February 2012

Use the Colour code to find events that interest you:

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

Wed 1 Feb

94.9 FM or click here to listen live online - Tom Lane's Folk programme on BBC Radio Lincolnshire includes a "What's On" rundown, music tracks and sometimes a live guest - 6.30 to 7pm every Wednesday click here for website

Spalding Folk Club - guest: Ewan McLennan - traditional singer, songwriter & guitarist and winner of the BBC Radio2 Horizon Award in 2011 - 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

Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer

Learn English Clog Dancing (women & men) or join the band - Crosskey Clog - Village Hall, Gunton's Rd, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RT - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01778 393507

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

Learn Border dancing with Black Bull Border Morris - mixed English border dance - Wednesdays 8pm - Methodist Church Hall, Horncastle - musicians also welcome - 01507 568438 or email

Thu 2 Feb

600 Whiskies Unplugged Acoustic Music Night upstairs in the Stables Bar, George Hotel, 20 High St, Leadenham, LN5 0PN - usually 1st Thursday each month - 8.15pm - 07835 711709 or email here

Voodoo Unplugged - 'Open Mic' acoustic session - 1st Thursday of the month - Mama Liz's, 9a North Street, Stamford, PE9 1EL - 8 to 11.30pm - email

Learn english rapper sword dance with Rockingham Rapper - Childer's Club, 1A Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA - photos - beginners welcome - partner not needed - 8 to 10pm - every Thursday - 07901 754064 or email

Wolferton Folk Club - Wolferton Social Club, 18 Wolferton, near Sandringham, Norfolk PE31 6HA - alternate Thursdays - 01485 600 948

Fri 3 Feb

First Friday Folk, The Wishing Well, Main St, Dyke, Bourne PE10 0AF - singaround - 8pm - 1st Fridays - 01778 570115 Dean Hardy or email

Music session - Red Lion Hotel, Horncastle, LN9 5HT - 8.30pm - 1st Friday of every month – email

Sat 4 Feb

Sun 5 Feb

Pennyless trio at Mama Liz's North Street, Stamford, PE9 1EL 4-6pm - free

Mon 6 Feb

Sir Harry's Sword junior sword dancers (9 to 16 years old) - most Mondays - 7:00 till 8:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey 01733 208205 or email

Dance for Life barn dance/ceilidh - WI Hall, Park Lane, Holbeach, PE12 7EE - 7pm to 9.30pm - 1st Mondays - £3.50/£2.50 concessions, under 16's free with paying adult - pay on door or book in advance at 01775 723026 - tea, coffee, biscuits or bring your own drinks - hosted by local bands

Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) withPig 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 7 Feb

Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays - details: 01733 891860 - MySpace

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 757981 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

Scottish Country Dance - 8pm Tuesdays - St Mark’s Church Hall, 82 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 2SN

St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278

Learn Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details

Wed 8 Feb

Spalding Folk Club - 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

Learn Border dancing with Black Bull Border Morris - mixed English border dance - Wednesdays 8pm - Methodist Church Hall, Horncastle - musicians also welcome - 01507 568438 or email

Redmile Music singaround - Barnstone Country Club, Works Lane, Barnstone, Notts NG13 9JN - 8.30pm - free - fortnightly - 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

Backroom Acoustic Music Club - songs & music -now at Railway Inn, 132 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HS - 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month - 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

Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - guest caller this week: Kevin Pridmore - admission £2, first evening free - 01733 266873

Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer

Thu 9 Feb

Learn english rapper sword dance with Rockingham Rapper - Childer's Club, 1A Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA - photos - beginners welcome - partner not needed - 8 to 10pm - every Thursday - 07901 754064 or email

Angel Open Mic - Angel Inn, 59 Main Street, Yarwell, Peterborough, PE8 6PR - every other Thursday - 01780 782582 or email

Fri 10 Feb

Acoustic Strawbs in concert - A three piece band with a great history - Dave Cousins' complex, epic songs are the cornerstone of the band's appeal, delivered in his unmistakable vocal style and accompanied by characteristic 12 or 6 string acoustic guitar over a rock backing - Bourne Grammar School, South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE - 7.30pm - tickets £12 from 01778 391647 or the School Office or Walkers Book Shop, North St, Bourne

Strangeworld in concert - now on their 3rd album, with instrumentation including cello, oboe, piano accordion bassoon, cittern, whistles, mandolin,guitar and bagpipes (amongst many others), the band use influences from the musical spectrum to create a sound that is both unique and mesmerising - "taking the folk roots genre and giving it a real makeover" - March Town Hall, Market Place, March, PE15 9JF - tickets £5 from Panini's coffee shop, March Market or call Claire on 01354 652769 - doors 7.30pm, 8pm start

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, St Mary's Street, St Neots, PE19 2TA - mainly tunes with a few songs - 2nd Friday of each month - 8.30 to 11pm - email

