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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Monday 1 March to Wednesday 31 March

Thursday 25 March

Thu 25 Mar 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 25 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Pendeen Session

The North Inn, Pendeen, Cornwall
- Tune
- Irish

Saturday 27 March

Sat 27 Mar 13:00 15:00
Session

Traditional Celtic Session

Globe Inn, Looe, Cornwall

Maintained

Sunday 28 March

Sun 28 Mar 14:00 16:30
Session

Carpenters Session

Carpenters Arms, Callington, Cornwall

Maintained
Sun 28 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English

Monday 29 March

Mon 29 Mar 19:00 23:00
Session

Folk Klub

The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Mon 29 Mar 20:30 23:00
Session

Cornish Traditional Music Session

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Tune
- Cornish

Tuesday 30 March

Tue 30 Mar 19:30 22:00
Session

Traditional and Multi Genre Session

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

Traditional and Contemporary Session

Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 30 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session

The Moth and Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Tue 30 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening

The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle, Cornwall
- Song
- Shanties
Tue 30 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Traditional Music Session

Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall

Wednesday 31 March

Wed 31 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Folk Night

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 31 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Session

TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 31 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Acoustic Session

The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

Everything listed in Cornwall

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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