Kelso Folk&Live
Kelso Folk & Live Music Club promotes music making in traditional and contemporary fashion, both in a cabaret-style setting and in the more informal environment of a Scottish pub session with open mic. All are welcome and the many regulars involved try to make visitors feel a part of the circle. As well as weekly meetings It is also running a mini folk festival in September! More details here, or on its dedicated website www.kelsofolkfest.org
The club has two homes and two times, but always on a Friday night – every Friday night, very much throughout the year.
The earlier evening acoustic meet is in The Oak Room at the Cross Keys Hotel, which fronts onto the town square. It is a cabaret-style evening held in a comfortable lounge, with food and drink available from the bar. It runs from 8.00 pm to 10.30 pm. This is a really relaxing place to hear a diversity of musicians and singers, and a great venue for performing.
The Cobbles Inn pub session runs from 10 pm, when you may find acoustic traditional music kicking things off. From 10.00pm you will find two or three singers who anchor the session. Although many pub regulars refer to us as ‘the band’ we are not! We are there to encourage others to join i