December 2025 4 The Pilot, Berwick Session Coquetdale Music Trust Earl Grey and the Charwallahs 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 Warkworth Memorial Hall Northumbrian Christmas Ceilidh 14 South Shields Folk Club The Wilsons Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session Hebron Village Hall, NE61 3LA Gareth Davies-Jones 15 Light Ship, Blyth Alistair Anderson & Ian Stephenson Mariners & Marras, North Shields Shanties and trad work songs Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround 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 Headway arts at 14:00 Music, Songs & Stories Above is a December only change of day from Thursday to Wednesday 18 Central Bar, Gateshead Singaround at 12:30 Horncliffe Memorial Hall Acoustic Song Session The Pilot, Berwick Session Creighton Hall, Embleton Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies 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 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed 23 24 25 *** Happy Christmas *** 26 27 28 Tannery, Hexham Session 29 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed 30 31 *** Happy New Year ***January 2026 1 2 3 4 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 5 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed 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 6 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Global Session Tyneside Ceilidh Club, Gosforth Ceilidh 7 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 Closed Tynefolk, Ryton Singaround 8 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle American Old Time Session The Pilot, Berwick Session 9 Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton Session 10 11 Monkey, Monkseaton Singaround South Shields Folk Club Jez Lowe Tap and Spile, Morpeth Session Pele Tower, Corbridge at 15:00 Session 12 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singaround 13 Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Ukes4Fun 14 The Brewery, Whitley Bay Singaround Cumberland Arms, Newcastle Irish Session Bridge Sacred Harp, Newcastle Sacred Harp session Cramlington Folk Club Singaround 15 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 21 Cheviot Folk, Harbottle Singaround 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 Folk Club 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 31 April 2026 1 Cramlington Folk Club Tim Dalling 6 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Closed 9 Queens Hall, Hexham Fairport Convention 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 27 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Singers Night celebrating Vic Gammon’s 80th 29 Cramlington Folk Club Jez Lowe May 2026 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 27 Cramlington Folk Club Sherburn, Bartley and Sanders June 2026 10 Cramlington Folk Club Anne Gair 15 Bridge Folk Club, Newcastle Caffrey & McGurk 27 Alnwick Playhouse Jon Boden July 2026 2 Alnwick Playhouse Pitmen Poets 3 Queens Hall, Hexham Pitmen Poets