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ADDITIONS, CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS

Faldingworth Live has now permanently closed.

From Tuesday 12th June Louth Folk Club will be in the Market Bar at the Mason's Arms, Cornmarket, Louth.

Addition to Folk Clubs - Doncaster, Every Saturday, Three Horse Shoes, singarounds

New event, Crosskeys Inn, Brigg Road, Grasby, Lincolnshire. Acoustic music night, floor singers welcome, free admission.

Spalding Folk Club new venue from 4 April. it will now be found at The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding. PE11 1SS.

 
 

July

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Sunday

1 Grimsby Spiders Web Singers & Musicians

1 Burton upon Stather, The Ferry House. 2.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. The Coleby Ploughjag + Brian Dawson

Monday

2 Epworth, Old School Inn, Singers

2 Doncaster, The Regent Hotel, Regent Square, - Jess Gardham

Tuesday

3 Etton, Processed Pea Folk Club, Light Dragoon, Isla St. Clair

3 Bridlington, Broadacres, singers

Wednesday

4 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, - French Music Session

4 Alford, , Residents night featuring Pete Brough & Rob Saul

4 Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher

4 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Grace Notes

Friday

6 Tap'n' Spile, Lincoln, Gone to the Dogs

6 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

6 Dyke , Nr. Bourne, The Wishing Well, First Friday Acoustic, singaround

Saturday

7 Elloughton, E. Yorks. The Half Moon,Hunsley Acoustic Music The Durbervilles

7 Boothby Pagnell, Nr. Grantham, Midsummer fete.

Sunday

8 Cleethorpes, Boating Lake Bandstand, 2 - 4 p.m. Free Concert, Clarty Sough

8 Grimsby Folk Club, Spiders Web, Carr Lane, Pete Smith with Chris Williams

Monday

9 Doncaster, The Regent Hotel, Regent Square, - The Outside Track

Wednesday

11 Brigg, Nelthorpe Arms, Scanlon's Folk Night s

11 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers Night

Thursday

12 Retford, The Packet Inn, Grove Street, , Session

Friday

13 Faldingworth Village Hall, Faldingworth Live, Steve Turner

13 White Hart, Nettleham, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Saturday

14 Kirkburn, Nr. Driffield, "The Burn" Acoustic Music Club, Open Mic Night - 60's theme night

14 Grimsthorpe Castle, Woven Chords

14 Lincoln Drill Hall, The Ruffs + Paul Dickinson, Winter Wilson and The Higgledy Piggledy Band. Hosted by BBC Radio Lincolnshires Rod Whiting.

Sunday

15 Grimsby Folk Club, Spiders Web, Carr Lane, Singers & Musicians

15 Scunthorpe, Roots to Music, Lincoln Imp, Singers/Musicians night

15 Corringham Beckett Arms Acoustic Music Night 8.30

Monday

16 Epworth, Old School Inn, Singers

16 Doncaster, The Regent Hotel, Regent Square, - Emily Druce

16 Driffield Folk Club, Blue Bell Inn, , Singers Night

Tuesday

17 Rothwell, Blacksmith’s Arms, Reely Grim Folk Dance Club

17 Bridlington, Broadacres, singers

Wednesday

18 Old Nick's , Horncastle, Gone to the Dogs

18 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

18 Alford, , End of season night

18 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers Night

Thursday

19 Gainsborough, Live , Castle Hills Community Arts College, Banda Celtamericana

Friday

20 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

Saturday

21 Grantham Guildhall, , No I.D. and Steven Brunning

Sunday

22 Grimsby Folk Club, Spiders Web, Carr Lane, Bill Caddick

Monday

23 Doncaster, The Regent Hotel, Regent Square, - t.b.c.

Friday

27 White Hart, Nettleham, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Saturday

28 Brigg market Place, 12.00 noon The Bootleggers

Monday

30 Epworth, Old School Inn, Singers

30 Spilsby Theatre, Acoustic/Folk Music Session In Bar

Tuesday

31 Bridlington, Broadacres, singers

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August
 

 

The following clubs are closed for August. See September for next dates. Grimsby Folk Club, Cottingham Live, Scunthorpe - Roots to Music, Lincoln Folk Club - Nettleham, "Not The White Horse" - Beverley


Wednesday

1 Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, singaround

Friday

3 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

Saturday

4 Grimsby, Aboard the Ross Tiger - moored in Alexandra Dock, near Corporation Bridge,
behind the Fishing Heritage Centre, between 11am & 4pm. Dave & Julie Evardson

