England

The National Forest Folk Club is at The Moira Miners’ Welfare in North West Leicestershire.

Nettlebed Folk Club Nettlebed Folk Song Club was started in July 1975 by a group of Folk Song lovers from Maidenhead in Berkshire when the tenant of a local public house moved to the Bull Inn at Nettlebed, nr. Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. From a small start in a tiny bar (40 people) the Club progressed to a converted coaching barn holding over 100 and quickly established itself as one of the F ...

Nettleham Live is a folk music festival featuring acts in a concert setting, three miles from Lincoln. The venue offers a bar and extensive parking. Nettleham Village Hall, Brookfield Avenue, Nettleham, Lincs LN2 2SS.

Nova Scotia Folk Club, Bristol The Nova Scotia Folk Club, in the Nova Scotia Inn, in the Cumberland Basin, is the longest running acoustic music club in Bristol. Every Monday night come rain or shine they host some of the greatest talent in the south west. Beginner or hugely talented, all are welcome to play, so bring your instrument and come along.

Otley Folk Club meets every Wednesday in The Black Horse Hotel on Westgate. It acts as a host for local singers and musicians and for guest artists. Singing and playing usually starts around 8:30 p.m. The Folk Club works on a rotation basis, alternating weekly between singers’ nights and booked artists. The bar serves Black Sheep real ale and a host of fine wines.

Oxfolk holds regular ceilidh dances at Kennington Village Hall, Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG, on the second Saturday of the month from October to May.

The club meets in a singaround format in the Church Hall at St Thomas More RC Church, 32 Field End Road, Eastcote, Pinner, Middx HA5 2QT. Parking is available on site. Meetings are usually on the first and third Wednesdays of each month (dates change occasionally; check the club’s website to be sure). Doors open at 19.30 and music runs from 19.45 to 22.15.

The Robin Hood’s Bay Folk Club meets every Friday evening in the big room of the Dolphin Inn, on King Street in the old village of Robin Hood’s Bay, and keeps alive the local tradition of music and singing. It usually starts between 8.30 and 9.00 p.m.