A round up of events in the coming month.
Head to Folk Music Cumbria Facebook page for updates on sessions and events.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/559334634165080/?locale=en_GB
Sunday 1st November, South Cumbria American Roots “Bluegrass and Old Time Music Session” 7.45 for an 8:00pm start, Hope & Anchor, Ulverston
String players and singers welcome. More info at https://thornswb.wixsite.com/scars
Sunday 1st November – Good Times Theme Times – Ruskins starts at 3pm.
The theme this month FLOWERS Go to Facebook page for details. Great atmosphere in this friendly get together. Singers, musicians, audience & chorus all welcome. Free
More details on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/p/Good-Times-Theme-Time-100087379878740/
Friday 6th November 7pm – Gregson Centre, Lancaster – John Smith
Making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John Smith has been at the pioneering forefront of British Folk Guitar Music for twenty years. £22
Tickets from https://gregson.co.uk/event/john-smith/
Wednesday 11th November, Silverdale Folk Club at the Silverdale Hotel present The Little Arrow String Band. Blue grass and Americana Admission £7.50. 8pm start
Tuesday 11th November – ARNSIDE Afternoon Singaround
After a cracking start to the season our next session has a lot to live up to. Come along and enjoy an afternoon of song, music, verse and stories at Arnside Sailing Club,17 The Promenade, Arnside, LA5 0HD. Start time 1pm finish 4pm-ish. Doors 12.30 . Enjoy delicious soup and a roll for £4. Entry £2.
Friday 13th November -The Lake District Folk and Acoustic Club Singers and Musicians night–
We expect to be back in the PAVILION, next to the children’s playground £3 entry. Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start. Bring your own alcoholic refreshments. Tea and coffee available. Parking in Mill Yard is advisable (free in the evening)
Friday 14th November – Gregson Centre, Lancaster – Gaelforce in Concert
Award winning Celtic Folk Rock Band deliver a high-energy mix of electrified traditional folk songs, original compositions, and foot-stomping jigs and reels. £15 (free and discounted tickets available)
Tickets from https://gregson.co.uk/event/gaelforce-in-concert/
Tuesday 17th November 2026 – The Tuesday Social at Kendal Brewery Arts Vats Bar
Take note of the new times 7pm until about 9.15pm (last orders 9pm) Curfew by 9.30pm
Expect an informal, friendly, acoustic gathering of songs, tunes, and spoken word – with opportunities to join in or simply enjoy. Contributions very welcome. Please note the venue is a bar open to the public, so some background noise is likely. Free
Thursday 26th November – The Andy May Trio – 7:00 pm @The Bardsea Malt Kiln
The Andy May Trio are three award-winning musicians from Newcastle – Northumbrian piper Andy May (Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies, Baltic Crossing), guitarist Ian Stephenson (Kan, Baltic Crossing) and fiddler Sophy Ball (422, Bottle Bank Band) – playing high energy instrumental folk, inspired by the music of their native North East.
Tickets from https://www.trybooking.com/uk/event/121790
Saturday 28th October – Coniston Institute – Granny’s Attic – Doors open 7:00 pm
With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength.
Check availability of tickets. It’s bound to be a sell out. Doors 7pm, BYOB. tickets £15
Tickets available here: https://conistoninstitute.uk/product/grannys-attic-saturday-28th-november-2026-doors-7pm-byob/
Head to Folk Music Cumbria Facebook page for updates on sessions.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/559334634165080/?locale=en_GB
REGULAR WEEKLY SESSIONS
Eavesdropper folk and roots radio show every Monday night 8pm hosted by Gordon Jones and Les Ord.
Remember the Eavesdropper folk and roots radio show every Monday night 8pm hosted by Gordon Jones and Les Ord. Find on CandoFM 106.3 or 107.3 FM or listen digitally at https://candofm.co.uk
First Monday, Folk@theOak, Garstang, 8 o’clock at the Royal Oak, Market Place, Garstang PR3 1ZA.
An informal acoustic session of traditional & contemporary folk. All instruments and voices welcome. For further details, Austen Lynch 0779 419 7680
Mondays – There are weekly song and music sessions every Monday evening at the Ring O’Bells and the Duke of Cumberland in Kendal.
