Folk and Roots presents 'Monday Monday', a night of the best of the folk and roots scene which will be held on the first Monday of the month in central London as from October 2009. See 
Tykes News
A quarterly produced guide to the folk scene in Yorkshire, see their site for subscription details
Scarborough Folk ClubThe homepages of Scarborough Folk Club
Scarborough Blues Club
Held every Thursday with regular guest concerts held on Tuesdays.
Filey Folk Club
Information about the Filey folk club on the beautiful North Yorkshire Coast and it performers.
Whitby Music Port
"Whitby Musicport is a not-for-profit community based group which seeks to promote live music in Whitby, North Yorkshire and offer workshops, music and related arts education activities in this area of the North East of England" and the website provides details of forthcoming events and the Autumn festival.
Whitby Folk Club
Meets every Thursday Night
Sessions in Whiby
The Robin Hood's Bay Folk Club, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
Meets every Friday evening with regular guests.
Acoustic Music Night - Thirsk
The Green Dragon Inn, Hawes, North Yorkshire
Regular Irish/Folk Concerts at this village pub
The Reeth Memorial Hall, Swaledale, North Yorkshire
Regular Concerts held here.
Burneston Folk Club, Bedale
"Burneston Folk Club is held in the Woodman Inn Burneston, just south of Bedale, every wednesday night starting at 8.30pm. It's a lively club with a mix of traditional, accoustic and contempory music. Everyone is welcome, whether it is to play, sing or just listen. Audience very welcome."
Fleetham Folk Club, Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire
Held on the third saturday of every month.
The Band Room
"Englands tiniest major venue", 8 miles north of Kirbymoorside, North Yorkshire
The Shed music and poetry venue is in Brawby, near Malton, Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England. International artists performing contemporary jazz, blues, folk, country, world & improvised music, comedy, poetry and knitting in front of an old shed door.
Selby Town Hall Arts Centre
The Black Swan Folk Club
The Black Swan Folk Club, in York, meets every Thursday with guests
The Maltings
Folk Nights every Tuesday (three mins from York BR)
The National Centre for Early Music
Holds regular folk and world music concerts at this restored Medieval Church
House Concerts York, York "Although very well established in America, house concerts are a relatively new concept here in the U.K. They offer a chance to see great artists who are often only over in the country for a very short time. Without all the complications of agents, managers, p.a. and hall hire, it means that we can work at pretty short notice.
A House Concert is a private party for which you are sent a personal invite and is not a public music venue.
All donations are madebefore the show and people are not able to just turn up uninvited."
Masham Folk Club, Masham, Nr Ripon, North Yorkshire (Map)
Meets the last friday of the month at the Kings Head.
Skipton Folk Unplugged
Meets every Monday evening with regular guests at The Narrowboat Inn, Victoria Street, Skipton
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The Swan, Addingham, West Yorkshire
Local traditional pub which plays host to regular Monday evening Folk singarounds and live folk bands every other saturdays.
Addingham Acoustic, Addingham, West Yorkshire
Held every Tuesday, "Open to singers/musicians of all abilities many novice performers have made thier debut at the swan."
The Fox & Goose Inn, Heptonstall Road, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AZ
Hosts Sunday Sessions with guests on the 1st Sunday afternoon (3:00 - 5:00pm) of every month, also host a music session each Wednesday at 9pm for all styles of accoustic music from Swing to Cajun, bluegrass to jazz, a Singaround Folkclub on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month- a proper old fashioned singaround for songs, tunes, stories.
The Hole Note Acoustic Club, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Held on the first and third Sunday of the month.
Wharfe Unplugged, Ilkley
Held on the second Sunday.
Otley Folk Club
Meets every Wednesday evening with regular guests
Otley Courthouse, Otley, West Yorkshire
Arts Centre with varied programme of events.
Leeds Music Scene - resource for bands and musicians in Leeds
The Grove Folk Club
Meets every Friday Night at the Grove Inn, Leeds, just a few minutes walk from the Central Rail station
The Chemic, Woodhouse, Leeds
Irish Session every Wednesday, acoustic folk session alternate Sundays and Live French Breton Music the first Thursday of the Month.
The Red Shed, Wakefield
Acoustic Cabaret held on the second saturday of the month.
The Peacock Lounge, 6 Railway Arches, Viaduct Street, Huddersfield
Regular Folk Concerts at this central Huddersfield Venue
Drovers Folk Club, The Black Bull, Kirkgate, Birstall, Kirklees
Singers and Musicians Night held on the second Saturday of the month
Contacts: Geoff and Mary 01274 673274 and Anne 0113 2574658
Wild Folk
"Wildfolk is an agency dedicated to promoting fine folk performers from Yorkshire."
