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Occasional, say 9 times a year - varies; Folklife Membership is not required to receive FN. All we need is your name + email, and country (England: region) just email "opt-in" to sam@folklife.uk Don't send gig lists to circulate - we're a print magazine; as a service, we copy it free online (we're not a social media site or forwarding service) |
the Wales pages from Folklife West magazine, and more !
Guide to the other webpages on this site:
- This home page - Virtual Folk clubs & sessions, and more details of what we do
- some pages are currently part of our other UK-wide websites - [link in square brackets] takes you to that site
- Info - information page (joining Folklife, getting publicity for your news and adverts, etc)
- Folk News - Folk News from Wales, our detailed Wales news pages as printed in Folklife West
- [LINK to our UK Festivals & Workshops Diary] on our Folklife.uk site includes detailed listings for Festivals & Workshops from Wales
- Directory - detailed online listings from Folklife Members in Wales - Venues, Performers, Media, Services, Workshop Providers
- Folklife Traditions in Wales - taken from FT pages articles on [ our Folklife-Traditions.uk site ]
- Traditions - Directory - Wales taken from FT listing, on [ our Folklife-Traditions.uk site ]
- [ our Folklife.uk & FW site ] - click this (or top of page menu) for Folklife Members folk news website (Wales + part of England)
- [ our Folklife-Directory.uk site ] - click this (or top of page menu) for Folklife Members Directory website (Wales + England)
- [ our Folklife-Traditions.uk site ] - click this (or top of page menu) for Folklife Traditions website (Britain & beyond)
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VIRTUAL FOLK CLUBS & SESSIONS, Members' live & recorded sessions,
Ø Anything virtual (live sessions or recordings) - Zoom, Facebook, YouTube, email lists to sign up for, etc Ø Normally, only Folklife members 🄵 listed, as we - er - need money coming in to keep going. So if you can spare £18 a year to help . . . |
Exceptionally . . . we now list others' Zoom sessions, free, 🄰 if you've signed up for our Newsletter mailing list.
To join the mailing list, just email "Opt-In" to sam@folklife.uk - all we need is your name & email, and country (or if England, then region)
Or sign up on form on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html, where you will find a list of Zoom clubs in England, as well as those in Wales listed here.
To join the mailing list, just email "Opt-In" to sam@folklife.uk - all we need is your name & email, and country (or if England, then region)
Or sign up on form on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html, where you will find a list of Zoom clubs in England, as well as those in Wales listed here.
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Ø To avoid spam, we list emails thus: name<at>wherever.uk with <at> for @
Ø Note that some venues that normally welcome visitors are not publicly listing here . . . because eg they don't want too many attending, and/or because as well as singing, Zoom may be used for old friends to chat, especially to support those in isolation, before starting & during the beer break. Ø Zoom. Do keep checking for updates, for security, and for updates. 🄵 Folklife Member 🄰 Associates those signed up to our Folklife Newsletter - to sign up, email sam@folklife.uk : 'Opt In’ + country or Eng. region ‡ Other entries (those not signed up) may be included; since we're not in touch with them regularly, this may get out of date. ========================================= De-Ddwyrain / South-East (Glamorgan, Gwent) |
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‡ Castell-nedd Port Talbot - SESH SŴN Ddigidol - 4ydd Ddydd Mawrth, 7yp. Cyfle i unrhyw un boed yn dysgwyr neu’n siaradwyr cymraeg rhugl dod ag offeryn i chwarae cerddoriaeth gwerin mewn awyrgylch cefnogol a chyfeillgar. https://zoom.us/j/94336593616
‡ Neath Port Talbot - SESH SŴN Ddigidol - 4th Tuesdays, 7pm. Whether you’re fluent or learning Welsh, this is a chance to join in a traditional Welsh Folk Session. So grab your instruments and come along to enjoy in a friendly, supportive environment. A slower, slightly more formal session for folk beginners and Welsh learners, with popular Welsh-language sing-a-longs as well as traditional repertoire, although the sessions vary a lot from month to month. https://zoom.us/j/94336593616
The facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1005330679895164/
🄵 Newport - NEWPORT FOLK CLUB Zoom Sessions - Weekly Mondays, 7.30pm-9.30pm Why not join us at our Monday Zoom sessions. All members are being contacted each week with the link for access. Alternatively, here are the details: Meeting ID: 868 1913 0439 Passcode: 797694
Contact the club: info <at> newportfolkclub.co.uk
🄵 Newport - THE LYCEUM FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB - Weekly Thursdays. We are holding virtual club nights every week via Zoom. The details are:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2802265304
Meeting ID: 280 226 5304
For more details about our Zoom evenings, see "Lyceum Folk Club of Newport" on Facebook,
https://en-gb.facebook.com/Lyceum-Folk-Club-of-Newport-213395425376402/
🄵 Rhondda Cynon Taf - LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB (Pontyclun) - Weekly Wednesdays. Yes, we’re making virtual music via Zoom! See Facebook www.facebook.com/Llantrisant-Folk-Club-226706954032491/
The doors open every Wednesday at 8:20pm, music starts 8.30pm – just go to Zoom link on the Facebook page.
