Although over the years the Festival has grown into quite a large event it has still retained its unique “intimate” atmosphere: You can enjoy a whole week-end of music, song and dance for little more than the price of just a concert! - It’s a Festival to ”get involved in” - where the audience is (at least!) as important as the guests! - It's where the folk scene meets for its Christmas Party - for a good sing, dance and play, a good story, a good drink, some good company, and a really good time! - It’s the place to be at the end of the Festival season!

..... and it is the UK's biggest annual winter folk event!

4 days of old-time music in Berkeley, California, held in mid-September. Concerts, square dance, string band contest, jamming, workshops, open mic -- Please visit our website!

A small friendly folk festival in beautiful Worcestershire Countryside. We bring top artists to the midlands but the underlying aim is to get to know everybody at the Festival by their first name.

The annual camp of the San Francisco Folk Music Club, a relaxing 6-day event held the week after Christmas - for singers, instrumentalists, and dancers.

The Deep Roots Music Cooperative is a non-profit organization in the Annapolis Valley dedicated to celebrating our musical and cultural heritage. The mandate of the organization is to develop year-round musical programs culminating in an annual festival, and to encourage meaningful connections between cultures, community groups, artists and audiences. Our vision for the organization is one that truly does consider and celebrate the heritage of this area. We intend to be inherently multi-cultural as a celebration of our unique history of settlement and our geography, which have combined to make a distinctive culture well worth celebrating. We will include history and geography in our programming in refreshing and interesting ways. Our concept for the Canadian Deep Roots Festival embraces the wide range of musical styles that fall under the general heading of roots music, and will present interesting themed workshops and programming projects that will feature performers playing together. The primary Website for the festival is http://www.deeprootsmusic.ca/ - but that URL seems to crash browsers.

"A RIGHT OLD SONG AND DANCE" Durham Folk Party takes place on the last full weekend of July each year. It is a celebration of folk song, music and dance which began in 1990 after the demise of the excellent Durham City Folk Festival and has developed into an important part of the music year of the city. Camping is at the recently re-built Durham Amateur Rowing Club which is along Green Lane at the top of Old Elvet in Durham and which has showers and toilets. The rowing club and pubs such as the Dun Cow, and the Shakespeare are the venues for song and music while the Market Place is the setting for the famous massed dance displays. The Town Hall is the venue for the Saturday night ceilidh.

East of the Hebrides Entertainments/Bill & Karen Reid, produces festivals, cruises, highland games, concerts.

Comprehensive UK site with festival news, info, tickets, reviews and photos.

The Festival's mission is to provide highly qualified guest artists who offer multidisciplinary study and performance opportunities that increase both personal growth and arts appreciation to all participants. Our philosophy is to enrich the lives of all with whom we associate— through study and performances—by engaging their spirit, intellect and energy in an empowering way. The Festival gives people who are enthusiastic about the fine arts an outlet to release their passions. We offer classes and workshops at various ability levels, so beginners will find plenty to do. Given the multi-disciplinary nature of our course offerings, a participant with one main area of study has the opportunity to branch out and the explore other arts.

This section of Fairport's website provides information about Fairport's Cropredy Convention, their annual three-day festival of music and good cheer. It is updated regularly so please revisit frequently.

Florida Folk Festival, a three-day celebration of the music, dance, stories, crafts and food that make Florida unique. From Irish fiddle tunes and kumquat pie, to the wide varieties of music brought by immigrants, the state's cultural heritage reflects the lives of generations of Florida families and communities. Throughout the Memorial Day weekend more than 300 performances give voice and meaning to Florida's heritage.

Folk College is a fun and friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk music — a fantastic three days of workshops, jam sessions, concerts, and group playing. The camp is designed for musicians with eclectic tastes. Within one weekend, you’ll have a choice of workshops ranging from oldtime to Celtic to blues to international, and you’ll get to sing, dance, play, and listen.

A register of people willing to help out UK based festivals. As stewards or members of the Task Force.

