Bodmin Folk Club

Bodmin Folk Club The home of traditional folk song in Cornwall. Established 1968. They decided to start a club to raise funds for British folksingers to visit Cornwall.

In the Late 1960s a tide of contemporary American folk music was sweeping Britain and several clubs in Cornwall featured this material. However, in 1967 a small group of traditional singers, including Vic Legg and Lar Cann started meeting for weekly sessions in the Masons' Arms, Bodmin. The first recorded club night of the Bodmin Traditional Folk Club, as it was then, was on 31st May 1968 in an upper room at The Barley Sheaf.

05/09/2026

Sitting in the Gorsedh concert tonight, a lady came up to me and thanked me for the great night she had at Bodmin Folk Club last night and how welcome we had made her and what a friendly club it is.

What an amazing night at Bodmin Folk Club! Our guests Mike O'Connor and Barbara Griggs gave us an evening of songs an...
05/09/2026

What an amazing night at Bodmin Folk Club! Our guests Mike O'Connor and Barbara Griggs gave us an evening of songs and tunes from, and inspired by, Cornwall. Mike's lyrics, soaring fiddle playing and concertina sat hand in hand with Barbara's fine harp giving a blend of light and shade, songs to join in with and evocative tunes.
Lots of visitors to the club and one guest commented that we must have some of the best floor singers anywhere in the country!
Overall a very fine night.

Last night Mossy Christian proposed to Megan Wisdom. She said yes. Photos from Mossy's page.
28/08/2026

Last night Mossy Christian proposed to Megan Wisdom. She said yes. Photos from Mossy's page.

Last night's theme, songs I wish I had learnt, gave some of us the chance to air some daft songs, well tempered with t...
22/08/2026

Last night's theme, songs I wish I had learnt, gave some of us the chance to air some daft songs, well tempered with the more poignant . Vic keeping us in order in his customary lively manner , and winning the Abdul a Bul Bul Ameer standoff by dint of singing first. Plus a more chaotic than usual raffle. Great evening.

Another really enjoyable evening , with many songs round the farming theme. Lovely to see Ian West. He is an excellent ...
19/07/2026

Another really enjoyable evening , with many songs round the farming theme. Lovely to see Ian West. He is an excellent fiddler and was playing for Trigg Morris when they first started dancing. Hope he comes along again when he's down this way.

What a truly wonderful night from Finley Bray , his family and friends. Music, songs and dancing from Finley, his Dad ...
11/07/2026

What a truly wonderful night from Finley Bray , his family and friends. Music, songs and dancing from Finley, his Dad Matthew Bray , his sister Eva, and Cas Davey who had hand built all the stringed instruments played, plus Suraya Andrews who got up to dance with Eva.
Everyone at Bodmin Folk Club wishes Finley the very best as he takes up his place at Glasgow Conservatoire of Music later this summer.

Great set from Tori Lang. Good choice of songs and lots of joining in from Bodmin Folk Club and support from Mum and Da...
03/07/2026

Great set from Tori Lang. Good choice of songs and lots of joining in from Bodmin Folk Club and support from Mum and Dad, Heather and Ben Lang

Great evening of songs from the talented Kenny Speirs. We all loved his singing and guitar. Some traditional Scottish s...
19/06/2026

Great evening of songs from the talented Kenny Speirs. We all loved his singing and guitar. Some traditional Scottish songs , some of his own. Lovely bloke too!

Copied from James Fagan .So sad to read from Robin Dransfield that Barry has died this morning, after living with Alzhei...
14/06/2026

Copied from James Fagan .

So sad to read from Robin Dransfield that Barry has died this morning, after living with Alzheimer’s for the last three years. Truly, the end of an era.

Everyone at Bodmin Folk Club sends thoughts and prayers to his family. He will be truly missed.

Last night's Open House Theme, 'Transports' resulted in a wide range of songs. The Runaway Train gave me a rare opportun...
30/05/2026

Last night's Open House Theme, 'Transports' resulted in a wide range of songs. The Runaway Train gave me a rare opportunity to make train whistle noises. My childish behaviour luckily balanced by fine singing and songs, trad and written. Vic Legg sang his Coachman's Song from
Peter Bellamy's Transports; he was the coachman in the original show.

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St Petroc’s Parish Centre
Bodmin
PL312DP

Opening Hours

8pm - 10:45pm

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