September 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

Thu 1 September

Fri 2 September

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

Open Mic in the Cellar Bar, Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford PE9 2DL - some Fridays 8.30pm, contact Andy Croft at venue 01780 753458 - or email

Sat 3 September

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.

Folk n Fun Day - Royal British Legion Club, Rookswood West End, March, PE15 8DP - 11.30am to 11pm - artistes include: Phil Hare , Andy Clenaghan, Salter's Lode, Mark Gibson, Jamie Cook, Matthew Coates + Richard Welbourne, The Bridge, Fred's House, The Willows, - sessions n song in bar 4-6pm - side shows, BBQ, real ale bar

Rockingham Rapper - dancing at the Admiral Wells, Station Rd, Holme, Peterborough, PE7 3 PH - 7 TO 8.30pm

Sun 4 September

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

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 - for complete beginners, also "Getting Started" workshops in Sept & Oct 2011 5 to 5.45pm - contact Pam 07725 191754 or email

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

Music session - Red Lion Inn, Church Road, (just off A16 Boston road), Stickford, PE22 8EP - 8.30pm - email To find pub, look for pub signs on main road or turn for Community Centre

Mon 5 September

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, this time the Waggoload of Monkeys

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 6 September

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

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

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

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

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

Wed 7 September

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 - guests this week: Trio Threlfall - "Terrific songs and playing and really tight, unfussy arrangements. The girls are in great voice and the accompaniments are brilliant!" Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 - 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

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

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

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 8 September

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

Fri 9 September

The Songs of Leonard Cohen - Keith James in concert - The most enigmatic, mysterious and sub textural songwriter the English speaking world has ever known. Revered and covered by the entire music community; Leonard Cohen's exact sense of prose, his wry humour and his courage to wrestle with the unspoken - Stamford Arts Centre, St Mary's Street, Stamford, PE - 8pm - £12 (£10) - 01780 763293

Scandinavian Music & Dance - 8 to 11pm - Function Room, Northwick Arms, High St, Ketton, Stamford, PE9 3TA - no experience or partner needed - suggested donation: £3 - email - tel: 07815 515233

Sat 10 September

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

Sun 11 September

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

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

Richard Digance in concert - Richard Digance was one of the great folk entertainers of the 70’s along with Billy Connolly and Jasper Carrott - whilst others have come and gone Richard has continued to perform his unique shows of songs, rhymes and stories in a way that has been admired by the industry and the public alike. There are no support acts or gimmicks, just one man with a treasure-chest of stories that have been collected through thirty years that began as a BBC comedy writer to modern times as a regular Countdown contributor - he remains one of the most respected and evergreen entertainers Britain has produced, never being in or out of fashion, although The Sunday People voted him one of the Magnificent Seven of Comedy alongside Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse - The Brook, 49 Brook Street, Soham, Cambs, CB7 5AD - 7.30pm - £16 - 01353 721748 or 01353 669759 - moneyraiser for the Arthur Rank Hospice, Cambridge

Music session - Red Lion Inn, Church Road, (just off A16 Boston road), Stickford, PE22 8EP - 8.30pm - email To find pub, look for pub signs on main road or turn for Community Centre

Mon 12 September

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

Traditional music & song evening - mainly traditional English dance tunes & the odd robust entertaining song - random, jump in - 8pm - Red Lion, King St, West Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 9HP - 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 - 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

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 13 September

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

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

The Water Tower Bucket Boys - from Portland Oregon After five years on the road, four albums under their belt and multiple international tours The Water Tower Bucket Boys have been brewing up a storm in the folk music world. They have performed on the BBC and shared the stage with the likes of Mumford & Sons. Based in Portland, Oregon, these young gents got their start busking on street corners playing traditional old time and bluegrass, eventually honing their sound as a solid dance band playing square dances and bluegrass festivals up and down the west coast of America. Loosely based in the traditions of bluegrass, Cajun and country their sonic creations transcend all musical boundaries. With the lightning energy of their stage performances, authentic songs featuring tight 3 part harmonies and powerful instrumentals the band is a favourite amongst folk music connoisseurs throughout the US and Europe. A terrific rip-roaring show - the hall of the Northwick Arms, High St, Ketton, Stamford, PE9 0TA - tickets £8 from Adam Cade - email or 01780 720521

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

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

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

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

Wed 14 September

'The Gainsborough Packet' short film followed by Robin Grey in concert - The Gainsborough Packet is the culmination of a years research by Matt Stokes, which began with the discovery of a letter within the Tyne & Wear archive, written by an ordinary man named John Burdikin, in 1828. The letter became inspiration for lyrics, music and film created by Stokes and his collaborators (Jon Boden from Bellowhead and composer Alistair Anderson). The Gainsborough Packet engages with folk tradition, contemporary music videos and popular culture and being produced with a particular sensitivity to the shared legacy of folk music in Camden and Newcastle which stems from Stokes immersive research - Robin Grey is based in Hackney and has recently returned from a successful tour of Edinburgh's Fridge Festival, where he racked up 12 gigs in just one week! He draws inspired from the timeless work of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Ani Difranco amongst many others - free - 6pm - The Hub, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford. NG34 7TW

