Sheffield Folk Guide

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A guide to folk music and dance events in and near Sheffield by @KathyBarnes. Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk. A non-commercial information sharing service.

Tuesday 21st July Loctup Together at Kiveton Park Folk Club Juliana Day, Manon McCoy, Benji Wilson & Pefkin at Samuel Worth Chapel Wednesday 22nd July Les Thomas with Marilla Homes at Mandala Cafe Thursday 23rd July Ruby Muse at Crookes Folk Club Thursday 30th July Sons of Rodger (outdoors) at Crookes Folk Club Saturday 1st August George Howard, Iona Kaye and Will Martin at Cafe No9 Thursday 6th August Ville & Tommie Concert/Dance + polska workshop at St Andrew’s URC, Upper Hanover Street Bruce Watson at Crookes Folk Club Friday 7th August Bruce Watson at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown
Wednesday 15th July Acoustic Encounters at Crookes Social Club CANCELLED due to World Cup Thursday 16th July KYTH + Ric Booth at The Samuel Worth Chapel Julian Jones at Crookes Folk Club Saturday 18th July Ailsa Mair at Cafe No9 Remember the Coal at St Mary's Church, Beighton Sunday 19th July Dylan Fowler at the Samuel Worth Chapel 2.30PM
Tues 30th June Spooky Men’s Chorale at Firth Hall- waiting list for tickets Wednesday 1st July Russ Chandler at Nether Edge Folk Club Thursday 2nd July Thurs 2nd to Sunday 5th Gate to Southwell Festival near Southwell, Nottinghamshire Chris Murphy & friends at Cafe No9 Enda McCabe at Crookes Folk Club Friday 3rd July Johnny Coppin at Beehive Folk Club Mountain Hares at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Saturday 4th July Soundpost Special at Wild Traditions, The Gathering Ground, Hillsborough Park Ezio at The Greystones Sharrow Festival at Mount Pleasant Park Sunday 5th July John McCusker Trio at St Andrew’s Psalter Lane
Wednesday 24th June Hannah Scott at Cafe No9 Thursday 25th June SNEZ at Crookes Folk Club Dean McPhee at Bishop's House Friday 26th June Jim Ghedi at Sidney and Matilda Dance Under The Dome Family Ceilidh at The Harmony Works Saturday 27th June Adam Beattie + Fiona Bevan at Cafe No9 sold out Sunday 28th June Treebeard + Ordinary Joes at Whirlow Brook Park 3PM Amit Dattani & Chris Cleverley at Cafe No9
Tuesday 16th June Lady Maisery and Jimmy & Sid present Wakefire: An Incantation To Summer at Firth Hall Rakestone at Kiveton Park Folk Club Wednesday 17th June Sam Sweeney Trio at Samuel Worth Chapel- sold out Marilla Homes + Duncan Parsons + Summerisle at Crookes Social Club The Tom Campbell Trio at Cafe No9 RJ McCarty & Lee Sylvestre at Cubley Hall, Penistone Thursday 18th June Dave Mills at Crookes Folk Club Friday 19th June Julia Waldron & The Orchestrators at The Lescar Saturday 20th June The Sheffield Youth Folk Festival at Upper Chapel & Channing Hall Brazil in Motion: Afro-Brazilian & Carnival Dance Workshops at The Broomhall Centre (Migration Matters Festival) Songs of the Land session at 10 Trees, Bamford Morris Dance Outs Kelham Island and Sheffield centre Edwina Hayes at Coal Aston Village Hall Sunday 21st June Supriya Nagarajan/Manasamitra presents Ultimate Breath at Alder Bar (Part of the Migration Matters Festival)
SHEFFIELD FOLK GUIDE 9th TO 15TH June Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk for details Tuesday 9th June Topette!! at Crookes Social Club Joe H. Henry & Ash Gray at Cafe No9 Wednesday 10th June M.G. Boulter & Samantha Whates at The Greystones Katie Spencer at Cafe No9 Thursday 11th June Bouzouki III at Highfield Trinity Church Jenny Colquitt at The Greystones Singing Session at Hallamshire House Pub Bayliss & Seal at Crookes Folk Club Katie Spencer at Cafe No9 The Giddy Aunts + Oranjabanj + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Friday 12th June Folk Soc Album Launch Session at The Dog and Partridge Aidan Thorne & Jason Ball at Bishop's House Saturday 13th June Irish Set Dance led by Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davies at Bents Green Methodist Church Film: The Archivist at The Lights Cinema sold out Sunday 14th June Well Dressed Band Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre Film: The Archivist at The Showroom Cinema
Wednesday 3rd June The Hunch Band at Cubley Hall, Penistone Thursday 4th June Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango at Sidney and Matilda Friday 5th June The Melrose Quartet at Beehive Folk Club Guillaume Maupin at Bishops’ House Fretworks at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Saturday 6th June George Sansome and Sophie Crawford: Queer Folk at Wild Traditions, The Gathering Ground, Hillsborough Park Young songwriter showcase: George Howard + Robyn Gair + Monqi at Cafe No9 Sunday 7th June Gnoss at The Greystones Ash Gray & Joe H. Henry at Cafe No9  
SHEFFIELD FOLK GUIDE 26th May to 1st June Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk for details and for sessions www.sheffsessions.com Wednesday 27th May Virginia Kettles Rolling Folk Band at Cubley Hall, Penistone Friday 29th May Fri 29th to Sunday 31st Barnsley Folk Festival at Barnsley Civic (Kate Rusby on Fri 29th) Cowbird, SilverMill & Banjo Jen at Toolmakers Brewery Katacombs + Ted Osborne at The Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 30th May The Levellers at Electric Sheffield sold out Kinnaris Q Afternoon Workshop + Evening Concert at The Greystones Treebeard at The Abbey, Chesterfield Road Sunday 31st May Jig for a Kiss & Reclaimed at Whirlow Brook Park 3PM La Cozna & Mary Hampton at Samuel Worth Chapel
