Folk in Gloucestershire

Folk Calendar lists 9 sessions, 8 morris practices, 4 dances, 3 customs and 2 folk club nights at 24 venues in Gloucestershire. Stroud has the most, with 6. Monday is the busiest night, with 6 of the regular listings.

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Saturday 24 October to Monday 30 November

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

Tomorrow

Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Maddie Morris at Greenbank Folk Club

The Greenbank, Bristol, Bristol

Monday 26 October Hunter’s Moon

Tuesday 27 October

Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Folk Around Fishponds

Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol
Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Cobblers Child at Swindon Folk Club

The Pulpit, Swindon, Wiltshire
Tue 27 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Last Tuesday Sing

Graig Community Centre, Bassaleg, Newport
- Song

Thursday 29 October

Thu 29 Oct 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 29 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 29 Oct 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Karen Pfeiffer and Paul Walker at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

Saturday 31 October

Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Kasai Masai at Nailsea Folk Club

Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset

Thursday 5 November

Thu 5 Nov 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
- Mixed
- Welsh

Friday 6 November

Fri 6 Nov 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Wynford Jones, Geoff Cripps and Blessed Crow at Newport Folk Club

St Cadoc’s Church, Caerleon, Newport
Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Bonfire Radicals at Greenbank Folk Club

The Greenbank, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Sam Moss and Tractor Watson at Pump Acoustic Club

The Village Pump, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Monday 9 November New moon

Tuesday 10 November

Tue 10 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Folk Around Fishponds

Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol
Tue 10 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Nailsea Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

Grove Sports Centre, Nailsea, Somerset
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome

Thursday 12 November

Thu 12 Nov 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 12 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 12 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
- Mixed
- Welsh

Friday 13 November

Fri 13 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Aaron Catlow and Kit Hawes at Nailsea Folk Club

Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset

Saturday 14 November

Sat 14 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Steve Tilston at White Horse Folk Club

Highworth United Reformed Church, Highworth, Wiltshire
Sat 14 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Sunjay at Foyer Folk

Number 8, Pershore, Worcestershire

Sunday 15 November

Sun 15 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Carrivick Sisters at Forest Folk Club

Orepool Inn, Coleford, Gloucestershire

Thursday 19 November

Thu 19 Nov 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 19 Nov 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 19 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Granny’s Attic at Greenbank Folk Club

St Anne’s Church, Bristol, Bristol
Thu 19 Nov 20:30 23:30

Folk club night

Dana Robinson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

Friday 20 November

Fri 20 Nov 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Toby Shaer, Archie Moss, Jack Warnock and Erin Mansfield at Downend Folk & Roots

Christ Church Downend, Downend, South Gloucestershire
Fri 20 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Feast of Fools at Swindon Folk Club

The Hop Inn, Swindon, Wiltshire

Saturday 21 November

Sat 21 Nov 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Track Dogs at Wychwood Folk Club

Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire
Sat 21 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Brooks Williams at Marlborough Folk-Roots

St Mary’s Church Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire

Tuesday 24 November Beaver Moon

Tue 24 Nov 19:30 21:30
Session

Folk Around Fishponds

Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol
Tue 24 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Tamsin Quin at Swindon Folk Club

The Pulpit, Swindon, Wiltshire
Tue 24 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Last Tuesday Sing

Graig Community Centre, Bassaleg, Newport
- Song

Thursday 26 November

Thu 26 Nov 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 26 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Charlie Dore and Julian Littman at Newport Folk Club

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
Thu 26 Nov 20:30 22:30
Session

Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
- Mixed
- Welsh

Saturday 28 November

Sat 28 Nov 19:30 22:00
Session

Folk at the Fold

The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Sat 28 Nov 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Pagoda Project at Nailsea Folk Club

Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset

Everything listed in Gloucestershire

Sessions 9

Cheltenham Folk Club Cheltenham · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Folk at The Club Churchdown · 8 specific dates at 20:00
Folk at Frampton Frampton-on-Severn · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Folk of Gloucester Musicians Session Gloucester · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 12:00
Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night Minchinhampton · Every Thursday at 19:45
Mitcheldean Folk Club Mitcheldean · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Prestbury Session Prestbury · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Dragon Folk Club Shortwood · Every Friday at 20:15
Stroud Singers Club Stroud · 8 specific dates at 20:30

Morris practices 8

Forest of Dean Morris practice Cinderford · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
England’s Glory Ladies Morris practice Gloucester · Every Monday, September to April at 20:00
Gloucestershire Morris practice Gloucester · Every Tuesday at 19:45
Lassington Oak Morris Men practice Highnam · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Miserden Morris practice Stroud · Every Tuesday, September to April at 19:30
Stroud Morris Dancers practice Stroud · Every Monday at 19:30
Happenstance Border Morris practice Winchcombe · Every Thursday, September to April at 19:30
Winterbourne Down Border Morris practice Winterbourne Down · Every Monday at 20:00

Dances 4

Cheltenham Ceilidh Club Cheltenham · First Saturday of the month at 19:30
Ceilidh Bal with Sunbird Stroud · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30
New Stroud Ceilidhs Stroud · Saturday 12 December 2026 at 19:30
Samhain Fairy Tale Ceilidh Stroud · Sunday 1 November 2026 at 18:30

Customs 3

Marshfield Paper Boys Marshfield · Every year on 26 December, or the Monday after when that is a Sunday, 11:00 to 12:00
Cirencester Mop Cirencester · Every year on the first Monday on or after 4 October, 12:00 to 22:00
Tewkesbury Mop Fair Tewkesbury · Every year on 9 October, or the Friday before when that is a Saturday, or the Saturday before when that is a Sunday, for 2 days, 16:00 to 23:00

Folk club nights 2

The Carrivick Sisters at Forest Folk Club Sunday 15 November 2026 at 20:00
Anthony John Clarke at Forest Folk Club Sunday 6 December 2026 at 20:00

Towns in Gloucestershire

Stroud (6)
Gloucester (3)
Cheltenham (2)
Coleford (2)
Churchdown (1)
Cinderford (1)
Cirencester (1)
Frampton-on-Severn (1)
Highnam (1)
Marshfield (1)
Minchinhampton (1)
Mitcheldean (1)
Prestbury (1)
Shortwood (1)
Tewkesbury (1)
Winchcombe (1)
Winterbourne Down (1)

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