DIARY DATES
Who is playing where and whenSUNDAY
BOLLINGTON
www.bollyfolk.com
(NB: New times - 7.30pm to 10.30pm)
Singers nights 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month
BOTHY (Southport)
www.bothyfolkclub.org.uk
08-Sep - Singers Night
15-Sep - Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
22-Sep - Singers NIght
29-Sep - Caffrey/McGurk/Madge
06-Oct - Singers Night
13-Oct - Dan McKinnon
20-Oct - Singers Night
27-Oct - Close Quarters
03-Nov - Singers Night
10-Nov - Jez Lowe
17-Nov - Singers Night
24-Nov - Peter & Barbara Snape
01-Dec - Singers Night
08-Dec - Tacklers' Tales
15-Dec - Singers Night
22-Dec - Xmas Party
29-Dec - Closed
WARRINGTON
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Sunday 27th October Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom
Sunday 8th December Becky Taylor & Sam Lawrence
Sunday 22nd December Christmas "Do"
2025
Sunday 2nd March Pete Coe
Sunday 27th April Karen Pfeiffer and Paul Walker
May / June
Gordon Tyrrall and Barbara Mainland TBC
Sunday 21st September Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
All other Sundays are Singers' Nights
MONDAY
CLWB GWERIN CONWY
www.conwyfolkclub.org.uk
New venue: The Gladstone
YsGuborwen Road, Dwygyfylchi
Penmaenmawr, LL34 6PS 8pm to 11pm
Weekly Singarounds - until further notice
(NB: Guest act suggestions are now invited by the organiser - see website for submission forms)
COPPULL (weekly - Singers Nights)
www.coppullfolk.co.uk
Start time - 8pm until 11pm
June 9 to 11 Free Folk Festival at club venue
ROOM AT THE TOP (Newburgh)
www.markdowding.co.uk
Singers Nights - weekly
Zoom sessions on Thursdays
For further info contact: maggihuyton@yahoo.com
RUNCORN (weekly)
www.runcornfolk.club
SEPT 2ND ANTHONY JOHN CLARKE
OCT 14TH JEZ LOWE
NOV 18TH BEARCAT GUMBO
DEC 9TH FIDDLESTONE
Admission on Guest Nights - £5
All other Mondays are Singers Nights when entry is free.
SKIPTON (3rd Monday)
www.skiptonfolkclub.co.uk
Monthly Singers nights
SWINTON
Weekly Singers Nights
Just to remind everyone that our guest nights are held on the 2nd Friday of the month (Feb-June + Sept-Dec)
Singarounds are held every Monday from 8pm
26th July BERNARD CROMARTY
SUMMER BREAK: JULY & AUGUST
13th September GARY & VERA ASPEY
11th October JON BRINDLEY
8th November STAFF FOLK (Ged Todd & Dave Wynn)
13th Deceber CHRISTMAS PARTY
TUESDAY
WOODEN HORSE (Rainford)
www.woodenhorsefolkclub.uk
Tuesdays 2pm-4pm
Check Facebook page and club website for updates and contact details.
BUSH ACOUSTIC (Droylsden)
No programme available
CORNMARKET ACOUSTIC
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First Tuesday of the month
No programme available
DRAGON’S BREATH (weekly)
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(Treuddyn, nr Mold)
All other dates - Singarounds
June 4th Wet the Tea
Sept Flat Irons (awaiting confirmation)
Oct 15th Dewi and Eileen
November dtc The Mighty Fiddlestone!
15th January John Warburton
4th March Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer
MAGHULL (Liverpool)
www.maghullfolkclub.co.uk
Weekly Singers Nights & Singarounds
Advanced date: Tues. 22nd October: Tom Lewis (Ticketed)
Other Tuesdays evenings are singers nights (Admission £2.00)
SALE
Every Tuesday singers night except August when we are closed.
