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Start date 11 Dec, 2023
2023
December
Tue 12 Panther FC – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Tue 12 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 12 Wrenthorpe FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 12 Kiveton Park FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 12 Kings Arms Session - Silsden – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Tue 12 Cutty Wren FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 12 Leeds Contra – Tuesday Night Dance - Provisional
Tue 12 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Christmas Party
Tue 12 Belper Folk Club – Singers and Musicians
Tue 12 The Crescent Club – The Magpie's
Wed 13 Otley FC – Singers Night
Wed 13 Cottingham Live – Singers and Musicians
Wed 13 Fleece Folk – Singers and Musicians
Wed 13 Nether Edge Folk Club – Singers and Musicians
Thu 14 Topic FC – Kimbers Men
Thu 14 Pennine Piperholics – Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge
Thu 14 Earby FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 14 Crookes FC – Julia Waldron
Thu 14 Black Swan FC – Edwina Hayes
Thu 14 Ossett Folk Club – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Thu 14 Pie Crust Folk Club – Singers and Musicians
Fri 15 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Our Christmas Party...even more festive
Fri 15 The Grove Inn, Leeds. - Concerts – Gaelforce
Fri 15 Robin Hood's Bay FC – Christmas Party Night - Venue t.b.a.
Fri 15 Bamford Institute – Bella Hardy's Christmas Party
Sat 16 Royal Traditions – Christmas Party
Sat 16 Coal Aston Village Hall – The SCUPPERED Christmas Show
Sun 17 Yorks Concertina Club – Christmas Music Meeting
Sun 17 Pontefract Folk Club – Singaround 5 - 8pm
Mon 18 Skipton Folk Unplugged - 3rd Monday - 7.30 - 10pm / Check website for changes. – Singers and Musicians
Mon 18 Bradford Voices – Bradford Voices
Mon 18 Folk at the Grove – Holbeck Moor Mummers & What Larks - Xmas Charity Night
Mon 18 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 18 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 18 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 19 Panther FC – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Tue 19 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 19 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 19 Wrenthorpe FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 19 Kiveton Park FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 19 Morley FC – TBA
Tue 19 Kings Arms Session - Silsden – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Tue 19 Cutty Wren FC – Christmas Party
Tue 19 Belper Folk Club – Singers and Musicians
Tue 19 The Story Forge – Stories or Tales
Wed 20 Otley FC – Heathen Kings
Wed 20 Cottingham Live – Christmas Party Night
Wed 20 Fleece Folk – Singers and Musicians
Wed 20 Nether Edge Folk Club – Singers and Musicians
Wed 20 Club Acoustic – Singers and Musicians
Thu 21 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 21 Fox & Goose Inn, Hebden Bridge (1st & 3rd) – Town Folk
Thu 21 Earby FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 21 Crookes FC – No Club
Thu 21 3rd Thursday Acoustic – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Thu 21 Black Swan FC – Christmas Party Night
Thu 21 Pontefract Folk Club – Roisin Ban
Thu 21 Ossett Folk Club – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Fri 22 BaccaPipes Folk Club – 'Traditional' Carol Night
Fri 22 Beehive FC - 7.45pm Start – Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies
Mon 25 Folk at the Grove – Club Closed
Mon 25 Mansfield Folk Club – Club Closed
Tue 26 Cutty Wren FC – Club Closed
Wed 27 Otley FC – Singers Night
Thu 28 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians An extra night because it's Christmas
Thu 28 Crookes FC – Xmas Break
Thu 28 Black Swan FC – Blonde On Bob (Nothing But Dylan)
Fri 29 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night...we might be a bit subdued.
