What's On
Folk Music
North West England

'Free gig' - Other Roads (formerly known as John Wright's Band)
Live at Radio Lancashire - Wednesday 10th March 2010.

Ticket only Event - Tickets are only available by posting an s.a.e. to:
The Drift Live, BBC Radio Lancashire, Darwen Street, Blackburn BB2 2EA.
Please write 'Other Roads' on the top left corner of your envelope.

Doors open at 7.15.Please arrive no later than 7.30. Event concludes 9.00 p.m.

Unable to make it? Listen to the Drift on 'Listen Again'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_lancashire/

Coming next to Bury Met

Friday 19 February 8.30pm Stackridge

Saturday 20 February Moishe's Bagel

Friday 26 February Lau

Saturday 27 February Rod Clements

Sunday 28 February Richmond Fontaine

Clubs and Sessions Local Festivals General Venues Other Sources Mr Kite Charity
Folk Events

Individual Clubs and Sessions with Websites

For more in depth details such as days and dates in the North West follow this link and for Yorkshire follow this one

Click on the Club Name to Link to their site

Acoustic Folk at the Nursery Nursery Inn, Green Lane, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 2NA
Every other Thursday wef 18th October 2007 (Contact 0161 432 4830)
Bacca Pipes Folk Club The Ukrainian Club, 9, Henry Street, Keighley
Bacup Folk Club Bacup Folk Club meets every Monday night at Bacup Conservative Club
The Band Room The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 7LF
Beehive Folk Club Beehive Pub , 16 Union Street, Harthill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 7YH
Coppull Folk [formerly Alison Arms Folk] OakTree Inn, 130 Preston Road, Coppull Lancashire PR7 5ED
Blaxton Live Various Venues
Bollington Folk Club Arthur Wakefield's Folk Club, Dog and Partridge, Bollington every Friday Night from 8.30
Bothy Folk Club The Park Golf Club, Park Rd West, Southport, PR9 0JS.
The Black
Swan Folk Club
Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York.
Bromley Cross Folk Club The Railway, 37, Chapletown Road, Bolton BL7 9LY
Bull's Head Bull's Head, Fairfield St, Manchester
Burnley Folk Club The Kettle Drum, Cliviger, Burnley, Lancashire
The Chase
Folk Club
Bridge Cross Sports & Social Club, Bridge Cross Rd, Chase Terrace, Burntwood
The Cross Keys Folk Club The Cross Keys, Running Hill Gate Uppermill Nr Oldham OL3 6LW
Edale Rambler The Folk Train runs on the fourth Tuesday of each month, departing from Sheffield at 7:14pm and returning on the9:30pm from Edale
Folk at the Bay Horse Osbaldeston, Lancashire
Folk in the Barn Rosehill Barn, Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven, Cumbria
Four Fools Folk Club The Spinners Arms Adlington
Friday 13th Folk Club Harrogate The Empress, Church Square, Harrogate
Hobos Retreat
Country Music Club
Heywood Reform Club,
Tower St, Heywood.
Gregson Lane
Folk Club
Hoghton, Lancashire
The Grove Folk Club The Grove Inn, Back Row, Holbeck, Leeds
Hee Haw Sessions Americana hits Leeds
The Hungry Horse Acoustic Folk Club The Rake, Rake Lane, Little Stanney, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH2 4HS
Lymm Folk Club
(Formerly The Railway)
Spread Eagle Hotel, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0AT
Mellor Brook Community Centre Whalley Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancs
Northwich Folk Club The Harlequin Theatre Queen St, Northwich, Cheshire
Oddfellows Arms Session Every Monday Oddfellows Arms, Oldham Road, Middleton.
Open Door Folk Club Failsworth, Greater Manchester
Otley Folk Club Korks Wine Bar on Bondgate, Otley
Parkgate Folk Club The Boathouse 1, The Parade, Parkgate S Wirral
The Plough Folk Club
The Plough, Chain Lane, Staining, Nr Blackpool. Lancashire
Potteries Folk Club The Rising Sun, Shraleybrook, Nr Audley
Raven Folk Club Chester
Robin Hood's Bay Folk Club Dolphin Inn, King Street
Sale Folk Club United Services Club, Sale
Sandbach Unplugged Sandbach, Cheshire
Ship Inn Music Club Haskayne This friendly informal club meets every Thursday evening, 8.30-- 9 oclock start, at the Ship Inn in Haskayne, West Lancashire on the Leeds Liverpool canal
Singing Out Folk Club The Royal Hotel, Rishworth, Ripponden
Skipton Folk Club The Narrow Boat, 38 Victoria Street Skipton BD23 1JE
Swinton Folk Club Swinton, Greater Manchester
Topic Folk Club Bradford The Cock & Bottle, 93 Barkerend Rd, Bradford BD3
The White Lion, Earby Every Thursday sees an informal singaround/session at The White Lion, Earby from 9pm
Wigan Folk Club The Fox and Goose and The Seven Stars Wigan
The Woodman
Folk Club
The Woodman Pub, Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford, Nr Dudley

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Local Festivals and Contacts - 2010 (Coming Soon)

If any Festival Organiser wishes to add their details to this site
Please Email me (No attachments please!)

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General Venues

Town

Details

Accrington Town Hall Blackburn Road,
Accrington
Tel:01254 380293
Ashton-u-Lyne Witchwood, Old St,
Ashton-u-Lyne
Tel:0161 344 0321(Darren)
Burnley Mechanics Burnley Mechanics,
Manchester Rd,
Burnley
Tel:01282 430055 (Gary Hood)
Bury Met The Met,
Market St, Bury.
Tel:0161 761 2216
Cockermouth Kirkgate Centre Kirkgate Centre
Cockermouth
Every other week starting Thursday 7th of September - known acts plus floor singers. 'Floor-singers showcases' every 3rd session.
Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Holme Street
Tel: 01422 845265
Holmfirth Civic Hall, Holmfirth
Tel:01484 687603
Manchester Band on the Wall,
Swan St
Tel 0161 832 6625
Manchester Manchester Apollo, Ardwick Green
Tel: 0161 242 2560
St Helens The Citadel,
Waterloo St, St Helens
Tel: 01744 735436

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Other Sources

Trouble at' Mill A super site for Folk music in Lancashire

Any one of a number of local Folk Magazines

Mr Kite - Charity Folk Events

Mr. Kite promotes live music entertainment in the Preston/Blackburn area of the UK with all proceeds from these events going to charity. Follow the link to find out current planned events!.

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