PETERBOROUGH & SOUTH LINCS FOLK DIARY

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LATEST ADDITIONS -
28/6: Karen Tweed - 8, 9 & 24 Jul, 7 Aug
18/5: New tune session - 23 Jun
23/4: Ceilidh - 3 Oct
19/4: Peatbog Faeries in concert - 30 Jul
19/4: The Mandolinquents in concert - 25 Jul
19/4: Ceilidh near Stamford - 3 Oct
8/4: John Tams in concert in Sleaford 3 Oct - details awaited
5/4: John Clare Festival details - 10 & 11 Jul
4/4: Concerts: Chris While & Julie Matthews - 18 Sept
2/4: Harmonium for sale - click For Sale link above
23/3: John Clare's birthday music session - 10 Jul
23/3: Chris Wood & Hugh Lupton concert - 11 Jul
14/3: New Hannibal's Heroes Ceilidh band website - click here
13/3: Baston Concerts - 24 Sep, 22 Oct, 26 Nov 09, 17 Dec 09
29/1 see the preview of The Morris Movie **fun** (you may have to pause it a while to give it chance to load) and then sign the Petition click here for website
29/1: More Whittlesea Straw Bear videos & photos - see link above
9/1: Fiddle, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo or melodeon lessons - click on Music Lessons tab above
16/11: BBC Radio Lincolnshire Folk programme (on Internet as well) - weekly on Wednesdays
19/1: 2009 Whittlesea Straw Bear photos & videos (let us know of any others online) click here

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

JULY 2009

Wed 1 Jul - 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 for website - click here to listen live

Wed 1 Jul - Bourne Borderers - mixed English border dance - dancing at White Lion pub, Colsterworth 7.45 - 11pm - 01778 346236

Wed 1 Jul - Spalding Folk Club: guest tba, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Fri 3 Jul - 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 3 Jul - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sat 4 Jul - American Independence day at the Old Plough, 2 Church St, Braunston in Rutland, Rutland, LE15 8QT - traditional music jam sessions, children's singing hour - BBQ - singer/songwriter's hour - 1pm to 1am - more being arranged

Sat 4 Jul - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Mon 6 Jul - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 7 Jul - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Tue 7 Jul - 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

Tue 7 Jul - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Tue 7 Jul - Peterborough Morris click here for website dancing at The Five Horseshoes, Barholm - 8pm - free

Wed 8 Jul - 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 for website - click here to listen live

Wed 8 Jul - Karen Tweed click here and click here and Friends in concert Series featuring Brooks Williams click here and Reg Meuross click here - Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, Rutland, PE9 3TA - 8pm - Tickets: £7 / £5 concessions from Carol Tinkle 07787 799988 - details from caroltinkle@yahoo.co.uk (please put TWEED/MEUROSS in header)

Wed 8 Jul - Crosskey Clog click here for website - dancing at The King's Head, Apethorpe - 8pm - free

Thu 9 Jul - Karen Tweed click here and click here and Reg Meuross click here in concert - Trinity Methodist Church, Barnhill, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2AE - 7.30pm - Tickets: £7 / £5 concessions from Carol Tinkle 07787 799988 - details from caroltinkle@yahoo.co.uk (please put TWEED/WILLIAMS in header)

Thu 9 Jul - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fri 10 Jul - Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays, closed in Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, free buffet - 01733 206627

THE JOHN CLARE FESTIVAL The annual celebration of the life and works of a very remarkable man, the poet John Clare (1793-1864), held in Helpston, the village he was born in and wrote so much about. For background on John Clare, click here for his Wiki entry (but no mention of his music) - and here (much info including chronology) and here (The John Clare Society) and here (53 of his poems) and here (blogspot)