The FLORIDA OLD TIME MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIP has been conducted since 1982. Originally held at the Pioneer Florida Museum, the FLORIDA OLD TIME MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIP was begun to help preserve and promote traditional old time music in Florida.

Geneva, Illinois; Sponsored by the Fox Valley Folklore Society (which is nearing its 30th anniversary). The fest is held over Labor Day weekend featuring two days worth of music and storytelling on eight stages in a beautiful park setting giving you over 100 hours of entertainment and education. Over 25 years running!

The annual gathering of the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Since 1999, FSGW has extended an invitations to Mudcatters everywhere to attend this wonderful camp. Now held at the West River Conference Center, West River, MD

A relaxing weekend of folk music at a camp in the Berkshires, hosted by the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston. Everyone is welcome!

Fyvie Folk club hold their folk festival in late Summer. Singers and musicians are welcome to perform. Fyvie is in the beautiful North East of Scotland. Visit our web site or email fyviefolk@4i2i.com for more details.

A festival held on the 2nd weekend of June each year in Morris, IL, USA. Features Hammered & Mountain Dulcimer, Harp, Autoharp, etc. Workshops, Concerts, Old Time Dance, Jamming, Instrument Vendors, etc.

the friendly family festival in the south west of scotland...always on the mayday weekend every year.......free campsite...concerts, ceilidhs, pub sessions, workshops...... friday evening through sunday night..... for details of next year's festival see website phone (44) 01560 321102 for info phone (44) 01465 712128 for accommodation or tourist board

"....one of the most smartly programmed acoustic fetes in the country." Boston Globe "...one of the best traditionally oriented folk festivals in North America." Dirty Linen

Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering is a fun and friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk music - a fantastic three days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and friendship. Activities are held at Greenwood Furnace State Park in central PA, about 30 miles south of State College. This is a gorgeous location with beautiful mountain views, miles of hiking trails, and a six acre lake for swimming and fishing. Musicians of all instruments and levels are welcome, and there are also options for singers, dancers, and non-musicians. There's a choice of about 45 workshops on topics ranging from old time tunes to musical games to harmony singing to arranging music. Jam sessions will take place throughout the weekend. You'll have a chance to perform at open stage and also as part of a group performance Saturday evening. There will be a staff concert each evening, followed by staff-led jams, singing around the bonfire, and a contradance with open band.

Takes place on the second weekend in May (the one after the Bank Holiday weekend) in the Yorkshire Pennine town of Holmfirth. Small and friendly with lots of participation. Don't expect big stars but do expect lots to be going on in all the pubs and hotels of the town over the weekend and the streets to be thronged with Morris Dancers.

Held on the Inishowen Peninsula in northern Co. Donegal each March, the Seminar brings folk singers from around the world together with singers from one of Ireland's richest traditions. Concerts and scholarly talks are interspersed with intimate pub singing sessions. Millennium Seminar guests include Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson.

The 4-day Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts (JFFA) festival, celebrated every Memorial Day weekend, features over 125 performances of music, dance and theater from around the world, including musical workshops, a street fair, public art, and special activities for children.

TMSA festival held in the town of Keith in north east Scotland from the second Friday in June every year.

Karelian and Finno-Ugric music meet music from other parts of the world at Kihaus in early July.

Folk festival held in Middlewich, Cheshire, UK, usually in June yearly.

A truly amazing show. Check out their site and do attend.(no activity on Website since 2005 - is this festival still running?)

This festival has run annually in Newcastleton, Scotland, since its foundation in 1970. Based on competitions it is the place to either test your skills before recognized judges or to spot the stars of tomorrow. Sessions etc for the non-competitive.

This weekend has been running many years now & attracts fine singers from all corners of the UK. Held ever year over the Whit Bank Holiday Weekend. Location the Plough Inn Norwell near Newark Nott's

Check out web site of this great little Canadian festival.

A friendly town based festival held in March/April each year (dates vary).

