Northumberland Folk Song and Music Diary for North East England

Diary of folk song and music events for Northumberland, North East England, UK

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This diary is produced on a best efforts basis and will include events from the banks of the Tyne to the Tweed. No responsibility will be accepted for errors or omissions. Diary dates are not guaranteed. If you want to be sure, then confirm with club contact. This diary is intended to be freely copied and distributed.

Alnmouth Ceilidhs, Hindmarsh Hall, Alnmouth, NE66 2RX. Caller: Mike Jevons. 19:00 every 3rd Tuesday (with a break over the summer). 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.
The Blake Arms, Seghill, NE23 7EF. Singaround at 13:00 on first Monday of the month.
Blue Bell Hotel, Market Place, Belford, NE70 7NE. At 19:30: Mixed session 1st Monday. Email: davidratliff1@hotmail.com, Tel: 07952 234337.
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 19:30.
Bridge Sacred Harp, Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ. Wednesday at 19:30.
Central Bar, 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.
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.

Feeding Folk Occasional Events. 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.
Folk at the Watch House, Cullercoats Watch House Concerts.
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham. Session at 2pm on 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Contact: stevefry1@gmail.com .
Headway Arts, The Old Church, Waterloo Road, Blyth, NE24 1BY. A musical social afternoon on the third Thursday of the month from 2pm to 4pm, featuring music, songs and stories with performers and audience members being warmly welcomed. Tel: 01670 351962 or email: john.focf@gmail.com .
Hexham Slow and Steady Folk Session, West End Methodist Church, Hexham (NE46 3DF). 5pm till 7pm. Third Monday of the month (except December). Playing tunes at a relaxed tempo. For more details and tune lists please contact Hexhamfolksessions@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.
Light Ship, Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, South Beach, Blyth, NE24 3PB. Singaround on 4th Thursday at 19:15. Various concerts with tickets available from Frank Higham 07929 616703, email: fhaccord@aol.com .
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.
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 - 22:30. 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. Monthly music & Song session on 2nd Monday of the month at 14:00.
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Barmoor Lane, Ryton, NE40 3QP. Session 20:00 each Friday. Also session on 1st Sunday of the month at 20:00.

September 2025 10 Cramlington Folk Club Liz Simcock The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session 11 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 12 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 13 Alnwick Playhouse The Bob Dylan Story 14 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 15 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround John Bull, Alnwick Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Lightship, Blyth Martin Carthy 16 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Alnmouth Ceilidh 17 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 18 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 19 Folk at the Watch House Voices O’er the Bay Christine Jeans & Jill Stephen, Adam Holden, Teddy Cuthbert and Miggins Fiddle Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 20 Alnwick Playhouse Lindisfarne Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 21 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Sylvia Barnes & Sandy Stanage Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 22 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne The Ship, Low Newton Session Hexham Slow and Steady Session 23 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 24 Cramlington Folk Club Clive Gregson The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tannery, Hexham Session 25 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club Light Ship, Blyth Singaround The Pilot, Berwick Session Queens Hall, Hexham Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening 26-28 Allen Valleys Folk Festival 26 Light Ship, Blyth Blair Dunlop Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 27 28 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Pipedream Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 29 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround with Phil Tyler & Helen Barber John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 30 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session October 2025 1 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 2 Queens Hall, Hexham Filkin’s Drift The Pilot, Berwick Session 3-5 Hartlepool Festival 3 Coquetdale Music Trust Methera Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 4 5 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 6 Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround White Swan, Morpeth Slow & Steady Session Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session 7 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 8 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session 9 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 10 Folk at the Watch House Katie Doherty & the Navigators Queens Hall, Hexham The Brothers Gillespie Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 11 Folk at the Watch House Jez Lowe 12 South Shields Folk Club Phyllosan Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 13 Warkworth Memorial Hall 2pm-4pm Singaround - Cancelled John Bull, Alnwick Singaround Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs 14 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 15 Cramlington Folk Club Aaron Catlow and Kit Hawes Tynefolk, Ryton Tom McConville The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround 16 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 17 Queens Hall, Hexham Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox Folk at the Watch House Grimes, Krieger & Hughes Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 18 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 19 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 20 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Hunter Muskett Hexham Slow and Steady Session 21 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 22 Alnwick Playhouse Christina Alden & Alex Patterson The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tannery, Hexham Session 23 Horncliffe Folk Club Stanley Accrington Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Light Ship, Blyth Singaround The Pilot, Berwick Session 24 Folk at the Watch House The Shakleton Trio Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 25 26 South Shields Folk Club Bob Wood Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Coquetdale Music Trust Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage 27 John Bull, Alnwick Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Session 28 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 29 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 30 The Pilot, Berwick Session 31 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session November 2025 1 2 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 3 Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround White Swan, Morpeth Slow & Steady Session Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session 4 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 5 Cramlington Folk Club Colum Sands Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 6 The Pilot, Berwick Session 7 Alnwick Playhouse HEJIRA – Celebrating Joni Mitchell Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 8 9 South Shields Folk Club Louise & Chris Rogan Folk at the Watch House Findley Napier Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 10 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Louise & Chris Rogan Light Ship, Blyth Winter Wilson John Bull, Alnwick Singaround 11 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 12 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp 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 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 17 Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Hexham Slow and Steady Session 18 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 19 Alnwick Playhouse Andy Irvine Cramlington Folk Club Mike Silver The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 20 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session The Pilot, Berwick Session Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories 21 Queens Hall, Hexham Flook Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 22 Coquetdale Music Trust Tom McConville & Michael Biggins 23 South Shields Folk Club Struggle Buggy Folk at the Watch House Rant Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 24 John Bull, Alnwick Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Session 25 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 26 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tannery, Hexham Session 27 Queens Hall, Hexham Eliza Carthy & Jon Bowden Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club Light Ship, Blyth Singaround The Pilot, Berwick Session 28 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 29 30 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session December 2025 1 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Crisis Fundraiser Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround White Swan, Morpeth Slow & Steady Session Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Blue Bell, Belford Session 2 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 3 Cramlington Folk Club The Hunch Barrasford Village Hall Singaround Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 4 The Pilot, Berwick Session 5 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 6 7 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 8 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Steve Turner John Bull, Alnwick Singaround Queens Hall, Hexham Seth Lakeman 9 Alnwick Playhouse Melrose Quartet Christmas Show Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 10 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cramlington Folk Club Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session 11 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 12 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 13 Alnwick Playhouse Salty Dog 14 South Shields Folk Club The Wilsons Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 15 Light Ship, Blyth Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs 16 Alnmouth Ceilidh Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session 17 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe Christmas Show The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 18 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 Headway arts at 14:00 TBC Music, Songs & Stories Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 19 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 20 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 21 Warkworth Memorial Hall Werca’s Folk & Voice Male Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session 22 John Bull, Alnwick Singaround The Ship, Low Newton Session 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

January 2026 25 Alnwick Playhouse Le Vent du Nord February 2026 9 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Chris & Steve Wilson March 2026 30 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Gatehouse (Ireland) April 2026 13 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Nonsuch Dulcimer Club Visit May 2026 June 2026