Fri 10 Jul - John Clare's Birthday music (& song) session - will be an informal musical evening in the Barn behind the Exeter Arms, 3 Church Lane, Helpston, Peterborough, PE6 7DT - free admission - 7.30pm to closing (this usually fills up soon) - for more details: Pete Shaw 01778 571563 or 07946 758197 or pete@peteshaw.co.uk - all confirmed now with new pub landlords Sat 11 Jul - Usual sort of timetable (exact programme awaited): - Display of antiquarian bookshops and other stalls in the John Clare School Hall, West Street, Helpston, Peterborough, PE6 7DU all day from 10am, - AGM of The John Clare Society in the Marquee 10am to noon, - dance displays at lunchtime (usually outside the pubs) by Peterborough Morris & the 17th & 18th century dance display team of the Peterborough Folk Dance Club, - 2pm in the Marquee: a Keynote talk from a distinguished speaker, - An afternoon guided ramble around Clare's Helpstone, meeting at the Buttercross, - A coach tour with guide around Clare country, including this year a visit to Glinton Church (this must be prebooked in the School Hall), - In the evening a musical performance by Hugh Lupton & Chris Wood - click here for Chris Wood's website - click here for Hugh Lupton's website - tickets available in due course and during the day - From 7.30pm until closing time, the Northamptonshire folk trio "Frumenty" will be performing free in the Blue Bell pub, 10 Woodgate, Helpston For more details of anything to do with the festival: telephone 01480 811608 or click here for more Festival information

Fri 10 Jul - Ely Folk Festival, Ely Outdoor Centre, Ely, Cambs - click here for website

Sat 11 Jul - Ely Folk Festival, Ely Outdoor Centre, Ely, Cambs - click here for website

Sat 11 Jul - Sleaford Ukulele Orchestra - Lincoln Drill Hall Armoury Café Bar - Lincoln Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY- Cost: Free - from approximately 12noon til around 2pm. Please note that sometimes the sessions will start and finish a little earlier than this due to children’s events taking place in the auditorium. The event is FREE, however, donations for the musicians are, as ever, always extremely welcome! For further details see www.lincolndrillhall.com/armoury_cafe_bar

Sat 11 Jul - Sarah McQuaid in concert - click here for artiste's website - St Vincent's Parish Church, Church Lane, Caythorpe Grantham, Lincs, NG32 3DU - tickets £7 from 01400 273549

Sun 12 Jul - Ely Folk Festival, Ely Outdoor Centre, Ely, Cambs - click here for website

Sun 12 Jul - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Mon 13 Jul - Rutland Morris at Tickencote 8pm & Sun, Cottesmore, 9pm

Tue 14 Jul - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Tue 14 Jul - 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

Tue 14 Jul- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 14 Jul - Peterborough Morris click here for website dancing at The Bluebell, Whaplode St Catherines - 8pm - free

Wed 15 Jul - 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 for website - click here to listen live

Wed 15 Jul - Crosskey Clog click here for website - dancing at The Red Lion, West Deeping - 8pm - free

Wed 15 Jul - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick in concert as part of Kings Lynn Festival - click here for Youtube - click here for more Youtube - click here for Festival website

Thu 16 Jul - Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays, closed in Aug - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Thu 16 Jul - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Sun 19 Jul - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 20 Jul - Rutland Morris at Ashwell 8pm & Black Bull, Market Overton, 9pm

Mon 20 Jul - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 21 Jul - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 21 Jul - Peterborough Morris click here for website dancing at The Swan Inn, Parson Drove - 8pm - free

Tue 21 Jul - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Wed 22 Jul - 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 for website - click here to listen live

Wed 22 Jul - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain in concert as part of Kings Lynn Festival - click here for artiste website - click here for video click here for Festival website

Fri 24 Jul - Karen Tweed click here and click here - 10am to 3pm - Red Lion Square, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Sat 25 Jul - The Mandolinquents (including Simon Mayor) in concert - Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's St, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 8pm - £14 (£12 concessions) - click here for details - box office 01780 763203

Sun 26 Jul - 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

Sun 26 Jul - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Mon 27 Jul - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Mon 27 Jul - Rutland Morris at Burley 8pm & Three Horseshoes, Oakham 9pm

Tue 28 Jul- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 28 Jul - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Tue 28 Jul - Peterborough Morris click here for website dancing at The Rose, Frognall - 8pm - free

