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'''Folks''' was a folk music zine by Pete Willow.
 
'''Folks''' was a folk music zine by Pete Willow.
  
Published from 1978 to 1960 in Coventry, UK, ''Folks'' covered the Coventry folk scene, the musicians and clubs of that period, as well as articles on the history of the Coventry folk scene.
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The first issue was published in 1978 in Coventry, UK, ''Folks'' covered the Coventry folk scene, the musicians and clubs of that period, as well as articles on the history of the Coventry folk scene.  
  
 
Also included were features on local songwriters, such as Rod Felton, Al Goodwin, Dave Parker, and Martin Prue, and their songs were included in the zine.
 
Also included were features on local songwriters, such as Rod Felton, Al Goodwin, Dave Parker, and Martin Prue, and their songs were included in the zine.
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Contributors of poetry included Rod Felton, Nick Lawrence, Pete Rigg, and Pete Willow.
 
Contributors of poetry included Rod Felton, Nick Lawrence, Pete Rigg, and Pete Willow.
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Ten issues were released before the last issue appeared in 1980.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 08:38, 5 April 2014

Folks
Issue 6
Cover art by Hazel Lester

Folks was a folk music zine by Pete Willow.

The first issue was published in 1978 in Coventry, UK, Folks covered the Coventry folk scene, the musicians and clubs of that period, as well as articles on the history of the Coventry folk scene.

Also included were features on local songwriters, such as Rod Felton, Al Goodwin, Dave Parker, and Martin Prue, and their songs were included in the zine.

Other articles featured musicians such as Steve Adams, Ian A. Anderson, Rob Armstrong, Les Barker, Sean Cannon, Jackson C. Frank, Pete and Sheila Rigg, John Shanahan, and Alan Whittle, among others.

Contributors of articles included Ben Arnold, Dave Coburn, and Pete Willows, among others. Contributors of art work included Dennis Clarke, Hazel Lester, and Terry Sycamore. among others.

Contributors of poetry included Rod Felton, Nick Lawrence, Pete Rigg, and Pete Willow.

Ten issues were released before the last issue appeared in 1980.

External Links