Folk maps UK

Subject: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST,Fyldeplayer
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 06:34 AM

My good lady is joining me in retirement land this year. We will be visiting UK towns of interest and would hope to combine with club spots / singarounds. Apart from the Wordpress folk map and a recently posted on Mudcat map for the Manchester area can any other area maps be suggested. These really are useful, thanks to those who create and revise them.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST,Pyramid Folk webmaster
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 07:41 AM

Here's a link to the Manchester/Stockport map I presume you were referring to.

Pyramid Folk Hub map page

Producing such a map is a labour of love and is only worthwhile if I can see that it is useful to people (as judged by viewing figures).

Local clubs rarely inform me of their events and seem to increasingly rely on FaceBook which is easy to use but has many disadvantages.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST,Observer
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 08:06 AM

Now THAT Pyramid Folk webmaster is an absolutely marvellous and extremely useful website - well done!!!

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 09:03 AM

For any of these links which give the option of opening in "browser" or "maps", choose "browser".
On a tablet(\mobile?) use the map in landscape format or you won't see the search\layer options.

It sounds like you've already got Chris Rust's UK map(2015)
"Folk Music Map"
I'm not too sure if he is actively updating it at the moment?
https://folkmusicmap.wordpress.com 

&
Pyramid [as I'd already typed it out]
Stockport \ Manchester \ Cheshire
http://www.pyramidfolk.info/index2.htm 

There is also a 2012 "Folk Club Map"
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1plE0C69JOiO8FotbmDlDvE2qxbM 
Assume it's mostly 2012 unless you find a dated entry.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1plE0C69JOiO8FotbmDlDvE2qxbM&ll=53.517%2C-4.629&z=6 

OpenMicFinder
will give you a map but you start from a listing page.
Here it is for Staffordshire
https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Staffordshire 

Night Out
I think it's just Wales
http://www.nightout.org.uk/whats-on.aspx?search=folk 

Mr Red
from the Midlands to Devon(?))
http://mister.red/map2.htm 

FlaxeyGreen \ What's Afoot
Devon
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1JPUIGFVDGzQdZS5tcvAoDkGGjc4 

Leicestershire Folk Diary (& beyond)
http://www.lfd.org.uk/map.php  

Lincolnshire (& beyond)
http://www.soundlincs.org/resources/folk-mapping/  

Staffordshire (& beyond)
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=52.855%2C-2.061&z=12&mid=1rYM8KCgNpRZWIBHWB0fQQtshLzs 

You might be interested in
The Singing Landscape Project 2008 
"The Singing Landscape Project aims to re-connect families with their singing ancestors and the maps and exhibition have excited many to do so."
The Free Folk Maps can be downloaded. 
Gloucestershire \ Hampshire \ Somerset
http://www.yvettestaelens.uk/singinglandscape.php 

If you run out of maps...
I attempted to make a map showing listers of folk links. In many areas you just have to go through the list an get out your gazeteer.
I split it into three layers : UK \ Regional \ County(includes some at 'town' level)
Everyone who makes a web page has their own particular agenda of course.
The regional layer is particularly messy. Think of the game "Pick-up-sticks"!
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1rbjACkYXU4E37kDuzQYwzWvDQcg 

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 09:46 AM

[OP is for clubs and singarounds. ... but as the title is Folk Maps & I'd already included open mic(!) I should add this]

for instrumentals
The Session
uses a map on the search page
https://thesession.org/sessions
tip : if you get no results for a town try a bigger town or the county, pick a session, then move around the "nearby sessions".

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 10:19 AM

For Cornwall to Hampshire via Gloucestershire try The Acoustic Calendar for Wessex.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 10:48 AM

Thanks guest.
Is that aka Sanchobramble?
Good list.
I couldn't find a map, do you have a link?

[Here's the page I have
https://sanchobramble.weebly.com]

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 11:00 AM

FASH
"Folk Assoc of South Hants"
but actually covers a much bigger area.   
Dorset Hampshire Berkshire Surrey Sussex
http://www.fash.org.uk/locate.htm

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Jun 18 - 11:20 AM

SCoFF
 Southern Counties Folk Federation
http://www.oldfocsle.org.uk/SCoFF/index.htm#map 

MKSessions
Milton Keynes area
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1dYPy59d2d9Skx2payF9VF3jv5EQ&hl 

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST,Fyldeplayer
Date: 08 Jun 18 - 02:35 PM

Fantastic, many options here to build musical/cultural short breaks. I thank all who contributed and hope others benefitted.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Oct 19 - 01:49 PM

:(
^^^^^ SCoFF
Southern Counties Folk Federation \ oldfocsle

was saying "page last updated 15 May 2015"

but now seems a dead link.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: SPB-Cooperator
Date: 19 Oct 19 - 06:04 PM

An interesting folk map would be one that shows where source material was collected, or where informants lived.

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GeoffLawes
Date: 19 Oct 19 - 07:14 PM

Like this one
https://sounds.bl.uk/Sound-Maps/Traditional-Music-In-England

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: GUEST,Nick Dow
Date: 22 Oct 19 - 01:56 PM

All our field recordings are there, on the BL link and I actively encourage singers to take any song they like. Use it record it, learn it or copy it. Go right ahead. IMHO I own none of it.
kind regards

Subject: RE: Folk maps UK
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 10 Apr 22 - 05:30 PM

The Pyramid web site for Stockport & surrounds is now closed.



Folk Club Map is now
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Tf5UnYW2tZqJO6qcaMDdT3v-4D8JutUK
NB open in a browser.