Wed 29 Jul - 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 for website - click here to listen live

Wed 29 Jul - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thu 30 Jul - Peatbog Faeries in concert - click here for artiste website - Guildhall Arts Centre ,St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ - click here for venue website - £14, £12 concs

Thu 30 Jul - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

Fri 31 Jul - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 31 Jul - Acoustic Kitchen contemporary music club - Crofters Coffeehouse, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, Kings Lynn, PE30 1ET - click here for venue website - 07814 838341

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

AUGUST 2009

Sat 1 Aug - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Mon 3 Aug - Rutland Morris at Geeston 8pm & Northwick Arms, Ketton 9pm

Mon 3 Aug - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 4 Aug - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Tue 4 Aug - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Wed 5 Aug - Spalding Folk Club: guests Lyra Celtica, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Fri 7 Aug - Karen Tweed click here and click here - 10am to 3pm - Red Lion Square, Stamford, Lincolnshire

Fri 7 Aug - 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 7 Aug - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sun 9 Aug - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Mon 10 Aug - Rutland Morris at Boot & Shoe, South Luffenham 8pm & Fox & Hounds, North Luffenham 9pm

Tue 11 Aug - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Thu 13 Aug - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Sun 16 Aug - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Tue 11 Aug- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Mon 17 Aug - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Mon 17 Aug - Rutland Morris at Pilton 8pm & White Horse, Morcott, 9pm

Tue 18 Aug - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 18 Aug - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Thu 20 Aug - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Sun 23 Aug - 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

Sun 23 Aug - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Mon 24 Aug - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Tue 25 Aug - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Tue 25 Aug- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Wed 26 Aug - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thu 27 Aug - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

Fri 28 Aug - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 28 Aug - Acoustic Kitchen contemporary music club - Crofters Coffeehouse, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, Kings Lynn, PE30 1ET - click here for venue website - 07814 838341

Mon 31 Aug - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Mon 31 Aug - Rutland Morris at Tixover 8pm & the Slater, Collyweston, 9pm

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

SEPTEMBER 2009

Tue 1 Sep - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Tue 1 Sep - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Wed 2 Sep - Spalding Folk Club: guest Lander Mason, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Fri 4 Sep - 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 4 Sep - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sat 5 Sep - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Sun 6 Sep - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 7 Sep - Rutland Morris Tour of Oakham 8pm

Tue 8 Sep - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Tue 8 Sep - 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

Tue 8 Sep- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Thu 10 Sep - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fri 11 Sep - Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays, closed in Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, free buffet - 01733 206627

Sun 13 Sep - Massed Morris Dancing - Thornham, near Hunstanton click here for King's Morris website

Sun 13 Sep - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 13 Sep - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Mon 14 Sep - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 15 Sep - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Tue 15 Sep - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 15 Sep - 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

Thu 17 Sep - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Thu 17 Sep - Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Fri 18 Sep - Chris While & Julie Matthews in concert click here for artiste website - South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding, PE11 1SS click here for map - details awaited - Box Office 01775 764777

Fri 18 Sep - French Dancing (bourrees, polkas, mazurkas, breton dances, etc) - hall behind the Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, near Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - musicians welcome - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays except July & Aug - 01780 720521

Sun 20 Sep - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 20 Sep - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Mon 21 Sep - Rutland Morris Tour of Oakham 8pm

Tue 22 Sep - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Tue 22 Sep - 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

Tue 22 Sep- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Thu 24 Sep - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick in concert click here for one website - plus support - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £10 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Thu 24 Sep - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

Fri 25 Sep - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 25 Sep - Acoustic Kitchen contemporary music club - Crofters Coffeehouse, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, Kings Lynn, PE30 1ET - click here for venue website - 07814 838341

Sat 26 Sep - Peterborough Morris and other Morris teams click here for website dancing in and around Peterborough - 10.30am Town Hall, 11am Cathedral Square

Sun 27 Sep - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 27 Sep - 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 28 Sep - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Mon 28 Sep - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Tue 29 Sep - 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

