English folk and traditional music on the Internet

What was new

This page lists major changes to English folk and traditional music on the Internet and its subsidiary pages up to the end of 2010. Links are given as they were at the time of the change; quite a few have changed since then (and are hence incorrect) but have not been updated here. Changes from January 2011 onwards are listed in the What's new page.


December 2010

18th December 2010

Moved site to new webspace, changing the file names of several pages.


May 2010

14th May 2010

Added links to Bracknell Folk, The Drunkerd's Noze, Hope Tavern Accoustic Singaround, and North West Folk, and updated URLs for Lewes Saturday Folk Club, and Traditional Music Sessions in Sussex, Kent and Surrey and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Emily Askew, Cass Ford Band, Brian Preston, Relig Oran, and Strangeworld, and updated URLs for Elsie's Band, and Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner, and deleted broken links on English folk music performers page.


November 2009

6th November 2009

Added links to Durham City Folk Club, Hampshire Voices, Monday Monday, and Ringwood Folk Club, and updated URLs for Blackheath Folk Club, Redditch Folk Club, and Twickfolk, and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


July 2009

24th July 2009

Updated URLs for 26th International Ballad Conference: links page, Morris Federation, and Open Morris, revised description of Folk Music: an Index to Recorded Resources, and deleted broken links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Folk at the Riverside, The Lamb Session, Little Bird Told Me, and Traditional Music Sessions, and updated URLs for Loughborough Folk Club, Milford on Sea Folk Club, Norwich Folk Club, Shammick Acoustic, Traditional Arts Team, and Traditional Song Sessions, and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Kangoo Music, and Roots Records on Folk music businesses page.

23rd July 2009

Added variouslinks and updated various URLs for Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Take Six project, British Library Sound Archive and abc music notation pages, and rewrote the Libraries, archives and museums, Discographies, bibliographies and indexes, and Song, tune and dance collections sections on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


February 2009

8th February 2009

Added links to Lizzy Doe & Joe Bardwell, Ed Hicks, and Trio Threlfall on English folk music performers page.

Added new link to Folk Monthly, and updated links to Lewes Saturday Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


January 2009

8th January 2009

Added links to Life & Times, and The Mighty Quinns on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Milford on Sea Folk Club, Milkmaid Folk Arts Centre, and Sale Folk Club, and updated URLs for Brewtown Folk Club, Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, Chase Folk Club, Folk Monthly, Fox and Hounds Folk Club, Not the White Horse Folk Club, and Orpington Friday Folk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Updated URL for Folk Monthly on Local folk magazines and diaries page.


September 2008

26th September 2008

Added link to FiddleOn Magazine on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Jon Boden, Eliza Carthy, Faustus, The Imagined Village, and Jim Moray, and updated URL for Martin and Shan Graebe on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Black Swan Folk Club, Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club, Sunray Folk Club, and Waveney Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Accordion Magic, Mike Acott Concertinas, Barrios Musical Instruments, P G Bleazey, The Box Place, Mike Gilpin, Pete Grassby, Jollybox, Mikesound Studio, Musicians Insurance Services, Navigator Records, Orb Music, Silver Spear Harps and Dulcimers, and Sundown Guitars, and updated URLs for Fledg'ling Records, Hat Records, Martin Cole Guitars, Mrs Casey Records, Music Magic, Vincent Purcell, shindy::arts, George Stevens, Tobin Instruments, Traditional Music Library, Turner Violins, Village Carols, and Woodworm Records, and deleted broken links on Folk music businesses page.

4th September 2008

Added links to Folkinfo, Songs of the West, South Riding Folk Arts Network pages: Song collections: online books Song collections: websites and Folk song studies, and Take 6 project, and updated URLs for American Folklife Center, Folklore, Shooting Roots, and Traditional Morris Events on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

2nd September 2008

Added links to Acoustic Night Bristol, Barnsley Folk and Acoustic Night, Bromsgrove Folk Club, Bromyard Music Sessions, Cheltenham Folk Club, Common Folk, Ep'th Folk, Exe Folk Club, The Floor, Hillsborough Folk, Jug Of Punch Folk Club, Kiveton Park Folk Club, Lighthouse Folk Club, Lincoln Folk Club, Play On Folk Club, Redditch Folk Club, Rivelin Folk Club, Rushwick Folk Club, Spalding Folk Club, and Tower of Song, and updated URLs for Gainsborough Folk Club, Not the White Horse Folk Club, and Wurzel Bush Folk Club and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

1st September 2008

Added links to Amberley Folk Club, Bath Folk Club, Beacon Folk Club, City Folk Club, Dursley Acoustic Music Night, Forest Folk Club, Fox and Hounds Folk Club, Friday Folk Club, Green Man Folk Club, Hove Folk Club, The Music Institute, Nailsea Folk Club, Nonsuch Folk Club, Song Loft, Vaults Bar Folk Workshop, Village Folk Club, White Horse Folk, Willows Folk Club, Wimborne Sessions, and Woolston & Bursledon Folk Club, and updated URLs for Faversham Folk Club, Folk Association of South Hants, Harberton Folk's Information Service, Ram Club, Songs of the West, and Windmill Acoustic Music Club and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


August 2008

28th August 2008

Updated URL for Maddy Prior on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Alison Arms Folk Club, Arthur Wakefield's Folk Club, Burnley Folk Club, Falcon Folk, Folk at Hillbark, Folk at the Manor, Four Fools Folk Club, Leigh Folk Club, Midway Folk Club, Newcastle and Potteries Folk Song Club, Parkgate Folk Club, Robin Hood's Bay Folk Club, Room at the Top Folk Club, Sheffield - Edale Folk Train, Skipton Folk Unplugged, and Swinton Folk Club, and updated URLs for Full Circle Folk Club, Gregson Lane Folk Club, Lymm Folk Club, and Open Door Folk Club and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

22nd August 2008

Added links to Folk Tune Finder FolkCast, Master Mummers, Folk Roots list of Radio & TV, and Worlds of Trad and updated URL for The Music Well (formerly RadioBritfolk), and on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Brother Crow, Stephen Gerrard, Bella Hardy, Kerfuffle, Lauren McCormick & Emily Portman, Methera, The Other Band, Douglas E Powell, Colin Shaddick, Something Nasty In The Woodshed, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, and Spin 2, and updated URLs for Loscoe State Opera, Brian Peters, and Saffron Summerfield on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Acoustic Club, Acoustic Kitchen, London Ceilidh Band Sessions, Red Lion Folk Club, Tap and Spile Music Sessions, Third Friday Folk, and White Hart Folk Club, and updated URLs for Milkmaid Music Club, Northumbrian Traditional Music, and South Shields Folk Club and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Bedspring Music, Cold as a Frog, The Folk Store, Jacey Bedford Tour Management, Mighty Quinn Management, Mother Earth Music, and Park Head Studio, and updated URL for Amandalynne Music on Folk music businesses page.

18th August 2008

Added links to Bedworth folk Club, Blackheath Folk Club, Blackmore Folk Club, Chesterfield Folk Club, Croydon Folk and Blues Club, Dabbers Session, Farside 2, Folk on Tap, Folklore and customs (Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway), The Goose Is Out, Faldingworth Live, Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club, Lechlade River Folk, Mardles, Orpington Friday Folk, Rugby Roots, Shirefolk, Solent Waves, Styvechale Folk Club, Swan Folk, and Warwick Folk Club, and updated URLs for Alford Acoustic Music Club, Ashington Folk Club, Black Diamond Folk Song Club, Court Sessions, Crystal Folk, Folk Around Bristol, Folk Buzz, Folk London, Grand Union Folk Club, Kalamazoo Klub, Lewes Arms Folk Club, Marlow Bottom Acoustic Club, Real-Music Club, Redbourn Folk Club, Scunthorpe Acoustic Music Club, Tenterden Folk Club, Traditional Music Sessions in Sussex and Surrey, Unicorn magazine, and Wheal Dream Folk and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Folk magazines in the UK, Folk Monthly, and Shire Folk and updated URLs for Folk London, Folk on Tap, FolktalkLeicester Folk Diary, Mardles, Solent Waves, Stirrings, Unicorn, and What's Afoot and deleted broken links on Local folk magazines and diaries page.