Wednesday 20th May Racing Colours + Lofter + Auka at Crookes Social Club Bird Tunes: Miranda Rutter, Sam Sweeney & Rob Harbron at Crucible Playhouse Jez Lowe at Nether Edge Folk Club sold out Thursday 21st May Rube & Rake at Cafe No9 Friday 22nd May Ceilidh Soc Black Tie Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Saturday 23rd May Edwina Hayes at Sidney & Matilda Sunday 24th May Whit Sing at The Old Band Room, Dungworth 2PM Scott Cook & Pamela Mae at Cafe No9 Monday 25th May Whit Sing at the Old Red Lion, Grenoside 4PM Joseph Decosimo at Cafe No9
Tuesday 12th May Litany at Kiveton Park Folk Club December Flowers + Robbie Thompson at Shakespears Andrew Metheven and Ruth Webber at Mandala Cafe, Chesterfield Road Thursday 14th May Rebecca Hearne at Crookes Folk Club Tara MacLean at Cafe No9 Jig for a Kiss + Cold Bones + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 15th May Cahalen Morrison Live at Sam’s House Concert The Apex Singers at Upper Chapel Workshop + concert Saturday 16th May Well Dressed Band family ceilidh at the Broomhall Centre 3PM Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow at Open House, Hathersage Around About Dusk at Cafe #9 Sunday 17th May Folk Who Roam Film Screening + Sāwol at Portland Works Iona Lane at Cafe #9 Monday 18th May Chris Brain at The Greystones
Tuesday 12th May Litany at Kiveton Park Folk Club December Flowers + Robbie Thompson at Shakespears Andrew Metheven and Ruth Webber at Mandala Cafe, Chesterfield Road Thursday 14th May Rebecca Hearne at Crookes Folk Club Tara MacLean at Cafe No9 Jig for a Kiss + Cold Bones + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Friday 15th May Cahalen Morrison Live at Sam’s House Concert Saturday 16th May Well Dressed Band family ceilidh at the Broomhall Centre 3PM Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow at Open House, Hathersage Around About Dusk at Cafe #9 Sunday 17th May Folk Who Roam Film Screening + Sāwol at Portland Works Iona Lane at Cafe #9 Monday 18th May Chris Brain at The Greystones
Wednesday 29th April Jethro Tull at City Hall Sarah McQuaid at The Lantern Theatre CANCELLED The Ruth Eliza Trio at Cafe No9 The Furrow Collective trio at The Greystones Thursday 30th April John Smith at The Greystones sold out Griffin and Collier at Samuel Worth Chapel Sarah Dean at Crookes Folk Club Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Friday 1st May May Day Morris Sunrise Dance: Pecsaetan + Sheffield City Morris at Parkwood Springs Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd May: Wath Festival Jackie Oates & John Spiers, Bar-steward Sons of Val Doonican, The Hunch and Jacks Rake Saturday 2nd May ROSH and Friends in Meersbrook Sunday 3rd May Hank, Pattie & the Current at The Greystones cancelled Robyn Gair at The Gardeners Rest 2.30PM Gavin Fairhall Lever at Cafe #9 Monday 4th May John Showman and Chris Coole at Cafe #9 CANCELLED
Tuesday 21st April Joose Keskitalo at Cafe No9 Wayward Jane at White Horse, Misson Wednesday 22nd April Holly Clarke at Yellow Arch Studios Thursday 23rd April Serandite & Ruth Webber with Mad Hatters Lightshow at Samuel Worth Chapel Den Miller at Crookes Folk Club (Ruth Notman trio cancelled due to illness) Friday 24th April The Rosie Hood Band at Yellow Arch Studio Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Jack’s Rake at Shakespears album launch Johnny Campbell: Kinder Trespass Anniversary at Open House, Hathersage Saturday 25th April Scott Doonican at The Lantern Theatre Kris Drever at Firth Hall M G Boulter at Cafe No9 Sunday 26th April True Foxes at The Greystones Mayukh Gangopadhyay & Jyotirmoy Chakrabarty at Cafe No9
Wednesday 15th April Wayward Jane at The Greystones Mike Simms + Robbie Thompson + Carl Jessop at Crookes Social Club Thursday 16th April Sam Carter at Bishop’s House sold out Cobalt Tales at Crookes Folk Club Friday 17th April Eilidh Shaw and Ian Carr House Concert- live at Sam’s Dal:um at Bishops’ House (sold out) Will Finn and Rosie Calvert at Cafe No9 Megson at the Wesley Centre, Maltby Saturday 18th April St George's Dayish Dance Out at Kelham Island Cutler's Gate with 5 Rivers, Handsworth Sword, Ramshackle and Wakefield Morris Dancers 12.30- 4.45 Oysterband’s John Jones at The Greystones sold out Swedish Polska workshop at St Mary’s Walkley Soapsuds / C Joynes / Dominic Lash / Pefkin at Bishops’ House Sarah Jane Scouten at Cafe No9 Sunday 19th April Mambo Jambo concert for 0-5s at The Greystones Well Dressed Band Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre Sarah Jane Scouten at Cafe No9 Old Spot at Sidney & Matilda
Tuesday 7th April George Sansome & Matt Quinn at Kiveton Park Folk Club The Horsenecks & Vera Van Heeringen at Cafe No9 Wednesday 8th April Gilmore and Roberts at The Greystones Yorkshire Songster Launch at Shakespears with Steve Gardham, Bryony Griffith, Alice Jones, Fay Hield, Pip and Will Noble, Mossy Christian, Megan Wisdom. Thursday 9th April Around About Dusk at the Samuel Worth Chapel Domino Effect at Crookes Folk Club Julia Waldron + Charlie Osguthorpe + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 10th April Heidi Talbot at The Greystones Saturday 11th April Dublin By the Don singing session at The Harlequin Toby Hay + Holly Blackshaw at Bishops’ House sold out Sunday 12th April Jerry O’Reilly & Rosie Davis + Macdara Yeates at Alder Bar Hartwin Dhoore & Ross Grant at Portland Works Monday 13th April Merry Hell at Cubley Hall Hotel, Penistone
