Folk in Devon

Folk Calendar lists 49 sessions, 13 morris practices, 12 dances, 11 folk club nights and 6 customs at 72 venues in Devon. Plymouth has the most, with 14. Thursday is the busiest night, with 16 of the regular listings.

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Saturday 24 October to Saturday 31 October

Today

Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Folk at the Fold

The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Simply Dylan at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex
Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Gigspanner Big Band at St Edith Folk

St Dunstan’s Church, Cranbrook, Kent
Sat 24 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Jack Rutter at HepworthLIVE

Hepworth Village Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Tomorrow

Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Dónal Maguire at South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English
Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Urban Folk Quartet at Hitchin Folk Club

The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Portsmouth Shantymen at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club

Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire
Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Walthamstow Folk Club

Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Wilderness Yet at St Albans Folk Music

St Saviour’s Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Sun 25 Oct 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Jez Lowe at Folk on the Moor

Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon
Sun 25 Oct 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Luke Jackson at TwickFolk

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- English
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Maddie Morris at Greenbank Folk Club

The Greenbank, Bristol, Bristol
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Craig Joiner at Readifolk

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Mike Artes at Croydon Folk and Blues Club

Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club Night

The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire
- Mixed
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Trip at Folk at the Meadows

Meadows CC (Belper Meadows Cricket Club Pavilion), Belper, Derbyshire
Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at Grimsby Folk Club

The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Monday 26 October Hunter’s Moon

Mon 26 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

Maintained
- Mixed
- Welsh
Mon 26 Oct 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Four Gone Confusion, Rich Spears and Steve Perring at Brunny Folk

Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset
Mon 26 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Stockton Folk Club

The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Mixed
Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones and Roy Browett at Warwick Folk Club

The Old Fourpenny Shop Hotel, Warwick, Warwickshire
Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Lutra at Folk in the Cellar

The Slaughtered Lamb, London, Greater London
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Folk at the Grove

The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bridge Folk Club

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Hazel Richings and Sue Conroy at Herga at the Castle

The Castle, Harrow, Greater London
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Chesham Folk Club Singers Night

White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Ger O’Donnell at Runcorn Folk Club

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Reg Meuross at Glenfarg Folk Club

Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Counter’s Creek and Sinéad Orme at Colchester Folk Club

Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Three Idle Women at The Cellar Upstairs

The Alpaca, London, Greater London
Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Graham O’Callaghan at Grand Union Folk Club

Horse & Trumpet, Sileby, Leicestershire
Mon 26 Oct 20:15 23:15

Folk club night

Jez Lowe at Chichester Folk Song Club

The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

Tuesday 27 October

Tue 27 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Sharp’s Folk Club

Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Folk Around Fishponds

Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

John Blek at Grayshott Folk Club

Grayshott Village Hall, Hindhead, Surrey

Maintained
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:45
Session

St Neots Folk Club Round the Room

The Eatons, Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire
- Mixed
- English
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland
- Mixed
- Scottish
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon
- Mixed
- English
Tue 27 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Performers Night

Charing Sports Pavilion, Charing (near Ashford), Kent

Maintained
- Song
- Listening
Tue 27 Oct 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Plumhall at Cutty Wren Folk Club

Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Andy Eades and Henry Ball at Maghull Folk Club

The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey
- Mixed
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Four Gone Confusion, Stewart Dalgliesh and David McKenzie at Bere Regis Folk Night

The Drax Arms, Bere Regis, Dorset
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Cobblers Child at Swindon Folk Club

The Pulpit, Swindon, Wiltshire
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Bob Fox at Dartford Folk Club

Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent
Tue 27 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Last Tuesday Sing

Graig Community Centre, Bassaleg, Newport
- Song

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Everything listed in Devon

Sessions 49

Appledore Session Appledore · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Folk at The Oak Ashburton · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Folk Session Ashburton · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 19:30
BRADFOLK Bradninch · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 20:00
Bradninch Shanty Session Bradninch · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Buckland Wendesday Session Buckland Monachorum · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 21:00
Drake Sunday Session Buckland Monachorum · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 19:30
Chagford Folk Night Chagford · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 19:30
Copper Penny Singaround Chipshop · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 19:00
New Inn Coleford Session Coleford · 6 specific dates at 20:00
Denbury Folk Denbury · Every Thursday at 20:30
Drewe Session Drewesteignton · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Country meets Folk Ermington · Monthly, last Monday at 20:00
Cornish and Devonian Folk Music Session Exeter · Monthly, last Wednesday at 19:30
Exeter Folk Club Open Club Night Exeter · Monthly, last Friday at 20:00
Bicton Inn Acoustic Session Exmouth · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Bicton Inn Folk Night Exmouth · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 20:00
Bicton Inn Shanty Night Exmouth · 4 specific dates at 20:00
Exmouth Sunday Acoustic Session Exmouth · Monthly, last Sunday at 19:00
Nog Inn Session Feniton · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 19:30
Frogmore Session Kingsbridge · Every other Wednesday at 20:00
Passage House Singaround Kingsteignton · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Lustleigh Folk Night Lustleigh · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Lympstone Folk, Roots and Acoustic Lympstone · Monthly, 4th Wednesday at 20:00
London Inn Lunchtime Song Session Morchard Bishop · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 12:00
Moreton Session Moretonhampstead · Monthly, last Monday at 19:30
Artillery Tune Session Plymouth · Monthly, last Monday at 20:00
Come all ye Plymouth · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:30
Providence Sunday Session Plymouth · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 13:00
Shanty Night Plymouth · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 20:00
Shanty Night Plymouth · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Singer’s Session Plymouth · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
Songs and Tunes Round the Room Plymouth · Every other Tuesday at 19:30
Sunday Session Plymouth · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 13:00
Traditional Session Plymouth · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 19:00
Puddington Sunday Session Puddington · Monthly, last Sunday at 12:00
Lamb Inn Session Sandford · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 20:00
Tradesman’s Arms Session Scorriton · Monthly, 4th Sunday at 19:30
Pack Horse Session South Brent · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Zeal Session South Zeal · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 19:30
Devvy Folk Session Sticklepath · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 20:00
Folk at the Stoke Stoke Canon · Monthly, 4th Wednesday at 20:30
Talaton Session Talaton · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:30
Bridge Inn Instrumental Session Topsham · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:30
Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night Topsham · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Albert Inn Acoustic Session Totnes · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:00
Albert Inn Singaround Totnes · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:30
Bay Horse English Session Totnes · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Bay Horse Irish Session Totnes · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00