🄵 Swansea GLAIS, Nr CLYDACH THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB - some Fridays, details see website www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk
VFC: the Pearshaped Sessions began on July 24, Heather will be there from 8.15pm to let you in ready for an 8.30pm start. Please come early (you will not be let in before 8.15pm.) If you are going to perform: please be ready and tuned up so we can fit in as many as possible.
We also welcome people to just come and listen. For the Zoom link, go to the club website www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk
De-Orllewin / South-West (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire)
🄵 Pembrokeshire PONTFAEN, NEAR FISHGUARD GWAUN VALLEY BREWERY SESSIONS zoom weekly on Saturdays (8pm). Writer, singer and artist Sarah Davies hosts; if you would like to join the meeting, please email her on gwaunvalleybrewery <at> gmail.com [added 27 Dec 2020]
Y Canolbarth / The Midlands - Mid-Wales (Ceredigion; Powys)
no public sessions notified
Y Gogledd / North Wales (Sir Ddinbych; Sir y Fflint; Wrecsam / Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham. Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn)
🄵 Denbs - RHYL FOLK CLUB - Weekly Fridays. The Club will be live on Zoom: see https://rhylfolkclub.com/category/club-news-and-forthcoming-events/, followed by recordings of the proceedings on YouTube (search for Rhyl Folk Club) each week.
🄵 Denbs - RUTHIN ALLSTYLES FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB - Weekly Thursdays. We are meeting up on Facebook instead (you don’t have to be signed up to Facebook to watch), live on Facebook Thursdays, 8pm, see website www.ruthinallstyles.co.uk for details. Or watch later on Facebook or the club website.
on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html, our list of Zoom clubs in Wales (as above) & England & USA !
‡ Neath Port Talbot - SESH SŴN Ddigidol - 4th Tuesdays, 7pm. Whether you’re fluent or learning Welsh, this is a chance to join in a traditional Welsh Folk Session. So grab your instruments and come along to enjoy in a friendly, supportive environment. A slower, slightly more formal session for folk beginners and Welsh learners, with popular Welsh-language sing-a-longs as well as traditional repertoire, although the sessions vary a lot from month to month. https://zoom.us/j/94336593616
The facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1005330679895164/
🄵 Newport - NEWPORT FOLK CLUB Zoom Sessions - Weekly Mondays, 7.30pm-9.30pm Why not join us at our Monday Zoom sessions. All members are being contacted each week with the link for access. Alternatively, here are the details: Meeting ID: 868 1913 0439 Passcode: 797694
Contact the club: info <at> newportfolkclub.co.uk
🄵 Newport - THE LYCEUM FOLK & ACOUSTIC CLUB - Weekly Thursdays. We are holding virtual club nights every week via Zoom. The details are:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2802265304
Meeting ID: 280 226 5304
For more details about our Zoom evenings, see "Lyceum Folk Club of Newport" on Facebook,
https://en-gb.facebook.com/Lyceum-Folk-Club-of-Newport-213395425376402/
🄵 Rhondda Cynon Taf - LLANTRISANT FOLK CLUB (Pontyclun) - Weekly Wednesdays. Yes, we’re making virtual music via Zoom! See Facebook www.facebook.com/Llantrisant-Folk-Club-226706954032491/
The doors open every Wednesday at 8:20pm, music starts 8.30pm – just go to Zoom link on the Facebook page.
🄵 Swansea GLAIS, Nr CLYDACH THE VALLEY FOLK CLUB - some Fridays, details see website www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk
VFC: the Pearshaped Sessions began on July 24, Heather will be there from 8.15pm to let you in ready for an 8.30pm start. Please come early (you will not be let in before 8.15pm.) If you are going to perform: please be ready and tuned up so we can fit in as many as possible.
