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SONG: folk clubs, singarounds & concerts IN RED, MUSIC: sessions IN GREEN, DANCING (social): ceilidhs, barn dances, scottish, irish set, french dancing & Playford IN BLUE, DANCING (team): morris, clog, longsword, rapper sword, molly & appalachian displays to watch, or learning sessions - IN PURPLE, FESTIVALS & other IN BLACK
Fri 1 Apr
First Friday Folk, The Wishing Well, Main St, Dyke, Bourne PE10 0AF - Regular singaround, followed, this week only, by the appearance of special guest Brian Dawson - raffle, free admission by purchase of 'compulsory' raffle ticket - 8pm - 1st Fridays (different venue in Dec) - 01778 570115 Dean Hardy or email
Concert by Evening Star - European traditional music influenced by 21st century sound. Blowzabella’s Paul James - bagpipes, saxophones, flutes, leads a world class line-up of Patrick Bouffard (France) - hurdy-gurdy; Carlos Beceiro (Spain) – bouzouki, bass guitar; Luke Daniels (UK/Ireland) – diatonic button accordion; Victor Nicholls (UK/Armenia) – bass and electric guitars, electronics, and Gigi Biolcati (Italy) – drums and percussion. Patrick Bouffard is Frances’s best known and most influential player of the hurdy-gurdy. Carlos Beceiro tours all over the world with Spain’s leading folk group La Musgana. Virtuoso accordionist Luke Daniels won the BBC Young Folk Musician of the Year Award and went on to tour with Irish music legends De Dannan, in Riverdance and with his own groups. Victor Nicholls has played with many jazz and folk legends and does things with a bass guitar and electronics that defy easy description. Gigi Biolcati can make a tambourine sound like a whole drum kit and plays with many leading Italian jazz and folk musicians including Riccardo Tesi. Apart from playing in Blowzabella (he also produces Blowzabella’s albums and organises the band) Paul James formed Evening Star with musicians he met while playing in various European bands. The idea is to play original material influenced by traditional music and traditional music influenced by contemporary sounds and styles. AnvilArts in Basingstoke made forming the group possible with a commission. The result is a bringing together of Mediterranean and northern European sounds with great tunes and fabulous rhythmic drive played by musicians completely on top of their game - 7.30pm - Greetham Community Centre, Great Lane, Greetham, Oakham, Rutland LE15 7NG (just off A1 between Stamford & Colsterworth) - tickets 01572 812804
Sat 2 Apr
Lark Rise to Candleford - drama - Flora Thompson's enduring portrait in growing up in rural Oxfordshire at the end of the nineteenth century, a faitful account of this deeply affectionate picture of village life, and a delightful introduction to an unforgettable cast of characters - West Deeping Village Hall, PE - 01778 380197 or email
(cancelled this month) Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502 or email - these evenings are usually acoustic, amplified occasionally.
Sun 3 Apr
Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Mon 4 Apr
Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - upstairs in the Performance Theatre, Thomas Deacon Academy, Queen's Gardens, off Park Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2UW (as you come through the gate on Queens Gardens look to the right hand side of school and head down to the south entrance) - 01733 345883 or email
Tue 5 Apr
Learn Morris Dancing (men only) - Peterborough Morris, Fletton Ex-Service & WM Club, 243a High St, Peterborough PE2 9EH - every Tuesday, 8.30pm, Sept to April - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786
Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays - details: 01733 891860 - MySpace
Learn Morris Dancing with Kesteven Morris (men and women). New members welcomed - meet in Sleaford every Tuesday at 8.30 p.m - Men in the Scout Hut, Reform Place, off Westgate, NG34 7QR - Women in St Botolph’s Hall, Grantham Road, NG34 7NB - 01777 228303 or 01529 305186 or email
Irish set dancing - every Tuesday in term time, but not 2nd Tuesdays of the month - 9 to 11pm - £1 - Ebeneezer's Club, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9AG - 01733 757286 or 01733 893417
Wed 6 Apr
94.9 FM Tom Lane's Folk programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire includes a "What's On" rundown - 6.30 to 7pm every Wednesday - click here to listen live
Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer
Spalding Folk Club - guest this week: Pete Coe - "a one-man folk industry", "He explores the heartland of the English folk song revival with an ease and honesty that invests traditional songs with a simplistic beauty", a prolific songwriter and his songs include Joseph Baker (performed by The Chieftains), The Alimony Run, Sold Down the River Again" - South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £6 (£5 members) 01406 380100 or email
