Folk in Cambridgeshire

Folk Calendar lists 12 folk club nights, 9 dances, 7 morris practices, 7 sessions and 3 customs at 21 venues in Cambridgeshire. Cambridge has the most, with 17. Saturday is the busiest night, with 7 of the regular listings.

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Friday 13 November to Thursday 31 December

Friday 20 November

Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 20 Nov 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Alkanna Graeca at Hackney Folk Club

Round Chapel, London, Greater London
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at Bothy Folk Club

The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside
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
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Linda Moylan Band and Wickenwood at St Edith Folk

Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Purple Banned with Helen Mcilveen at Tamworth Folk Club

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Brooks Williams at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots

St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Pilferers at Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury

Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 20 Nov 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
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
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

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

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

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

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

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

Folk club night

Tom McConville at Black Diamond Folk Club

The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Reg Meuross at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Claire Hastings at Stonehaven Folk Club

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

Folk club night

The Blow Ins at Bodmin Folk Club

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

Folk club night

Feast of Fools at Swindon Folk Club

The Hop Inn, Swindon, Wiltshire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Broomdasher at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London
Fri 20 Nov 20:15 22:15
Session

Oxford Folk Club Open Night

Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 20 Nov 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Hunter Musket at The Woodman Folk Club

Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands

Saturday 21 November

Sat 21 Nov 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Ryan Young at Bridport Folk Society

British Legion Hall, Bridport, Dorset
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Crows at Exeter Folk Club

Stoke Canon Jubilee Hall, Stoke Canon, Devon
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Track Dogs at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Chris Foster at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Cliffe Hall, Lewes, East Sussex
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

Sun 22 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English
Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Blow-ins at Dreamers Folk

The Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, Cornwall
Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Track Dogs at Hitchin Folk Club

The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
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
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
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
Sun 22 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Gilmore and Roberts at North Shropshire Folk

The Brownlow Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Sun 22 Nov 19:45 21:45
Session

TwickFolk Singaround

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
- Song
- English
Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Hunter Muskett at Readifolk

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Adur Ukrainian Choir at Horsham Folk Club

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
Sun 22 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club Night

The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire
- Mixed
Sun 22 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Kenny Speirs at Grimsby Folk Club

The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

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Everything listed in Cambridgeshire

Folk club nights 12

Phil Beer at Cambridge Folk Club Friday 13 November 2026 at 20:00
Toby Shaer, Archie Moss and Jack Warnock at Black Fen Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 19:30
Jackie Oates at Ely Folk Club Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 19:30
Charlie Dore with Julian Littman at Cambridge Folk Club Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:00
Terry Hiscock and Tim Mellor at Black Fen Folk Club Sunday 13 December 2026 at 19:30
Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom at Ely Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 19:30
Jess and Richard Arrowsmith and Steve Warner & Julie Simpson at Ely Folk Club Wednesday 13 January 2027 at 19:30
Kyson Point and Vic Lennard at Ely Folk Club Wednesday 17 February 2027 at 19:30
Benji Kirkpatrick at Black Fen Folk Club Sunday 21 February 2027 at 19:30
Paul Armer & The Dawn Chorus at Black Fen Folk Club Sunday 21 March 2027 at 19:30
Ninebarrow at Ely Folk Club Saturday 3 April 2027 at 19:30
Pete Coe at Ely Folk Club Wednesday 14 April 2027 at 19:30

Dances 9

Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 30 January 2027 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 27 February 2027 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 20 March 2027 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 24 April 2027 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 22 May 2027 at 20:00
Contrabridge Cambridge · Saturday 26 June 2027 at 20:00
Cambridge Contra Dance Chesterton · Every other Friday at 20:00
New Year’s Eve Scottish Ceilidh at Northborough Northborough · Thursday 31 December 2026 at 19:00

Morris practices 7

Devil’s Dyke Morris Men practice Bottisham · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Cambridge Morris Men practice Cambridge · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Ely and Littleport Riot practice Ely · Every Friday, September to April at 20:00
Fenstanton Morris practice Fenstanton · Every Monday, October to April at 19:45
Coton Morris practice Milton · Every Thursday at 19:30
Peterborough Morris practice Peterborough · Every Tuesday, September to April at 20:00
Pig Dyke Molly practice Peterborough · Every Monday at 20:00

Sessions 7

Cambridge Folk Club Round the Room Session Cambridge · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Panton Arms Irish Session Cambridge · Every Thursday at 20:00
St Neots Folk Club Round the Room Eaton Socon · Monthly, last Tuesday at 19:30
Ely Folkie Funday Ely · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 12:00
Black Bull Session Godmanchester · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Wisbech St Mary Session Wisbech St Mary · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Yaxley Folk Music Session Yaxley · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30

Customs 3

Balsham Plough Monday Balsham · Every year on the first Monday on or after 7 January, 16:30 to 22:00
Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival Whittlesey · Every year on the first Friday on or after 10 January, for 3 days, all day
Cambridge Midsummer Fair Cambridge · Every year on the first Wednesday on or after 18 June, for 5 days, all day

Towns in Cambridgeshire

Cambridge (17)
Haddenham (6)
Ely (2)
Peterborough (2)
Balsham (1)
Bottisham (1)
Chesterton (1)
Eaton Socon (1)
Fenstanton (1)
Godmanchester (1)
Milton (1)
Northborough (1)
Whittlesey (1)
Wisbech St Mary (1)
Yaxley (1)

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