We also welcome people to just come and listen. For the Zoom link, go to the club website www.pontardawefolkclub.co.uk
De-Orllewin / South-West (Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire)
🄵 Pembrokeshire PONTFAEN, NEAR FISHGUARD GWAUN VALLEY BREWERY SESSIONS zoom weekly on Saturdays (8pm). Writer, singer and artist Sarah Davies hosts; if you would like to join the meeting, please email her on gwaunvalleybrewery <at> gmail.com [added 27 Dec 2020]
Y Canolbarth / The Midlands - Mid-Wales (Ceredigion; Powys)
no public sessions notified
Y Gogledd / North Wales (Sir Ddinbych; Sir y Fflint; Wrecsam / Denbighshire; Flintshire; Wrexham. Conwy, Gwynedd, Ynys Môn)
🄵 Denbs - RHYL FOLK CLUB - Weekly Fridays. The Club will be live on Zoom: see https://rhylfolkclub.com/category/club-news-and-forthcoming-events/, followed by recordings of the proceedings on YouTube (search for Rhyl Folk Club) each week.
🄵 Denbs - RUTHIN ALLSTYLES FOLK & ACOUSTIC MUSIC CLUB - Weekly Thursdays. We are meeting up on Facebook instead (you don’t have to be signed up to Facebook to watch), live on Facebook Thursdays, 8pm, see website www.ruthinallstyles.co.uk for details. Or watch later on Facebook or the club website.
on www.folklife.uk/virtual-folk.html, our list of Zoom clubs in Wales (as above) & England & USA !
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Bywyd Gwerin FolklifeWales pages from FOLKLIFE WEST print magazine, including Festivals & Workshops;
Folklife Members online Directory - Wales pages. Oddi wrth Bywyd Gwerin, grŵp nid-er-elw o wirfoddolwr. From Folklife, a not-for-profit volunteer grou.p We'll add articles of Welsh interest from our pages, & anything we can do to promote Welsh folk traditions. Polisi Iaith. Rhestriadau ar-lein am ddim ac erthyglau i hybu gwybodaeth am draddodiadau gwerin iaith Gymraeg. Nid yw’r golygyddion yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, rydym yn croesawu gwirfoddolwyr i’n helpu i gyfieithu rhestriadau, penawdau ac ati. Fel arwydd o’n gwerthfawrogiad byddwn yn rhoi aelodaeth Bywyd Gwerin am ddim (FW trwy’r post gan gynnwys eich newyddion a’ch rhestriadau). Crëwyd y wefan hon gan Sam (o Ddyffryn Clwyd yn wreiddiol) ac Eleanor (o’r UDA yn wreiddiol), a symudodd o Fangor i Loegr. Mae’r ddau wedi golygu cylchgronau a chyfeiriaduron gwerin ers dros 30 o flynyddoedd, nhw sy’n sybsideiddio Bywyd Gwerin a’r wefan hon. Yn 2013, astudiodd y ddau gyrsiau i ddysgwyr Cymraeg yn Nant Gwrtheyrn.
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We’re a print magazine with some online material, with no social media presence
so here’s where else to find listings for concerts, clubs, sessions, etc From our Folklife Wales Media Members: full details on the DIRECTORY webpage M.1 ONLINE FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS National ALAWON CYMRU, monthly sets of Welsh tunes & archive from 2012 www.alawoncymru.com Meurig Williams 02920 628300 Wales N. (+ nearby Mersey/Cheshire) CALENDAR: OPEN MIKE, FOLK & ACOUSTIC EVENTS http://ruthinallstyles.co.uk, then click ‘Other local clubs’ South CASBAR, website folk related listings & contacts www.casbar.co.uk Cas Smith …………………… National FOLKWALES online magazine …………………… www.folk.wales/magazine Mick Tems, Editor 01443 201634 National SESIWN.COM, classes, sessions and tune clubs across Wales www.sesiwn.com Meurig Williams 02920 628300 National TRAC Music Traditions Wales https://trac.cymru trac 01446 748556 M.2 PRINTED FOLK MAGAZINES & LISTINGS UK & Ireland LIVING TRADITION …………………… www.livingtradition.co.uk Office 01563 571220 M.3 FOLK RADIO National CELTIC HEARTBEAT (BBC Radio Wales) ………… www.bbc.co.uk/radiowales Frank Hennessy ……………… |
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Publicity bargain: get listed, news printed, FW by post: only £18 a year !