www.salefolkclub.co.uk
WEDNESDAY
LANCASTER FOLK
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No programme available
OVER HULTON (Bolton)
overhultonfolkclub.com
WILLOWS (Kirkham, Preston)
www.thewillowsfolkclub.co.uk
The Wrea Green Institute (The Tute)
Station Road, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2PH
November 13th - Hunter Muskett
November 27th - Singers' Night
December 11th - Tim Edey's Celtic Christmas
2025 (monthly concerts)
January 15th - Douglas & Moss
February 19th - Calum Gilligan
March 19th - The Brothers Gillespie
April 16th - Janice Burns and Jon Doran
May 14th - Other Roads
October 15th - Jon Wilks
December 17th - Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones
other dates to follow
THURSDAY
DABBERS (Nantwich)
Singarounds -- 1st Thursday
bernpot@talktalk.net
FLEETWOOD (weekly)
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GARSTANG ‘RE’PLUGGED
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Singers Nights (last Thursdays)
Enquiries: 01995 602795
September 5th Annie Radcliffe/Keith Mitchell (seperate, not a duo)
October 17th Steve Tilston (duo)
November 14th Angie Palmer
HUNGRY HORSE ACOUSTIC
www.hungryhorseacoustic.com
(Ellesmere Port, Cheshire)
10th October - Singers, Musicians, Poets - THEME NIGHT -- “BEATLES MUSIC & WORDS”
17th October - CLIVE GREGSON - Oak Room concert - Pay on door or via - www.wegottickets.com
24th October - BIG Spot - CLOSE QUARTERS
31st October - BIG Spot -- THE TIME BANDITS
7th November - Singers, Musicians, Poets Night
14th November - BIG Spot -- SPLIT LEVELMusic (Phil Chisnall & Lynne Strange)
21st November - Oak Room - Fundraising Concert - in aid of Maggie’s Wirral Cancer Charity -
VOCAL POINT (trio)
RITA FITSPATRICK (poet)
CAN’T REMEMBER (duo)
TENNESSEE WALTZ (duo)
GERRY FFRENCH & HARRY LOWRY
Pay on door or via - www.wegottickets.com
28th November - Singers, Musicians, Poets Night
5th December - BIG Spot - OLD’SCOOL (duo)
12th December - THE LOST NOTES (trio) - Oak Room concert - Pay on door or via - www.wegottickets.com
19th December - Singers, Musicians, Poets -- Christmas Party Night
26th December - CLUB CLOSED
2025
2nd January - CLUB CLOSED
9th January - BIG Spot - (act tbc)
16th January - Oak Room Concert (act tbc)
23rd & 30th January - Singers, Musicians, Poets Nights
6th February - Singers, Musicians, Poets
13th February - BIG Spot - (act tbc)
20th February - Concert -- MERRY HELL BAND
27th February - Singers, Musicians, Poets
6th March - Singers, Musicians, Poets
13th March - Oak Room Concert (act tbc)
20th March - BIG Spot - (act tbc)
27th March - Singers, Musicians, Poets
3rd April - Singers, Musicians, Poets
10th April - Oak Room Concert (act tbc)
17th April - Singers, Musicians, Poets
24th April - BIG Spot - (act tbc)
1st May - Singers, Musicians, Poets
8th May - BIG Spot - (act tbc)
15th May - Oak Room Concert (act tbc)
22nd May - Singers, Musicians, Poets
29th May - Singers, Musicians, Poets
LYMM (weekly)
www.lymmfolkclub.org.uk
Venue: Spread Eagle Hotel, WA13 0AG
NEW EVERYMAN (weekly Singers Nights)
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October 31st Brian Peters
November 21st Scolds Bridle
December 12th Tennasee Waltz
December 19th Club Christmas Party
Christmas break,19th December-9th January '25
2025
February 6th Tim Eady
March 6th Tommy Dewhurst
April 3rd Jez Lowe
May 15th Calum & Caithlin Gilligan
June 12th Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
WREXHAM
www.wrexhamfolkacoustic.club
3rd Oct - Singers Night
17th Oct - Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer
7th Nov - Singers Night
FRIDAY
FOLK AT THE BARLOW (Edgworth)
www.folkatthebarlow.com
All events start at 8pm
16 Nov 24 (Sat) : Jess & Richard Arrowsmith with LocTup Together
20 Dec 24 : Bernard Wrigley with the Wanderers
17 Jan 25 : Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones
21 Feb 25 : State of the Union
21 Mar 25 : Wet the Tea
18 Apr 25 : Peter & Barbara Snape
16 May 25 : The Rosie Hood Band
20 Jun 25: Sykes Martin
FRODSHAM (weekly)
www.frodshamfolkclub.com
Singers afternoons - NB: 4pm to 6pm + BIG Spots featuring:-
Dec 20 - Paul Thompson
Jan 31st - Skinner & Twitch
Feb 28th - Tom Browne
Mar 28th - Steve & Julie Wrigley
Apr 25th - Mountain Hares
May 23rd - Locktup Together
Jun 20th - The Waite Collective
(All other Fridays are Singers Sessions)
LAKE DISTRICT FOLK & ACOUSTIC (Staveley)
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September 13th - Singers & Musicians
October 11th - The Wilderness Yet
November 8th - Singers & Musicians
December 15th - Muldoon's Picnic
January 10th 2025 - Singers & Musicians
February 14th 2025 - Singers & Musicians
March 14th 2025 - Will Finn & Rosie Calvert
NEWCASTLE & POTTERIES
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New venue: The Cafe, Fenton Town Hall, 1 Albert Square, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 3FA
Friday 13th September - Louise & Chris Rogan
Friday 11th October - The Rip Roaring Success
Friday 8th November - Pete Coe
Friday 13th December - Tim Edey’s Celtic Christmas
* For this month only, we will be on the first Friday.