Brian Bedford's Park Head Studio, West Yorkshire
"Heavyweight technology handled with a light touch. Rural Pennine location. Accommodation available for performers on a serious mission. Short demos or full albums from recording to replication. Competitive prices."
| Pillowfish Pillowfish are a York based contemporary folk duo consisting of Helen Bell on fiddle and viola and Tom Drinkwater on voice, bouzouki and guitar. |
| Shiftipig "Winners of 2006 Brigg Fiddle Festival busking competition available for folk clubs and festivals " |
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The TrouBaDors West Yorkshire based Country/Americana/Folk Quartet |
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Berkana "Berkana are Neil Benton, Terry Armitage and Lou Finch who love to perform traditional, contemporary and self-penned folk material." |
| Dogsbody Ceilidh Band "If you're looking for a high energy Celtic Celidh Barn in the Yorkshire/Lancashire area - Look no further!" |
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Shinjig One thing you can be sure of is that at the end of a Shinjig ceilidh you will be exhausted and happy. Ok, so there's two things of which you can be sure. Led by superb fiddle playing Shinjig combine traditional and original tunes with irresistable, toe-tapping rhythms. The band's five members have years of experience to produce the Shinjig sound. The result has wowed audiences from students' unions to wedding parties, folk festivals and charity gigs. |
| White Horse Ceilidh Band East Yorkshire based Ceilidh Band |
| Jacks Rake "Energetic Traditional Folk Music." "Available for parties, weddings, ceilidh and more. Acoustic or fully amplified version as required!" |
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Leah Fox "Harpist working in the Yorkshire region providing live wedding music and music for other special events." |
| Fox Corner Yorkshire Fun Folk Group |
| Martin Francis "Martin has been entertaining with his songs and fine guitar playing for 35 years on the West Yorkshire folk scene. He began his musical interest as a teenager by first learning the harmonica before progressing to the acoustic guitar. Through the years this has led him to master the mandolin, tenor banjo and bohran often used in accompanying fellow musicians. In the last few years Martin has written 23 songs, published two CDs and is working on his third. Martin has an extensive repertoire, which includes lively Irish, contemporary folk, gentle ballads and his self-penned songs, which always prove popular." |
| Paul & Liz Davenport |
| Richard Kitson |
| Wendy Arrowsmith North Yorkshire based Folk Singer Songwriter |
| Pearson Clan North Yorkshire based Acoustic Folk duo |
| Midnight Special "Midnight Special are an exciting and entertaining trio made up of three talented young musicians who bring their own individual styles together to create a mixture of blues, folk, jazz and swing. Whether they are performing at a folk club, festival, concert or party they are always thoroughly entertaining!" |
| Gerry Cooper
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| Fragile |
| Chris Milner Yorkshire based Singer Songwriter |
| The Rawmarsh Mashers The Rawmarsh Mashers were formed in 2005 for the purpose of rediscovering the sing along folk material so often ignored by the sometimes over serious Folk singers. |
| Cadellin We are a young, lively English ceilidh band based in Sheffield, UK. We play for English dancing with a wide repertoire of tunes from around the British Isles and Europe. We regularly play for various private events such as weddings, birthday parties and social events. We come with our own caller, PA system (fully PAT tested) and sound engineer. The band and caller are equally happy to provide ceilidhs both for audiences who are completely new ceilidh dancing and for those who are more experienced dancers. The full band consists of five musicians but we are also available as a 3 or 4-piece lineup. |
| Coblers Monday "Coblers Monday, Whitby’s Sea Song and Shanty group was formed in 1996 by three stalwarts of Whitby Folk Club in readiness to perform sea songs and shanties for the visit to Whitby of the replica HM Bark Endeavour in 1997." |
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Blind Summat "Good Time (mainly!) Folk & Roots from North Yorkshire. Three talented musicians/songwriters and a banjo player came together with a mission to cheer up the Folk Scene." |
| Little Giants "LITTLEgiants’ music is a unique blend of old time, blues, country, bluegrass, rockabilly and just about anything as long as it’s raw, and passionate." |
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Ewan McLennan Leeds based Contemporary and Traditional Folk Singer |
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Tina McKevitt Sheffield based Singer and Multi-Instrumentalist |
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Tina McKevitt & Matt Hegarty "Both experienced performers, Tina & Matt got together in late 2007 to produce their CD, "The Dewdrop on the Barley" and build up a live set. They both draw heavily on their Irish musical backgrounds which they integrate with other musical styles and influences to produce a fresh, original sound." |
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From gigging in small intimate venues to The Royal Albert Hall, Tom has a strong reputation for delivering first class performances. Described by Mike Harding as a 'great singer -songwriter', Tom is a big man with a big musical personality. Using his gravelly, deep and powerfully resonant voice, Tom entertains audiences with impassioned songs of love, life and everything else in-between.. As well as his solo performances at venues and festivals nationwide, Tom tours with the Phil Beer Band and recently launched his second album Living With The Flaws (released on Phil Beer's independent record label Chudleigh Roots) at the Fareham and Gosport Easter Festival. |
Les Panards Dansants
"The home of French and Breton traditional music and dance in Leeds, West Yorkshire"
Topic Folk Club
Held every Thursday evening.
