March 2024 18 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Queens Hall, Hexham Spiers and Boden Blue Bell, Belford Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 19 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 20 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround with Anne Lamb and Graham Bell 21 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 The Pilot, Berwick Session Light Ship, Blyth Kathryn Tickell & Amy Thatcher - SOLD OUT 22 Maltings, Berwick Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 23 24 South Shields Folk Club Barrie & Ingrid Temple Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 25 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Singaround/Session 26 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 27 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club The Brothers Gillespie The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Tannery, Hexham Session 28 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club The Pilot, Berwick Session Light Ship, Blyth Singaround 29 Alnwick Playhouse Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 30 31 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround April 2024 1 The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround Blue Bell, Belford Session Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs White Swan, Morpeth at 1pm Morpeth Slow and Steady Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 2 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 3 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Tynefolk, Ryton Barrie & Ingrid Temple 4 The Pilot, Berwick Session 5-7 Morpeth Gathering 5 Feeding Folk, Monkseaton Singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 6 7 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 8 Globe, Newcastle Will Finn & Rosie Calvert Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround with Nonsuch Dulcimer Club Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session 9 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 10 Coquetdale Music Trust Will Finn & Rosie Calvert Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session 11 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 12 Alnwick Playhouse Feast of Fiddles Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 13 14 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 15 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Graeme Bell and Anne Lamb Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 16 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Queens Hall, Hexham Maddy Prior & Forgotten Lands 17 Cramlington Folk Club Harry Bird Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 18 Alnwick Playhouse Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 The Pilot, Berwick Session 19 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 20 Warkworth Memorial Hall The Wilson Family Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 21 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 22 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Singaround/Session 23 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 24 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Tannery, Hexham Session 25 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club The Pilot, Berwick Session 26 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 27 28 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 29 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 30 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session May 2024 1 Cramlington Folk Club John Doyle Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 2 The Pilot, Berwick Session 3 Maltings, Berwick Daimh Feeding Folk, Monkseaton Singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 4 5 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 6 The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround Blue Bell, Belford Session Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs White Swan, Morpeth at 1pm Morpeth Slow and Steady Session 7 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 8 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session 9 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 10 Alnwick Playhouse The Pitmen Poets Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 11 12 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 13 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Steve Turner Light Ship, Blyth Aaron Catlow & Brooks Williams Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 14 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 15 Cramlington Folk Club The Ran Tanners Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 16 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 The Pilot, Berwick Session 17 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 18 Warkworth Memorial Hall Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 19 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 20 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session 21 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 22 Pavilion, Bamburgh Andy and Margaret Watchorn Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Tannery, Hexham Session 23 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club The Pilot, Berwick Session Queens Hall, Hexham Pitmen Poets Re-Union 24 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 25 26 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 27 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Singaround/Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 28 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 29 Cramlington Folk Club Kentucky Cow Tippers Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 30 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround (5th Thursday - this month only) Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn The Pilot, Berwick Session 31 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session June 2024 1 2 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 3 The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround Blue Bell, Belford Session Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs White Swan, Morpeth at 1pm Morpeth Slow and Steady Session 4 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 5 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 6 The Pilot, Berwick Session 7 Feeding Folk, Monkseaton Singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 8 9 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 10 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 11 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 12 Cramlington Folk Club Carrivick Sisters Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session 13 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 14 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 15 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 16 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 17 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session 18 Crossman Hall, Holy Island Andy and Margaret Watchorn Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 19 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 20 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 The Pilot, Berwick Session 21-22 Feltonbury 21 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 22 23 South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround 24 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Singaround/Session John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 25 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 26 Cramlington Folk Club Pete Morton Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Tannery, Hexham Session 27 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club The Pilot, Berwick Session 28-30 Alnwick What a Wonderful World Festival 28 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 29 30 South Shields Folk Club Bob Wood Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround July 2024 5 Bede, Amble Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox Tickets £18 from Bart Rippon Tel: 07964171457. (£20 on the door) 8 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Nick Dow 10 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe 11 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn 12-14 Rothbury Traditional Music Festival 15 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Liz Simmons with Flynn Cohen 16 Alnmouth Ceilidh 18 Light Ship, Blyth Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox Crossman Hall, Holy Island Andy and Margaret Watchorn 24 Cramlington Folk Club Holly and the Reivers 25 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround Pavilion, Bamburgh Andy and Margaret Watchorn August 2024 1 Creighton Hall, Embleton Andy and Margaret Watchorn 12 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Jonathan Spottiswoode and Matti Müller 15 Light Ship, Blyth Prelude 22 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround Pavilion, Bamburgh Andy and Margaret Watchorn September 2024 4 Cramlington Folk Club Dave Ellis and Boo Howard 7 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn 8 South Shields Folk Club Steve Hicks & Lynn Goulbourn 9 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Voicemale 17 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy and Margaret Watchorn 23 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Jez Lowe 25 Cramlington Folk Club Anthony John Clarke and Julia Porter 26 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround 27 Warkworth Memorial Hall Chris Wood October 2024 2 Cramlington Folk Club Mike Silver Queens Hall, Hexham Steeleye Span 4-6 Hartlepool Folk Festival 14 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Janglebuddies 16 Cramlington Folk Club Salty Dog, Still Awake Warkworth Memorial Hall Will Finn & Rosie Calvert 24 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround 30 Cramlington Folk Club The Hunch November 2024 8 Warkworth Memorial Hall Gaelforce 13 Cramlington Folk Club Sunjay 27 Cramlington Folk Club Kris Drever 28 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround December 2024 16 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Jim Causley 18 Cramlington Folk Club Je Lowe Christmas Show 19 Light Ship, Blyth Singaround 20 Warkworth Memorial Hall Wercas Folk & Voice Male