ABOUT FTJ - the Folklife Traditions Journal
This page is www.folklife.uk/about-ftj ~ we're moving the Journal to this site during September.
We are moving because it became harder and harder to update the previous website, which has received no updates for a long time.
Therefore, we apologise for much duplication below, which needs editing, but at the moment we need to give priority to moving the rest of the FTJ site to this site ASAP.
WE'll be moving to this site for
Folklife Traditions
• Folklife Traditions Journal (FTJ)
a print magazine, ​
a print magazine, ​
all issues copied here online
- • Folklife Traditions Directory
Folklife Traditions Journal
16 - 20 A4 pages. March, Nov.
Print, & copied to FT site below
(but will be moving to this site)
folklife-traditions.ukResearched articles;
news from societies,
researchers, book publishers.
Archive of all past issues.
And Folklife Traditions Directory.
£2 printed, £3 post UK;
or £ free PDF downloads
Folklife Traditions Directory Online only, on FT site below
(but will be moving to this site)
Updates webpage
Updates
for updates for
FT Journal, FT Directory,
Folklife West,
Folklife Directory
& then we send free UPDATES EMAILS roughly every 2 weeks;
details on that webpage.
Updates
for updates for
FT Journal, FT Directory,
Folklife West,
Folklife Directory
& then we send free UPDATES EMAILS roughly every 2 weeks;
details on that webpage.
Folklife Traditions Journal
Opt in to our fortnightly-ish UPDATES NEWSLETTER,
copied from our UPDATES WEBPAGE Opt In
news from researchers & organisations; directory updates; and from Folklife members, folk news (venues, performers, festivals, workshops, etc)
For our detailed subscriptions & advert info, see Info
- Funded solely by Folklife West membership & Journal subscriptions, advertising, small donations; and by the editors.​
ABOUT: FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL
-- a print magazine; also copied online on this site
- Copying A4-size print pages, so website not suitable for phones
- Free PDF downloads of FTJ latest issue,
- plus free PDFs downloads for our large archive of previous issues, see FTJ Archive
- Folklife: News Updates and you can join our "UPDATES EMAILS" list - see that page
- We welcome short researched articles -- up to 2500 words - see Contact & Contribute, currently on Folklife Traditions website
- Size varies, c.16 A4 pages (10-20 pages)
- FTJ is published in November & March (separately from Folklife West, Jan/May/Sep)
- Any queries: email sam@folklife.uk -- more details .... see Contact & Contribute, currently on Folklife Traditions website
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: 3 Folklife West plus 2 Journals. PDF download, £9. Posted, £21; Europe £27; World £33.
or Journal-only ~ print subscription: home page posted 1 year 2 issues, £7 / Europe £10 / World £12; or 2 years 4 issues £13 / £19 /£22.
or Journal-only ~ print subscription: home page posted 1 year 2 issues, £7 / Europe £10 / World £12; or 2 years 4 issues £13 / £19 /£22.
​Index to Journal webpages
Go straight to web pages, listed below, or from top-of-page menu
***** If webpages/links in RED or GREEN, it's not yet set up, see instead on old site www.folklife-traditions.uk
​(8 pages - the red ones - will be set up by WebMate; the green ones by me)
​(8 pages - the red ones - will be set up by WebMate; the green ones by me)
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Ideally, we'd like a volunteer web editor to run this site, whilst we concentrate on print editing and producing the magazine.
- ​FTJ home this webpage
- THIS ISSUE online FTJ 77 copy of print pages; read and/or download as PDF​ (free) ​
- FTJ Archive for pages for Articles, and for Issues, links to each issue's free PDFs downloads & list of contents ​
- ARTICLES INDEX Lists of articles, by author. Currently on old site under heading "Index: FTJ articles" on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html
- FWJ 01-08 [renumbered after 09 was included in Folklife West, so was same as FW issue number] currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/fwj-01-08.html
- FT 09-49 currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/ft-09-49.html
- FT 50-66 currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/ft-50-66.html
- FTJ 67-77 currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/ftj-67-76.html
- Single Issues — from FT-65 onwards also as subpages with individual issues as images (jpgs) to read online, as well as PDF — these will not be copied to new site, as too time-consuming On old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/single-issues.html
- ​Contact & Contribute​​​ currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html
- FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY Free listings: overview, 3 webpages currently on old site www.folklife-traditions.uk
- >> Directory: Societies currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-societies.html
- >> Directory: Folklife Studies currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-folklife-studies.html
- >> Seasonal​​ ​currently on old site on https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/directory-seasonal.html
- FTJ Cymru Bywyd Gwerin • Folklife (Wales) ​a new webpage, not yet set up: "Cymru" for Welsh traditions​, it will start with material from our former (incomplete) website, (was www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru), meanwhile, here's a link to a temporary site with the same material, http://bywyd-gwerin.weebly.com/
- Nid yw’r golygyddion yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, rydym yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’n helpu i gyfieithu rhestriadau, penawdau ac ati.