Tuesday

7 Etton, Processed Pea Folk Club, Light Dragoon, , Pick Of The Pod

Wednesday

8 Brigg, Nelthorpe Arms, Scanlon's Folk Night s

Thursday

9 Retford, The Packet Inn, Grove Street, , Session

Monday

13 Epworth, Old School Inn, Singers

Tuesday

14 Bridlington, Broadacres, singers

Wednesday

15 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

Thursday

16 Spalding, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Singaround

Friday

17 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

Sunday

26 Ancaster, Wooodlandwaters, /230888 / The Londonlasses + Winter / Wilson. Charity event for Lincoln babies supporting the Nocton Ward

Monday

27 Epworth, Old School Inn, Singers

27 Spilsby Theatre, Acoustic/Folk Music Session In Bar

Tuesday

28 Bridlington, Broadacres, singers

Wednesday

29 Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Richard Shindell

Friday

31 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

31 Cleethorpes, Parkway Theatre & Cinema, Scocha

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September
 

 

Tuesday

4 Etton, Processed Pea Folk Club, Light Dragoon, The Happy Cats

Wednesday

5 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Cockersdale

5 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, - French Music Session

5 Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Patsy Matheson & Becky Mills

Friday

7 White Hart, Nettleham, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Saturday

8 Kirkburn, Nr. Driffield, "The Burn" Acoustic Music Club, Open Mic Night

Sunday

9 Grimsby Folk Club, Spiders Web, Carr Lane, club reopens after August break

Monday

10 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Jez Lowe

Wednesday

12 Brigg, Nelthorpe Arms, Scanlon's Folk Night s

12 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

Thursday

13 Retford, The Packet Inn, Grove Street, , Session

Friday

14 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Tom Bliss

Sunday

16 Lincolnshire Folk Autumn event Gainsborough Old Hall 1pm - 4.30pm

16 Epworth, Festival of the Plough, Clarty Sough + Pierrot

Monday

17 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Wednesday

19 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

19 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

Thursday

20 Spalding, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Singaround

20 Gainsborough, Trinity Arts Centre Acoustic Strawbs

Friday

21 Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Monday

24 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Wednesday

26 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Pint & Dale

Friday

28 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Singaround

28 Sleaford Playhouse, , Ralph McTell

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October
 

 

Monday

1 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Guest to be confirmedt

Tuesday

2 Etton, Processed Pea Folk Club, Light Dragoon, Tom Mitchell

Wednesday

3 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

3 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, - French Music Session

3 Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Mary Humphries & Anahata

Friday

5 Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher

Monday

8 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Wednesday

10 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

Friday

12 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Ceilidh with Pigeon English

Saturday

13 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Mini Morris - Morris dancing for families led by Liam Robinson, 10.30am - 11.30am

13 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Tune session 12 noon - 1.45pm

13 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Concert hosted by Tom Lane - Featuring very best local folk musicians, 2pm - 5pm

13 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Concert featuring Winter Wilson, 422 and Jez Lowe & Kate Bramley, 7.30pm - 10.30pm

Sunday

14 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Irish Set Dance Workshop, led by Robin Gracey, 10.30am - 12.30pm

14 Spalding, South Holland Centre, Lincolnshire Folk Harvest Singaround, 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Monday

15 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Local Talent Showcase

Wednesday

17 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Dangerous Curves

17 West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

Thursday

18 Spalding, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Singaround

Friday

19 Gainsborough, Melrose Club, Gainsborough Folk Festival Folk Club 8.30

19 Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Saturday

20 Gainsborough, Trinity Arts Centre Gainsborough Folk Festival

Sunday

21 Gainsborough, Trinity Arts Centre Gainsborough Folk Festival

Monday

22 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Wednesday

24 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

Friday

26 Gainsborough, Trinity Arts Centre Ian McMillan & Henwen

Sunday

28 Lincoln, The Collection , Danes Terrace, LN2 1LP . Tradional music, stories and song with a Lincolnshire theme. Brian Dawson, Liam Robinson and Loretta Rivett

Monday

29 Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Leon Rosselson

Wednesday

31 Cottingham Live, "The Back Room" Hallgate, - Singers & Musicians

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November
 

 

Friday 2nd

Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

Monday 5th

Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Wednesday 7th

West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, - French Music Session

Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Bella Hardy & The Askew Sisters

Monday 12th

Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Singers & Musician's Night

Thursday 15th

Spalding, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Singaround

Friday 16th

Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, John Conolly

Monday 19th

Beverley, 'NOT The White Horse Folk Club', The Foresters Arms, Beckside North. Sara Grey & Kieron Means

Wednesday 21st

West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

Friday 30th

Nettleham, White Hart, Lincoln Folk Club, Singers Night

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December
 

 

Wednesday 5th

West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, - French Music Session

Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Pete Morton

Wednesday 19th

West Stockwith, Waterfront Inn, Session

Thursday 20th

Spalding, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Singaround

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Festival Roundup

Derby Traditional Music and Arts Festival

 

 

