Folk in Scotland
Folk Calendar lists 121 sessions, 46 folk club nights and 15 customs at 107 venues in Scotland. City of Edinburgh has the most, with 50. Thursday is the busiest night, with 33 of the regular listings.
Friday 4 December
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Fri 4 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Fri 4 Dec 19:30 23:00
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Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session
Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury Sing-around
Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Fri 4 Dec 19:40 22:30
Session
Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 4 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session
Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night
Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
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Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Pete Morton at The Milkmaid Folk Club
Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Richard and Jess Arrowsmith at Black Diamond Folk Club
The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tripple at Stonehaven Folk Club
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Magpie Lane at The Song Loft
The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 4 Dec 20:15 22:15
Saturday 5 December
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Sat 5 Dec 19:30 22:30
Sunday 6 December
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Sun 6 Dec 14:00 16:00
Session
Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon
Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
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Sun 6 Dec 18:00 21:00
Folk club night
Milton Hide and Cheer Up Mollys at Bluebell Roots
Arlington Village Hall, Polegate
Maintained
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session
South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Hicks and Goulbourn and Craig Sunderland at Scrag End Folk Club
The Railway Inn, Moira, Leicestershire
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Amit Dattani and Steph Saunders at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey at Dulwich Folk
The Castle, London, Greater London
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Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45
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Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Jackie Oates & John Spiers at TwickFolk
The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
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Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Steve & Mary-Anne Hindley at Grimsby Folk Club
The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Monday 7 December
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Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session
Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy
Maintained
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Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30
Session
Forest Folk Singaround
The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Jackie Oates & John Spiers at Nettlebed Folk Club
The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
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Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00
Session
White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:15 23:00
Everything listed in Scotland
Sessions 121
- Aberdeen Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Old Blackfriars Session
- Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Aviemore Folk Night
- Sunday Music at Belleisle Conservatory
- Ballinluig Inn Session
- Clydesdale Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Nova Scotia Folk Club
- Ericht Alehouse Sunday Session
- Stag’s Head Session
- Denholm Folk Session
- Dunbar Volunteer Arms Session
- Dunblane Folk Club
- Fisherman’s Tavern Session
- Speedwell Bar Session
- Dunfermline Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Taybank Thursday Trad Session
- Antiquary Thursday Session
- Bennets Middling Session
- Black Cat Monday Session
- Black Cat Sunday Session
- Black Cat Thursday Session
- Black Cat Wednesday Session
- Canons’ Gait Wednesday Session
- Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session
- Dougal’s Friday Session
- Dougal’s Saturday Session
- Dougal’s Sunday Session
- Dougal’s Thursday Session
- Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session
- Edinburgh Sacred Harp Singing
- Edinburgh Scandi Session
- Edinburgh Shanty Night
- Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers
- Edinburgh Slower Session
- Edinburgh Song Session
- Penny Black Monday Session
- Penny Black Sunday Session
- Penny Black Tuesday Session
- Penny Black Wednesday Session
- Royal Oak Friday Folk Session
- Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session
- Royal Oak Singers’ Night
- Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session
- Sandy Bell’s Friday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Monday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session
- Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session
- Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Thursday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Tuesday Session
- Sandy Bell’s Wednesday Session