Wednesday 1st April Nick Hart and Tom Moore at Shakespears The Séamus Óg Trio at Cafe No9 Patakas at Nether Edge Folk Club Thursday 2nd April A.D. Scruffs at Cafe 9 sold out Gloria Monday at Crookes Folk Club Sheffield Scratch Contra at Memorial Hall, Hillsborough Friday 3rd April Sheffield Folk Session Festival Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th Harry Bird at Cafe No9 Ian Price at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Monday 6th April Bank Holiday Bal with Feather and Fox + Emily Bowden & Simon Dumpleton at Crookes Social Club Taff Rapids at The Greystones
Thursday 26th March Del Scott Miller at Crookes Folk Club Watkin Sharkey at Cafe No9 Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Friday 27th March Sullow at Bishop’s House Banjo Jen at Cafe No9 sold out Saturday 28th March Woodseats Live various venues Banjo Jen at Cafe No9 Heather and Harlan at the Lantern theatre Sunday 29th March Jon Wilks and The Grizzly Folk at The Greystones Craven at Bishops' House
Tuesday 17th March (St Patrick’s Day) The Dubliners Encore – Official Stage Show at Sheffield City Hall The Peddlers at Samuel Worth Chapel sold out Wednesday 18th March Skye Consort & Emma Björling at Cafe No9 Mark Beltane + Del Scott Miller + Beyond The Blue at Crookes Social Club Thursday 19th March Skye Consort & Emma Björling at the Samuel Worth Chapel Banter at Live at Sam’s- House Concert Old Baby Mackerel at Cafe No9 White Sail at Crookes Folk Club Friday 20th March Roswell Road at Cafe No9 Sam Carter at Brewery and Tap, Doncaster Saturday 21st March Marilla's Voice Workshop at the Old Band Room, Dungworth Blackbeard’s Tea Party at The Greystones Russ Chandler at The Sheaf View Auka at Open House, Hathersage Sunday 22nd March Emily Portman at The Greystones Steve Knightley at St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane Jessica Dives & Grace Elizabeth Harvey at Cafe No9 Penistone Folk Ensemble: an entertaining evening of 17th Century music at Wentworth Woodhouse
Tuesday 10th March Spoil the Dance– Feature spot at Kiveton Park Folk Club Findlay Napier at Cubley Hall, Penistone Wednesday 11th March Adaya, Adele H, Bob Spring & Russell Joslin at Cafe No9 Remember the Coal at Sheffield Central Library- full Thursday 12th March Johnny Campbell + Chris Butterfield at Bishop’s House McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at The Greystones sold out Lucy Kitchen at Cafe No9 Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club Ordinary Joes + Robyn Wallis-Johnson + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 13th March Peter’s Field – Sean Cooney, Rowan Rheingans & Sam Carter at Upper Chapel Minor Gold at Cafe No9 Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Saturday 14th March Daoirí Farrell at Firth Hall Trappist Afterland / The Gentle Good / Henry Parker at Bishop’s House sold out Minor Gold at Cafe No9 Jack's Rake at The Cross Scythes Sunday 15th March UOS Folk (with Folk Music Society, Bridge and Boden, That's the Badger, Calyx) at Sidney and Matilda Mason’s Apron at Samuel Worth Chapel Adam Holmes at the Greystones Monday 16th March Norrie MacIver at The Greystones St Patrick's Party with Hob Hurst's House Party at Alder Bar
Tuesday 3rd March Tues 3rd to Sat 7th: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at The Lantern Theatre Wednesday 4th March Dana Robinson at Nether Edge Folk Club Beans on Toast at Sidney and Matilda Thursday 5th March Tim Edey at Cubley Hall Hotel, Penistone Sheffield Scratch Contra at Memorial Hall, Hillsborough Aaron Catlow & Brooks Williams at Cafe No9 Sailor Swift (Pete Morton) at Crookes Folk Club Friday 6th March Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Beehive Folk Club Melrose Quintet Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club Alan Wood at First Friday Folk, Chapeltown Ballads on the Hill Singaround at Dana Café The Woolverstones at Cafe No9 Zachary Lucky at The Lescar Chimehours & Silver Reserve at Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 7th March Raise your Voice Harmony Festival at Crookes Social Club Sat 7th & Sun 8th Family Ceilidh with the Well Dressed Band at The Broomhall Centre Banjo Jen, Gemma Gray & Julia Waldron at Cafe No9 sold out Jack's Rake at The Cherry Tree Sunday 8th March Debbie Armour + Sandra & Nancy Kerr at Alder Bar Amulet + Manon McCoy at Samuel Worth Chapel
Wednesday 25th February The Brothers Gillespie at Cafe No9 sold out Thursday 26th February Jon Palmer Acoustic Trio at Crookes Folk Club The Brothers Gillespie at Cafe No9 sold out Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Friday 27th February Bella Hardy at The Greystones- sold out Luke Jackson at Cafe No9 Bob Hall & Hilary Blythe at Totley Library Brothers Gillespie at Brewery & Tap, Doncaster IVFDF at York Friday 27th to Sunday 1st Saturday 28th February Man The Lifeboats at Cafe No9 sold out Sunday 1st March Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening at Firth Hall Emergence Collective + R Loomes at CADS Arley St Space
