Folk London magazine

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Features, reviews and listings for folk and roots music in and around London. Contributions and review CDs welcome – see http://folklondon.co.uk

The cover of Folk London, featuring Peta Webb - a woman with red hair wearing a green cardigan - smiling in the sunshine in front of a red door
The cover art for Clive Woolf Live at Dingle’s, 1974. It shows a young man with dark hair and a cheeky smile playing an acoustic guitar
A box of Folk London magazines. The cover features a photo of Duncan McTaggart, a young bearded man in a hat, playing a cittern
Four young men sitting around a pub table. They are dressed like you might expect from 70s folk-rockers - leather jackets, berets, dungarees, sandals, HAIR
Clive Woolf and Kevin Sheils, two young men with extravagant 70s hair and dapper clothes, leaning against the railing of a bridge over a canal
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring Duncan McTaggart - a young bearded man in a hat – playing a cittern while sitting in front of rows of guitars
The front page of Folk London from May 1973. The masthead is hand-drawn in uneven letters, and the text is all typed on a typewriter. There are no photos
A box of Folk London magazines featuring Mike Hankin and Rita Conry of OffBeat on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine featuring a man and a woman looking at each other across a pool table
A box of Folk London magazines with Hamilton Gross, Angeline Morrison and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on the cover
The cover of Folk London, featuring Hamilton Gross, Angeline Morrison and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne performing
The cover of Morris Folk Choir's Drive the Cold Winter Away, with their logo of singing birds on a musical stave and a border of holly and mistletoe
A box of Folk London magazines, with Garry Walker of the HogEye Men on the cover
David and Ellie dressed as the Unthank sisters, singing Agadoo in the style of, for Reasons
A box of Folk London magazines with a photo of Katie Spencer on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring a portrait photo of Katie Spencer in stylised dark blue and red
An early edition of Folk London magazine from May 1973. It is made of stapled sheets of A4 and has a hand-drawn masthead, with body copy laid out on a typewriter
A box of Folk London magazines with Peggy Seeger on the cover
Four men on a sunny outdoor stage on a high street. They are singing a verse of Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers
Morris dancers with sticks and green tatterjack outfits dancing on a high street surrounded by a crowd
A blue backpack with a copy of Folk London lying on it. Sewn to the backpack is a black patch reading Folk Against Fascism with an intersectional Pride rainbow
A box of Folk London magazines with the Young'uns singing trio on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine. The image shows the Young'uns, three young men, standing in a line on stage singing
Piles of the new Folk London magazine, with Jennifer Reid on the front cover
The front cover of Folk London, featuring Jennifer Reid performing on stage. She is wearing a checked shirt and is singing into a microphone while holding a book
The Young Tradition – Royston Wood, Heather Wood and Peter Bellamy – standing in front of a dartboard in a pub. Royston is holding a beer, and Peter is smoking a cigar with darts in his other hand. They're dressed in gaudy pinks, purples and reds
A box of Folk London magazines. The cover features Sam Lee standing beside a waterway, with the headline "Sam Lee: 'Folk music needs to be the activist'"
A screenshot of Google Maps showing a custom-made overlay of London folk clubs, with coloured stars indicating venues
Folk London magazine - really a glorified leaflet at this point - from December 1975. The main headline reads "Seasonal greetings to our readers" alongside an illustration of a yule log being dragged into a hall full of people
A woodcut engraving of a "long-song seller" from London Labour and the London Poor. A man in suit and top hat is holding a pole on which are pinned long sheets of paper with the lyrics of songs for sale
A clipping from Folk London magazine. Text reads: "I have received a copy of an EP from Bellowhead which is smashing – from John Spiers and Jon Boden and others, Also Gail Williams and Jim Younger, Women of a Certain Age, Anne Lennox Martin, Born to the Breed and Tracey Curtis, If the Moon Could Talk, I have not been able to review or even listen to any of these except the Bellowhead so they will be in the next magazine. Thank you all for sending them to me."
A screenshot from Indesign, of Folk London's publisher imprint. The text reads: "Contributions: We welcome interviews, features and news items. Please contact editor@folklondon.co.uk if you’re interested in submitting material Reviews: Albums and EPs can be submitted for review to the address on the left. Physical copies preferred. We’re always seeking more reviewers – email for details" Highlighted in bold is the text "Made without the use of generative AI"
A box full of newly printed Folk London magazines, featuring Frankie Archer's face on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring the face of Frankie Archer, a young woman with light hair. She is looking to the right against a green and white background
A composite of four album covers
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring Martin Wood wearing a blue shirt and standing against a brick wall
A poem, printed out and pinned on a noticeboard. It reads: "JOHN FOREMAN A noble prince in Elsinore man. As brave as any matador man. You never quite know what's in store man. Fresh as tomorrow, no dinosaur man. In arty terms, an omnivore man. A culture culture, a gimme-more man. A full of dramatic and music-hall lore man. Never one to roar, more a semaphore man. One of the team, an esprit-de-corps man. A fit to feature on Mount Rushmore man. A thoughtful cove, a quick rapport man. A his and hers, a mine and your man. "
A poster reading "The Harrison All Day Folk Festivals Edition 3: Free Admission". The artwork shows a drawing of a man, with a hat, beard and sunglasses, playing a violin
The cover of The Kentish Garland by JW Ebsworth
A screenshot from the Towersey Festival website. The text reads: "Why is 2024 the last Towersey Festival? It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have made the decision that Towersey Festival 2024 will be our last. Like so many other independent and grassroots festivals, we have faced too many forces outside of our control which have made it increasingly difficult to operate and survive. We would not have got to 60 years without the support we’ve received from customers, supporters, partners, suppliers and funding, and for this we are truly grateful."
A graphic for the Harrison all day folk festival. An illustration of a king playing the fiddle, with a stylised rising sun behind him
The cover of Folk London, featuring the Folk Detectives performing live on stage. Paul Hutchinson is playing accordion and Matthew Crampton is holding up a sign reading ‘Sigh’
A box full of freshly printed copies of Folk London, featuring Goblin Band on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring Goblin Band performing live
A cardboard box of newly printed Folk London magazines, with the Cecil Sharp House Choir on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine, featuring the Cecil Sharp House Choir performing on stage
A box of Folk London magazines featuring Karine Polwart on the front page
The front page of Folk London 328, with a portrait photo of Karine Polwart. Main text reads: "Karine Polwart: 'My stories are the ones that don't strike you immediately'"
The cover of Real Sailor Songs
A box of Folk London magazines showing the Thrales Rapper sword dance side on the cover
The cover of Folk London magazine, showing the Thrales Rapper sword dance side holding up a star made of crossed swords