Morris practices 13

Bideford Phoenix Morris practice Bideford · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:00
Bradninch Millers Morris practice Bradninch · Every Friday, October to April at 19:30
Beltane Border Morris practice Chudleigh · Every Thursday, October to April at 19:45
Glory of the West practice Exeter · Every Wednesday, October to April at 20:00
Great Western Morris practice Exeter · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Raddon Hill Clog Morris practice Kingsteignton · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Old Town Twelves practice Plymouth · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Plymouth Clog practice Plymouth · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Plymouth Morris practice Plymouth · Every Wednesday, October to April at 19:30
Isambard’s Gasket Rats practice Teignmouth · Every Wednesday, October to April at 19:30
Dartington Morris practice Totnes · Every Friday at 19:30
Winkleigh Morris practice Winkleigh · Every Tuesday, October to April at 19:00
Dartmoor Border Morris practice Yelverton · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:45

Dances 12

Bal at Belstone Belstone · Sunday 22 November 2026 at 15:00
d’Accord Exeter · Second Saturday of the month, September to June at 19:15
Exeter Ceilidhs Kennford · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 20:00
Exeter Ceilidhs Kennford · Saturday 30 January 2027 at 20:00
Exeter Ceilidhs Kennford · Saturday 24 April 2027 at 20:00
Rejig Ceilidh Lustleigh · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 20:00
Club Ceilidh Exeter Pinhoe · First Friday of the month at 20:00
Club Ceilidh Plymouth Plymouth · Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:00
Club Ceilidh Plymouth Plymouth · Friday 18 December 2026 at 20:00
Club Ceilidh Plymouth Plympton · Friday 30 October 2026 at 20:00
Twixt and Between Christmas and New Year Ceilidh South Brent · Sunday 27 December 2026 at 19:30
Autumn Ceilidh Totnes · Saturday 7 November 2026 at 19:30

Folk club nights 11

Jez Lowe at Folk on the Moor Sunday 25 October 2026 at 19:45
Skinner and T’witch at Bideford Folk Club Thursday 29 October 2026 at 20:00
The Furrow Collective at Topsham Folk Club Sunday 1 November 2026 at 20:00
Steve Tilston at Folk on the Moor Sunday 8 November 2026 at 19:45
Sam Kelly and Detta Kenzie at Topsham Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 20:00
Crows at Exeter Folk Club Stoke Canon · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Hilary Spencer at Bideford Folk Club Thursday 26 November 2026 at 20:00
Hunter Muskett at Folk on the Moor Sunday 29 November 2026 at 19:45
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at Folk on the Moor Sunday 6 December 2026 at 19:45
Johnny Coppin, Paul Burgess and Dik Cadbury at Exeter Folk Club Newton St Cyres · Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 19:30
Damien Barber at Bideford Folk Club Thursday 11 March 2027 at 20:00

Customs 6

Bampton Charter Fair Bampton · Every year on the last Thursday in October, 09:00 to 16:00
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels Ottery St Mary · Every year on 5 November, 16:00 to 00:00
Shebbear Turning the Devil’s Stone Shebbear · Every year on 5 November, 20:00 to 16:00
Hatherleigh Carnival and Tar Barrels Hatherleigh · Every year on the second Saturday in November, from 05:00
Whimple Wassail Whimple · Every year on 17 January, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, from 18:30
Tavistock Goosey Fair Tavistock · Every year on the second Wednesday in October, 09:00 to 21:00

Towns in Devon

Plymouth (14)
Totnes (6)
Exeter (5)
Bideford (4)
Exmouth (4)
Topsham (4)
Wotter (4)
Bradninch (3)
Kennford (3)
Ashburton (2)
Buckland Monachorum (2)
Kingsteignton (2)
Lustleigh (2)
South Brent (2)
Stoke Canon (2)
Appledore (1)
Bampton (1)
Belstone (1)
Chagford (1)
Chipshop (1)
Chudleigh (1)
Coleford (1)
Denbury (1)
Drewesteignton (1)
Ermington (1)
Feniton (1)
Hatherleigh (1)
Kingsbridge (1)
Lympstone (1)
Morchard Bishop (1)
Moretonhampstead (1)
Newton St Cyres (1)
Ottery St Mary (1)
Pinhoe (1)
Plympton (1)
Puddington (1)
Sandford (1)
Scorriton (1)
Shebbear (1)
South Zeal (1)
Sticklepath (1)
Talaton (1)
Tavistock (1)
Teignmouth (1)
Whimple (1)
Winkleigh (1)
Yelverton (1)

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