Folk Calendar

Friday 18 December

Fri 18 Dec 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 13:00 16:00
Session

Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire
- Tune
- Traditional
Fri 18 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 18 Dec 17:30 20:00
Session

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 18 Dec 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

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

Seamus’s Friday Session

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

Dougal’s Friday Session

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

DIY Ceilidh

The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Free Folk Fridays

The Lounge Bar, Alton, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Bradninch Millers Morris practice

Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

Maintained
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

A Winter Union at St Edith Folk

Queen’s Hall Theatre, Cranbrook, Kent
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Furness Morris practice

Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Piddle Valley Barn Dance

Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall, Piddletrenthide, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Tees Valley Ceilidhs

Worsall Village Hall, Low Worsall, North Yorkshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Ceilidh at the Coast

Whitley Bay Big Local, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 18 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 18 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

The Wilderness Yet and Heartwood Chorus at Downend Folk & Roots

Christ Church Downend, Downend, South Gloucestershire
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Somers Traditional Folk Club

Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Welwyn Session

The Brocket Arms, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Long Man Morris practice

Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Hook Eagle Morris practice

Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire
- Border
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Tim Edey at Stonehaven Folk Club

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Caroline Regan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Jackie Oates and John Spiers at HepworthLIVE

Hepworth Village Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Wynnstay Session

Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth, Powys
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Club Ceilidh Plymouth

Stoke Damerel Church, Plymouth, Devon
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Ketton French Dance

Brewery House Studio, Ketton, Rutland
- Bal
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:15
Dance

Cambridge Contra Dance

St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- Contra
- Dance
Fri 18 Dec 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 18 Dec 20:15 22:15
Session

Oxford Folk Club Open Night

Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Chequers Session

The Chequers, Roxwell, Essex
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Chesham Session

The Gamekeepers Lodge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
Fri 18 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 18 Dec 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 18 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 18 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 18 Dec 22:00 00:30
Session

Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session

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

Saturday 19 December

Happy birthday to Ronald Hutton (73 today) and Tommy Sands (81 today)

Sat 19 Dec 13:00 16:00
Session

Harrison Singaround

The Harrison, London, Greater London
Sat 19 Dec 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 19 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 19 Dec 14:00 18:00
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sat 19 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 14:00 17:00
Dance

A Very Merry Family Christmas Ceilidh

The Glasshouse, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 19 Dec 16:30 18:30
Session

Sesiwn Werin Dolgellau

Yr Unicorn, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
Sat 19 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 19 Dec 19:00 22:10
Dance

Festive Ceilidh

Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Cheviot Folk Club

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

Folk club night

Johnny Coppin at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Sturminster Marshall Barn Dance

Sturminster Marshall Memorial Hall, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 19:30 23:00
Dance

SHOCC Dances

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

Mumpers Festive Frolics

Kegworth Village Hall, Kegworth, Leicestershire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Christmas Ceilidh

The Glasshouse, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Wilderness Yet at Nailsea Folk Club

Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset
Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Hunch at The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club

Staveley Village Hall, Staveley, North Yorkshire
Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Riff Raff at Raising the Rafters Folk Club

The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:30
Dance

Cut A Shine Winter Ceilidh

The Round Chapel, London, Greater London
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 19 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Eli’s Traditional Singaround

Eli’s (The Rose and Crown), Huish Episcopi, Somerset
Sat 19 Dec 20:30 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 19 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 21:30 23:30
Session

Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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