Services

The Services webpage is  www.folklife.uk/services

Journalists,  Agents & Managers, Technical, 
Design, Crafts & Makers, Shops, Media

To send in your free entry, see the Get Listed!  webpage
Within each category (S.1, etc),   entries are listed by country & area, 
in the same order as in Folklife West folk news, and as on Venue and Performer webpages.
β†’ Cymru β€’ Wales β†’ England​: West Country β†’ West Midlands (these, plus Oxon, are our main areas, so most entries)
​→ England other regions: East Midlands β†’ East β†’ South-East β†’ London β†’ North-West β†’ North-East β†’ Yorkshire & the Humber
​→ ​ Albaβ€’Scotland β†’ International             entries welcome from enthusiasts everywhere!
For more details of those listed who are πŸ„΅ Folklife members, Ø Associate members, see  Folklife West folk news  and  Updates page.
ØØ International Updates-signups who aren't Members ~ news welcome for  Updates page.
We also list, free, in this Directory, πŸ…„ UK Updates-signups (other than above), and πŸ„Ή Folklife Traditions Journal subscribers/contributors.
S.1      Folk Journalists
ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS
πŸ…„ Warks MAC AWE ON TOUR, Folk Journalist and Blogger http://macaweontour.blogspot.co.uk
β‡’ Geoff Veasey, abolper<at>yahoo.co.uk
βŠ• Folk Journalist and Reviewer. Blog : Mac Awe On Tour [new member, Apr 2018]
S.2     Agents, Managers, Promoters, MCs and Stage Management
Dance or Concert Series: see VENUES area pages.     Agents,  do ask your artists to contact us to be listed under PERFORMERS area pages, giving your agency as contact ! or you can send in for them with their consent.                           Back to top of page, Services
​ENGLAND ​YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER
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Ø ​ West Yorks JACEY BEDFORD TOUR MANAGEMENT (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com
β‡’ Jacey Bedford 01484 606230

ENGLAND EAST MIDLANDS
πŸ…„ Northamptonshire JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES https://www.jameshsoars.com/
β‡’ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
βŠ• James H Soars undertake artist promotion and media services in the UK. Offering a full promotional package to musicians, performers and song-writers within the folk and acoustic genre covering new album release and tour promotion.

SCOTLAND
πŸ…„ BIRNAM www.birnamcd.com
β‡’ Birnam CD Ltd, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Scotland, PH8 0DS.(+44) 1350 727158. info<at>birnamcd.com Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. www.birnamcd.com/design, Facebook, Twitter.
βŠ• Make the most of your music! The complete service for independent musicians: CD, DVD & vinyl pressing, music promotion, graphic design, digital distribution, online CD, DVD & vinyl sales, promotional merchandise & more (www.birnamcd.com). (Sept 2024, new)
S.3    Technical : PA & Sound Hire, Engineers, Studios
ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS
β€‹πŸ„΅ Warks FAT SAM MUSIC STUDIO www.fatsammusic.co.uk
​⇒ Malc Gurnham 024 7634 5568, Mob: 077 6019 0309. Email: mail<at>bedworthfolkclub.co.uk

SCOTLAND
πŸ…„ Scotland BIRNAM www.birnamcd.com
β‡’ Birnam CD Ltd, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Scotland, PH8 0DS. (+44) 1350 727158. info<at>birnamcd.com Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. www.birnamcd.com, Facebook, Twitter.
βŠ• The complete service for independent musicians: CD, DVD & vinyl pressing, music promotion, graphic design, digital distribution, online CD, DVD & vinyl sales, promotional merchandise & more (www.birnamcd.com). (Sept 2024, new)
S.4    Design: including website design & services, print, illustration
ENGLAND WEST COUNTRY
β€‹πŸ„΅ Glos CHRIS BEAUMONT Design, Illustration (no website)
β‡’ Chris Beaumont 01242 571185. 21 Hammond Court, College Lawn, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 7AF.
βŠ• Illustrations, such as Folklife’s logo, and hand-lettering. 

​ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS
πŸ„΅ Warks FOLKFAX WEB DESIGN www.folkfax.net/design
​⇒ Malc Gurnham 024 7634 5568, Mob: 077 6019 0309. Email: mail<at>bedworthfolkclub.co.uk

SCOTLAND
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πŸ…„ Scotland BIRNAM www.birnamcd.com/design/
β‡’ Birnam CD Ltd, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Scotland, PH8 0DS. (+44) 1350 727158. info<at>birnamcd.com Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. www.birnamcd.com/design, Facebook, Twitter.
βŠ• Birnam’s graphic design service revolves around originality and creativity. We have designed packaging, posters, tickets, and much more for all types of artists, designing for world-renowned CD, DVD & vinyl releases and creating posters and other promotional materials for extensive tours. (Sept 2024, new)
S.5    Crafts and Makers and Repairs
ENGLAND WEST COUNTRY
πŸ…„ LAURIE GUITARS www.laurieguitars.co.uk
β‡’ Laurie Burn, 07854 750545. Ilminster, Somerset laurieguitars<at>gmail.com www.facebook.com/laurieguitars
βŠ• Laurie Guitars are bright, responsive acoustic steel strung guitars based on the Torres classical shape, but with Martin bracing. [new listing, Dec 2023] 

ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS
πŸ„΅ ​Worcs BILL SMITH http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/tonybrett/Bill/BillWebSite.html
​⇒ Bill Smith, 01905 423488. 21 Vernon Park Road, St John’s, Worcester, Worcs, WR2 4NF. billthefiddle<at>yahoo.co.uk
S.6    Shops, and other live & online sales
(not already included under S.5 Crafts and Makers and Repairs, above)
For FOLK PUBLISHERS (Books, Recordings), BOOKSELLERS, see FOLKLIFE STUDIES on our Folklife Traditions site  
CYMRU/WALES 
-- entries welcome

ENGLAND WEST COUNTRY


πŸ„΅ Bristol HOBGOBLIN BRISTOL
β‡’ 0117 929 0902; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC
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ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS 
πŸ„΅ Birmingham HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM https://hobgoblin.com/branches/birmingham
β‡’ Shop 0121 212 9010. Hobgoblin Music, 40 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LA. birmingham<at>hobgoblinbirmingham.co.uk
www.facebook.com/hobgoblinbrum , www.instagram.com/hobgoblinbirmingham/
βŠ• Hobgoblin Birmingham - Britain’s leading Folk and Traditional musical instrument shop based in the heart of Birmingham. Open 10am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm Sunday. [email & media updated, Jan 2023]

πŸ„΅ West Midlands IP MUSIC SHOP www.ipmusic.org.uk
β‡’ Ian Pittaway, contact<at>ipmusic.org.uk
βŠ• CDs from Ian Pittaway, β€˜Lovers Beggars Soldiers Sailors’; The Night Watch, β€˜The Ambassadors’; Captain Swing, β€˜Captain Swing’s English Jam’. Hand-made mandolin by Small Strings. Guitar and lute tuition. Instruments: http://earlymusicmuse.com/instruments-for-sale [added 2017 Feb]
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ENGLAND EAST MIDLANDS
πŸ„΅ Notts BEESTON TURNER VIOLINS www.turnerviolins.co.uk
β‡’ Shop 0115 9430333. 1-5 Lily Grove, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1QL. Fax: 0115 943 0444.info<at>turnerviolins.co.uk
βŠ• Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm; Saturdays 9am - 5pm. Probably the largest violin shop in the UK, specialising in fine old violins, violas, cellos, double basses and bows.

ENGLAND EAST
-- entries welcome
ENGLAND SOUTH-EAST
πŸ„΅ UK HOBGOBLIN MUSIC, all shops & mail order:   www.hobgoblin.com
β‡’ 0333 800 9500. Mail order: P.O. Box 4707, Worthing, BN11 9JA. Fax: 01903 210011.
βŠ• Acoustic and folk musical instrument specialists.
πŸ„΅ Sussex HOBGOBLIN BRIGHTON
β‡’ 01273 760022; see above
πŸ„΅ Kent HOBGOBLIN CANTERBURY
β‡’ 01227 769484; see above
πŸ„΅ Southhampton HOBGOBLIN SOUTHAMPTON
β‡’ 023 8023 1099; see above​

ENGLAND LONDON
πŸ„΅ London HOBGOBLIN LONDON
β‡’ 020 7323 9040; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC
πŸ„΅ London FOLK LONDON: CDs and books
β‡’ https://folklondon.co.uk/cds, plus downloads at https://folklondon.bandcamp.com/
βŠ• CDs and books by local and grassroots artists. (Sept 2024, new listing)

​ENGLAND NORTH-EAST
-- entries welcome

ENGLAND NORTH-WEST
πŸ„΅ Manchester HOBGOBLIN MANCHESTER

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β‡’ 0161 273 1000; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC
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ENGLAND ​YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER
πŸ„΅ Leeds HOBGOBLIN LEEDS
β‡’ 0113 245 3311; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC

