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Folk Music Publications "Folk Review" was a fortnightly national paper devoted to UK and Irish Folk Music . It was edited by Karl Dallas , who had previously been editor of Folk Music ( 1963 ). It lasted from 1974 to 1982 . No other folk music periodical has had such wide distribution in the UK. There were many others, including "Sing "(May 1954 to 1974 ), "Spin", "Garland", "Ballads and Songs", "Southern Rag" ( 1980 to 1985 , later "Folk Roots" 1985 to 2000 , then "fRoots" (2000 to present), "Rock and Reel", "Tradition", "Irish Music", "Living Tradition" (still active), "Traditional Music Maker" (still active), "Musical Traditions", "Albion Sunrise" and "Swing 51" (from 1979 , edited by Ken Hunt). If you joined the English Folk Dance and Song Society, you received an annual "Folk Music Journal" and a quarterly magazine "English Dance and Song". If you joined the Morris Ring you received "The Nut". Edinburgh University's School of Scottish Studies produced "The Tocher". "Sandy Bell's Broadsheet" is one the few to have survived since the 70's. It covers the Edinburgh folk scene. The American Magazine "Sing Out!" began in May 1950 and is still going strong. One of the features of "Folk Review" was that when you paid for an annual subscription you received an album. In the beginning they were exclusive compilations. In later years commercial releases were given with the subscription. Karl Dallas was the author of "Singers of an Empty Day" ( 1971 ) and "The Cruel Wars" ( 1972 ). An excellent 4-album set called "The Electric Music" was compiled in 1975 by Karl Dallas, Robin Denselow, David Laing and Robert Shelton. There was a book of the same title. Robin Denselow went on to write folk and world music reviews for The Guardian newspaper. Karl Dallas went on to write occasional reviews for a variety of magazines on computing, religion, pop music and the peace movement. Peter Bellamy contributed Cartoon s and articles for Folk Review. Dick Gaughan and John Kirkpatrick also contributed. "Melody Maker" started writing about folk music in about 1965 . The "New Musical Express" joined in around 1971 . They both had at least one page devoted to folk music until the early 80s. There was a period of about 15 years when "Folk Roots" was the only publication on the news-stands in the UK that gave serious space to folk music. "The Guardian" newspaper, "The Scotsman" and "Time Out" occasionally review folk music. "Mojo" is a monthly magazine devoted to reissues and retro music. Two or three folk albums are usually reviewed, plus half a dozen "World Music" albums. "fRroots" has evolved into a magazine focusing on World Music, with a specific slant against most Celtic music, American music and singer-songwriters. About twice per year they have a CD on the cover, containing at most two tracks of UK folk music. By contrast the American publication "Dirty Linen" reviews many UK folk albums. From the early 90's the Irish fortnightly pop Newspaper "Hot Press" has reviewed Irish folk music. "Songlines" is devoted to world music, with about 10 pages for Europe . Two or three British albums are reviewed each month, but usually not Celt ic ones. There have been a few books. Albert Lloyd's "Folk Song in England" (, Celtic, classical, flamenco and jazz. |
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