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Folklife Traditions Journal (FTJ) - articles and news about Folklife Studies & Institutions
FTJ is published & printed both in our Folklife West magazine & available separately.
The FT header artwork (our logo) © Chris Beaumont.    Morris dancers © Annie Jones; from The Roots Of Welsh Border Morris (Dave Jones)

Folklife Traditions Directory    is on 3 webpages.

Access as subpages  under  "FT Directory" top-of-page menu
or
access from links below 

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Below: if you'd like more info (not required before going to webpages!)


We have the 'Folklife Traditions'  listings, open to all, you do not have to be a Folklife Member for these FT entries​.
Over the years, we used to print occasional "Folklife Traditions Directories". 
This material is now available online on this site, categories below.
​Lists more to do with folk music clubs & festivals etc, are on the "Folklife Members' online Directory",   our website www.folklife-directory.uk/

Folklife Traditions Directory : categories

The 'Folklife Traditions' listings are open to all, you do not have to be a Folklife Member or Journal subscriber for these entries​.
So please send your listing!

NOTE:  listings need checking as some entries are quite old, volunteer list-checkers welcome, 
            also volunteers to research possible new entries, please contact sam@folklife.uk

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
• Yahoo web discussion groups are under appropriate [A.] category

FOLKLIFE STUDIES & INSTITUTIONS

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)
§ specialist folklife institutions, or general

SEASONAL LOCAL CELEBRATIONS

This covers the full year, online.
Also, in FTJ, every issue, we print the current 4-month period, with photos and notes.
Additional information for Wales: not yet set up - see webpage [Cymru], our proposed Wales Folklife online Directory,
​including articles on Seasonal Celebrations
We also have an equally-detailed online Folk Directory on folklife-directory.uk   for folk club, performer, etc, listings
​Folklife Traditions pages in FOLKLIFE WEST magazine
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