Sunday 1st March Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening at Firth Hall Tuesday 3rd March Tues 3rd to Sat 7th: The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at The Lantern Theatre Wednesday 4th March Dana Robinson at Nether Edge Folk Club Beans on Toast at Sidney and Matilda Thursday 5th March Tim Edey at Cubley Hall Hotel, Penistone Sheffield Scratch Contra at Memorial Hall, Hillsborough Aaron Catlow & Brooks Williams at Cafe No9 Sailor Swift (Pete Morton) at Crookes Folk Club Friday 6th March Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Beehive Folk Club Melrose Quintet Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club Alan Wood at First Friday Folk, Chapeltown Ballads on the Hill Singaround at Dana Café The Woolverstones at Cafe No9 Zachary Lucky at The Lescar Chimehours & Silver Reserve at Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 7th March Raise your Voice Harmony Festival at Crookes Social Club Sat 7th & Sun 8th Family Ceilidh with the Well Dressed Band at The Broomhall Centre Banjo Jen, Gemma Gray & Julia Waldron at Cafe No9 Sunday 8th March Debbie Armour + Sandra & Nancy Kerr at Alder Bar Amulet + Manon McCoy at Samuel Worth Chapel Tuesday 10th March Spoil the Dance– Feature spot at Kiveton Park Folk Club Findlay Napier at Cubley Hall, Penistone Wednesday 11th March Adaya, Adele H, Bob Spring & Russell Joslin at Cafe No9 Thursday 12th March Johnny Campbell + Chris Butterfield at Bishop’s House McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle at The Greystones Lucy Kitchen at Cafe No9 Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club
Tuesday 17th February Alan Wood & James Haigh at Kiveton Park Folk Club Chinese Lunar New Year Spectacular at The Octagon Wednesday 18th February Filkin’s Drift at Cafe #9 Ceilidh Calling workshop at Uni Central Thursday 19th February Spiers and Boden at Firth Hall Mark Hearne at Crookes Folk Club Friday 20th February Sam Baxter and Merle Harbron at Bishop’s House, sold out Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village The Carrivick Sisters at Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 21st February Shape Note Singing full day event at Wisewood Methodist Church Lunar New Year festival at Sheffield Peace Gardens (also Sun 22nd) Sunday 22nd February Shape Note Singing full day event at Worrall Memorial Hall Jack's Rake at The Gardener's Rest 3PM Eliza Carthy and friends at The Greystones -sold out
Wednesday 11th February Hedera at The Greystones Thursday 12th February Holly Clarks and George Sansome House Concert House Concert at Live at Sam’s Ralph Shaw at Crookes Folk Club Glass Ships at Nether Edge Bowling Club Gwilym Bowen Rhys at Cafe No9 sold out Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 13th February Miguel Girão at Cafe No9 Saturday 14th February Powerhouse Ceilidh Band: The Anti-Valentines Ball at Crookes Social Club EFDSS Broadside Day– Conference at University of Sheffield Sunday 15th February The English Fiddle Ensemble at Walkley Community Centre 2.30PM Georgia Shackleton & Aaren Bennett at Cafe No9 Bridge & Boden – Bed & Breakfast Album Launch at Shakespears
Wednesday 4th February Handsworth Sword Dancers longsword workshops/taster sessions at Burton Street (first of 3) Thursday 5th February Gloria Monday at Crookes Folk Club Josienne Clarke at Cafe #9 sold out The Charlotte Carrivick Band at The Greystones Sheffield Scratch Contra at Memorial Hall, Hillsborough Friday 6th February John Watterson (songs of Jake Thackray & Les Barker) at Beehive Folk Club Josienne Clarke at Cafe #9 sold out Steve & Julie Wigley at First Friday Folk, Chapeltown Saturday 7th February Gaelforce at Crookes Social Club The Cutlery Drawer at the Samuel Worth Chapel Sunday 8th February Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman + Brown Boots at Alder Bar Morris & Watson at Cafe No9
Wednesday 28th January Easterley at Nether Edge Folk Club Emily Eastwood & Piers Cawley Thursday 29th January Gordon Tyrrall at Crookes Folk Club Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Friday 30th January Pavey Ark at Cafe #9 sold out Sunday 1st February Airboxes Bal and Session at Walkley Community Centre Well Dressed Band Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre Chris Murphy and Friends at Cafe #9 Junior Brother at The Greystones Tom McConville at The White Horse, Misson, Nr Doncaster Monday 2nd February Julie Murphy and Ceri Rhys Matthew House Concert at Live at Sam’s
Thursday 22nd January The Rheingans Sisters + Rakhi Singh and Simmy Singh at Shakespears, sold out Kerry Wells at Crookes Folk Club Saturday 24th January Concerteenies family concert for 0-5s Martin Harwood and Cath James at the Greystones Sunday 25th January Mr Novembre at Cafe #9
Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk for details and for sessions www.sheffsessions.com Tuesday 13th January Rare Occasions at Kiveton Park Folk Club, Kiveton Park Colliery Cricket Club, Doors 7.30PM. Wednesday 14th January Gao Hong & Kadialy Kouyate at UOS Drama Studio Talking Gig Chinese pipa and West African kora Thursday 15th January Henry Parker at Crookes Folk Club Saturday 17th January Wassail at Woodseats Community Garden 12-3PM Ashley Hutchings and Blair Dunlop House Concert at Live at Sam's Kellys Heros at Coal Aston Village Hall Sunday 18th January Wassail at Meersbrook Park Walled Garden 2.15-3PM
