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Revision as of 17:48, 22 June 2008
National Magazines
English Dance & Song
The magazine of the EFDSS, English Dance & Song is the longest-established magazine devoted to folk music, dance and song in the country.
First published in 1936, it has appeared four times a year ever since.
web site My Space EDS Contents
fRoots
....is really an International magazine covering a wide range of traditional and roots music from all over the world, including England.
They describe themselves as covering Local Music from Out There.
Living Tradition
The Living Tradition is a bi-monthly Folk & Traditional music magazine that has been in publication for over 14 years. The main aim of the magazine is to highlight the rich heritage of traditional music in the British Isles and further afield, and attempt to bring it to a wider audience.
Regional Magazines
Tykes News
West Yorkshire magazine carrying gig information and reviews from the region. The link also leads to FiloFolk, an online directory administered by Jim Lawton.
Shreds and Patches
Shreds & Patches is a free folk magazine for Shropshire and surrounding areas comprising articles which include reviews, dance contacts, club and session details and event listings.
It is published 3 times per year.
For further information please contact:
Miss Sheila Mainwaring, Editor Shreds & Patches 1 Herbert Avenue Wellington Telford Shropshire TF1 2BT
Tel: 01952 240989 Email: mainwaring@enta.net
Folk Roundabout
Folk Roundabout is a subscription magazine covering north east England, i.e. Teesside, North Yorkshire, Durham, Tyneside, Northumberland, and bits of Cumbria. It has news and gigs for folk clubs, sessions, dance sides, and performers, festival details, and CD reviews. It is published four times a year, and is for sale in some folk clubs in the region.
For further information please contact: Trevor Lister (Editor) 24, Ambleside Grove, Acklam, Middlesbrough Cleveland TS5 7DQ
Tel: 01642 821776 Email: trevorl@ntlworld.com
Folk Monthly
Folk Monthly is a Midlands publication carrying adverts for folk clubs, sessions, festivals and performers. Diary listings, articles and reviews are being developed. It is published 11-12 times a year, and is for sale in folk clubs and by subscription.
For further information see web site or email the editor
Internet Magazines
Musical Traditions
Founded as a paper magazine by the late Keith Summers in 1983 and revived on the Internet in 1996 by Rod Stradling , this magazine covers a wide range of world traditional music.
National Radio
BBC Radio 2
The Mike Harding Show - Wednesday 8pm
Station site: BBC Radio 2
Programme page: Web page
Frequency: 88.1 to 90.1 FM
Stream: via the presenter's page
Regional Radio
West Yorkshire
Bradford Community Broadcast
Tim Moon presents a weekly folk music programme on BCB - Mondays at 8pm.
Station site: Bradford Community Broadcast
Programme page: "Folk Us" Click on 'Monday'
Frequency: 106.6FM
Stream: Listen online
PhoenixFM
Commenced broadcasting in the Halifax area in December 2007 under an OfCom Community License. Hosts a two hour folk and roots music slot from 10am to noon each Sunday with a rota of presenters covering a wide range of folk and roots styles.
Frequency: 96.7FM
Stream: PhoenixFM On Line
South Yorkshire
Sheffield Live
Commenced broadcasting in November 2007 under an OfCom Community License. Hosts a two hour folk music show, Thank Goodness It's Folk from 10am to noon each Friday presented by Dave Eyre.
Frequency: 93.2FM
Internet Radio
Radio Britfolk
Started by the Britfolk performers group and recently re-branded as The Music Well, this is one of the best stations around. Performers and folk activists making programmes which include DJ style presentations, documentary radio, and even educational programmes. Listen to current content for free or buy a subscription and listen to the extensive archives.
Worlds of Trad
Run by Fred McCormick, this is an eclectic mix of roots music, changed periodically and hosted by Live 365. Listen
Smithsonian Folkways
What better way to put a collection of historic recordings to good use than to stream them via Live 365 Internet Radio Listen
WUMB Boston
Dedicated US Folk Music station Listen
National TV
Regional TV
IPTV
Folk Journalists
Book Publishers
Mally Productions
Dave Mallinson came up the hard way to become one of the prime music publishers on the English folk scene.
Read his story here and check out the available titles.
English Folk Dance & Song Society
The EFDSS have published a variety of books over the years on a variety of subjects. Tunes, songs, dances, essays, mumming and guising, bibliographies, etc.
Presently, the easiest way to review the current titles is via the Folkshop publications catalogue page [1]