REGULAR EVENTS - a list by each day of the week
Sundays
Open Mic - 8pm - 1st Sunday of the month - PA & soundman provided - Hare & Hounds, West Road, Haconby, Bourne, PE10 0UZ - 01778 571428 or email
Acoustic Club - 2nd Sunday of the month - Geese & Fountain, 1 School Lane, Croxton Kerrial, Grantham, NG32 1QR - 5pm
Irish traditional music session - run by Jon Nix with the One Too Many irish band - monthly, but not on a set day, nor at a set time - usually on a Sunday, late afternoonish - Exeter Arms, 3 Leicester Rd, Uppingham, LE15 9SB - https://www.facebook.com/jon.nix.71
Tim Walker's Folk - 7pm - every Sunday - on BBC Radio Lincolnshire for another 3 hour serving of the most delicious contemporary and traditional folk music from Lincolnshire and further afield. There is also the latest and greatest of songs and tunes and a whole bag load of festival and gig info too. Catch it live on 94.9FM, or 104.7FM in Grantham, 1368AM, DAB, Smartspeaker, Ch722 on Freeview or live/later on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
The Folk Show - 7pm - every Sunday - on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire for the very best from the local folk scene with Kerry Devine - from local Clubs to full on festivals - Catch it live on 95.7 MHz (Peterborough) 96.0 MHz (Cambridge) DAB Freeview: 722, or live/later on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds
Mondays
Collyweston singaround / folk club - alternate Mondays - Slater's Arms, 87 Main Rd, Collyweston, Stamford, PE9 3PQ - singaround style - 8 to 11pm - Bob Bakewell 0116 2593395 or Pat Lee (piper) 01780 766671. This event runs alternate weeks to the Gretton Tuesday folk nights
Pig Dyke Molly rehearse weekly at Fletton Ex-Serviceman's Club, 243A High St, Fletton, Peterborough, PE2 9EH every Monday - 8 to 9.30pm - new dancers & musicians welcome - 01733 208433 (home) / 07833 491547 (mobile) - www.pigdyke.co.uk
Boston Folk Club - 2nd Monday of the month - 8.15pm - first floor above The Eagle, 144 West St, Boston, PE21 8RE - free
Haconby Hare Tune Session - 3rd Mondays of the month - Hare & Hounds, 2 West Road, Haconby, (3m N of Bourne), PE10 0UZ - 7.30pm to 10.30pm - free - hosted by Pete Shaw & friends - 01778 571563 or email Website: Haconby Hare tune session
Singers Night - 4th Mondays of the month - 8pm - White Swan, 1 High Rd, Barrowby, Grantham, NG32 1BH - parkerd47@aol.com
Phoenix Folk regular Monday night steady tune session 8.00-9.30pm (music available at https://phoenixfolk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Online-Sessions-Tunebook-Jan-2021.pdf .) Join by clicking on this link when the session is live: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/793527147 (if prompted, enter 245476). Main website: https://phoenixfolk.co.uk/participation/online-sessions
Tuesdays
Peterborough Morris - practices at Fletton Ex-Service & Working Man's Club, 243A High St, Fletton, Peterborough, PE2 9EH - see https://www.peterboroughmorris.co.uk
St Neots Folk Club - every Tuesday - The Priory, Priory Lane, St Neots, PE19 2BH - stneotsfolkclub@aol.com or ring Roger & Patti Pitt - 01234 376278 - http://www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk
Acoustic sessions at the Old Copper Kettle Tea Rooms, 6 North St, Crowland, PE6 0EF - 1st Tuesday of the month - 7.30pm - host: Graham Cleaver (tea and coffee available but bring your own beer)
Folk evening - songs & music - or just come & listen - 3rd Tuesday of the month - Montague Arms, Barnwell, near Oundle, PE8 5PH - details: Jane Sanders jsanders1293@yahoo.co.uk
Music session - maybe songs - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 7.30pm - Rookswood Club, Rookswood Rd, March, PE15 8AS - 01354 656094 or 01354 656208 - email
Hatton Arms, 14 Arnhill Rd, Gretton, Northants, NN17 3DN - 8pm till 11pm - this is a great folk night so please bring your instruments, or sing, or just come and listen - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302 - this event runs alternate weeks to Collyweston Slaters Monday's folk evening
Open Mic all genres - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1DR - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - hosts: The Boatmen and Phil t'pub Landlord - Small PA
Weekly programme ‘Fine Folk’ on Lincoln City Radio LCR FM 103.6 - every Tuesday at 7.00pm - presented by Alan Ritson - listen live if in area on http://streamer.lcrlincoln.co.uk/ or recorded shows on www.mixcloud.com/LCRFMLincoln
Wednesdays
Bourne Borderers - https://www.bourneborderers.co.uk/ - meet every Wednesday - Edenham Village Hall, Church Lane, Edenham, Bourne PE10 0LS - 8pm - new members welcome
The Ale House Acoustic Session - 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month - 65 High St, Ramsey, PE26 1 AB - 8pm - free - organiser: David Bailey
Singaround, hosted by Tom Lane - 1st Wednesday of each month - 8pm - upstairs in the Stable Bar of George Hotel (also known as 600 Whiskies), High St, Leadenham, LN5 0PN
Music & singalong session - 2nd Wednesdays of the month - 7.30pm - Ship Inn, 109 Sea Rd, Chapel St Leonards, near Skegness, PE24 5RX
The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe - every Wednesday 9pm - the best in folk and acoustic music from the UK and beyond - BBC Radio 2, 88-91FM or BBC Sounds website
Thursdays
Monthly concerts - usually 4th Thursday of the month - The Barn (Baston Village Hall), Main Street, Baston, PE6 9PA - 8pm - tickets only bookable in advance £15 usually, from Alan or Maggie on 01778 560497 - if you're unlucky, ask about the waiting list
Lawrence's singaround/playaround/sayaround - all welcome - 4th Thursday of the month - 7.30pm - Red Lion, 48 King Street, West Deeping, Peterborough, PE6 9HP - Lawrence Haydock 01733 253347
Open mic - 4th Thursday of the month - 8pm - Blue Boar, 46 High St, Eye, Peterborough, PE6 7UY - more details: Graham Cleaver 07875-340968
Fridays
First Fridays Singaround (songs & tunes) - 1st Fridays of the month - 7.30 for 8pm - Hare & Hounds, 2 West Road, Haconby, (3m N of Bourne), PE10 0UZ - 7.30pm to 10.30pm - hosted by Dean Hardy - 07788 410530
Whisky bar Acoustic sessions - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1DR - last Friday of the month - 7.30pm - hosts: The Boatmen and Phil t'pub Landlord
Open Mic - 7.30pm - 1st Friday of the month - full PA setup included - Heckington Pavilion, Howell Rd, Heckington, Sleaford, NG34 9RX - just bring your instruments, and amps if you’d prefer, and we’ll get you on performing - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467694916624450/user/100012892874722/
weekly one hour long programme ‘Lincolnshire Folk’ on Lincoln City Radio LCR FM 103.6 - every Friday at 9.00pm - presented by Tom Lane - championing Lincolnshire music, performers, songwriters and relevant events, all in the Lincolnshire Folky vein - listen live if in area on http://streamer.lcrlincoln.co.uk/ or recorded shows on www.mixcloud.com/LCRFMLincoln
Saturdays