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.
Black Bull, Etal, TD12 4TL. Tel: 01890 820200. 1st Wednesday at 19:00. Peter Hollins Memorial Session - mainly, but not exclusively, Irish.
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; Instrumental session 3rd 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.
Crown Inn, Humshaugh, NE46 4AG. 2nd Monday at 20:00. Tel: 01434 681231 .
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.
Etal Village Hall, TD12 4TL . Occasional Concerts at 20:00 (Doors open 19:30). Steve Taylor: Tel 01890 820566, email steve.w.taylor @ btinternet.com .
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 .
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.
April 2025
17 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
18 Queens Hall, Hexham Gigspanner
The Pilot, Berwick Session
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
19 Alnwick Playhouse John Kirkpatrick & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
20 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
21 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
(Blue Bell), Belford Session - moved to Belford Golf Club
22 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
23 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Cramlington Folk Club Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Tannery, Hexham Session
24 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
25-27 Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
25 Alnwick Playhouse Steeleye Span
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
26 Lesbury Village Hall Counter’s Creek
Morpeth Town Hall Bob Fox & Stu Luckley
27 Maltings, Berwick The Kilkennys
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
28 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround + Nonsuch Dulcimer Club
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Session
29 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Light Ship, Blyth Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow
30 Cramlington Folk Club Allan Taylor
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround
May 2025
1 The Pilot, Berwick Session
2 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
3 Maltings, Berwick Karine Polwart
4 Ballad Club, Byker at 14:00 Ballad based singaround
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Barrie & Ingrid Temple
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
5 Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session
The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Blue Bell, Belford Session
Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
6 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
7 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround
Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session
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
8 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
9 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
10 Maltings, Berwick Rant
11 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session
12 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Tony Wilson
Crown Inn, Humshaugh Session
Warkworth Memorial Hall Music & Song session ** Cancelled **
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Light Ship, Blyth Martin Simpson
13 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
14 Cramlington Folk Club John Tams
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
15 Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories
Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session
The Pilot, Berwick Session
16 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
17 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
18 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
19 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Blue Bell, Belford Session
20 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
21 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
22 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
Queens Hall, Hexham The Rheingans Sisters
23 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
24
25 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
26 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Queens Hall, Hexham Simon and Garfunkel Story
The Ship, Low Newton Session
27 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
28 Cramlington Folk Club George Welch & Stewart Hardy
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Tannery, Hexham Session
29 The Pilot, Berwick Session
Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
30 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
31
June 2025
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 Tom Lewis
Bay Horse Inn, West Woodburn Session
The Blake, Seghill at 13:00 Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Blue Bell, Belford Session
3 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh
4 Barrasford Village Hall Singaround
Black Bull, Etal Peter Hollins Memorial Session
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 Tom Lewis
5 The Pilot, Berwick Session
6 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
7
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
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
Warkworth Memorial Hall at 2pm Music & Song session
10 Alnwick Playhouse Iona Lane
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
11 Cramlington Folk Club James Keelaghan
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
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
16-22 Whitby Folk Week
16 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs
Blue Bell, Belford Session
17 Alnmouth Ceilidh
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session
Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
18 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
19 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
20 Warkworth Memorial Hall Tom McConville & Andy Watt
Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
21 Alnwick Playhouse The Hunch
Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround
22 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
23 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
John Bull, Alnwick Singaround
The Ship, Low Newton Session
24 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun
25 Cramlington Folk Club Steve Tilston
Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session
The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround
Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session
Tannery, Hexham Session
26 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session
Horncliffe Memorial Hall Folk Club
Light Ship, Blyth Singaround
The Pilot, Berwick Session
The Pavilion, Bamburgh Andy & Margaret Watchorn
27 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session
28
29 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround
South Shields Folk Club Singaround
Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session
30 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround
July 2025
2 Tynefolk, Ryton Nick Caffrey & Ed McGurk
7 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Maggie Feeney
8 Crossman Hall, Holy Island Andy & Margaret Watchorn
9 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe
12 Queens Hall, Hexham Eabhal
16 Warkworth Memorial Hall Alistair Anderson + Holly & the Reivers
17 Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories
21 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Ape House
23 Cramlington Folk Club Janice Burns and Jon Doran
Light Ship, Blyth Jon Boden
26 Alnwick Playhouse Home Service
27 The Ship, Low Newton at 2pm Music Day
August 2025
3 Queens Hall, Hexham The Ultimate Irish Hooley
4 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Nick Dow
5 Alnwick Playhouse The Ultimate Irish Hooley
7 Creighton Hall, Embleton Andy & Margaret Watchorn
9 Warkworth Memorial Hall Ape House
20 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
September 2025
2 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
4-7 BAAFEST
5 Alnwick Playhouse The Ultimate Irish Hooley
10 Cramlington Folk Club Liz Simcock
13 Alnwick Playhouse The Bob Dylan Story
16 Memorial Hall, Craster Andy & Margaret Watchorn
20 Alnwick Playhouse Lindisfarne
22 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
24 Cramlington Folk Club Clive Gregson
26-28 Allen Valleys Folk Festival
26 Light Ship, Blyth Blair Dunlop
October 2025
3-5 Hartlepool Festival
15 Cramlington Folk Club Aaron Catlow and Kit Hawes
Tynefolk, Ryton Tom McConville
20 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Hunter Muskett
22 Alnwick Playhouse Christina Alden & Alex Patterson
November 2025
5 Cramlington Folk Club Colum Sands
9 South Shields Folk Club Louise & Chris Rogan
10 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Louise & Chris Rogan
Light Ship, Blyth Winter Wilson
19 Alnwick Playhouse Andy Irvine
Cramlington Folk Club Mike Silver
21 Queens Hall, Hexham Flook
December 2025
3 Cramlington Folk Club The Hunch
15 Light Ship, Blyth Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher
17 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe Christmas Show