Folk Club Guest Concert Nights are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.15 for 7.45pm. There is usually an entrance charge, and a night consisting of a guest headline performer supported by floor singers.
Seán Gray
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- Date: Tuesday, 7th April 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)
Performer
- Seán is a Glasgow-based Ayrshire (Colyton) native, and this is a welcome return to Ayr Phoenix Folk Club from him. In 2024 he presented his new album “Fixed Assets” with Seán’s responsive compositions and Ayrshire poet Rab Wilson’s words.
- A nominee for Scots Singer of the Year at the 2024 Scots Trad Music Awards, Seán is firmly established in the international folk community, as a session player, singer, guitarist, performer, and the recipient of a prestigious Celtic Connections New Voices composing commission.
- Expect a fascinating exploration of the Politics and Poetry of the Scots Language with Songs Old and New.
Additional Acts
- 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.
- Refer to Calendar for all 2026 dates
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
- 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