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Learn english English Clog Dancing (women & men, as a team, not individual) - Crosskey Clog, Village Hall, Gunton's Rd, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RT - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01778 393507
Redmile Music singaround - Barnstone Country Club, Works Lane, Barnstone, Notts NG13 9JN - 8.30pm - free - fortnightly on Wednesdays - everyone is welcome to play, sing, or relax and listen, where musicians of all abilities can get together and enjoy each other's music - for details contact Sairz on 01159 332225 or 07841 333315 or email
Bluegrass & Old Time session - Six Bells, 11 Covent Garden, Cambridge, CB1 2HS - 8.30pm - usually the 2nd Wednesday of the month, but may change week occasionally to avoid a fortnightly Open Mic session which runs at the pub - email
Thu 7 Apr
600 Whiskies Unplugged Acoustic Music Night upstairs in the Stables Bar, 600 Whiskies (was George Hotel), 20 High St, Leadenham, LN5 0PN - usually 1st Thursday each month - 8.15pm - 07835 711709 or email here
Fri 8 Apr
No Frills Ceilidh with The Beltonas (caller Sue Gray) - St Mary's Church Hall, Rose Lane, Pinchbeck, Spalding, PE11 3RN - doors open 7.30pm for 7.45 start, 10.30 finish - no bar so bring your own alcohol - tea & coffee included - homemade cakes on sale - tickets £2.50 from email
Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - The Bricklayer's Arms, Station Rd, Whittlesey, PE7 1UA - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays excl. Jul & Aug - 01733 206627 or email
Music session - The Chequers, 7 Church Rd, Wimbotsham, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE34 3QG - 8.30pm - 2nd Friday of the month - 07949 977282 or email
Show of Hands in concert - Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln - 8.00pm - £18 -Box Office 01522 873894
Scandinavian Dance - come to dance, play, or just enjoy the evening - in function room of Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, Stamford, PE9 3TA - usually on the 2nd Friday of each month - 8 to 11pm - £3 - email
Sat 9 Apr
Sun 10 Apr
Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 or email
Mon 11 Apr
Boston Folk Club - guest this month: Ron Trueman Border - upstairs at Eagle pub, 144 West St, Boston (just across from the rail station), PE21 8RE - normally 2nd Monday of the month - 01205 358783
Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - upstairs in the Performance Theatre, Thomas Deacon Academy, Queen's Gardens, off Park Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2UW (as you come through the gate on Queens Gardens look to the right hand side of school and head down to the south entrance) - 01733 345883 or email
Tue 12 Apr
Liz Padgett on Tulip Radio (listen live through the internet link or 107.5FM) - 7 to 9pm
Learn Morris Dancing (men only) - Peterborough Morris, Fletton Ex-Service & WM Club, 243a High St, Peterborough PE2 9EH - every Tuesday, 8.30pm, Sept to April - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786
Irish set dancing - every Tuesday in term time - 9-11pm - £1 - The Swiss Cottage, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9AG - 01733 757286 or 01733 751477
Learn Morris Dancing with Kesteven Morris (men and women). New members welcomed - meet in Sleaford every Tuesday at 8.30 p.m - Men in the Scout Hut, Reform Place, off Westgate, NG34 7QR - Women in St Botolph’s Hall, Grantham Road, NG34 7NB - 01777 228303 or 01529 305186 or email
Open Mic - The Rose, Burghley Rd, Peterborough - 8pm - email
Wed 13 Apr
94.9 FM Tom Lane's Folk programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire includes a "What's On" rundown - 6.30 to 7pm every Wednesday - click here to listen live
Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer
Learn english English Clog Dancing (women & men, as a team, not individual) - Crosskey Clog, Village Hall, Gunton's Rd, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RT - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01778 393507
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham - for those who don't know, Aly is Scotland's supreme traditional style fiddler and Phil is a world famous accorion player & composer - Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford PE9 2DL - 8pm - £12 (£10) - 01780 763203
Backroom Acoustic Music Club - songs & music - now at Railway Inn, 132 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HS - 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month - email
Thu 14 Apr
Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - a regularish session but not always the same Thursday in the month - 8.30pm - 01775 723026
Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle in concert - The Hare and Hounds, Fulbeck nr. Grantham, NG32 3JJ - 8.00pm - £10 - £8 - tel: Spencer 01400 279220
Fri 15 Apr
French dancing - waltz, mazurka, bourree, scottish, etc - dancers & musicians of any level welcome - Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton (hall in the car park) - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays, except July & Aug - details Adam or Mary 01780 720521 or email
