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FQ ~ Folklife Quarterly becomes FW ~ Folklife West Oct. 2018 •  FW becomes 3 per year (4-monthly) Jan. 2019

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FOLKLIFE NEWSLETTER for DIRECTORY UPDATES

Directory Updates below, as copied from latest Newsletters

  • The latest Updates, sent to Folklife Members,
  • sent occasionally - about 10 a year, this will vary - never when we are busy (say month before publication, and just after)
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  • SUMMARIES, below = 1st-line of the full entry, unless several changes, eg for a new Member we will give full details
  • FOR FULL DETAILS, if below = 1st-line only, -- please see the appropriate webpage in this Directory
.Update AFTER  FW Jan 2019:  
FESTIVALS DIARY webpage  Festivals tbc - dates now announced Sing in the Spring is 12-14 April 2019 and Apple & Ale 11-13 Oct.

All the Updates below have been included in FW Jan 2019.
All copied to their webpages, = as menu above.  In blue to signify link to click on for that particular page:  
Wales  Cornwall-Devon  Glos  West-Country  Worcs  Midlands  Elsewhere  Festival Diary  Workshops

Updates to be included in next Folklife Newsletter, January 2019

Wales webpage

LIST 
1.  VENUES

*** WELSH TUNE CLUBS -- 17 (!) added 20/11/2018 *** see WALES webpage      
All 1-line entries other than one Tune Club which is a new member:-----


​----------- TUESDAY / DYDD MAWRTH ​---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
​New member
[Was 4th Tues]   Now occasional only for the time being.  
     
Carms  LLANDOVERY    TYWI TUNE CLUB    www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llandeilo.html        Helen Adam  01550 721476
→ Based in Llandovery and Llandeilo, Carms  
⇒  Helen Adam: helenadamfiddle<at>gmail.com, 01550 721476 or 07929 202257, or find us on Facebook by looking for Tywi Tune Club Clwb Alawon Tywi
⊕  Not meeting regularly at present but hope to do occasional sessions.  Keep in touch by contacting Helen as above.  A collection of the tunes we play can be found here at www.tunelines.com     [Nov 2018, new member]

------------  FRIDAY / DYDD GWENER ​---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Existing member, new phone contact, & Facebook page added
1st
,& other Fri    Swansea    GLAIS, Nr CLYDACH    THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB (xAug)    www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk    Huw & Heather Pudner 01792 862062
→    Glais Rugby Football Club, 609 Birchgrove Road, Glais, Nr Clydach, Swansea SA7 9EN.   8pm 
⌂    info<at>pontardawefolkclub.co.uk, www.facebook.com/Pontardawe-Valley-Folk-Club-267787909911885/
​⊕    1st Fridays are Open Nights (£3) when a warm welcome is extended to everyone to sing, play, recite or just enjoy. Guest Nights (usually £7; floor spots should be pre-arranged), usually 3rd Fridays, check club website diary for variations.    [2018 Dec, new phone contact, & Facebook link added]
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  West-Country webpage

LIST 1.  VENUES

------------- Wiltshire: ​FRIDAY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Currently, and still applies till mid-January 2019
Wkl
y    Fri    Wilts    SWINDON    SWINDON FOLKSINGERS CLUB    https://swindonfolksingers.wordpress.com/   Eric Stott    01793 521301
→    The Ashford Road Club, 17-18 Ashford Road, Swindon  SN1 3NT (upstairs).  8.15pm
⇒    Eric Stott, 43 Stanier Street, SWINDON, Wilts, SN1 5QU.   eric.stott<at>virgin.net        See also Facebook
⊕    Traditional singers & musicians, leading revivalists, song and music makers. 
Then FROM 18/1/2019: 
EXISTING MEMBER - CHANGE OF NAME, VENUE, FREQUENCY, START TIME, WEBSITE
1st & 3rd  Fri    Wilts    SWINDON    SWINDON FOLK CLUB   https://swindonfolkclub.wordpress.com   Eric Stott    01793 521301
→   RAFA Club, 41-43 Belle Vue Rd, Swindon SN1 3HN (car parking and level access), 8pm
⇒    Eric Stott, 43 Stanier Street, SWINDON, Wilts, SN1 5QU.   eric.stott<at>virgin.net        See also Facebook
⊕    Traditional singers & musicians, leading revivalists, song and music makers. Please come along - we are always looking for new members. We don’t just focus on “trad” folk, either.  Vocal or instrumental, modern, blues, music-hall, etc., all welcome.