Sat 11 Feb

Ceilidh / Barn Dance (the "Winter Warmer" to the Elusive Black Dog ceilidh band - also featuring entertainment from the Bourne Borderers, Tap & Sync Appalachian dance groups, & the powerful harmony trio Hex - Bourne Corn Exchange - parking outside the Corn Exchange, by car from North Street, turn into Harrington Street (opposite Tesco Express) and turn right into Meadowgate, then enter the Burghley Centre car park which leads through to the big car park, PE10 9EG - tickets £8 from 01778 440444 or email

Scandinavian Dance afternoon workshop - Swedish Bingsjo Polska - 2 hours but email to find start time, where it will be, & to book

Scandinavian Dance - start 7.45pm with a tune workshop, followed by 2 dance workshops & then a social dance - hall of Northwick Arms, High street, Ketton, PE9 3TA - email

Sun 12 Feb

Mon 13 Feb

Sir Harry's Sword junior sword dancers (9 to 16 years old) - most Mondays - 7:00 till 8:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey 01733 208205 or email

Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - Burghley Square Club, 7 Burghley Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2QA - 01733 345883 or email

Irish & american tune session - Ship Inn, 20 West Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EF - 9pm - 2nd Mon of the month - email

Boston Folk Club - upstairs at Eagle pub, 144 West St, Boston (just across from the rail station), PE21 8RE - normally 2nd Monday of the month - 01205 358783

Folk at the Oak, Oak Inn, 48 Stamford Rd (the A43), Easton-on-the-Hill, Stamford, PE9 3PA - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 14 Feb

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 757981 or email

Liz Padgett on Tulip Radio (listen live through the internet link or 107.5FM) - 7 to 9pm - two Tuesdays a month http://www.tulip-radio.org/

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

Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7QW - 8.30pm - free - hosted by James Edmonds - email

Scottish Country Dance - 8pm Tuesdays - St Mark’s Church Hall, 82 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 2SN

St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278

Learn Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details

Wed 15 Feb

Spalding Folk Club - 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

Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer

Wype Doles Longsword – mixed team dancing linked sword dances from the North Yorkshire traditions most Wednesdays - 8:00 till 10:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA - 01733 769360 or 07783 6733507

Learn Border dancing with Black Bull Border Morris - mixed English border dance - Wednesdays 8pm - Methodist Church Hall, Horncastle - musicians also welcome - 01507 568438 or email

Music session,maybe songs, - British Legion Club, Rookswood Rd, March PE15 8AS -3rd Wednesdays - 01354 656094 or 01354 656208

Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - admission £2, first evening free - 01733 266873

Thu 16 Feb

Wolferton Folk Club - Wolferton Social Club, 18 Wolferton, near Sandringham, Norfolk PE31 6HA - alternate Thursdays - 01485 600 948

Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 or email

Spalding singaround, Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding PE11 3AA (follow Cradge Bank next to BP station) - 3rd Thursdays - 01205 723884 click here

Baston concert: The Outside Track - a stunning synthesis of virtuosity & energy, The Outside Track's marriage of Canadian, Scottish & Irish music & song has been rapturously received around the world. A very lively 5 piece band - Supporting artistes : tbc - THIS AND THE MARCH CONCERT WILL TAKE PLACE AT Greatford Village Hall, Carlby Road, Greatford, Stamford, PE9 4PR whilst Baston Barn is being refurbished - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Fri 17 Feb

Open mic - Cellar Bar, Thorpe Lodge Hotel, 83-85 Thorpe Rd, Peterborough, PE3 6JQ - 3rd Friday of the month - 8.30pm - details: 01733 891860

Sat 18 Feb

Pennyless trio - lunch time session, free. 12-2pm in the cafe bar. Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY 01522 873894

Sun 19 Feb

Singaround - Marquis of Granby, 65 Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7DA - some tunes - 4 to 8pm - 3rd Sun in the month - 01529 300277 or email

Pennyless trio at Mama Liz's North Street, Stamford, PE9 1EL 4-6pm - free

Grantham Folk Club, Blue Pig Inn, Vine Street, Grantham, NG316RQ - 3rd Sun in the month - email or 01572 789939

Learn Appalachian dance - watch some here - with Tap & Sync - 5. to 7.30pm every Sunday - Thurning Village Hall, Barkston Main Street, Thurning, Peterborough, PE8 5RB - - contact Pam 07725 191754 or email

Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 20 Feb

Haconby Hare music session - musicians & listeners welcome - Hare & Hounds, 2 West Rd, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 3rd Mondays - 8pm - 01778 571563 or email

Sir Harry's Sword junior sword dancers (9 to 16 years old) - most Mondays - 7:00 till 8:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey 01733 208205 or email

