We are raising funds to reissue the Folklore Tapes back-catalogue on vinyl. Meeting our funding target will enable us to go ahead with production for the first installment: DFTI 'Two Witches' by Ian Humberstone and David Chatton Barker.

Any funding received in excess of our target will be put aside to shore up future releases in the series: the more we are able to raise here, the quicker the whole set will arrive. With your support we will continue unhindered along our mysterious and bat-infested path, swiping away obstructing cobwebs with a steady hand and a steely grin.

This Kickstarter also functions as a 'pre-order' for the first reissue. To claim your copy select a 'reward' that includes the record; once our target is met we will begin manufacturing and send out your copy in due course. We also have a variety of exclusive extras for you to choose from.

The series we have planned is something special. Each split cassette tape will be transformed into a double ten-inch record set housed in a gatefold sleeve. The records will include extensive field notes and additional artwork; these are the definitive editions, expansive and fully-realised. As a series they will fit together into a collection that will look splendid lining the shelves of any basement, studio-flat, crypt or woodland hermitage.

We really hope you will join us on this next step in our journey.

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Some nice words from people:

"Exemplary" - Record Collector

“Together with the research notes and the exquisite packaging - among some of the finest hand-crafted creations we've stocked” - Boomkat Ltd

"A much needed escape from our continued obsession with progress and technology" - Shindig!

"Fascinating" - The Wire

"An overwhelming curiosity for the lost and forgotten" - Caught By The River

"Folklore Tapes are pulling the mysterious and neglected world of the country’s vernacular history out from the dusty vaults" - The Vinyl Factory

"Folklore Tapes have accomplished the nearly-impossible: making heritage, folklore and local libraries cool again, giving legitimacy to off-the-beaten-track roadside attractions, compelling you to get off the highways, to wander, to explore, to talk to people, to investigate." - Forest Punk