Alnmouth Ceilidhs, Hindmarsh Hall, Alnmouth, NE66 2RX. Caller: Mike Jevons. 19:00 every 3rd Tuesday. Bring your own drinks and glasses. Tel: 01665 830330.
Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without, Alnwick, NE66 1PQ. Ocassional events.
Ballad Club, Cumberland Arms, Byker. 1st Sunday of the month at 14:00. Contact: Tim, e-mail: timmcelwaine@hotmail.co.uk .
Barrasford Village Hall, 37 Acres, Barrasford, Hexham, NE48 4AJ. Contact: Mike Tickell, e-mail: m.tickell @ btinternet.com , tel: 01434 230049. 1st Wednesday in month (mixed session, all ages, lots of local songs and poems) from 19:30.
Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn, Northumberland, NE48 2RX. Tel: 01434 270218. Session on 1st Monday of month at 19:00.
Black Bull, Etal, TD12 4TL. Tel: 01890 820200. 1st Wednesday at 19:00. Peter Hollins Memorial Session - mainly, but not exclusively, Irish.
The Blake Arms, Seghill, NE23 7EF. Singaround at 13:00 on first Monday of the month.
Blue Bell Hotel, Market Place, Blue Bell, Belford, NE70 7NE. Michael Ratliff - Email: michael.ratliff1 @ gmail.com. 1st Monday (Mixed Session) at 19:30.
The Brewery, 2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG. Wednesday at 20:00. Gerry Beldon Tel: 07976 405721, Email: gerry @ beldons.co.uk.
Bridge Folk Club,
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ. Peter Armstrong: 07768 181476. Email: info @ bridgefolk.uk . Monday at 20:00.
Bridge Sacred Harp,
Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ. Wednesday at 19:30.
Central Bar,
The Central, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN. 3rd Thursday, 12:30 - 15:30.
Cheviot Folk, Star Inn in Harbottle. 3rd Saturday at 19:30. Bren Skinner: tel 01669 631083 , email petenbren@gmail.com.
Coquetdale Music Trust, , Thropton, Northumberland. Occasional events.
Cramlington Folk Club, Benedictine Social Centre, Glenluce Drive, Cramlington, NE23 6YA. Wednesday at 20:00. Sean Taylor : info@cramfolk.co.uk. A thriving club with guests on roughly half the evenings and singers’ nights on the others. Visiting performers are made very welcome on singers’ nights, but note that the singers’ list will normally close at 20:00. Everyone welcome.
Crown Inn, Humshaugh, NE46 4AG. 2nd Monday at 20:00. Tel: 01434 681231 .
Cumberland Arms, St. James Place, Ouseburn, Byker, Newcastle, NE61LD. Music and song most days of the week. See their web site for details.
- Global Session 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday.
- Irish Session. Wednesday at 20:00.
- Singaround at 8ish on 2nd Tuesday. All welcome to listen or join in. Instruments, songs in any genre and harmony singing are encouraged.
- Ukes4Fun18:00 to 20:00 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Also some Sundays at The Millstone. See Ukes4Fun web site for dates.
- American Old Time Session 2nd and 4th Thursday.
Etal Village Hall, TD12 4TL . Occasional Concerts at 20:00 (Doors open 19:30). Steve Taylor: Tel 01890 820566, email steve.w.taylor @ btinternet.com .
Feeding Folk 1st Friday of every month at 19:30. Singaround, upstairs at The Monkseaton Arms, Front Street, Monkseaton, NE25 8DP. Entry fee is at least one item of foodbank-suitable food (cash is acceptable as an alternative). All donations go to the foodbank the next day.
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham. Session at 2pm on 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Contact: stevefry1@gmail.com .
Horncliffe Memorial Hall, TD15 2XW.
- 3rd Thursday at 20:00: Acoustic song session, any style. Contact Nick www.nickallmark.co.uk
- 4th Thursday at 20:00: Horncliffe Folk Club. Contact horncliffefolk@btinternet.com, Graham 01289 382577 or Keith 07484 145391.
Irish Centre, 43 Gallowgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SG. Tel: 0191 261 0384
John Bull, 12 Howick Street, Alnwick NE66 1UY. Tel: 01665 602055. Every other Monday at 20:00. Mainly traditional tunes and songs, Northumbrian, Irish, Scottish and more, with a sprinkling of contemporary folk and roots.
Maltings, Eastern Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1AJ. Occasional Events.
Mariners & Marras 1st and 3rd Monday of every month 8-10pm at the Enigma Tap, 60 Bedford Street, North Shields, NE29 0AR. Community folk singing - shanties and trad work songs.
Monkey Folk Club,
Monkseaton Arms, Front St, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, NE25 8DP every Sunday in the upstairs room starting at 8pm. Eddie Gorman 07527 785514 E-mail: eddiejgorman @ gmail.com.
Morpeth Slow and Steady Sessions, White Swan, Newgate Street, Morpeth. 1st Monday of the month 1pm to 3pm. We go at a comfortable pace so players can grow in confidence with their playing. If you are interested in joining the group, please email bits.northeast @ gmail.com.
Pele Tower, Market Pl, Corbridge, NE45 5AW. Traditional Music Session. 3.00pm on the Second Sunday each Month, in a 13C historic setting with bar and great acoustics. contact George Unthank 0754 7455194
Phoenix Folk. Predominently on-line, Phoenix Folk exists to promote performance and participation in folk and acoustic music, song and dance. We offer regular folk music classes, sessions and ensemble opportunities, both in the North East of England and online.