October 2007

29th October 2007

Added links to Doc Rowe Archive and Collection, and Folkipedia, and updated URLs for American Folklife Center, Folk and Traditional Music course, and Step Dance: Southern English styles on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to The Young Coppers and updated URL for Simon Haworth on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Carlisle Folk and Blues Club, Cumbria Folk Music, Green Note, Scrag End Folk Club, Sussex Folk Association, and Unity Folk Club, and updated URLs for Birmingham Traditional Music Club Bodmin Folk Club, The Broadsheet, Brown Cow Folk Club, Bucks District, Cottingham Live, Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club, Driffield Folk Club, Farnsfield Acoustic, Folklife West, Folkworks, Folky Stuff, Lymm Folk Club, Marlow Bottom Acoustic Club, Milkmaid Music Club, Pack Horse Folk Club, Raven Folk Club, Regional Development Agencies, St Neots Folk Club, Six Bells Folk & Blues Club, Stirrings, and Wombwell Folk Club, and deleted broken links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Amandalynne Music, and Jigs 'N' Reels and updated URLs for Talking Elephant Records and deleted broken links on Folk music businesses page.

15th October 2007

Added links to Chris Foster, Grace Notes, Seth Lakeman, Norcsalordie, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, and John Wilson, and updated URLs for Frankie Armstrong, Artisan, Damien Barber, Derek Brimstone, Ben and Joe Broughton, Joe Broughton, Jim Causley, Chipolatas, Andy Cutting, Gilly Darbey, Equation, The Fall Of Eve, Davy Graham, Home Service, Peter Knight, Pete Morton, The Poozies, Graham and Eileen Pratt, Roots Quartet, Tony Rose, Liz Ryder, Sheffield Socialist Choir, Hilary Spencer, Tranters Folly, Trees, Karen Tweed, and Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher, and deleted broken links on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Skinnymalinks Music, and Stuart Longridge, and updated URLs for Ashworth Electronics, John Crosby music publicity/PR, Fledg'ling Records, Folk Me Productions, A C Norman & Co, and Saydisc Records, and deleted broken links on Folk music businesses page.


September 2007

17th September 2007

Updated URLs for The British Forum for Ethnomusicology, Fiddle Notes, Folk, Roots & Traditional Music Section of the Musicians' Union, National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, Roud Folk Song Index Shooting Roots, and The Taborers' Society, and removed broken links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


July 2007

29th July 2007

Added links to John Goodluck, Martin and Shan Graebe, Martin Francis, Mary Humphreys and Anahata, Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, Sandra Kerr, Tom McConville, The Maerlock, and Reg Meuross, and updated URLs for Dave and Toni Arthur, Peter Bellamy, Anne Briggs, Martin Carthy, Jo Freya, Kipper Family, A. L. Lloyd, Hilary James, Magpie Lane, Leon Rosselson, Kate Rusby, John Scott Cree, Joseph Taylor, Ron Trueman Border, Andy Turner, and The Watersons on English folk music performers page.


March 2007

26th March 2007

Added links to Crucible, Megson, and Danbert Nobacon on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Addingham Acoustic, Plough Sessions, and Stockton Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Bridgewood and Neitzert, and Pickard Acoustics on Folk music businesses page.


January 2007

28th January 2007

Added link to Bob & Gill Berry on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Cambridge folk home page, Essex Singers Club, Havering Folk Club, Magpies Nest, Marlborough Folk-Roots, Peterborough Folk Diary, Suffolk Folk, Traditional Music Sessions in Sussex, Wiltshire Folk Arts, and Wiltshire Folk Association and updated URLs for Great Knight Folk Club, Scarborough Folk Club, and Waltham Abbey Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


October 2006

9th October 2006

Added link to Simon Ritchie and updated URL for Anne Lister on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Teignmouth Folk Club updated link to Walthamstow Folk (Formerly Old Rose & Crown Folk Club) on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to X-Tradition Records on Folk music businesses page.

8th October 2006

Added link to James Chadwick, and updated URL for Jon Harvison on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Christchurch Folk Music Sessions, Milverton Music Club, Old Down Acoustic Club, Ritz Acoustic Club, Tiverton Folk Club, and Topsham Folk Club, updated link to Wessex Acoustic Folk Club, and updated URLs for FolkNews Kernow, and Nova Scotia Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Updated link to John Crosby music publicity/PR on Folk music businesses page.


August 2006

23rd August 2006

Added links to Heather Bradford, Andrew Cadie, CHARM, Steve Jordan, Hen Party, Anna Tabbush, and The Tabbush Sisters on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Focal Music, and Forest Tracks on Folk music businesses page.

20th August 2006

Added links to Shirley Collins, and Bernie Parry, and updated URL for Christine Collister on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Flaxey Green on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Wildfolk on Folk music businesses page.


June 2006

14th June 2006

Added link to National Folk Music Fund and removed broken links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Nick Marshall, and Jake Thackray on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Derby Heritage Traditional Music Club, East Anglian Traditional Music Trust, Grand Union Folk Club, Norfolk Folk Directory, Traditions at the Tiger, and Wheal Dream Folk, and updated URLs for Folkworks, and Norfolk Folk and Acoustic Forum on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Soar Valley Music and updated URL for Veteran on Folk music businesses page.

10th June 2006

Added links to Bampton Traditional Morris Men, and Michael Wright's Jew's harper page, and updated URLs for Bitter End Website, Folk Camps, Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green, Horniman Museum, Musicians' Union Folk, Roots & Traditional Music Section, and Songs of England, and removed broken links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet and revalidated the page.


April 2006

30th April 2006

Added links to English Dance & Song , and VWML Online and updated URLs for Ethnomusicology Forum, Folk Music Journal, and updated the Libraries, archives and museums and Discographies, bibliographies and indexes sections of English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for The Devil's Interval on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Roots to Music, and updated URLs for Market Rasen Folk Club, Millbay Folk Club, and Travellers Rest Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Updated URL for Thrift Music on Folk music businesses page.


March 2006

26th March 2006

Updated URL for Mainly Morris Dancing on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Stanley Accrington, Tom & Barbara Brown, Kipper Family, Carrie Lennard, Sheila Mosley and Pete Burnham, Jackie Oates, Ed Rennie, and Suntrap, and updated URLs for Attila the Stockbroker, Martin Carthy, The Drones, Will Duke and Dan Quinn, Ashley Hutchings, Maeran, Joseph Taylor, and The Watersons on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Derby Folk Forum, Folk Activity in North Devon, Folk Music Workshop Norfolk Folk and Acoustic Forum, and Wilbur Promotions, and updated URLs for Leicester Folk Diary, and Tudor Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Folkwit Records on Folk music businesses page.


December 2005

11th December 2005

Updated URLs for The abc home page and subsidiary pages on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Emily and Hazel Askew, Rosie Doonan & Ben Murray, Meridian, Niblik, and Pillowfish, on English folk music performers page.


November 2005

27th November 2005

Added link to Folk Map, and updated URL for Traditional Song Forum on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Bellowhead, Pete Betts, Maggie Camp, CrossCurrent, The Devil's Interval, John Dipper, The English Acoustic Collective, Fish on a Stick, Anna Gillions, Gary Holder, Benji Kirkpatrick, Marie Little, Mike Marriott, Tony Morris, Roll a Penny, Paul Sartin, and Chris Wood, and updated URLs for Duck Soup, and Spinning Jelly, on English folk music performers page.

Added links to The Broadsheet, Cutty Wren Folk Club, and Globe Folk Club, and updated URLs for Devon Folk (formerly Devon District Folk Committee), Guisborough Folk Club, and Jamming Dodger Music Club (formerly Live Acoustic Music Club) on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to What's Afoot on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

Added links to Broad Tradition, TightSqueezeMusic, and Woven Wheat Whispers on Folk music businesses page.


October 2005

2nd October 2005

Added links to fRoots Forum, Folk Directory, and The Mudcat Café forum, and updated URL for The Folk File: a folkie's dictionary on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Peter Kirby, James Raynard, John Tams (official site), and Kate Waterfield on English folk music performers page.

