Scottish Folk Clubs
Craig Cockburn
Here is my list of Scottish Folk Clubs, this'll appear in the
soc.culture.scottish FAQ on 25 Jan. If anyone has any amendments or
corrections to this list, please let me know before then.
thanks
Much of the information here was gathered from the
Scottish Folk Arts Directory. Many thanks to Blackfriars music for
permission to use this.
Alphabetic by town
Aberdeen
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Aberdeen Folk Club Tel 01224-591005 Roger Inns
Weekly Wednesday. Lemon Tree Arts Centre. 5 West North St., Aberdeen.
Plus, at 9pm on 2nd and 4th Mondays, informal singaround (free) in
Ye Olde Frigate, Netherkirkgate.
Aberdour
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http://www.capitalfolk.demon.co.uk/aberfolk.htm
Aberdour Folk Club Tel 01383-860540 Jean Watt or Ian Richard
01383-735023
First, third Thursday monthly at 8.30pm in either The Forresters Arms or
The Woodside Hotel, Aberdour, Fife. Watch press for details.
Biggar
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Clydesdale Folk Club Tel 01899-221236
Last Thursday monthly Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar.
Crail
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Crail Folk Club Tel 01333-450909 Jill Saunderson or 01333-730742 Elma
Harkins
Weekly Thursday 8.30pm Golf Hotel, Crail.
Singers and guests alternate weeks. Visiting singers or musicians
welcome.
Dunblane
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Dunblane Folk Club Tel 01786-824092
Weekly Sunday
Dunfermline
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http://www.capitalfolk.demon.co.uk/dunfolk.htm
Dunfermline FC meets in The Roadhouse, Pilmuir Street every Wednesday.
Contact Gifford Lind 01383-729673.
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Folk Club
http://www.capitalfolk.demon.co.uk/folk.htm
Meets in The Pleasance Bar, The Pleasance on Wednesdays
Tel 01383-738922
Edinburgh University Folk Club
Tel 0131-332 9595 Andrew
Tron Folk Club tel/fax 0131-663 7647
Contact: Rob Stokes/Elspeth Cowie
Weekly Saturday The Tron Tavern (Ceilidh House), Hunter Square,
Edinburgh.
Guests weekly.
Fyvie
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Fyvie Folk Club Tel 01651-821307 Sheila MacDonald
First and second Wednesday monthly (free) at 8pm Vale Hotel, Fyvie.
All welcome.
Glasgow
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Folk at the Egg. Tel 0141-634 1095 Bob or Roz Gilchrist
Second Monday or as advertised Eglinton Arms, Hotel, Eaglesham, Glasgow.
Session/singaround most nights with occasional guest nights.
Glenfarg
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Glenfarg Folk Club contact Jim McIver on 01738- 623274.
http://www.capitalfolk.demon.co.uk/glenfolk.htm
Weekly Monday 8.30pm Glenfarg Hotel. Excellent guests, 1st class
residents,
appreciative audience, the main emphasis is enjoyment.
Haddington
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Haddington Folk Club
Gordon Pearson (info) Tel 01620-822925
Laurie Brett (bookings) Tel 0131-665 7893
Weekly Wednesday 8.30pm The Victoria Inn (upstairs), 9 Court Street,
Haddington.
Irvine
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Irvine Folk Club Tel 01294-551047 Joyce Hodge
Second Wednesday 8.30pm The Redburn Hotel, Kilwinning Road, Irvine.
Kilmarnock
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Kilmarnock Folk Club Tel 01560-321102 Maggie MacRae
Weekly Thursday 8pm The Hunting Lodge, Glencairn Square
Alternate guests and singers/musicians nights.
Kirkcaldy
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Kirkcaldy Folk Club meets every Saturday.
Contact Crawford Mackie 01592-26 36 87
or via ja...@puddock.demon.co.uk
Leslie
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Leslie Folk Club - Each Thursday
Tel 01592-745748 Anne Marie Weir
or Tel 01592-757341 Ian Hall
Milngavie
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Black Bull Folk Club Tel 0141-6341095 Bob, Roz Gilchrist
Alternate Sundays or as advertised in The Black Bull Hotel, Main Street,
Milngavie.
Montrose
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Montrose Folk Club Tel 01674-830658 Ken Bruce
Every second Tuesday 8.30pm Corner House Hotel, High Street.
Guest performers every meeting. All, including visiting singers and
musicians, are welcome.
Nitten
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Meets each Thursday, no further details
Penicuik
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Penicuik Tel 01968-678153 Brian Miller or 01968-67 86 10 Alan Murray
Weekly Tuesday in The Navaar House Hotel, Bog Road, Penicuik.
Stirling
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Stirling FC meets every Monday in The Terraces Hotel, 4 Melville
Terrace.
Contact Isobel Methven on 01259- 218521
Stonehaven
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Stonehaven Folk Club Tel 01569-762781 Maggie Crowe
Weekly Friday St. Leonard's Hotel.
Stow
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Stow Folk Club Tel 01578-730444 Dave Herd
1st, 3rd, 5th Friday
Straiton
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Straiton Tel 01655-770638 Dave Hunter
Last Friday monthly Black Bull Hotel, Straiton, Ayrshire.
Guest artiste monthly and a warm welcome always given to floor singers.
Stranraer
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Stranraer Folk Club Tel 01776-703487
Weekly Wednesday The Corner House, The Royal Hotel, Stranraer.
Regular guests.
Uddingston
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Rowantree Folk Club Tel 01786-46 47 51 John
Rowantree Inn, Uddingston
Ullapool
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Ceilidh Place Tel 01854-612103
Ullapool, Wester Ross.
Many regular music events on different nights through the year.
--
Craig Cockburn ("coburn"), Du\n E/ideann, Alba. (Edinburgh, Scotland)
http://www.scot.demon.co.uk/ E-mail: cr...@scot.demon.co.uk
Sgri\obh thugam 'sa Gha\idhlig ma 'se do thoil e.