Folk in Dorset

Folk Calendar lists 15 sessions, 13 dances, 8 morris practices, 6 folk club nights and 1 custom at 35 venues in Dorset. Wimborne has the most, with 6. Friday is the busiest night, with 8 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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Everything listed in Dorset

Sessions 15

Bere Regis Jam Bere Regis · Monthly, 1st Monday at 19:00
Blandford American Old-Time Jam Blandford Forum · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:30
Corscombe Instrumental Session Corscombe · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
Convivial Rabbit Folk Session Dorchester · Every Sunday at 19:30
Antelope Inn Session Hazelbury Bryan · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 19:00
Marnhull Tunes Session Marnhull · Monthly, 4th and last Sunday at 19:30
Branksome Folk Poole · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 15:00
Clay Pipe Singaround Poole · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Portsmouth Hoy English Session Poole · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 20:00
Portsmouth Hoy Irish Session Poole · Monthly, last Wednesday at 20:00
The Old School Session Sturminster Marshall · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 20:00
West Parley Bluegrass Jam West Parley · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Globe Inn Session Weymouth · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Thursday at 20:00
Wessex Folk Nite Weymouth · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Wimborne Folk Club at the Allendale Cafe. Wimborne · Every Thursday at 19:00

Dances 13

Festive Ceilidh Bournemouth · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:00
Bridport Folk Dance Club Bridport · Every Monday, September to July at 19:20
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 13 November 2026 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 8 January 2027 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 12 March 2027 at 19:00
EuroBal Wessex Dorchester Dorchester · Friday 14 May 2027 at 19:00
The RNLI Wareham Ceilidh Furzebrook · Saturday 14 November 2026 at 19:00
Kimmeridge Keilidh Kimmeridge · Friday 27 November 2026 at 19:30
Kimmeridge Keilidh Kimmeridge · Friday 11 December 2026 at 19:30
Barn Dance at the Scott Arms Kingston · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:00
Piddle Valley Barn Dance Piddletrenthide · Friday 18 December 2026 at 19:30
New Year’s Eve Ceilidh Sherborne · Thursday 31 December 2026 at 20:00
Sturminster Marshall Barn Dance Sturminster Marshall · Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:30

Morris practices 8

Wessex Morris Men practice Charminster · Every Monday, September to April at 19:30
Southern Star practice Corfe Mullen · Every Monday, September to June at 19:30
Anonymous Morris practice Poole · Every Thursday at 19:30
Lyme Morris practice Uplyme · Every Wednesday, October to April at 18:00
Frome Valley Morris practice Weymouth · Every Thursday, September to April at 19:00
Bourne River Morris practice Wimborne · Every Thursday, September to April at 20:00
Hobos Morris practice Wimborne · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Quayside Cloggies practice Wimborne · Every Monday, September to May at 19:30

Folk club nights 6

Ryan Young at Bridport Folk Society Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:00
Mostly Harmless, Jo Morris & Steve Hindle, Sailor V and Allan Winter at Brunny Folk Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:00
Chimney Fish, Robin Greenwood and Anita Law at Bere Regis Folk Night Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 20:00
Paul and Polly at Bere Regis Folk Night Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:00
Wacian and Just Us at Brunny Folk Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:00
TRADarrr at Wessex Acoustic Folk Club Blandford Forum · Friday 29 January 2027 at 20:00

Customs 1

Pack Monday Fair Sherborne · Every year on the first Monday on or after 11 October, 08:00 to 22:00

Towns in Dorset

Wimborne (6)
Dorchester (5)
Poole (5)
Bere Regis (3)
Weymouth (3)
Blandford Forum (2)
Bridport (2)
Kimmeridge (2)
Sherborne (2)
Sturminster Marshall (2)
Bournemouth (1)
Charminster (1)
Corfe Mullen (1)
Corscombe (1)
Furzebrook (1)
Hazelbury Bryan (1)
Kingston (1)
Marnhull (1)
Piddletrenthide (1)
Uplyme (1)
West Parley (1)

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