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Header image from TURNER VIOLINS, Beeston, Nottingham, for shop details see S.7, Shops, at foot of page
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East Midlands, & North: Virtual Folk! ~ live & recorded sessions, updated as we hear
Member listings only on this DIRECTORY website.
Folklife's all-areas list of Virtual Folk includes both members and non-members,
and is on folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html on our Folklife West magazine news site, folklife.uk
Non-Folklife members wishing to publicise virtual activities on our all-areas Zoom list above: we can draft a listing for you, based on your website details. To be be added, sign up for our free emailed Newsletter, see Updates webpage [on our folklife.uk website], and then email sam@folklife.uk
List order : first, Day varies; then Sun. to Sat. To avoid spam, we put <at> for @, please revert to @
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No member-listings - other VIRTUAL FOLK in 'Other areas UK' (non-members of Folklife) are listed on folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html
List order : first, Day varies; then Sun. to Sat. To avoid spam, we put <at> for @, please revert to @
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No member-listings - other VIRTUAL FOLK in 'Other areas UK' (non-members of Folklife) are listed on folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html
THIS WEBPAGE is: folklife-directory.uk/other.html
FOLKLIFE WEST magazine NEWS pages - view or download as PDFs!
on East Midlands, & North news webpage
Venues
We can help - Folklife Members, email your details (see examples below) and we'll draft new entries for you to approve or change
1st line / summary: this also appears in print, every issue, in Folklife West
How often [e.g. Wkly, 1st] Day County TOWN CLUB/VENUE NAME website [links in blue & underlined] Contact name Contact phone
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→ Venue address/phone. Start time. Frequency e.g. term-time, all year.
⇒ or ⌂ Contact details other than name/phone in 1st line. Emails: replace <at> by @.
⊕ Up to 40 words more details. Your news is welcome for Folklife West every issue, up to 200 words (more if advertising)
How often [e.g. Wkly, 1st] Day County TOWN CLUB/VENUE NAME website [links in blue & underlined] Contact name Contact phone
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→ Venue address/phone. Start time. Frequency e.g. term-time, all year.
⇒ or ⌂ Contact details other than name/phone in 1st line. Emails: replace <at> by @.
⊕ Up to 40 words more details. Your news is welcome for Folklife West every issue, up to 200 words (more if advertising)
List 1: Folk Clubs & Venue
Includes • Clubs • Concerts • Singarounds • Sesssions (Song, Music, Poetry) • Storytelling • Dance Clubs & Ceilidh Series. Listed by county not category.
• We have no significant circulation outside our area, but it might be worth joining Folklife (just £16 a year for 3 issues) in some circumstances:
-- for venues near to our area
-- for venues in popular holiday areas
-- for venues with something else to publicise eg a folk act, or a folk festival - we can publicise all your folk activities if you are a Folklife member
-- or if interested in our general articles on our "Folklife Traditions" pages
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Includes • Clubs • Concerts • Singarounds • Sesssions (Song, Music, Poetry) • Storytelling • Dance Clubs & Ceilidh Series. Listed by county not category.
• We have no significant circulation outside our area, but it might be worth joining Folklife (just £16 a year for 3 issues) in some circumstances:
-- for venues near to our area
-- for venues in popular holiday areas
-- for venues with something else to publicise eg a folk act, or a folk festival - we can publicise all your folk activities if you are a Folklife member
-- or if interested in our general articles on our "Folklife Traditions" pages
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1st & 3rd Tuesdays W.Yorks MORLEY MORLEY FOLK CLUB www.morleyfolk.org Alan Street
→ Concert room, High Street Sports & Social Club, 27 High Street, Morley LS27 9AL.. Doors open 7.30pm for prompt start 8pm, finishes 10.30pm.
⇒ Organiser: Alan Street, info<at>morleyfolk.org Facebook: MFC on Facebook
⊕ obviously closed for the time being, but when running again, details will follow. [Apr 2010, new Member]
→ Concert room, High Street Sports & Social Club, 27 High Street, Morley LS27 9AL.. Doors open 7.30pm for prompt start 8pm, finishes 10.30pm.