Added links to The FaB Club, and Somerset and Dorset Folk Events Diary, list of sessions in England, and Sessions index, and updated URL for Folk on the Moor on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Vincent Purcell on Folk music businesses page.


July 2005

4th July 2005

Added links to folkWISE, and RadioBritfolk, and updated URLs for Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers, Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green, Mainly Morris Dancing, Bruce Olson's Roots of Folk: Old English, Scots, and Irish Songs and Tunes, and Sarah Crofts' Step Dance page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Harriet Bartlett, and Rachel Unthank and The Winterset on English folk music performers page.


June 2005

12th June 2005

Added link to Folk Directory on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for Maeran on English folk music performers page.

Updated URLs for Anston Folk Club, and Folk Music Images from North West England (and beyond) on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Updated URL for Little Pot Stove Records on Folk music businesses page.


April 2005

24th April 2005

Added links to FolkArts England, and Shooting Roots, and updated URL for The Association of Festival Organisers on English folk and traditional music on the Internet

Added links to Maggie Boyle, Craig; Morgan; Robson, The Demon Barbers, Barry Dransfield, Duck Soup, Almond Greenway, Paula & Stuart Tindall, Witches of Elswick, and Martyn Wyndham-Read, and updated URLs for Dan Quinn, Dan Quinn and Will Duke on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Angie's Folk, and Norwich Folk Club, and updated URLs for efn - Essex Folk News, Folk Mob, and Woodman Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Alan Bearman Music, Paul Hathway, and Three's Company on Folk music businesses page.


March 2005

20th March 2005

Updated reference to Music Maker on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Julie Ellison, and Dave Goulder, and updated URLs for Pete Cooper, and Dan Evans on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Acoustic Sussex, and Milkmaid Music Club, and updated reference to Unicorn Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to 5th Fret, AMP WorldMusic, and Melodions Online on Folk music businesses page.


December 2004

23rd December 2004

Updated URL for Folk Dance and Song Group of the Camping and Caravanning Club on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URLs for Fairport Convention, and Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman on English folk music performers page.

Added link to North West Section, Folk Group of the Camping and Caravanning Club, and updated URLs for Uxbridge Folk Club, and Wren Trust on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Queen Mab's Music on Folk music businesses page.


November 2004

28th November 2004

Added links to Farnsfield Acoustic, Forest Folk, and Market Rasen Folk Club and updated URL for Hoy at Anchor Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

15th November 2004

Added links to Jim Causley, The Fall Of Eve, Lorna Franklin, George Papavgeris, and Dave Taylor, and updated URLs for A. L. Lloyd, Ralph McTell, Paul Scourfield, Dave Swarbrick, and Waterson:Carthy on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Benny's Folk Club, Folk Orbit, Shining Friends Acoustic Roots Music, and "Wandering Windward" St Albans Folk Song Club, and updated URLs for Ely Folk Club, Grove Folk Club, and Marlow Bottom Acoustic Club (previously Wycombe Folk Club) on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


August 2004

22nd August 2004

Added link to Kimber's Men, and updated URL for Joe Stead on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Bingham Folk Club, Blyth Folk Roots, Chipping Norton Folk Club, Common Folk, Fletch Folk Club, Ilkeston Folk & Blues Club, Loughborough Acoustic Club, and Rising Sun Folk Entertainment Club, and updated URLs for Ashington Folk Club, Bridge Folk Club, Brown Cow Folk Club, Fenfolk (formerly Peterborough Folk Diary), Hitchin Folk Club, and Leicester Folk Diary on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


July 2004

19th July 2004

Added link to melodeon.net, and updated URL for The Fiddler's Companion on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Clive Batkin and Joel McDermott, Horses Brawl, and Gordon Tyrrall, and updated URL for Laura Cannell on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Chanticleer Folk Club, Ringwood Folk Club, and Stanhope Folk Club, and updated URL for Halsway Manor on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


April 2004

18th April 2004

Added link to Folk Ballad Bibliography, updated URL for EFDSS study guides and annotated bibliographies, and updated other reference in the Discographies, bibliographies and indexes and Song, tune and dance collections sections of on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Isambarde, Anne Lennox-Martin, The Lost Chord, Meet On The Ledge, and Pegleg Ferret, and updated URL for The Mellstock Band on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Covfolk, and Unicorn Folk Club, and updated URLs for Arts Council England's regional structure, Folklife West, Old Rose & Crown Folk Club, Somers Traditional Folk Club, and Wimborne Acoustic on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Collector's Folk, Saydisc Records, and Speaking Volumes on Folk music businesses page.


March 2004

20th March 2004

Updated numerous links to Webfeet on English folk and traditional music on the Internet and subsidiary pages. Add link to Folk and Roots, and edited other bits of English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Dave Arthur, Mawkin, Patty Vetta and Alan Franks, and Sunshine Arts and updated URL for Cyril Tawney on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Acoustic Room, Barnet Folk Club, Kalamazoo Klub, and Nova Scotia Folk Club, and updated URL for Folk Archive Resource North East on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to AGP Studio, Autumn Studios, and Birchwood Books on Folk music businesses page.


January 2004

11th January 2004

Updated URLs for Village Music Project, and for English Folk Play Research Home Page and added link to Forthcoming Folk Play Performances on English folk and traditional music on the Internet

Added links to Tom Kerswill, Whittle & Dub, and The Willows Folk, and updated URLs for Keepers Lock, Keith Kendrick, and Whorticulture on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Grove Folk Club, North West Folk What's On, St Albans Folk Music, South Yorkshire Folk, and Tykes' News, and updated URLs for Anston Folk Club, Bacca Pipes Folk Club, Booit Straps Folk Club, Brown Cow Folk Club, Cambridge Folk Club, Dartford Folk Club, Dunton Bassett Folk Club, Filofolk, Fo'c'sle Folk Club, Folk Association of South Hants, Folk Orbit, Folkworks, Full Circle Folk Club, Hitchin Folk Club, Horsham Folk Club, Jim Wearne's Cornish Page, Lancashire Folk, Nettlebed Folk Club, North Cornwall Traditional Arts Project, Northumberland Live Music Association and Potters, Northumbrian Traditional Music, Open Door Folk Club, Ryburn Folk Club, Ryburn Three Step, St Denys Folk and Blues Club, St Ives Folk Club, Somers Folklife, Southern Counties Folk Federation, Twickenham Folk Club, White Horse Folk Club, Wivenhoe Folk Club, and Wombwell Folk Club, and for Department for Culture, Media and Sport's regional cultural consortia and Arts Council England's new regional structure, and deleted dead links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

4th January 2004

Added links to Discmonger, Kyloe Records, P J Music, Randomband Agency, and Talking Elephant Records, updated URLs for Achieve Instruments, Acoustics Records, Emerging Music, Harbourtown Records, Island Records, Little Pot Stove Records, No Masters, Old Bridge Music, Rocking Chair Mail-order and Distribution, and Rossleigh Music, and deleted dead links on Folk music businesses page.


October 2003

19th October 2003

Updated URLs for BBC Radio 2 Folk and Acoustic, Eric Foxley's Music Database, Fiddle Notes, Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green, Mike Harding Show The Musicians' Union Folk, Roots & Traditional Music Section The Open University's Musics and Cultures Research Group Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (and sub pages), and Village Music Project on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Harvey Andrews, Joe Broughton, Kevin Dempsey, Judy Dinning, Judy Dunlop, Ashley Hutchings, Ashley Hutchings, Kipper Family, Jon Loomes, Chris Parkinson, Patterson Jordan Dipper, Red Oktober, Joseph Taylor, Martha Tilston, Tim Rig & a Doxy, Roger Wilson, and John Wright, and updated URLs for Maartin Allcock, Damien Barber, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Chipolatas, Rick Christian, Coope Boyes & Simpson, The Copper Family, Pete Cooper, Dansaul, Gilly Darbey, Equation, Robin Garside, Benny Graham, His Worship and the Pig, David Hughes, Hilary James, Louis Killen, Sid Kipper, Gina Le Faux, A. L. Lloyd, Ralph McTell, Monkey's Orphan, Roots Quartet, Leon Rosselson, Elaine Samuels, Paul Scourfield and Michael Davidson, Saffron Summerfield, Stormalong John, Dave Swarbrick, June Tabor, Tam Lin, Bram Taylor, Steve Tilston, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The Watersons, The Young Tradition, and deleted dead links on English folk music performers page.