- Seamus’s Friday Session
- Seamus’s Saturday Session
- Seamus’s Sunday Session
- Seamus’s Wednesday Session
- Sociograss Fort Bar Session
- Sociograss Leith Community Croft Session
- Sociograss Sunday Jam
- McKerron’s Thursday Session
- Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Fintry Inn Sunday Session
- Red Lion Fochabers Session
- Glenfarg Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Ben Nevis Sunday Session
- Ben Nevis Thursday Session
- Ben Nevis Wednesday Session
- Brass Monkey Tuesday Session
- Curler’s Rest Thursday Session
- Dram Monday Celtic Session
- Dram Sunday Folk Session
- Glad Cafe Trad Session
- Glasgow First Friday Sing
- Glasgow Nordic Session
- Glasgow Singaround
- Grace’s Thursday Session
- How Serene Singing Circle
- Islay Inn Monday Session
- Islay Inn Thursday Irish Session
- Kelvin Thursday Session
- Machair Bar Tuesday Session
- Malones Friday Trad Session
- Malones Monday Trad Session
- Vinyl Bar Sunday Session
- Vinyl Bar Wednesday Session
- Clachaig Inn Sunday Session
- Glengarnock Railway Inn Session
- Innerleithen Music Sessions
- A Tune for the Foodbank at Encore
- Hootananny Sunday Session
- Hootananny Wednesday Session
- Sessions in the Shire: Black Bull
- Seil Hall Slow Session
- The Old Inn Thursday Trad Session
- The Canon Monday Session
- Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night
- Kelso Thursday Trad Session
- Kincraig Folk Session
- Orkney Club Thursday Session
- The Lounge Bar Wednesday Session
- Commercial Inn Letham Session
- Lossie Folk Club
- Nairn Trad Sessions
- Nitten Folk Club Singaround
- MacGregor’s Oban Sunday Session
- MacGregor’s Oban Tuesday Song Session
- Sessions in the Shire: Redgarth
- Anchor Scottish Trad Jam
- Peebles Acoustic Sessions
- Penicuik Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Sessions in the Shire: Craft Bar
- Whey Pat Tavern Session
- Settle Inn Session
- William Wallace Session
- Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Stow Folk Session
- Aberdeen Arms Tarland Session
- Slow Session, Tayport
- Thurso Wednesday Folk Session
- Sessions in the Shire: Shepherd’s Rest
Folk club nights 46
- Reg Meuross at Glenfarg Folk Club
- Iona Fyfe at Edinburgh Folk Club
- Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter at Irvine Folk Club
- Ian Walker Band and John Graham at Glenfarg Folk Club
- Adam Ross at Montrose Folk Club
- Duncan Wilcox and Warren James at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Aaron Catlow & Kit Hawes at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
- Kathy Stewart and the Frequent Flyers at Nitten Folk Club
- Claire Hastings at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Pete Morton at Edinburgh Folk Club
- Simon Kempston at Irvine Folk Club
- Heidi Talbot, Boo Hewerdine and Geoff Ross at Kelso Folk & Live Music Club
- Bob Fox at Glenfarg Folk Club
- Rachel Davis and Darren McMullan at Montrose Folk Club
- Martin Simpson and John Thompson at Cumbernauld Folk Club
- Ronnie Mackie and George Mackie at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Martin Simpson at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
- Claire Hastings at Stonehaven Folk Club
- Dagger Gordon and Fraya Thomsen at Ardersier International Folk Club
- Eleanor McEvoy at Montrose Folk Club
- George Machray at Edinburgh Folk Club
- Tom McConville at Irvine Folk Club
- Claire Hastings at Crail Folk Club
- Eilidh Grant Trio at Music at Craigie
- Anna Massie at Glenfarg Folk Club
- Elsa-Jean McTaggart at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Boo Hewerdine & Jill Jackson at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
- Stephen Quigg and Pernille Quigg at Nitten Folk Club
- Tripple at Stonehaven Folk Club
- Bruce Davies at Glenfarg Folk Club
- Ellie Beaton Trio at Montrose Folk Club
- Jim Jack, John Graham and Cy Jack at Irvine Folk Club
- Judy Barker and Sally Thomas at Edinburgh Folk Club
- Morgans Men at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Teddy Paton & The Midnight Sensation at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
- Tim Edey at Stonehaven Folk Club
- Andrew Gordon at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Whyte Noise at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Judy Barker and Sally Thomas at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Bowhill Players at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Brooks Williams at Cumbernauld Folk Club
- M G Boulter at Cumbernauld Folk Club
- Choras at Dunfermline Folk Club
- Anna Massie at Cumbernauld Folk Club
- Mountain Song at Ardersier International Folk Club
- Mountain Song at Dunfermline Folk Club
Customs 15
Areas in Scotland
- City of Edinburgh (50)
- Fife (25)
- City of Glasgow (21)
- Highland (12)
- Aberdeenshire (10)
- Scottish Borders (8)
- Angus (6)
- North Ayrshire (5)
- Midlothian (4)
- Moray (4)
- North Lanarkshire (4)
- Perth and Kinross (4)
- Shetland (4)
- South Lanarkshire (4)
- Stirling (4)
- Argyll and Bute (3)
- Aberdeen City (2)
- Dundee (2)
- Orkney (2)
- Renfrewshire (2)
- Dumfries and Galloway (1)
- East Ayrshire (1)
- East Dunbartonshire (1)
- East Lothian (1)
- Falkirk (1)
- South Ayrshire (1)
Something in Scotland we are missing?
If you run a session, practise with a side or know a custom that is not here, add it. It takes a couple of minutes, and you can keep it right afterwards.