FOLK LONDON Club Guide - Updated 20 March 2013

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Mon1st and 3rd monthlyFOLK ON MONDAY Green Note Cafe 106 Parkway NW1 7AN
Mon1st and 3rd monthlyTONBRIDGE (NELLIES) Foresters Arms 52 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge TN9 2RT 01892 822945 Roger
Mon1st monthly Greek music sessionCLERKENWELL REBETIKO The Horseshoe 24 Clerkenwell Close EC1R 0AG 020 8464 7557 Chris
Mon2nd and 4th monthlyFOLK IN THE CELLAR The Constitution St Pancras Way NW1 0QT
Mon2nd and 4th monthlySCANDIA FOLK DANCE CLUB Swedish Church 6 Harcourt Street W1H 4AG 07738293157
Mon3rd monthlyCAJUN JAMMERS The Old Bar, George Inn 77 Borough High Street SE1 1NH 01322 340910 Patrick Hogan
MonLast monthlyUNITY Torriano Meeting House 99 Torriano Avenue NW5 2RX 020 7485 8752 Gloria Lazenby
MonLast MonthlyFOREST HILL BLUEGRASS The Foresters (All Inn One) 53 Perry Vale, Forest Hill SE23 2NE 020 8291 4170 Dave Marshall
MonWeeklyCRAYSIDE FOLK Seven Stars Foots Cray High Street, Sidcup, Kent DA14 5HJ 01689 838077 Sue
MonWeeklyCROYDON Ruskin House 23 Coombe Rd, Croydon 020 8660 5919 Brian
MonWeeklyEALING (2) Folk Music Class at The Drayton Court Hotel 2 The Avenue W13 8PH 07855 389360 Laurel Swift
MonWeeklyHERGA folk club at Pinner Green Social Club Rickmansworth Rd, Pinner HA5 3TJ 07747 768 868 George
MonWeeklyJAMBOREE RED SKY AT NIGHT Jamboree, Courtyard of Cable Street Studios 566 Cable Street E1W 3HB 07931 474 379
MonWeeklySTAINES The Bells 24 Church St, Staines TW18 4YA 0208 897 9227 Geraldine
MonWeeklyWALTHAM ABBEY Royal British Legion Club Brooker Rd, Waltham Abbey EN9 1HY 01992 613987 Jan
Tue1st monthlyHARRISON (3) Eastern European jam session at The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF
Tue2nd monthlyCONCERTINAS ANONYMOUS See Lewes Saturday
Tue2nd monthlyWALTHAMSTOW SESSION The Nags Head 9 Orford Road, Walthamstow Village E17 9LP 07740 612 607
Tue3rd monthlySCANDI SESSION The Horseshoe 26 Melior Street SE1 3QP
Tue4th monthlyLEWES FAVOURITES ENGLISH TUNES See Lewes Saturday
TueweeklyKILKENNY TAVERN (Tue) Irish music session at The Kilkenny Tavern Opposite South Wimbledon Station
TueWeeklyBLACKHEATH British Oak Old Dover Road Blackheath SE3
TueWeeklyDARTFORD Dartford Working Mens Club, Essex Road, Dartford, Kent 01322 222553
TueWeeklyGREENWICH TRAD The Lord Hood 300 Creek Road SE10 0208 858 7593
TueWeeklyHOLLOWAY ROAD Irish music session at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL Mick O'Connor
TueWeeklyHOY AT ANCHOR Royal British Legion 7 - 9 Northview Drive, Westcliff SS0 9NG 01702 715111 Tony
TueWeeklyJAMBOREE CELTIC JAM SESSION Jamboree, Courtyard of Cable Street Studios 566 Cable Street E1W 3HB 07931 474 379
TueWeeklyROMFORD The Sun Inn London Road, Romford RM7 9QA 0208 592 2409 Mick Brown
TueWeeklySHARPS Green King Bar, Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 01689 825263 Sheila
TueWeeklyWANDSWORTH IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Ship 41 Jews Row SW18 1TB 020 8870 9667