The Philadelphia Folk Festival is a three-day extravaganza of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts, camping, and children’s activities, held in August on the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA, attracting some 20,000 to hear music that includes some of the best known names in the folk genre along with up and coming performers. The Philadelphia Folksong Society, parent organization of the Philadelphia Folk Festival has unveiled a new website providing complete information about the program, camping and campgrounds, family activities, directions, lodging, and Festival history, along with the ability to purchase tickets and merchandise on line.

Sing, Dance and Play at Roger's Rant. The mini festival with the big welcome, where all can be stars, at Milborne St Andrew in Dorset in the UK

A small, friendly Festival in a picturesque setting on the edge of the Pennines. Emphasis is on participation with lots of excellent singarounds, workshops and sessions - also concerts, ceilidh, dance displays, craft fair, campsite (with Moor and Coast providing a late-night food / song tent), parade, and young people's entertainment which includes Young Musicians workshops and Young Poet of the Year competition. Ring Ali on 01457-870391 or check out our award winning website on www.safra.org.uk.

The San Francisco Folk Music Club opens its treasury of talent to the general public every June - for free!

A traditional music extravaganza spotlighting singers and instrumentalists specializing in the unique and varied tradition of music of the sea. Local artists, and performers from across the country and Europe, will bring the rich 19th century seafaring heritage alive at several stages on Hyde Street Pier, and aboard the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha. Come experience maritime history by hearing the songs, trying a hand at shipboard work (like raising a sail to the sea chantey beat) or by creating traditional arts and crafts of the sea. Held every year in September or October. At San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. On Hyde Street Pier at Fisherman’s Wharf. (URL is for the park - check the events calendar. No date posted for the 2009 festival as of May)

Annual festival in Sedgefield, Co. Durham running in early September. 2010 concert artists included Johnny Silvo, Jez Lowe, Doonan Family Band. Also workshops and the World Spoons Championship!

Set in beautiful Central Oregon, Sisters Folk Festival is held every September. Go to www.sistersfolkfestival.com for performers, ticket info....

After 50 years the Folk Music Club of Hunter College in the Bronx is at it again producing the Bronx Hoot Reunion Concert on Friday May 21st 2010. Many of the original performers are returning: Alan Chartok and The Berkshire Ramblers, David Bennet Cohen, Bob Gurland, Danny Hamburg, The Danny Kalb Trio, Bob Malenky, Anne Price, Bill Schneiderman, Gerry Segal, Gery Tenney, The Trevone Marching Jug and Skiffle Band, Gene Yellin and Many More To Come.... From 1961 to 1967 Hunter College in the Bronx( now Lehman College) staged the well known Hunter Hoots. The shows were well known as one of the first indoor venues for artists many of whom would make their mark in all areas of music, Blue, Bluegrass, Singer Songwriters, Choral Music, World Music, and Music Education.These include: Gil Turner, The New World Singers, Peter Wernick Danny Kalb, Eric Kaz, Artie and Happy Traum. David Grisman, Andy Statman, Norma Tamega, Bob Dylan, Jody Stecher, Winnie Winston and Bob Cohen The Friday evening performance at Lehman College's Lovinger Auditorium promises to be a grand reunion of the performers and the audience as well as good music for all who attend.

The Turtle Hill Folk Festival has presented a weekend of folk music concerts, workshops, sing-arounds, and dancing on the second weekend of September for more than 30 years. Situated in the countryside near Rochester, NY, the festival has tenting and cabin accomodations available.

Cruises, tours, festivals for musicians and their fans. See website for current schedule.

Event InfoName: Tredegar House Folk Festival Tagline: Music, Dance, Beer and Cider Location: Tredegar House City/Town: Newport, United Kingdom Contact InfoPhone: 01633896347 Email: cris.bartlett@gwentcamra.org.uk Best local beers and cider, accompanying international and local musicians and dance sides. Family friendly, in the grounds of Tredegar House just off M4 Junction 28

UK Festivals, mini festivals, Sessions, Whats on, folk clubs, MP3, CDs etc.

