1.4 FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL

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Interested in all aspects of folklife? We are. Our Journal (FWJ), now published June & December, covers a range of topics.

FWJ contains learned articles aimed at interested readers; it is not a peer-reviewed journal. It also seeks to raise awareness about relevant organisations. We are a non-profit organisation and publish in print, and as much as possible free online.

Typically, we include

ARTICLES & SONGS • REVIEWS • NEWS / DATES from eg Folklife Organisations and Researchers

Your contributions are welcome, please contact us before submitting.

  • The deadlines are for Articles, Songs Collected, and News, and also for dates of folklife conferences, exhibitions, schools and workshops, from Folklife Organisations or those concerned with Folklife Studies

Reviews - as appropriate. Please contact us first before submitting, well before the deadline

  • The contents of each FWJ are listed on the cover, and below.
  • FWJ is a print magazine.
  • The cover and some contents are online, subject to permissions and copyrights of contributors.
    • From Nº 3: most content online. Please be aware that this is entirely at the discretion of the unpaid contributors, so we will publish some print-only articles.
    • Nº 1 and Nº 2: a few items are online. Other articles from No.1 & 2 may be added in PDF format, if and when we obtain permission.
    • In the contents list below, those articles in RED are followed by PDF links:
  • Folklife West is a non-profit group. In order to continue and to expand, please support us by advertising, Membership or donations.

FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL,

Nº4,

Dec 2009 §

FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.4, December 2009.

§ due to having to change servers (and postal strike), later deadline and late-Dec publication.

 

  • Deadline 7 December 2009
  • other than Reviews, see note at top of page (review material email us first)

 

a link to ad-rates sizes & costs (pdf)

  • ad rates also available by email or by post

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Items in RED below = available online; see PDF link that follows

FWJN3v1aFOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.3, June 2009.

  • 24 A4 pages (mono)
  • £2
  • £3 posted to UK

COVER FWJ Nº3. also p2 publications info & ad rates; p24 publications PDF link

FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.3, June 2009.

RESEARCHED ARTICLES & SONGS

  • THE BALLAD PRINTERS OF WORCESTER. 3: JAMES AND JOHN GRUNDY, GEORGE AND THOMAS LEWIS, THOMAS HAYES’ from Roy Palmer. Includes songs ‘Jump Jim Crow’ and ‘Jack Tar’s Frolic’, and illustrations PDF RP3 link
  • ‘DOWN AT THE SUICIDE ARMS’ song from Charles Menteith
  • ‘‘WELSH BORDER MORRIS’: ‘THE BRIMFIELD MORRIS DANCE’ including two Brimfield tunes, plus illustrations, by the late Dave Jones
  • WINCHCOMBE MUMMERS PLAY and WINCHCOMBE MORRIS from ‘Winchcombe Cavalcade’ by Eleanor Adlard (1939), from Bill Pullen PDF Winchcombe link

FOLKLIFE ORGANISATIONS & FOLKLIFE STUDIES: NEWS

  • THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY PDF FLS link;
  • EFDSS ‘TAKE 6’ ARCHIVE WEBSITE PDF Take 6 link;
  • TRADITIONAL ARTS TEAM; GLOSFOLK; FOLK SOUTH WEST PDF news link;
  • CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & SCHOOLS EFDSS ‘New Wave’; The Folklore Society; Society for Folk Life Studies; The Traditional Arts Team; Baring-Gould Folk Song School [all on PDF news above]; ‘Transatlantic Routes’ conference, Worcester University [on PDF Winchcombe above]

PUBLICATIONS and LISTINGS all on PDF reviews & listings link

FWJ2p1FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.2, December 2008.

  • 24 A4 pages (mono)
  • £2
  • £3 posted to UK

COVER FWJ Nº2 PDF link

FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.2, December 2008.