-------- Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, South Glos: ​SATURDAY  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New member
* Sat. monthly to start, then 2nd Sats later.
Sat. monthly *​  Bristol    KNOWLE        THE REDCATCH CLUB     [website tba, being set up]    Trevor Carter     0117 9665514
→    Redcatch Community Centre, 38 Redcatch Road, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2EP.  
⇒    Trevor Carter, windmillbard@aol.co.uk,  0117 9665514 / 07957 147464 
⊕     Quality acts will headline each month,  with local performers beforehand. Admission £8, or £3 for performers; it is a BYO event. To join our mailing list, please email windmillbard<at>aol.co.uk, with your name. [2018 Dec, new member]   

LIST 2.  PERFORMERS
Pf.3    SPOKEN WORD PERFORMERS    Pf.3b    Poets & Monologuists
New member
Bristol     TREVOR CARTER, The Bard of Windmill Hill      www.windmillbard.co.uk       Trevor Carter     0117 9665514
⇒    Trevor Carter, windmillbard<at>aol.co.uk,  0117 9665514 / 07957 147464
⊕     The Bard of Windmill Hill: award winning poet, storyteller and satirist. I am also a lyricist, workshop facilitator, speaker and the creator of Word Wizards Cabarets. [2018 Dec, new member]   ​
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Glos  webpage​

LIST 1.  VENUES  ---------- Glos:     THURSDAY  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd     Thu  Glos    MITCHELDEAN    MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB    www.scarfproductions.co.uk    Andy Scarf    07772 053778
→    The White Horse, High Street, Mitcheldean GL17 0AT.  8pm, all year.
⇒    andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456
⊕    A diverse group of men and women of all ages who meet regularly to share a range of music, songs and poetry from around the world. New members always welcome. Arrive early to be sure of getting a seat! Free! [2018 Nov, new member]          revised from earlier draft on Nov 19 Newsletter

LIST 2.  PERFORMERS
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Pf.1c    Folk Music & Song - Solo
Glos    ANDY  SCARF     www.scarfproductions.co.uk  Andy Scarf   01594 544456
⇒    andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕    Folk ballads, sea shanties, comic songs - you just have to join in!  [2018 Nov, new member]   
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Pf.2a    Folk Dance Callers
Glos    ANDY  SCARF     www.scarfproductions.co.uk  Andy Scarf   01594 544456
⇒    andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕   Ceilidh dancing, barn dancing, even a hoe-down if you insist! This is just great fun.  Keeps you fit too, and you don’t have to know the dances, cos I’ll call them out for you! [2018 Nov, new member]   
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Pf.2b    Folk Dance Bands
Glos   PLUMP HILL BAND    www.plumphill.co.uk  Andy Scarf   01594 544456
⇒     info<at>plumphill.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕   The Plump Hill Barn Dance & Ceilidh Band offers you over twenty years’ experience of playing for social occasions  – weddings, anniversaries, Burns nights, parties, local celebrations, schools, conferences. [2018 Nov, new member]   

​Pf.2c    Ceremonial & Dance Display   (including Clog, Morris, Sword)    
​Glos    HAPPENSTANCE  http://happenstancemorris.org.uk    Carol Davies (Squire)   01242 603094 
   → Every Tuesday 7.30 p.m. in Winchcombe School, Greet Rd, WInchcombe.
     ⊕ Mixed Border Morris.  Member of Open Morris. [Nov 2018, new contact name & phone]
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Pf.3b  Spoken Word - Poetry & Monologuists
Glos    ANDY  SCARF     www.scarfproductions.co.uk  Andy Scarf   01594 544456
⇒    andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456, Facebook: Andy Scarf Productions
⊕    Let’s have an evening with great stories from the last hundred years!  Monologues came into their own when Victorian music hall began to become respectable, around the end of the nineteenth century.   [2018 Nov, new member]   
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Worcs webpage
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NEW ENTRIES