Updated URLs for Avon Folk Diary, FolkFax, Unicorn on Local folk magazines and diaries page.


August 2003

17th August 2003

Revised Aims and scope page.

Added link to Folk at the Prospect and updated URLs for Herga Folk Club, and Railway Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


July 2003

27th July 2003

Updated URL for Nic Jones on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Acoustic Music upstairs at the Red Lion, AcoustiCity, AcoustiCity Music Club, Harlow Folk Club, Sail Loft Folk Club, and Wivenhoe Folk Club, and updated URLs for Clap'n'Smile Music Club, Colchester Folk Club, Ely Folk Club, Folk sessions and clubs, and Kent Folk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


June 2003

29th June 2003

Added link to Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner, and updated URL for Florida on English folk music performers page.

Updated URLs for Brewtown Folk Club, and Readifolk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Michael J King, and updated URL for Folktrax on Folk music businesses page.


May 2003

21st May 2003

Revised and reorganised Research and education, Discographies, bibliographies and indexes and Song, tune and dance collections sections of English folk and traditional music on the Internet. Added links to Cecil Sharp Centenary, Cecilia project, CIMCIM International Directory of Musical Instrument Collections: UK, and James Madison Carpenter Collection and updated references to the British Library Sound Archive.

Added links to Mandy Morton, and Graeme Taylor, and updated URLs for Dave and Toni Arthur, Steve Ashley, Peter Bellamy, Anne Briggs, Laura Cannell, Jo Freya, John Goodluck, Nic Jones, Nancy Kerr, Sandra Kerr, A. L. Lloyd, Tony Rose, John Spiers and Jon Boden, and Trees on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Buffet Bar Folk Club, Cross Keys Folk Club, Folk Events in Somerset and Dorset, Folk Mob, Folk Music around Exmoor, Furness Tradition, Oxfordshire Folk Association, and Wigan Folk Club, and updated URLs for Baldock & Letchworth Folk Club, Hambledon Folk Club, Oxford Folk Club, Wimborne Acoustic and on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


December 2002

8th December 2002

Updated URLs for Morris Federation and Folk Music: an Index to Recorded Resources on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Chris Conway, and Andy Smythe, and updated URL for Vikki Clayton on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Burwell Bash and Folk Archive Resource North East on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


November 2002

17th November 2002

Converted English folk and traditional music on the Internet and associated pages to XHTML 1.0 and revalidated them. Rewrote and updated Songs, tunes and dances section.

Added links to Pete Cooper and Richard Bolton, Louis Killen, and Roger Wilson, and updated URLs for Caught on the Hop, Frankie Armstrong, Pete Morton, Brian Peters on English folk music performers page.

11th November 2002

Added link to uk.music.folk Frequently Asked Questions page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Ian Cutler, Hot Rats, Doug Hudson, The Hush, and updated URL for Jon Harvison on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Faversham Folk Club, Pirate Jenny's Club, South East Folk Arts Network, Stepback Project, and Twickenham Folk Club, and updted URL for Anchor Folk Club, and removed dead links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


October 2002

13th October 2002

Updated URL for Concertina FAQ on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Elizabeth Ryder on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Folk Diary (BBC Radio Shropshire), and Red Lion Folk Club, Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club, and updated URLs for Birmingham Traditional Music Club, Black Diamond Folk Song Club, Crystal Folk, Folk at the Swan, Unicorn magazine, West Midlands Folk Federation, Wimborne Acoustic, and Wurzel Bush Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


September 2002

29th September 2002

Added link to Topic Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Belshazzar's Feast, The Fraser Sisters, Hoover the Dog, Kate Howden, Paul Jones and Tony Taffinder, Duncan McFarlane, Tom Napper Tom Bliss, Ken Nicol, Notts Alliance, Real Time, and Paul Scourfield and Michael Davidson, and updated URLs for Roy Bailey, and John Kirkpatrick on English folk music performers page.

Added link to shindy::arts on Folk music businesses page.

15th September 2002

Added link to Folk Arts Network on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Folkus, Wimborne Acoustic, and Yorkshire Dales Workshops, and updated URL for Northwich Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Hearts of Oak and Maeran on English folk music performers page.


July 2002

28th July 2002

Added explanation of regions and link to Darlington Folk Club, updated URL for Mr Red's Mid West on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Updated URL for Michael Chapman on English folk music performers page.


June 2002

22nd June 2002

Added link to English Folk Play Research Home Page, and updated URL for Horniman Museum on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Potters Live on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Mary Panton Agency and updated URL for No Masters on Folk music businesses page.

9th June 2002

Added link to Elle Osbourne on English folk music performers page.

5th June 2002

Updated URL for Bothy Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to George Stevens on Folk music businesses page.


May 2002

25th May 2002

Added link to Folk Dance and Song Group of the Camping and Caravanning Club on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Clive Carroll, and The Gloworms, and updated URLs for Pete Atkin, Folkwise, and Robb Johnson on English folk music performers page.

Updated URL for Gainsborough Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added link to Perrotts Folly Agency on Folk music businesses page.


April 2002

12th April 2002

Added link to Folking.com on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Mary Jane, Doug B Smith, and John Tams, and updated URLs for Sandy Denny, and Band of Rack & Ruin on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Crystal Folk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

8th April 2002

Added link to English Folk Song, an introductory bibliography: Discography, updated URLs for The Association of Festival Organisers, Folk Music Journal, Folk & roots online guide, Folk Roots, Morris Ring Archive Homepage, Open Morris, and The Taborers' Society, and did some minor tidying on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


March 2002

8th March 2002

Added link to Traditional Music in England Project, and updated URL for Tradition magazine on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Pete Chadbund, Dave Ellis and Boo Howard, Elsie's Band, Richard Grainger, Gina Le Faux, Dan Quinn, Dan Quinn and Will Duke, and John Spiers and Jon Boden, and updated URLs for Laura Cannell, and David Hughes on English folk music performers page.

Added link to TopGallant Folk Club, and updated URLs for Beehive Folk Club, Colchester Folk Club, Lancashire Folk, and Mayflower Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Folk Musical Expression, and Iconic Music & Media on Folk music businesses page.


January 2002

28th January 2002

Added links to Millbay Folk Club, Old Rose & Crown Folk Club, and Travellers Rest Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.


December 2001

23rd December 2001

Added link to Glen Titmus Violins on Folk music businesses page.

2nd December 2001

Added link to Greenwich Traditional Musician's Co-operative on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page.

Added links to Toni Bunnell, Dr Faustus, and Raven's Taunt, and updated URLs for Robert Harbron and Tim van Eyken on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Catz Cradle Productions, Highly Strung, and Whole Wide World on Folk music businesses page.


November 2001

24th November 2001

Updated Dublin Core metadata on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


October 2001

31st October 2001

Removed dead links to former About.com sites, and added link to Plymouth Song Index on English folk and traditional music on the Internet

14th October 2001

Added links to Hollybush Folk Club, and Roots Focus on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Laura Cannell, Chaingang, Fieldwork, and Hammer & Tongues on English folk music performers page.


September 2001

24th September 2001

Added link to Awaken Village Interest In Dance (AVID), and updated URL for Peterborough Folk Diary on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Mad Rush, and Sunday Driver on English folk music performers page.

9th September 2001

Added link to Folk Music Radio Programmes on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Barley Sheaf Friday Folk, Colchester Folk Club, Live At The Lion, Mardles Online, and updated URLs for Court Sessions, Stortfolk Music Club, and The Travelling Folk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England. Added link to Mardles Online on Local folk magazines and diaries.

Added links to ColvinQuarmby, Spinning Jelly, and Take Two, and updated URL for Judy Dunlop on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Andy Perkins Traditional Instruments on Folk music businesses.


July 2001

18th July 2001

Updated URLs for South Folk Music Network, Wisbech Folk Club, and Worcester Traditional Music Page on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

9th July 2001

Added links to Dark Lantern, Mouse, Emily Slade, and Kathryn Tickell (official site), and updated URLs for Iain Matthews, Judith Silver, and Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain on English folk music performers page.