Thursday 8th Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 9th January New Horizons at Beehive Folk Club Midwinter Wassail Sing at The Blue Ball, Wharncliffe Side: A night of traditional winter songs, carols and Wassailing. 8.30PM Saturday 10th January Singing session- chorus songs at The Harlequin 3-5.30PM (Monthly session, usually 2nd Sundays, on Saturday this month) Hekety Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club, With caller Ian Nichols
Thursday 1st Sheffield City Morris New Years Day dance outside Sheffield Cathedral 12:00 Friday 2nd Jan Chris Compton and Julia Disney at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Friday 9th January New Horizons at Beehive Folk Club Midwinter Wassail Sing at The Blue Ball, Wharncliffe Side: A night of traditional winter songs, carols and Wassailing. 8.30PM Saturday 10th January Hekety Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club, With caller Ian Nichols
Tuesday 23rd December The Jamming Codgers at The Bath Hotel, 3PM Free gig. Americana, Roots and popular English, Irish and Scottish songs. Friday 26th December Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers Boxing Day Dance 11:00 - Woodhouse Cross, 12:00 - St Mary's Church, Handsworth (car park behind) Dance and traditional mummer's play Grenoside Sword Dancers Boxing Day Dance 11:00 on Main Street outside the Old Harrow Inn Guests Lizzie Dripping, Maltby Phoenix and Five Rivers Morris Thursday 1st Sheffield City Morris New Years Day dance outside Sheffield Cathedral 12:00 Friday 2nd Jan Chris Compton and Julia Disney at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown.  
Tuesday 9th December Martin Simpson at The Greystones Seamus Fogarty at Cafe #9 Wednesday 10th December Martin Simpson at The Greystones Thursday 11th December A Winter Union at Firth Hall Gloria Monday + Treebeard at Nether Edge Bowling Club Mike Richards at Crookes Folk Club, Friday 12th December Icicles and Inglenooks: A Narthen Christmas at Shakespears. Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village. Sunday 14th December Carols in the Winter Garden 2-4.30PM Johnny Campbell + Lucy & Hazel at Cafe #9 The Armitt Family + Archive film: The Kipper Family at Alder Bar, New Musical Traditions Club Kate Rusby Christmas Show at Sheffield City Hall The Buffalo Skinners at The Greystones Monday 15th December Sheffield Folk Chorale Spitewinter concert 1 at All Saints Church, Ringinglow Road, Special Guests Pauline Cato and Ciaran Boyle.
Tuesday 2nd December Kenan Flannery and Gravedancer at The Greystones Wednesday 3rd December Banjo Jen at Nether Edge Folk Club Bella Gaffney and Kate Griffin at Cafe #9 Thursday 4th December John Storey at Crookes Folk Club Friday 5th December The Hunch at Beehive Folk Club Gloria Monday at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Mambo Jambo Christmas Party Set at Cafe #9 Saturday 6th December Sheffield Folk Chorale at St Mary's Church, Beighton 2.30PM Magpie Lane at Royal Traditions, The Old Band Room Dungworth Melrose Quartet Christmas Party at Crookes Social Club The Fargo Railroad Co. at The Greystones Sunday 7th December Well Dressed Band Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre Alastair Gordon at Cafe #9 Miranda Sykes, Jim Causley Seasonal Midwinter Show Live at Sam's - sold out
Wednesday 26th Those Folk at Cafe No9 Thursday 27th Eleanor Dunson & Gregor Black at Crookes Folk Club, Suntou Susso at Cafe No9 Auka at Samuel Worth Chapel. Friday 28th Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Ellie Gowers at Cafe No9 Emergence Collective at Highfield Trinity Church Saturday 29th Derbyshire Carols Workshop at The Memorial Hall, Hathersage, 10AM- 5PM Lead by Prof Ian Russell. Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley Midwinter tour at Misson Parish Hall Ellie Gowers at Cafe No9 Russ Chandler at The Sheaf View Monday 1st December Andy Irvine at The Greystones
Wednesday 19th November Flook at Firth Hall Blair Dunlop at The Greystones Maddie Morris at Samuel Worth Chapel Thursday 20th November Giddy Aunts (Jane Foggin & Sally Blyth) at Crookes Folk Club Séamus Óg at Cafe No9 Heidi Talbot & Boo Hewerdine at Firth Hall Friday 21st The Celtic Social Club at The Greystones Sunjay at Cafe No9 Rowan Rheingans at Open House, Hathersage (added date) Saturday 22nd Good Habits at The Greystones Family Concerts 10.30AM & 11.45 AM Ruth Notman Trio Live at Sam's House concert- sold out- matinee may be added The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican at The Lantern Theatre sold out Amble at The Foundry, Uni of Sheffield, sold out Rowan Rheingans at Open House, Hathersage sold out Sunday 23rd Ray Cooper at Café No9
Tuesday 11th New Horizons at Kiveton Park Folk Club Will Finn and Rosie Calvert at Bishop's House Wednesday 12th Tamsin Elliott at Highfield Trinity Church 7PM O’Hooley & Tidow - So Long for Now tour, at Upper Chapel Thursday 13th Skinner & T’Witch at Crookes Folk Club Gloria Monday + Ade Hall + Nel at Nether Edge Bowling Club The Charlotte Carrivick Band at the Samuel Worth Chapel Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 14th Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Ranagri at The Wesley Centre, Maltby Saturday 15th The Heist Ceilidh Band at Crookes Social Club. Family Ceilidh Doors 3PM, evening ceilidh 7.15PM Mishra & Deepa Shakthi at The Victoria, Neepsend Man The Lifeboats at The Greystones Bob Fox at Coal Aston Village Hall Sunday 16th Youth Rapper Sword Dance Day at Burton Street Abrevyn at Shakespears Monday 17th Brògeal at Sidney and Matilda Emily Mae Winters at The Greystones
