What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Saturday 17 October
Born on this day: James Madison Carpenter (1888)
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Sat 17 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Jaywalkers and Gone to the Dogs at NettlehamLive
Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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Sat 17 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
George Sansome & Matt Quinn at Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex
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Sat 17 Oct 20:00 23:00
Sunday 18 October
Happy birthday to Paddy Reilly (87 today)
Born on this day: Sam Larner (1878) and Sarah Makem (1900)
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Sun 18 Oct 13:30 16:30
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Sun 18 Oct 14:00 16:00
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Sun 18 Oct 14:00 17:00
Folk club night
Hermione Wild at Valley Folk Club
Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
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Sun 18 Oct 19:00 22:30
Session
Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night
Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session
South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Maddie Morris at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 18 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Jack Rutter at TwickFolk
The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones at Grimsby Folk Club
The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Monday 19 October
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Mon 19 Oct 19:00 21:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Sue Conroy at Stockton Folk Club
The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Chris James & Laurens Reij at Saltburn Folk Club
Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Chris While & Julie Matthews and Megan Henwood at Nettlebed Folk Club
The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Becky Taylor & Sam Laurence at Folk at the Grove
The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Alice Jones & Bryony Griffith at White Horse Folk Club
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jackie Oates & Belinda O’Hooley and Phil Lyons at Colchester Folk Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Breabach at Forest Folk
The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Gatehouse at Rostrevor Folk Club
Crawfords Bar, The Rostrevor Inn, Rostrevor, County Down
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Mon 19 Oct 20:15 23:15
Folk club night
John Kirkpatrick and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Croydon Folk Club
Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London
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Mon 19 Oct 20:15 23:00
Tuesday 20 October
Born on this day: Roy Bailey (1935)
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Tue 20 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Tue 20 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 20 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 20 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session
Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night
Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Skinner & T’witch at Bradninch Folk Club
Bradninch Guildhall, Bradninch, Devon
Maintained
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Robert Vincent Trio at Montrose Folk Club
Montrose Playhouse (Cinema 3), Montrose, Angus
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Tue 20 Oct 20:00 23:00
Wednesday 21 October
Happy birthday to Anne Lorne Gillies (82 today)
Born on this day: Derek Bell (1935) and Jeannie Robertson (1908)
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Wed 21 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:00
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Redhills at Atherstone Folk Club
Atherstone Red Lion Hotel, Atherstone, Warwickshire
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Rachel Lowrie & Nick Rice South Shore at Faversham Folk Club
The Limes, Faversham, Kent
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Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 21 Oct 19:45 21:45
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Amy Leach and Alasdair Paul at Dunfermline Folk Club
The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Wed 21 Oct 20:15 22:15
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Wed 21 Oct 20:30 22:30
Thursday 22 October
Born on this day: Dominic Behan (1928)
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Thu 22 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Fairport Convention at Launceston Folk Club
Launceston Town Hall, Launceston, Cornwall
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Four Gone Confusion at Anchor Folk Club
The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Adam Ross with Gillian Fleetwood at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
Polish Club (Bennochy House), Kirkcaldy, Fife
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Thu 22 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Plumhall at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club
Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham
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Thu 22 Oct 19:45 22:30
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:45
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:15
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Thu 22 Oct 20:30 22:30
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Thu 22 Oct 20:30 23:00
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Thu 22 Oct 20:30 22:30
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Thu 22 Oct 20:30 23:30
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Thu 22 Oct 20:30 23:30
Folk club night
Tina McKevitt and Matt Hegarty at Crookes Folk Club
The Princess Royal, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Thu 22 Oct 21:00 00:00
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Thu 22 Oct 21:00 00:00
Folk club night
James Clay with David McCann at Sunflower Folk Club
Sunflower Public House, Belfast, County Antrim
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Thu 22 Oct 21:30 23:30
Friday 23 October
Born on this day: Archie Fisher (1939)
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Fri 23 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Fri 23 Oct 19:40 22:30
Session
Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 23 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session
Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night
Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Daria Kulesh Trio and Daria Mirea at Cambridge Folk Club
The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Quiggs at Stonehaven Folk Club
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
King’s Gambit at The Song Loft
The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Hyem and Rookery at Watford Folk Club
Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
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Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Fri 23 Oct 20:15 22:15
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Fri 23 Oct 20:30 23:30