FT: Folklife Traditions 57-66:
2018 Apr, FT 57,
to 2021 Jan, FT 66,
as part of
Folklife West / Folklife Quarterly
Folklife Traditions Journal
Our aims include stimulating a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture:
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 Articles Index for past articles.
CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See "FTJ: contribute & contribute"
We welcome your learned articles for interested readers, but note we’re not a peer-reviewed journal.
• Please see Articles Index for past articles.
CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See "FTJ: contribute & contribute"
• 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, Conferences & Talks
• 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, Conferences & Talks
2018 Apr - FT 57
5 A4 pages (4 mono, 1 colour) + FQ cover part
- Article: ‘Stand To Your Guns’ by Roy & Lesley Adkins p47-48
- Song & notes: ‘Abroad for Pleasure’, sung by Harry Buckland, Glos, collected by Michael Price. Tune collected from Mr Price by Gwilym Davies, contributed by Gwilym Davies ......................... p49
- Recordings announced, Saydisc, p50
- Folkife Societies news & diary Folk 21, TSF, EFDSS, VWNL, FLS, p50
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations -- and --
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- no changes; omitted this issue due to lack of space; see online.
- List 9, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Jan-Mar, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe p51
2018 Jul - FT 58
9 A4 pages (mono) + FQ cover part
- Article: Westron wynde: a beautiful fragment of longing by Ian Pittaway p43-45
- Article: Footnote to ‘Abroad for Pleasure’ [see last issue] by Roy & Lesley Adkins p46
- Recordings announced, Freda Palmer; Saydisc; Grace Note Publications, p47-48
- Folkife Societies news & diary Folk 21, Steve Roud (Roud Index, EFDSS), TSF, FLS, p47-48
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations p49
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions p50
- List 9, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Apr-Jul, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe p51
2018 Oct - FT 59
9 A4 pages (8 mono, 1 colour) + FW cover part (note the cover says 2019 but it's 2018!)
- Song & notes: ‘The Fox and the Hare (They’ve all got a mate but me)’, sung by Fred Archer, Ashton-under-Hill. By Gwilym Davies p44-45
- Article: The ‘Princess Royal’ tune, by Charles Menteith ....... p46-47
- Recordings announced, Saydisc, p50
- Tune book announced, Clera, p50
- Folklife Societies news & diary TSF, Folk 21, FLS, EFDSS, Steve Roud, p50
- Folklife Traditions: Dartmoor Step & Broom Dance Championships 2018, p51
- Folklife Studies: National Eisteddfod 2018, Meredydd Evans & Phyllis Kinney Archives, p51
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- p50.
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- p51
- List 9, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Oct-Dec, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe p52
New schedule from Jan 2019: Jan, May, Sept.
2019 Jan - FT 60
10 A4 pages (mono)
- Article: Welsh Traditional Instrumental Music, by Meurig Williams, p41
- Song & notes: ‘Bold Lamkin’, sung by Tony Lloyd, Malvern, Worcs. By Gwilym Davies, p42-43
- Article: ‘Selling Wives’ by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p44-45
- Books & Recordings announced; Folklife Societies news & diary p45
- Book prize announced, Martin Graebe
- Recordings announced, Musical Traditions; Saydisc
- Folklife Societies news & diary TSF, Folk 21, FLS, EFDSS
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- p46.
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- p47
- List 9, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Oct-Dec, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe [Diary insert] pD-8
2019 May - FT 61
9 A4 pages (front & back cover colour, rest mono)
- Article: ‘The Sailor’s Dream’ by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p41-42
- Tune & notes: ‘Machynlleth’, Welsh trad. tune, by Helen Adam, p43-44
- Article: Travels in Donegal; including song ‘Pat O’Donnell’. From John Waltham, p44-45
- Song & notes: ‘Wild, Wild Berry”, sung by Ray Driscoll. From Gwilym Davies, p46
- Article: ‘Welsh Traditional Instruments: The Pibgorn’, by Meurig Williams, p48 (the back cover)
- Books & Recordings announced; Folklife Societies news & diary p45, p46, p47
- Folklife Societies news & diary TSF p45; Folk 21 p46.
