Folk in Cheshire

Folk Calendar lists 20 folk club nights, 10 sessions, 7 morris practices and 1 custom at 19 venues in Cheshire. Chester has the most, with 12. Wednesday is the busiest night, with 6 of the regular listings.

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Thursday 1 April to Friday 30 April

Friday 16 April

Fri 16 Apr 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 16 Apr 19:30 23:00
Session

Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Apr 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Apr 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 16 Apr 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 23:00
Session

Watford Folk Club Sing-around

Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
Fri 16 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Daoiri Farrell at North Shropshire Folk

Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Saturday 17 April

Sat 17 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at NettlehamLive

Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire
Sat 17 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Rosie Hood Band and Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 17 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Dan Walsh at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots

St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire

Sunday 18 April

Sun 18 Apr 13:30 16:30
Session

Pennine Folk Club

Stocksmoor Village Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Sun 18 Apr 14:00 16:00
Session

Holbeach Singaround

Holbeach United Services Club, Holbeach, Lincolnshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 18 Apr 19:00 22:30
Session

Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night

Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Mixed
- English
Sun 18 Apr 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 18 Apr 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

George Sansome & Matt Quinn and Jo Girdlestone & Malcolm MacWatt at TwickFolk

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
Sun 18 Apr 20:00 22:30
Session

Readifolk Singers’ Night

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
- Song
- English
Sun 18 Apr 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- English

Monday 19 April

Mon 19 Apr 19:00 22:00
Session

Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

Maintained
- Mixed
- Welsh
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 21:30
Session

Stockton Folk Club

The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Mixed
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at Warwick Folk Club

The Racehorse, Warwick, Warwickshire
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:00
Session

Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Spiers & Boden at Nettlebed Folk Club

The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Bird in the Belly at Tonbridge Folk Club

Ye Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, Kent
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Folk at the Grove

The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Bridge Folk Club

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Herga at the Castle

The Castle, Harrow, Greater London
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:30
Session

Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Hunter Muskett at Colchester Folk Club

Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
Mon 19 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Finlay Napier at Forest Folk

The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
Mon 19 Apr 20:15 23:00
Session

Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex
- Song
- English

Tuesday 20 April Pink Moon

Tue 20 Apr 19:30 22:30
Session

Sharp’s Folk Club

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
Tue 20 Apr 19:30 21:30
Session

Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon
- Mixed
- English
Tue 20 Apr 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Mountain Song at Ardersier International Folk Club

Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland
Tue 20 Apr 19:45 21:45
Session

Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night

Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Maghull Folk Club

The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside
Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:00
Session

Scrag End Folk Club Singaround

The Mushroom Hall, Albert Village, Leicestershire
- Mixed
- English
Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:30
Session

Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey
- Mixed
Tue 20 Apr 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Spiers and Boden at Marlborough Folk-Roots

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire

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Folk club nights 20

Boys of the Thatch at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 12 November 2026 at 19:30
Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer at Lymm Folk Club Thursday 12 November 2026 at 20:30
The Wilderness Yet at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Friday 13 November 2026 at 19:30
The Waite Collective at Runcorn Folk Club Monday 16 November 2026 at 20:00
Harbour Moon at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:45
Brooks Williams at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Friday 20 November 2026 at 19:30
Sailor Swift at Northwich Folk Club Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:00
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:45
John Kirkpatrick at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:45
The Wanderers at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 14 January 2027 at 19:30
Jez Lowe at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 21 January 2027 at 19:45
The Time Bandits at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 11 February 2027 at 19:30
Scarlet Town at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 18 February 2027 at 19:45
Mishra at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Sunday 21 February 2027 at 19:45
Karen & Paul Walker at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 11 March 2027 at 19:30
Barry Kerr at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Saturday 13 March 2027 at 19:45
Mark Miller’s Old’Scool at Hungry Horse Folk Club Thursday 18 March 2027 at 19:45
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Saturday 20 March 2027 at 19:45
The Lauren Collier Quartet at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Friday 9 April 2027 at 19:45
Dan Walsh at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots Saturday 17 April 2027 at 19:30

Sessions 10

Carlton Tavern Singaround Chester · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 20:00
Cross Keys Irish Music Session Chester · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 20:30
St Werburgh’s Informal Session Chester · Every Monday at 14:30
Union Vaults Informal Session Chester · Every Thursday at 20:30
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night Davenham · Every Friday at 20:00
Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night Ellesmere Port · Every Thursday at 19:30
Farmers Arms Music & Song Session Kelsall · Monthly, last Tuesday at 15:00
Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night Lymm · Every Thursday at 20:30
Cheshire Folk Middlewich · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 20:00
Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night Runcorn · Every Monday at 20:00

Morris practices 7

Adlington Morris Men practice Bramhall · Every Monday at 20:30
Green Man Morris practice Faddiley · Every other Tuesday, September to June at 19:30
Waters Green Morris practice Macclesfield · Every Wednesday at 20:30
Ringheye Morris practice Mobberley · Every Wednesday, September to April at 20:30
Earl of Stamford Morris practice Moore · Every Tuesday, September to May at 20:00
Poynton Jemmers practice Poynton · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Thelwall Morris practice Warrington · Every Wednesday at 20:00

Customs 1

Knutsford Royal May Day Knutsford · Every year on the first Saturday in May, 13:30 to 16:00

Towns in Cheshire

Chester (12)
Ellesmere Port (10)
Davenham (2)
Lymm (2)
Runcorn (2)
Bramhall (1)
Faddiley (1)
Kelsall (1)
Knutsford (1)
Macclesfield (1)
Middlewich (1)
Mobberley (1)
Moore (1)
Poynton (1)
Warrington (1)

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