 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)
UPDATES: on FTJ website's UPDATES page, on 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)
UPDATES: on FTJ website's UPDATES page, on www.folklife-traditions.uk
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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: on Directory site as above, on DIRECTORY UPDATES webpage
UPDATES: on Directory site as above, on DIRECTORY UPDATES webpage
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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.