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FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL homepage
your shortcut to this page: http://journal.folklife-west.org.uk
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Interested in all aspects of folklife? We are. Our Journal (FWJ), from 2012 published quarterly, 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 when we have permission, also free online.
We welcome material as below, quarterly except substantial articles which are published in Jan and July only.
Contributions are open to all, except if noted as “(Members only)”
- Substantial articles are only published in January & July (open to all).
- Shorter articles of 1/2 page or less (up to 600 words), including information about Folklife Societies (open to all)
- Seasonal Local Celebrations, based on Doc Rowe' s listings, additions welcome (open to all)
- Updates for our Folklife Traditions Directory (FTD) free listings of Folklife Organisations & Folklife Studies. For categories, see FTD webpage (open to all)
- Folklife 1-line Listings = FTD summaries (Members only)
- Folklife Diary:
- Courses & Workshops, Workshops series, Schools (Members only)
- Conferences & Talks (open to all)
- Publications announced (open to all)
- CDs announced (Members only)
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Below (includes links to other pages)
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• Current FWJ contents, including online pages
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• Next FWJ
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• Advertising, including our new format
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• FWJ online archive
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• Folklife Traditions Directory
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• Membership, and contact details
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FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, Nº 7, January 2012. 16 A4 pages (mono) ; £1 (£2 posted to UK)
Journal expands - now Quarterly!
We are pleased to announce that from this issue, we will publish FWJ in January & quarterly, instead of 6-monthly.
The Journal is from this issue included in Folklife West; it is also still available separately.
- Last year: bought new equipment and upgraded our Folk West magazine, changing it from A5 to A4 in April, and including a Folklife Diary in October, and so renaming it Folklife West to reflect the increased content.
- This year: FWJ develops.We now include it in FW; still available separately (we have a few FWJ-only subscribers). And it becomes quarterly!
FWJ 7: INDEX. Material copied online is in red.
FWJ is now included in our Folklife West magazine, and also continues to be available separately. FWJ page Nºs below are preceded by J~ (eg pJ-1)
- RESEARCHED ARTICLES & SONGS (your contributions welcome)
- Ballad Printers of Herefordshire: 2, Ledbury. By Roy Palmer. pp4-7, + illus. pp 1,3.
- Includes songs: Battle between Spring & Langan, Reform Song, Country Statute
- The Berkshire Tragedy (Frank Jeal), from Charles Menteith, p2
- Welsh Border Morris: Much Wenlock Stick Dance, by the late Dave Jones, pp12-13
- FOLKLIFE ORGANISATIONS & FOLKLIFE STUDIES
- all on www.folklife-west.co.uk/FL-diary.html
- (some categories only from Members, as noted)
- FOLKLIFE DIARY
- Members' Short Courses & Workshops, Workshop Series, Schools (only from Members), pp8-9,11
- Halsway Manor; Gleanings Rural Study Centre; Wren Music
- Conferences, Talks, p11
- Broadside Day (TSF/EFDSS); Folklore and Fantasy (Folklore Society)
- PUBLICATIONS, & OTHER INFORMATION (print publications & CDs announced, reviews, websites), pp10-11,15
- Books announced: West Midlands Ballads, Mike Raven
- CDs announced (only from Members), The Shadow of Stromboli
- CDs reviewed (only from Members), Colin Pitts, March Monday Morning, by Bill Pullen
- New Website of Gloucestershire Christmas Songs & Traditions, by Carol Davies
LISTINGS:
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NEXT FOLKLIFE WEST JOURNAL, No.8, Apr 2012
Your contributions welcome, please contact us before submitting articles
Deadline 20 February 2012, review material earlier.
Reviews - as appropriate. Please contact us first before submitting, well before the deadline. Contact us before posting anything larger than 'Large Letter' size.
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Advert rates are now much the same as Folklife West, details
Journal advertising webpage
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 FWJ ONLINE ARCHIVE
Extracts from other Journals are on our Journal Nºs 1-6 online archive webpage
This includes a list of the full print Journal contents.
Folklife West (publishers), a non-profit group
So that we may continue and expand, please support us
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FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY, August 2009
- Local Celebrations, Folklife Organisations, Folklife Studies
Comprehensive free listings open to all (Members & non-Members),
- Contact details, & up to 40 words description.
Updates are welcome, & published in the next FWJ.
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Folklife West (publishers), a non-profit group
So that we may continue and expand, please support us
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MEMBERSHIP and contact details
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"JOURNAL MEMBERSHIP" of FOLKLIFE WEST
- Just £12 for 2 years UK (EU £18) (USA £24).
- quarterly FWJ; plus 1 (alternate-years) Folklife Traditions Directory 2012
- Online listing(s), should you want them
- Please contact us for reselling details
- Back issues, special rate to add when subscribing:
- each Journal add £1.50 (£2.25) (£3). All (No. 1-6) available.
- Folklife Traditions Directory 2009, add £1 (£1.50) (£2).
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CONTACT US by email
or
see our home page, www.folklife-west.org.uk
for contact details, info re Membership and publications, and links to our online Member-listings.
Last updated: 7 January 2012
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INTERNATIONAL "JOURNAL MEMBERSHIP"
Other currencies eg US universities wishing to be invoiced for Journal in $$: we are currently arranging an external site to handle this (we are a non-profit group without the resources to do this directly). Please email editor.
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OR "FULL MEMBERSHIP" of Folklife West
- as above Journals & Folklife Traditions Directory
- plus folk-club-based Folklife West quarterly
- plus alternate-years Folk Directory
- all posted £12/year UK
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OUR MEMBERSHIP WEBPAGE
more info., incl. multiple copies, reselling, etc
http://membership.folklife-west.org.uk
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