Folk in Midlothian

Folk Calendar lists 2 sessions and 1 folk club night at 2 venues in Midlothian. Newtongrange has the most, with 2.

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Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December

Saturday 19 December

Sat 19 Dec 14:00 16:00
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Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 15:00 18:00
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Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 15:00 18:00
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Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec 21:30 23:30
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Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Sunday 20 December

Sun 20 Dec 15:30 18:00
Session

Peebles Acoustic Sessions

The Cross Keys, Peebles, Scottish Borders
Sun 20 Dec 16:00 18:00
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Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 20 Dec 16:00 19:00
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Black Cat Sunday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 20 Dec 16:30 19:30
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Penny Black Sunday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 20 Dec 17:00 20:00
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Sociograss Sunday Jam

The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 20 Dec 17:30 20:30
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Seamus’s Sunday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 20 Dec 17:30 20:30
Session

Dougal’s Sunday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers

Athletic Arms (Diggers), Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Scottish
Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
Sun 20 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Monday 21 December

Mon 21 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session

Edinburgh Slower Session

Bennets Bar, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Mon 21 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Monday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Mon 21 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Royal Oak Singers’ Night

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Song
Mon 21 Dec 21:30 23:30
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Penny Black Monday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Mon 21 Dec 21:30 00:30
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Black Cat Monday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish

Tuesday 22 December

Tue 22 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session

Penicuik Folk Club Singers’ Night

Shottstown Miners’ Club, Penicuik, Midlothian
Tue 22 Dec 21:30 23:30
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Sandy Bell’s Tuesday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Tue 22 Dec 21:30 23:30
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Penny Black Tuesday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Mixed
- Traditional

Wednesday 23 December

Wed 23 Dec 18:00 21:00
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Sociograss Leith Community Croft Session

Leith Community Croft, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Wed 23 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Canons’ Gait Wednesday Session

The Canons’ Gait, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Maintained
Wed 23 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Seamus’s Wednesday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 23 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Wednesday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Wed 23 Dec 21:30 23:30
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Penny Black Wednesday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Wed 23 Dec 21:30 00:30
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Black Cat Wednesday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish

Thursday 24 December Cold Moon

Thu 24 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
- Mixed
- Scottish
Thu 24 Dec 19:30 23:00
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Dunbar Volunteer Arms Session

The Volunteer Arms, Dunbar, East Lothian
Thu 24 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Dougal’s Thursday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 24 Dec 20:00 23:00
Session

Innerleithen Music Sessions

St Ronan’s Hotel, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders
Thu 24 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Antiquary Thursday Session

The Antiquary, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Scottish
Thu 24 Dec 20:30 23:00
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Nitten Folk Club Singaround

Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 24 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Thursday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Thu 24 Dec 21:30 00:30
Session

Black Cat Thursday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish

Friday 25 December

Fri 25 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 25 Dec 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 25 Dec 18:00 21:00
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Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 25 Dec 18:00 21:00
Session

Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 25 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Saturday 26 December

Boxing Day

Sat 26 Dec 13:00 16:00
Session

Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 26 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 26 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 26 Dec 15:00 18:00
Session

Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 26 Dec 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 26 Dec 21:30 23:30
Session

Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Sunday 27 December

Sun 27 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session

Edinburgh Scandi Session

The Outhouse, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Scandi
Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 27 Dec 16:00 19:00
Session

Black Cat Sunday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 27 Dec 16:30 19:30
Session

Penny Black Sunday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 27 Dec 17:00 20:00
Session

Sociograss Sunday Jam

The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 27 Dec 17:30 20:30
Session

Seamus’s Sunday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 27 Dec 17:30 20:30
Session

Dougal’s Sunday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session

Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
Sun 27 Dec 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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Everything listed in Midlothian

Sessions 2

Nitten Folk Club Singaround Newtongrange · Monthly, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Thursday at 20:30
Penicuik Folk Club Singers’ Night Penicuik · Every Tuesday at 20:00

Folk club nights 1

Stephen Quigg and Pernille Quigg at Nitten Folk Club Thursday 3 December 2026 at 20:30

Towns in Midlothian

Newtongrange (2)
Penicuik (1)

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