SCOTLAND
πŸ…„ Scotland BIRNAM www.birnamcdshop.com/
β‡’ Birnam CD Ltd, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Scotland, PH8 0DS. (+44) 1350 727158. info<at>birnamcd.com Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. www.birnamcdshop.com/, Facebook, Twitter.
βŠ• An ever-expanding catalogue of CDs, DVDs & vinyl from artists of the highest standard, representing a wide range of styles, backgrounds and genres. All manufactured by Birnam CD and despatched directly from our base in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. (Sept 2024, new)​
πŸ„΅ Edinburgh HOBGOBLIN EDINBURGH, Scayles Music https://hobgoblin.com/branches/edinburgh
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β‡’ Shop 0131 667 8241
βŠ• Acoustic and folk musical instrument specialists.
βŠ• Makes fiddles and Appalachian dulcimers and repairs stringed instruments. 
 Media M.1       Print & online: Folk magazines & listings ~ all UK, or all England*, plus Folklife
* For Wales, English regional/local, Scotland, International, listed under appropriate Venue webpage, at foot of webpage.
* For Journals, see our Folklife Traditions site, on our  Folklife Studies webpage               Back to top of page, Services
FOLKLIFE
β‡’ 01684 561378. 16 Barrett Rise, Malvern, Worcs WR14 2UJ. sam@folklife.uk
πŸ„΅
​PRINT & ONLINE mainly Cymru, England West Country & West Midlands Β§   FOLKLIFE WEST    www.folklife.uk
Β§ mainly as above, now with some news from rest of England, Scotland, & international
β‡’ Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons, phone, address, email, as above.
βŠ• Each issue has Members' news pages plus Festival & Workshop Diaries (also copied online to www.folklife.uk).
πŸ„΅ ​ PRINT & ONLINE Mainly UK, some international   FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL  articles & news  ​www.folklife-traditions.uk
β‡’ Editors: Sam & Eleanor Simmons, phone, address email as above.
βŠ• Researched articles, news from societies and researchers, books announced (also copied online to www.folklife-traditions.uk)
πŸ„΅ ONLINE This website is the FOLKLIFE  ONLINE DIRECTORY  www.folklife.uk 
β‡’ Sam, phone, address, email, as above.
πŸ„΅ ONLINE  FOLKLIFE's ZOOM LISTINGS    www.folklife.uk/zoomwhich is the  "Venues Zoom" webpage
β‡’ Sam, phone, address, email, as above.
​OTHER THAN FOLKLIFE
πŸ„΅ PRINT ​England EDS (English Dance & Song) www.efdss.org/efdss-join-us/english-dance-and-song
β‡’ EFDSS, 020 7485 2206. To join EFDSS [English Folk Dance & Song Society] and receive EDS and other benefits: www.efdss.org/efdss-join-us
β‡’ ​Editorial: EDS Editor, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. eds.editor<at>efdss.org
βŠ• An international publication, going out to the almost 4,000 members of the Society. It’s the world’s longest-running folk magazine, first published in 1936, and balances professional folk with grassroots folk, both traditional and contemporary. [EFDSS, now a FL member, October 2017]
πŸ…„ ONLINE FATEA www.fatea-records.co.uk
β‡’ Dorset-based. info[at]fatea.co.uk  https://twitter.com/Fatea_Magazine, https://en-gb.facebook.com/FateaMagazine,
Review material: to FATEA, PO Box 2218, Parkstone, Poole, BH17 7ZZ, & electronic copy of sleeve to reviews[at]fatea.co.uk
βŠ• News & Features, keeping you up to date; Reviews, detailed thoughts on albums, singles, EPs, the odd book and DVD; Live Gig & Festival reviews; Shop, support Fatea and help Fatea support live events by visiting the shop. [Dec 2022, new listing]
πŸ…„ ONLINE ​ O2 MUSIC MAPPER www.o2.co.uk/music-mapper
β‡’ London-based.
βŠ• The O2 Music Mapper is a platform for folk music enthusiasts, using location-based technology to explore the UK's vibrant folk scene. It highlights legendary and emerging artists on a UK map, including their bios, hometowns, and career highlights. [Aug 2024, new listing]
Media M.2    Publishers (music & print)
See also our Folklife Traditions site, on our Folklife Studies webpage               Back to top of page, Services
πŸ„΅ ​S Glos SAYDISC www.saydisc.com ​
β‡’ Gef Lucena. The Barton, Inglestone Common, Badminton, S. Glos. GL9 1BX, England Saydisc<at>aol.com
βŠ• Maddy Prior/Carnival Band, Mellstock Band, Broadside Band, Kathryn Tickell, Nigel Eaton, Ray Fisher, Chinese, Japanese, Pacific, African, Indian and many other cultures, trad performers and rare musics.

πŸ„΅ ​​Herefs TOM HUGHES www.tomhughesmusic.co.uk ​
β‡’ Tom Hughes. Contact: tomhughesmusic<at>outlook.com
βŠ• Music transcription and engraving service, including music book production and publishing of folk/traditional music. I can offer special rates to folk musicians looking to release a music book. Now available: ALAWON:MELODIES Tune Book from the fantastic Welsh folk trio ALAW. [Feb 2020, new Member]

πŸ„΅ Kent DEREK TAYLOR BOOKS http://www.derektaylor.org ​
β‡’ 01303 760 546. books<at>derektaylor.org, Facebook: Derek Taylor Twitter: twitter.com/@derektaylor201
βŠ• Publishers of β€˜Little Book Of Ballads’, a portable little pocket book. The book is available at Amazon etc and http://www.derektaylor.org [added, Feb 2024]
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