Updates Archive 1
Old Updates, from the Updates page for Members' Folk News.
Latest removed from "Updates" webpage on top.
These are edited, and removed, from time to time.
Members' News Updates: emailed 8/1/2025
ADMIN. As our admin takes as much time as editing . . .
- So that we've more time for magazine development, we'd love to have some admin volunteers (invoicing or website editing, anyone?)
- To save time for you and for us, we now welcome Standing Orders for Membership, with 1st payment as invoiced, then future payments annually on expiry date [as shown on invoice]. STO payers will stay at current rate when we have our next price raise!
Members' News: emailed 23 Nov 2024 ?
ADMIN.
SEND US YOUR UPDATES
No more emailed Updates till January, we'll be busy with Folklife West /moving Directory website; but you're still welcome to send Updates for this webpage.
As our admin takes as much time as editing . . .
- So that we've more time for magazine development, we'd love to have some admin volunteers (invoicing or website editing, anyone?)
- To save time for you and for us in future, we now welcome Standing Orders for Membership, with 1st payment as invoiced, then future payments annually on expiry date [as shown on invoice]. STO payers will stay at current rate when we have our next price raise!
Members' News: emailed 16 Nov 2024
ADMIN.
Your news in FW, in print & copied online: join Folklife. Only £9 a year for PDF copies, or £21 a year for posted copies (Europe £27, world £33).
Folklife West Jan-Apr 2025, deadline 20 Nov. Last minute changes by 6 Dec
- New: every-issue advertisers: reduced Membership! mono: £10 less / colour: free!
- New: colour advert prices reduced. Not enough circulation to make FW all colour, as much more expensive. Colour ads were limited (usually to cover sheet) ~ Now our printers can now place anywhere in magazine, and we have reduced colour prices to 2x mono prices.
- New: advert discounts. Either for setting up bank standing orders for regular adverts -- OR -- for 2 or more issue prepaid together by BACS.
- New prices, with discounts in (brackets):
- A4 Colour £130 (£120) / Mono £65 (£60). A4 full bleed Colour £140 (£120).
- 1/2 Colour £70 (£ 64), Mono £35 (£32). 1/4 [A6] Colour £40 (£36), Mono £20 (£18).
- 1/8 Mono only. £11 (£10).
Folklife's 2025 plans
FOLKLIFE WEST in print: 2025 no change.
Contact us to pre-order January 2025. Rates as before £4 in clubs/sessions. £6 UK post. Or as an emailed PDF copy £3. Or as part of Membership subscription, rates foot of email.
FOLKLIFE'S free-entry online DIRECTORY: 2025 improved look, (now hosted by Weebly, will be hosted by Webmate).
FOLKLIFE WEST in print: 2025 no change.
Contact us to pre-order January 2025. Rates as before £4 in clubs/sessions. £6 UK post. Or as an emailed PDF copy £3. Or as part of Membership subscription, rates foot of email.
FOLKLIFE'S free-entry online DIRECTORY: 2025 improved look, (now hosted by Weebly, will be hosted by Webmate).
- It will remain as simple lists, unless we get a volunteer who knows about spreadsheets or databases (I've no time to learn . . .).
- Like Directory, lists rather than database, unless we get a volunteer . . .
ADMIN.
Adverts in Journal: all ad prices (mono & colour) now simply half of Folklife West prices. Details on folklife.uk/info webpage
The next issue of Folklife West is Jan-Apr 2025, deadline 20 Nov.
As previously mentioned . . .
As previously mentioned . . .
- redesigned - changed style for headings etc, so more room for your news - and advert sizes slightly increased §
- New: £10/£11 off Membership for regular (every issue) advertisers, so eg 1 copy £21 now £10. More than 1 £10 off, so 12 copies £120 now £110, etc. §
- New: Colour advert prices reduced. Not enough circulation to make FW all colour, as much more expensive. Colour ads were limited (usually to cover sheet) ~ Now our printers can now place anywhere in magazine, and we have "reduced" colour prices to 2x mono prices.
- New: Discounts for every-issue advertisers.
- New prices, with discounts in brackets : A4 Colour £130 (£120) / Mono £65 (£60).
A4 full bleed Colour £140 (£120). 1/2 Colour £70 (£ 64), Mono £35 (£32).
1/4 [A6] Colour £40 (£ 36), Mono £20 (£18). 1/8 Mono only. £11 (£10). § - § More details on Info page, www.folklife.uk/info
Members' News: emailed Friday 6 Sep 2024
Download (free) the Email we sent = PDF of Updates for Members' Folk News (below), for Journal, and for Directory. 6 pages, 717 KB
If any problems, email sam@folklife.uk & we'll email it to you.
ADMIN 4/9/2024
- Sept Folklife West now published in print (£6 to UK), and for PDF (£3 worldwide), and online here (free). BACS or card - see foot of page.
- 'Send your Updates' note above added.
- Redesigned both print magazines' layout. We changed style for headings etc, so more room for your news - and advert sizes slightly increased §
- New: Discount Membership for regular (every issue) advertisers, Mono ~ £10/£11 off, so eg 1 copy £21 now £10. More than 1, £10 off, so 12 copies (£120) now £110, etc. Colour regular advertisers ~ Free Membership x 1 copy ! §
- Colour advert prices reduced. We've not enough circulation to make FW all colour, as much more expensive. However, previously limited colour adverts (usually: cover sheet), our printers can now place anywhere in magazine, and we have "reduced" colour prices to 2x mono prices § § More details on Info page
Members' News: Updates emailed 9 July 2024
Deadline 23 July, for Sept-Dec Folklife West.
Adverts rates have increased, eg 1/8th mono, was £10, now £11. New - repeat ads discount.
- For prepaying 2 or more adverts.
- Or - new - if you set up a standing order (1st payment when you pay this time, future payments as deadline dates 20 Nov, 20 Mar, 20 July).
- The discount price is the old price - so for repeat ads, no price increase!
- For 1 copy: this was already increased to £21/year - no change
- Overseas by post rates - no change.
- PDF (UK & overseas) membership rate - no change - still just £9 a year
Members' News: Updates emailed 27 June 2024
NEW: please see Send your Updates on the webpage Updates (send yours) [to quote in email here as above]
​​🄵 CHELTENHAM FOLK CLUB, ~Glos
Hi everyone We have some great guests on Monday June 24th (Sandford Park Alehouse 8pm), of course with time for floor spots. Here are the details:
MAT GREEN AND ANDY TURNER, anglo-concertina, melodeon, vocals — singing and playing mainly traditional English tunes and songs
Have a listen https://www.andyturnermusic.uk/mat_andy/audio/inverary_clip.mp3
Mat and Andy are both founder members of Magpie Lane, providing the instrumental drive at the heart of the band's dance music repertoire. https://www.andyturnermusic.uk/mat_andy/#about Hope to see you there! Judith For details, please join the mailing list, machteltje<at>gmail.com