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ABOUT: FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL
a print magazine; also copied online on this site
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  • This site also includes our online FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS DIRECTORY
  • We welcome short researched articles -- up to 2500 words
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FTJ: Folklife Traditions Journal.  Part of Folklife West magazine, & also sold separately.
​✪ PUBLICATION DATES & DEADLINES  ✪            ✪ MARCH  deadlines:  1 February  ✪      
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​"Folklife Traditions"  was noted in the Traditional Song Forum's Newsletter, 16/3/2021:  for more on TSF, see https://tradsong.org
     "As its name suggests Folklife West magazine is mainly focused on the South-Western Quarter of the country, but it contains regular articles about traditional song in the section called Folklife Traditions which is not geographically restricted. There are some real gems here. Roy Palmer used to be a regular contributor and several TSF members, present and past, have submitted articles for publication. You can find the archive of past issues at https://www.folklife-traditions.uk/ - select issues from the indexes.  And if you would like to submit articles to Folklife Traditions they would be very welcome.  Contact Sam Simmons at sam@folklife.uk"

​Volunteers wanted.  Currently, this is all compiled by (and subsidised by) Sam.
I'd welcome admin help to develop it - anything from helping to index (see Index: ARTICLES webpage) to co-editing.   
Volunteers are offered a year's free Folklife membership.   Please contact sam@folklife.uk

Page header:  Calennig background photo © JKSimmons (Sam), see foot of page; our new  logo, (c), thanks to John Crane who has kindly modified this from his original drawing for our Book End Folk Books logo more than 40 years ago! July 2022.          FW header:  Minehead Hobby Horse photo © JKSimmons (Sam)
FTJ header:  Minehead Hobby Horse logo © Chris Beaumont.   Morris dancers © Annie Jones from The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris (by the late Dave Jones).
FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS JOURNAL
we have a large online ARCHIVE
● Articles
● Song, tune, & notes
● Talks & Conferences
● Folklife listings
● Publications announced
● Folklife Institutions: intro., notes, articles, news
● Seasonal Celebrations: list with photos by Doc Rowe, and other contributions
On this website:  

And we have a detailed online Folklife Traditions Directory on this site:

the 'Folklife Traditions' listings, (open to all, you do not have to be a Folklife Member for these FT entries)
LISTINGS CATEGORIES                  click to open (& close!)
Folklife Societies:
Associations, Trusts, Organisations
        • A1-A2, general •  A3-A13, specific
  • A.1     General: National Societies
  • A.2    General: Regional and Local Societies
  • A.3    Cerdd Dant Societies
  • A.4    Folk Song Societies
  • A.5    Folk Music Societies
  • A.6    Folk Dance Societies
  • A.7    Folk Drama Societies
  • A.8    Folklore Societies
  • A.9    Storytelling Societies
  • A.10  Oral History Societies
  • A.11   Language & Dialect Societies
  • A.12  Folk Life Generally - Societies
  • A.13  Folk Life Specific Groups​
Folklife Studies & Institutions

§ specialist folklife institutions, or general
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  • Fs.1   Researchers and Authors
  • Fs.2   Lecturers and Speakers
  • Fs.3   Archives  § 
  • Fs.4   Museums  § 
  • Fs.5   Libraries  § ​
  • Fs.6   Academic Courses & Research
  • Fs.7   Music Publishers & Recording Companies
  • Fs.8   Print Book Publishers & Booksellers
  • Fs.9   Print Journals
  • Fs.10 Online Resources (websites, & blogs with articles)
Seasonal Local Celebrations  This covers the full year, online.
Also, in FTJ we print the current period, with photos and notes.
Online/web discussion groups are under appropriate [A.] category



We also have a detailed online Members' Folk Directory, on folklife.uk/directory.html, folk venues, performers, etc etc

From Folklife, publishers of FW: the Folklife West magazine

'Folklife' is a non-profit group of volunteers.
    Our aim is to provide information on all aspects of folklife; and to stimulate a wider interest in folk studies & folk culture generally, updating where appropriate, and as resources allow, in different media.
    We seek to raise awareness about, and to promote, folklife studies and relevant Societies, Institutions, Publishers, and Researchers. 
    We have a particular interest in making those who are not members of folklife organisations aware of what’s available.
     
We produce 'FW - Folklife West' magazine, three times a year, mainly covering Wales and England South West & West Midlands, in print & copied online, www.folklife.uk
     
Our Folklife Traditions Journal pages, twice a year, not geographically restricted, with researched articles including specific songs, tunes, and dances; plus News; Diary; Publications.

www.folklife-traditions.uk has a comprehensive archive of all issues, as PDFs to download. 
There is also an author and subject index, 
plus a Folklife Directory: Folklife Societies;  Folklife Studies & Institutions; Seasonal Local Celebrations. 

Contributions welcome; for more details, please see www.folklife-traditions.uk/contact-contribute.html
1.   Researched articles eg about a collected song or tune, word limits: no minimum - we get articles which are anything from just a song and a few lines or up to 500 words;  other articles are typically 1000 to 1500, our maximum is 2500 words. 
​2.  To introduce society, institution, etc, up to 1000 words.  Thereafter, short news items/dates from society, institutions welcome; longer items, please consult editor.


    For more details, see above, or please contact sam@folklife.uk         Eleanor & Sam Simmons, 11/02/2023
Exploring Folklore Weekend 2017, at Halsway Manor, Somerset
  • Making Calennig - diolch Pat!
  • The Black Dog, from Devon, brought by Mark Norman
  • Mari Lwyd, from Llantrisant, brought by Pat Smith & Ned Clamp​
​Photos © Sam Simmons