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We seek to raise awareness of relevant Societies, Institutions, Researchers, Publications
We welcome your learned articles for interested readers, but note we’re not a peer-reviewed journal.
• See this website, "Index: ARTICLES" webpage, for past articles.
CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See "Contact & Contribute" webpage (also for ad rates, etc).
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• Songs & tunes collected
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Folklife Traditions Journal includes articles and news about Seasonal Local Celebrations
above: UP-HELLY-AA, Lerwick, Shetland, Last Tue in Jan © Doc Rowe, see full picture below
above: UP-HELLY-AA, Lerwick, Shetland, Last Tue in Jan © Doc Rowe, see full picture below
SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
to be listed, simply email your details as below, to [email protected]
Website links are in blue and underlined. For emails, to avoid spam, we'll replace @ by <at>.
Website links are in blue and underlined. For emails, to avoid spam, we'll replace @ by <at>.
Seasonal Local Celebration's name
Place (town or village etc) & county
Date
Optional - more information:
- contact details eg name/phone/email,
- websites, social media
- more details, up to 40 words
Place (town or village etc) & county
Date
Optional - more information:
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- more details, up to 40 words
*** Most entries from Doc Rowe, otherwise we may insert before name
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Notes: a Britain & Ireland list follows our Cymru - Wales list.
Photos from Folklife West - hence some black and white. These will be replaced by colour ones later.
Photos from Folklife West - hence some black and white. These will be replaced by colour ones later.
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Cymru -- Wales
⊕ summary from our temporary website http://bywyd-gwerin.weebly.com/ for Folklife Traditions Wales ⊕ The site has full details, and also articles, on Folklife Traditions in Wales |
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Bywyd Gwerin Cyfeiriadur
Folklife Directory Rhestriadau ar-lein am ddim ac erthyglau i hybu gwybodaeth am draddodiadau gwerin iaith Gymraeg Free online listings & articles to promote the knowledge of Welsh-language folk tradition |
Ionawr / January
• Hen Galan, Calennig / Old New Year, New Year gifts Cwm Gwaun Sir Benfro / Pembs 13 Ionawr / 13 January
• Dydd Santes Dwynwen / St Dwynwen’s Day ............... Cymru 25 Ionawr / 25 January
Mawrth / March
• Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (dathliadau, digwyddiadau ysgol) / St David’s Day (celebrations, school events) Cymru 1 Mawrth / 1 March
Mai / May
• Gŵyl Cadi Ha / Cadi Ha Festival Treffynnon / Holywell Sir y Fflint / Flints Sad / Sat, Mai / May
Mehefin / June
• Gŵyl Ifan, Codi’r Pawl Haf / St John’s Day Festival, Raising the Summer Pole Caerdydd / Cardiff Mehefin / June
Gorffennaf / July
• Eisteddfod Gerddorol Gydwladol / International Musical Eisteddfod Llangollen Sir Ddinbych / Denbs Gorffennaf / July
Awst / August
• Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Meifod Sir Drefaldwyn / Montgom. Awst / August
• Ras Cwragl / Coracle Race Cilgerran Sir Benfro / Pembs Awst / Aug
Rhagfyr / December
• Mari Lwyd …………... Lleoliadau gwahanol - gwahanol ddyddiadau De Ddwyrain Cymru Cyn y Nadolig hyd at Ddydd Calan
Mari Lwyd …………... Different places - different days South-East Wales Before Christmas to New Year’s Day
• Plygain ......…………... Ardal Sir Drefaldwyn; a thu hwnt erbyn hyn ...............…………….... Cyn y Nadolig gan amlaf