Aug. 2 - 5 Wickham Festival (Hampshire)

Aug 10 - 12 Bradfield Traditional Music Festival (Sheffield)

Aug 10 - 12 Saltburn Folk Festival

Aug. 10 - 17 Broadstairs Folk Week

Aug 11 (Liverpool)

Aug 16 - 18 The Durham Gathering

Aug 18 - 24 Whitby Folk Week

Aug. 23 - 27 Towersey Village Festival

Aug. 24 - 25 Driffield Folk Festival

Aug. 24 - 27 SHREWSBURY FOLK FESTIVAL

Aug. 31 - Sept 2 Fylde Folk Festival

Sept. 14 - 16 Bromyard Folk Festival

Sept. 21 - 23 Isle of Wight Folk & Blues Festival

Sept. 22 - 23 The Upton FeelGood Festival

Oct 12 - 14 Lincolnshire Folk Harvest

Oct. 12 - 14 Festival of French and Breton music and dance Otley

Oct. 19 - 21 Gainsborough Folk Festival

Oct. 19 - 21 Whitby Musicport

Oct. 19 - 28 Return to Camden Town, Festival of Irish traditional music.

Oct. 26 - 27 Derby Traditional Music & Arts Festival

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Concert Venues
 

 

TRINITY ARTS CENTRE , GAINSBORO' BOX OFFICE

SPILSBY THEATRE

BLACKFRIARS ARTS CENTRE , BOSTON

STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE

SOUTH HOLLAND CENTRE, SPALDING

GUILDHALL ARTS CENTRE , GRANTHAM

GOOLE ARTS THEATRE , (G.A.T.E.)

SLEAFORD PLAYHOUSE THEATRE BOX OFFICE

OAK HOUSE ARTS CENTRE . POCKLINGTON.

TURK'S HEAD, LINCOLN, REGULAR CONCERTS,

CHERRY BURTON ARTS . THE VILLAGE HALL, MAIN STREET, CHERRY BURTON NR BEVERLEY

BAWTRY, FOLK & BLUES AT THE PHOENIX THEATRE,

GAINSBOROUGH, LIVE , CASTLE HILLS COMMUNITY ARTS COLLEGE,

THE BLACK HORSE, NETTLEHAM, TEXT OR PHONE email

SCUNTHORPE, PLOWRIGHT THEATRE,

THE INTIMATE GIG COMPANY , EVENTS AT THE OLD SCHOOL INN, EPWORTH AND THE PRIORY, SCUNTHORPE.

HUNSLEY ACOUSTIC MUSIC , THE HALF MOON ELLOUGHTON, Nr. BROUGH.

THE CARNIVAL INN , BARTON ON HUMBER

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Folk / Acoustic Music Clubs
 

 

SUNDAY

  • GRIMSBY (North East Lincs.) - Every Sunday
    Grimsby Folk Club
    Spider's Web, Carr Lane, Old Clee, Grimsby

1st SUNDAY SINGAROUND, (from 3pm) THE MONK'S WALK, BEVERLEY

1st. Sunday, 'Acoustic Lounge', Carre Arms Hotel, 1 Mareham Lane, Sleaford,

3 rd. SUNDAY SCUNTHORPE "ROOTS TO MUSIC"   LINCOLN IMP.

SUNDAY (EXCEPT 1st.) SINGAROUND, (from 3pm) THE SUN INN, BEVERLEY

SUNDAY, POCKLINGTON, OAK HOUSE ARTS CENTRE, ACOUSTIC NIGHTS (EVERY 2 MONTHS)

MONDAY

  • BEVERLEY (East Yorkshire) - Every Monday
    'Not' The White Horse Folk Club ,
    The Forester's Arms, 3 Beckside


  • EPWORTH (North Lincolnshire) Alternate Mondays
    Ep'th Folk
    Old School House Inn, Battle Green, Epworth


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  • GRASBY Nr. Caistor (Lincolnshire) Alternate Mondays
    The Crosskeys Inn
    Crosskeys Inn, Brigg Road, Grasby, Lincolnshire
    Acoustic music night, floor singers welcome, free admission
    Membership not required

  ALT MONDAYS, WALKERINGHAM, BRICKMAKERS ARMS, ACOUSTIC CLUB

MONTHLY. USUALLY 2nd MONDAY, BOSTON, THE EAGLE, WEST STREET

3 rd. MONDAY DRIFFIELD FOLK CLUB, BLUE BELL INN,

MONDAY Bob Chiswick's Monday Music Club at the Regent, Regent Square, DONCASTER

TUESDAY

TUES. RAILWAY INN, WEST STREET, DONCASTER

2nd. & 4th. TUES. Mason's Arms, Cornmarket, LOUTH.

1st TUESDAY, PROCESSED PEA, LIGHT DRAGOON, ETTON.

