Folk in Wales
Folk Calendar lists 31 sessions, 29 customs, 14 folk club nights and 6 morris practices at 65 venues in Wales. Newport has the most, with 14. Thursday is the busiest night, with 14 of the regular listings.
Tuesday 1 December
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Tue 1 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Tue 1 Dec 20:00 22:00
Wednesday 2 December
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Wed 2 Dec 18:00 21:00
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Wed 2 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 2 Dec 19:30 23:00
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Wed 2 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session
Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night
Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Wed 2 Dec 21:00 23:00
Thursday 3 December
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Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session
Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night
Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport
Guest night Anthony John Clarke
Friday 4 December
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Fri 4 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Fri 4 Dec 19:30 23:30
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Fri 4 Dec 20:00 22:00
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 15:00 18:00
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Sun 6 Dec 20:00 22:00
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 21:00
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Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:30
Tuesday 8 December
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Tue 8 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:00
Wednesday 9 December New moon
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Wed 9 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 9 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session
Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night
Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Wed 9 Dec 21:00 23:00
Thursday 10 December
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30
Friday 11 December
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Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30
Sunday 13 December
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Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:00
Monday 14 December
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Mon 14 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session
Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night
Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy
Maintained
Guest night Darwish and Mary
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Mon 14 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:30
Tuesday 15 December
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Tue 15 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 23:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 22:00
Wednesday 16 December
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 16 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session
Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night
Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Wed 16 Dec 21:00 23:00
Thursday 17 December
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30
Friday 18 December
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Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
Saturday 19 December
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Sat 19 Dec 16:30 18:30
Sunday 20 December
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Sun 20 Dec 15:00 18:00
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Sun 20 Dec 20:00 22:00
Monday 21 December
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Mon 21 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 21 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Mon 21 Dec 20:00 22:30
Tuesday 22 December
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Tue 22 Dec 19:00 21:00
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Tue 22 Dec 20:00 22:00
Wednesday 23 December
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Wed 23 Dec 20:30 22:30
Session
Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night
Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Wed 23 Dec 21:00 23:00
Thursday 24 December Cold Moon
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Thu 24 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 24 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 24 Dec 20:30 22:30
Everything listed in Wales
Sessions 31
- Aberystwyth Folk Club
- Last Tuesday Sing
- Welsh, Breton, Scandi and French Session
- Sesiwn Werin Betws-y-Coed
- Brecon Folk and More Club
- Canu Cymraeg a Gwerin
- Caerdydd Galician Session
- Noson Lawen: Folk in the Bar
- Sesiwn Caerdydd
- Temple Bar Irish Session
- Sesiwn #3
- Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Cwmdu Folk Night
- Sesiwn Werin Dolgellau
- Fishguard Session
- Sesiwn Conwy Folk
- Sesiwn Gymreig Llanferres
- Sesiwn Werin Old New Inn
- Llangors Session
- Llanidloes Sunday Session
- Llyswen Session
- Wynnstay Session
- Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night
- Newport Folk Club Open Night
- Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon
- Llantrisant Folk Club Song and Music Night
- Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night
- Sesiwn Rowen
- Ruthin AllStyles Singers’ Night
- White Hart Folk Night
- Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night
Customs 29
- St Davids Cathedral Plygain
- St Fagans Mari Lwyd and Hunting of the Wren
- Pontrobert Christmas Morning Plygain
- Nos Galan Road Races
- Llanwrtyd Wells Mari Lwyd
- Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Mari Lwyd
- Dinas Mawddwy Plygain on Twelfth Night
- Gower Wassail and Mari Lwyd
- Plygain at St Teilo’s Church, St Fagans
- Hen Galan in Cwm Gwaun
- Mallwyd Plygain on Hen Galan
- Aberystwyth Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan
- Caerleon Mari Lwyd for Hen Galan
- Chepstow Wassail and Mari Lwyd
- Aberystwyth Santes Dwynwen Parade
- The Great St Davids Pancake Race
- Aberystwyth St David’s Day Parade (Parêd Gŵyl Dewi)
- St Davids Day Dragon Parade, St Davids
- Carmarthen St David’s Day Parade
- St David’s Day Pilgrimage and Blessing of the City, St Davids
- Wrexham St David’s Day Parade
- St David’s Day Parade, Cardiff
- Conwy Seed Fair
- Barley Saturday, Cardigan
- Holywell National Pilgrimage to St Winefride’s Well
- Cilgerran Coracle Races
- Neath Fair
- Conwy Honey Fair
- Pembroke St Michaelmas Fair
Folk club nights 14
- Karen Pfeiffer and Paul Walker at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- Wynford Jones, Geoff Cripps and Blessed Crow at Newport Folk Club
- Fiddlebop at Valley Folk Club
- Nastee Chapel at Conwy Folk Club
- The Time Bandits at Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club
- Dana Robinson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- Charlie Dore and Julian Littman at Newport Folk Club
- Anthony John Clarke at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- Darwish and Mary at Conwy Folk Club
- The Dilly Boys at Valley Folk Club
- Winter Wilson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- John Watterson at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- Dave Gibb at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
- Jez Lowe at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club
Morris practices 6
Areas in Wales
Something in Wales 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.