Folk in Oxfordshire

Folk Calendar lists 42 sessions, 20 folk club nights, 9 dances, 8 morris practices and 5 customs at 45 venues in Oxfordshire. Oxford has the most, with 22. Monday is the busiest night, with 13 of the regular listings.

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Monday 1 March to Wednesday 31 March

Wednesday 17 March

Wed 17 Mar 19:00 22:00
Session

Nova Scotia Folk Club

Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Tyne Folk Singers Night

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Song
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Over Hulton Folk Club Singaround

Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Bromborough Folk Club

The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside
- Mixed
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Barry Kerr at Grayshott Folk Club

Grayshott Village Hall, Hindhead, Surrey

Maintained
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Redbourn Folk Sing Around

The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
- English
Wed 17 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Skinner & Twitch at Faversham Folk Club

The Limes, Faversham, Kent
Wed 17 Mar 19:45 21:45
Session

Otley Folk Club Singers Night

The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire
- Song
Wed 17 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Cramlington Folk Club

Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
- Mixed
Wed 17 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Aberdeen Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Inn at the Park, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
- Song
- Scottish
Wed 17 Mar 20:15 22:15
Session

Carrington Triangle Folk Club

The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire
Wed 17 Mar 20:30 22:30
Session

Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey
- Song

Thursday 18 March

Thu 18 Mar 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Jim Causley at Deal Folk Club

St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, Kent
Thu 18 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Topic Folk Club Singers and Musicians

The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 18 Mar 19:30 22:00
Session

Anchor Folk Club Singers Night

The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey
- Song
Thu 18 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
- Mixed
- Scottish
Thu 18 Mar 19:45 22:30
Session

Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Thu 18 Mar 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Mark Miller’s Old’Scool at Hungry Horse Folk Club

The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Thu 18 Mar 20:00 22:45
Session

Orpington Folk Club

Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 18 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Newport Folk Club Open Night

Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Thu 18 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Spalding Folk Club Singaround

The Lincoln Arms, Spalding, Lincolnshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 18 Mar 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

JEoin and trio at Islington Folk Club

The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
Thu 18 Mar 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Four Gone Confusion at Maidenhead Folk Club

Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire
Thu 18 Mar 20:30 23:00
Session

Nitten Folk Club Singaround

Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 18 Mar 20:30 22:30
Session

Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Thu 18 Mar 20:30 22:30
Session

Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
- Mixed
- Welsh
Thu 18 Mar 21:30 23:30
Session

Chorlton Folk Club

South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Friday 19 March

Fri 19 Mar 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 19 Mar 19:30 23:00
Session

Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Mixed
Fri 19 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire
- Mixed
Fri 19 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

No Riff Raff at Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury

Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Fri 19 Mar 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 19 Mar 19:45 21:45
Session

Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Watford Folk Club Sing-around

Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

The Time Bandits at Folk at the Barlow

The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
Fri 19 Mar 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Pictureframers Duo at Swindon Folk Club

The Hop Inn, Swindon, Wiltshire

Saturday 20 March

Sat 20 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Virginia Kettle’s Rolling Folk at NettlehamLive

Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire
Sat 20 Mar 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots

St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire
Sat 20 Mar 20:00 23:00

Folk club night

Paul McKenna at HepworthLIVE

Hepworth Village Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

Sunday 21 March

Sun 21 Mar 13:30 16:30
Session

Pennine Folk Club

Stocksmoor Village Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Sun 21 Mar 14:00 16:00
Session

Holbeach Singaround

Holbeach United Services Club, Holbeach, Lincolnshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 21 Mar 19:00 22:30
Session

Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night

Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Mixed
- English
Sun 21 Mar 19:00 22:00

Folk club night

Steve Tilston Trio and Stuart Douglas at Wetherby Folk Club

Wetherby Sports Association, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
Sun 21 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 21 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Paul Armer & The Dawn Chorus at Black Fen Folk Club

NCI Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Sun 21 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Seamie O’Dowd, Steve Turner and Malin Hill at Poppy Folk Club

The Poppy & Pint, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
Sun 21 Mar 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Robb Johnson at TwickFolk

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
Sun 21 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Readifolk Singers’ Night

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
- Song
- English
Sun 21 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- English

