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Our Folk Services Categories
S.1  Folk Journalists
S.2  Agents, Managers, Promoters,
       MCs, 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  Artist Development
S.9  your new categories welcome!

Listings from   🄵  Folklife member.   Ø Folklife Associate member. --- Members' news is in area news webpages on www.folklife.uk   
                        🄹  Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber.    ‡ from other Newsletter readers.         Thanks for your support!      All welcome!

S.1    FOLK JOURNALISTS

Wales: national    ..................    MICK TEMS, Editor, Folkwales online magazine     www.folk.wales/magazine    Mick Tems    01443 201634
⇒ 7, Crawford Close, Y Beddau, Pontypridd CF38 2SD, Cymru / Wales        micktems<at>folkwales.org.uk
⊕  A senior journalist who has worked on several evening papers in South Wales and Bristol, and an international musician and researcher too. Founder and editor of Folkwales online magazine. 

Warks   MAC AWE ON TOUR, Folk Journalist and Blogger     http://macaweontour.blogspot.co.uk   Geoff Veasey 
⇒    Geoff Veasey, abolper<at>yahoo.co.uk
⊕     Folk Journalist and Reviewer.   Blog : Mac Awe On Tour    [new member, Apr 2018]

S.2   AGENTS,  MANAGERS,  PROMOTERS, MCs, STAGE MANAGEMENT  <> For Dance or Concert Series:  see “1: VENUES” under Series name
AGENTS ------- do ask your artists to contact us to be listed, giving your agency as contact !

West Yorks JACEY BEDFORD TOUR MANAGEMENT (Booking Agency) www.jacey-bedford.com  Jacey Bedford    01484 606230

Northamptonshire   JAMES H SOARS MEDIA SERVICES  https://www.jameshsoars.com/    Jim Soars  01536 720245
⇒ Contact Jim Soars, t: 01536 720245, m: 07758 781032, e: james[at]jameshsoars[dot]com
⊕  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.

S.3    TECHNICAL :    PA  &  Sound  Hire,  Engineers,  Studios

​Devon    WREN MUSIC PA System & operator, short run CDs     www.wrenmusic.co.uk    Paul Tucker     01837 53754 
            ⇒     Ebenezer Hall, North Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AR.                     admin<at>wrenmusic.co.uk
            ⊕    Best pair of ears in the west for highest quality folk sounds - festivals and concerts. 24 channel Allen & Heath desk, 3 x 1Kw Carver power amps, EV Sbx speakers (inc 2 bass units), etc, etc. Fully PAT tested.     [New address, same phone: July 2017]
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Warks     FAT SAM MUSIC STUDIO    www.fatsammusic.co.uk    Malc Gurnham    024 7634 5568 

S.4    WEBSITE DESIGN AND SERVICES

Warks     FOLKFAX WEB DESIGN           www.folkfax.net/design    Malc Gurnham    024 7634 5568 
⇒     Malc Gurnham, Tel: as above, Mob: 077 6019 0309. Email: mail<at>bedworthfolkclub.co.uk

S.5    PRINT, DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION

Glos    CHRIS BEAUMONT Design, Illustration    (no website)    Chris Beaumont    01242 571185
⇒      32 Cudnall Street, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 8HQ.
⊕    Illustrations, such as Folklife’s logo, and hand-lettering. ​

S.6   CRAFTS AND MAKERS​   

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 
            ⊕    Makes fiddles and Appalachian dulcimers and repairs stringed instruments. 

S.7    SHOPS & OTHER SALES
         for FOLK PUBLISHERS (Books & Recordings), BOOKSELLERS, see list 8:  FOLKLIFE STUDIES on our Folklife Traditions site
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Birmingham    
​HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM    www.hobgoblin.com/birmingham    Shop     0121 212 9010
⇒       8 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6BS.       sales<at>hobgoblinbirmingham.co.uk   
⊕  Hobgoblin Birmingham - Britain’s leading Folk and Traditional musical instrument shop based in the heart of Birmingham. Open 10am - 6pm, Monday - Saturday.

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.

Scotland  
HOBGOBLIN EDINBURGH, Scayles Music https://hobgoblin.com/branches/edinburgh  Shop  0131 667 824
⊕    Acoustic and folk musical instrument specialists. 

​West Midlands     
IP MUSIC SHOP    www.ipmusic.org.uk    Ian Pittaway
⇒ contact<at>ipmusic.org.uk
⊕    CDs from Ian Pittaway, ‘Lovers Beggars Soldiers Sailors’; The Night Watch, ‘The Ambassadors’; Captain Swing, ‘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]

UK
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.
West Midlands   BIRMINGHAM   this shop is an individual Member of Folklife, see entry above 
Other Hobgoblin shops in England and Scotland:
South-East          BRIGHTON           01273 760022;         South-East          CANTERBURY      01227 769484;     
South-East          LONDON              020 7323 9040;       South-East          SOUTHAMPTON   023 8023 1099
North-West          MANCHESTER  0161 273 1000            Yorkshire              LEEDS     0113 245 3311
Scotland              EDINBURGH     0131 667 8241            South-West       BRISTOL  0117 929 0902 

S.8    ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
TBC 
The Nest Collective have signed up, so suggested draft (+ devised this new category), based on their website. TO BE CONFIRMED.
Ø    London    AMPLIFY  https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/
⇒  Contact via website or info@thenestcollective.co.uk. https://thenestcollective.co.uk/,  https://www.facebook.com/thenestcollective/,https://twitter.com/nestfolk, https://www.instagram.com/nestfolk/
⊕  The Nest Collective’s artist development programme. It aims to do as its name suggests: reinvigorate and develop contemporary and cross-cultural folk music in the UK by supporting the development of emerging music creators..