Folk Calendar

Friday 20 November

Born on this day: Vin Garbutt (1947)

Fri 20 Nov 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 13:00 16:00
Session

Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire
- Tune
- Traditional
Fri 20 Nov 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

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

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 20 Nov 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 20 Nov 18:00 21:00
Session

Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 20 Nov 18:00 21:00
Session

Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 20 Nov 18:30 21:30
Dance

DIY Ceilidh

The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Alkanna Graeca at Hackney Folk Club

Round Chapel, London, Greater London
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 21:00
Dance

WinQeilidh

Holy Trinity Church Hall, Winchester, Hampshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
Dance

Govannen Ceilidh

St Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
Dance

Ceilidh with the Odd Socks Band

Oswestry Senior Citizens Club, Oswestry, Shropshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Free Folk Fridays

The Lounge Bar, Alton, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Bradninch Millers Morris practice

Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

Maintained
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at Bothy Folk Club

The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Gaelforce and Sue Conroy at Saltburn Folk Club

Saltburn Community Hall, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Linda Moylan Band and Wickenwood at St Edith Folk

Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Purple Banned with Helen Mcilveen at Tamworth Folk Club

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Brooks Williams at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots

St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Pilferers at Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury

Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Furness Morris practice

Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

Tees Valley Ceilidhs

Worsall Village Hall, Low Worsall, North Yorkshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 20 Nov 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Toby Shaer, Archie Moss, Jack Warnock and Erin Mansfield at Downend Folk & Roots

Christ Church Downend, Downend, South Gloucestershire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

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

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

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

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

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

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

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

Somers Traditional Folk Club

Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

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

Welwyn Session

The Brocket Arms, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

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

Long Man Morris practice

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

Hook Eagle Morris practice

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

Jockey Morris practice

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

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

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

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

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

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

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

Folk club night

Tom McConville at Black Diamond Folk Club

The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Reg Meuross at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Claire Hastings at Stonehaven Folk Club

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

Folk club night

The Blow Ins at Bodmin Folk Club

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

Folk club night

Feast of Fools at Swindon Folk Club

The Hop Inn, Swindon, Wiltshire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Broomdasher at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Wynnstay Session

Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth, Powys
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh

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

A Wee Ceilidh at Small Beer

Small Beer Brewery, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Ketton French Dance

Brewery House Studio, Ketton, Rutland
- Bal
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:15
Dance

Come and Ceilidh!

More Music, Morecambe, Lancashire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 20 Nov 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 20 Nov 20:15 22:15
Session

Oxford Folk Club Open Night

Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Chequers Session

The Chequers, Roxwell, Essex
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Hunter Musket at The Woodman Folk Club

Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands
Fri 20 Nov 21:00 23:00
Session

Chesham Session

The Gamekeepers Lodge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 21:00 23:00
Session

Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 20 Nov 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 20 Nov 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 20 Nov 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 20 Nov 22:00 00:30
Session

Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session

Connolly’s, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Saturday 21 November

Sat 21 Nov 13:00 16:00
Session

Harrison Singaround

The Harrison, London, Greater London
Sat 21 Nov 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 21 Nov 14:00 16:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 21 Nov 14:00 18:00
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sat 21 Nov 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 21 Nov 15:00 18:00
Session

Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 21 Nov 15:00 18:00
Session

Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 21 Nov 16:00 18:00
Session

Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 21 Nov 16:30 18:30
Session

Sesiwn Werin Dolgellau

Yr Unicorn, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
Sat 21 Nov 16:30 19:00
Dance

Chilled Queer Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 21 Nov 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Ryan Young at Bridport Folk Society

British Legion Hall, Bridport, Dorset
Sat 21 Nov 19:00 22:00
Dance

How Hill Ceilidh

How Hill House, Ludham, Norfolk
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:00 22:00
Dance

Willowspin Ceilidh

Margaret Harker Hall, Blofield, Norfolk
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Cheviot Folk Club

Star Inn, Harbottle, Northumberland
- Song
- Singaround
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Crows at Exeter Folk Club

Stoke Canon Jubilee Hall, Stoke Canon, Devon
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Track Dogs at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Chris Foster at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Cliffe Hall, Lewes, East Sussex
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 23:00
Dance

SHOCC Dances

The Hilt (Hiltingbury Community Centre), Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

Swanmore Barn Dance

Swanmore Village Hall, Swanmore, Hampshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

COAT Barn Dance

Sacred Heart Centenary Hall, Caterham, Surrey
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

Barn Dance with This Way Up

Church and Chetwynd Aston Village Hall, Church Aston, Shropshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
Dance

NMAODS Ceilidh Evening

Simpson Memorial Hall, Moston, Greater Manchester
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Brooks Williams at Marlborough Folk-Roots

St Mary’s Church Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Rejig Ceilidh

Lustleigh Village Hall, Lustleigh, Devon
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Bristol Ceilidh

Bristol Folk House, Bristol, Bristol
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

Queer Ceilidh Dance Party

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Ceilidh Club at London Scottish House

London Scottish House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Dance

CeilidhSoc Ceilidh

The Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 21 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Eli’s Traditional Singaround

Eli’s (The Rose and Crown), Huish Episcopi, Somerset
Sat 21 Nov 20:30 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 21 Nov 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 21 Nov 21:30 23:30
Session

Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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