- Recordings announced, Musical Traditions; Saydisc; p47
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- online only, for this issue
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- online only, for this issue
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Oct-Dec, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe list + only picture is the cover, for this issue
2019 Sep - FT 62
10 A4 pages (front & back cover colour, rest mono)
- Tune & notes: ‘Astley’s Hornpipe’, from Chris Beaumont’s manuscript & GlosFolk website. From Gwilym Davies, p2
- Tune & notes: ‘Meillionen o Feirionnydd’ / ‘The Clover of Meirionnydd’, Welsh traditional tune, by Helen Adam, p4-5
- Article: Philip Astley, the real Greatest Showman! by Chris Barltrop, p5
- Article & song: The Lyke-Wake Dirge: the revival of an Elizabethan song of the afterlife by Ian Pittaway, p6-8
- The Welsh Music Archive, & Welsh Traditional Music, at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwth (copy of webpages), p9
- Lifetime Achievement award to Welsh folk song collector D. Roy Saer, p8
- Folklife Societies news & diary TSF p9; Folk21 p9, FLS p10
- Recordings announced, Musical Traditions; Saydisc; p10
- Book announced, Calan, p10
- Internet Magazine, Musical Traditions, p10
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- online only, for this issue
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- online only, for this issue
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Oct-Dec, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe list + only picture is the cover, for this issue
2020 Jan - FT 63
12 A4 pages (mono)
- Article & song: Roll, Alabama, Roll, from Roy & Lesley Adkins, p2, 4
- The Evesham Morris Dances researched by Gwilym Davies, p5, 7
- Tune, song, & notes: ‘Y Ferch o Blwy Penderyn’ / ‘The Girl from Penderyn Parish’, Welsh traditional tune & song, by Helen Adam, p6-7
- The Eriskay Love Lilt: A Detective Story, by Chris Stewart, p8-9
- Article & song: The Tree on the Hill, Swiss version by Charles Menteith, p10-11
- Singing for 40 Years! The Pennymoor Singaround, Hazel Underwood, p11
- “O’r Archif” at Tŷ Gwerin, presentation on the archive of J Lloyd Williams with Arfon Gwilym and Sioned Webb, p12
- Folklife Studies & Traditions: Folklife News & Diary
- Folklife Societies news & diary
- Trac; Wiltshire Folk Arts; p12
- Folk21; FLS; TSF; p13
- Recordings announced
- Musical Traditions; Saydisc; p13
- Books announced / adverts The Roots of Welsh Border Morris, p5; Tunelines, p13
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- online only
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- online only
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, Jan-Apr, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe inside back cover, p63
PDFs thus far produced as A4 size pages. ---
From issue FT-64, we'll also produce PDFs as USA letter size (wider side margins)
2020 May - FT 64 ~ free online-only edition
9 A4 pages (2pp colour, 7pp mono)
Folklife Studies & Traditions: Folklife News/Diary
- Article & song: ‘The Saucy Sailor’, from Roy & Lesley Adkins, p2, 4
- ‘The Worcestershire Three-handed Reel’, researched by Gwilym Davies, p5
- ‘Gwenynen Gwent’ / ‘The Busy Bee of Gwent’, Welsh traditional tune, from Helen Adam, p6, 7
- Farewell to Bill Pullen, incl. ref. to his songs 'Seven Nights Drunk & 'The Crabfish', as recorded by Gwilym Davies, back cover
Folklife Studies & Traditions: Folklife News/Diary
- Folklife Societies news & diary
- TSF, p5; Trac, p8
- Recordings announced
- Saydisc, p5; Musical Traditions, p8
- Books announced / adverts The Roots of Welsh Border Morris, p5; Alawaon: Melodies, Alaw, p6; Tunelines, p6; Cynefin - ‘Dilyn Afon’, Owen Sheirs, p8
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, May-Sep, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe, p58-59
From FT-65 onwards, as well as PDFs, we started having webpages with individual issues with images of all pages
However, these remain on our old site for now, being too time-consuming to set up and copy over.
However, these remain on our old site for now, being too time-consuming to set up and copy over.
Access from homepage of old site: https://folklife-traditions.weebly.com
2020 Sept - FT 65
10 A4 pages (2pp colour, 8pp mono)
- Edi beo þu heuene quene: a love song by any name by Ian Pittaway, p4-6
- #FutureOfFolk: Lynn Noel of Digital Heritage Consulting Looks Ahead, p7-8
- ‘Mwynen Meirionydd / The Pleasing Melody of Meirionydd’, Welsh traditional tune, Arr. Helen Adam, p8-9
- ‘Early, early in the Spring’, sung by Norman Perks, by Gwilym Davies, p10
Folklife Studies & Traditions: Folklife News/Diary
- Folklife Societies news & diary ***
- TSF, p2; Trac, p2; Folklore Society, p2
- Recordings announced
- Musical Traditions, p2; Saydisc, p2
- Books announced / adverts The Roots of Welsh Border Morris, p9; Tunelines, p9
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- online only
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- online only
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, May-Sep, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe, p58-59
2021 Jan - FT 66
9 A4 pages (0pp colour, 9pp mono)
Folklife Societies news & diary
- ‘The Leaving of Liverpool’, by Roy & Lesley Adkins, p4-5
- ‘Y Ferch o’r Scêr’ / ‘The Maid of Sker’’, Welsh traditional tune, and song, Arr. Helen Adam, p6-7
- ‘A New York State Folk Tale’, from Catherine LaBier by Gwilym Davies, p8
- The Death of the Pagan Mummer: ‘Mummers’ Plays Revisited’ by Peter Harrop. From Stephen Rowley, p7
- ‘ “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green” aka Tales of a Folk Song Collector’ by Gwilym Davies. From David Kidman, p9
Folklife Societies news & diary
- Folklore Society, p5; TSF, p7; Trac, p7;
- Barbara Brown: Books & recordings for sale, p5
- All My Life’s Buried Here – The Story of George Butterworth, p2
- The Roots of Welsh Border Morris, p6; Tunelines, p6
- ‘ “Catch it, Bottle it and Paint it Green” aka Tales of a Folk Song Collector’, by Gwilym Davies, p9
- Musical Traditions, p9; Saydisc, p9
- List 7, Folklife Societies: Assoc'ns, Trusts, Organisations ---- online only
- List 8, Folklife Studies & Institutions ---- online only
- List 9:, Seasonal Local Celebrations, May-Sep, a list & photos, mostly by Doc Rowe, p10