Sat 30 Doncaster Saturday Session – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Sun 31 Ryburn Barn Dances - Waring Green – The Barley Cote Big Band - Caller Pete Coe
2024
January
Mon 1 Folk at the Grove – Club Closed
Mon 1 Mansfield Folk Club – Club Closed
Tue 2 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Wed 3 Otley FC – Singers Night
Thu 4 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 4 Crookes FC – Xmas Break
Thu 4 Black Swan FC – Pete Quinn Memorial Night
Fri 5 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night
Fri 5 Beehive FC - 7.45pm Start – Charity Night (Invited Singers)
Mon 8 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 8 Heatherdene FDC – All Fools Ceilidh Band
Mon 8 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 8 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 8 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 8 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 9 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 9 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Sing, Say or Play
Wed 10 Otley FC – Singers Night
Thu 11 Topic FC – John Hegley
Thu 11 Crookes FC – Seb Stone
Thu 11 Black Swan FC – Lee Collinson
Fri 12 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night
Fri 12 UK West Coast Folk Festival – West Coast Folk Festival
Sat 13 UK West Coast Folk Festival – West Coast Folk Festival
Sun 14 UK West Coast Folk Festival – West Coast Folk Festival
Sun 14 The Dales Session – Tunes, Songs & Poems
Mon 15 Skipton Folk Unplugged - 3rd Monday - 7.30 - 10pm / Check website for changes. – Singers and Musicians
Mon 15 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 15 Folk at the Grove – Sugarwell Hill
Mon 15 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 15 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 15 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 16 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 16 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Wed 17 Otley FC – Singers Night
Wed 17 Harrogate Folk Club @ Roosters Brewery – Louise & Chris Rogan
Thu 18 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 18 Crookes FC – RaintownSeers
Thu 18 Black Swan FC – Open Mic
Fri 19 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Jez Lowe
Fri 19 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Carrie Martin,Micky P Kerr, Here's The Steeple
Sat 20 Coal Aston Village Hall – Edwina Hayes
Mon 22 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 22 Heatherdene FDC – Augmented Chords
Mon 22 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 22 Mansfield Folk Club – Cellotapes Support Al Harris
Mon 22 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 22 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 23 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 23 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Damien Barber
Wed 24 Otley FC – Malcolm Connell
Thu 25 Topic FC – Bryony Griffiths & Alice Jones
Thu 25 Crookes FC – TBA
Thu 25 Black Swan FC – Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane
Fri 26 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 29 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 29 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 29 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 29 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 29 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 30 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 30 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Wed 31 Otley FC – Singers Night
February
Thu 1 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 1 Black Swan FC – Open Mic
Fri 2 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Gordon Tyrrall
Fri 2 Beehive FC - 7.45pm Start – Other Roads
Fri 2 Seven Artspace – Gaelforce
Mon 5 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 5 Heatherdene FDC – Stean Cottage Band
Mon 5 Folk at the Grove – Laikin - (Rachael Sutcliffe & Kari Nergaard Bleivik)
Mon 5 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 5 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 5 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 6 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Wed 7 Otley FC – TBA
Thu 8 Topic FC – Union Jill
Thu 8 Black Swan FC – Robb Johnson
Fri 9 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night
Fri 9 Harrogate Folk Club @ Henshaws Arts & CraftsCentre – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Fri 9 The Witham Arts Centre – Ceili with Roisin Ban
Sun 11 The Dales Session – Tunes, Songs & Poems
Mon 12 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 12 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 12 Mansfield Folk Club – Feature Night - Sean Dalby
Mon 12 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 12 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 13 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 13 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Sing, Say or Play
Wed 14 Otley FC – Singers Night
Thu 15 Topic FC – Singers and Musicians
Thu 15 Black Swan FC – Harp & A Monkey
Fri 16 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night
Sat 17 Coal Aston Village Hall – Dave Berry
Sat 17 Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre – Gaelforce
Mon 19 Skipton Folk Unplugged - 3rd Monday - 7.30 - 10pm / Check website for changes. – Singers and Musicians
Mon 19 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 19 Heatherdene FDC – Polka Dots
Mon 19 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 19 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 19 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 19 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 20 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Thu 22 Topic FC – Tom Bliss
Thu 22 Black Swan FC – Kenny Spiers
Fri 23 BaccaPipes Folk Club – Singers Night Plus with Phil Speight
Fri 23 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Katie Spencer, Steamtown, Johnny Campbell.
