June 2011

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 Jun

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

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: John Connolly - "John Conolly is an internationally-respected songwriter who has based his style firmly in the folk tradition. His finely-crafted songs are performed with warmth, good humour and lilting accompaniments on guitar and melodeon" - 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

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

Crosskey Clog - men's & women's Northwest Morris team - dance out a different pub many Wednesdays in the summer - tonight: Ramblewood Inn, The Village, Orton Longueville, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 7DN
- see website or ring 01778 393507 for details

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

Thu 2 Jun

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 3 Jun

Accordion weekend - tutor: David Oliver - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

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

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 (not this month) - 8 to 11pm - £3 - email

Sat 4 Jun

Rattlejag Morris, with guest dance teams Grimsby Morrismen, and Duke Dandy Clog will be entertaining - from 10.30am at Newark Market Place, from around 1.30pm at the Millgate Museum, Millgate, Newark, NG24 4TS - also see "A Year in the Life of Rattlejag Morris" display in the museum - details 01522 703510 or email

Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston in concert - as well as being a superb vocalist and double bassist, Miranda continues to surprise audiences with her musical versatility, and demonstrates her ability as a guitarist and interpreter of song, slipping effortlessly between genres. She has a strong repertoire and has recently formed a duo with Rex Preston; the most virtuosic mandolin player in the UK today. His style & fluidity augments Miranda’s songs beautifully - West Deeping Village Hall, King Street, West Deeping - tickets £10 Tel: 01778 380197 or email

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.

Accordion weekend - tutor: David Oliver - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

Sun 5 Jun

Accordion weekend - tutor: David Oliver - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

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

Haconby Open Mic - PA provided, no drums please - Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 1st Sundays - 8pm - 01778 571428 Nick Gomm

Mon 6 Jun

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 7 Jun

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

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

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

Peterborough Morris dancing at The Ship Inn, 20 West St, Oundle, PE8 4EF - from 8pm - dance out at a different pub most Tuesdays in May, June & July - sometimes a bit of music afterwards - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786

Wed 8 Jun

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

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

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 - 01733 266873

Crosskey Clog - men's & women's Northwest Morris team - dance out at a different pub many Wednesdays in the summer - tonight: Three Horseshoes, 179 Main St, Yaxley, Peterborough PE7 3LD - see website or ring 01778 393507 for details

Thu 9 Jun

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts, NG25 0PT - see website for full details

Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - a regularish session but not always the same Thursday in the month - ring to find out when the next one is - 8.30pm - 01775 723026

Fri 10 Jun

Fiddle weekend - tutor: Stewart Hardy - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or 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

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts, NG25 0PT - see website for full details

St Neots Folk Festival, The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs - see website for full details

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in concert - The brilliant, innovative harping of Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Irish Traditional Musician of the Year 2001, and the astonishing virtuosity and versatility of English guitar wizard Chris Newman, has been heard all over the world: here for the first time with their addictive and stylish cocktail of powerhouse Irish dance-music, gorgeous airs, evocative old songs and striking new compositions - with shots of hot jazz and bluegrass thrown in! Their new CD FireWire has garnered extraordinary critical acclaim - Sproxton Village Hall, LE14 4RE - 01476 860293

Clive Carroll - On graduating from Trinity College in 1998, Clive Carroll was described by Acoustic Guitar magazine as "The best and most original young acoustic guitar player and composer in Britain". Since then he has toured internationally with legends John Renbourn and Tommy Emmanuel, and in 2005 collaborated with Renbourn on the Sony Picture Classics film, Driving Lessons. With his breathtaking mastery of techniques and antecedents from Benjamin Britten to Nick Drake and from Renbourn through Gordon Giltrap and Pat Metheny, join this stunningly virtuosic guitarist on "a joyful fairground ride of instrumental style" - Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford PE9 2DL - 8pm - £14 (£12) - 01780 763203

Sat 11 Jun

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts, NG25 0PT - see website for full details

St Neots Folk Festival, The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs - see website for full details

Fiddle weekend - tutor: Stewart Hardy - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

Ceilidh/barn dance to the Waggonload of Monkeys - in aid of Uffington Cricket Club, at a barn in Uffington, near Stamford, Lincs - 01778 560497

Sun 12 Jun

Haconby Unplugged (song session, see 3rd Mons for tune session) - Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 or email

The Gate to Southwell Folk Festival, Upton Road, Southwell, Notts, NG25 0PT - see website for full details

St Neots Folk Festival, The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs - see website for full details

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

Fiddle weekend - tutor: Stewart Hardy - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £250 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

Mon 13 Jun

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

Boston Folk Club - guest this month: Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - upstairs at Eagle pub, 144 West St, Boston (just across from the rail station), PE21 8RE - normally 2nd Monday of the month - 01205 358783

Tue 14 Jun

Peterborough Morris dancing at The Green Dragon, The Square, Ryhall, Stamford, PE9 4HJ - from about 8pm (at Tolethorpe Hall at 7pm) - dance out at a different pub most Tuesdays in May, June & July - sometimes a bit of music afterwards - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786

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

Wed 15 Jun

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

Crosskey Clog - men's & women's Northwest Morris team - dance out a different pub many Wednesdays in the summer - tonight: Spinning Wheel, 4 Church St, Baston, Peterborough, PE6 9PE - see website or ring 01778 393507 for details

