Folk Calendar

Friday 11 December

Born on this day: Henry Burstow (1826)

Fri 11 Dec 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 11 Dec 17:30 20:00
Session

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 11 Dec 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 11 Dec 18:00 21:00
Session

Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 11 Dec 18:00 21:00
Session

Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Fri 11 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 11 Dec from 19:00
Custom

St Davids Cathedral Plygain

St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire
- Ceremony
- Christmas and New Year
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Bradninch Millers Morris practice

Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

Maintained
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Furness Morris practice

Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Ballinluig Inn Session

The Ballinluig Inn, Ballinluig, Perth and Kinross
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Kimmeridge Keilidh

Kimmeridge Village Hall at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge, Dorset
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:45
Dance

Mardles Ceilidh

Costessey Centre, Costessey, Norfolk
- Ceilidh
- Dance
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
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 22:00
Session

Brighton Shape Note Singing (Second Fridays)

West Hill Hall, Brighton, East Sussex
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Narthen at Potteries Folk Club

Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Staffordshire
Fri 11 Dec 19:45 23:00
Dance

Christmas Rant

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

The Old School Session

The Old School, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Long Melford Folk Club

Cock & Bell, Long Melford, Suffolk
- Mixed
- Round the Room
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bastard English Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Long Man Morris practice

Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Hook Eagle Morris practice

Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire
- Border
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Gainsborough Folk Club Singaround

The Old Nick Theatre, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
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
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Orchard Family at Bodmin Folk Club

St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Urban Folk Quartet at Greenbank Folk Club

St Anne’s Church, Bristol, Bristol
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
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
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

John Kirkpatrick at North Shropshire Folk

Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

A Tune for the Foodbank at Encore

Encore, Inverness, Highland
Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Unicorn Ceilidhs

St Mary’s Church Hall, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Fri 11 Dec 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 11 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

The Viper Session

The Viper, Ingatestone, Essex
- Mixed
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
Fri 11 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 11 Dec 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 11 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 11 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Saturday 12 December

Sat 12 Dec 11:00 14:00
Session

Camberwell Green URC Scottish Session

Camberwell Green United Reformed Church Hall, London, Greater London
Sat 12 Dec from 11:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren

St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, Cardiff
Sat 12 Dec 12:00 14:00
Session

QOFF, the Queer Open Friendly Folk Session

Jolly Farmers, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Sat 12 Dec 13:00 16:00
Session

Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 12 Dec 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 12 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 12 Dec 14:00 18:00
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sat 12 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 12 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 12 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 12 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 12 Dec 17:15 19:00
Dance

Christmas Family Ceilidh

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 12 Dec 19:15 22:15
Dance

d’Accord

St James Church Hall, Exeter, Devon
- Bal
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Raveningham Folk Night

Raveningham Centre, Raveningham, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Raising the Rafters

The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 12 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

New Stroud Ceilidhs

Trinity Rooms Community Hub, Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 19:30 22:30
Dance

Water Yeat Community Ceilidh

Water Yeat Village Hall, Water Yeat, Cumbria
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 19:45 23:00
Dance

Christmas Rant

One Church, Brighton, East Sussex
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Drover’s Folk Club

St Paul’s RC Church Hall, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Rushwick Folk

Rushwick Village Hall, Rushwick, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Oxfolk Ceilidh

Kennington Village Centre, Kennington, Oxfordshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

London Barndance

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
- Contra
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

CeilidhSoc Ceilidh

The Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 20:00 23:00
Dance

Red Fox Ceilidhs Christmas Ceilidh

Church of the Martyrs, Community Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Ceilidh
- Dance
Sat 12 Dec 20:30 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 12 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 12 Dec 21:30 23:30
Session

Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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