Folk Calendar

Friday 23 October

Born on this day: Archie Fisher (1939)

Fri 23 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 23 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 23 Oct 17:30 20:00
Session

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 23 Oct 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 23 Oct 18:00 21:00
Session

Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 23 Oct 18:00 21:00
Session

Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Fri 23 Oct 18:30 20:00
Dance

Southville Family Ceilidh

The Southville Centre, Bristol, Bristol
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 18:30 21:30
Dance

DIY Ceilidh

The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 23 Oct 19:00 22:30
Dance

Autumn Ceilidh with Cat’s Claw Band

St Laurence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Bradninch Millers Morris practice

Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

Maintained
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Furness Morris practice

Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria
Fri 23 Oct 19:30 22:30
Dance

Kimmeridge Keilidh

Kimmeridge Village Hall at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 23 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Oxford Scottish Session

The White Hart, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Scottish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Long Man Morris practice

Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Hook Eagle Morris practice

Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire
- Border
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
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
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Quiggs at Stonehaven Folk Club

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Winter Wilson at Exeter Folk Club

Victoria Park Tennis Club, Exeter, Devon
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Jez Lowe at Bodmin Folk Club

St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall
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
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
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Linda Moylan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Village Barn Dance Moretonhampstead

Moretonhampstead Parish Hall, Moretonhampstead, Devon
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Bristol Ceilidh

Bristol Folk House, Bristol, Bristol
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

Bristol Contra

Bedminster Methodist Church, Bristol, Bristol
- Contra
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at Cecil Sharp House

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:30
Dance

A Wee Ceilidh at Small Beer

Small Beer Brewery, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 23 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

Oxford Folk Club Open Night

Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 23 Oct 20:15 22:30
Dance

Pied à Terre 30th Anniversary Bal

Canary Social Club, Norwich, Norfolk
- Bal
- Dance
Fri 23 Oct 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

The Lost Notes at The Woodman Folk Club

Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands
Fri 23 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 23 Oct 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 23 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 23 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Saturday 24 October

Born on this day: Cecilia Costello (1884)

Sat 24 Oct All day
Custom, day 4 of 5

Ilkeston Charter Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
- Fair or wakes
- Harvest and Hiring

What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore

Friday 23 October

Saturday 24 October

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