What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Friday 20 November
Born on this day: Vin Garbutt (1947)
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Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
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Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
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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
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Linda Moylan Band and Wickenwood at St Edith Folk
Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Purple Banned with Helen Mcilveen at Tamworth Folk Club
The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Brooks Williams at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots
St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire
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Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Pilferers at Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury
Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 20 Nov 19:40 22:30
Session
Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 20 Nov 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 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
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tom McConville at Black Diamond Folk Club
The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Claire Hastings at Stonehaven Folk Club
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Fri 20 Nov 20:15 22:15
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Fri 20 Nov 20:30 23:30
Saturday 21 November
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Sat 21 Nov 19:00 22:00
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Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Brooks Williams at Marlborough Folk-Roots
St Mary’s Church Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sunday 22 November
Happy birthday to Rose Simpson (80 today)
Born on this day: Cecil Sharp (1859)
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Sun 22 Nov 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 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Al Davey and Andy Jackson at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club
Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Hannah James and Toby Kuhn at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Shane Pendergast and Lucy Farrell at St Albans Folk Music
St Saviour’s Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire
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Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Gilmore and Roberts at North Shropshire Folk
The Brownlow Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
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Sun 22 Nov 19:45 21:45
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Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Sun 22 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00
Monday 23 November
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Mon 23 Nov 19:00 22:00
Session
Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy
Maintained
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Mon 23 Nov 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Mostly Harmless, Jo Morris & Steve Hindle, Sailor V and Allan Winter at Brunny Folk
Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset
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Mon 23 Nov 19:30 21:30
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Mon 23 Nov 19:30 22:00
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Mon 23 Nov 19:30 22:00
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Mon 23 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at Nettlebed Folk Club
The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
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Mon 23 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session
White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 22:30
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jill Waterson and Idy Shaw at Chesham Folk Club
White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Blue Rose Code at Forest Folk
The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Mon 23 Nov 20:15 23:15
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Mon 23 Nov 20:15 23:00
Tuesday 24 November Beaver Moon
Happy birthday to Robin Williamson (83 today)
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Tue 24 Nov 19:30 21:30
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Tue 24 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Tue 24 Nov 19:30 21:45
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Tue 24 Nov 19:30 21:30
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Tue 24 Nov 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Dagger Gordon and Fraya Thomsen at Ardersier International Folk Club
Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland
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Tue 24 Nov 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Jez Lowe at Cutty Wren Folk Club
Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 22:30
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Chimney Fish, Robin Greenwood and Anita Law at Bere Regis Folk Night
The Drax Arms, Bere Regis, Dorset
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Tue 24 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Sarah Jane Scouten at Dartford Folk Club
Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent
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Tue 24 Nov 20:30 22:30
Wednesday 25 November
Born on this day: Peter Opie (1918)
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Wed 25 Nov 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
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Wed 25 Nov 19:30 22:00
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Wed 25 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Wed 25 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Wed 25 Nov 19:30 22:00
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Wed 25 Nov 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
C.J. Smith & Johnny Hardcastle at Otley Folk Club
The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Clive Gregson and the Hayes Sisters at Cramlington Folk Club
Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Will Finn and Rosie Calvert at Red Lion Folk Club
The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session
Bedworth Folk Club Acoustic Folk Night
Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 22:00
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
George Machray at Edinburgh Folk Club
Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tom McConville at Irvine Folk Club
Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Canutes Plastic Army at Banbury Folk Club
Cromwell Lodge Hotel, Banbury, Oxfordshire
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Wed 25 Nov 20:00 22:30
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Wed 25 Nov 20:15 22:15
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Wed 25 Nov 20:30 23:30
Thursday 26 November
Happy birthday to Michael McGoldrick (55 today)
Born on this day: Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1925), Davy Graham (1940) and Ray Fisher (1940)
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Thu 26 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 19:30 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 19:30 21:30
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Thu 26 Nov 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Bella Gaffney at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club
Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham
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Thu 26 Nov 19:45 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 22:45
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Charlie Dore and Julian Littman at Newport Folk Club
Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Hunter Muskett at Islington Folk Club
The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Plumhall and Dave Artus at Uxbridge Folk Club
Uxbridge Royal Naval Association, Hillingdon, Greater London
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:30 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 20:30 23:00
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Thu 26 Nov 20:30 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 20:30 22:30
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Thu 26 Nov 21:00 00:00
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Thu 26 Nov 21:30 23:30