What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Today
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Rachael McShane and the Cartographers at Norwich Folk Club
Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:40 22:40
Folk club night
Jack Rutter at Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session
Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night
Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Fri 9 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Lara Gisborne, Cambridge & Walker and Pointy Finger at Cambridge Folk Club
The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
George Sansome & Matt Quinn at Northwich Folk Club
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Richard Grainger at The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club
Staveley Institute, Staveley, Cumbria
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Pete MacCallum and Jonny Hardie at Stonehaven Folk Club
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Ann Lamb & Graham Bell at Bodmin Folk Club
St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at The Song Loft
The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tom McConville at Watford Folk Club
Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
John Graham & Jim Jack with Cy Jack at Stonehouse Folk Club
The Bowling Club, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Folklaw, Sarah Yeo and Carter Dolby at Kontra Roots Club
Earls Barton Working Men’s Club, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire
-
Fri 9 Oct 20:15 22:15
Tomorrow New moon
Born on this day: John Prine (1946), Kirsty MacColl (1959) and Tom Hughes (1907)
-
Sat 10 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davis at Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex
-
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at North Shropshire Folk
Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
-
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Alan Wood at Raising the Rafters Folk Club
The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
Sunday 11 October
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:00
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session
South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:45
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Chris While & Julie Matthews at Hitchin Folk Club
The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Dryadic at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:45 21:45
-
Sun 11 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:30
-
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Nigel Bagge, Mike Piggott and Derek Bond at Horsham Folk Club
The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
-
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Denny Terrell & Christine Davis at Croydon Folk and Blues Club
Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London
-
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at Grimsby Folk Club
The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
-
Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer at Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club
The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire
Monday 12 October
Born on this day: Cyril Tawney (1930) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872)
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session
Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy
Maintained
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Ian W Brown, Jessie Thompson, Phil Chandler (Dorset Phil), Threadbare Ravens, Stewart Dalgliesh and Kitty Vernon & Mick Pearce at Brunny Folk
Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Accord at Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club
Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session
White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:30
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Dave Ellis and Boo Howard at Chesham Folk Club
White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Lady Maisery and Andrew Milham at Colchester Folk Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davis at The Cellar Upstairs
The Alpaca, London, Greater London
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Clare Sands at Rostrevor Folk Club
Crawfords Bar, The Rostrevor Inn, Rostrevor, County Down
-
Mon 12 Oct 20:15 23:15
Folk club night
The Copper Family at Chichester Folk Song Club
The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex
Tuesday 13 October
Happy birthday to Simon Nicol (76 today)
Born on this day: Frances Tolmie (1840) and Iona Opie (1923)
-
Tue 13 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:30
-
Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Scarecrow People, Gabriel Moreno, Gabriela Sola, Jim Moreton and Penelope’s Web at Second Tuesday Folk Union
Mascara Bar, London, Greater London
Wednesday 14 October
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman and Dave Smith and Patty Vetta at Ely Folk Club
Arkenstall Village Centre, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Honey And The Bear and Herons Creek at Baldock Folk Club
The Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:45
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tarren at Cramlington Folk Club
Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Norrie MacIver at Over Hulton Folk Club
Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Lost Notes and Colin Pitts at Bedworth Folk Club
Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Dan Wilde and Betty Kendrick at The Willows Folk Club
Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Alan Reid and Christine Kydd at Edinburgh Folk Club
Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
John Graham and Jim Jack at Dunfermline Folk Club
The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
George Machray at Irvine Folk Club
Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Chris While and Julie Matthews at Marlborough Folk-Roots
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:15 22:15
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30
-
Wed 14 Oct 20:30 23:30
Thursday 15 October
Born on this day: Alistair Hulett (1951)
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger at Hackney Folk Club
Chats Palace, London, Greater London
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
The Brothers Gillespie at Cumbernauld Folk Club
Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:15 22:15
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Christine Kydd and Alan Reid and Russ Clare at Falkirk Folk Club
St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:45
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:45
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Richard and Jess Arrowsmith at Islington Folk Club
The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:15
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Dave Sutherland and Bill Tarran at The Acoustic Club
South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 23:00
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 23:30
-
Thu 15 Oct 21:00 00:00
Folk club night
Edelle McMahon at Sunflower Folk Club
Sunflower Public House, Belfast, County Antrim
-
Thu 15 Oct 21:30 23:30