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.
Links: All external links open new tab/window. Pub's name = their own website; BITE = Beer In The Evening (www.beerintheevening.com); GPG = Good Pub Guide (www.thegoodpubguide.co.uk).
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. All folk musicians, singers and audience welcome. Contact Kevin Gorton, tel: 01483 415962. |
| every Monday, 8pm | Music session: The Rowbarge, Guildford - BITE; GPG. Come-all-ye sessions at the bar. Contact tel: 01483 573358. |
| every Wednesday, 9pm | Folk music session: The Red Lion, Godalming - BITE. 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; . All folk musicians, singers and audience welcome. Contact Kevin Gorton, tel: 01483 415962. |
August
It's not all about holidays abroad:
| 30th July to 6th August | Sidmouth Folk Week: www.sidmouthfolkweek.co.uk |
| 6th to 13th | Broadstairs Folk Week: www.broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk |
| 21st to 27th | Whitby Folk Week: www.whitbyfolk.co.uk |
| And there's plenty more listed at Folk and Roots (www.folkandroots.co.uk/festivals.html. | |
October
| Fri 1st | Electric Voices will be returning to Farnham Maltings on Friday 1st October with Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick - full details of the Autumn programme can be found online. |
See also:
- Dorking Folk Club (www.dorkingfolkclub.org.uk)
- Electric Voices Concerts, Guildford (www.electricvoices.org)
- The Electric Theatre, Guildford (www.electrictheatre.co.uk)
- Farnham Maltings (www.farnhammaltings.com)
- Folk and Roots (www.folkandroots.co.uk)
- Godalming Borough Hall Ceilidhs, Godalming (www.gbhceilidhs.org.uk)
- The Music Institute Folk Club, Guildford (www.themusicinstitute.org.uk)
- South East Folk Arts Network's what's on (www.sefan.org.uk/WhatsOn.html)
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