Folk in Greater Manchester

Folk Calendar lists 24 sessions, 5 folk club nights, 4 dances and 4 morris practices at 29 venues in Greater Manchester. Bolton has the most, with 6. Tuesday is the busiest night, with 7 of the regular listings.

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Friday 23 October to Saturday 31 October

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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

Sunday 25 October

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 Greater Manchester

Sessions 24

Bolton Irish Music Session Bolton · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 12:30
Over Hulton Folk Club Singaround Bolton · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 19:30
Bowling Green Irish Session Chorlton · Every Sunday at 19:00
Chorlton Folk Club Chorlton · Every Thursday at 21:30
Dulcimer Singaround Chorlton · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 20:00
Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam Eccles · Monthly, last Saturday at 15:00
The Fox Gentle Session Flixton · Every Tuesday at 20:30
Bia Sunday Irish Session Levenshulme · Every Sunday at 14:00
Gaslamp Sunday Singaround Manchester · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
Northern Quarter Session Manchester · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Peveril of the Peak Irish Session Manchester · Every Tuesday at 19:30
Queer as Folk Manchester · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 19:00
Salutation Monday Folk Session Manchester · Every Monday at 20:00
Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club Prestwich · Every Friday at 21:00
Sale Folk Club Sale · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Fibber McGee’s Irish Session Sale Moor · Every Friday at 20:00
Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session Sale Moor · Every Sunday at 16:00
Manchester Christian Harmony Singing Salford · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 19:00
Manchester Sacred Harp First Thursday Singing Salford · Monthly, 1st Thursday at 19:00
Manchester Sacred Harp Third Tuesday Singing Salford · Monthly, 3rd Tuesday at 19:00
Stockport Acoustic Folk Club Stockport · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Thursday at 20:30
Ye Olde Vic English Tunes Session Stockport · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 20:00
Swinton Folk Club Singers Night Swinton · Every Monday at 20:00
Warm Welcome Folk Club Whitefield · Every Monday at 20:00

Folk club nights 5

Corrie Shelley at Over Hulton Folk Club Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 20:00
Johnny Campbell at Crumpsall Folk Club Thursday 19 November 2026 at 19:45
Paper Boats at Over Hulton Folk Club Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 20:00
Underground Folk Collective at Crumpsall Folk Club Thursday 17 December 2026 at 19:45
Houghton Weavers at Over Hulton Folk Club Wednesday 20 January 2027 at 20:00

Dances 4

NMAODS Ceilidh Evening Moston · Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Pink Pony Ceilidh Club Halloween Party Stretford · Saturday 31 October 2026 at 19:30
Levy Folk Collective Christmas Ceilidh Whalley Range · Sunday 13 December 2026 at 16:00
Manchester Woodcraft Folk Ceilidh Whalley Range · Sunday 22 November 2026 at 17:30

Morris practices 4

Rivington Morris practice Bolton · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Mossley Morris Men practice Stalybridge · Every other Tuesday, February to December at 20:00
Fidlers Fancy practice Stockport · Every other Wednesday at 20:15
Manchester Morris practice Stretford · Every Thursday at 19:30

Towns in Greater Manchester

Bolton (6)
Manchester (5)
Chorlton (3)
Salford (3)
Stockport (3)
Crumpsall (2)
Sale Moor (2)
Stretford (2)
Whalley Range (2)
Eccles (1)
Flixton (1)
Levenshulme (1)
Moston (1)
Prestwich (1)
Sale (1)
Stalybridge (1)
Swinton (1)
Whitefield (1)

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