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Alex McEwan at the Oak Room, March 28th 2025

Posted on March 4, 2025 by folkandlive

We have a great songwriter and performer coming from Ayrshire for the first Cross Keys Oak Room guests night of 2025. Alex McEwan is a recording artist with full studio arrangements and we wanted some acoustic performance samples, with the … Continue reading →

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Friday 31st January 2025

Posted on January 29, 2025 by folkandlive

If you are visiting Kelso, there’s a big gathering of traditional Scottish/Irish (mainly) tune players in the Cross Keys, effectively starting Thursday night and keeping on until Sunday pm. All visitors are welome, it’s a good place to listen, or … Continue reading →

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Fiona Ross and Christine Kydd, April 12th 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by folkandlive

An evening of Scottish Songs from two masterly performers, Fiona Ross & Christine Kydd, at the Oak Room in the Cross Keys, Kelso. They have come together to present an evening of the best Scotland has to offer in the … Continue reading →

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Lulo Reinhardt & Yuliya Lonskaiya

Posted on April 2, 2024 by folkandlive

Joint Kelso Folk and Live Music Club / Kelso Music Society Concert Date: Thursday 26th September 7.30-10 pm Venue: Kelso Old Parish Church “Gypsy meets classical” Lulo Reinhardt (Germany) and Yuliya Lonskaiya (Belarus) Lulo is one of the foremost authentic … Continue reading →

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Kelso Folk Festival 6th-8th September, 2024

Posted on January 28, 2024 by folkandlive

The Kelso Folk and Live Music Club is pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s folk festival. As in past years, this will be a weekend of live concerts featuring award-wining acts, combined with sessions, workshops and open mics offering a … Continue reading →

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Kelso Folk & Live Festival 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by folkandlive

September 1st to 3rd 2023 The Kelso Folk and Live Music Club is pleased to announce the line-up for this year’s folk festival. As in past years, this will be a weekend of live concerts featuring award-wining bands and artists, combined with … Continue reading →

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Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern video

Posted on May 28, 2022 by folkandlive

In concert for the folk club, May 27th 2022, playing ‘three jigs’.

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Kelso Folk Festival 2021 – a great success

Posted on September 6, 2021 by folkandlive

Despite Covid and worries that concerts and sessions might provide difficult to stage or even be cancelled at the last minute, the Tait Hall enjoyed about as close to a full house as social distancing permitted during the weekend from … Continue reading →

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Rowchester (Greenlaw) mini festival Sat August 21

Posted on August 14, 2021 by folkandlive

Calling all Kelso Folk Club members and friends! Next Saturday 21st August there is a free music festival at Rowchester near Greenlaw …take the Kelso Stichill Road and follow the R signs. It would be great to get there for … Continue reading →

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Club CD – order here

Posted on November 28, 2020 by folkandlive

The club’s second CD – Cobbled Together Volume 2, the first CD had that title back in 2008 – is called Across the Cobbles to mark our recent double value Friday nights. First the Cross Keys Oak Room singaround and … Continue reading →

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