Ideally, we'd like a volunteer web editor to run this site, whilst we concentrate on print editing and producing the magazine.
Keeping Folk In Touch Join our free "Updates" email list. This covers all publications - see UPDATES webpage
We have 2 websites, this being Folklife West, the other site is the Folklife Traditions Journal
This FW site is now hosted by MacMate, the Journal site is hosted by Weebly,
which has stopped developing updates, and doubled its prices!
Additionally there are format problems (type size changes!; sometimes can't change bold/italic/underline)
So, we'll move that site to this site, subject to the considerable time to copy it all over.
We had the same problems with our former Weebly site, www.folklife-directory.uk,
Print , and copied online, with free PDF downloads ~ researched articles
Researched articles, societies' news, 16-20 pages.
The free PDF downloads include our archive of all past issues.
Also, news, 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).
Researched articles, societies' news, 16-20 pages.
The free PDF downloads include our archive of all past issues.
Also, news, 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).
Folklife Traditions Journal
We seek to raise awareness of relevant Societies, Institutions, Researchers, Publications
​We welcome your learned articles for interested readers, but note we’re not a peer-reviewed journal.
• Please see [old site] "Index: FTJ articles" https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/index-articles.html, for past articles.
​CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See "Contact & Contribute" webpage, [old site] https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html
• Articles - check first if timely, as might be held over; up to 2500 words.
• News up to 200 words, we can usually fit in if received by deadline.
We welcome:
• Songs, tunes, dances, & stories collected
• Information about relevant Societies & Institutions & Researchers
• Relevant books announced (exceptionally CDs eg traditional singers) - up to 200 words, more if advert, or at editor’s discretion
• Songs & tunes collected
• Seasonal Local Celebrations, based on Doc Rowe’s listings, additions welcome
• Conferences & Talks
​Subscriptions, Adverts, and Donations - please see foot of page
From Folklife, publishers of FW: the Folklife West magazine
Folklife' is a non-profit group of volunteers.
Our aim is to provide information on all aspects of folklife; and to stimulate a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture generally, updating where appropriate, and as resources allow, in different media.
We seek to raise awareness about, and to promote, folklife studies and relevant Societies, Institutions, Publishers, and Researchers.
We have a particular interest in making those who are not members of folklife organisations aware of what’s available.
We produce 'FW - Folklife West' magazine, three times a year, mainly covering Wales and England South West & West Midlands, in print & copied online,
Our Folklife Traditions Journal, twice a year, not geographically restricted, with researched articles including specific songs, tunes, and dances; plus News; Diary; Publications.
We have a comprehensive archive of all issues, as PDFs to download.
There is also an author and subject index,
plus a Folklife Directory: Folklife Societies; Folklife Studies & Institutions; Seasonal Local Celebrations.
Contributions welcome; for more details, please see www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html
1. Researched articles eg about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are typically 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
​2. To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words. Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
For more details, see above, or please contact sam@folklife.uk Eleanor & Sam Simmons, 11/02/2023 (from old site)
Our aim is to provide information on all aspects of folklife; and to stimulate a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture generally, updating where appropriate, and as resources allow, in different media.
We seek to raise awareness about, and to promote, folklife studies and relevant Societies, Institutions, Publishers, and Researchers.
We have a particular interest in making those who are not members of folklife organisations aware of what’s available.
We produce 'FW - Folklife West' magazine, three times a year, mainly covering Wales and England South West & West Midlands, in print & copied online,
Our Folklife Traditions Journal, twice a year, not geographically restricted, with researched articles including specific songs, tunes, and dances; plus News; Diary; Publications.
We have a comprehensive archive of all issues, as PDFs to download.
There is also an author and subject index,
plus a Folklife Directory: Folklife Societies; Folklife Studies & Institutions; Seasonal Local Celebrations.
Contributions welcome; for more details, please see www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html
1. Researched articles eg about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words; other articles are typically 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words.
​2. To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words. Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.
For more details, see above, or please contact sam@folklife.uk Eleanor & Sam Simmons, 11/02/2023 (from old site)
Web-editor(s) wanted ! Currently it's just Sam for all admin . . .
- our print readers tell us how much they enjoy our publication
- ideally we would concentrate on editing print magazines, with others more web-knowledgeable volunteering to run a website.
- or volunteers to advise on set up, or running part of site
- contact sam@folklife.uk
Exploring Folklore Weekend 2017, Halsway Manor, Somerset. Photos © 2017 JK Simmons
- Making Calennig - diolch Pat!
- The Black Dog, from Devon, brought by Mark Norman
- Mari Lwyd, from Llantrisant, brought by Pat Smith & Ned Clamp​
Below: temporary ~ just a copy of code.
When redoing, add grabofprinterwoodcut.jpg to below (copy of code)
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