Research and Planning: Genre Research...FOLK!! (part one)

As i wish to create a folk/acoustic magazine- I have gathered a few flyers and posters from music shops and venues that advertise gigs and events for folk bands.

This way I could get an idea of the semiotics used. It's quite a specialist genre so colour, font and image play an important role in conveying the folk ethic.

Here are a small sample of flyers I have collected and taken pictures of:

As you can see, the design of the flyers have a very pastel/ neutral colouring with a quirky main image and font- this seems typical for the niche.