Wed 30 Sep - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

OCTOBER 2009

Fri 2 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 2 Oct - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sat 3 Oct - Ceilidh with Hannibal's Heroes click here for artiste's website - Collyweston Village Hall, off the High Street, Collyweston, Stamford - 7pm to 10pm - tickets and details 01780 444087

Sat 3 Oct - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Sat 3 Oct - John Tams in concert - click here for artiste's website - The Playhouse, 54 Westgate, Sleaford, NG34 7PS - tickets £12 from Sleaford Tourist Info Centre, Money's Yard, Carre St, Sleaford, 01529 414294 - click here for map & car parking

Sun 4 Oct - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Tue 6 Oct - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Tue 6 Oct - 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

Tue 6 Oct- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 6 Oct - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Wed 7 Oct - Spalding Folk Club: guest tba, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Thu 8 Oct - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fri 9 Oct - Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays, closed in Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, free buffet - 01733 206627

Sun 11 Oct - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 11 Oct - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Mon 12 Oct - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 13 Oct - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Tue 13 Oct - 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

Thu 15 Oct - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Thu 15 Oct - Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Fri 16 Oct - French Dancing (bourrees, polkas, mazurkas, breton dances, etc) - hall behind the Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, near Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - musicians welcome - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays except July & Aug - 01780 720521

Sun 18 Oct - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 18 Oct - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Tue 20 Oct - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 20 Oct - 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

Tue 20 Oct- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 20 Oct - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Thu 22 Oct - The High Level Ranters in concert - click here for artistes website plus Christine Hendry - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £8 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Sun 25 Oct - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 25 Oct - 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 26 Oct - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Mon 26 Oct - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 27 Oct - 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

Tue 27 Oct - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Wed 28 Oct - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thu 29 Oct - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

Fri 30 Oct - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 30 Oct - Acoustic Kitchen contemporary music club - Crofters Coffeehouse, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, Kings Lynn, PE30 1ET - click here for venue website - 07814 838341

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

NOVEMBER 2009

Sun 1 Nov - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

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

Tue 3 Nov - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Tue 3 Nov - 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

Tue 3 Nov - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Wed 4 Nov - Spalding Folk Club: guest Fraser Nimmo, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Fri 6 Nov - 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 6 Nov - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sat 7 Nov - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Sun 8 Nov - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 8 Nov - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Mon 9 Nov - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 10 Nov - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Tue 10 Nov - 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

Thu 12 Nov - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fri 13 Nov - Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays, closed in Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, free buffet - 01733 206627

Sun 15 Nov - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 15 Nov - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Tue 17 Nov- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 17 Nov - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Tue 17 Nov - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 17 Nov - 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

Thu 19 Nov - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Thu 19 Nov - Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Fri 20 Nov - French Dancing (bourrees, polkas, mazurkas, breton dances, etc) - hall behind the Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, near Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - musicians welcome - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays except July & Aug - 01780 720521

Sun 22 Nov - 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

Sun 22 Nov - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 23 Nov - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Mon 23 Nov - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Tue 24 Nov - 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

Tue 24 Nov - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Wed 25 Nov - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thu 26 Nov - The Outside Track in concert click here for their website- plus Matthew Coates & Sarah Brown - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £9 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Thu 26 Nov - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

Fri 27 Nov - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 27 Nov - Acoustic Kitchen contemporary music club - Crofters Coffeehouse, Riverside Restaurant, 27 King St, Kings Lynn, PE30 1ET - click here for venue website - 07814 838341

Sun 29 Nov - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Folk Clubs, Singarounds & Concerts in red Music sessions in green Dancing - displays or to join in - in Blue Festivals & Miscellaneous in Black

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

DECEMBER 2009

Tue 1 Dec - Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 1 Dec - 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

Tue 1 Dec - Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Tue 1 Dec - Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Wed 2 Dec - Spalding Folk Club: guest tba, South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS click here for map & car parking - 1st Wednesdays - 8.15pm - usually £5 (£4 concs) 01406 380100 or email spaldingfolkclub@gmail.com click here for website

