Local Folk Events

These are some of the folk events around the area that are organised by other people/groups. Why are they on our site? Well, you're quite likely to find one or more of our members there as audience or even participants.

Pub links: BITE = Beer In The Eveningwww.beerintheevening.com; GPG = Good Pub Guidewww.thegoodpubguide.co.uk; PG = Pubs Galorewww.pubsgalore.co.uk; PU = Pub Utopiawww.pubutopia.com.

Disclaimer: We've done our best to be accurate, but since they're not our events we hope you won't be too upset if something's wrong. Please contact our Webmaster with any corrections, additions or deletions.

Regular events

every Monday, 9pm Folk music session: The Star, Godalming - BITE; PG; PU. All folk musicians, singers and audience welcome. Contact Kevin Gorton, tel: 01483 415962.
every Monday, 8pm Folk music session: The Rowbarge, Guildford - BITE; PG; PU. Come-all-ye sessions at the bar. Contact tel: 01483 573358.
every Wednesday, 9pm Folk music session: The Red Lion, Godalming - BITE; PG; PU. All folk musicians, singers and audience welcome. Contact Kevin Gorton, tel: 01483 415962.
first Sunday of each month, 8.30pm Folk music session: The Volunteer, Sutton Abinger - BITE; PG; PU. All folk musicians, singers and audience welcome. Contact Kevin Gorton, tel: 01483 415962.

March

Fri 5th Concert: Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley at The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford.
Fri 19th Concert: Isambarde at The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford.
Sat 20th Ceilidh: Pirbright Village Hall; 8pm, by The Hogs Back Band (www.hogsbackband.com), a charity barn dance - "Ceilidh for Haiti". Tickets £10. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Call: 01276 600948 / email: bookings@hogsbackband.com.
Fri 26th, 8pm Concert: Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy at Farnham Maltings. "There is a special magic when they pool their resources. The effect is sensational" The Times.
Sat 27th Ceilidh: Godalming. GBH Ceilidhs.

April

Thu 8th, 8pm Concert: The Kathryn Tickell Band at Farnham Maltings. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to present the Queen's Medal to Kathryn Tickell as she is not only the foremost Northumbrian Pipes player and a great composer but for her work in … spreading a love of this music throughout the whole world." Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Sun 11th, 8pm Concert: June Tabor & Huw Warren at Farnham Maltings. "She's a national treasure" The Independent on Sunday.
Wed 28th, 8pm Concert: Brass Monkey at The Electric Theatre, Guildford. "A phenomenal experience" Q magazine.

May

Wed 19th, 8pm Concert: Lunasa at The Electric Theatre, Guildford. "The best Irish instrumental band on the planet" Irish Echo - USA.

June

Wed 16th, 8pm Concert: The Martin Simpson Trio at The Electric Theatre, Guildford. "Simpson is a master of acoustic guitar styles" Daily Telegraph.

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