Only £18 a year UK, for Folklife Membership = posted magazine and printing your news & listings and copying the news & listings online !
Only £18 a year UK, for Folklife Membership = posted magazine and printing your news & listings and copying the news & listings online !
SITE SECURITY: X NO payments via this site X √ √ √ See "Info" webpage on Folklife website for details for paying by BACS or by cheque - not via this site.
Directory listings: to avoid spam, we don't link your email addresses, we substitute <at> for @ for listing your email addresses.
Directory listings: to avoid spam, we don't link your email addresses, we substitute <at> for @ for listing your email addresses.
Folklife West, print magazine
3 a year, Jan, May, Sept.
Details on our main website www.folklife.uk
Details on our main website www.folklife.uk
- For Membership & advertising details, see Info page
- We are a print magazine (please do not email gig lists to circulate)
- As a service, we copy the magazine free online, but we are not a social media website, nor do we use any social media services.
- Do join us, and send your news & listings to print (please do not send leaflets or flyers for us to distribute)
- Do join us, and send publicity, including for your latest CD (please do not send CDs to review, we don't)
Do join us (£18/year)
and be listed!
We will enter your Updates on the appropriate webpages on this site, usually within the week, except: during the very busy period after deadline & before publication (dates top of page).
Thus, if you join Folklife, your listing(s) will be added to Directory and your listing(s) circulated to our Members, in our Folklife Bulletins, every month or two
For new members: we can help. We draft a listing for you to approve or amend, based on your website. Then based on this, we can suggest news items.
Thus, if you join Folklife, your listing(s) will be added to Directory and your listing(s) circulated to our Members, in our Folklife Bulletins, every month or two
For new members: we can help. We draft a listing for you to approve or amend, based on your website. Then based on this, we can suggest news items.
Detailed listings on this site. - Do you want to be listed?
for 'Workshops Diary', List 6, we give full details - what's on this site is printed in FW - the next 4+ months, plus annual events
Detailed listings on [our FT Traditions site] - Do you want to be listed?
1st line of each entry + full Festival/Workshop Diary, in FW, every issue
- For 'Folk' listings, Lists 1 to 6, we list Folklife Members only. This costs £18 a year; please see "Info" page.
for 'Workshops Diary', List 6, we give full details - what's on this site is printed in FW - the next 4+ months, plus annual events
Detailed listings on [our FT Traditions site] - Do you want to be listed?
- For 'Folklife Traditions' listings, Lists 7 to 9, open to all, you do not have to be a Member for these FT entries.
1st line of each entry + full Festival/Workshop Diary, in FW, every issue
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Be listed! Join Folklife , only £18 for 3 issues, for
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FW: 1 Jan (deadline 19 Nov), 1 May (deadline 19 Mar), 1 Sep (deadline 19 Jul), other details on Info webpage
Special note: Folklife West, Nº 67, 1 May 2021 News Online only!
Folklife Traditions & Festivals pages only in print, Membership-subscriptions credited as smaller issue
• Standard 1 year Membership = 3 printed issues (each covers 4 months)
See Folklife Newsletter (on UPDATES page on main Folklife site) for details
Do join us --- New Members: subscription £16 (£18 - £2 credit for May. being a smaller issue) - you get 3 print issues;
if you join now, you can publicise yourself now, be added to Directory, mentioned in UPDATES
We are supporting our Folklife Members, who support Folklife (£18 a year, since you ask).
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, repairs & upgrades for computers & software)
and no income from May printed magazine sales, we are losing even more money than usual !
Therefore, only listings from our supportive Members are publicised.
Folklife Traditions & Festivals pages only in print, Membership-subscriptions credited as smaller issue
• Standard 1 year Membership = 3 printed issues (each covers 4 months)
See Folklife Newsletter (on UPDATES page on main Folklife site) for details
Do join us --- New Members: subscription £16 (£18 - £2 credit for May. being a smaller issue) - you get 3 print issues;
if you join now, you can publicise yourself now, be added to Directory, mentioned in UPDATES
We are supporting our Folklife Members, who support Folklife (£18 a year, since you ask).
With recurring costs (websites, domains, email, repairs & upgrades for computers & software)
and no income from May printed magazine sales, we are losing even more money than usual !
Therefore, only listings from our supportive Members are publicised.