Plygain ......…………... Montgomeryshire & nearby; now also elsewhere ....................... Mostly pre-Christmas
• Cystadleuaeth Rholio Casgen Dinbych Sir Ddinbych Dydd San Steffan
Barrel Rolling competition Denbigh Denbs Boxing Day
Dyddiol / Daily
• Clychau Bore a Nos, Eglwys Sant Andreas Llanandras Sir Faesyfed Bob bore a nos
Rising and Curfew Bells, St Andrew’s Church Presteigne Radnorshire Every morning and evening
• Hen Galan, Calennig / Old New Year, New Year gifts Cwm Gwaun Sir Benfro / Pembs 13 Ionawr / 13 January
• Dydd Santes Dwynwen / St Dwynwen’s Day ............... Cymru 25 Ionawr / 25 January
Mawrth / March
• Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (dathliadau, digwyddiadau ysgol) / St David’s Day (celebrations, school events) Cymru 1 Mawrth / 1 March
Mai / May
• Gŵyl Cadi Ha / Cadi Ha Festival Treffynnon / Holywell Sir y Fflint / Flints Sad / Sat, Mai / May
Mehefin / June
• Gŵyl Ifan, Codi’r Pawl Haf / St John’s Day Festival, Raising the Summer Pole Caerdydd / Cardiff Mehefin / June
Gorffennaf / July
• Eisteddfod Gerddorol Gydwladol / International Musical Eisteddfod Llangollen Sir Ddinbych / Denbs Gorffennaf / July
Awst / August
• Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Eisteddfod Of Wales Meifod Sir Drefaldwyn / Montgom. Awst / August
• Ras Cwragl / Coracle Race Cilgerran Sir Benfro / Pembs Awst / Aug
Rhagfyr / December
• Mari Lwyd …………... Lleoliadau gwahanol - gwahanol ddyddiadau De Ddwyrain Cymru Cyn y Nadolig hyd at Ddydd Calan
Mari Lwyd …………... Different places - different days South-East Wales Before Christmas to New Year’s Day
• Plygain ......…………... Ardal Sir Drefaldwyn; a thu hwnt erbyn hyn ...............…………….... Cyn y Nadolig gan amlaf
Plygain ......…………... Montgomeryshire & nearby; now also elsewhere ....................... Mostly pre-Christmas
• Cystadleuaeth Rholio Casgen Dinbych Sir Ddinbych Dydd San Steffan
Barrel Rolling competition Denbigh Denbs Boxing Day
Dyddiol / Daily
• Clychau Bore a Nos, Eglwys Sant Andreas Llanandras Sir Faesyfed Bob bore a nos
Rising and Curfew Bells, St Andrew’s Church Presteigne Radnorshire Every morning and evening
The Britain & Ireland List - mainly from Doc Rowe
copyright © Doc Rowe, most entries; others as noted
Below arranged by 4-month periods.
copyright © Doc Rowe, most entries; others as noted
Below arranged by 4-month periods.
listings in January, February, March, April
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The cover of the Jan 2016 Folklife Quarterly shows
UP-HELLY-A, Lerwick, Shetland, Last Tue in Jan; photos © Doc Rowe (the bottom right photo is of a Cormish session © Sue Terry) All listings © Doc Rowe except any in italics. *** listings from Eds. For listings in green: see our Folklife Wales Directory, http://bywyd-gwerin.org.uk All photos © Doc Rowe unless otherwise credited LISTINGS IN CAPITALS = see photos We are very grateful to Doc, who has generously provided detailed listings, with photos. The Doc Rowe Collection Support Group, www.docrowe.org.uk, has been set up to support the Archive of Doc’s unique collection.
JANUARY
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MARI LWYD Different places - different days South-East Wales Before Christmas to New Year’s Day