8th July 2001

Added links to Root Source, the BBC Radio 2 Folk and Acoustic site, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library series of study guides and annotated bibliographies, A "Working" KWIC Concordance to Francis James Child's The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898), Tradition magazine, and updated URLs for Folk Music: an Index to Recorded Resources, and Traditional music maker, deleted some dead links, and updated some annotations on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Charlotte Greig, Mike Harding, Phil Hare, Mary Humphreys, Loscoe State Opera, and Winter Wilson, and updated URL for Dave Burland on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Readifolk, and updated URL for Folk on the Moor on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Stephen Douglas, and The Lighthouse Music Agency on Folk music businesses.


May 2001

13th May 2001

Added link to Across the Pond on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to James Berriman and Sue Moffat, Billy Bragg, Pete Cooper, Keepers Lock, Kinin, Sid Kipper, John-the-fish, Lindisfarne (Official site), Ewan MacColl, Charlotte Peters Rock, Fred Wedlock, and updated URL for Anna Ryder on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Alford Folk Club, Bodmin Folk Club, Fizgig Folk, Grimsby Folk Club, Heart Of Lincolnshire Folk, Roots & Blues Club, St Ives Folk Club, and updated URL for Westhoughton Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.


April 2001

30th April 2001

Added links to Clarty Sough, and The Roaring Forties, and updated links to Keith Hinchliffe, and Cyril Tawney on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Folk Orbit, Plough Folk Club, and World Unlimited on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.


March 2001

11th March 2001

Updated URL for Martin Graebe's Sabine Baring-Gould pages on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Folk On Platform 1, and Six Bells Folk & Blues Club, and updated URLs for Anston Folk Club, Martin Graebe's Sabine Baring-Gould pages, and Stortfolk Music Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Banoffi, Equation, Roots Quartet, John Scott Cree, Slide, Jake Thackray, The Travelling Folk, and Urban Folk, and updated URLs for Nick Drake, Adrian Legg, Magpie Lane, Chris Thompson, Andy Turner, and Chris While and Julie Matthews on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Folktrax, and updated URL for Little Pot Stove Records on Folk music businesses.

5th March 2001

Added link to Concertina.net on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

5th March 2001

Updated URLs for Google (formerly Deja.com), Gallery Music and Psalmody, Village Music Project, and West Gallery Music Association, on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


February 2001

11th February 2001

Updated links to Yahoo!'s Entertainment/Music/Genres/Folk_and_Traditional/ and Whittlesea Straw Bear on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Anchor Folk Club, Folk South-East, Folk Talk, FolkFax, Footlights Folk Concerts, Gainsborough Folk Club, Good Old Way Folk Club, Hambledon Folk Club, Lamb Folk Club, Lancashire Folk, Railway Folk Club, Seaford Folk Song Club, and Wisbech Folk Club, and updated URLs for Birmingham Traditional Music Club, Brown Cow Folk Club, Cambridge Folk Club, Dunton Bassett Folk Club, Electric Voices, Folk at the Swan, Folk on the Fosse, National Forest Folk Club (formerly Ashby Folk Club), Pack Horse Folk Club, Peterborough Folk Diary, Rose & Crown Folk Club, St Denys Folk and Blues Club, and Wurzel Bush Folk Club, and deleted dead links on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added link to Ferret Publications on Folk music businesses.


January 2001

6th January 2001

Added stylesheets to remaining pages of site. Validated English folk and traditional music on the Internet and its subsidary pages with the World Wide Web Consortium validator, checked for accessibility problems with CAST Bobby, and tidied them up with HTML Tidy.


December 2000

20th December 2000

Updated metadata, updated references to various resources, and updated URL for Folklore Society on English folk and traditional music on the Internet. Added stylesheet for this page and its subsidiary pages.

10th December 2000

Updated URLs for Lists of Artist Home Pages and the Ballads discussion list on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Folk Club Diary, Railway Folk Club, and Scarborough Folk Club, and updated URLs for Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, and Davy Lamp Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added link to Ivor Game, and updated URLs for Shamus O'Blivion, and The Yetties on English folk music performers page.


November 2000

19th November 2000

Added links to Cadenza, the catalogue of the National Sound Archive, on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Bob Fox and Benny Graham on English folk music performers page.

13th November 2000

Added link to University of Newcastle upon Tyne degree course in folk music, and to The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, and updated URL for Buz Collins on English folk music performers page.

Updated URLs for Avon Folk Diary and Folk Around Bristol on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

12th November 2000

Added link to Capers Folk Activity Holidays on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to East Midlands Folk Pages, Halsway Manor, and South Folk Music Network on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to The Drones, Rob Greig, Tam Lin, and Bram Taylor, and updated URLs for Damien Barber, and June Tabor on English folk music performers page.

Added links to J R G Promotions, and Swan Instruments on Folk music businesses.


October 2000

30th October 2000

Added links to Maidenhead Folk Club, and Wycombe Folk Club, and updated URLs for Oxford Folk Club, and Nettlebed Folk Club, Trident Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Last Straw, and Ola on English folk music performers page.

11th October 2000

Deleted dead links, added links to Phil Beer, Peter Bellamy, Michael Burnham, Chipolatas, Coope Boyes & Simpson, Johnny Coppin, Judy Dunlop, Vin Garbutt (official site), The Joyce Gang, Steve Knightley, Little Johnny England, Stackridge, Trees, Ron Trueman Border, Kellie While, and Alan Woolley, and updated URLs for Albion Band, Dave and Toni Arthur, Peter Bellamy, Anne Briggs, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Pete Castle, Pauline Cato and Tom McConville, Michael Chapman, The Copper Family, Julian Dawson, Jo Freya, John Goodluck, The House Band, Nic Jones, Keith Kendrick, Nancy Kerr, Sandra Kerr, Benji Kirkpatrick, Chris Leslie, A. L. Lloyd, A. L. Lloyd, Simon Mayor, The Mellstock Band, Julie Murphy, Tony Rose, Dave Swarbrick (official site), Dave Swarbrick, Cyril Tawney, Waterson:Carthy, The Watersons, Chris While and Julie Matthews, and The Young Tradition on English folk music performers page.

4th October 2000

Added links to Clap'n'Smile Music Club, The F Word, Hoy at Anchor Folk Club , Mad Nanny Folk Club, and Orpington Folk Club, and updated URL for efn - Essex Folk News on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Transferred pre-2000 changes to the What was new page

1st October 2000

Reorganised Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England page by government regions, deleted dead links, updated URLs for Folkworks, Raven Folk Club, South Riding Folk Network, Sutton Acoustic Music Club, and added links to Birmingham Traditional Music Club, Brewtown Folk Club, Chase Folk Club, Folk Plus, Katie Fitzgerald's, Northwich Folk Club, and South Yorkshire Folk, and adjusted links from English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Hemlock Music, and Thrift Music on Folk music businesses.


September 2000

17th September 2000

Deleted dead links and added link to Rapper Online on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Allodi Accordions, Oakwood Instruments, and Pilgrim Harps, and updated URL for Honest Jo Music on Folk music businesses.

Added links to Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, and Croydon Folksong Club, and updated URLs for Acoustic Revolution, Folk and Blues at the White Swan on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.


August 2000

14th August 2000

Updated description of Digital Tradition and added link to Chris Bartram's site on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Cottingham Live, Driffield Folk Club, and Folk at the Oak, and updated URL for The Eight Bells Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Nigel Eaton, Skinner's Rats, The Spinners, and Pamela Ward & Paul Cherrington, and updated URL for Chris Bartram on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Martin Cole Guitars, Chris Eaton, Music Magic, and Wesson Accordion Company on Folk music businesses.


June 2000

18th June 2000

Updated URL for Folk at The Blue Bell on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added link to Houghton Weavers on English folk music performers page.


May 2000

28th May 2000

Updated links to English Folk Dance and Song Society and UK Folk Index on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Flaxey Green, Folk on the Moor, Kent Folk, and Oxford Traditional Music Club, and updated URL for The UK Folk Index on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Cockersdale, and Tim van Eyken, and updated URL for Sam Pirt on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Appledore Music and Hat Records on Folk music businesses.


