Sessions/singarounds, Concerts and other Folk Music events in Cumbria
Sessions/singarounds/concerts/events are slowly starting to return. Could folk let me know of any sessions/singarounds that have or are going to start up again and I will put BACK LIVE against the event. Contact via email cumbriafolkmusic@gmail.com . Otherwise please check with the venue to see if it is happening before travelling.
South Lakes Folk Events website
Sessions/singarounds
First and third Mondays - The Old Crown, Hesket Newmarket
Last Monday - Folk Night at the Newfield Inn, Seathwaite, Broughton-in-Furness
BACK LIVE:Tuesday - Arnside Afternoon Singaround, Arnside Sailing Club, 1.00pm - Facebook
BACK LIVE:Third Tuesday - Howard Arms, Brampton - website
BACK LIVE:Every Tuesday - Hope and Anchor, Ulverston - 8:00pm slow and steady, 9:00pm onwards general session
Every Tuesday - The Mortal Man, Troutbeck, Windermere
Every Tuesday - Lakeland Fiddlers, Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal, 7.30pm - 9.00pm - email
First Tuesday - Ruskins, Main Street, Kendal
Second and fourth Tuesday - The Royal Oak, Scotby - 8.00pm
NEW LIVE: First Wednesday - The Bitter End, Cockermouth, Starts Feb 2nd from 8.00pm
BACK LIVE: First and third Wednesday - Spinners Arms, Cummersdale
BACK LIVE: Second Wednesday - The Swan Tunes Session, Cockermouth
NEW LIVE: Every Wednesday - Blue Jam Folk Tunes, Mostyn Hall, Penrith, 7.30pm - 9.30pm - website
Last Wednesday - The Bush, Tallentire
BACK LIVE: Last Thursday - The Rifleman's Arms, Kendal - 8.00pm mostly Irish session
Second Thursday - The Royal Oak, Curthwaite
BACK LIVE: Second Friday - The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club, Staveley Pavilion - Facebook
BACK LIVE: - Last Friday - Folk Cumbria @Moorforge Session, Moorforge Viking Settlement, Gilcrux - Facebook
Second Friday - The Bluebell, Newbiggin
BACK LIVE:Sundays, every two weeks - Twa Dogs, Keswick - from 2.00pm (8 May, 22 May, 5 Jun, 19 Jun, 3 Jul, 17 Jul)
BACK LIVE: First Sunday - The Oddfellows, St Bees - from 8.30pm
BACK LIVE: Second Sunday - The Black Swan, Culgaith (nr Penrith) - 7.30pm - 10.00pm
First Sunday - Hope and Anchor, Port Carlisle - 8.30pm - website
Second Sunday - Kings Arms, Bowness on Solway - 8.30pm - website
Various Sundays - Drovers Rest, Monkhill - 8.30pm - website
Every Sunday - Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley - 5.00pm-8.00pm
Other events
Full Moon Club: session of music, song and spoken word, Ambleside Parish Centre - website
BACK LIVE:Second Thursday - Carlisle Accordion and Fiddle Club - 7.00pm - Facebook
NOW LIVE: Music in Ulpha, The Browfoot Room For full guest list go to - website
Barley Hop Ceilidh Night, Fourth Tuesday, Christ Church Hall, South Street, Cockermouth - NB Cancelled - website
Venues in the Solway villages - Solway Folk
Lakeland Voice - website
Concerts - NEW EVENTS
..........Upstairs@TheGather, Ennerdale Bridge - website ..........
For full guest list - click here
......... Kirkgate Arts & Heritage, Cockermouth - website ..........
Sat 28 May - Mike Turnbull and the Valiant Knights, for tickets, click here
Sat 2 Jul - Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band, for tickets, click here
........ Coniston Institue Music Venue - Facebook
Wed 7 Sep - Daoiri Farrell, for tickets, click here to email
.......... Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - website ..........
Sat 14 May - Karine Polwart And Dave Milligan, for tickets, click here
Fri 20 May - Elephant Sessions, for tickets, click here
Sat 21 May - Dervish, for tickets, click here
Sat 4 Jun - Kris Drever & Rachel Baiman, for tickets, click here
.......... Old Fire Station, Carlisle - website ..........
.......... Theatre by the Lake, Kesick - website ..........
.......... Rosehill Theatre, Whitehave - website .........
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If you would like your Cumbria based session/singaround/concert listed here, please send details to cumbriafolkmusic@gmail.com
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All sessions/singarounds from 8.00pm unless shown otherwise
For concert starting times, check with the venue
An event listed is no guarantee it will take place - check with the venue first before travelling
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