The Pilot, 31 Low Greens, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LZ. Tel: 01670 513894. Thursday at 20:15. A session that has been running continuously for 27 years in a friendly pub in the traditional fisherman's area of the town. Tunes from many traditions: Northumbrian, Irish, Scottish, Shetland, Cape Breton, French, US and Canadian.
Queen‘s Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3LS
Tel: 01434 652477.
Rocket Folk, Dyvels Inn, Station Rd, Corbridge, NE45 5AY. 3rd Wednesday of the month at 20:00.
Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, South Beach, Blyth, NE24 3PB. Monthly sessions restarting 25th January, 2024.
The Ship, Low Newton, NE66 3EL. 4th Monday at 20:00. Also
various other music events.
South Shields Folk Club, South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, Jack Clark Park, Horsley Hill Road, South Shields, NE33 3HE. Tel: Brian 07971 828 465 . Sunday at 19:30.
Tannery , Gilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD. Tunes from the UK and beyond. 4th Wednesday (except December) at 8pm.
Tap and Spile, 23 Manchester Street, Morpeth, NE61 1BH. Tel 01670 513894. Sunday at 12 noon.
Tynefolk 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday, 19:30 - 22:00.
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Barmoor Lane, Ryton, NE40 3QP.
A well established club which welcomes musicians and singers alike with monthly guest nights.
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, St Aidan’s Community Centre, Princes Road, Brunton Park, Gosforth NE3 5NF. 1st Tuesday at 19:30.
Warkworth Memorial Hall,
40 Castle Street, Warkworth, NE65 0UN. Ceilidhs and Concerts.
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Barmoor Lane, Ryton, NE40 3QP. Session 20:00 each Friday. Also session on 1st Sunday of the month at 19:00.
December 2023
9 Warkworth Memorial Hall Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker
10 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
11 Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singers & Players - Fundraiser for Crisis
Cumberland Arms, Byker Sheffield Carols
12 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
13 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe Christmas Show
with Bad Pennies & Benny Graham
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
14 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
15 Queens Hall, Hexham The Unthanks
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
Queens Hall, Hexham The Unthanks
16 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
17 South Shields Folk Club The Wilsons
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Warkworth Memorial Hall Northumbrian Ceilidh
18 John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singers & Players
19 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Carols at the Cross
20 Tynefolk, Ryton Christmas Party
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Pipe Dream
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround
Tannery, Hexham from 20:15 Carols and Christmas Songs
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
21 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
The Pilot, Berwick Session
Creighton Hall, Embleton, NE663UP Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies Christmas Show
22 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
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24
25 *** Happy Christmas ***
26
27 Tannery, Hexham Session
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29
30
31 *** Happy New Year ***
January 2024
1 *** Happy New Year ***
2
3 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed
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5
6
7
8 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session
9 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
10 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
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 Barrie & Ingrid Temple
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
16 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
17 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
18 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
The Pilot, Berwick Session
19
20 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 Maestro and the Sinners
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Tannery, Hexham Session
25 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
The Pilot, Berwick Session
Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, Blyth Singaround
26
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
31 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
February 2024
1 The Pilot, Berwick Session
2 Feeding Folk, Monkseaton Singaround
3
4 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
5 The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround
Blue Bell, Belford Session
Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Jim Mageean and Graeme Knights
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
White Swan, Morpeth at 1pm Morpeth Slow and Steady Session
6 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
7 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround
Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Brigid Kaelin and Steve Cooley
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
8 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
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10
11 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
12 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
13 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
14 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
15 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
The Pilot, Berwick Session
16 Maltings, Berwick Lindisfarne
17 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
18 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
19 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
20 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
21 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club George Welch and Stewart Hardy
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
22 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
The Pilot, Berwick Session
23
24 Warkworth Memorial Hall Janice Burns & Jon Doran
25 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
26 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Singaround/Session
27 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
28 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Tannery, Hexham Session
29 The Pilot, Berwick Session
March 2024
1 Alnwick Playhouse The Tannahill Weavers
Feeding Folk, Monkseaton Singaround
2 Maltings, Berwick Blazin Fiddles
3 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
4 The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround
Blue Bell, Belford Session
Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Phil and Cath Tyler
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
White Swan, Morpeth at 1pm Morpeth Slow and Steady Session
5 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
6 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround
Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Aaron Catlow and Kit Hawes
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
7 The Pilot, Berwick Session
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9
10 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
11 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
12 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
13 Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Chris Wood
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
14 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Maltings, Berwick Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham
The Pilot, Berwick Session
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16 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
17 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
18 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Queens Hall, Hexham Spiers and Boden
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
21 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
The Pilot, Berwick Session
22 Maltings, Berwick Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher
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24 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
25 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick 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
29
30
31 South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
April 2024
12 Alnwick Playhouse Feast of Fiddles
17 Cramlington Folk Club Harry Bird
18 Alnwick Playhouse Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening
20 Warkworth Memorial Hall The Wilson Family
May 2024
1 Cramlington Folk Club John Doyle
3 Maltings, Berwick Daimh
10 Alnwick Playhouse The Pitmen Poets
15 Cramlington Folk Club The Ran Tanners
18 Warkworth Memorial Hall Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
29 Cramlington Folk Club Kentucky Cow Tippers