⇒ Organiser: Alan Street, info<at>morleyfolk.org Facebook: MFC on Facebook
⊕ obviously closed for the time being, but when running again, details will follow. [Apr 2010, new Member]
Performers, Media, Services
We can help - Folklife Members, email your details (see examples below) and we'll draft new entries for you to approve or change
1st line / summary: this also appears in print, every issue, in Folklife West
----------------------> county NAME website [links in blue & underlined] Contact name Contact phone
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⇒ or ⌂ Contact details other than name/phone in 1st line. For emails, to avoid spam, we'll replace <at> by @.
⊕ Up to 40 words more details. Your news is welcome for Folklife West every issue, up to 200 words (more if advertising)
Below is an index - click on a category line (eg LIST 3: FOLK MEDIA) for a drop-down list of catgeories
1st line / summary: this also appears in print, every issue, in Folklife West
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⇒ or ⌂ Contact details other than name/phone in 1st line. For emails, to avoid spam, we'll replace <at> by @.
⊕ Up to 40 words more details. Your news is welcome for Folklife West every issue, up to 200 words (more if advertising)
Below is an index - click on a category line (eg LIST 3: FOLK MEDIA) for a drop-down list of catgeories
LIST 2: FOLK performers --- Music & Song <Pf.1>
PERFORMERS. Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG • Pf.1a-c, general • Pf.1d-h, specific
Pf.1a Music/Song - Bands/Groups
Pf.1b Music/Song - Duos
Pf.1c Music/Song - Solo
Pf.1d Choirs & Quires (and see List 5)
Pf.1e Community & Street Bands
Pf.1f Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
Pf.1a Music/Song - Bands/Groups
Pf.1b Music/Song - Duos
Pf.1c Music/Song - Solo
Pf.1d Choirs & Quires (and see List 5)
Pf.1e Community & Street Bands
Pf.1f Shanty Groups, Duos, & Solo
LIST 2: FOLK PERFORMERS --- Dance <PF.2>
PERFORMERS. Pf.2 FOLK DANCE
Pf.2a Folk Dance Callers
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Pf.2c Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)
Pf.2a Folk Dance Callers
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Pf.2c Ceremonial & Display (Clog, Morris, Sword)
LIST 2: folk PERFORMERS --- Spoken Word <PF.3>
PERFORMERS. Pf.3 SPOKEN WORD
Pf.3a Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers
Pf.3b Poetry & Monologuists
Pf.3c Storytellers
Pf.3a Folk Shows,Theatre, Mummers
Pf.3b Poetry & Monologuists
Pf.3c Storytellers
List 3: FOLK Media <M.>
M.1 Online Folk Magazines & Listings
M.2 Printed Folk Magazines & Listings
M.3 Folk Radio
M.2 Printed Folk Magazines & Listings
M.3 Folk Radio
List 4: FOLK Services <S.>
S.1 Folk Journalists
S.2 Agents, Managers, Promoters, MCs and Stage Management
S.3 Technical: PA & Sound Hire, Engineers, Studios
S.4 Website Design and Services
S.5 Print, Design, Illustration
S.6 Crafts and Makers
S.7 Shops & other sales
S.8 Tourist Information Centres
S.2 Agents, Managers, Promoters, MCs and Stage Management
S.3 Technical: PA & Sound Hire, Engineers, Studios
S.4 Website Design and Services
S.5 Print, Design, Illustration
S.6 Crafts and Makers
S.7 Shops & other sales
S.8 Tourist Information Centres
Performers ------ Many performers travel across the country; so we give the home area just for information
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Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG
Right: the Yorkshire-based Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) artists, listed below Below: we can add your small pictures (jpegs) to the left of entries Pf.1 FOLK MUSIC & SONG • Pf.1a-1c = general: Group, Duo, Solo • Pf.1d-1f = specific: eg Community Bands; Shanties |
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Pf.1a Folk Music & Song - Bands / Groups - sorted by first name within country/region
Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency)
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Agencies
UK ARTISAN Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member] UK COSMOTHEKA Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 ⇒ Contact 01484 606230 www.jacey-bedford.com/Cosmotheka.htm ⊕ Dave Sealey, his son Dan, and Adam Barry are back with Cosmotheka's famous Music from the Halls show. All the old wit and sparkle (and old jokes) with absurdly comedic songs performed with gusto! Available for clubs, festivals and halls. [Jun 2018, added] S.Africa UBUNYE Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 S.Africa ZULU TRADITION Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 |
Pf.1b Folk Music & Song - Duo - sorted by first name within country/region
Agencies
UK IDIOT AND FRIEND (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly) Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
UK QUICKSILVER (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham) Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
USA TANIA OPLAND & MIKE FREEMAN Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
[Feb 2018, new Member]
