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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

Thu 1 Mar

Irish Music session - Hand and Heart, 12 Highbury St, Peterborough, PE1 3BE - 1st Thursday in the month - 9pm

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

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 

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 

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

Fri 2 Mar

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

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

Sat 3 Mar

Ceilidh / barn dance to The Fruitcake Band - Edenham Village Hall, 44 Church Lane, Edenham, Bourne, PE10 0LS - tickets 01778346236

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 4 Mar

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

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

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

Mon 5 Mar

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) with Pig Dyke Molly - every Monday - 8.15 to 9.45pm - Burghley Square Club, 7 Burghley Rd, Peterborough, PE1 2QA - 01733 345883 or email  

Tue 6 Mar

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

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

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 7 Mar

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: Steve Turner - singer & concertina player extraordinaire -  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

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

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 

Thu 8 Mar

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

Traditional tune session - White Swan, High Road, Barrowby, near Grantham, NG32 1BH - 2nd Thursday of the month - 8-11pm - 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 

Fri 9 Mar

Sat 10 Mar

Ceilidh / barn dance to the Waggonload of Monkeys - Edenham Village Hall, 44 Church Lane, Edenham, Bourne, PE10 0LS - tickets 01778 426820

Sun 11 Mar

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

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 12 Mar

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

Boston Folk Club - guest: Fake Thackray - upstairs at Eagle pub, 144 West St, Boston (just across from the rail station), PE21 8RE - normally 2nd Monday of the month - 01205 358783
 
Irish & american tune session - Ship Inn, 20 West Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EF - 9pm - 2nd Mon of the month - 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  

Tue 13 Mar

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 

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

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

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

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

Wed 14 Mar

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

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

 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

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

Thu 15 Mar

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 

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

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

Fri 16 Mar

Sat 17 Mar

Ceilidh / Barn Dance to the Elusive Black Dog ceilidh band - Branston Junior School,  Station Rd, Branston, near Lincoln, LN4 1LH - tickets from 01522 880555 or email

Pennyless duo - St Patrick's Night - the Ostrich Inn, North Street, Peterborough, PE1 2RA

Sun 18 Mar

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

Start of fiddle week - Stewart Hardy (tutor) - JS Arts, The Archway, 15 Swinegate, Grantham, NG31 6RJ - £475 incl tuition, accomodation & all meals - at present fully booked - 01476 567021 or 07713 760266 

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 19 Mar

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

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

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

Tue 20 Mar

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

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

 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 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

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

Wed 21 Mar

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

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

Craobh Rua in concert -   Belfast’s finest exciting acoustic four-piece take a refreshing un-pretentious and uncommonly skilled run at some of the greatest music in the world. Craobh Rua (pronounced Crave Ru-ah) plays Irish traditional music from the heart – a rich acoustic driven sound mixing rousing jigs, reels and polkas with tender ballads and airs.  Theirs is a music driven by uillean pipes, fiddle, whistles and the exciting banjo and mandolin playing of group founder, Brian Connolly, with passionate vocals from Jim Rainey - Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ - 7.30pm - £14/£12 - 01476 406158

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

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

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

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

Thu 22 Mar

Harmony workshop - lead by Lady Maisery - 2-3.30pm - the event will be held in Baston - tickets £6 from 01778 560497 or email 

Baston concert:  Lady Maisery - an exciting new vocal trio from Hannah James (Kerfuffle, The Demon Barbers), Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters) and Rowan Rheingans (Fidola). Inspired by folk singing traditions of the UK and northern Europe, Lady Maisery sing songs and ballads both unaccompanied, and with backing from their combined instrumental talents on accordion, harp and fiddle - 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)

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 23 Mar

Sat 24 Mar

Ceilidh / barn dance to The Fruitcake Band - Great Casterton Church Hall, Stamford, Lincs - tickets 07751 141681

Sun 25 Mar

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

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

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 26 Mar

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

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

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  

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 27 Mar

Coope, Boyes & Simpson in concert - performing traditional songs with memorable tunes and soaring harmonies.  Nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Festival Awards (2011), Coope, Boyes & Simpson have been described as 'quite simply the best purveyors of a cappella song on these islands'.  Each is an outstanding singer; together they perform an unforgettable combination of melody and verse - Braceborough Village Hall, Main St, Braceborough, Stamford, PE9 4NT - doors 7.30, start 8pm - tickets £10 adults, children £7.50 from James Williams 01778 560417 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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Wed 28 Mar

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

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

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

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

Thu 29 Mar

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 

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

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

Fri 30 Mar

Start of accordeon weekend - David Oliver (tutor) - JS Arts, The Archway, 15 Swinegate, Grantham, NG31 6RJ - £475 incl tuition, accomodation & all meals - at present fully booked - 01476 567021 or 07713 760266 

Sat 31 Mar

Richard Digance in concert - Aslackby Village Hall, (on the A15, 7 miles north of Bourne), Folkingham Rd, Aslackby. Sleaford. NG34 0HL - details to follow or email

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