NORTHWICH (weekly)
www.northwichfolk.co.uk
06-Dec-24 - Singers Night - Theme - Forbidden Pleasures - £3/£3(members)
13-Dec-24 - Singers Night - £3/£3(members)
20-Dec-24 - Christmas Party Singers Night - £5/£5(members)
27-Dec-24 - Chilled out, warm in Singers Night - FOC - Free Raffle - £0/£0(members)
03-Jan-25 - Singers Night - Theme - New - £3/£3(members)
10-Jan-25 - Time Bandits - Support - Dave Vaughan/Pete Thompson - £9/£7(members)
17-Jan-25 - 7:30pm Nick's Skiffle Session - Singers' Night - £3/£3(members)
24-Jan-25 - Singers Night - Theme - Celtic Connections - £3/£3(members)
31-Jan-25 - Dave Boulton - Support - Helianthus - £8/£6(members)
PHOENIX (Poynton) (monthly)
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November 1st - Jez Lowe
December 6th - The Hayes Sisters
January 3rd - Keith Donnelly
February 7th - The Tannahill Weavers
March 7th - Lauren South
April 4th - Reg Meuross
May 2nd - Other Roads
June 6th - Colin Henderson
July 4th - GraceNotes & Friends
August 1st - Singaround (Free Entry)
September 5th - Flossie Malavialle
October 3rd - Lazlo Baby
November 7th - Colum Sands
RHYL (weekly)
www.rhylfolkclub.com
1st Friday - Monthly Zoom sessions
SOUNDBOX (Chester)
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September - 27th - Vera van Heeringen & Brooks Williams
October - 11th - Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
October - 19th - The Wilderness Yet
November 16th - Chris Foster (support Rose Price) (at St Mary's Handbridge, CH4 7HL)
November 30th - Duo Niepold (Anne Niepold & Andy Cutting) (at St Mary's Creative Space, CH1 2DW)
2025
February 15th - Harbottle & Jonas (support tba) (at St Mary's Handbridge, CH4 7HL)
March 5th - Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes (at St Mary's Creative Space, CH1 2DW)
May 17th - Jon Wilks (at St Mary's Handbridge, CH4 7HL)
October 24th - Chris While & Julie Matthews (at St Mary's Creative Space, CH1 2DW)
SWINTON
Just to remind everyone that our guest nights are held on the 2nd Friday of the month (Feb-June + Sept-Dec)
Singarounds are held every Monday from 8pm
13th September GARY & VERA ASPEY
27th September SIMPLY DYLAN
11th October JON BRINDLEY
25th October CAROLE DUNNINGTON-DEAN
8th November STAFF FOLK (Ged Todd & Dave Wynn)
29th November REMEMBERING THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC
13th Deceber CHRISTMAS PARTY
TIMPERLEY (1st & 3rd Friday)
21 June - Singers plus Guest Stars from the USA: Mary Anne McAllister & Ronee Stolzberg
SATURDAY
MUSIC AT MOTTRAM
Hosted at Mottram St Andrew village hall
(between Wilmslow and Macclesfield)
The multi award-winning Nancy Kerr and James Fagan will be performing at Mottram St Andrew, on Saturday 8th June.
Tickets are a bargain at £16 each and can be purchased from musicatmottram.com or from Steve on 07904 072190.
October 21 Phil Beer
November 25 Sam Kelly & Jamie Francis
Tickets £16 each, further information and tickets from musicatmottram.com or call Steve on 07904 072190
SHAMROCK PROMOTIONS
No programme this quarter
THEATRES / ARTS CENTRES
THE BRINDLEY (Runcorn)
Friday 27 September | 7.30PM - Jenny Colquitt - Buy Tickets
Thursday 3 October | 8PM - Merry Hell: Lost Songs, History & Chat - Buy Tickets
Friday 4 October | 7.30PM - An Evening With Greg Oldfield - Buy Tickets
Friday 18 October | 7.30PM - Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox - Buy Tickets
Friday 8 November | 8PM - Far Rockaway - The Songs Of Phil Ochs: Featuring Phil Odgers & John Kettle - Buy Tickets
PHILHARMONIC HALL (Liverpool)
Sept 2 Simply Dylan
THE ATKINSON (Southport)
@ Grateful Fred’s:
THE MET (Bury)
Sept 10 Daphne’s Flight
Sept 15 The Houghton Weavers
Nov 23 Flook
WEST KIRBY ARTS CENTRE
* ‘The Stage is Yours’
Singers' Nights - every Friday, 7pm for 7:30pm
Contact: - cmackintosh84@gmail.com
* ‘Acoustic Afternoon’ sessions
Singers, Musicians, Poets
2nd & 4th Friday 2pm to 5pm
Contact: - ian_elder@btinternet.com
KARONA SESSIONS
Friday 15th December: Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones
St Thomas The Martyr Church, Up Holland, Lancs
Buy Tickets £12 each 7.30pm [no support]
All concerts being held at Dean Wood Golf Club, Lafford Lane, Up Holland WN8 0QZ
Tickets on sale by the beginning of December.
More concerts currently being scheduled. More details: www.karonasound.co.uk/sessions and @karonasessions on Facebook.