Folk in Cheshire

Folk Calendar lists 22 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 22 October to Monday 30 November

Tomorrow

Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English

Sunday 25 October

Sun 25 Oct 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 25 Oct 15:00 17:00
Session

Farmers Arms Music & Song Session

Farmers Arms, Kelsall, Cheshire
- Mixed
Sun 25 Oct 16:00 18:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish

Sun 25 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish

Monday 26 October Hunter’s Moon

Mon 26 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

St Werburgh’s Informal Session

St Werburgh’s Parish Centre, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Edinburgh Monday Session

The Edinburgh, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Salutation Monday Folk Session

The Salutation, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

Guest night Ger O'Donnell
- Mixed
- English

Tuesday 27 October

Tue 27 Oct 15:00 17:00
Session

Farmers Arms Music & Song Session

Farmers Arms, Kelsall, Cheshire
- Mixed
Tue 27 Oct 19:00 21:30
Session

Manchester Christian Harmony Singing

Kings Arms, Salford, Greater Manchester
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Peveril of the Peak Irish Session

Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Sale Folk Club

United Services Club, Sale, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Tue 27 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Fox Gentle Session

The Fox Pub & Kitchen, Flixton, Greater Manchester
- Tune

Wednesday 28 October

Wed 28 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Queer as Folk

The Molly House, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Wed 28 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Bromborough Folk Club

The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside
- Mixed
Wed 28 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Vic English Tunes Session

Ye Olde Vic, Stockport, Greater Manchester
Wed 28 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Cross Keys Irish Music Session

Cross Keys, Chester, Cheshire
- Tune
- Irish

Thursday 29 October

Thu 29 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

New Everyman Folk Club Singers Night

Aigburth Cricket and Bowls Club, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Song
Thu 29 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 29 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Union Vaults Informal Session

Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Thu 29 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 29 Oct 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Friday 30 October

Fri 30 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 30 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire

Guest night Paul Armfield
- Mixed
- English

Saturday 31 October

Sat 31 Oct 15:00 17:00
Session

Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam

Wandering Palate, Eccles, Greater Manchester

Sunday 1 November

Sun 1 Nov 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 1 Nov 16:00 18:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 1 Nov 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 1 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 1 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Cheshire Folk

Boars Head Hotel, Middlewich, Cheshire
- Mixed

Monday 2 November

Mon 2 Nov 14:30 16:30
Session

St Werburgh’s Informal Session

St Werburgh’s Parish Centre, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

The Edinburgh Monday Session

The Edinburgh, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Salutation Monday Folk Session

The Salutation, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:30
Session

Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English

Tuesday 3 November

Tue 3 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Peveril of the Peak Irish Session

Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 3 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Sale Folk Club

United Services Club, Sale, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Tue 3 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Dulcimer Singaround

Dulcimer, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
Tue 3 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

The Fox Gentle Session

The Fox Pub & Kitchen, Flixton, Greater Manchester
- Tune

Wednesday 4 November

Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30
Session

Bromborough Folk Club

The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside
- Mixed
Wed 4 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Carlton Tavern Singaround

Carlton Tavern, Chester, Cheshire
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 4 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Northern Quarter Session

Smithfield Market Tavern, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Thursday 5 November

Thu 5 Nov 19:00 21:30
Session

Manchester Sacred Harp First Thursday Singing

Kings Arms, Salford, Greater Manchester
Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

New Everyman Folk Club Singers Night

Aigburth Cricket and Bowls Club, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Song
Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30
Session

Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Union Vaults Informal Session

Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 5 Nov 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Friday 6 November

Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English

Sunday 8 November

Sun 8 Nov 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 8 Nov 16:00 18:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 8 Nov 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 8 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish

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Everything listed in Cheshire

Folk club nights 22

Ger O’Donnell at Runcorn Folk Club Monday 26 October 2026 at 20:00
Paul Armfield at Northwich Folk Club Friday 30 October 2026 at 20:00
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 (3)
Runcorn (3)
Lymm (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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