Mon 26 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 26 Folk at the Grove – Singers / Musicians / Spoken Word
Mon 26 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 26 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 26 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 27 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 27 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 27 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Tom Bliss & Den Miller
Thu 29 Topic FC – Double Header: Maddie Morris and Abbey Thomas
Thu 29 Black Swan FC – North Sea Gas
March
Sat 2 Beehive FC - 7.45pm Start – Elbow Jane
Sat 2 Cluntergate Community Centre – Gaelforce
Mon 4 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 4 Heatherdene FDC – Blind Panic
Mon 4 Folk at the Grove – Peggy Seeger in conversation
Mon 4 Mansfield Folk Club – Guest Night - The Rye Sisters support Dave Kemp
Mon 4 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 4 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 4 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 5 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Thu 7 Black Swan FC – Kit Haws & Aaron Catiow
Sun 10 The Dales Session – Tunes, Songs & Poems
Mon 11 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 11 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 11 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 11 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 12 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Tue 12 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 12 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Sing, Say or Play
Tue 12 The Crescent Club – Sam Sweeney Band
Thu 14 Black Swan FC – Open Mic
Fri 15 Wesley Centre Live – Megson
Fri 15 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Rosin Ban, Paula Ryan (St. Patricks Special)
Sat 16 Coal Aston Village Hall – The Swing Commanders
Mon 18 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 18 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 18 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 18 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 19 Silsden Singers – Singers Night
Wed 20 Harrogate Folk Club @ Roosters Brewery – Johnny Campbell
Thu 21 Black Swan FC – Duncan McFarland & Anne Brivones
Sun 24 The Live Room – Martin Simpson
Mon 25 Bradford Voices – Bradfoford Voices
Mon 25 Heatherdene FDC – Hot Tap Band
Mon 25 Mansfield Folk Club – Singers Night
Mon 25 Ep'th Folk – Singers and Musicians
Mon 25 U3A Singing Folk - Harrogate – Singing Folk
Tue 26 Bridlington FC – Singers and Musicians
Tue 26 Ryburn FC at The Hollins Mill – Ken Wilson
Thu 28 Black Swan FC – The Langan Band
April
Sat 13 Holmfirth Civic Hall – Gaelforce + Chorus Crew Shantymen - RNLI fundraiser
Sun 14 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Lindisfarne - The Engine Shed, York Rd. Wetherby. LS22 7SU
Tue 16 Morley FC – Gaelforce
Wed 17 Harrogate Folk Club @ Roosters Brewery – Findlay Napier
Thu 18 Square Chapel Arts Centre – Aoife Scott
Fri 19 Wesley Centre Live – Honey & The Bear
Sat 20 Coal Aston Village Hall – The Lost Notes
Wed 24 Otley Courthouse – Aoife Scott
Sat 27 The Milton Rooms – The Sounds of Simon
May
Fri 3 Todmorden Folk Festival – Todmorden Folk Festival
Fri 3 Filey Folk Festival – Filey Folk Festival
Sat 4 Todmorden Folk Festival – Todmorden Folk Festival
Sat 4 Filey Folk Festival – Filey Folk Festival
Sun 5 Todmorden Folk Festival – Todmorden Folk Festival
Sun 5 Filey Folk Festival – Filey Folk Festival
Fri 10 Holmfirth Festival of Folk – Holmfirth Festival of Folk
Fri 10 Cromer Folk Festival - Folk on the Pier – Folk on the Pier
Sat 11 Holmfirth Festival of Folk – Holmfirth Festival of Folk
Sat 11 Cromer Folk Festival - Folk on the Pier – Folk on the Pier
Sun 12 Holmfirth Festival of Folk – Holmfirth Festival of Folk
Sun 12 Cromer Folk Festival - Folk on the Pier – Folk on the Pier
Wed 15 Harrogate Folk Club @ Roosters Brewery – Boo Hewadine
Fri 17 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Edwina Hayes, Gary Stewart, Emily Slade
Fri 31 Ilkley Playhouse – Gaelforce
June
Fri 7 Robin Hood's Bay FC – Robin Hood's Bay Folk Festival - Provisional
Sat 8 Robin Hood's Bay FC – Robin Hood's Bay Folk Festival - Provisional
Sun 9 Robin Hood's Bay FC – Robin Hood's Bay Folk Festival - Provisional
Fri 21 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – Jon Palmer Acoustic Band, Brother Gillespie.
Fri 21 Moor and Coast Session – Moor & Coast Session
Sat 22 Reeth Memorial Hall – Gaelforce
Sat 22 Moor and Coast Session – Moor & Coast Session
Sun 23 Moor and Coast Session – Moor & Coast Session
July
Fri 5 Cleckheaton Folk Festival – Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Sat 6 Cleckheaton Folk Festival – Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Sun 7 Cleckheaton Folk Festival – Cleckheaton Folk Festival
Fri 19 Wetherby Folk Club - Venue Change – The Heathen Kings, Martin Heaton.
October
Fri 25 Fraser Theatre – Gaelforce
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