Folk Club Guest Concert Nights are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.15 for 7.45pm
EXCEPTION: There is a concert by Pauline Vallance on January 20th 2026.
There is usually an entrance charge, and a night consisting of a guest headline performer supported by floor singers.
Pauline Vallance
Burns: A Man & His Music
- Date: Tuesday, 20th January 2026 Time: 7:45 pm (Doors open at 7:15 pm)
- Venue: Holy Trinity Church Hall, 25 Fullarton Street, Ayr, KA7 1UB
- Entry Fee: £9 (pay at door)
Performers
- Pauline is a singer/songwriter and clarsach player from Ayrshire who loves to explore different styles and genres and write songs about diverse subjects
- Equally at home performing in small, intimate venues like Tannahill’s Cottage or grand venues like Stirling Castle, at events like chillout lounges at festivals to celebrations in Glasgow Cathedral and riverboats in Australia.
- She has written a show on the Brontes and co-written another- The Twa Roberts (Burns and Tannahill)
- The Club’s Stalwart Floor Singers: Supporting the main performance, these regulars bring additional variety and community spirit to the evening. Everyone is welcome to offer to take part—whether you play an instrument, sing, recite a poem, or tell a story.
Event Notes
- BYOB event: Please remember to take home everything you bring.
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Folk Club Concert Nights 2026 - 01 December Ukes and Spots (Dalrymple Ukulele Orchestra/ Club Floor Singers)
- 03 November Ian Bruce & Kev Green
- 06 October Iona Fyfe
- 01 September Cafe Orchestra
- 04 August At Home Spots (Club Floor Singers)
- 07 July Choras
- 02 June Stan Graham
- 05 May Dan McKinnon
- 07 April Sean Gray
- 03 March Graham Carter
- 03 February Alan Jones
- 20 January Pauline Vallance (A Robert Burns Special Concert)
- 06 January Alastair McDonald
- Folk Club Concert Nights 2025
- 09 December Dalrymple Ukulele Orchestra
- 04 November Rosie Calvert & Will Finn
- 07 October Eilidh Grant Trio
- 02 September John Graham, Jim Jack & Cy Jack
- 05 August At Home Spots
- 01 July Steven Clark
- 03 June The Quiggs
- 06 May Kirsty Law
- 01 April Steve Turner
- 04 March Tanninzie
- 04 February Ernest Aines
- 28 January Laverock: A Special Feast of Burns Music
- 7th January Alan Reid
- Folk Club Concert Nights 2024
- 03 December Ukes and Spots
- 05 November Alastair McDonald
- 01 October Ian Bruce
- 03 September John Malcolm & Nigel Munro
- 06 August At Home Spots
- 02 July Bob Wood
- 04 June Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland
- 07 May The Ian Walker Band with John Graham
- 02 April The Cafeorchestra
- 05 March Alan Jones
- 06 February Muldoon’s Picnic
- 23 Jan Burns Night: Ken O’Hara/ Davie Hunter/Paul Creighton
- 09 Jan Sean Gray
Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2023 - 05 Dec Dalrymple UKES and Spots
- 07 Nov Gavin and Clare Livingstone
- 03 Oct Stan Graham
- 05 September Alastair McDonald
- 01 August Floor Singers Unleashed
- 04 July Davey Hunter and Beatrice
- 06 Jun Tapsalteerie
- 02 May Haggerdash
- 04 April Dougie McKenzie & Bran Miller
- 07 Mar Pauline Vallance
- 07 Feb Cafeorchestra
- Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2022
- 06 Dec Tanninzie
- 01 Nov Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
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Folk Club Guest Concert Nights 2017 - May Tanninzie
Typical Guest Concert Night
Audience participation in chorus singing is essential
- From 7.15pm pay your admission and buy your raffle tickets
- Find a seat and unpack your BYOB whatever it might be.
- At 7.45 pm the MC will welcome you to the night’s entertainment, update you with any information and maybe sing a song
- He will then invite local floorsingers to start the night off
- After their essential contribution, the MC will invite the main guest(s) to play their first set
- Amid the applause, the MC returns to announce the Intermission and Raffle. with time to get more drinks and raffle tickets
- While the raffle winners are feeling delighted with their prizes the MC returns to invite more local floorsingers to start off the second half
- The MC re-introduces the main guest(s) to play their second and final set
- With rapturous applause, the evening draws to a close with hopefully just enough time for one more song from the guest(s)
- The MC thanks everyone for their contribution, wishes all a safe journey home and has one final message as it’s a BYOB venue ” You’ve ate your crisps and drunk your brew. Now please take your rubbish home with you.”
- Exit all with a broad smile