UK UNION JILL Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
[Feb 2018, new Member]
UK IDIOT AND FRIEND (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly) Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
UK QUICKSILVER (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham) Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
USA TANIA OPLAND & MIKE FREEMAN Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
[Feb 2018, new Member]
UK UNION JILL Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
[Feb 2018, new Member]
Pf.1c Folk Music & Song - Solo - sorted by first name within country/region
Agencies
Canada DAN MCKINNON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
Australia JAY TURNER Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [May 2019 added]
UK LEE COLLINSON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
UK LES BARKER Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
UK ROBB JOHNSON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
S.Africa THANDA GUMEDE Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
Canada DAN MCKINNON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
Australia JAY TURNER Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [May 2019 added]
UK LEE COLLINSON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
UK LES BARKER Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [added Dec 2019]
UK ROBB JOHNSON Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 [Feb 2018, new Member]
S.Africa THANDA GUMEDE Jacey Bedford Tour Management (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230
Steve Turner
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Nottinghamshire-based Notts STEVE TURNER www.steve-turner.co.uk Steve Turner 0115 9430333 ⇒ mobile 07831-265272. info<at>steve-turner.co.uk |
Pf.2 FOLK DANCE (Social / Country / Display / Ceremonial)
Many callers & bands travel across the country; so we give the home area just for information
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Many callers & bands travel across the country; so we give the home area just for information
Pf.2b Folk Dance Bands
Folk Media
M.1 ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS
Cheshire [from Cymru/Wales listings, this site also covers Cheshire]
North Wales, & Merseyside/Cheshire CALENDAR: OPEN MIKE, FOLK & ACOUSTIC EVENTS http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk, then click ‘Other local clubs’
⇒ Chris Birchall, 01824 704844, chris<at>chrisbirchall.co.uk
⊕ Other categories also eg theatres. You can add your event,
Cheshire [from Cymru/Wales listings, this site also covers Cheshire]
North Wales, & Merseyside/Cheshire CALENDAR: OPEN MIKE, FOLK & ACOUSTIC EVENTS http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk, then click ‘Other local clubs’
⇒ Chris Birchall, 01824 704844, chris<at>chrisbirchall.co.uk
⊕ Other categories also eg theatres. You can add your event,
FOLKLIFE
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… and this is the
FOLKLIFE MEMBERS' ONLINE DIRECTORY, folklife-directory.uk from Folklife: folklife.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378 who produce FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine (details: ⇒ M.2 below) available online: (1) FW news pages are on folklife.uk (2) Listings are in this Directory (3) Folklife Traditions folklife-traditions.uk |
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UK & Ireland LIVING TRADITION www.livingtradition.co.uk Office 01563 571220
⇒ The Living Tradition, PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine ⊕ The Living Tradition magazine’s website, featuring articles from the trad/folk magazine, festival, club and concert listings, news, reviews and regional links. There is also an online shop where you can buy many folk and traditional CDs [Feb 2018, new member] *** For details of latest issue (cover on left), see main website, Updates page : https://www.folklife.uk/updates.html |
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England EDS (English Dance & Song) www.efdss.org/efdss-join-us/english-dance-and-song EFDSS 020 7485 2206
⇒ To join EFDSS [English Folk Dance & Song Society] and receive EDS and other benefits: www.efdss.org/efdss-join-us ⇒ Editorial: EDS Editor, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. eds.editor<at>efdss.org ⊕ 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] UK & Ireland LIVING TRADITION www.livingtradition.co.uk Office 01563 571220
⇒ The Living Tradition, PO Box 1026, Kilmarnock KA2 0LG. admin<at>livingtradition.co.uk, www.facebook.com/thelivingtraditionmagazine ⊕ A full colour, glossy, folk and traditional music magazine highlighting the rich heritage of traditional music in the UK, Ireland and beyond. TLT has a worldwide circulation, and is an independent and authoritative voice in the folk world. Subscriptions available. [Feb 2018, new member] *** For details of latest issue (cover on left), see main website, Updates page : https://www.folklife.uk/updates.html |
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And we are . . .