Musicians and Dancers wanted. Learn Molly Dancing (women & men) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - Burghley Square Club, 7 Burghley Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2QA - 01733 345883 or email

Bluegrass tune session - Shuckburgh Arms, Main St, Southwick, Oundle, PE8 5BL - 3rd Mondays of the month - 8.30pm

Tue 21 Feb

Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free - 01733 202488 or 01733 351668 or email James Edmonds

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: 07903 649842 or email

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 757981 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

Oakham Unplugged, the Horseshoe, 83 Braunston Rd, Oakham LE15 6LE - 3rd Tuesday of month - Jacquie Walker - 8.30pm - free

Scottish Country Dance - 8pm Tuesdays - St Mark’s Church Hall, 82 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 2SN

St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278

Learn Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details

Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Wed 22 Feb

Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer

Learn Border dancing with Black Bull Border Morris - mixed English border dance - Wednesdays 8pm - Methodist Church Hall, Horncastle - musicians also welcome - 01507 568438 or email

Backroom Acoustic Music Club - songs & music -now at Railway Inn, 132 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HS - 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month - email

Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - guest caller: George Hearndem - admission £2, first evening free - 01733 266873

Thu 23 Feb

Angel Open Mic - Angel Inn, 59 Main Street, Yarwell, Peterborough, PE8 6PR - every other Thursday - 01780 782582 or email

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

Peterborough Open Mic - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road Peterborough, PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - last Thursday of every month - Jules Morgan 07810 867229 or email

Fri 24 Feb

A Thousand Years of Music - When the music press describes someone as 'Probably the best and most original young acoustic guitar player and composer in Britain' then you know that something pretty special is going on. Welcome to the world of UK acoustic guitar phenomenon Clive Carroll... - In A Thousand Years of Music, Clive takes the audience on a musical journey from 12^th Century Rounds and Bach through to the Kaiser Chiefs via 16^th Century lute songs, Spanish guitar music, South American Tangos, Django Reindhart jazz, Beatles songs and Coldplay! -Market House, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9DD - 7.30pm - tickets from 01406 366767

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

Start of Melodeon weekend - Issey Emeney (tutor) - JS Arts, The Archway, 15 Swinegate, Grantham, NG31 6RJ - £275 incl tuition, accomodation & all meals - 01476 567021 or 07713 760266

Sat 25 Feb

Ceilidh / barn dance to the Waggonload of Monkeys Band - Lawrence Park Village Hall, Crown Lane, Thurlby, Bourne, PE10 0EZ - 01778 424717

Harmonica Workshop with Steve Lockwood - back by popular demand, harmonica master Steve's all new workshops – including pop, rock, folk and blues material – especially for the Grantham Arts Centre so whether you’re a complete beginner or more advanced, , there’s something for you - 1- 5pm - £25 - diatonic C harmonica available to buy on the day for £8 - Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ - 7.30pm - £16/£14 - 01476 406158.

Sun 26 Feb

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

Irish (mainly) music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 27 Feb

Folk at the Oak, Oak Inn, 48 Stamford Rd (the A43), Easton-on-the-Hill, Stamford, PE9 3PA - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Sir Harry's Sword junior sword dancers (9 to 16 years old) - most Mondays - 7:00 till 8:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey 01733 208205 or email

Open Mic - The Crown Inn, Duck St, Elton, Northants, PE8 6RQ - usually 3rd Monday of the month - 8pm - John on 07736 434234 or email

Tune and song session - Pig & Whistle, Market Place, Swineshead, PE20 3LJ - 4th Mondays of the month - 8pm - Tom or Anne 01205 280749 or email

Tue 28 Feb

'Big Sing' - a free evening of non-stop, random jump in, mainly traditional, chorus songs - no introspective ballads - Red Lion, 48 King Street, West Deeping, PE6 9HP - 01778 560497 or email

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 757981 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

Liz Padgett on Tulip Radio (listen live through the internet link or 107.5FM) - 7 to 9pm - two Tuesdays a month

Scottish Country Dance - 8pm Tuesdays - St Mark’s Church Hall, 82 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, PE1 2SN

St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278

Learn Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details

Wisbech Acoustic Music Club - The Three Tuns, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13 2AP - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - tel 07730 814013 or email

Music session - Durham Ox, Church Street, Orston, Notts, NG13 9NS (just off A52) - last Tuesday of the month - 8 to 11pm - Mark Pargin 01949 850059 or 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

Wisbech Acoustic Music Club - The Three Tuns, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13 2AP - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - tel 07730 814013 or email

Wed 29 Feb

Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873

Mike Harding's folk, roots & acoustic show on Radio 2 - 7 to 8pm every Wednesday or listen through BBC iplayer

Learn Border dancing with Black Bull Border Morris - mixed English border dance - Wednesdays 8pm - Methodist Church Hall, Horncastle - musicians also welcome - 01507 568438 or email

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