TueWeekly (10AM - Noon)WINCHMORE FOLK DANCE CLUB (Tue) Grange Park Methodist Church Park Drive N21 2EU 020 8926 7293 John Wood
Wed1st and 3rd monthlyBLUE LION OLDTIME AND BLUEGRASS Blue Lion 133 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8TZ Helen Keen
Wed1st monthlyEALING (1) Drayton Court Hotel 2 The Avenue W13 8PH 07739 506517 Robert
Wed1st monthlyHARRISON (5) Smugglers Records Present at The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF
Wed1st monthlyROSE AND CROWN Open Mic at the Rose and Crown Hoe Street, Walthamstow E17 4SA
Wed3rd monthlyCARSHALTON Le Grand Boeuf (French music session) phone for details 07787090388 Dave Bawden
Wed3rd monthlyLISSENDEN PLAYERS (Music Hall) Lauderdale House Highgate High Street 020 8674 0526
WedLast monthlyNEST COLLECTIVE (QH) Old Queens Head 44 Essex Road N1
WedMonthly see diaryTHE RAKES AT THE HOUSE Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 85278419
WedWeeklyFAVERSHAM The Chimney Boy Preston Street, Faversham Kent 01795 536857 Maxine
WedWeeklyFOLK MOB Club at Well Hall Kidbrook Lane Eltham SE9 6TE 07809 095237
WedWeeklyHAVERFOLK The White Horse 118 High Road, Chadwell Heath RM6 6NU 01708 724544
WedWeeklyJAMBOREE GREEK FOLK JAM Jamboree, Courtyard of Cable Street Studios 566 Cable Street E1W 3HB 07931 474 379
WedWeeklyST ALBANS White Lion Sopwell Lane, St Albans AL1 1RN 01923 351739 Trevor
WedWeeklySUTTON meetings suspended due to loss of venue SM1 2EH 07545326534
WedWeeklyWANSTEAD Irish music session at The Nightingale 51 Nightingale Lane, Wanstead, E11 2EY 020 7267 7737 Mick
Thu1st and 3rd monthlyBETHNAL GREEN Irish music session at The Dundee Arms 339 Cambridge Heath Road E2 9LH
Thu1st and 3rd monthlyTRAVELLING FOLK Various, see diary West Kent/East Sussex 01732 864487 Terry or Steph King
Thu1st monthlyBLACKMORE FOLK CLUB Rose and Crown Writtle Green, Essex CM1 3DT 01992 410380 Alan Francis
Thu2nd monthlyMY GRASS IS BLUE Betsey Trotwood 56 Farringdon Rd EC1R 3BL
Thu2nd monthlyTRAVELLERS REST The Crown 10 High Street, Otford, Kent TN4 5PQ 01689 825263
Thu3rd monthlyCOOL AS FOLK Hackney Picturehouse 270 Mare Street E8 1HE 0871 902 5734 Box Office
Thu3rd monthlyHERTFORD The Great Eastern Railway Place, Hertford SG13 7BS 01992 410380 Alan Francis
Thu3rd monthly (September to May)DUTON HILL folk club at The Three Horseshoes Duton Hill, Essex (just off B184 north of Dunmow) CM6 2DX 01787 462731 Colin
Thu4th monthlyHARRISON (6) Hoot at the Harry at The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF
Thuantipenultimate and last monthlyUXBRIDGE RNA Club 388a Long Lane, Hillingdon UB10 9PG 01895 464154 Archie Macaulay
ThuWeeklyANCHOR FOLK CLUB Blue Anchor High Rd, Byfleet, Surrey 07971198412 Mike
ThuWeeklyISLINGTON The Horseshoe 24 Clerkenwell Close EC1R 0AG 020 8360 8610 Bernard Puckett
ThuWeeklyLOUGHTON Loughton Club 8 Station Road, Loughton IG10 4NX 0776 214 6623 Jim Coombes
ThuWeeklyORPINGTON FOLK CLUB Change of Horses Farnborough High St, Nr Orpington BR6 7BB 0208 325 6513 Ted Handley
