Society information

The Folklore Society

Folklore is the journal of The Folklore Society (FLS), which was founded in 1878 and was one of the first organisations in the world devoted to the study of traditional culture. The term ’folklore’ describes the overarching concept that holds together a number of aspects of vernacular culture and cultural traditions, and is also the name of the discipline which studies them.

The Folklore Society’s interest and expertise covers topics such as traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts, customs and belief. We are also interested in popular religion, traditional and regional food, folk medicine, children’s folklore, traditional sayings, proverbs, rhymes and jingles.

Under the terms of the registration of our charitable status, our aims are to foster folklore research and recording worldwide, and to make the results of such study available to all, whether members of the Society or not.

Subscription Rates
Individual Membership: £50 / US $90 / €70

Household Membership: £65 / US $105 / €85
(Two members of the same household receive all the other benefits of membership if they share a copy of Folklore).

Senior Membership: £35 / US $60 / €50

Student/Unwaged/Low Earner (at or below Income Tax threshold) *: £15 / US $25 / €25

*proof of eligibility required. Online access only

Benefits of Folklore Society membership include: receipt of FLS News, access to JSTOR’s electronic archive of back-numbers of Folklore; information about publications and events, preferential rates for some events and publications, and access to FLS information services and library. More details at www.folklore-society.com

Payment Details
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FLS membership subscription year runs from January to December, and renewal notices are sent around November/December for the following year. New Members: If you’re joining late in the year, you can opt to have your payment logged as an advance subscription and defer your membership until the following January: just contact us (or Taylor & Francis Customer Services directly) and we can arrange that.

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