Folk Thing music festival, Ashby Folville, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Sat 16 Apr
Folk Thing music festival, Ashby Folville, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Sun 17 Apr
The Lesley Curtis Band - 'Harley Daze' outdoor event, Unit 3, Market Gate Precinct, Market Deeping, PE6 8DL - 1-5pm - tickets £7.50 or £20 family, incl American style "all you can eat" buffet with burgers, hot dogs & boston baked beans from Harleys Diner in Market Deeping - afternoon incl Guys & Gals Arm Wrestling, Harley Bike Show, Kids Colouring competition & face painting - 01778 346952 or email
Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Pig Dyke Molly dancing at St George's Fayre, March town centre, Cambs - 2.30 & 3.30pm
Singaround - Marquis of Granby, 65 Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DA - some tunes - 4 to 8pm - 3rd Sun in the month - 01529 300277 or email
Grantham Folk Club, Blue Pig Inn, Vine Street, Grantham, NG316RQ - 3rd Sun in the month - email or 01572 789939
Mon 18 Apr
Haconby Hare music session - musicians & listeners welcome - Hare & Hounds, 2 West Rd, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 3rd Mondays - 8pm - 01778 571563 or email
Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - upstairs in the Performance Theatre, Thomas Deacon Academy, Queen's Gardens, off Park Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2UW (as you come through the gate on Queens Gardens look to the right hand side of school and head down to the south entrance) - 01733 345883 or email
Open Mic - The Crown Inn, Duck St, Elton, Northants, PE8 6RQ - 3rd Monday of the month - 8pm - 07736 434234 or email
Bluegrass tune session - Shuckburgh Arms, Main St, Southwick, Oundle, PE8 5BL - 3rd Mondays of the month - 8.30pm
Feast of Fiddles in concert - six of the UK’s finest fiddle players in a band of 11 which includes Dave Mattacks – the grandfather of folk rock drumming, Peter Knight of Steeleye Span and Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention, as well as Brian McNeill, Ian Cutler, Tom Leary and Garry Blakeley. This unique collection of musicians bring their own individual styles together to visit almost every musical genre you can think of, in an entertainment that may have you dancing in the aisles and perhaps even shedding a tear - 8pm - £16 - Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY - 01522 873894
Tue 19 Apr
Learn Morris Dancing (men only) - Peterborough Morris, Fletton Ex-Service & WM Club, 243a High St, Peterborough PE2 9EH - every Tuesday, 8.30pm, Sept to April - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786
Learn Morris Dancing with Kesteven Morris (men and women). New members welcomed - meet in Sleaford every Tuesday at 8.30 p.m - Men in the Scout Hut, Reform Place, off Westgate, NG34 7QR - Women in St Botolph’s Hall, Grantham Road, NG34 7NB - 01777 228303 or 01529 305186 or email
Irish set dancing - every Tuesday in term time, but not 2nd Tuesdays of the month - 9 to 11pm - £1 - Ebeneezer's Club, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9AG - 01733 757286 or 01733 893417
Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, near Oundle, PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: 01780 470470 or email
Wed 20 Apr
94.9 FM Tom Lane's Folk programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire includes a "What's On" rundown - 6.30 to 7pm every Wednesday - click here to listen live
Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer
Learn english English Clog Dancing (women & men, as a team, not individual) - Crosskey Clog, Village Hall, Gunton's Rd, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RT - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01778 393507
Redmile Music singaround - Barnstone Country Club, Works Lane, Barnstone, Notts NG13 9JN - 8.30pm - free - fortnightly on Wednesdays - everyone is welcome to play, sing, or relax and listen, where musicians of all abilities can get together and enjoy each other's music - for details contact Sairz on 01159 332225 or 07841 333315 or email
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Learn Border (anglo/welsh) Dancing (women & Men) or join the band - Bourne Borderers - Edenham Village hall, Church Lane, Edenham, Lincs, PE10 0LS - every Wednesday - 8pm to 10pm - tel: 01778 424846
Thur 21 Apr
Baston concert: Mike & Ali Vass - Widely regarded as one of Scotland's finest young fiddlers, Mike performs in a duo with his pianist/singer twin sister Ali. There's a spark between the pair, a sense of one encouraging the other, driving each other to creative heights and revelling in the music they make, that communicates strongly to an audience - Supporting artists : Tautus Roks - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)
