The Thursday Folk Session
The Thursday Folk Session
The Thursday Folk Session
31 December @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
18+
A diverse bunch of musicians gather to play a very eclectic mix of (more or less) traditional folk music, every Thursday at 8.30pm!
You can expect to hear Bourrees from France, Polskas from Sweden, Fandangos from Spain, Freilichs from Poland, and even local tunes from the North West!
A good night has been know to feature fiddles, cellos, harps, mandolins & bouzoukis, ouds, sazes, hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes of various descriptions, accordions & concertinas, pipes & tabors, sousaphones, shawms , flutes, recorders, & tin whistles.
New and visiting musicians are always welcome to come and join in.
Want to get in touch with session members in advance? You can say hello via their Facebook group.
Many folkies enjoy Folk to Folk before this main session. Click here for more info.
And if you just can’t get enough Folk Music, there’s a Trad Irish Folk session in the Community Cafe Bar every Tuesday. Click here for info.
31 December @ 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
18+
A diverse bunch of musicians gather to play a very eclectic mix of (more or less) traditional folk music, every Thursday at 8.30pm!
You can expect to hear Bourrees from France, Polskas from Sweden, Fandangos from Spain, Freilichs from Poland, and even local tunes from the North West!
A good night has been know to feature fiddles, cellos, harps, mandolins & bouzoukis, ouds, sazes, hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes of various descriptions, accordions & concertinas, pipes & tabors, sousaphones, shawms , flutes, recorders, & tin whistles.
New and visiting musicians are always welcome to come and join in.
Want to get in touch with session members in advance? You can say hello via their Facebook group.
Many folkies enjoy Folk to Folk before this main session. Click here for more info.
And if you just can’t get enough Folk Music, there’s a Trad Irish Folk session in the Community Cafe Bar every Tuesday. Click here for info.
Accessibility
All Dogs Welcome
Sensory AdvisoryFor further information on getting here and accessibility, click here.
Find more Events at The Gregson
Additional Access Information:
The space can get busy – you can use the ‘Popular Times’ feature on Google (scroll down and you will see this heading in the right hand column) which will give you an indication on business at different times. The Cafe Bar is lit by halogen spotlights in the side with the bar and the further room is lit by led lighting (this is where the folk session takes place.)
Sensory Advisory: the number of musicians can vary week to week as can the instruments. Instruments can be loud.
Make a night of it! Enjoy a meal in our award winning community Cafe Bar before the session (food served until 9pm.) Click here to check out the menu.
A diverse bunch of musicians gather to play a very eclectic mix of (more or less) traditional folk music, every Thursday at 8.30pm!
You can expect to hear Bourrees from France, Polskas from Sweden, Fandangos from Spain, Freilichs from Poland, and even local tunes from the North West!
A good night has been know to feature fiddles, cellos, harps, mandolins & bouzoukis, ouds, sazes, hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes of various descriptions, accordions & concertinas, pipes & tabors, sousaphones, shawms , flutes, recorders, & tin whistles.
New and visiting musicians are always welcome to come and join in.
Want to get in touch with session members in advance? You can say hello via their Facebook group.
Many folkies enjoy Folk to Folk before this main session. Click here for more info.
And if you just can’t get enough Folk Music, there’s a Trad Irish Folk session in the Community Cafe Bar every Tuesday. Click here for info.
Additional Access Information:
The space can get busy – you can use the ‘Popular Times’ feature on Google (scroll down and you will see this heading in the right hand column) which will give you an indication on business at different times. The Cafe Bar is lit by halogen spotlights in the side with the bar and the further room is lit by led lighting (this is where the folk session takes place.)
Sensory Advisory: the number of musicians can vary week to week as can the instruments. Instruments can be loud.
Make a night of it! Enjoy a meal in our award winning community Cafe Bar before the session (food served until 9pm.) Click here to check out the menu.
Accessibility
All Dogs Welcome Sensory AdvisoryFor further information on getting here and accessibility, click here.
Find more Events at The Gregson
A diverse bunch of musicians gather to play a very eclectic mix of (more or less) traditional folk music, every Thursday at 8.30pm!
You can expect to hear Bourrees from France, Polskas from Sweden, Fandangos from Spain, Freilichs from Poland, and even local tunes from the North West!
A good night has been know to feature fiddles, cellos, harps, mandolins & bouzoukis, ouds, sazes, hurdy-gurdies, bagpipes of various descriptions, accordions & concertinas, pipes & tabors, sousaphones, shawms , flutes, recorders, & tin whistles.
New and visiting musicians are always welcome to come and join in.
Want to get in touch with session members in advance? You can say hello via their Facebook group.
Many folkies enjoy Folk to Folk before this main session. Click here for more info.
And if you just can’t get enough Folk Music, there’s a Trad Irish Folk session in the Community Cafe Bar every Tuesday. Click here for info.
Accessibility
All Dogs Welcome Sensory AdvisoryFor further information on getting here and accessibility, click here.
Additional Access Information:
The space can get busy – you can use the ‘Popular Times’ feature on Google (scroll down and you will see this heading in the right hand column) which will give you an indication on business at different times. The Cafe Bar is lit by halogen spotlights in the side with the bar and the further room is lit by led lighting (this is where the folk session takes place.)
Sensory Advisory: the number of musicians can vary week to week as can the instruments. Instruments can be loud.
Make a night of it! Enjoy a meal in our award winning community Cafe Bar before the session (food served until 9pm.) Click here to check out the menu.