Pf.1a   MUSIC & SONG -- GROUPS 
Worcs             SHEPHERD’S PURSE     www.ericpaynefolksongs.co.uk      Eric & Eileen Payne      01886 880061
⇒   Eric & Eileen Payne,  eric_payne<at>btinternet.com
⊕    Eric & Eileen Payne and Jim Preston sing in close harmony - songs with a story to tell! Three distinctive voices that can fill the air, blending gentle, precise and delicate harmonies.  [2018 Dec, new entry]   

Pf.3a  SPOKEN WORD -  Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers
Worcs             FOLD THEATRE Folk Plays           www.ericpaynefolksongs.co.uk/Folkplay.html     Eric & Eileen Payne      01886 880061
⇒   Eric & Eileen Payne,  eric_payne<at>btinternet.com
⊕    11 talented local actors, singers and musicians, based at ‘The Fold” at Bransford, near Worcester. The plays are written by Eric and Eileen Payne and involve narration, songs, music, sketches and poetry.  [2018 Dec, new entry]   ​​
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WORKSHOPS   webpage

--- Workshops [Providers, Regular workshops, Diary] www.folklife-directory.uk/workshops.html
W.2    MEMBERS’ CONTINUING (LONGER-TERM) WORKSHOPS SERIES
Carms  TYWI TUNE CLUB www.sesiwn.com/sesiwn/ClwbAlaw/Llandeilo.html  Helen Adam 01550 721476
→ Based in Llandovery and Llandeilo, Carms  
⇒  Helen Adam: helenadamfiddle<at>gmail.com, 01550 721476 or 07929 202257, or find us on Facebook by looking for Tywi Tune Club Clwb Alawon Tywi
⊕  Not meeting regularly at present but hope to do occasional sessions.  Keep in touch by contacting Helen as above.  A collection of the tunes we play can be found here at www.tunelines.com   [Nov 2018, new member]
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FESTIVALS DIARY webpage

new Members Nov 2018, added since Oct 2018 FW, see FESTIVALS DIARY webpage for details :

1.  revised from earlier draft on Nov 19 Newsletter, details have now been confirmed, see FESTIVALS DIARY webpage for details
2019 Jul 19 - 21        MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL        www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk

2. New member, details confimed, see FESTIVALS DIARY webpage for details
2019 Aug 30 - Sep 1  LLANWDDYN WEEKEND OF FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC   www.llanwddynevents.co.uk
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Updates included in Folklife Newsletter 2018 November 19

Cornwall-Devon

LIST 
1. VENUES    CHANGE OF VENUE from Friday, 2nd November
------------ Cornwall / Kernow:     FRIDAY / DY' GWENER  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wkly    Fri    Cornwall    BODMIN    BODMIN FOLK CLUB    www.bodminfolk.co.uk    Mike Freemantle    01726 816454
→  The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore St., Bodmin, PL31 2JX..  8.00pm, all year. 
⇒     Mike Freemantle, 14 Polmear Village, PAR, Cornwall PL24 2AT.
⊕    The best singing club in the country.  Guests alternate with singers nights.  2nd Tel. Nº: Steve Hunt on 01579 348434.    [2018 Nov, new venue]
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Glos
LIST 
1. VENUES   NEW MEMBER - DRAFT ONLY - TO BE CONFIRMED
------------ Glos:     THURSDAY  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd     Thu  Glos    MITCHELDEAN    MITCHELDEAN FOLK CLUB    www.scarfproductions.co.uk    Andy Scarf    07772 053778
→    The White Horse Inn (01452 522562), 53 Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2NW.  8pm, all year.
⇒    andyscarf<at>yahoo.co.uk, 01594 544456
⊕    A diverse group of men and women of all ages who meet regularly to share a range of music, songs and poetry from around the world. New members always welcome. Arrive early to be sure of getting a seat! Free! [2018 Nov, new member]          4/12/2018 see later Update above
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Midlands