Wassailing Combe in Teignhead Devon January Wassailing Churchstanton Somerset January …… and now in many places in England West & Mid-West Mummer's Day Padstow Cornwall 1st January Haxey Hood Game Haxey Lincs 6 January Bodmin Wassailers Bodmin Cornwall 6 January Twelfth Night Revels Southwark London near 6 January GOATHLAND PLOUGH STOTS Goathland North Yorks 1st Sat after Plough Mon Straw Bear Day Whittlesea Cambs Sat nr 6 Jan Hen Galan [old New Year], calennig [New Year gifts] Cwm Gwaun Sir Benfro /Pembs 13 Ion/Jan *** Apple Tree Wassail Whimple Devon 17 January Wassailing Carhampton Somerset 17 January Dydd Santes Dwynwen / St Dwynwen's Day Cymru/Wales 25 Ion/Jan ** UP-HELLY-AA see photos on front cover (above) Lerwick Shetland Last Tue in Jan FEBRUARY, MARCH, including Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wed. (day after) Carlows Charity Woodbridge Suffolk 2 February Cradle Rocking Blidworth Notts Sunday near 2 February CHINESE NEW YEAR various UK February Quit Rents Ceremony Royal Courts of Justice London February Trial Of Pyx Goldsmiths Hall London February (and May) Red Feather Day: Sir John Cass Service Aldgate London Friday near 20 February Westminster Greaze Westminster School London Shrove Tuesday Sedgefield Ball Game Sedgefield Co. Durham Shrove Tuesday Football Alnwick Northumberland Shrove Tuesday Football Atherstone Warks Shrove Tuesday Ashbourne Royal Football Ashbourne Derbys Shrove Tuesday and Wednesday Hurling the Silver Ball St Columb Major Cornwall Shrove Tuesday and Saturday following ϖ Cakes And Ale Ceremony St Pauls London Ash Wednesday Dame Elizabeth Marvyn Charity Ufton Nervet Berks Mid Lent Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (dathliadau, digwyddiadau ysgol) / St David’s Day (celebrations, school events) Cymru 1 Mawrth / 1 Mar Kiplingcotes Derby Market Weighton Yorks Third Thursday in March Tichborne Dole Tichborne Hants 25 March |
ϖ Hurling the Silver Ball St Columb Major Cornwall Shrove Tuesday and Saturday following: ϖ Unique in being a Shrovetide football where the ball is hurled, not thrown. Hundreds of hurlers turn up, the two teams being the Townsmen and the Countrymen. Goals are about two miles apart, but a goal can also be scored by being carried over the parish boundary. There is an afternoon and an evening game. Youngsters get ‘silver cocoa’ and the silver ball goes round the pubs being submerged in beer to provide ‘silver beer’. Based on information from ® Chris Ridley.
MIDGLEY PACE EGG PLAY (above left) Good Friday © DOC ROWE BRITANNIA COCONUT DANCERS (above right) Easter Sat. © DOC ROWE APRIL, MAUNDY THURSDAY, PALM SUNDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, EASTER
Sir John Stow Quill Pen St Andrew Undershaft London 5th April or near Palm Sunday Cakes various (esp. Herefordshire) Palm Sunday Henry Travice Charity Leigh Manchester Maundy Thur Skipping Alciston Sussex Good Friday Uppies And Doonies Workington Cumbria GF/Tues & following Sat MIDGLEY PACE EGG PLAY Calder Valley Yorks Good Friday Heptonstall Pace Egg Heptonstall West Yorks Good Friday [from Gary Gary Heywood-Everett] Widow’s Bun Ceremony Bow London Good Friday BRITANNIA COCONUT DANCERS Bacup Lancs Easter Saturday Brighouse Pace Egg Play Brighouse W. Yorks Easter Saturday Easter Parade Battersea Park London Easter Sunday Church Clippyng Radley Oxon Easter Sunday Maypole Lowering Barwick-in-Elmet W Yorks Easter every 3 years Harness Horse Parade Regents Park London Easter Monday Egg Rolling Preston Lancs Easter Monday Orange Rolling Dunstable Down Beds Easter Monday Chulkhurst Charity Dole Biddenden Kent Easter Monday HARE PIE SCRAMBLE & BOTTLE KICKING Hallaton Leics Easter Mon Tupenny Starvers St Michaels Bristol Tuesday after Easter Maidservants Charity St Mary’s Church House Reading Thursday after Easter Hungerford Hocktide Hungerford Berks 2nd Tuesday after Easter St Georges Court Lichfield Staffs 23rd April |
HARE PIE SCRAMBLE & BOTTLE KICKING (two photos above) Easter Monday
All listings © Doc Rowe except any in italics. All photos © Doc Rowe unless otherwise credited . |
listings in May, June, July, August
All listings © Doc Rowe except any in italics.
All photos © Doc Rowe unless otherwise credited . 