ALT. TUESDAYS, BRIDLINGTON, THE BROADACRES, KINGSGATE, Phone for membership

WEDNESDAY

  • COTTINGHAM (East Yorkshire) - Every Wednesday
    Cottingham Live
    "The Back Room", 173 Hallgate, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. (behind Gilly,s Balloons - opposite the Methodist Church)
  • SPALDING (Lincolnshire.) - 1st. Wednesday
    Spalding Folk Club - Guest nights
    The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS


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  • ALFORD (Lincolnshire) - 1st. & 3rd. Wednesday
    Alford Acoustic
    Half Moon Inn.


  • BRIGG (North Lincs) - 2nd Wednesday
    Scanlon's Folk Nights
    The Nelthorpe Arms, 1, Bridge Street, Brigg. DN20 8LN
    Monthly Singers and Musicians nights. No booked Guests
    No membership required


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THURSDAY

  • SPALDING (Lincolnshire) - 3rd. Thursday
    Spalding Folk Club - Singaround,
    Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA


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FRIDAY

ALT FRIDAYS GAINSBOROUGH FOLK CLUB , MELROSE CLUB. MELROSE ROAD, (OFF MORTON TERRACE),

ALT FRIDAYS LINCOLN FOLK CLUB , THE WHITE HART, HIGH STREET, NETTLEHAM, SINGAROUND (day)

First Friday Music Acoustic, "The Wishing Well Inn" Main street, Dyke , North of Bourne on A15

SATURDAY

  • DONCASTER (South Yorkshire) - Every Saturday
    The Three Horse Shoes, North Bridge
    Singarounds

EVERY SATURDAY, BARTON ON HUMBER, THE CARNIVAL INN , OPEN MIC SESSION

VARIOUS SATURDAYS, FARNSFIELD ACOUSTIC , FARNSFIELD VILLAGE CENTRE, NEW HILL, FARNSFIELD, NR. NEWARK NOTTS. NG22 8JN

  • KIRKBURN (East Yorkshire) - Every 6 to 8 weeks
    "The Burn" - Kirkburn Acoustic Music Club
    Kirkburn Village Hall, off A614 between Driffield & Bainton.
    Open mic nights, all styles welcome, book your spot in advance. No booked guests
    Membership not required
    Contact David & Jean


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Sessions
 

 

LAST MONDAY ACCOUSTIC / FOLK SESSION, SPILSBY THEATRE

EVERY TUESDAY, SIX BELLS, BARROW UPON HUMBER.

EVERY TUESDAY, 8.30pm Monk's Walk, Beverley,

LAST TUESDAY, TAP & SPILE, GRIMSBY, ACOUSTIC NIGHT

WEDNESDAY, LOUTH, THE WOOLPACK, RIVERHEAD.

1st. WED, FRENCH MUSIC SESSION AT THE WATERFRONT INN, WEST STOCKWITH.

3rd. WED. WATERFRONT INN, WEST STOCKWITH.

4th. THURSDAY THE HORSESHOE, THURLBY A15 BETWEEN BOURNE &. MARKET DEEPING.

Second Thursday, The Packet Inn, Grove Street, Retford, Notts.

EVERY FRIDAY, 8.30pm The Tiger, BEVERLEY,

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DANCE

 

 





 

 


 

 

 


 

 

SOCIAL DANCE / CEILIDH CLUBS

SECOND WEDNESDAY AVID D.I.Y. CEILIDHS

  • ROTHWELL (Lincolnshire) - 3rd Wednesday
    "Reely Grim Folk Dance Club"
    The Blacksmith's Arms
    Monthly "Do It Yourself ceilidh", closed August, usually ceilidh with booked band in December
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LINCOLN FOLK DANCE CLUB every Thursday 7.45 - 10.00pm in St Faiths Church Hall West Parade Lincoln LN1 1QL or

DANCE DISPLAY TEAMS

TATTERFOALS MORRIS every Thursday St Hughes Church Hall, Brumby Corner, Scunthorpe,

Rattlejag Morris , based in Retford, Notts. Meets every Monday night at 8.30 at Grove Street Methodist Church Hall - all welcome, beginners and experienced dancers and musicians

  • BOOTLEGGERS APPALACHIAN DANCE
    weekly - St Hughs Church Hall, Brumby Corner, Scunthorpe. 7.30

  • Grimsby Morris Men
    Cotswold Morris, Border Morris and Plough Plays
    Monday, 8 - 10pm at Park Congregational Church Hall, Durban Road, Grimsby
    Contact: Steve Massen

CHOIRS

HULL COMMUNITY CHOIR meet: every Thursday 7.30 - 9.00pm FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, 4 PERCY STREET, HULL.

WOLDS APART , WEST GALLERY QUIRE

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