Tuesday 4th Knight and Spiers at The Greystones Thursday 6th Eldaisal at Crookes Folk Club Sidiki Dembélé & Percussion d’Abobo at The Foundry Baskery at The Greystones Friday 7th Emily Portman at Bishop's House sold out Tom McConville Band at Beehive Folk Club Tim & Julie Cole- First Friday Folk at The Commercial, Chapeltown. Hannah Scott at the Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 8th Powerhouse Gothic Masquerade Ceilidh at Walkley Community Centre -sold out Fisherman's Friends at Sheffield City Hall Sunday 9th Harp and a Monkey 'War Stories' at Samuel Worth Chapel, 2.30PM Alvar Smith + Damien Barber & Tony Hall at Alder Bar, New Musical Traditions Club Martin Joseph at The Greystones Joe Solo and Jess Silk at Sidney and Matilda Monday 10th Jennifer Reid + Seb Stone at Samuel Worth Chapel, The Brothers Gillespie at The Greystones
Wednesday 29th October Donald WG Lindsay & Alasdair Roberts at Café #9, Thursday 30th October CUA at Café #9 Paul McGladdery at Crookes Folk Club Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Friday 31st October Mambo Jambo Family Halloween concerts at The Greystones Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Folkcore Samhain Rave at Gut Level Saturday 1st Mambo Jambo Family Halloween concerts at The Greystones Neepsend Big Night Out #3 at The Toolmaker's Brewery (The 20ft Squid Blues Band, Bits o’ Joni Mitchell, The Sheaf River Ramblers, & The Hebden Hollers) Holly Carter at Cafe No9 Halloween Ceilidh at Loundsley Green Community Centre, Chesterfield Sunday 2nd Tattersmith at Alder Bar. Jess Arrowsmith & Cathy Tattersfield David Mitchell at Bishop's House Monday 3rd Hearken Quartet Concert/ Bal at Alder Bar
November 2025 Saturday 1st Family Concert- Mambo Jambo Halloween concert at The Greystones, 10.30AM & 11.15AM Neepsend Big Night Out #3 at The Toolmaker's Brewery, with The 20ft Squid Blues Band, Bits o’ Joni Mitchell (Yo Tolo and John Swain), The Sheaf River Ramblers, & The Hebden Hollers Holly Carter at Cafe No9 an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sunday 2nd Tattersmith at Alder Bar. Jess Arrowsmith & Cathy Tattersfield launch their new album ‘New Laid Eggs’ David Mitchell at Bishop's House. Guitar playing in “Folk-Classical fingerstyle”, Monday 3rd Hearken Quartet Concert/ Bal at Alder Bar. Inspired by the lively traditional dance music of Europe Tuesday 4th Knight and Spiers at The Greystones Thursday 6th Eldaisal at Crookes Folk Club Sidiki Dembélé & Percussion d’Abobo at The Foundry Baskery at The Greystones Three Swedish sisters who play a unique, exciting, raw, high energy combination of classic roots and Americana Friday 7th Emily Portman at Bishop's House Tom McConville Band at Beehive Folk Club Tim & Julie Cole- First Friday Folk at The Commercial, Chapeltown. Hannah Scott at the Samuel Worth Chapel Saturday 8th Powerhouse Gothic Masquerade Ceilidh at Walkley Community Centre Fisherman's Friends at Sheffield City Hall Sunday 9th Harp and a Monkey 'War Stories' at Samuel Worth Chapel. Doors 2.30PM. sound recordings of those who lived through the conflict with traditional and original songs Alvar Smith (+ Katie Howson) + Damien Barber & Tony Hall at Alder Bar, New Musical Traditions Club Martin Joseph at The Greystones Joe Solo and Jess Silk at Sidney and Matilda political folk/punk music
Wednesday 22nd October Paul and Liz Davenport at Nether Edge Folk Club Lucy and Hazel at Haggler's Corner The Breath with Riognach Connolly at Cubley Hall, Penistone Thursday 23rd October Ceilidh with Brown Boots Boogie Band at Crookes Social Club Gráinne Hunt at Café #9 Simon Kempston at Crookes Folk Club Friday 24th October Me Lost Me at Bishop’s House Christina Alden & Alex Patterson at Live at Sam's House concert Samuel Moore at Café #9 Ballads On The Hill singing session at Dana Cafe, Crookes Saturday 25th October The Wilsons at Bamford Institute Boo Hewerdine at The Lantern Theatre Harbottle & Jonas at Coal Aston Village Hall Chris Smithers at The Greystones. Sunday 26th October The Domino Effect at The Gardeners Rest pub, 3PM David Grubb Quartet at Café #9
Tuesday 14th October Fairport Convention at Crookes Social Club sold out Our Man In The Field at The Greystones Wednesday 15th October The James Kerry Trio at Café #9 Thursday 16th October Jon Wilks at Cafe #9 sold out Lonan at Crookes Folk Club Friday 17th October Wise Woman + Nina Harries at Samuel Worth Chapel Barn Dance at Bradfield Village Hall, with Penistone Folk Ensemble, Pie and Pea Supper LunaBarge at Café #9 Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village The Hunch at Firbeck Village Hall, Worksop Saturday 18 October Liz Hanks "Land" at Open House, Hathersage, sold out Sunday 19th October The Haar at The Greystone Ma Polaine at Café #9 Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre, With The Well Dressed Band
