What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Thursday 10 December
Born on this day: Peerie Willie Johnson (1920)
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Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones at Topic Folk Club
The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Jez Lowe and Gary Stewart’s ‘Graceland’ at Wetherby Folk Club
The Engine Shed, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
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Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Anthony John Clarke at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club
Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham
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Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:30
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Thu 10 Dec 19:45 21:45
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Gabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets at Bromsgrove Folk Club
Catshill Club, Catshill, Worcestershire
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Black Swan Folk Club
Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:15
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
DnA, Colin Frid, Why Not, The Larks, Aliphi and Mark Dellar at The Acoustic Club
South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:30
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Thu 10 Dec 21:30 23:30
Friday 11 December
Born on this day: Henry Burstow (1826)
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Fri 11 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Fri 11 Dec 19:40 22:40
Folk club night
The Wilderness Yet at Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 11 Dec 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 11 Dec 19:45 22:45
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session
Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Burton Folk Club
Marston’s Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The KelBilly Stomp Skiffle Revue at The Song Loft
The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Martha Khan and Gabriel Bath at Watford Folk Club
Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
John Kirkpatrick at North Shropshire Folk
Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
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Fri 11 Dec 20:30 23:30
Folk club night
Kim Lowings and The Greenwood at The Woodman Folk Club
Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands
Saturday 12 December
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Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30
Sunday 13 December
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Sun 13 Dec 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Benji Kirkpatrick at Severn Folk Club
Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Wilsons at South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Terry Hiscock and Tim Mellor at Black Fen Folk Club
NCI Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
King John’s Traditional Mummers at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club
Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire
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Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Robb Johnson and the Xmas Irregulars at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30
Monday 14 December
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Mon 14 Dec 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Darwish and Mary at Conwy Folk Club
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy
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Mon 14 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies at White Horse Folk Club
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Man The Lifeboats at Forest Folk
The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham and Well Seasoned Mummers at Grand Union Folk Club
Horse & Trumpet, Sileby, Leicestershire
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Mon 14 Dec 20:15 23:15
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Mon 14 Dec 20:15 23:00
Tuesday 15 December
Happy birthday to Brian Peters (72 today) and Chris Leslie (70 today)
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session
Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night
Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley at Dartford Folk Club
Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent
Wednesday 16 December
Born on this day: Barney McKenna (1939)
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Wed 16 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Hunters at Nether Edge Folk Club
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom at Ely Folk Club
Arkenstall Village Centre, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Donnelly and South at Atherstone Folk Club
Atherstone Red Lion Hotel, Atherstone, Warwickshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Jon Palmer Band at Harrogate Folk Club
Rooster’s Brewery Taproom, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Robin Campbell’s Celtic Mashup at Baldock Folk Club
The Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:45 21:45
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Wed 16 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Sam Cornwell at Shirley Folk Club
Solihull Sports and Social Club (Municipal Club), Solihull, West Midlands
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jez Lowe Christmas Show at Cramlington Folk Club
Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley at Red Lion Folk Club
The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Wilderness Yet at The Willows Folk Club
Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
St Agnes Fountain at Marlborough Folk-Roots
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 20:15 23:15
Folk club night
Chris Sherburn, Denny Bartley and Emily Sanders at Carrington Triangle Folk Club
The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:30 22:30