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PADSTOW MAY DAY (2 photos above) 1st May © DOC ROWE
MAY, & WHIT, & ASCENSIONTIDE (Ascension Day is 40 days after Easter)
Well Dressing various Derbyshire From Ascensiontide - Sept May-Pole Raising Barwick In Elmet Yorks Whit/May PADSTOW MAY DAY Padstow Cornwall 1st May Minehead Hobby Horse Minehead Somerset 1st-3rd May Jack In The Green Hastings Sussex May Bank Holiday wk’end Well Dressing Malvern Worcs May BH weekend *** Randwick Cheese-Rolling Randwick Glos 1st Sun in May Randwick Wap Randwick Glos Sat after Cheese-rolling ϖ Audrey Smith reported: Cheese-rolling, 1st Sunday in May. The Wap (a fair),the following Saturday Knutsford Royal May Day Knutsford Cheshire First Saturday in May Ickwell Green May Day Ickwell Beds Saturday / Monday Helston Flora Dance Helston Cornwall 8th May Abbotsbury Garland Day Abbotsbury Dorset 13th May Etwell Well Dressing Etwell Derbys 2nd week in May May Festival Hayes Common Kent 2nd Saturday in May Dunting The Freeholder Newbiggin by the Sea Northumberland Wed near 18th May Cyclists Memorial Service Meriden West Midland Sunday near to 21st May Mayoring Day/Hot Pennies Rye E. Sussex 23rd May Blessing The Sea Hastings E. Sussex End of May CASTLETON GALA DAY Castleton Derbys 29th May Grovely Rights Wishford Magna Wilts 29th May Founders Day Chelsea Royal Hospital London 29th May Arbor Tree Aston on Clun Salops 29th May Bampton Morris Dancing Bampton Oxon Spring Bank Holiday Headington Quarry Morris Headington Oxon Spring Bank Holiday Hunting The Earl Of Rone Combe Martin N Devon Spring Bank Holiday ϖ Custom reintroduced in 1974, which includes Hobby Horse and Fool, 'Grenadiers', music, drums and dancers and the Earl of Rone character. Processions take place throughout the weekend, culminating in full pageant on the Monday evening. ϖ Tom & Barbara Brown www.earl-of-rone.org.uk Cheese Rolling Cooper’s Hill, Birdlip Glos Spring Bank Holiday Maypole Raising Barwick-in-Elmet W. Yorks Spring BH every 3 yrs 2014 Dicing For Maids Money Guildford Surrey Mid-May [was late Jan] Dovers Games Chipping Campden Glos Friday after Bank Holiday Scuttlebrook Wake Chipping Campden Glos Sat. after Bank Holiday Planting the Penny Hedge Whitby Yorks Ascension Eve Beating The Bounds Tower Of London London Ascension Day ev.3yrs 2014 Bisley Well Dressing Bisley Glos Ascension Day ϖ Audrey Smith reported:- Children from the Bisley Bluecoat School lay flowers at the Village Well. Wicken Love Feast Wicken Northants Ascension Day Well Dressing Tissington Derbys Ascension Day St Mary Redcliffe Rush Sunday St Mary Redcliffe Bristol Whit Sunday Bread & Cheese Throwing St Briavels Glos Whit Sunday Dicing For Bibles St Ives Cambs Whit Monday JUNE Thaxted Morris Festival Thaxted Essex June / July Blessing the Boats Whitby N. Yorks June Appleby Fair Appleby Cumbria 2nd week June Border Riding Hawick Borders Fri after 2nd Mon in June Gŵyl Ifan, Codi’r Pawl Haf / St John’s Day Festival, Raising the Summer Pole Caerdydd / Cardiff Mehefin / June*** Election Of Mayor Of Ock Street Abingdon Berks Saturday near 19th June Selkirk Ridings Selkirk Borders Third week in month Midsummer Fires various Cornwall 23rd June Youlgreave Well Dressing Youlgreave Derbys Saturday near 24th June Tideswell Well Dressing Tideswell Derbys Saturday near 24th June Winster Wakes Winster Derbys Sat following Sun after 24 Jun Cakes And Ale Ceremony Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Last Thursday in June Rushbearing Warcup Cumbria 28th June Walking Day Warrington Cheshire Friday near 30th June JULY
Horse Fair Seamer Yorks July Kilburn Feast - Mock Mayor & Mayoress Kilburn Yorks July Rushbearing Gt. Musgrave & Ambleside Cumbria 1st Saturday in July Grand Wardmote of Woodmen of Arden Meridan Warks July/August Orange Parades various N. Ireland 12th July Vintners Street Sweeping to St James Garlickhythe church London 2nd Wednesday July Holsworthy Pretty Maids Holsworthy Devon 2nd Wednesday in July John Knill Ceremony St Ives Cornwall 25 July (every 5 yrs) 2016 Honiton Fair Honiton Devon Tu. before Wed. after 19th Jul Italian Festival Clerkenwell London 3rd Sunday in July Swan Upping The Thames various Usually third week in July Doggets