Friendly,fun and frolic at picturesque location on the banks of the River Severn within sight of the Malvern Hills. Takes place every year during the first May Bank Holiday. See website for details.

A four day festival in the heartland of the United States. All types of acoustic music, contests, crafts, food, camping. Festival site proper is dry, campgrounds are not. Both tent and RV/caravan camping available. This festival has it all. 3rd Weekend in September, Thursday thru Sunday.

Held every year on the May Bank Holiday.

A Festival over Easter weekend, in Woodford, Cheshire. A mix of local and national/international names. "6 days and nights of magic"--The Woodford Folk Festival is an explosion of authentic folk culture, and is about expressing ourselves and our community--past, present and future--through music, dance, comedy, craft, concerts, through jam sessions, over a beer or over a cup of tea. No festival in 2009, but they hope to be back in 2010.

The Woodstock Folk Festival in Woodstock, Illinois, has been in existence since 1986, proudly bringing McHenry County some of the best in family musical and storytelling entertainment. It is always held on the third Sunday in July on the historic square in Woodstock.

Youth Traditional Song Weekend is a youth- focused (though not youth-exclusive) weekend for singers and session leaders interested in traditional songs. Last year, we gathered for a wonderful weekend of singing, learning, teaching, sharing, growing, and all-around good times…and the next year will be even better! Early January, at the Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA Camp in Becket, Massachusetts.

Dunton Folk organises folk music events in the Bedfordshire village of Dunton. Sessions and Concerts are organised throughout the year and the emphasis is on folk and acoustic music. The folk events in Dunton are still in their infancy but we hope to see more and more involvement with other folk organisations and with other villages to further develop the activities within our village. Sessions in the March Hare public house started in October 2011 and are held on the first Tuesday of every month. Concerts are arranged in either St Mary's church or the village hall.

UK-based website with excellent selection of gig, venue and artist information

Includes a good list of U.S. house concert venues.

Folk music, storytelling and dance events in Norfolk

Online guide to gigs, events and sing arounds for folk music in the North West with a few articles thrown in.

Max's Blog About the State College, Pennsylvania Traditional Music/Dance/Event Scene.

With Baccapella, a festival of the yule season. Other events and publications also on the web-site.

A resource for fans of folk music with a regularly updated events guide for the London area along with links to venues and artists.

Havering Folk Club meets every Wednesday at 8pm at The Golden Lion, Romford, Essex

Long established folk club in Eltham South London.

Weekly club, meets every every monday 8.30pm for singaround. Singers musicians and poets all welcome. Guests booked monthly. The Royal British Legion.Brooker Road. Waltham Abbey Essex. Tel 01279 413665

Fortnightly Acoustic Jam Session and Sing around at Tudhoe Victory Club, Nr Spennymoor, Durham

Friendly singing sessions every Friday in Dublin city centre with open floor and sometimes guest singers.

Folk songs/tunes around the room every other Wednesday alternating with all styles workshop; all starting 8:30pm in the Function Room - the Bull, central Barton-Le-Clay

The Club meets every 2nd wednesday of the month at Bedworth Conservative Club, and also holds a second night most months on the 4th wednesday at Bedworth Rugby Club. The club is quite unique in that there is no admission charge despite the fact that there are top rate guests at almost every meeting (we just pass the jug around so you can give as much or as little as you wish) - our aim is always for everyone, guests, audience and floor singers alike to have a really good time.

Floor singers are always welcome but we get very busy so we reccommend a call or email to reserve a spot, on the night it is very much first come first served - if there is space available. See web site for contact details

Club promoting Trad. Folk & Blues Music.

Information on the Bothy Folk Club & folk music related activities in Southport and surrounding area (UK)
(link OK April 2009)

Friendly singaround/session with occasional guests 2 miles up the hill from Turf Moor football ground in the delightful Kettledrum Inn. Wednesdays 9 pm. (link OK April 2009)

Monthly Singing Sessions and Traditional Music Sessions at two venues in Lebanon Pennsylvania

Current month and archived issues of Central Florida Folk, Inc newsletter. Covers all known "folk" events in Central Florida and many around the State. Includes links and contact info and politically-almost-correct music jokes.