Fri 4 Dec - 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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Fri 4 Dec - Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

Sat 5 Dec - Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502

Sun 6 Dec - Rutland Morris Tour at Melton Mowbray Christmas Fayre

Sun 6 Dec - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 7 Dec - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 8 Dec - 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

Tue 8 Dec - Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Thu 10 Dec - Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fri 11 Dec - Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays, closed in Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, free buffet - 01733 206627

Sun 13 Dec - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 13 Dec - Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

Sun 13 Dec - Grantham Folk Club, Fox & Hounds, Old Somerby, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 4AB - 4th Sundays (not necessarily the 4th in the month)

Tue 15 Dec - Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Tue 15 Dec - 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

Tue 15 Dec- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Tue 15 Dec - Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Thu 17 Dec - Baston concert (guest to be arranged) - plus support - The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - bring own drinks - tickets £8 from 01778 560497 (these concerts often sell out)

Thu 17 Dec - Singaround - Welland Yacht Club, River Bank, Spalding, PE11 3AA - click here for directions - 8.15pm - every 3rd Thursday - free - 01406 380100

Thu 17 Dec - Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Fri 18 Dec - Easton Unplugged acoustic song & music session - Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill, nr Stamford, PE9 3PA - free - last Friday of the month (a week early this month) - 8.30pm to 11pm - 01780 752286

Fri 18 Dec - French Dancing (bourrees, polkas, mazurkas, breton dances, etc) - hall behind the Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, near Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - musicians welcome - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays except July & Aug - 01780 720521

Sun 20 Dec - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Mon 21 Dec - Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tue 22 Dec - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

Sun 27 Dec - Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Sun 27 Dec - 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 28 Dec - Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Tue 29 Dec- Gretton Singaround, Hatton Arms, Gretton, near Corby NN17 3DN - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Tuesdays - Andy Butterworth 01536 770302

Wed 30 Dec - "Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thu 31 Dec - Open Mic Night - every last Thursday in the month - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - free

FOLK (song) CLUBS, SINGAROUNDS & CONCERTS in red, MUSIC SESSIONS in green, DANCING - DISPLAYS OR TO JOIN IN - in Blue, FESTIVALS & MISCELLANEOUS in Black

JANUARY 2010

Sat 9 Jan - Karen Tweed is organising a weekend of music and dance around Stamford Arts Centre - more details to follow

Sun 10 Jan - Karen Tweed is organising a weekend of music and dance around Stamford Arts Centre - more details to follow

Fri 15 Jan - Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire - click here for Festival website

Sat 16 Jan - Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire - click here for Festival website

Sun 17 Jan - Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire - click here for Festival website

Tue 26 Jan - Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

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REGULAR EVENTS, LISTED BY DAY OF THE WEEK:

Mondays

Acoustic singaround - 4th Monday in each month - Admiral Wells, Station Road, Holme, near Peterborough, PE7 3PH - 8pm - contact Steve Pass 01487 830447 or Stevenjpass@aol.com

Sir Harry's Sword junior sword dancers (9 to 16 years old) - every Monday - 7:00 till 8:00 - Childers Club, Station Road, Whittlesey 01733 208205 or Strawbear@btinternet.com

Molly Dancing teaching (women & men) - 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 jantony@waitrose.com click here for website

Barrowden Folk Club, Exeter Arms, Barrowden, Rutland, LE15 8EQ - singaround - 8.30pm - alternate Mondays - Bob Bakewell - 0116 2593395

Tuesdays

Wild & Woolly acoustic Music session - The Spinning Wheel pub, behind the village shop & church, 4 Church Street Baston, Lincs, PE6 9PE - free - some 1st Tues ex Aug - 8pm - 01778 560497

Wisbech Acoustic Music Club, The Angel Inn, 45 Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1HT - 4th Tuesdays - 8 to 11pm - email: colin.britt@nichols.uk.com or tel 07730 814013

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

Morris Dancing teaching (men only) - Peterborough Morris, Peterborough Sports and Leisure Centre, 651 Lincoln Road, Peterborough - every Tuesday, 8pm, Sept to April - 01733 206627 or 01733 705786 or click here for website