Coat and Badge Race London Bridge to Chelsea London Late July AUGUST Gooseberry Contest Egton Bridge N. Yorks First Tuesday in August Rose Queen Ceremony Little Beck N. Yorks First Tuesday in August Feast of St Wilfrid Ripon N. Yorks First Saturday in August Knighthood of Old Green Southampton Hants 1st full week in August Rushbearing Grasmere Cumbria Saturday near 5th August THE BURRY MAN South Queensferry Lothian 2nd Friday in August Burning The Bartle West Witton Yorks Saturday near 24th August Notting Hill Carnival Notting Hill London Bank Holiday Sat to Mon Football in the river Bourton-on-the-Water Glos Bank Holiday Monday [Bill Pullen] ϖ Bill Pullen reports: for over 100 years, on [what is now] August Bank Holiday Monday, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos., had “Football In The River (Windrush)” - not mass participation but organised by Bourton Rovers Football Club (1st play 2nds or 2 mixed teams) to benefit themselves and local charities; it is run alongside a Fete on the Green and draws huge crowds. www.soglos.com/sport-outdoor/28383/Bourton-Football-in-the-River Eyam Plague Sunday Eyam Derbys Last Sunday in August |
listings in September, October, November, December
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ABBOTTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE, Sept., photos above & below
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SEPTEMBER
St Giles Fair Oxford Mon+Tue of 1st full week in Sept ABBOTTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE Abbots Bromley Staffs Mon after 1st Sun after 4th Sept Sheriff’s Ride Lichfield Staffs Saturday nr 8th Sept. Widecombe Fair Widecombe Devon 2nd Tuesday in September Church Clipping Painswick Glos Sunday nearest 19th Sept Bluecoat March City of London London 21st September or near LONDON PEARLY KINGS & QUEENS SOCIETY COSTERMONGERS HARVEST FESTIVAL PARADE [‡] Last Sun in Sept ϖ Carole Jolly writes ~ We have two events: the first is on the last Sunday in September - this is a very big event with over twenty Mayors from all over London and home counties, Country dancing, maypole dancing, marching bands, donkeys and carts and many other things. It starts at Guildhall Yard from 1.00pm, after the entertainment there is a parade down to St Mary Le Bow Church in Cheapside for the Harvest Festival service and all produce goes to the Whitechapel Mission. The other event is at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden on the 2nd Sunday of October, it starts from 10.00am when we all gather outside the church then the service starts at 11.00am, All the produce is sent to St Martin’s homeless centre. Our website is www.pearlysociety.co.uk The Doc Rowe Collection Support Group -- www.docrowe.org.uk
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DAILY or WEEKLY
Ripon Hornblower Ripon N. Yorks Daily Ceremony Of The Keys Tower of London London Daily Wayfarers Dole Winchester Hants Daily Farthing Bundles Bow London Rarely held John Sayer Charity Woodbridge Suffolk Every Sat |
Above left: PEARLY KINGS & QUEENS © Carole Jolly ……………. Above right: KAKING NEET, November © Doc Rowe
All listings © Doc Rowe except any in italics. All photos © Doc Rowe unless otherwise credited
[§] Original Pearly Kings and Queens Association [‡] LPKQ London Pearly Kings and Queens Society OCTOBER LISTINGS UNDERLINED = see photos Nottingham Goose Fair Nottingham Notts Last 3 days of 1st week in Oct Billingsgate Harvest Festival Billingsgate London 1st Sunday in October Pearlies Harvest Festival [§] St Martins in the Field London 1st Sunday in October Bellringers’ Feast Twyford (nr Winchester) Hants 7th October Pearlies Harvest Festival [‡] St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London 2nd Sun in Oct [LPKG] Goozey Vair Tavistock Devon 2nd Wednesday in Oct Court Leet Clifton, York N. York October Bampton Pony Fair Bampton Exmoor Last Thursday in October Punkie Night Hinton St George Somerset Last Thursday in October Quit Rents Ceremony Royal Courts of Justice London Late October Antrobus Soulcakers Antrobus Cheshire 31st October and on Trick Or Treat various UK 31st October NOVEMBER Kaking Neet South and West of Sheffield 1st November or near Guy Fawkes various UK Up to & inc. 5th Nov Lewes Bonfire Lewes Sussex 5th November Hatherleigh Fire Carnival Hatherleigh Devon 2nd Saturday of November ** Bridgwater Carnival Bridgwater Somerset 1st Saturday in November ** Tar Barrel Rolling Ottery St Mary Devon 5th Nov Wroth Silver Ceremony Knightlow Cross Warks 11th November Firing The Fenny Poppers Fenny Stratford Bucks 11th November Armistice Day various UK 11th November Yorkshire Carols various Yorks From 11th November The Lords Mayor’s Show City of London London 2nd Saturday in November Laxton Jury Day Laxton Notts Late November Wall Game Eton Berks Late November Court Leet Fylingthorpe N. Yorks December ** date changes as advised by ® Sidmouth Information Centre, www.visitsidmouth.co.uk DECEMBER including CHRISTMAS, BOXING DAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE Tin Can Band Broughton Northants Sunday after 12th Dec Plygain singing Montgomeryshire & nearby; now also elsewhere Mostly pre-Christmas [Eds] Tup Plays Sheffield and Chesterfield area Christmas Burning Ashen Faggot Dunster Somerset Christmas Eve Tolling The Devils Knell Dewsbury W Yorks Christmas Eve Mummers Bampton Oxon Christmas Eve Feather Guisers Uttoxeter Staffs Christmas Eve and Day Crookham Mummers Crookham Hants Boxing Day Flamborough Sword Dance Flamborough Yorkshire Boxing Day Greatham Sword Dance Play Greatham Co. Durham Boxing Day Straw Boys/ Mummers Fermanagh Ireland Christmas Barrel Rolling competition Denbigh Denbs Boxing Day [Eds] Wren Boys Dingle Ireland Boxing Day Mummer's Day Padstow Cornwall Boxing Day & New Year’s Day Handsworth Sword Dancers Handsworth S. Yorkshire Boxing Day Grenoside Sword Dancers Grenoside S. Yorkshire Boxing Day Monkseaton Dancers Monkseaton Tyne-Tees Boxing Day Marshfield Mummers Marshfield Glos Boxing Day Ripon Sword Dancers Ripon N. Yorks Boxing Day Tewkesbury Medieval Play [Mummers] Tewkesbury Glos Boxing Day [Simon Hopkins] Annual Dip Whitby N. Yorks Boxing Day Symondsbury Mummers Symondsbury Dorset Christmas Fylingdale Guisers Fylingthorpe N. Yorks Christmas Flambeaux Procession Comrie Tayside New Year’s Eve Swinging The Fireballs Stonehaven Grampian New Year’s Eve Mari Lwyd different places - different days South-East Wales Before Christmas to New Year’s Day Folklife Traditions Wales: bilingual listings appear in our website www.bywyd-gwerin.cymru The Doc Rowe Collection Support Group -- www.docrowe.org.uk
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Folklife Traditions pages in FOLKLIFE WEST
We seek to raise awareness of relevant Societies, Institutions, Researchers, Publications
• We welcome your learned articles for interested readers, but note we’re not a peer-reviewed journal. See this website, FT archive, for past articles.
CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages of FW
For appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See Contact & Contribute webpage on this site.
Substantial articles (over 600 words) - check first if timely, as might be held over; shorter articles/news of 1/2 page or less (up to 600 words), we can usually fit in if recieved by deadline.
We welcome:
• Information about relevant Societies & Institutions & Researchers
• Relevant books announced or reviewed (exceptionally CDs eg traditional singers)
• word limits, per publication: 200 words, more if advertising, or at editor’s discretion
• Songs & tunes collected
• Seasonal Local Celebrations, based on Doc Rowe’s listings, additions welcome
• Conferences & Talks
Contact details, ad rates, etc - see Contact & Contribute webpage on this site
We seek to raise awareness of relevant Societies, Institutions, Researchers, Publications
• We welcome your learned articles for interested readers, but note we’re not a peer-reviewed journal. See this website, FT archive, for past articles.
CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME for FOLKLIFE TRADITIONS pages of FW
For appropriate articles; contact us first, please. See Contact & Contribute webpage on this site.
Substantial articles (over 600 words) - check first if timely, as might be held over; shorter articles/news of 1/2 page or less (up to 600 words), we can usually fit in if recieved by deadline.
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