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

Thu 16 Jun

Horses Brawl - a 'Music in Quiet Places' concert - with roots embedded in traditional English and early music from Europe, Horses Brawl play guitar, bowed guitar, double-barrelled recorders and crumhorn. Improvising around music drawn from over eight centuries, they add their own melodies transforming them into mesmerising new compositions - St James' Church, Church Street, Deeping St James - 7.30 to 9.30pm - tickets £12/£11 from 01476 406158 or from The Old Bakery, Church St

Lesley Curtis Band in concert - Voodoo Lounge, Mama Liz, 9a North Street, Stamford, PE9 1EL

Irish Music session - Shuckburgh Arms, Main St, Southwick, Oundle, PE8 5BL - 3rd Thursdays of the month - 8.30pm

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

Fri 17 Jun

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

Sat 18 Jun

Kieran Goss in concert - hailed as one of Ireland’s leading songwriters and performers, Kieran Goss’s music has won him fans across the globe. But if his songs have made him a star, his live shows have made him a legend. Live on stage is where Kieran Goss really shines. “The sense of fun is tremendous, the playing first rate and the songs are sheer quality. The encores were genuine, but only because the man is too.” The Irish Times “One man, one guitar and a voice sent express mail from heaven.” Time Out - 8pm - £12 (£10 in advance) - Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY - 01522 873894

Sun 19 Jun

Tourdion playing at Castle Bytham Midsummer Fair - free admission & parking, stalls, beer festival, etc

Kesteven Morris (men’s & women’s teams) dancing between 11.00am and 3.00pm at the Scarecrow Weekend, Ashby de la Launde, LN4 3JG (near Sleaford)

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

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 20 Jun

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

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

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

Tue 21 Jun

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

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

Peterborough Morris dancing at The Red Lion, 48 King Street, West Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 9HP - from 8pm - dance out at a different pub most Tuesdays in May, June & July - sometimes a bit of music afterwards - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786

Wed 22 Jun

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

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

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

Crosskey Clog - men's & women's Northwest Morris team - dance out a different pub many Wednesdays in the summer - tonight: Crown Inn, 8 Duck St, Elton, Peterborough, PE8 6RQ - see website or ring 01778 393507 for details

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

Thu 23 Jun

Baston concert: Alistair Russell & Chris Parkinson - Alistair was for many years the lead vocalist for The Battlefield Band and toured worldwide with them between 1984 and 1997. He is a fabulous singer and guitarist. Chris currently divides his time between duos with Alistair, studio sessions for the Billy Connolly TV shows, and sidesman duties with Steve Phillips, John Wright, Martin Simpson and Norma Waterson/Martin Carthy. He is one of the most popular session players with melodeon, harmonica and accordion in the business - Supporting artiste : Better Late Than Naked - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Fri 24 Jun

An evening of Folk music on the Lawn at Cogglesford Mill, East Road Sleaford, NG34 7EQ - 7.00pm to 10.00pm - with Nigel Creasey & Terri Clarke; Tom Lane & Anne Irving - free

Pennyless folk duo - The Grainstore, Oakham, LE15 6RE - 8pm - free

Sat 25 Jun

Ruff ‘n’ Ready- Irish Hooley in concert - Ruff ‘n’ Ready is a popular local Irish Folk Group playing traditional and modern music you can sing along to including ‘Black Velvet Band’, ‘Fields of Athenry’, ‘Wild Rover’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’. Described as a ‘lively, entertaining, colourful, charismatic group of fine musicians’, the group has played at many prestigious venues including The Tower of London. Accompanied by dancers from the Grantham School of Dance, you can expect an exhilarating, fun, toe-tapping evening of song and dance you’ll never forget - Guildhall Arts Centre on St Peter’s Hill Grantham, NG31 6PZ,- 7.30 to 9.30pm - tickets £8/£6 from 01476 406158

Pennyless folk duo - The Golden Pheasant, Etton, Peterborough, PE6 7DA - 8pm - free

Sun 26 Jun

World Egg Throwing Championships - nothing to do with folk music but sounds too good to miss! - as part of Swaton Vintage Day, The Park, Thorpe Latimer, near Sleaford, Lincs (between Swaton & Helpringham on B1394) - 07932 819406

An afternoon of Folk Music at the George Hotel, High Street, Leadenham, LN5 0PN 2pm onwards - free - in aid of Help the Heroes - Tom Lane & Anne Irving, members of the Naira Project & many more

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 27 Jun

Tue 28 Jun

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

Peterborough Morris dancing at The Ploughman, Staniland Way, WErrington, Peterborough, PE4 6NA - from 8pm - dance out at a different pub most Tuesdays in May, June & July - sometimes a bit of music afterwards - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786

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

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

Wed 29 Jun

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

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

Thu 30 Jun

Mellstock Band present Love, Liquor, Death & Dancing in concert (a 'Music in Quiet Places') - the popular Mellstock Band returns with a programme of traditional music inspired by Thomas Hardy’s poem ‘The Great Things’. Taking tunes from Hardy’s own music books, the group presents a lively selection of vocal and instrumental music playing instruments that would have been used in a typical village band of the period - St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe, Grantham - 7.30 to 9.30pm - tickets £12/£11 from 01476 406158

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