Fri1st and 3rd monthlyPINNER FOLK AND BLUES Pinner United Services Club Corner of Love Lane and Avenue Road, Pinner HA5 3HA 07979 975406 Barry Reeves
Fri1st monthlyCAJUN JAMMERS 2 St Christopher's Inn 121 Borough High Street SE1 1NP 01322 340910 Patrick
Fri1st monthlySTOCKWELL session with The No Frills Band at The Grosvenor 17 Sidney Road SW9 0TP
Fri2nd monthlyON BOUGE Primrose Hill Community Centre 29 Hopkinson's Place, Fitzroy Road NW1 8TN 020 7639 6635 Chris Shaw
Fri2nd monthlyTHE GOOSE IS OUT (Club) The Old Nuns Head 15 Nunhead Green SE15 3QQ 07985 357958
Fri2nd monthly (Doors 18:30, performance 19:00)FOLK AT THE FOUNDLING Concerts at The Foundling Museum Brunswick Square WC1N 1AZ 0207 841 3600 Nick Castell
Fri3rd monthlyKNEES UP Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 8986 8834 Mary Panton
Fri4th monthlyPOETRY CAFE Fouth Friday at The Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden WC2H PBP 0207 420 9888 (venue)
FriFortnightlyELECTRIC VOICES (GI) Guildford Institute Ward Street, Guildford GU1 4LH 01483 871443
FriLast monthlyTHE GOOSE IS OUT (Concerts) The Crown and Greyhound 73 Dulwich Village SE21 7BJ 07985 357958
FriLast monthlyWILLOUGHBY OPEN MIC Willoughby Arms Willoughby Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6LN 0208 241 0014 Peter
FriLast monthly (except August)COMHALTAS EAST LONDON Harringay Irish Centre Pretoria Road, Tottenham N17 8DX 020 83618688 Louis or Orlaith McAuliffe
FriSee diaryCOURT SESSIONS The County Arms 345 Trinity Road SW18 3SH
FriSee diaryFILE GUMBO Cajun dance club at Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY
FriSee diaryLOST HORIZONS (Kentish Town) The Torriano 71-73 Torriano Avenue NW5 2SG 01923 779332 Paul Knight
FriSee diaryMUSICAL TRADITIONS King and Queen 1 Foley Street W1W 6DL 020 8340 0530 Peta Webb
FriSee diaryTILLER FLAT Golden Hinde II St Mary Overies Dock, Clink Street SE1 9DG 02 07403 0123
FriWeeklyCRICKLEWOOD (1) Irish music session at The Crown 142-152 Cricklewood Broadway NW2 3ED
FriWeeklyFOLK UNION Kings Place 90 York Way N1 9AG 020 7520 1490 box office
FriWeeklyKILBURN (2) Sir Colin Campbell 266 Kilburn High Rd NW6 2BY 0207 624 7553
FriWeeklyORPINGTON FRIDAY Liberal Club 7 Station Road, Orpington BR6 0RZ 01 689 838 077 Sue
FriWeeklyRAM CLUB Old Cranleighan Club Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton KT7 0HB
Sat1st monthlyALLEZ DANCEZ French bal at St John's Church Hall Northdown Road, Belmont SM2 6DY 07787090388 Dave Bawden
Sat1st monthlyHADDENHAM Village Hall Banks Park, Haddenham, Bucks HP17 8EE 01296 415333 John Heydon
Sat1st monthlyTOOTING The Selkirk 60 Selkirk Road, Tooting Broadway, SW17 0ES 07941 958779 Ruth Jacob
Sat2nd monthlyLONDON BARN DANCE Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 01628 633962 Andrew or Jane
Sat2nd monthlyWINCHMORE FOLK DANCE CLUB (Sat) Trinity Church Hall Church St / Gentleman's Row, Enfield EN2 6AN 020 8926 7293 John Wood
Sat3rd monthlyELSIE'S The Queen's Arms Cowden Pound, Nr Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NP 01732 762224 John Hills