Wednesday 8th October Salt House at Samuel Worth Chapel- sold out Chris While & Julie Matthews at The Greystones Luke Jackson at Café #9 The Jon Strong Band at Cubley Hall, Penistone Thursday 9th October Three Acres and a Cow Robin Grey, Katherine Hallewell & Friends at the Crucible Theatre sold out Robyn Gair at Crookes Folk Club Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club, guests are On the Back Porch & Mike Richards Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears- Gascony Friday 10th October Roving Crows at The Greystones Saturday 11th October Jackie Oates at Royal Traditions, The Old Band Room, Dungworth. Cerys Hafana at Firth Hall Ceilidh at Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Crookes with The Well Dressed Band for Christian Aid Sunday 12th October RURA at The Greystones Scottish Evening sold out, Matinee available The Fraser Sisters + Jim & Lynette Eldon at Alder Bar M G Boulter at Cafe 9 Spafford Campbell at Samuel Worth Chapel
Tuesday 30th September Paul & Liz Davenport at Kiveton Park Folk Club Wednesday 1st October Culverake at Cafe No9 Thursday 2nd October Grace Petrie at Sheffield City Hall Ustad Noor Bakhsh at Firth Hall Andrew Hardy at Crookes Folk Club Friday 3rd October The Domino Effect at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Jez Lowe at Beehive Folk Club, Harthill Village Hall Tara MacLean at Café #9, Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Saturday 4th October Cracking Contra at Walkley Community Centre. 1- 11PM A folk dance day of contra Mister Fox: The Night of the Hunter's Moon at Wortley Men's Club Lorraine Nash & Dan Sealey at Cafe No9 Folklore Tapes at Bishop’s House Angel Snow at The Lantern Sunday 5th October Harvest Sing at The Bull's Head, Ranmoor, 12-2PM. Traditional Harvest hymns Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell house concert 2.30PM Jack's Rake at The Gardener's Rest 3PM Eabhal at The Greystones Monday 6th October Alley Bridge-York at Firth Hall. 1PM Harpist Katie Spencer at Cafe #9 sold out
Wednesday 24th September Gilmore and Roberts at The Greystones Thursday 25th September The Rheingans Sisters at Crookes Social Club Jessica Dives + Grace Elizabeth Harvey at Samuel Worth Chapel Keith Christmas at Crookes Folk Club Playford in the Pub at Shakespears Slug Milk at Bishop's House, sold out Friday 26th September ROSH at Shakespears, "Those unknown we resemble" Album launch Christine Collister at Firbeck Village Hall Edwina Hayes at the Courtyard Café sold out Saturday 27th September Morris Federation Day of Dance City Centre 11AM-4PM Scott Cook at Café No9, support from Marilla Homes Sunday 28th September Tarren at The Greystones Garba Sheffield 2025 at Showroom Workstation 5-10PM A festival of Indian dance and culture Merlyn Driver at Cafe #9
Wednesday 17th September Seb Stone at Nether Edge Folk Club Sing Out Start of a new series of singing classes at Burton Street with Jess Arrowsmith Thursday 18th September Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club sold out Pete Gilbert at Crookes Folk Club Friday 19th September Seth Lakeman at The Greystones sold out Hot Flamingo at Open House, Hathersage Saturday 20th September Body, Breath and Voice workshop with Marilla Homes at Dungworth Village Hall 12-5PM DogFest Live! at The Dog and Partridge from 3.30PM Dusk Over Rivelin at St Andrew's Church, Psalter Lane Nether Edge Festival Ceilidh at St Andrew's Hall Sunday 21st September The Young'uns at St Andrew's Psalter Lane, 4PM sold out, available online at LTYLR Maskareen, Lewis Pugh, Kyth at The Harlequin. Pear O'Legs Records Medical Aid for Palestinians fundraiser Monday 22nd September New weekly session: Irish Tunes at The Dog and Partridge, 8-11PM, hosted by Will Sartin
Wednesday 10th September Mikey Kenney at Bishops' House Thursday 11th September The Heather Ferrier Trio at The Greystones Kerrie Wells at Crookes Folk Club Liz Simcock at Café No9 Buck Curran + Max Tzortzatos/Deserto Parallax at Bishop's House Louise and Chris Rogan at Cubley Hall, Penistone Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Saturday 13th September Hot Flamingo at Samuel Worth Chapel Remember the Coal, by Alan Wood & John Snook at Raising the Rafters folk club, Wath upon Dearne Sunday 14th September The Wilsons + Peta Webb & Ken Hall at Alder Bar, New Musical Traditions Club, Track Dogs at The Greystones Monday 15th September Sarah McQuaid at the Samuel Worth Chapel
Thursday 4th September We Mavericks at The Greystones Mair Thomas at Crookes Folk Club Sheffield Scratch Contra at Memorial Hall Friday 5th September Simpson, Cutting, Kerr at St Andrew's Church, Psalter Lane. sold out First Friday Folk at The Commercial, Chapeltown- Vic Shepherd & John Bowden Paper Sparrows at Café No9. Banjo Banjax at Crookes Folk Club, Other Roads at Beehive Folk Club Saturday 6th September Contra Dance with Bluejay and Sam Tetley Smith at Walkley Community Centre Sunday 7th September Filkin’s Drift at The Greystones  
Tuesday 26th August Ciaran Boyle & Ray Hearne at Kiveton Park Folk Club Folktales from the Forest at Samuel Worth Chapel Storytelling and live music from Alice Nicholls Wednesday 27th August Marilla Homes Free Webinar- Finding Your Voice Thursday 28th August Lost Revellers at Café #9 Folktales from the Forest at Samuel Worth Chapel. Sold out Carl Jessop at Crookes Folk Club Friday 29th August Jamming Codgers + Dusk Over Rivelin at The New Barrack Tavern Cowbird at The Harlequin, 9PM Saturday 30th August Anna Rheingans at Café #9 sold out Pete Astor + Emma Tricca at Bishop's House Sunday 31st August Mills & Farrell at Café #9 Monday 1st September Gill Landry at The Greystones.
