Name: THEMED SESSION – MOUNTAINS
Start: 2022-08-17
End: 2022-08-17
Location: Blue Lamp

Aberdeen Folk Club are now holding singers and musicians sessions upstairs every Wednesday.

Everyone is welcome to come and sing, play or listen. See below for details of special events coming up.

Welcome to Aberdeen Folk Club

Come and join us at Aberdeen Folk Club. We meet and greet every Wednesday at 8.00pm for an 8.30pm start at the Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU

This year there are opportunities for singers and instrumentalists to take part in our weekly sessions or open mic nights which are open to members and non-members. There will also be occasional concerts by top visiting artists.

Aberdeen Folk Club celebrate its 60th Birthday in 2022. Come and join us as we look forward to the next 60 years.

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60th ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME
7th - 9th October

Come and join us for a weekend of concerts and sessions at the Blue Lamp from the 7th – 9th October. In between concerts there will be sessions as well as a Festival Club until 2am.

Advance tickets can be purchased at www.thebluelampaberdeen.com

7th October

Double-bill concert featuring North-east folk legends Geordie Murison and the Spiers Family.

Club member, Bob Knight will perform a floor spot.

Admisson £10 (members & students £5)

Doors 7.00pm

8th October

The first of the Saturday concerts will feature the Beth Malcolm Duo.

Singer-songwriter and keyboard player Beth, a nominee for the Scots Singer of the Year award, comes from a family steeped in tradition and will be accompanied by Heather Cartwright on guitar.

There will also be tunes and songs from Dusty Lights, a quartet of seasoned performers on the Scottish North-east and Lothian scenes.

Admission £15 (members and students £10).

Doors 1.30pm

8th October

The second concert on Saturday is given over to four-piece Shetland band Vair, who play a mixture of folk, trad, Scottish, Celtic and contemporary

Admission £15 (members and students £10).

Doors 7.45pm

9th October

The final event of the weekend will be a concert featuring singer and guitarist Dave Sharp, a previous guest at the club, whose music has been described as everything from folk and blues to rock, country and punk.

There will be four support spots by club members.

Admission £10 (members and students £5)

Doors 2.00pm