FD: home Folklife's free online Folk Directory folklife-directory.uk
From Folklife who also publish 2 print magazines, which are copied online, Folklife West, and the Folklife Traditions Journal.
Our "Weebly" webhosts have not updated for years, may close 2025 - so we'll move to a more modern host - will look a lot better
- Simple listings with basic details, plus a brief (up to 40-words) description. No pictures, no dates.
- Websites rather than social media - no sign-up required to read our pages ! so they can be read by all, rather than being restricted.
Our "Weebly" webhosts have not updated for years, may close 2025 - so we'll move to a more modern host - will look a lot better
- Ideally —- as a database, we would welcome a volunteer to set one up. Failing that, it will be similar to existing.
26 Nov 2024: we will move website hosts from Weebly to WebMate in 2025
Weebly (1) stopped updating some years ago, and (2) have announced "we will maintain support through at least July 2025".
Obviously, we can't take the chance that it's unsupported.
Having looked at other hosts, we find Webmate (who are already our email hosts) to be the easiest web set-up for web amateurs like ourselves! Plus their response time is excellent, and you can ring the team based in Bodmin, Cornwall.
It will look completely different - see 2025-new-site webpage
As we prepare to move, we're changing layouts on this site -- changes must be live, so may be some temporary duplication on a page, mostly in mornings (UK time).
Our Webpages, other than this homepage (details of top-of-page menu)
Our other sites are Folklife Traditions Journal & FT Directory site
Weebly (1) stopped updating some years ago, and (2) have announced "we will maintain support through at least July 2025".
Obviously, we can't take the chance that it's unsupported.
Having looked at other hosts, we find Webmate (who are already our email hosts) to be the easiest web set-up for web amateurs like ourselves! Plus their response time is excellent, and you can ring the team based in Bodmin, Cornwall.
It will look completely different - see 2025-new-site webpage
As we prepare to move, we're changing layouts on this site -- changes must be live, so may be some temporary duplication on a page, mostly in mornings (UK time).
Our Webpages, other than this homepage (details of top-of-page menu)
- Get listed ! - Details of how to be added to our free listings
- UPDATES - New listings & changes to existing listings, later sent out to the Updates mailing list - free sign-up to email list
- Venues - arranged by country / area. As our name "Folklife West" suggests, mainly Cymru•Wales, England West Country & West Midlands. Since Lockdown/Zoom, enthusiasts from other areas, and other countries, joined us. We welcome enthusiasts from everywhere!
- Performers
- PF .1A - GROUPS now includes former 1.d/e Choirs, Community Bands
- PF .1B - DUOS
- PF .1C - SOLO
- PF .1F - SHANTY
- PF .2AB - DANCE BANDS & CALLERS
- PF .2C - CEREMONIAL & DANCE DISPLAY
- PF .3 - SPOKEN WORD
- Services - on that page, plus 2 other pages:
- MEDIA - here we give local listings that will have more details.
- WORKSHOP-PROVIDERS
Our other sites are Folklife Traditions Journal & FT Directory site
- Researched articles, societies & researchers news. Current issue, plus archive of all issues.
- Free pdfs to download for all issues
- Plus Folklife Traditions Directory - Societies, Folklife Studies, Seasonal all on www.folklife-traditions.uk
- includes UPDATES for FTJ
- Printed folk magazine, Folklife members' folk news. Current issue copied online
- includes FESTIVALS, WORKSHOPS our members' Diary listings for next 12 months
- includes UPDATES for Folklife West - our members' folk news