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
OCTOBER 2010
Fri 1 Oct
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
Start of weekend Melodeon course with tutor Issy Emeney - JS Arts, Grantham - contact Jo Smith on 01476 567021 or 07713 760266 or email
Sat 2 Oct
Rutland Morris Men perform at various spots in Rutland as part of their Day of Dance
Ceilidh/barn dance with Elusive Black Dog band - Langtoft Village Hall, 26 West End, Langtoft, Peterborough, PE6 9LS - tickets from Don Scholes 01778 343781
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 Oct
Irish music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Mon 4 Oct
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 5 Oct
Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays - details: 01733 891860 - MySpace
St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278
Mainly music session, with the odd song - Kings Cliffe Working Men's Club, Wood Rd, Kings Cliffe, PE8 3XF - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: 01780 470470 or email
Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302
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 Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details
Wed 6 Oct
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
Spalding Folk Club guest this week: Anthony John Clarke - 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 - 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 7 Oct
Irish Music session – Hand & 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
Fri 8 Oct
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 in Quiet Places concert: Kosmos - internationally acclaimed string trio Kosmos bring an inspiring fusion of folk music traditions from around the world. Sophisticated jazz glides magically into wild gypsy fiddling, emotive Jewish music into hot-blooded Tango, free improvisation into Arabic melody, and all delivered with inimitable panache and virtuoso technique. These world-class, classically trained musicians present an awesome line-up, absolutely not to be missed - St Mary’s Church, Woodnewton, Northants - 8pm - ticket details on MiQP website
Sat 9 Oct
Corrinne West & Kelly Joe Phelps in concert - lush vocal harmonies wrap themselves around interlacing guitar parts with lyrics rich in imagery and testament, held aloft by melodies soaring in tandem. This new duo will delight and amaze fans already familiar with both artists’ work and will marvel those discovering Corinne and Kelly Joe for the first time - 8pm - £12 (£10 concs) - Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 01780 763203 or email
Sun 10 Oct
Irish 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 Oct
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
Music session with the odd song - Axe & Compass, 14 Carlow Rd, Ringstead, Kettering, NN14 4DW - 8 to 11pm - 2nd Mondays, probably not in Aug
Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395
Irish & american tune session - Ship Inn, 20 West Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EF - 9pm - 2nd Mon of the month - email
Blackheart at 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
Tue 12 Oct
Song and music session - Black Horse, 2 Fotheringhay Road Nassington, Peterborough PE8 6QU - 2nd Tuesdays of the month - 8.30pm - 07732 169161 or email
St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278
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 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
Wed 13 Oct
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
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Bluegrass & Old Time session - Six Bells, 11 Covent Garden, Cambridge, CB1 2HS - 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 14 Oct
Irish Music session - Crown Inn, 8 Duck St, Elton, PE8 6RQ - 2nd Thursday in the month - 9pm
Backroom Acoustic Music Club - The Jolly Sailor, 43 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HH - music & songs - 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month - email
Fri 15 Oct
French dancing - waltz, mazurka, bourree, scottish, etc - dancers & musicians of any level welcome - Congregational Hall, Church Street, Ketton (from Ketton crossroads turn down towards church, Hall is behind the Railway Inn) - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays, except July & Aug - details Adam or Mary 01780 720521 or email
Sat 16 Oct
Scottish country dance - click here for programme - to the Chris Rea Band - St John's Church Hall, Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EZ - 7.30-11pm - bring and share supper - £8 RSCDS members, £8.50 nonmembers, £3 juniors/spectators - 01733 810352 or email
Sun 17 Oct
Irish 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 7PU - some tunes - 4.30 to 8pm - 3rd Sun in the month
Grantham Folk Club, Blue Pig Inn, Vine Street, Grantham, NG316RQ - 3rd Sun in the month - 8pm - email or 01572 789939
Mon 18 Oct
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
Haconby Hare music session - musicians & listeners welcome - Hare & Hounds, 2 West Rd, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 3rd Mondays - 8pm - 01778 571563 or email
Open Mic - The Crown Inn, Duck St, Elton, Northants, PE8 6RQ - 3rd Monday of the month - 8pm - 07736 434234 or email
Tue 19 Oct
Oakham Unplugged, The Horseshoe, Braunston Rd, Oakham, LE15 6LE - singaround/ playaround - 8.30pm - 3rd Tues in month - 01572 722564
St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278
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
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
Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302
Learn Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details
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
Wed 20 Oct
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
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 - 01733 266873
Redmile Music singaround - Barnstone Country Club, Works Lane, Barnstone, Notts NG13 9JN - 8.30pm - free - 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 21 Oct
Traditional (mainly english - it is Trafalgar Day) music session - Red Lion, 48 King St, West Deeping, PE6 9HP - 8pm
Singaround (party night) - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100
Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 or email
Fri 22 Oct
Sat 23 Oct
Sun 24 Oct
Irish music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
Traditional 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 Oct
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
Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395
Tue 26 Oct
Wisbech Acoustic Music Club - The Three Tuns, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13 2AP - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - tel 07730 814013 or email
St Neots Folk Club, Priory Centre, St Neots, PE19 2BH - every Tuesday 8.15pm - 01234 376278
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 Appalachian dancing - most Tuesdays in Spalding - 01775 723026 for details
Wed 27 Oct
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
Peterborough Folk Dance Club, Marholm Village Hall, Peterborough, PE6 7JA - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873
Thu 28 Oct
Baston concert: The Outside Track - Possibly the most amazing group to play at The Barn in 2009. They are in the UK for only a few days on their way to play at a festival in Spain. Celtic music, song and step dancing from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton. Unmissable and quite astonishing - plus support tba - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £10 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)
Backroom Acoustic Music Club - The Jolly Sailor, 43 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HH - music & songs - 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month - 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
Fri 29 Oct
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts - Acoustic Kitchen, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, King's Lynn, PE30 1ET - usually last Friday of the month - £8 - 8pm - 07814 838341 or 01553 773134 or admin@theacoustickitchen.co.uk
Sat 30 Oct
Sun 31 Oct
Irish music session - Palmerston Arms, 82 Oundle Road, Peterborough, PE2 9PA - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340
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