​
LIST 
1. VENUES  EXISTING MEMBER - NEW ENTRY
------------- West Midlands: ​WEDNESDAY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd   Wed    Birmingham    MOSELEY    POLITICAL SONG SESSION    www.tradartsteam.co.uk     Trad. Arts Team    07946 718286
→    Prince of Wales pub, Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8EE, 8pm
⇒    Traditional Arts Team, 19 Springfield Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7DU; info<at>tradartsteam.co.uk
⊕     Come along, raise your voices, let the songs be heard, whether they were written yesterday or hundreds of years ago, let us learn from them and take heart from them.  [2018 Nov,  existing member, new entry]

Note:    3rd Wed    Birmingham    KINGS HEATH    B’HAM STORYTELLING CAFÉ   no longer run by  Trad. Arts Team   [18/11/2018]

​LIST 1. VENUES  ​EXISTING MEMBER - PHONE NUMBER CHANGES
------------- West Midlands: ​SUNDAY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3rd    Sun    Birmingham    MOSELEY    TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION    www.tradartsteam.co.uk    Trad. Arts Team    0121 247 3856
------------- West Midlands: ​WEDNESDAY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st    Wed   Birmingham    MOSELEY     TALES & ALES STORY SESSION     www.tradartsteam.co.uk    Trad. Arts Team    07946 718286
​------------- West Midlands: ​THURSDAY-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
2nd,4th    Thu   Birmingham    MOSELEY    MOSELEY VILLAGE BAND    www.tradartsteam.co.uk    Trad. Arts Team    0121 443 5687
 [2018 Nov,  phone number change, no other change]
For full listings please see Midlands  Directory page
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FESTIVALS DIARY


NEW MEMBER - DRAFT ONLY - TO BE CONFIRMED
2019 Jul 19 - 21        MITCHELDEAN FESTIVAL        www.mitcheldeanfestival.fod.uk  [2018 Nov, new member]  4/12/2018 see later Update above

Updates included in Folklife Newsletter 2018 October 26

Cornwall-Devon
​
LIST 
1. VENUES  ------------ Cornwall:   THURSDAY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHANGE OF DAY
-- and -- CHANGE OF VENUE

4th    Thu    Cornwall    WADEBRIDGE     CORNWALL FESTIVAL FOLK SESSION   www.cornwallfolkfestival.com   Mike Walford    01637 880604
→     Bridge On Wool (01208 8150020), The Platt, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7AQ. 8pm 
⇒     Mike Walford, Millways Farmhouse, Rosenannon, St. Wenn, Bodmin Cornwall PL30 5PJ.  Email
millwaysmike<at>gmail.com
⊕     All singers & musicians welcome.  Free entry with bucket collection & raffle.  For further information, ring Mike Walford 01637 880604. [change of venue, and change of day from 4th Tue to 4th Thu, Oct 2018]
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Worcs
​LIST 1. VENUES  ------------ Worcs: ​  SATURDAY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEW MEMBER
2nd Sat, + occ. other  Worcs  PERSHORE    FOYER FOLK  www.number8.org  Box Office 01386 555488
→   Number 8, High Street, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 1BG,    8pm
⇒   General Office 01386 555028, email enquiries<at>number8.org
⊕   Number 8’s folk night in The Foyer are on second Saturdays (occasional variations - please check before travelling) showcasing bands and performers from the local area and from further afield. Admission prices vary, from as little as £4.  Details www.number8.org  [new Member, 2018 Oct]


FESTIVALS DIARY

DATE TBA NOW CONFIRMED
2019 July 26 - 28    BRIDPORT FOLK FESTIVAL  --- for details see FESTIVALS WEBPAGE

DATE CORRECTION !
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2019 Sep 5 - 8   BROMYARD FOLK FESTIVAL        --- for details see FESTIVALS WEBPAGE
NOTE it is Sep 5-8 as above, the date published in print magazine is wrong.

Now on our new site, folklife-traditions.uk:

LIST 7:  FOLKLIFE SOCIETIES (associations, trusts, organisations)
LIST 8:  FOLKLIFE STUDIES & INSTITUTIONS
LIST 9:  SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
​FW: Seasonal Local Celebration (list 9) --- the current issue of FW lists Oct-Dec 2018.   
The full year is online in List 9.
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