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Sessions 42

Abingdon Irish Session Abingdon · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 19:30
Abingdon Song Session Abingdon · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 14:30
Bell Folk Circle Session Adderbury · 8 specific dates at 20:30
The Bell Inn Traditional Folk Session Adderbury · Monthly, 5th Tuesday at 20:30
Chinnor Session and Workshop Chinnor · Monthly, 2nd Wednesday at 14:00
Chinnor Third Wednesday Session Chinnor · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Chinnor Very Slow Session Chinnor · Monthly, 4th Wednesday at 14:00
Chippy Folk & Acoustic Club Chipping Norton · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 19:45
Didcot Irish Session Didcot · Monthly, 1st Tuesday at 20:00
Informal English Session Ducklington · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
East Hagbourne English and Irish Session East Hagbourne · Monthly, 3rd Wednesday at 20:00
Eight Bells Song and Tune Session Eaton · Every Tuesday at 19:45
Session in Eynsham Eynsham · Monthly, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Catherine Wheel Irish Session Goring-on-Thames · Monthly, 4th Tuesday at 20:00
Grove Slow Session Grove · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 14:30
Long Wittenham Song Session Long Wittenham · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 14:00
Mostly English Tunes Session Milton · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 20:00
Aunty Shanty Oxford · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Bastard English Session Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Friday at 20:00
Half Moon English Session Oxford · Monthly, last Monday at 20:00
Half Moon Euro Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
Half Moon Irish Session Oxford · Every Sunday at 20:00
Half Moon Sing Around Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Monday at 20:00
Isis Irish Session Oxford · Monthly, 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Tuesday at 20:00
Old Time and Bluegrass Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Monday at 20:00
Oxford Blue Open Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Thursday at 19:30
Oxford Folk Club Open Night Oxford · Every other Friday at 20:15
Oxford Sacred Harp Singing Oxford · Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 19:30
Oxford Slow Celtic Session Oxford · Monthly, 5th Sunday at 16:00
Oxford Slow Session Oxford · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 16:00
Oxford Sunday Social Folk Session Oxford · Monthly, 3rd Sunday at 16:30
QOFF, the Queer Open Friendly Folk Session Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Saturday at 12:00
Royal Blenheim Fourth Friday Session Oxford · Monthly, last Friday at 20:00
Sunday at Gulp Fiction Oxford · Monthly, 2nd Sunday at 13:00
Boat Inn Music Session Thrupp · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00
Bluegrass and Old Time Appalachian Session Wallingford · Monthly, 2nd Tuesday at 20:00
Come All Ye Session, Wallingford Wallingford · Monthly, 4th Thursday at 20:00
Wallingford Irish Session Wallingford · Monthly, 2nd Thursday at 20:00
Wantage Folk Session Wantage · Monthly, 1st Wednesday at 19:00
The Oxford Scottish Session Wolvercote · Monthly, 4th Friday at 20:00
White Hart Shanty Session Wolvercote · Monthly, 1st Sunday at 20:00
Come All Ye Session, Woodcote Woodcote · Monthly, 1st Monday at 20:00

Folk club nights 20

Chris Leslie at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 20:00
Track Dogs at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 21 November 2026 at 19:30
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 23 November 2026 at 19:30
Canutes Plastic Army at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 20:00
Megan Henwood & Steve Knightley at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 30 November 2026 at 19:30
Lauren South at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 20:00
Jackie Oates & John Spiers at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 7 December 2026 at 19:30
Jack Blackman at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 20:00
St Agnes Fountain at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 14 December 2026 at 19:30
Gerry Colvin at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 20:00
Johnny Coppin at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 19 December 2026 at 19:30
Julie July Quartet at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 16 January 2027 at 19:30
The Lost Notes at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 6 February 2027 at 19:30
Maddy Prior & Peter Knight at Nettlebed Folk Club Tuesday 16 February 2027 at 19:30
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 1 March 2027 at 19:30
Gary Fletcher Band at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 6 March 2027 at 19:30
McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 15 March 2027 at 19:30
Scott Doonican at Banbury Folk Club Wednesday 24 March 2027 at 20:00
The Rosie Hood Band and Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer at Wychwood Folk Club Saturday 17 April 2027 at 19:30
Spiers & Boden at Nettlebed Folk Club Monday 19 April 2027 at 19:30

Dances 9

Christmas Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 5 December 2026 at 20:00
Folk for MS Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 12 June 2027 at 20:00
Spring Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 3 April 2027 at 20:00
Winter Ceilidh Grove · Saturday 30 January 2027 at 20:00
Oxfolk Ceilidh Kennington · Second Saturday of the month, October to May at 20:00
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 28 November 2026 at 19:30
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 16 January 2027 at 19:30
Oxford Contra Kennington · Saturday 20 March 2027 at 19:30
Bal Miniscule Oxford · Fourth Sunday of the month at 14:00

Morris practices 8

Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers practice Abingdon · Every other Thursday, October to April at 20:00
Icknield Way Morris Men practice Denchworth · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
Kirtlington Morris practice Kirtlington · Every Tuesday at 20:00
Masons Apron Morris practice Long Hanborough · Every Monday, September to April at 20:00
Oxford City Morris Men practice Oxford · Every Wednesday, September to April at 19:30
Oxford University Morris practice Oxford · Every Wednesday, September to May at 19:40
Wolvercote Morris practice Oxford · Every Wednesday at 20:00
Towersey Horseshoes Morris practice Towersey · Every Wednesday, September to May at 19:30

Customs 5

Headington Quarry Boxing Day Mummers Headington Quarry · Every year on 26 December, 11:15 to 14:15
Oxford May Morning Oxford · Every year on 1 May, from 06:00
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair Abingdon · Every year on the first Monday on or after 3 October, for 2 days, 12:00 to 23:00
Abingdon Runaway Fair Abingdon · Every year on the first Monday on or after 10 October, all day
Banbury Michaelmas Fair Banbury · Every year on the first Wednesday on or after 12 October, for 4 days, all day

Towns in Oxfordshire

Oxford (22)
Nettlebed (8)
Banbury (7)
Ascott-under-Wychwood (6)
Abingdon (5)
Grove (5)
Kennington (4)
Chinnor (3)
Wallingford (3)
Adderbury (2)
Wolvercote (2)
Chipping Norton (1)
Denchworth (1)
Didcot (1)
Ducklington (1)
East Hagbourne (1)
Eaton (1)
Eynsham (1)
Goring-on-Thames (1)
Headington Quarry (1)
Kirtlington (1)
Long Hanborough (1)
Long Wittenham (1)
Milton (1)
Thrupp (1)
Towersey (1)
Wantage (1)
Woodcote (1)

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