Folklife West is a print magazine, mostly Wales, West Midlands, South-West.

This free-entry Directory is quite separate from that paid-for magazine.
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We offer everybody:  free online Directory entries
  • Previously, Folklife West members only, so most entries from Members and in our area - now all welcome
  • From democratic do-it-yourself sessions to concert series: all welcome. 
  • Amateur, semi-pro, or professional singers & musicians: all welcome.
  • Full list of what we cover  on the  ⎈ Categories webpage

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We keep it simple = easy to read, easy to update, & free to you 
  • Listings simply: (1) name,  (2) details venues, contact & web details,  (3) short description up to 40 words
  • Just text - no maps, no pictures; no dates (see folklife.uk for folk news, dates, festivals)    
  • Entry form on webpages, -or-  we can help - we can draft entries for your approval.   Contact sam@folklife.uk

​​Dates such as gigs, festivals, workshops -- see Folklife West, members' folk news print magazine



  Go straight to  ⎈ Venues    ⎈ Performers
   
                         ⎈ Other Listings    ⎈ Categories



​. . . or more details below: 
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UK and now International.  
  • "FOLKLIFE WEST":  our main areas are: Wales, South-West, West Midlands, Oxon.
    • Since Lockdown & Zoom, we have some entries from other areas -- mainly by personal contact, so not full coverage, but all are welcome.
    • ​Currently . . . most entries are from paying Folklife Members, and most are in the main areas.
    • All entries - members, non-members, our main area, other areas - all welcome - free!   
  • Our priority is producing the print magazine 
    • We're also happy to provide your Directory entries ... but no time to research/contact all possible entries
    • So please tell folks to visit www.folklife-directory.uk for entry forms or contact sam@folklife.uk and we'll be happy to help
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WEBPAGES list.     
FD: home
⎈ VENUES (by area)
             Subpages:
​Venues: Cymru•Wales
Venues: England South-West
Venues: England Midlands [East & West]
Venues: England South-East & East 
Venues: North of England 
Venues: Scotland new  - no entries yet
Venues: International new  - 1 entry
Venues: Zoom/Virtual UK & World
Currently, mainly Wales, West Country & West Midlands; but welcome from all areas


​⎈ PERFORMERS (by area)       
​                   Subpages:
Performers: Cymru•Wales
Performers: England South-West
Performers: England Midlands [East & West]
Performers: England South-East & East
Performers: North of England
Performers: Scotland
Performers: International
 ⎈ OTHER LISTINGS     
       Subpages:
       Media   *   Services   *       Workshop-Providers

Plus links to our separate Journal site
(www.folklife-traditions.uk) which includes 
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, 3 webpages: 
Folklife Societies: Associations, Trusts, Organisations  
Folklife Studies & Institutions
Local Celebrations      
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⎈ CATEGORIES
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GDPR data policy: we don't pass on details other than as published here.  GDPR details on Data webpage [on folklife.uk site]
Opt-in, simply email us, or use form below,
for our occasional emailed Newsletter Updates mailing list - 6-12 times a year with directory + folklife-members' news updates
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Do join our EMAILED UPDATES mailing list.   You'll get information updates,  6 to 12 times a year.
                 -- and reminders to check your details haven't changed, thus we'll keep your details up-to-date.
    What does Newsletter look like?  See recent ones on [link] UPDATES webpage" on our folk-news site.  
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Just email sam@folklife.uk  'Opt In' plus your country, or for England, region.  OR, use the form in CLICK TO OPEN / CLOSE box below:
​​CLICK TO OPEN / CLOSE  ABOUT  OUR  FREE  EMAIL UPDATES
Below:  a form  
​ -- or --     just email sam@folklife.uk with the same details. 

This is useful for you, with Updates for News, Directory, & Folklife Traditions (& deadline reminders). 
     And useful for us, so we spend less time on admin/emails = more time for magazine & website.  
     And know how many read this, & where, and so resource appropriately!    From the "Folklife" non-profit group of volunteers.
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Keep in touch with our free emailed occasional Newsletter

​​Updates: News, Directory, Folklife Traditions (& Deadlines) 
 
A form to sign up to Folklife Newsletter and/or for new Folklife members

OR if you prefer, simply email same details to sam@folklife.uk
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New permissions only ​ - for changes, please email instead
We don't pass on details other than as published here.  
Data policy (opt-in): ​see Data webpage (on folklife.uk site) 
     

Permission to hold & use your personal information

* indicates required

We also publish  FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine : NEWS & DATES  from Folklife Members

A quite separate publication, it does not include these Directory listings.  This is also copied free online

● FW, Folklife West,  3 / year  ● Jan 1st (deadline 20 Nov)  ● May 1st (20 Mar) ● Sep 1st (20 Jul) 
● FW print pages copied online - view & download from 2 websites 
​See folklife.uk

This Directory is from Folklife
publishers of F​W: the Folklife West printed magazine

Publicity bargain:  news printed, FW by post:  only £18 a year !
  Only  ​£18  a year UK, for Folklife Membership = posted magazine  and  printing your news and   copying the news online !
  • See "Info" webpage  (on main Folklife site) for details for paying by BACS or by cheque - never via this site.
  • ​Directory listings: to avoid spam, we don't link your email addresses, we substitute <at> for @ for listing your email addresses.
  • Contact: sam@folklife.uk
3 a year, Jan, May, Sept.  
​Details on our main website www.folklife.uk
  • For Membership & advertising details, see Info webpage on main site​
  • We are a print magazine (please do not email gig lists to circulate)
  • ​As a service, we copy the magazine free online, but we are not a social media website, nor do we use any social media services.
  • Do join us as Members, and send your news & listings to print (please do not send leaflets or flyers for us to distribute)​
  • Do join us as Members, and send publicity, including for your latest CD (please do not send CDs to review, we don't)
Our Folklife Newsletter mailing list / data protection: we won't add you unless requested as below - and we don't expect to be added to your mailing lists without our consent (as your emails may be blocked)
For new members: we can help.  We draft a listing for you to approve or amend, based on your website.  Then based on this, we can suggest news items.
Keeping folk in touch!     Join Folklife , only £18 for 3 issues, for
  • FW (Folklife West) posted to you, and 
  • your news/publicity in FW (each news item: up to 200 words, more if advertising), 
    • including detailed Festival Diary for next 12 months, and detailed Workshop Diary
  • all copied to folklife.uk, our main site, with FW pages online
  • and FW (Folklife West) posted to you .......... contact sam@folkife.uk
FW: 1 Jan (deadline 20 Nov), 1 May (deadline 20 Mar),  1 Sep (deadline 20 Jul), other details on Info webpage