Home Service, Kate Rusby and John McSherry

Sat 3

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Woodmancote Village Hall nr Cheltenham- tickets from Simon Medhurst Tel: 0797 007 8220

Stroud Ceilidh - with The Melrose Quintet Ceilidh Band feat Nancy Kerr (BBC Folk Singer of the Year 2015) caller Fee Lock -  Stroud Sub Rooms 01453 760900

Hatful of Rain- Tiddy Hall, Ascott -u- Wychwood, Oxon, 7.30pm Tickets– 01993 831427 or 07870563299

Winter Mountain (Cornwall's Joe Francis) - Bristol Folk House

Johnny Coppin - All On A Winter's Night - with Paul Burgess & Dik Cadbury - Macmillan Theatre, in Bridgwater 8pm 01278 556677

Sun 4

Christmas concert with Festivus in1st half (Heather Bristow, Nicola Clark, Richard Lloyd, James Slater and Sarana Verlin) and Iron and Oak 2nd half - St Mary's Church, Tetbury 7.30pm tickets 01666 503946 [email protected]

The Roaring Trowmen - Forest Folk Club at The Royal Oak, Whitecroft nr Lydney 7.30pm

Spiro with support from Andy Cutting- St George's, Bristol 0845 402 4001

Mon 5

Winchcombe-based folk choir "Shepherds Crook" will be presenting "Glad Tidings", a concert of Christmas music based on the work of local writer Fred Archer. They feature carols mentioned in Fred's books, plus other folk and conventional carols. 7p.m. St Nicholas RC Church in Wiinchcombe £5

Tue 6

Folk Night at The White Hart Inn, High Street, Winchcombe All musicians and singers welcome. 8pm Free admission.

Singers Night at the Brockweir Inn, Brockweir. 7.30. All welcome to sing, play listen and join in. Info [email protected] 01291 689812.

Folk at Frampton on Severn Village Hall 7.30pm

Wed 7

Wassail for the Horsley Orchard Project from 4-6pm outside (and within) the Church and Churchyard in Horsley. Master of Ceremonies will be David Barker. After the ceremony, there will be story telling, music etc. around a fire. We will be serving mulled apple juice and cake. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Also a torch so that you can read song sheets in the dark, and noisy instruments to ward off those evil spirits. Suggested donation from £2 per adult Info: Heather [email protected]

Singers Club, Stroud. Traditional Songs. 8.30pm, Little Vic, Queen Victoria Pub, Gloucester St , Stroud Free admission

Martyn Wyndham-Read - White Horse FC, St Michael's Church Room, Highworth

Pete Coe - Devizes Folk Club, at The Lamb

Martha Tilston- Red Lion Folk Club, Kings Heath, Birmingham 7.45pm tickets on door or in advance from redlionfolkclub.com

Thu 8 Hattie Briggs - with spec guests Black Feathers, and Natalie Holmes - Stroud Subscription Rooms

Minchinhampton folk club, The Old Crown, Paganhill, Stroud 8.15pm

Fri 9

Elles Bailey - plus George Montague at Brewery Blues at The Kings Head in Cirencester 8pm

May Thrill at The Tall Ship, 134 Southgate Street, Gloucester

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner at All Saint’s Church, Evesham Info: http://www.eveshamparish.com/ 

Riverfolk at The Trout Inn, Riverside, Lechlade-on-Thames 8pm £2 Info: 01367 252313

Swindon Folksingers Club - Ashford Rd Social Club 8.15pm

Somers Trad Folk Club - Alma Tavern in Worcester 8.30pm

Sat 10

Christmas concert with Festivus 1st half (Heather Bristow, Nicola Clark, Richard Lloyd, James Slater and Sarana Verlin) and Iron and Oak 2nd half - Under The Edge Arts, Wotton u Edge - 8pm tickets 07791 323869 utea.org.uk

Winter Mountain - Cornwall's Joe Francis - Artrix in Bromsgrove

The Blackheart Orchestra - name has changed but still a duo- They combine acoustic instruments and the voice of Chrissy Mostyn with piano, omnichord, electric percussion, electric mandola, bowed guitar and vintage synthesisers to create a new and unique sound. - St Georges Church in Kidderminster

The Open Secrets - americana band - Chums Micro-pub in Redland, Bristol

looking ahead..

Sun 11

Carol singing at The Prince Albert, Rodborough Hill, Stroud, Info: 01453 755600 All welcome 12 noon onwards

Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow - (violin/gtr duo from Sheelanagig) The Convent, South Woodchester, doors 8pm -live on netgig at 9pm

Christmas with Martin and Sian Graebe - Cheltenham Folk Club, Sandford Park Alehouse (upstairs) 20 High Street, Cheltenham 8pm .

Simply Acoustic - are the guests at Barny's at Little Vic, Queen Victoria pub, Gloucester Street in Stroud 7.30pm

Christmas Party - Dursley Acoustic Music Nights at David & Hilary, 13 Five Acres, Dursley, GL11 4JP. tel 07973 994711 / 01453 545065

Kate Rusby - Christmas show - Bristol Colston Hall

The Mellstock Band present Christmas in Mellstock - Huntingdon Hall in Worcester 7.30pm 01905 611427 West Gallery carols, and rousing dance music from Thomas Hardy's Wessex - all in period costume.