Tuesdays – throughout the month Furness Trad keeps a session running at Hope & Anchor in Ulverston. Starts about 8.30pm
Wednesdays – Appleby Acoustic at The Hub, Chapel Street, Appleby, CA16 6QR, 3-5pm, folk, blues, contemporary, pop, etc etc. Refreshments available. Organiser Brian Gaudet – gaudetbrianr@gmail.com
Saturdays – Acoustic night at The New Inn 1730, Brampton (near Appleby), CA16 6JS, 7.30pm, folk, blues, contemporary, pop, etc etc. Real ales. Organiser Brian Gaudet – gaudetbrianr@gmail.com
Sundays – Acoustic afternoon at The New Inn 1730, Brampton (near Appleby), CA16 6JS, 3.30pm, folk, blues, contemporary, pop, etc etc. Real ales. Organiser Brian Gaudet – gaudetbrianr@gmail.com
REGULAR SESSIONS
Please check with the organiser or venue to confirm the session is going ahead.
First Tuesday – South Lakeland Storytelling club hosted by Taffy Thomas, The Watermill Inn in Ings.
A night of songs and stories. Contributions are always welcome. Sandwiches and raffle at the interval. Start time 7.30pm. Free entry.
More information here http://www.taffythomas.co.uk/gardenevents13.html
Second Tuesdays – Arnside Singaround – Arnside Sailing Club
More details here https://www.arnsidevillage.co.uk/events/folk-singaround/
Last session for spring 2026 was 14th April. Recommences in October 2026
(2nd Tuesday) Arnside Singaround is at Arnside Sailing Club. Come along to this relaxed afternoon of songs, music and stories. Performers and audience welcome. We commence at 1pm in the licensed Clubhouse. Doors are at 12.30pm. Soup and a roll available for lunch, just £4. Entry is £2. Wrap up warm – it can be draughty.
Garstang Folk Sessions, Bridge 64 Kitchen & Bar, Bridge House Marina, Nateby Crossing Lane, Garstang, PR3 0JJ, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The informal acoustic sessions of trad and contemporary folk tunes and songs are from 1 ’til 4.
Twice Monthly Tuesdays/Thursdays – Ullswater Ukulele Society – Glenridding
Check dates at https://glenriddingvillagehall.co.uk/whats-on
Ullswater Ukulele Society meet at Glenridding Village Hall, 10am until 12noon. £1.50 per session. All welcome. For info lynn@lynnandrews.co.uk or casfolk@hotmail.com.
First Wednesday – Open Floor Club Night, Lancaster Folk Club at the Tite & Lock off platform 3 Lancaster Railway Station
See https://www.facebook.com/lancasterfolkclub 7.30pm for 8pm. Admission £3
Second Wednesdays – Folk at the Silverdale Hotel – Silverdale
( 2nd Wednesday) Folk at the Silverdale Hotel welcomes up and coming local musicians.
£7.50 entry, 8pm start.
Check Facebook page for latest artists www.facebook.com/folkatthesilverdale
Third Tuesday – Lakeland Fiddlers – Ring O’Bells, Kendal
If you want some great fiddle music and the occasional song join the Lakeland Fiddlers for their evening session on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Ring O’Bells, Kendal.
Fourth Tuesday – Folk & Acoustic Session – Dockray Hall, Penrith
Check dates at https://dockrayhall.com/#Whatson
A popular monthly FOLK & ACOUSTIC SESSION -songs and tunes welcome, at Dockray Hall Penrith. Running on every 4th Tuesday at 8pm.
First Thursday – monthly singaround at Ambleside Library with Nick Marshall and Laura. Start time 8pm.
Third Thursday of the Month – The Rattlin’ Song Folk Singing Session – The Shakespeare Inn, Kendal
Rattlin’ Song, third Thursdays of each month, from 7:30pm at The Shakespeare Inn, Kendal.
Friendly & inclusive folk singing session focused on folk songs for singing together- sea shanties, protest songs, working songs, rounds, ballads, and more. Bring a song to lead, or just come along and join in! More info at https://linktr.ee/rattlinsong
Last Thursday of the month – Song & Music Session – The Punchbowl, Barrows Green
Simon Rose hosts the monthly last Thursday mixed song & music session at The Punchbowl, Barrows Green. More details from simonrose64@tiscali.co.uk
Second Friday – The Lake District Folk and Acoustic Club – The Institute, part of Staveley Village Hall (Temporary change of venue due to major work by United Utilities) – £3 Entry – Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start.
Singers & Musicians night. Bring your own alcoholic refreshments. We do have tea and coffee available.
First Sunday – Good Times Theme Times – Ruskin’s Bar, Kendal
Hosted by Paddy Garrigan, starts at 3pm.Great atmosphere in this friendly get together. Singers, musicians, audience & chorus all welcome. More details on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/p/Good-Times-Theme-Time-100087379878740/
Second Sunday – Ali Kyle and Friends – King’s Head, Queens St, Ulverston – 3pm – 6pm
Trad music session led by Ali Kyle. More details at https://www.facebook.com/stringthingsplus
Many thanks and acknowledgements to Steve and Sandra Harrison for providing the list upon which this page is based