Saltaire Live, Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Hold regular Concerts at the Victoria Hall, Saltaire
BACCApipes Folk club
Meets every friday evening in Keighley, West Yorkshire with fortnightly guests.
The Cricketers, Keighley
Regular Folk and Blues gigs at this Keighley pub
Spectrum Blues Club, Keighley
The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Regular folk concerts at this friendly venue...
Raggalds Acoustic, Queensbury, West Yorkshire
"Raggalds Acoustic is a new addition to the acoustic music scene in West Yorkshire. Our base is the Raggalds Inn, Brighouse & Denholme Road nr Queensbury just west of Bradford. Our aim is to bring you only the very best in acoustic music in a relaxed setting to kick off the weekend on a high note."
8.30pm start and all free
Birdsedge Live
Regular concerts at this Village Hall, south of Huddersfield
Hepworth Folk Night, Hepworth Village Hall, Kirklees, West Yorkshire
Regular Concerts at this Village Hall.
South Yorkshire Folk
A useful guide to all things folk and acoustic in South Yorkshire including a guide to venues, and events.
The Cleaver Sisters folk Club Night, The Shakespeare Hotel, Gibraltar Street, Sheffield
Before stand-up comedy clubs there were folk clubs that combined music and comedy. Eclectic, eccentric nights that were part of a tradition that mixed really good musicians and something a bit silly too. Many comics came out of the folk club circuit - Billy Connolly, Jasper Carrot, Tony Capstick and Mike Harding
Music and comedy go together well and The Cleaver Sisters folk club night aims to book the most versatile, accomplished musicians and bands to delight a sophisticated audience.
Held monthly on the last Wednesday of the month!
Rivelin Folk Club, Stanninton, Sheffield
Meets every Wednesday in the West of Sheffield with occasional guests.
The Royal Traditions Folk Club, Dungworth, Nr Sheffield
Monthly Singers Club with guests.
Play On Folk Club, Sheffield
Meets on the first Friday of every month in Alma Street, Sheffield
Live at 215, Hunters Bar, Sheffield
Live @ 215 happens every 3rd Friday of the month.
The Phoenix Music Club, Sheffield
"Phoenix is one of the most exciting arts projects in Yorkshire. It will build on the rich heritage of the folk club circuit, branching out to engage with today's diverse music, pushing and blurring musical boundaries."
Sheffield Acoustic
"resource for Sheffield artists and fans to network, find out about shows, local talent and review gigs"
The Red Deer, Pitt Street, Sheffield
Hosts Monthly Acoustic Blues Night on the first Thursday of every month.
Kiveton Folk Club, Kiveton, South Yorkshire
Held every Tuesday evening with occasional guests.
The Beehive Folk Club, Harthill, South Yorkshire
Held on the first Friday of each month.
Last Friday Folk Club, The Venue, Samuel Fox Suite, 650 Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, Sheffield
"The club takes place every last Friday of the month and is hosted by local musician, Charlie Barker, who invites guests to come take to the stage for floor spots as well as a set from our invited guest each month.
Listeners and performers are both very welcome, regardless of musical genre and ability. The stage is open to all.
If you do wish to take part all you need to do is bring yourself and/ or your instruments, get your name down on the door at 8.30pm the start of the night and we'll plug you in or mic you up to the PA."
lastfridayfolkclub.viviti.com & www.myspace.com/lastfridayfolkclub
| Trinculo Ceilidh Band Sheffield Based English Ceilidh Band |
The Rockingham Arms Folk Club, Maltby, Nr. Rotherham
Acoustic Rotherham
"The idea of the Acoustic Rotherham Hiring Fair is to give local talent a chance to showcase their talent, to an audience of fellow musicians and hopefully some of the people that matter, e.g. the good folks who make the bookings at various venues"
The Flat Cap Folk Club, Rotherham
Held on the Third Thursday of the month.
Live @ The Sandygate
Wath, South Yorkshire
Rock, Pop and Folk nights arranged throughout the year featuring some well known and great up and coming performers and groups Subject to short summer break - Details of concerts can be found on the calendar at www.syfolk.co.uk
Barnsley Folk Club, Barnsley
Meets every Monday with occasional gigs
White Horse Folk Club At "Nellie's"
The Home Pages of Beverly Folk Club in East Yorkshire - Meets every Monday evening with regular guests
Cottingham Live
A Folk Club based in Cottingham, Yorkshire
The Arts Centre, Pocklington, East Yorkshire
Check out the 'live' listings.
Howden Live, Howden, East Yorkshire
An ongoing programme of Folk, Roots, Blues, Indie, Jazz and Drama at what is reported to be one of the very best venues of its size in the region.
Bridlington Folk Club, East Yorkshire
Driffield Folk Club Folk Club in Driffield, East Yorkshire
Wolds Country Folk Club at Driffield Community Centre, Driffield, East Yorkshire
All Guests, Singers and Musicians welcome
Music Styles: Contemporary and traditional folk music, Country Music and Blues
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