RESEARCHED ARTICLES & SONGS

  • The WITHY TREE CAROL’ (Evesham version) from Charles Menteith
  • WELSH BORDER MORRIS’: ‘THE VILLAGE TEAMS’ including a map, and illustrations, by the late Dave Jones
  • NOT THE GOOD OLD TIMES”, George Swinford’s narrative of rural life a century and more ago, with photos: from Roy Palmer
  • THE BALLAD PRINTERS OF WORCESTER. 2: SAMUEL GAMIDGE’ from Roy Palmer. Includes song ‘THE STAFFORDSHIRE MAID’; illustrations ‘SIR JOHN BARLEY-CORN’, ‘THE COUNTRYMAN’S GARLAND’ PDF link
    • by permission of Roy, and also Chetham's Library for illustrations, © 2009
  • THE MORRIS RING FOLK PLAY ARCHIVE’: THE RON SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION
  • 'WHAT IS FOLK?' from Geoff Davies

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

  • 40 YEARS OF BODMIN FOLK CLUB from Christopher Ridley
  • REVIEWS. CDs: from Veteran, by Paul Burgess; BOOKS: Traveller’s Joy (book/CD); The Folklore of Discworld; The Folklore of the Black Country, by the Editors PDF link
  • LISTINGS:

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FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.1, September 2006.

  • 20 A4 pages (including colour photos)
  • £1.50
  • £2.50 posted to UK

COVER FWJ Nº1 PDF link

FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.1, September 2006

A special Worcestershire issue, assisted by an Awards for All grant. Journal No 1 was distributed free of charge throughout Worcestershire, to local community groups, venues, folk clubs listed in our Worcestershire Folklife Directory, and also to Worcestershire Tourist Offices and libraries. Therefore, in addition to typical Journal contents, we included some material that would normally be allocated to our "folk" publication Folk West.

WORCESTERSHIRE SONGS AND WORCESTERSHIRE ARTICLES

  • BILL THE WEAVER” and “NOW ON THAT HILL …”: collected by Charles Menteith
  • THE WELSH BORDER MORRIS DANCES’ and ‘THE EVESHAM MORRIS DANCESby the late Dave Jones
  • THE BALLAD PRINTERS OF WORCESTER. 1. JOHN BUTLER’ from Roy Palmer PDF link
  • CECIL SHARP AT EVESHAM’ from Roy Palmer
  • MUD, DUST AND NOISE”: WHITMAN’S HILL QUARRY from Eric Payne
  • WORCESTERSHIRE MEMORIES: A WORCESTERSHIRE CORONATION PAGEANT’ from Robert Wimbury
  • A WORCESTERSHIRE FOLK CLUB: SOMERS TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB’, by its Members
  • WORCESTERSHIRE FOLKLIFE’S RECORDING FACILITIES

WORCESTERSHIRE REVIEW AND OTHER WORCESTERSHIRE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • THE FOLKLORE OF WORCESTERSHIRE’ (Roy Palmer), by the Editors
  • ‘ROMANY ROAD’, ‘HOLLY & MISTLETOE AUCTIONS’, ‘WORCESTERSHIRE CHINESE ASSOCIATION’
  • JUST LATIN SALSA’, ‘FOOD & FOLKENDS, ‘DAMPIERS ROUND’, and ‘APPLEYARD DANCERS'

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We also publish the

FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY 2009

Local Celebrations, Folklife Organisations, Folklife Studies

Whilst our online-listings are currently Members-only, our printed FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY 2009 has comprehensive listings open to all (Members & non-Members), and listings are free.

Contact details and up to 40 words description.

Updates are welcome.

"JOURNAL MEMBERSHIP" of FOLKLIFE WEST:

  • Just £10 for 2 years UK (EU £15) (USA £20).
  • 4 issues of FWJ; plus our alternate-years Folklife Traditions Directory 2009 or 2011 (please state which)

Back issues, special rate to add when subscribing:

  • each Journal add £1.50 (£2.25) (£3). No. 1, 2, 3 published and available.
  • Folklife Traditions Directory 2009, £1 (£1.50) (£2).

OR ~ "FULL MEMBERSHIP" of FOLKLIFE WEST:

  • above Journals & Folklife Traditions Directory,
  • plus folk-club-based Folk West quarterly, alternate-years Folk West Directory 2010
  • all posted £13/year
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Folklife West: print publications, online listings. www.folklife-west.org.uk

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