Spalding singaround, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding PE11 3AA (follow Cradge Bank next to BP station) - 3rd Thursdays - 01205 723884 click here
Fri 22 Apr
Pennyless folk trio playing a lively jiggety mixture of traditional Irish, English, Scottish and American tunes on Flute, Fiddle and Guitar. Also motley percussion, whistle and melodica and original songs from their first two albums with three part harmonies - The Crown Inn, High Street East, Uppingham, LE15 9PY, 01572 822302
Sat 23 Apr
Ceilidh / barn dance to the Elusive Black Dog band - Scopwick Village Hall, Brookside, Scopwick, Lincoln, LN4 3PA - 8pm to 11.30pm - 01526 322292
Better Late Than Naked - Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY - 01522 873894
Pennyless folk trio playing a lively jiggety mixture of traditional Irish, English, Scottish and American tunes on Flute, Fiddle and Guitar. Also motley percussion, whistle and melodica and original songs with three part harmonies - The Golden Pheasant, Main Rd, Etton, nr Peterborough, PE6 7DA - 1.30 to 4pm - free
Sun 24 Apr
Pennyless - Mama Liz's, 9 North St, Stamford, PE9 1EL - 4 to 6pm
Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Traditional song & music session - Castle Inn, High Street, Castle Bytham, NG33 4RZ - free - 7.30 to 10.30 - the 4th Sunday of the month - 01780 410563
Mon 25 Apr
Ouse Washes dancing at the Lamb & Flag, Main Street, Welney, Wisbech, PE14 9RB - 1pm
Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - upstairs in the Performance Theatre, Thomas Deacon Academy, Queen's Gardens, off Park Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2UW (as you come through the gate on Queens Gardens look to the right hand side of school and head down to the south entrance) - 01733 345883 or email
Tue 26 Apr
Liz Padgett on Tulip Radio (listen live through the internet link or 107.5FM) - 7 to 9pm
Learn Morris Dancing (men only) - Peterborough Morris, Fletton Ex-Service & WM Club, 243a High St, Peterborough PE2 9EH - every Tuesday, 8.30pm, Sept to April - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786
Open Mic - The Rose, Burghley Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2QB - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays - email
Learn Morris Dancing with Kesteven Morris (men and women). New members welcomed - meet in Sleaford every Tuesday at 8.30 p.m - Men in the Scout Hut, Reform Place, off Westgate, NG34 7QR - Women in St Botolph’s Hall, Grantham Road, NG34 7NB - 01777 228303 or 01529 305186 or email
Irish set dancing - every Tuesday in term time, but not 2nd Tuesdays of the month - 9 to 11pm - £1 - Ebeneezer's Club, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough, PE2 9AG - 01733 757286 or 01733 893417
Music and song session - Shuckburgh Arms, Main St, Southwick, Oundle, PE8 5BL - 4th Tuesdays of the month - 8.30pm - 07732 169161 or email
Wed 27 Apr
94.9 FM Tom Lane's Folk programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire includes a "What's On" rundown - 6.30 to 7pm every Wednesday - click here to listen live
Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer
Learn english English Clog Dancing (women & men, as a team, not individual) - Crosskey Clog, Village Hall, Gunton's Rd, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RT - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01778 393507
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts in concert - Old Ship Inn, Main St, Lowdham, Notts, NG14 7BE - 01159 663 596
Learn Border (anglo/welsh) Dancing (women & Men) or join the band - Bourne Borderers - Edenham Village hall, Church Lane, Edenham, Lincs, PE10 0LS - every Wednesday - 8pm to 10pm - tel: 01778 424846
Backroom Acoustic Music Club - songs & music - now at Railway Inn, 132 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HS - 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month - email
Thu 28 Apr
Music session - Durham Ox, Church Street, Orston, Notts, NG13 9NS (just off A52) - fourth Tuesday of the month - 8 to 11pm - Mark Pargin 01949 850059
Fri 29 Apr
Ceilidh/barn dance to the Waggonload of Monkeys - Swayfield Village Hall, 33 Corby Road, Swayfield, Grantham, NG33 4LQ - 01476 550909 or 07804 845205
Ceilidh/barn dance to Charlie's Ant - Church of the Ascension Hall, Edinburgh Rd, Grantham, NG31 9QZ - 7 to 10.30pm - order tickets £8, £5 concessions, £22 family from Joy 07828 789541 - ticket price includes a light buffet
Sat 30 Apr
Pennyless - Lincoln Drill Hall Café Bar, Free School Lane, Lincoln - free - 12.00pm
Jamie Roberts & Katriona Gilmore - combine astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies with considerable songwriting talent to make a truly distinctive sound - St James' Church, Aslackby, (between Bourne & Sleaford) - 7.30pm - bar - tickets in advance £15 include food - Dave on 01778 440974 or email
John Renbourn & Robin Williamson, Wizz Jones in concert - Westgate School, Westgate, Lincoln, LN1 3BQ - 7.30pm - £13 - £11 - tel: Andy on 01526 352153
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