Wales, England West Country, West Midlands, & more FW, the Folklife West print magazine folklife.uk Sam Simmons 01684 561378 "Other areas" news pages are on folklife.uk/Other.html ⇒ see Info webpage for contact details. ⊕ Each issue has (1) Members' news pages (copied online folklife.uk); (2) Members' listings inc Festival & Workshop Diaries (from this Directory!); (3) Folklife Traditions pages, articles & news ( folklife-traditions.uk ) |
Folk Services
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S.2 AGENTS, MANAGERS, PROMOTERS, MCs and STAGE MANAGEMENT
<> For Dance or Concert Series: see “1: VENUES” under Series name West Yorkshire-based
W Yorks JACEY BEDFORD TOUR MANAGEMENT (BOOKING AGENCY) www.jacey-bedford.com Jacey Bedford 01484 606230 ⇒ Jacey Bedford, 10 Park Head, Birdsedge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8XW. agency<at>jacey-bedford.com ⊕ Booking agency for performers from home and abroad. Representing: UK, Cosmotheka, Union Jill, Lee Collinson, Robb Johnson, Artisan, Quicksilver (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham), Les Barker, Idiot and Friend (Les Barker & Keith Donnelly). Australia, Jay Turner Canada, Dan McKinnon. USA, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman. South Africa, Ubunye, Thanda Gumede, Zulu Tradition. |
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S.7 SHOPS & OTHER SALES [ for FOLK PUBLISHERS (Books & Recordings), BOOKSELLERS, see list 8: FOLKLIFE STUDIES ]
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Across England
England ……… HOBGOBLIN MUSIC, all shops & mail order: www.hobgoblin.com 0333 800 9500 ⇒ Mail order: P.O. Box 4707, Worthing, BN11 9JA. Fax: 01903 210011. ⊕ Acoustic and folk musical instrument specialists. Details for individual shops: North-West MANCHESTER 0161 273 1000 South-East BRIGHTON 01273 760022; CANTERBURY 01227 769484; South-East LONDON 020 7323 9040; SOUTHAMPTON 023 8023 1099 West Country BRISTOL 0117 929 0902 Yorkshire LEEDS 0113 245 3311 [and under Central Midlands details for HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM , as this shop is an individual Member of Folklife. |
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Nottinghamshire-based
Notts TURNER VIOLINS, BEESTON www.turnerviolins.co.uk Shop 0115 9430333 ⇒ 1-5 Lily Grove, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1QL. Fax: 0115 943 0444. info<at>turnerviolins.co.uk ⊕ 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. |
Other SERVICES welcome, eg • PR • Folk Industry bodies
DETAILED LISTINGS on this page: folklife-directory.uk/other.html -- our online Members DIRECTORY
⇒ our Membership (only £16 a year! see p 3) includes listings & your publicity & FW posted to you
MEMBERS - Updates every issue in FW & here online, so don’t delay, send us your entries!
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DETAILED LISTINGS on this page: folklife-directory.uk/other.html -- our online Members DIRECTORY
⇒ our Membership (only £16 a year! see p 3) includes listings & your publicity & FW posted to you
MEMBERS - Updates every issue in FW & here online, so don’t delay, send us your entries!
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