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The Durham University Folk Society exists to promote folk music and dance throughout the university.
Our music sessions on Wednesdays form the cornerstone of our society, but we also host special events
throughout the year including gigs with local bands, subsidised trips to festivals and ceilidhs every
term. We have our own Rapper and Morris teams, an informal choir and a professional ceilidh band.
We welcome everyone to our society, regardless of musical ability or past experience. Our events and
practices are open to anyone with enthusiasm, and we take pride in drinking proper beer and just having
a huge amount of fun!
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Visit us on Facebook!
Go to the Durham University Folk Society group page for folky news and chat!
Band of the Week
Click here to see our most recent nomination...
Newsletter
Click here for a summary of all that's coming up!
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Summer Ceilidh!
The brilliant Òr Ceilidh Band will be gracing the stage for our long-awaited summer ceilidh,
which will be this Friday, 14th June, at 8pm in the Fonteyn Ballroom, at the bottom
of the DSU. Tickets are £5 for non-members, £4 for DUMS members and £3
for Folksoc members. Don't, whatever you do, miss it!
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Dance practices
Folksoc holds weekly morris and rapper dancing practices, which are open to anyone,
regardless of experience. So come and try something new:
- Morris - Friday, 7:30pm, ER153
- Rapper - Sunday, 8pm, Shincliffe Room, Aidan's
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Sessions
Our weekly sessions are on Wednesdays in the Market Tavern (in the market square), from 9pm, and all are
invited to come and join in. If you don't play an instrument you're still more than welcome to come and
enjoy the sound of folk music in a cosy pub atmosphere.
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Durham University Ceilidh BandFolksoc has its own lively and talented ceilidh band that is available to play at any event, inside or
outside the university. If you are interested in hiring (or even joining) the band, click here to find out more or here
to send us an email.
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Contact Us
If you have any suggestions for our society or our website please click here to send us an email. Or you can visit the Durham
University Folk Society group page on Facebook to ask us questions or simply chat about folk music!
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