April 2000

24th April 2000

Renamed Folk music businesses page, and added links to ADA Distribution, Andy's Guitar Centre, Barleycorn Concertinas, Bonny Green, Bridge Instruments, Cooking Vinyl, John Crosby Press/Promotions, Honest Jo Music, Stuart Longridge, MR Productions, A C Norman & Co, Raw Promotions, Rocking Chair Merchandising, Barry Say, Sounds Good, Tobin Instruments, Weekend Beatnik, and Windband, and updated URLs for Adastra, Barn Dance to Banquet, Free Reed Records and Music, Steel Carpet Music, Veteran and deleted dead links on this page.

Added link to The Taborers' Society on English folk and traditional music on the Internet. Updated links to Folk music businesses page, including link to instrument makers.

Updated URLs for Oxford Folk Club and Sandbach Unplugged on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

16th April 2000

Added link to The Roots.net Instrument links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Damien Barber, Davy Graham, Bill Jones, Keith Kendrick, and Salt of the Earth on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Devon District Folk Committee, Lewes Arms Folk Club, North West Federation of Folk Clubs, and Roots.net, and updated URL for Staines Folk and Blues Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

7th April 2000

Updated links to Deja.com and the Folk Roots list of folk festivals on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


March 2000

27th March 2000

Added links to About.com's Folk Music and World Music on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Devon Folk Clubs, Everyman Folk Club, Suffolk Music Club Folk Gig Guide, and White Horse Folk Club and updated URL for Northumbrian smallpipes on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England

Added link to Andrew Cronshaw, and updated URL for The High Level Ranters on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Fish Records, Roots Music, and C Wheatstone & Co on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

12th March 2000

Added links to Greyhound Sessions, and Woodman Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England. Updated URL for Unicorn magazine on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England and Local folk magazines and diaries pages.

Added links to Gilly Darbey, Rosie Hardman, Life & Times, and Karen & Colin Thompson, and updated URLs for Sarah Allen, Amazing Blondel, Gryphon, and Stormalong John on English folk music performers page.


February 2000

20th February 2000

Updated URL for The Sussex Folk Guide on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Roy Clinging, Company of Fools, Empty Vessels, Flook, K-Passa, Home Service, Brian Willoughby and Cathryn Craig, and updated URLs for Shirley Collins, Christine Collister, Julian Dawson, Charles Heykoop, and John Kirkpatrick on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Traditional Music Library, and updated URLs for Fledg'ling Records, and No Masters on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


January 2000

9th January 2000

Added link to Folk at t'Mill on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

3rd January 2000

Added link to JC's ABC tune finder on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for Folk Buzz on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England and Local folk magazines and diaries pages. Added links to Bremetennacvm Folk Club and Folky Stuff on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Julie Murphy, Sam Pirt, Ian Spafford, and Bernard Wrigley, and updated URLs for Attila the Stockbroker, Dave Burland, Michael Chapman, Vikki Clayton Barry Hunt Chris Leslie, Jez Lowe, Iain Matthews, Maddy Prior, and Martin Simpson, and deleted dead links on English folk music performers page.


December 1999

30th December 1999

Added link to Shave The Donkey and updated URL for Accordion links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for Buskers Ball on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added link to Levent Varlik's Sandy Denny page on English folk music performers page.

12th December 1999

Added link to Andy Turner and updated link to Magpie Lane on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Topic Records on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

5th December 1999

Added link to Uxbridge Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added links to Little Acorn Records and OTB Productions on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

Added link to Posh Band on English folk music performers page.


November 1999

17th November 1999

Revised English folk and traditional music on the Internet: Aims and scope.

6th November 1999

Added link to Trident Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

3rd November 1999

Added link to Traditional music maker on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Dartford Folk Club and Ely Folk Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.


October 1999

23rd October 1999

Added link to Musicians' Union Folk, Roots & Traditional Music Section on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Unicorn on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

Added links to Unicorn and Northumbrian Traditional Music on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

13th October 1999

Added links to Charnwood Folk Club, Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club, and Stortfolk Music Club on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

10th October 1999

Renamed regional resources page as Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England, changed URL, and rewrote introductory paragraphs. Rewrote links to it and description on English folk and traditional music on the Internet. Rorganised and edited Local folk magazines and diaries page.

Updated URL for, and changed references to, the Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads site on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Bucks District, Folk in South Yorkshire, Mill Arms Skittle Alley Folk Club, and St Denys Folk and Blues Club, and updated URLs for Fo'c'sle Folk Club, Folk Association of South Hants, and Southern Counties Folk Federation and replaced Live folk in Yorkshire with link to Filofolk on Folk and traditional music in specific areas of England.

Added link to Hilary Spencer on English folk music performers page.

4th October 1999

Added link to Kathryn Tickell and updated URLs for Vin Garbutt and Terry St.Clair on English folk music performers page.

Added links to The Folk Mag and Mr Red's Mid West (Folkofax), and updated URLs for Folkwrite, Leicester Folk Diary and Rose & Crown Folk Club on Regional resources page.

Added links to The Folk Mag on Local folk magazines and diaries page.


September 1999

13th September 1999

Updated reference to the web-wide abc index on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Chris Bartram, Eliza Carthy (unofficial site), and Vulcheva-Jenkins Incident, and updated URL for Bernard Hoskin on English folk music performers page.

Updated URL for Cambridge Folk Club on Regional resources page.


August 1999

31st August 1999

Added links to Somers Folklife, Somers Traditional Folk Club, and Stukeleys Folk Club on Regional resources page.

25th August 1999

Updated URL and description of Digital Tradition, and updated URL for Traditional Song Forum on English folk and traditional music on the Internet. Added links to Contemplator site.

Added links to Bishop Lacy Folk Club, Bothy Folk Club and Wren Trust on Regional resources page.


July 1999

24th July 1999

Updated reference to Deja (formerly DejaNews), and added links to Music WWW search engines, subject trees and directories and WWW search engines, subject trees and directories on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

21st July 1999

Updated some links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Deptford Folk Club, Electric Voices, Sutton Acoustic Music Club, and Tune and Tipple, and updated URL for Mayflower Folk Club on Regional resources page.

11th July 1999

Added links to RootsWorld, FolkWorld, Folk music resources on Internet and Folk & roots online guide, and updated links to Open Morris on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Dan Evans and Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman and updated URLs for The Monkeydoyles and Strawhead on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Beehive Folk Club, Miners Standard, and Wath Folk Club, and updated URL for South Riding Folk Network on Regional resources page.

Added link to Market Square Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

Archived changes before January 1999 to What was new page.


June 1999

14th June 1999

Added links to Benji Kirkpatrick and Rory Mcleod on English folk music performers page.

Updated URL for efn - Essex Folk News on Local folk magazines and diaries and Regional resources pages.


May 1999

19th May 1999

Updated URL for Stirrings magazine on Local folk magazines and diaries.

10th May 1999

Added link to West Midlands Folk Federation on Regional resources page.

4th May 1999

Updated URLs for the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, British Journal of Ethnomusicology and the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, reorganised Artists section, updated comments about Digital Tradition and made a link to Jim Lawton's DonkeyWork site on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Garry Gillard's Martin Carthy page on English folk music performers page.

1st May 1999

Added link to Jim Hancock's Guestlist on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Band of Rack & Ruin, Gilly Darbey, Fairport Convention (official site), Wizz Jones, Dave Mattacks, Anna Ryder and Pete Willow, and updated URLs for David Hughes and Pentangle on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Folk on the Foss and updated URL for Islington Folk Club (Anahata's page) on Regional resources page.

Added link to Folktalk on Regional resources and Local folk magazines and diaries pages.

Added links to Karisma Music Management and Woodworm Records on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


April 1999

26th April 1999

Added link to Steve Ashley on English folk music performers page.

24th April 1999

Added link to Elaine Bradtke's Fiddle Notes on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Dansaul, His Worship and the Pig, Magic and Carolyn Robson, and updated URL for Anne Lister on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Ashby Folk Club, Dunton Bassett Folk Club, Folk at the Swan, Great Knight Folk Club, Pack Horse Folk Club, Rose & Crown Folk Club on Regional resources page.

Updated URL for Folk London on Regional resources and Local folk magazines and diaries pages.