In the tiny village of Lynn, PA a small group of industrious folk music lovers have created a unique, formall concert hall from an abadoned church. All concerts are FREE - one show per month from Sept. thru May. See website for more info and schedule. Artists who have performed include: Aengus Finnan, Jez Lowe (3x), James Keelaghan, James Gordon, Michael Jerling, Jory Nash, Eve Goldberg, Ken Whiteley, Tom Flannery and many many more.

Information on local clubs and singarounds, in the Fylde area of Lancashire England, also a section on The Fylde Folk Festival held in Fleetwood, Lancashire every year

Friendly folk club in Real Ale pub. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK;
from the people that brought you Gainsborough Folk Festival... (that's Mucatter "Sooz" and her mates)
See Festival Links section of this site or the Festival section of our own website for details.

2nd Thursday of Each Month from 8pm Mainly Come All Ye but with occasional guest singers.Now mostly at a private residence - Check out the website for more information.

Friendly folk club in NW England - alternates GUESTS/SINGERS

Web page for the Railway Folk Club at Heatley, Lymm, Cheshire - keep up to date with our guest list...

Mad Nanny Folk Club, Letchworth & Baldock's folk club, meeting twice a month for open floor and guest artistes.

Web site of the Nenagh Singers Circle with useful information on other clubs, sessions and festivals around Ireland. (appears to have disbanded - Website not working)

Ottawa -- pick/pass/play: on your turn, lead a song, request a song, or pass; we favour generally folk and traditional songs. (link updated April 2009)

A small open song and acoustic music session. Every Tuesday EXCEPT the 2nd Tuesday in the month. Guests and newbies welcome. Very informal. Full details and contact are at the linked page.

King's Arms, Melrose, Scottish Borders. First and third Fridays - 8.30 start. Singers, poets, story-tellers and musicians most welcome.

A folk club with a different guest performer each Friday from September to June inclusive. No membership fee. All singers, players and listeners welcome.

This Saturday night session is a mix of Irish & Scottish Ballads plus a few trad tunes thrown in for good measure. All passing singers & musicians are always very welcome.

Our resident singers' and musicians' material is mostly traditional, as are most of the guest performers we book, but we do like to hear other kinds of music as well, and very much appreciate visitors who perform contemporary, country, blues, or their own material. Even when our guest diary is full floor singers are especially welcome. South Shields Folk Club was formed more than forty years ago and for many years was known as the Marsden Inn Folk Club. We reverted to the original name after leaving the Marsden Inn and for a few years we met at the Old Ship in Harton. We will be meeting every Sunday evening at 7.30 pm in the South Shields and Westoe Club function room. This is also the home of Westoe Rugby Club, South Shields Cricket Club, and Westoe Lawn Tennis Club. It's in Dean Road and the postcode is NE33 4EA.

The main link is to the FB page. This is the direct link to the map. It works better in the browser than 'Google Maps'. http://goo.gl/rxmCXF The main pins are for folk music, instrumental sessions and dance but other pins for 'OpenMic', storytelling, mumming and writers links have been added too. This map concentrates on Staffordshire but also has pins in areas within easy driving distance of Staffordshire. It also has pins for other possibly significant events and venues further afield.

Friday nights, September through June in Sunapee, New Hampshire. Open mike on the last Friday of each month.

The small hall with a BIG reputation. Always a great programme of top flight acts. Folk, roots, blues. Also films, dance and theatre. A superb little venue run by an enthusiastic team of volunteers. Lovely bar, warm welcome, free parking.

Golden Link is a folk music club that has been around since the 1970's. They have a sing-around every Tuesday night at 12 Corners Presbyterian Church. They sponsor monthly folk music concerts, and the annual Turtle Hill Folk Festival.

Suffolk's premier folk club that meets at least twice a month featuring top artists from around the world.

Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario - pick/pass/play: on your turn lead a song, request a song, or pass

A weekly singers' venue with a monthly guest. Warm and friendly atmosphere... well worth a visit! The Bull's Head, Oldham Road (A62), Failsworth, Manchester

Meets on the 2nd Friday of most months Royal British Legion Club. BRINKLOW.

Traditional music and song at Tonbridge Folk Club, Rose and Crown, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent. First and third Mondays of each month, 8-11 pm. Musicians and singers welcome.

Tuesday sessions, starting at 8.30pm. No membership fee. Singers /musician / listeners all welcome.

Wallasey Folk & Acoustic Club have a lovely new venue
THE TRAFALGAR ROOM
UPSTAIRS
AT
THE NELSON PUB
60 Grove Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 3HE
We meet every Sunday, doors open at 8.00pm for an 8.30pm start singers nights every Sunday and guest nights most months
see us on facebook www.facebook.com/wallaseyfolkandacoustic
our email address is wfac@btinternet.com

Folk club in Australia. 3PM, Second Sunday of the month, Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick Victoria

Wigan Folk Club Website

A list of Singaround weekends where there are no guest artists just the attendees. If you like to sing, play or just listen or know of such a weekend please visit.

Our new rural study centre, on our 14 acre smallholding, is situtated in the heart of South Shropshire Hills and has been created to provide relaxed holiday courses with well-known tutors from the folk world - Mary Humphreys & Anahata - long weekend of Fenland tunes for melody instruments (preferably in the keys of D & G - melodeon friendly), Harvey Andrews - lyric writing, melody, and performance. Suitable for both beginners and seasoned veterans of all ages and both sexes, the emphasis is on enjoyment and shared activity. , George Papavgeris - “Songwriting for the Unsuspecting”, John Kirkpatrick - looking at arrangements and accompaniments, for both songs and tunes, Pete Coe - Pete presents a series of informal themed workshops celebrating songs from English traditions including classic ballads, rural & seasonal songs, industrial & political broadsides and sea songs & shanties, etc., Cloudstreet - A week of song and skill-building with Nicole Murray and John Thompson who will guide you through the discovery and joy of song. Hopefully, Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy will have time to tutor a course - keep your eye on the website. The courses range from weekend to one week and lunches are included in the fee. The groups will be small and friendly - between 6 and 10 students as a rule. Caravans, Camper vans and tents are all welcome, or, alternatively we can provide a list of accommodation providers.

Mountain Arts Gathering, acoustic music camp for adults on the beautiful lake-shore campus of Paul Smith's College in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York - held in July

The Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering brings together autoharp practioners and enthusiasts from around the world for five days of workshops, concerts and 'round the clock music-making. For over 18 years, MLAG has had concerts and workshops from some of the folk world's best musicians -- and they come just because no matter what they're famous for, they also happen to play the autoharp.

We host a three-day music camp called the O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat where we teach traditional Irish music on fiddle, flute, harp, whistle, Uilleann pipes, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, tenor banjo, accordion, concertina, bodhran and piano. We also have classes in singing in both Irish Gaelic and English and a large number of music enrichment classes. Seven internationally-respected Irish players will join the teaching staff this year as guest instructors including Matt Cranitch and James Kelly on fiddle, Mick Moloney on tenor banjo, Mickey Dunne on Uilleann pipes, June McCormack on flute, Pat Egan on guitar and Danny O’Flaherty on singing ballads. The retreat is always held the last weekend in October in Midlothian, Texas at a comfortable, scenic camp there. For more information, please visit our website at www.oflahertyretreat.org. The event is organized by the Traditional Irish Music Education Society, a non-profit group whose mission is “to assist and encourage people in their learning and playing of traditional Irish music through educational programs and performance events.”

Conference to be held Aug. 6-9, 2005 at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT., USA. Featuring singer-songwriter Deidre McCalla, writer and activist Grace Paley, and host of other storytellers, writers, activists, musicians, all focused on the transformative power of music, writing and storytelling. Email: TLAconference@goddard.edu