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  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!
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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 !   or you can send in for them with their consent

Ø 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]

🄵 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 AND REPAIRS

🄵 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

WALES --- entries welcome

ENGLAND WEST COUNTRY

🄵 HOBGOBLIN BRISTOL 0117 929 0902; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC

ENGLAND WEST MIDLANDS

🄵 HOBGOBLIN BIRMINGHAM   https://hobgoblin.com/branches/birmingham   Shop    0121 212 9010
⇒      Hobgoblin Music,40 Priory Queensway, Birmingham B4 7LA. 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, 11am - 4pm Sunday.  [moved, new address Jan 2023]

🄵 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]


ENGLAND EAST MIDLANDS

🄵 Notts BEESTON TURNER VIOLINS   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.

ENGLAND SOUTH-EAST

🄵 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.

🄵 HOBGOBLIN BRIGHTON 01273 760022; see above

🄵 HOBGOBLIN CANTERBURY 01227 769484; see above

🄵 HOBGOBLIN SOUTHAMPTON 023 8023 1099; see above

ENGLAND LONDON

🄵 HOBGOBLIN LONDON 020 7323 9040; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC

ENGLAND EAST --- entries welcome


ENGLAND NORTH-EAST --- entries welcome

ENGLAND NORTH-WEST

🄵 Manchester HOBGOBLIN MANCHESTER  0161 273 1000; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC

ENGLAND YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

🄵 HOBGOBLIN LEEDS 0113 245 3311; see also South-East: HOBGOBLIN MUSIC

SCOTLAND

🄵 HOBGOBLIN EDINBURGH, Scayles Music https://hobgoblin.com/branches/edinburgh  Shop 0131 667 8241
⊕   Acoustic and folk musical instrument specialists.

S.8 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

London
‡TBC AMPLIFY https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/amplify/
⇒ Contact via website or info<at>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..