A round up of events in the coming month.
Sunday 2nd November – Ruskin’s Bar, Kendal. Good Times Theme Times
Hosted by Paddy Garrigan, starts at 3pm. The theme this month is DAYS. Great atmosphere in this friendly get together. Singers, musicians, audience & chorus all welcome.
Tuesday 4th November -South Lakeland Storytelling club hosted by Taffy Thomas
On at 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.
Wednesday 5th November – Lancaster Folk Club – Admission £3
Open Floor Club Night, at the Tite & Lock off platform 3 Lancaster Railway Station https://www.facebook.com/lancasterfolkclub 7.30pm for 8pm. Admission £3
Thursday 6th November – singaround at Ambleside Library with Nick Marshall and Laura
The monthly singaround at Ambleside Library with Nick Marshall and Laura. Start time 8pm
Saturday November 8th – Staveley Roundhouse: Iona Lane 7:30 PM 9:30 PM
Main Street Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9LU. Iona Lane is a young, upcoming folk singer and musician, whose emotive and well-crafted songs are delivered with immense passion. https://wegottickets.com/event/667428/
Tuesday 11th November – Arnside Singaround is on 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!
12th November – Folk at the Silverdale Hotel: The Long Nights
Welcomes up and coming young musicians The Long Nights. £7.50 entry, 8pm start. www.facebook.com/folkatthesilverdale
Friday 14th November – The Lake District Folk and Acoustic Club: Jon Doran & The Northern Assembly.
A groundbreaking new collaboration who seek to capture the excitement that lies within traditional song. £10 entry . Doors 7.30pm for 8pm start. The Pavilion, Staveley. Bring your own alcoholic refreshments. We do have tea and coffee available.
Saturday November 15 – Gaskell Hall, Silverdale – the Houghton Weavers
Don’t miss the Houghton Weavers, the Northwest’s premiere comedy / folk group, who return to Silverdale by popular demand following last year’s sell-out concert. Doors 7pm. Bar & Raffle.
Tickets £15 from Silverdale Pharmacy or £16 from https://wegottickets.com/event/676154
15th November – The Coniston Institute – The Charlotte Carrivick Band
With a shared passion for modern bluegrass, The Charlotte Carrivick Band brings together four of the most exciting musicians in the UK today.
More details at Charlotte Carrivick
18th November – Ring O’Bells, Kendal – Lakeland Fiddlers
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
22nd November – Heron Corn Mill, Milnthorpe – The Finn Collinson Band
Traditional dance tunes meet historical melodies, shaken up in striking new arrangements and brought up to date with Finn’s compositions and trademark recorder style. Together they create a captivating and wonderfully varied live show, with a respectful eye on the past but a firm grounding in the present.
More info at https://theherontheatre.com/whats-on/the-finn-collinson-band/
Roswell Road in Concert – 28th November
‘A duo whose voices combine to create a seamless flow of rich, harmonic beauty’ ~ Americana UK
Doors open 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm start
The Williams Room, Ford Park, Ulverston
Tickets – £12.50 available from https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/92841
Sunday 30th November – South Cumbria American Roots “Bluegrass and Old Time Music Session” at the Hope & Anchor, Ulverston
7.45 for an 8pm start. String players and singers welcome. More info at https://thornswb.wixsite.com/scars
Tuesdays throughout the month – Hope & Anchor in Ulverston – Folk Session
Furness Tradition keeps a session running at Hope & Anchor in Ulverston. Starts about 8.30pm
Wednesdays throughout the month – The Hub, Chapel Street, Appleby – Acoustic Session
Every Wednesday 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 throughout the month – The New Inn 1730, Brampton – Acoustic Session
Every Saturday 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
2nd and 4th Thursdays – Glenridding Village – Ullswater Ukulele Society
Ullswater Ukulele Society meet at Glenridding Village Hall on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 10am until 12noon. £1.50 per session. All welcome. For info lynn@lynnandrews.co.uk or casfolk@hotmail.com.
Mondays throughout the month – Ring O’Bells and the Duke of Cumberland in Kendal – song and music sessions
There are weekly song and music sessions every Monday evening at the Ring O’Bells and the Duke of Cumberland in Kendal.
Last Thursday of the month – The Punchbowl, Barrows Green – mixed song & music session
Simon Rose hosts the monthly last Thursday mixed song & music session at The Punchbowl, Barrows Green. More details from simonrose64@tiscali.co.uk
Here are tune and song events kindly supplied by Tony Farren
Wed 5th – Celtic Fiddles open session at the Old John Peel, Bowness, 7.30
Sun 9th – King’s Head, Ulverston – Aly Kyle’s celtic session 3.00pm
Thu 13th – Steve Knightley at the Brewery, Kendal
Wed 26th – E.Carthy & J.Boden Wassail at the Brewery
Thu 27th – Celtic Fiddles at the Farmer’s Arms, Lowick Green (if they don’t close it again!)
Fri 28th – Blazin’ Fiddles at the Brewery
Sat 29th – Martyn Joseph at the Old Laundry Theatre
Many thanks and acknowledgements to Steve and Sandra Harrison for providing the list upon which this page is based