Sat3rd monthlyLOST HORIZONS (Leytonstone) Heathcote Arms 344 Grove Green Road, Leytonstone Ell 4EA 01923 779332 Paul Knight
SatLast MonthlyJAMBOREE FOLKLORE PRESENTS alt/folk/americana and acoustic at Jamboree, Courtyard of Cable Street Studios 566 Cable Street E1W 3HB 07931 474 379
SatLimited winter season - check diaryGODALMING CEILIDHS Borough Hall Godalming GU7 1HR 01483 871443 Lawrence Heath
SatQuarterly see diaryCROYDON (SL) Scream Lounge 20A South End, Croydon CR0 1DN Neil Woodcock
SatSee diaryBLUEGRASS PLUS Hillcrest Halls Fryston Avenue, Coulsdon CR5 2PT 01424 893390
SatSee diaryKALAMAZOO KLUB Great Northern Railway Tavern, 67 High Street, Hornsey N8 7QB 0208 341 0716
SatweeklyFINSBURY PARK Irish music session at The Railway Stroud Green Road
SatWeeklyCELLAR UPSTAIRS The Exmouth Arms Starcross Street, Euston NW1 1HR 020 7281 7700
SatWeeklyKILBURN (1) Sir Colin Campbell 266 Kilburn High Rd NW6 2BY 0207 624 7553
SatWeeklyLEWES SATURDAY Elephant and Castle White Hill, Lewes, Sussex BN7 2DJ 01273 476757 Valmai
SatWeeklyTOOLANS Irish music session at Toolan's Bar 866 High Road, North Finchley N12 9RH Karen Ryan
Sun1st monthlyHORSMONDEN Mainly English tune session at The Gun and Spitroast Horsmonden, Kent 07985 522734 Gavin Atkin
Sun1st monthly (noon to 3PM)BOROUGH MUSIC SESSIONS The Horseshoe Inn 26 Melior Street SE1 3QP Martin Nail
Sun1st monthly (evening)HARRISON (4) Klezmer session at The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF
Sun2nd and 4th monthly, 2:30 to 5:30FAB CLUB The White Hart Argent Street, Grays, Essex RM17 6HR 01375 387071 Liz
Sun2nd and Last MonthlyAILSA OPEN MIC Ailsa Tavern 263 St. Margaret's Rd, Twickenham TW1 1NJ Elaine Samuels
Sun2nd and last monthly (4pm - 9pm)COME DOWN AND MEET THE FOLKS The Apple Tree 45 Mount Pleasant WC1X 0AE Alan Tyler
Sun2nd monthlyTHE GOOSE IS OUT (Singaround) The Old Nuns Head 15 Nunhead Green SE15 3QQ 07985 357958
Sun2nd monthly, limited winter season only - see diary, 3PMABBOTS LANGLEY Abbots Langley Community Centre Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, Herts WD5 0AP 01923264536 Tim Brooks
Sun2nd monthly, workshop 1pm, session 2 - 4pmHARRISON (2) Klezmer sesion and workshop at The Harrison 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF Ilana Cravitz
Sun2nd monthly (2:30pm - 4:30pm)CAJUN DANCE WORKSHOP Blackheath Newbridge Social WM Club 22 Charlton Rd, Blackheath SE3 7HG 01322 524440 Frank
Sun2nd monthly (2pm - 5pm)LEWISHAM Lewisham Irish Centre 2a Davenport Road SE6 2AZ Chris Corbett
Sun4th monthlyWIMBLEDON Hand in Hand 6 Crooked Billet, Wimbledon Common SW19 4RQ 0208 540 1689 Tim
SunLast monthlyACOUSTIC INSURGENCY The Grosvenor 17 Sidney Road SW9 0TP 07956 429059 Guy
SunLast monthlyBRICK FOLK Singaround at The Bricklayers Arms Waterman Street, Putney SW15 1DD 020 8560 5049 Jeff
SunLast monthlyFRITTENDEN Song and tune session with guests at The Bell and Jorrocks Frittenden, Kent 07985 522734 Gavin Atkin
SunLast monthlyMONDEGREEN FOLK CLUB Ryan's Bar Stoke Newington Church Street N16 0UL
