E-Newsletter 273

Hello everyone,

Here is a short newsletter the first of 2026 with 2 important bits of information plus news of what’s coming along over the next few months .

Sun Feb 1st that’s tomorrow it’s our annual WINTER FOLK DAY.

Non-stop folk music from club regulars and special guests from 2pm through until 10pm in the club room at The Black Swan Inn.

The line up is

Mick O’Kelly (2pm), Toni Bunnell (2-30pm), Phil Cerny (3pm),

Leather’O (3-30pm), Chris Euesden (4-20pm),

Judith and Trish (4-55pm), Old Humpy Band (5-45pm),

While Sail (7-30pm), Eddie Affleck (8-15pm), Peter Lister (8-45pm),

Sarah Dean (9-15pm), Stan Graham (9-45pm).

And then a change of timings. We’re going to begin club nights half an hour earlier as from Thurs Feb 5 which is an Open Mic night. Thurs Feb 5 onwards it’ll be doors at 7pm and music from 7-30pm onwards.  

Here’s whats on over the next few months:_

Thurs Feb 5 Open Mic

Thurs Feb 12 The JON PALMER BAND

Thurs Feb 19 TONY McMANUS and JULIA TOASPERN

Sun Feb 22 McGOLDRICK, McCUSKER and DOYLE at The Crescent Club

Thurs Feb 26 BELLA HARDY 

Thurs March 5 DANA ROBINSON (USA)

Thurs March 12 SAM BARRETT, DAVID BROAD and LEWIS PUGH (tbc)

Thurs March 19 Open Mic

Thurs March 26 ‘4 in the ROUND’ with TONI BUNNELL, SARAH DEAN, JUDITH HASWELL and PAULA RYAN.

Thurs April 2 MIKEY KENNEY

Thurs April 9 JIM CAUSLEY

Thurs April 16 BRIAN WILLOUGHBY and CATHRYN CRAIG

Thurs April 23 HUNTER MUSKETT

Mon April 27 JOHN SMITH at The National Centre for Early Music

Thurs April 30 DAN McKINNON (Canada)

Thurs May 7 Open Mic

Thurs May 14 TOM BLISS with DEN MILLER and SLIDE

Thurs May 21 Open Mic

Thurs May 28 THE HUNCH

Fri June 5-7 CITY of YORK ‘Roland Wall’s’ FOLK WEEKEND 2026.

(details to be announced soon).

Ticket links for all our concerts and club nights are on the Black Swan Folk Club website: www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk. Follow our Facebook and X pages for updates.

Also in York there are regular open sessions for tunes held at The Corner Pin, Tanner Row every Monday evening around 7-30pm onwards and likewise on Tuesdays at The Museum Tavern on Museum St. Every Friday night a tunes and singing session is held at The Three Legged Mare on High Petergate.  

Thanks for reading this and we look forward to seeing you soon at The Black Swan Folk Club or at any of our concerts.

The Black Swan Folk Club York