Tuesday 12th Auka at Mandala Cafe Thursday 14th August Simon Ennals- outdoor gig at Crookes Folk Club 16th to 22nd August Whitby Folk Week. A very popular festival with Sheffield folkies! Acts include Martin & Eliza Carthy; Home Service; Banter; Melrose Quartet; Granny’s Attic Sunday 17th Brooks Williams at The White Horse Inn, Misson Thursday 21st August Kraaklustig at Lughole, Neepsend Goodnight D! & Friends at Crookes Folk Club Friday 22nd August Sieben at Samuel Worth Chapel Emergence Collective at Peddler Warehouse Saturday 23rd Scuppered’s 20th Anniversary Show at Coal Aston Village Hall Monday 25th Chapeltown Folk Festival at The Commercial. Sing arounds and guests, 12Noon to 10PM
SHEFFIELD FOLK GUIDE 29th July to 4th August Thursday 31st July Paul Pearson & Friends at Crookes Folk Club Friday 1st August Allan & Liam Wilkinson at First Friday Folk Club at The Commercial, Chapeltown. Sunday 3rd August Iona Lane at Café #9 sold out Thursday 7th August Anna McLuckie at Café #9 Sons of Roger- outdoor gig at Crookes Folk Club
Tuesday 22nd July Ibantuta at Samuel Worth Chapel Notts Alliance at Kiveton Park Folk Club Wednesday 23rd July Marilla Homes at Nether Edge Folk Club Thursday 24th July The Horse Loom at Bishop's House Entropy at Crookes Folk Club Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th MandalaFest at Mandala Café Saturday 26th July Johnny Steinberg and Ichabod Wolf at Libby's Walled Garden Workshop, Chesterfield Sunday 27th July Outdoor concert: The Crafters + Ordinary Joes at Whirlow Brook Park, 3PM Steve Wickham & Ray Coen at The Regent Hotel, Doncaster, 4PM
Wednesday 16th July Jennifer Reid at Samuel Worth Chapel, General Cemetery. A short set then a singaround The Weeping Willows at The Greystones Soundpost youth groups end of year celebration at the Perch 6-10PM There will be performances from the music and dance groups, a ceilidh led by Folk Factory Youth Thursday 17th July Tony Christie and Ranagri at The Greystones Liz Jones and Suzy Cargill at Cafe #9 Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan at Tapton Hill Congregational Church, with Marilla Homes Friday 18th to Sunday 20th July Stainsby Festival, NE Derbyshire. Saturday 19th July Chance to Dance Sheffield City Centre 11AM- 5PM Sheffield Flute Choir and Forge & Fledge Instruments adult folk group at The Perch Brewhouse (upstairs) 7pm until about 8.30pm, followed by a one-off ‘steady’ traditional instrumental music. Monday 21st July Sheffield Folk Choral at All Saints Church, Ringinglow Rd Special Guests: Nancy Kerr & James Fagan and Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson The Hot Seats at Cafe #9  
SHEFFIELD FOLK GUIDE 8TH TO 14TH July Please see www.sheffieldfolkguide.org.uk for details Tuesday 8th July Glorystrokes Ceilidh at Crookes Social Club Wednesday 9th July Mara Simpson at Haggler’s Corner Thursday 10th July Stanley Accrington at Crookes Folk Club Taff Rapids Stringband at Cafe #9 Sheffield Eurosession at Shakespears Friday 11th July Lee Bardsley & India Shan at Cafe #9 Saturday 12th July Sharrow Festival at Sheffield General Cemetery, 12-8PM Sunday 13th July Jack's Rake at The Gardener's Rest, 3PM McGoldrick & Family at Bent's Green Methodist Church Janneke Schellekens and Alfonso Bekes at Cafe #9 Monday 14th July 14th to 18th July Folk Unbound- A folk music camp boosting confidence and quashing elitism! All women & marginalised gender folk welcome! Will Stratton, Trippers & Askers and Jon Coley at Cafe #9
Wednesday 2nd July White Sail Band + Holly Taymar at Cubley Hall, Penistone Casey Neill at Cafe #9 Thursday 3rd July A Different Thread at Cafe No9 Friday 4th July Dungworth Singers at Tapton Hill Congregational Church Aly Eissa at Bishop's House A Different Thread at Cafe No9 Paul Pearson at First Friday Folk, The Commercial, Chapeltown Rare Occasion at Beehive Folk Club, Harthill Village Hall Saturday 5th July Kate Griffin and Matchume Zango at Sidney and Matilda Clann An Drumma at The Foundry, UoS Dave Bainbridge and Sally Minnear at The Lantern Theatre Blue Lass at Cafe #9 Charity Barn Dance at Moss Valley Farm Sheffield Folk Choral at Stephen Hill Methodist Church. . Sunday 6th July The Domino Effect at Gardeners Rest 3-6PM Eliza Carthy at The Greystones with support Jennifer Reid Monday 7th July John Jenkins at Shakespears