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.
Newcastle University lunchtime concerts (free).
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.
St Georges Church Hall, Beverley Gardens, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS. Various concerts put on by Watchhouse Folk.
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 afternoon music & song sessions have ceased.
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.
January 2026
18 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
19 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Teddy Cuthbert
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
West End Methodist Church, Hexham Slow and Steady Session
20 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
21 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Maestro and the Sinners
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
22 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
23 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
24
25 Alnwick Playhouse Le Vent du Nord
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Marie Little
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
26 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Session
27 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
28 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
Tannery, Hexham Session
29 The Pilot, Berwick Session
30 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
31
February 2026
1 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
2 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
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
White Swan, Morpeth Slow and Steady Session
3 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
4 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
Cramlington Folk Club Bertie Armstrong and Niles Krieger
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
5 The Pilot, Berwick Session
6 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
7
8 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Barrie & Ingrid Temple
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
Cullercoats Teddy Cuthbert & Adam Holden
9 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Chris & Steve Wilson
10 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
11 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
Queens Hall, Hexham Tony McManus & Julia Toaspern
12 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
13 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
Coquetdale Music Trust Tony McManus & Julia Toaspern
14
15 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
16 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
West End Methodist Church, Hexham Slow and Steady Session
17 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
18 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Salty Dog / Simon Haworth
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
19 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
20 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
21 Alnwick Playhouse The Brothers Gillespie
Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
22 Coquetdale Music Trust Filkin’s Drift
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Salty Dog
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
23 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Session
24 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
25 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
Tannery, Hexham Session
26 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
27 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
28
March 2026
1 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
2 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Alistair Anderson
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
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
White Swan, Morpeth Slow and Steady Session
3 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
4 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
Cramlington Folk Club Pete Morton
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
5 Alnwick Playhouse Feast of Fiddles
The Pilot, Berwick Session
6 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
7 St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Ceilidh
Gosforth Civic Centre (3-9pm) George Welch Memorial Concert
8 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
9 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
10 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
11 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
12 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
13 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
14
15 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
16 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
West End Methodist Church, Hexham Slow and Steady Session
17 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
18 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Becky Taylor and Sam Lawrence
Forum Cinema Cafe, Hexham Session
Rocket Folk, Corbridge Singaround
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
19 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
20 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
Morpeth Gathering Fundraiser
21 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Rachel McShane & the Cartographers
22 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Bob Morton, Bob & Jane Diehl
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
23 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Session
24 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
25 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
Tannery, Hexham Session
26 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Gilmore & Roberts
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
27 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
28 Alnwick Playhouse Martin & Eliza Carthy
29 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
30 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Gatehouse (Ireland)
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
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April 2026
1 Cramlington Folk Club Tim Dalling
6 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed
9 Queens Hall, Hexham Fairport Convention
10-12 Morpeth Gathering
13 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Macdara Yates (Ireland) + Nonsuch Dulcimer Club Visit
15 Cramlington Folk Club Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby
18 Queens Hall, Hexham Steeleye Span
19 St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Anna Massie
26 St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Bertie Armstrong & Niles Krieger
27 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singers Night celebrating Vic Gammon’s 80th
29 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe
May 2026
3 St Georges, Cullercoats, NE30 4NS Laura Wilkes & Ian Carr
4 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed
7 Coquetdale Music Trust Gavin Fairhall Lever
8 Warkworth Memorial Hall Winter Wilson
18 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Milton Hide
24 Alnwick Playhouse The Simon and Garfunkel Story
25 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed
27 Cramlington Folk Club Sherburn, Bartley and Sanders
June 2026
7 Alnwick Playhouse Studio Salty Dog + Teddy Cuthbert
10 Cramlington Folk Club Anne Gair
15 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Caffrey & McGurk
21 Alnwick Playhouse Studio The Blow-Ins
27 Alnwick Playhouse Jon Boden
July 2026
2 Alnwick Playhouse Pitmen Poets
3 Queens Hall, Hexham Pitmen Poets
12 Alnwick Playhouse Studio Rosie Calvert
26 Alnwick Playhouse Studio Anne Alderson + Barrie & Ingrid Temple