SunLast monthly (3pm - 5pm)SOFTLY SOFTLY Kiss The Sky Park Road, Crouch End N8 8TD 07931 718876 Annie
SunSee diaryARTSDEPOT Artsdepot 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner N12 0GA 020 8369 5454
SunWeeklyHARRISON (1) Into The Warm at The Harrison Bar 28 Harrison Street WC1H 8JF 020 7278 3966
SunWeeklyRUSKIN HOUSE Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD 01737 553493 Gary
SunWeeklyTWICKENHAM Cabbage Patch 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ 0208 991 5461 Gerry
SunWeeklyWALTHAMSTOW Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub 53 Hoe Street E17 4SA 07740612607
SunWeekly (4:30 - 6:30)CRICKLEWOOD (2) Irish music session at The Crown 142-152 Cricklewood Broadway NW2 3ED
SunWeekly (6pm)KILKENNY TAVERN (Sun) Irish music session at The Kilkenny Tavern opposite South Wimbledon Station John Bowe
SunWeekly (7 PM)KILBURN (3) Sir Colin Campbell 266 Kilburn High Rd NW6 2BY 0207 624 7553
SunWeekly 2PMFIDDLERS ELBOW The Fiddlers Elbow Prince of Wales Road NW1
SunWeekly except last monthlyHOLLOWAY ROAD (2) Irish / Scottish music session at The Lamb 54 Holloway Road N7 8JL Tommie
Variessee diaryPUTNEY Concerts at The Half Moon 93 Lower Richmond Road, Putney SW15 1EU 020 8780 9383
Variessee diaryST ETHELBURGA'S St Ethelburga's Centre 78 Bishopsgate EC2N 4AG 020 7496 1610
VariesSee diaryCAJUN BARN Cajun dance club at Blackheath Newbridge Social WM Club 22 Charlton Rd, Blackheath SE3 7HG 020 8850 2893 Steve or Lynne Lane
VariesSee diaryCAMDEN IRISH London Irish Centre 50-52 Camden Square NW1 9XB
VariesSee diaryCFA Chiltern Folk Association Dances Various Metroland venues 01628 486845
VariesSee diaryEFDSS Cecil Sharp House 2 Regents Park Road NW1 7AY 020 7485 2206
VariesSee diaryELECTRIC VOICES (ET) Electric Theatre Guildford GU1 4SZ 01483 444789
VariesSee diaryELECTRIC VOICES (FM) The Maltings Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR 01252 745444
VariesSee diaryGREEN NOTE Green Note Cafe 106 Parkway NW1 7AN 0207 485 9899
VariesSee diaryKEMSING Concerts at St Edith Hall High St, Kemsing, Sevenoaks TN15 6NA 01732 440470 Keith Stockman
VariesSee diaryKINGS PLACE Kings Place 90 York Way N1 9AG 020 7520 1490 box office
VariesSee diaryPULL UP THE ROOTS The Slaughtered Lamb 34-35 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell EC1V 0DX 07966 550702 Will Rees
VariesSee diarySHEPHERDS BUSH O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Shepherd's Bush Green W12 8TT 0844 477 2000
VariesSee diarySOUTH BANK CENTRE See individual listings for hall name Belvedere Road SE1 8XX 020 7960 4200
VariesSee diaryUNION CHAPEL Union Chapel Compton Terrace N1 2UN
VariesSee diaryVORTEX The Vortex 11 Gillett Square N16 8AZ 07740612607
VariesSee diaryWILLESDEN FOLK UNION The Masons Arms 665 Harrow Road NW10 5NU Charlie Hardie
VariesSee diary (All day events)LEWES WORKSHOPS Elephant and Castle White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ 01273 476757 Valmai

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