Added link to Elizabeth Jones Entertainments Agency on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

10th April 1999

Updated notes on links to English Folk Dance and Song Society and Folklore Society on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Doctor Socrates on English folk music performers page.

7th April 1999

Updated link to Folk Roots list of folk festivals on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for Cumbria Folk News on Regional resources and Local folk magazines and diaries pages, and for Folk Session Diary on Regional resources page.

Updated URL for Cross o'th Hands on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Fellside Recordings and Emerging Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

5th April 1999

Added link to Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Simon Haworth on English folk music performers page.

2nd April 1999

Added links to Terry St.Clair and Allan Taylor, and updated URL for Ray Chandler on English folk music performers page.


March 1999

21st March 1999

Added link to The Eight Bells Folk Club on Regional resources page.

20th March 1999

Updated URLs for Barry Dransfield, Maggie Holland, Bob Pegg and Martin Simpson on English folk music performers page.

Updated URL for Rhiannon Records on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

9th March 1999

Revised Aims and scope page and added note on scope of English folk music performers page.

Added links to Brown Cow Folk Club, Green Room Folk Nights, and Staines Folk and Blues Club, and updated URLs for Spire Folk,and Attic Folk Club on Regional resources page.

Updated URL for Jez Lowe on English folk music performers page.

8th March 1999

Added new subsection for Calendar customs and other traditional events in the Events section of English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Keith Hinchliffe, The Marrowbones, and Monkey's Orphan; and updated URLs for Roy Bailey, Robin Garside, and Graham and Eileen Pratt on English folk music performers page.

Updated URLs for Grand Union Structured Training Organisation on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URLs for What's on in Sheffield and South Yorkshire and beyond, Anston Folk Club, South Riding Folk Network, Stirrings magazine, Folk Around The Fylde, and Falcon Folk on Regional resources page.

Updated URL for Little Pot Stove Records on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


February 1999

22nd February 1999

Updated URL for Grand Union Structured Training Organisation on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

21st February 1999

Updated URL for Folk London on Regional resources and Local folk magazines and diaries pages.

10th February 1999

Updated URLs for TuneIndex and The Fiddler's Companion on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

8th February 1999

Updated Discographies section of English folk and traditional music on the Internet and added links to Discography of Traditional Recordings and Topic Records Discography.

7th February 1999

Added links to WAZ and The Raconteurs on English folk music performers page.


January 1999

31st January 1999

Updated URL for Bernard Hoskin on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Peasmouldia Folk Club on Regional resources page.

Added link to Folk On! on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

18th January 1999

Added link to the Round English Country Dance Club Folk Music Index.

Added link to Mick Bramich on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Black Diamond Folk Song Club and Song Session at The Coalbrookdale Inn on Regional resources page.

9th January 1999

Added link to Hanging Johnny on English folk music performers page.

6th January 1999

Added link to Folk at The Blue Bell on Regional resources page.

4th January 1999

Corrected URL for Wild Goose on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


December 1998

25th December 1998

Added links to Grand Union Structured Training Organisation and the web-wide abc index, updated URL for Mainly Morris Dancing and updated reference to Digital Tradition on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to efn - Essex Folk News and updated URL for The Sussex Folk Guide on Regional resources and Local folk magazines and diaries pages.

Updated URL for Anglo-American Dance Service on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

Updated URL for Sandy Denny page on English folk music performers page.

12th December 1998

Updated URLs for The Morris Ring and Mainly Morris Dancing on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

2nd December 1998

Added links to Fleet Folk and Good Music Club and Windmill Acoustic Music Club on Regional resources page.

Updated Aims and scope page.


November 1998

30th November 1998

Added link to Harvey Andrews and to Whorticulture on English folk music performers page.

25th November 1998

Split this page into two parts by archiving older changes to a What was new page.

Updated URL for Traditional Song Forum.

Updated Aims and scope page.

Added link to New Scorpion Band on English folk music performers page.

16th November 1998

Updated URLs for Folk sessions and clubs, and Keele Folk Club, and deleted dead links on Regional resources page.

Added link to Rossleigh Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

Added link to Horniman Museum on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

15th November 1998

Added links to Rufus' Links to English Folk Song and the 1999 International Ballad Conference, updated URL for English Folk Dance and Song Society, and deleted dead links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to Peter Bellamy, Anne Briggs, Jo Freya, John Goodluck, Nic Jones, Nancy Kerr, Sandra Kerr, A. L. Lloyd, Tony Rose, Cyril Tawney, Dave and Toni Arthur, and Mr Fox on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Folk Around The Fylde, Horsham Folk Club , updated URLs for Otley Folk Music, Falcon Folk, Folk at the Bay Horse, Gregson Lane Folk Club, and deleted dead links on Regional resources page.

10th November 1998

Added links to Folk Around Bristol, Folk Association of South Hants and Folk Session Diary on Regional resources page. And to Solent Waves on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

7th November 1998

Added link to Who'd Have Thought it Folk Club and updated URL for Acoustic London on Regional resources page.


October 1998

31st October 1998

Added link to The Music Room on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

28th October 1998

Added links to Folk at The Goat, Berkhamsted, and Tudor Folk Club, Chesham on Regional resources page.

Updated URL for Pauline Cato and Tom McConville on English folk music performers page.

18th October 1998

Added link to Barry Hunt on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Full Circle Folk Club, and updated URLs for Mike Walton's Web Page, Open Door Folk Club, Ram Folk Club, and Raven Folk Club, on Regional resources page.

Added links to Achieve Instruments, Ashworth Electronics, Harmonicas Direct, and Minstrels Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

12th October 1998

Updated URLs for Harvey Andrews, Mike Elliott, Vin Garbutt, Maddy Prior, The Carnival Band, and Maxie and Mitch on English folk music performers page.

7th October 1998

Added link to Sydney Carter on English folk music performers page.


September 1998

19th September 1998

Updated URL for Open Morris on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

14th September 1998

Added links to Sarah Allen, Ray Chandler and Chris Thompson on English folk music performers page.


August 1998

31st August 1998

Updated URL for English Folk Dance and Song Society on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Northumberland Music on Regional resources page.

28th August 1998

Updated URL for Magna Carta on English folk music performers page. Added links to Park Records and Barn Dance to Banquet on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page, and to Isis and Roots 'n' Rhythms at the Limelight on Regional resources page.

9th August 1998

Added links to Peter Bellamy, The Copper Family, A. L. Lloyd, Dave Swarbrick, Dave Swarbrick, and The Young Tradition, and updated URL for The Mellstock Band on English folk music performers page.


July 1998

5th July 1998

Updated references to HTML versions on Aims and scope page.

Added link to Derek Brimstone on English folk music performers page.

5th July 1998

Updated information about the Digital Tradition database on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

4th July 1998

Added links to Buz and Sam Collins, Lindisfarne, Iain Matthews and Joe Stead, and updated URL for Pauline Cato and Tom McConville on English folk music performers page.

Updated URL for Directory of Sheffield Folk Clubs on Regional resources page.


June 1998

24th June 1998

Added link to Stormalong John on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Sounds Interesting on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

22nd June 1998

Added links to the NSA policy on traditional music of the British Isles and to the Village Music Project list of manuscript collections and publications of English country dance tunes.

Updated URL for Norfolk Folk Association on Regional resources page.

21st June 1998

Added link to The Morris Ring on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

14th June 1998

Added links to Mrs Casey Music and Mrs Casey Records on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page. And to The Association of Festival Organisers on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to South Riding Folk Network and clarified entries for 'Stirings' on Regional resources page.

13th June 1998

Added link to The Free Reed Festival: Accordions of the World on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URL for South Midlands Sessions Guide on Regional resources page.

Added link to Albion Band, and updated URLs for Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Waterson:Carthy on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Forward Agency on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


May 1998

17th May 1998

Added link to South Shields Folk Club on Regional resources page.

4th May 1998

Added Broadside ballad links to Bruce Olson's web page.

Added links to Acoustic Revolution, tonfolk and Nellie's Folk Club on Regional resources page.


April 1998

26th April 1998

Added link to Petersfield Folk & Blues on Regional resources page.

