Folk in Cornwall

Folk Calendar lists 26 sessions, 6 folk club nights, 3 customs and 2 morris practices at 32 venues in Cornwall. Falmouth has the most, with 5. Wednesday is the busiest night, with 8 of the regular listings.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Tuesday 1 December

Tue 1 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Traditional and Multi Genre Session

The Five Pilchards Inn, Porthallow, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 1 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Session

Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session

The Moth and Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening

The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle, Cornwall
- Song
- Shanties
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Traditional Music Session

Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall
Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Old Town Twelves practice

The Fortescue, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained

Wednesday 2 December

Wed 2 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Launceston Folk Club Folk Night

Keep Audio Co., Launceston, Cornwall
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Plymouth Morris practice

St Budeaux Church Hall, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Lowenek Morris practice

Laburnum Hall, Falmouth, Cornwall

Maintained
Wed 2 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Penzance Folk Club Round the Room

Bath Inn, Penzance, Cornwall
- Mixed
Wed 2 Dec 19:45 21:45
Morris Practice

Dartmoor Border Morris practice

Walkhampton Memorial Hall, Yelverton, Devon
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Folk Night

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Traditional Session

TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
Wed 2 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Acoustic Session

The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall
Wed 2 Dec 21:00 23:30
Session

Buckland Wendesday Session

Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

Thursday 3 December

Thu 3 Dec 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Wreckers Border Morris practice

St Dominick Parish Hall, Saltash, Cornwall
- Border
- The Morris Federation
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Shanty Night

The Artillery Arms, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Plymouth Clog practice

Hyde Park Social Club, Plymouth, Devon
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Red Cuthbert Morris practice

St Cuthbert’s Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Pendeen Session

The North Inn, Pendeen, Cornwall
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Bedford Folk Music Club

Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

Sunday 6 December

Sun 6 Dec 13:00 17:00
Session

Sunday Session

The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Sun 6 Dec 13:00 17:00
Session

Sunday Session

Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall
- Mixed
Sun 6 Dec 16:00 21:00
Session

Tinners Session

Tinners Arms, Zennor, Cornwall
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English
Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at Folk on the Moor

Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon

Monday 7 December

Mon 7 Dec 19:00 23:00
Session

Folk Klub

The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Breton Music and Dance

The Front, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Breton
Mon 7 Dec 20:30 23:00
Session

Cornish Traditional Music Session

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Tune
- Cornish

Tuesday 8 December

Tue 8 Dec 19:30 22:00
Session

Traditional and Multi Genre Session

The Five Pilchards Inn, Porthallow, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 8 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Session

Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 8 Dec 19:30 22:15
Session

Songs and Tunes Round the Room

Cafe Momus, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session

The Moth and Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening

The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle, Cornwall
- Song
- Shanties
Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Traditional Music Session

Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall
Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Ampthill Session

The Albion, Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Old Town Twelves practice

The Fortescue, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained

Wednesday 9 December New moon

Wed 9 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session

Traditional Session

Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon
Wed 9 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Plymouth Morris practice

St Budeaux Church Hall, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Wed 9 Dec 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Lowenek Morris practice

Laburnum Hall, Falmouth, Cornwall

Maintained
Wed 9 Dec 19:45 21:45
Morris Practice

Dartmoor Border Morris practice

Walkhampton Memorial Hall, Yelverton, Devon
Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Folk Night

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Session

TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Acoustic Session

The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

Thursday 10 December

Thu 10 Dec 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Wreckers Border Morris practice

St Dominick Parish Hall, Saltash, Cornwall
- Border
- The Morris Federation
Thu 10 Dec 19:30 10:30
Session

Boot Session

The Boot, Calstock, Cornwall

Maintained
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Plymouth Clog practice

Hyde Park Social Club, Plymouth, Devon
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Red Cuthbert Morris practice

St Cuthbert’s Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Pendeen Session

The North Inn, Pendeen, Cornwall
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session

Bedford Folk Music Club

Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

Friday 11 December

Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Orchard Family at Bodmin Folk Club

St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

Sunday 13 December

Sun 13 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Drake Sunday Session

Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

Maintained
- Mixed
- Traditional

Monday 14 December

Mon 14 Dec 19:00 23:00
Session

Folk Klub

The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Mon 14 Dec 19:30 23:00
Session

Come all ye

The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Mon 14 Dec 20:30 23:00
Session

Cornish Traditional Music Session

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Tune
- Cornish

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Sessions 26

Americana Session Bodmin · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening Boscastle · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night Bude · Every other Sunday at 19:30
Sunday Session Cadgwith · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 13:00
Traditional and Contemporary Session Cadgwith · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Carpenters Session Callington · Monthly, last Sunday at 14:00
Folk Song Session Callington · Monthly, 3rd Friday at 20:00
Boot Session Calstock · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 19:30
Contemporary Session Constantine · Every other Wednesday at 20:00
Traditional Session Constantine · Every other Wednesday at 20:00
Breton Music and Dance Falmouth · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Folk Klub Falmouth · Every Monday at 19:00
Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session Falmouth · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Traditional Music and Song Session Falmouth · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 15:00
Launceston Folk Club Folk Night Launceston · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:00
Traditional Celtic Session Looe · Monthly, last Saturday at 13:00
Pendeen Session Pendeen · Every Thursday at 20:00
Benbow Session Penzance · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Penzance Folk Club Round the Room Penzance · Every other Wednesday at 19:30
Traditional Music Session Penzance · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Acoustic Session Ponsanooth · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Traditional and Multi Genre Session Porthallow · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Cornish Folk Session Rame Cross · Every Thursday at 19:00
Contemporary Folk Night Redruth · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Cornish Traditional Music Session Redruth · Every Monday at 20:30
Tinners Session Zennor · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 16:00

Folk club nights 6

Richard Trethewey and Friends at The New Wadebridge Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:00
The Blow Ins at Bodmin Folk Club Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00
The Blow-ins at Dreamers Folk Sunday 22 November 2026 at 19:30
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman at Millbrook Folk Club Saturday 28 November 2026 at 20:00
Orchard Family at Bodmin Folk Club Friday 11 December 2026 at 20:00
Harry Kessell at Dreamers Folk Sunday 17 January 2027 at 19:30

Customs 3

Tom Bawcock’s Eve Mousehole · Every year on 23 December, all day
Padstow May Day Padstow · Every year on 1 May, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, from 10:00
Helston Flora Day Helston · Every year on 8 May, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday or Monday, from 07:00

Morris practices 2

Lowenek Morris practice Falmouth · Every Wednesday, September to May at 19:30
Wreckers Border Morris practice Saltash · Every Thursday at 19:30

Towns in Cornwall

Falmouth (5)
Bodmin (3)
Penzance (3)
Cadgwith (2)
Callington (2)
Constantine (2)
Four Lanes (2)
Redruth (2)
Boscastle (1)
Bude (1)
Calstock (1)
Helston (1)
Launceston (1)
Looe (1)
Millbrook (1)
Mousehole (1)
Padstow (1)
Pendeen (1)
Pentireglaze (1)
Ponsanooth (1)
Porthallow (1)
Rame Cross (1)
Saltash (1)
Zennor (1)

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