Folk Links

There are a lot of good web sites on various aspects of folk music. Rather than attempt to produce an encyclopeadic list of such sites, here a few that we like. We've tried to include a variety of sites on different aspects of folk and traditonal music, not just sites that match our own style. We hope to expand this list at regular intervals as we learn more about using the web, and as our site builder (john) and our trusty roadie (Rob) help us track down interesting places for you to visit.

If these aren't enough, you can find more web sites via the search engine.

fRoots The site of fRoots magazine. The magazine has been covering traditional and modern music from around the world since 1979. The site lists the monthly contents, charts and lists, album reviews, competitions, festival lists (very useful), selected features from previous issues and a track listing from all previous cover disks. If you can't get hold of the magazine itself, get a taste of it here.

The Living Tradition This is another traditional music magazine with an online presence. As is standard, a summary is available for the current issue, but previous issues can be found online with a selection of articles to read from each issue. Album reviews feature again, there's a newsletter, some artists' web sites at the same server (although at present some are still being upgraded) and The Listening Post, their on-line mail order shop which includes reviews of some CDs for sale.

Musical Traditions Originally Musical Traditions was a paper based magazine covering may styles from different countries, but eventually ceased publication. It is now an on-line magazine, with plenty of articles to read, many reviews and news items, and an online shop. Lots of useful addresses, and other stuff.

freefolk This is Mike Raven's online magazine, updated every two months. A typical issue has a variety of articles, reviews, audio tracks in RealPlayer format to download for free, catalogues and books, (many by Mike), a useful Traders Directory, and UK Festival lists.
Note: Seems to be offline now.

Folk and Roots Not a magazine as such, but it has a fair number of reviews and is expanding all the time. Covers folk and acoustic music. Has an events list and a good collection of links to individual artist's web sites. Under journals they list many other online folk and traditional music sites. It came as no surprise that the list included several of our favourite places as well.

Folk Orbit Folk Orbit covers the areas near us, so naturally we recommend it to anyone in the Chester/Wirral/Lancashire/Shropshire/Staffordshire/North Wales areas. Festivals, local venues, folk links including the local area

Chester Folk Survivors Covers the Chester Festival, past, present and future. Useful links to folk events in Chester in the immediate future.

The Music Cafe The Music Cafe is dedicated to the promotion of music of any sort in the Cheshire area and produces an online magazine, including some free MP3 tracks and short sampler tracks.
Note: Seems to be offline now.

The Raven Okay, we've performed here regularly, but it's still a good place. It's a folk club / pub in Chester.

Northwich Folk Club A club we enjoyed performing at just as much as we enjoy attending it. The club meets in The Harlequin Theatre bar on Fridays.

Middlewich Festival A festival that is continually increasing in popularity and quality. Oh, nearly forgot, we've played there, are back there again and the atmosphere is great.

Cleckheaton Folk Festival Another popular festival we were very pleased to perform at.

Open Door Folk Club We had a great time there and thought we'd give them a link. Their "extravaganzas" are very popular indeed.