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

Thu 15 September

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

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

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

Black Umfolosi 5 in concert - Internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean group, Black Umfolosi, present spectacular traditional songs and dances with a beauty and vitality that is unrivalled - Their energy driven performances feature fabulous a capella harmonies, intricate rhythms and sensational choreography. This dynamo of a show features both traditional and contemporary dancing styles of South Africa, including the famous Gumboot Dance, which continue to thrill audiences worldwide. A joyous, sensational performance and one not to miss! - 7.30pm - Allington Village Hall, Side Street, Allington, Grantham, NG32 2DZ - 01400 281042

Fri 16 September

Patrick Street in concert - This legendary ‘super-group’ – veterans of Planxty, the Bothy Band, De Dannan and more – has now reached legendary status. With Kevin Burke on fiddle, Andy Irvine on vocals, bouzouki and mandolin, Arty McGlynn on guitar and John Carty on fiddle, banjo, flute and tenor guitar, they are four of the Irish music world’s most respected players - 7.30pm - £15 (£14) - Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ, 01476 406158

French dancing - waltz, mazurka, bourree, scottish, etc - dancers & musicians of any level welcome - Northwick Arms, High St, Ketton, Stamford, PE9 3TA - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays, except July & Aug - details Adam or Mary 01780 720521 or email

Sat 17 September

Lord Cecil's Maggot (with several recognisable faces from a mixture of local ceilidh bands) providing background music, and even possibly some ceilidh / barn dancing for people to join in - Collector's Fair - Burghley House - 01778 560497 for details or email

Govannen celtic band in concert - Bourne Methodist Church, Abbey Road, Bourne, PE10 - 7.30pm - tickets available nearer the date - details 01778 421194

The Water Tower Bucket Boys - from Portland Oregon After five years on the road, four albums under their belt and multiple international tours The Water Tower Bucket Boys have been brewing up a storm in the folk music world. They have performed on the BBC and shared the stage with the likes of Mumford & Sons. Based in Portland, Oregon, these young gents got their start busking on street corners playing traditional old time and bluegrass, eventually honing their sound as a solid dance band playing square dances and bluegrass festivals up and down the west coast of America. Loosely based in the traditions of bluegrass, Cajun and country their sonic creations transcend all musical boundaries. With the lightning energy of their stage performances, authentic songs featuring tight 3 part harmonies and powerful instrumentals the band is a favourite amongst folk music connoisseurs throughout the US and Europe. A terrific rip-roaring show - 7.30pm - Swayfield Village Hall, 33 Corby Rd, Swayfield, near Corby Glen, Grantham, NG33 4LQ - 01476 550909

Open mic - The Crown, 749 Lincoln Rd, Peterborough, PE1 3HE - 8.30 - email

Sun 18 September

Music session - Red Lion Inn, Church Road, (just off A16 Boston road), Stickford, PE22 8EP - 8.30pm - email To find pub, look for pub signs on main road or turn for Community Centre

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

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

Start of Fiddle week 18th to 23rd - tutor: Stewart Hardy - JS Arts, Grantham - residential weekend £450 including all meals - 01476 567021 or email

Music session - Red Lion Inn, Church Road, (just off A16 Boston road), Stickford, PE22 8EP - 8.30pm - email To find pub, look for pub signs on main road or turn for Community Centre

Mon 19 September

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 - 07736 434234 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

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 September

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: 07903 649842 or email

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

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

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

Open Mic - The Boat, 2 Ramsey Rd, Whittlesey, Peterborough, PE1 2DR - every 3rd Tuesday of the month

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

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 or click here for website

Wed 21 September

Christine Collister, Dave Kelly & Peter Filleul in concert - for the first time in three years, close friends Christine, Dave and Peter come together to tour as a trio this September. The stunning voices of Christine and Dave will be beautifully supported by Peter's harmonies and piano. They will perform a host of their favourite songs - crossing every music genre; soul, blues, country and maybe a little folkabilly too. An evening packed with musicality, talent, emotion and surely a little humour also - Stamford Arts Centre, St Mary's Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 8pm - £12 (£10) - 01780 763293

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

Thu 22 September

Time Gentlemen Please! - The Demon Barber Roadshow - video HERE- a must see if you have any interest in traditional dance Damien Barber took the bold decision to become a professional folk musician; raised in rural Norfolk and a regular (since the age of 5) at a folk club, his live performances and albums clearly marked him out as a traditionalist - it came as something of a surprise, therefore, when he put forward the idea of forming an electric folk group. They became The Demon Barbers. What the Demon Barbers play is electric folk, part of a process of embracing relevant new developments. The Demon Barbers took things a stage further, adding street dance (and dancers) to the mix. The show that developed from this, Time Gentlemen Please! is a full-fledged stage performance with an elaborate set, a dynamic narrative and a breadth which ranged from the paganism of the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance to the syncopated acrobatics of street dance - the show is a fusion of hip /hop street dance with morris, sword and clog - The Cresset, Rightwell, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DX - 7.30pm, doors open 7pm - £16.50 & £14 - box office 01733 265705 - Rockingham Rapper will be dancing at the Cresset also