Acoustic Session, Millstone Inn, Barnack near Peterborough PE9 3ET - 8pm - 1st Tuesdays (excl January, when it's 2nd Tues) - 07958 757824 click here

Wype Doles Sword Dancers looking for new dancers - practice Tuesdays 8-10pm - Railway pub, Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1UF - 01733 769360

Oakham Unplugged, the Horseshoe, 83 Braunston Rd, Oakham LE15 6LE - 3rd Tuesday of month - Jacquie Walker & Fiona Cowan - 8.30pm - free

Bluegrass session - every 2nd Tuesday of the month - Salisbury Arms, 76, Tenison Rd, Cambridge, CB1 2DW - 01223 897840 or michelina1@hotmail.com

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

St Neots Folk Club, WorX (opposite the King's Head), South St, St Neots, PE19 2BW - every Tuesday 8.15pm - click here for Club website - 01234 376278

Mainly music session, with the odd song - Red Lion, Peterborough Road, Warmington, Peterborough, PE8 6TN - 1st Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Open Mic Night - every 2nd Tuesday in the month - The Bull, Guntons Road, Newborough, Peterborough, PE6 7RB - 8.30pm - free - click here for website

Open Mic Night - every 3rd Tuesday in the month - Boat Inn, 2 Ramsey Road, Whittlesey PE7 1DR - 8.30pm - free

Mainly music session, with the odd song - King's Arms, Kings Arms Lane, Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. PE8 5LW - 3rd Tuesday of the month - 8pm - contact: lion@piscan7.freeserve.co.uk

Wednesdays

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 for website - click here to listen live

English Clog Dancing teaching (women & men) - Crosskey Clog, Orton Wistow Community Centre, Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, PE2 6GF - every Wednesday, 8 to 10pm, Sept to April - 01733 320252 or click here for website

NOT RUNNING Irish music session, moves round 4 pubs, 1st Wednesday in the month: Three Horseshoes, 179 Main Street, Yaxley Cambs, PE7 3LD, 3rd Wednesday: Rigby's, Market Place, Market Deeping, Lincs, PE6 8EA, 2nd Thursdays: Swiss Cottage, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough PE2 9AG, 4th Thursdays: The Lime Tree, Paston Lane, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HA - 9 to 11pm - plus other odd sessions - ring 01733 757286 or 01733 751477

Bourne Borderers teach Border (anglo/welsh) Dances (women & men) to dance out in the summer - Edenham Village hall, Church Lane, Edenham, Lincs, PE10 0LS - every Wednesday except 17 Sept - 8pm to 10pm - tel: 01778 424846

Spalding Folk Club, The South Holland Centre, Market Place, Spalding PE11 1SS - 1st Wednesdays - 8.30pm - 01775 723026 - click here

Music session, maybe songs, depending who gets there - 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 - beginners welcome - partner not needed - 7.30 to 9.30pm - Wednesdays - 01733 266873 click here

"Strum wot ya brung" Open Mic - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - 7.30pm - every last Wednesday of the month - recording facilities available - darth81@msn.com

Thursdays

600 Whiskies Unplugged Acoustic Music Night upstairs in the Stables Bar, George Hotel, 20 High St, Leadenham, LN5 0PN - irregular Thursdays each month - 8.15pm - 07835 711709

Peterborough Open Mic - Cherry Tree, 9-11 Oundle Road Peterborough, PE2 9PB - 8.30pm - last Thursday of every month - Julie Morgan 07810 867229

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

Concert, with support, at The Barn, Main St, Baston, near Bourne PE6 9PA - 8pm - roughly once a month, variable date - bring own drinks - get tickets in advance from 01778 560497 -

Wolferton Folk Club - click here for Club website - Wolferton Social Club, 18 Wolferton, near Sandringham, Norfolk PE31 6HA - alternate Thursdays - 01485 600 948