Added link to LMS Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

20th April 1998

Added links to Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Waterson:Carthy on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Sarah Crofts' Step Dance page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Norfolk Folk Association on Regional resources page.

17th April 1998

Added link to the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition and Language Library on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Vikki Clayton page on English folk music performers page.

15th April 1998

Combined the regional listings on English folk and traditional music on the Internet with the song event listings to produce a new Regional resources page.

Added links to The Morris Ring Archive Homepage on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link Folk sessions and clubs (Harlow area) on Regional resources page.

Added link to Anglo-American Dance Service on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.


March 1998

22nd March 1998

Added links to Nick Drake, Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, and Adrian Legg on English folk music performers page.

19th March 1998

Added links to Lyngham House Home Page, including North Cornwall Traditional Arts Project, and to the DejaNews archive of the uk.music.folk newsgroup on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to FolkNews Kernow on Local folk magazines and diaries and Folk song events in England pages. Added link to Mike Walton's Web Page on Folk song events in England page.

15th March 1998

Updated links on English folk and traditional music on the Internet for the 1998 Folk Roots list of folk festivals, for folkmusic.org, successor to Stephen Spencer's FolkBook site, and for Doug Henkle's FolkLib Index. Added links to James Stewart's TuneIndex and Andrew Kuntz's The Fiddler's Companion.

Added links to Pete Castle, Cross o'th Hands, Jez Lowe, Monkeydoyles, Chris While and Julie Matthews, and Martyn Wyndham-Read on English folk music performers page. Deleted some dead links on this page.

Added links to Folk Spots, No Masters and Steel Carpet Music on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and artists' agents page.

Added link to Spire Folk and Attic Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

11th March 1998

Added link to The Watersons page on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Royal Oak Lewes, East Sussex on Folk song events in England page.

7th March 1998

Added link to Southern Counties Folk Federation on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

1st March 1998

Reorganised listings for academic resources on the English folk and traditional music on the Internet by splitting 'Libraries, archives and academic sites' into Libraries and archives and Academic research. New section under Academic research for specific projects:

Updated URL for Morris Federation on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


February 1998

27th February 1998

Added link to Bracknell Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

26th February 1998

West gallery music updates: updated URLs for West Gallery Music Association, Gallery Music, and West gallery quires on English folk and traditional music on the Internet; updated URL for Village Carols and added entry for SG Publishing on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and artists' agents page.

Updated references to the Traditional Song Forum on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Updated URLs for Adastra and Name Accordions on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and artists' agents page.

8th February 1998

Added link to The Sapphire Swan Dance Directory English Country Dancing Links page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to new Kate Rusby site on English folk music performers page.


January 1998

26th January 1998

Added link to Pete Coe's home page on English folk music performers page.

25th January 1998

Added links to Microvox on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page and Robin Garside's page on English folk music performers page.

19th January 1998

Updated URL for Cumbria Folk News on Folk song events in England page.

18th January 1998

Added link to Strange Affair page on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Directory of Sheffield Folk Clubs on Folk song events in England page.

11th January 1998

Added links to Judith Silver's and Bernard Hoskin's home pages on English folk music performers page.

4th January 1998

Added link to Strawhead page on English folk music performers page.

Added links to Cross Keys Folk Club, Buskers Ball, Open Door Folk Club, and Live Music Club on Folk song events in England page.

2nd January 1998

Added links to the Open University Musics and Cultures Research Group page and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Library Lectures on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Anston Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

1st January 1998

Added link to The Nut on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


December 1997

29th December 1997

Added links to Oxford Folk Club and Sandbach Unplugged on Folk song events in England page.

28th December 1997

Added link to Michael Chapman home page on English folk music performers page.

Revised this page to provide contents listing, and major changes before July 1997

27th December 1997

Added link to Half Cut page on English folk music performers page.

21st December 1997

Exapnded the description of the Digital Tradition and added link to Jane Keefer's Folk Music: an Index to Recorded Resources on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

14th December 1997

Added link to Nettlebed Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

Added link to Wild Goose on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

Added links to Männer-Gesang-Verein Harmonia 1967 Kenosha 'Ballads, Ditties, Folksongs, Hymns and Jigs of England' page and The Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads Project on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

8th December 1997

Added new Definitions section to English folk and traditional music on the Internet and updated the name of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition.


November 1997

28th November 1997

Added link to Red Lion Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

26th November 1997

Added links to Chichester Folk Song Club and Davy Lamp Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.

12th November 1997

Updated link to Folk Buzz on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

11th November 1997

Added new Regional resources section to English folk and traditional music on the Internet and various related changes including removal of London Folk clubs page.

7th November 1997

Updated URL for Westhoughton Folk Club on Folk song events in England page.


October 1997

29th October 1997

English folk and traditional music on the Internet page given its current title (previously called 'A Folk music page').

Added link to FolkBook on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

24th October 1997

Added links to the new Song research and collection group pages on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added new Folk song events in England page listing Web resources for folk song events and/or venues in England.

Added link to new official Oysterband home page and The Men They Couldn't Hang page on English folk music performers page.

23rd October 1997

Added link to Herga Folk Club in Folk clubs in London (now Folk song events in England) page.

22nd October 1997

Created separate What's New page for my folk activities in London pages.

Added link to Ben & Joe Broughton's home page on English folk music performers page.

Updated various links to the Roots (formerly Roots Club) site.

21st October 1997

Reorganised the relationship between English folk and traditional music on the Internet and the pages for the folk music activities I am involved with.

11th October 1997

Added links to Fairport Convention, Ralph McTell and Pentangle pages to English folk music performers page.

6th October 1997

Updated the URL for the Digital Tradition on English folk and traditional music on the Internet yet again.

Added link to Folk Buzz page on Local folk magazines and diaries page.

1st October 1997

Revised the description of Musical Traditions magazine and added link to Martin Kiff's list of dance collections on his English Ceilidh: Index page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.


September 1997

28th September 1997

Added link to Barn Dance & Ceilidh, a division of Arcadia Music Agency to Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

17th September 1997

Added some Dublin Core metadata to English folk and traditional music on the Internet. (Don't worry if you don't know what this means!)

Added link to School of Scottish Studies to English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

14th September 1997

Updated the link to (yet another) new URL for the Digital Tradition on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added link to Graham and Eileen Pratt's home page on English folk music performers page.

6th September 1997

Added link to The High Level Ranters home page on English folk music performers page.

Added link to Open Morris on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Deleted dead links on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

5th September 1997

Updated link to the new Musical Traditions magazine site on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Revised the beginning of English folk and traditional music on the Internet, to try to make the contents more obvious.

Added some links to conferences: 27th International Ballad Conference, 13th-19th July 1997; and Folksong- Tradition and Revival: an international conference to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Folk Song Society in 1898, 10th-12th July 1998.


August 1997

31st August 1997

Major changes and additions to the:

sections of English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Added links to The Mellstock Band, Tricks Upon Travellers and Shamus O'blivion & The Megadeath Morrismen home pages on English folk music performers page.

26th August 1997

Updated the link to the new URL for the Digital Tradition on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

22nd August 1997

Added link to Misalliance home page on English folk music performers page.

14th August 1997

Added link to Rick Christian home page on English folk music performers page.

11th August 1997

Revised links to the new British Library website on English folk and traditional music on the Internet etc.

10th August 1997

What's new page (this page) added.

Revised link to Show of Hands home page on English folk music performers page.


July 1997

30th July 1997

Reorganised top level of site with new Contents page for the site and for my folk activities in London pages.

27th July 1997

New link to 26th International Ballad Conference: Links page on English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

Revised link for Acorn Entertainments on Folk music record companies, publishers, retailers and agents page.

18th July 1997

New page on aims and scope of English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

14th July 1997

New link to Leon Rosselson home page on English folk music performers page.


I didn't keep records of changes before the middle of July 1997. Major previous milestones were:

April 1997

Over 1000 visitors. At this time the site listed a dozen local folk magazines, almost seventy performers (soloists and groups), and twenty or so commercial sites (record companies, agents, etc).

March 1997

Started adding material for what became a guide to English folk and traditional music on the Internet.

November 1996

First version of the site, devoted then to activities I was involved with, as covered now by my folk activities in London pages.


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