Johnny Butten - Guinness World Record Fastest Banjo Player - with Telegraph Road (award winning bluegrass band) - The Musician venue & bar, Clyde St, Leicester, LE1 2DE - 9pm

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

Fri 23 September

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

Music session - Red Lion Hotel, Horncastle, LN9 5HT - 8.30pm - 2nd and 4th Friday of every month – email

Sat 24 September

Ceilidh / barn dance to the Elusive Black Dog band - Etton Village Gala, in marquee at the Golden Pheasant, 1 Main Rd, Etton, Peterborough, PE6 7DA - 8.45pm to 11.30pm, food served 7.30pm - tickets 01733 253635

Ceilidh/barn dance to the Waggonload of Monkeys - Carlby Village Hall, High Street, Carlby, Stamford, PE9 4LX - 01778 590672

Irish ceili night including Irish step dancers, featuring All Ireland Champion Gerard Macauley - Red Lion, King Street, West Deeping, PE6 9HP from 8.30pm - free

Peterborough Morris dancing with other dance teams around Peterborough as part of Peterborough Morris Day of Dance - refer to website or telephone nos for exact times & locations - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786

Sun 25 September

Traditional music in & around the beer tent at Baston Fete, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - from noon - mainly English dance music - a ‘Wild ‘N Woolly’ acoustic session for anyone who enjoys playing, listening, or just ‘having a go’ at this sort of thing! - random, jump in.

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

Music session - Red Lion Inn, Church Road, (just off A16 Boston road), Stickford, PE22 8EP - 8.30pm - email To find pub, look for pub signs on main road or turn for Community Centre

Mon 26 September

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

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

Music eve - no fixed genre, any music as long as it's good - Angel Inn, St Osyths Lane, Oundle, PE8 4BG - 8.30pm - Rog & Pam 01832 273030, 07903 649842 or email

Tue 27 September

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

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

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

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

Wisbech Acoustic Music Club - The Three Tuns, Norwich Road, Wisbech, PE13 2AP - 4th Tuesdays - 7.30 to 11pm - tel 07730 814013 or email

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

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

Wed 28 September

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

John Dipper & Luke Daniels in concert - A potent blend of English folk, new music and a lively show exploring our forgotten traditional calendar and annual festivals, plotting the stations of the sun to discover a wealth of music that will stimulate the appetites of all ages for English traditional culture - through a combination of live music, recorded sound, images and spoken word, this award-winning duo present their unique take on strange rural customs and the hidden history of our ritual year. Ingenious assimilation of archive material into arresting new folk music will provide you with an entertaining view of English culture spanning back more than half a millennium of recorded local history - Stamford Arts Centre, St Mary's Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 8pm - £12 (£10) - 01780 763293

Backroom Acoustic Music Club - songs & music - 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

Thu 29 September

Baston concert: Colum Sands - brilliant raconteur, storyteller and songwriter from Ireland, Colum has performed in over 30 countries. Colum established his reputation as a songwriter with his first album, 'Unapproved Road' in 1981, and songs like 'Whatever you say, say nothing' and Almost Every Circumstance' were soon in the repertoire of artistes from Billy Connolly to Maddy Prior & June Tabor - Supporting artistes : The Beltonas - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £10 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

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Richard Digance in concert - Richard Digance is without a doubt one of the most entertaining acts on the circuit with brilliant self-penned comic songs introduced with panache, style and outrageous humour. Richard has performed on all stages from an audience of eight in The Falklands to half a million at Knebworth Festival and everything in between (including finding 9 letter words on Countdown!) This is his 40^th year of performing - 8pm - £16 (£15) - Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ, 01476 406158

Learn english rapper sword dance with Rockingham Rapper - Childer's Club, 1A Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA - 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 30 September

Ceilidh/barn dance to the Fruitcake Band - Northborough Village Hall, Cromwell Close, Northborough, Peterborough, PE6 9DP - 01733 253088

Tom McConville Trio in concert - combine a rollercoaster of musical delights. From fast, rhythmic dance tunes through to beautiful slow airs, accompanied by terrific vocals. The Trio comprises of Tom McConville, whose fabulous fiddle and song won him the BBC Folk 'Musician of The Year' award in 2009, David Newey on guitar and Phil Murray on acoustic bass guitar. A musical treat from these three highly regarded musicians, performed with much humour and bags of musical virtuosity! - 7.45pm - Harmston Memorial Hall, School Lane, Harmston, Lincoln, LN5 9SP - 01522 722462

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