NOT RUNNING Irish music session, moves round 4 pubs, 1st Wednesday in the month: Three Horseshoes, 179 Main Street, Yaxley Cambs, PE7 3LD, 3rd Wednesday: Rigby's, Market Place, Market Deeping, Lincs, PE6 8EA, 2nd Thursdays: Swiss Cottage, Grove St, Woodston, Peterborough PE2 9AG, 4th Thursdays: The Lime Tree, Paston Lane, Walton, Peterborough, PE4 6HA - 9 to 11pm - plus other odd sessions - ring 01733 757286 or 01733 751477

Rockingham Rapper & Clog practice - english rapper sword (like tapdance), american appalachian dance, scottish Cape Breton dance - Childer's Club, 1A Station Road, Whittlesey, PE7 1SA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - 8 to 10pm - every Thursday - 01832 226175

Open Mic session - Deepings Rugby Club, Linchfield Rd, Deeping St James, Lincs PE6 8EP - 3rd Thursdays - 8pm - 01778 380163 or 01778 345228 - openmicmusic@tiscali.co.uk

Backroom Acoustic Music Club - music & songs - The Jolly Sailor, 43 Great Whyte, Ramsey, PE26 1HH - 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month - email: backroomacoustic@hotmail.co.uk

Music session - Lincoln Arms, Bridge Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1XA - 2nd Thursdays - 8.30pm - but ring first to check as session called off if darts night, etc - 01775 723026

Fridays

Whittlesey Folk Evening - songs & tunes - St Andrews Parish Rooms, Parkinsons Lane, Whittlesey PE7 1BZ - 8pm - free admission – 2nd Fridays excl. Jan & Aug - bring something to drink, buffet - 01733 206627

Easton Unplugged - The Oak Inn, Easton-on-the-Hill near Stamford PE9 3PA - 8.30pm - last Friday of the month - 07989 306389 Fiona Cowan

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: deanohardy@yahoo.co.uk

Stamford Arts Centre Cellar Bar Open Mic, 27 St Marys Street, Stamford, PE9 2DL - 1st Friday of the month - contact manager Andy Croft 07903 194631 for details

French Dancing (bourrees, polkas, mazurkas, breton dances, etc) - hall behind the Northwick Arms, High Street, Ketton, near Stamford, Lincs, PE9 3TA - beginners welcome - partner not needed - 8 to 11pm - 3rd Fridays except July & Aug - 01780 720521

Acoustic Kitchen Crofter Sessions - contemporary music club - click here - Crofters Coffeehouse, 27 King St, King's Lynn, PE30 1HA - last Friday of the month - 8pm -admission fee - 07814 838341 or pete@theacoustickitchen.co.uk

There are often ceilidhs / barn dances open to the public.

Saturdays

Acoustic song & music session - Fox Inn, 34 Manor Road, Folkesworth, PE7 3SU - 8pm - 1st Saturday in the month - 07885 706502 or geoff_m_brown@btinternet.com

There are often ceilidhs / barn dances open to the public.

Sundays

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

Irish music session - Westwood Hotel, 85 Mayors Walk, Peterborough, PE3 6EY - every Sunday - 4pm to 7pm - 01733 896340

Deeping Folk Club, Deeping Sports & Social Club, Outgang Rd, Towngate East, Market Deeping, Peterborough PE6 8LQ - 3rd Sundays excl Dec, Jan & Aug - 8pm - 01733 310968

Haconby Unplugged, Hare & Hounds, Haconby, Bourne PE10 0UZ - 2nd Sundays - 8pm - 01778 425422 Jan Limback

odd days

Concerts at Lincoln Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY - click here for directions, 01522 873894 or boxoffice@lincolndrillhall.com Open Mic in the Cellar Bar, Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford PE9 2DL - Concerts at Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford PE9 2DL - 01780 763203 - click here Concerts at Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter's Hill, Grantham, NG31 6PZ - 01476 406158 - click here Concerts at the Playhouse, Westgate, Sleaford - Tickets £6 available from Tourist Information Centre, Advice Centre, Money’s Yard, Carre Street, Sleaford (01529 414294)

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