Musical Year Calendar – Music for all seasons

There are many events throughout the year where Mike can provide music.

This section is work in progress- information for each month will be added soon.

Event
Date
Musical Options & Celebrations
Links
JANUARY
Wassailing
until 12th night
Epiphany Monday
6th in 2023
Plough Monday
9th in 2023
Plough Plays, Feast & Songs related to ploughing
Burns Night
25th
Scottish Ceilidhs
FEBRUARY
Valentine’s Day
14th
Romantic Music
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday)
21st in 2023
MARCH
St David’s Day
1st
Welsh Music and Songs
Red Nose Day
17th in 2023
Mothering Sunday
19th in 2023
St Patrick’s Day
17th
Irish Music and Song
APRIL
All Fools Day
1st
No Fake Gigs Please!
Easter
7th – 9th in 2023
Pace Egging Song, Easter Carols
St George’s Day
23rd
English Music and Song
Shakespeare’s Birthday
23rd
Tudor Dance and Song
MAY
May Day
1st
Morris Dance and Maypoles
May Day Bank Holiday
1st in 2023
Morris Dance and Maypoles
Coronation – King Charles III
6th
Coronation Bank Holiday
8th
Oak Apple Day
29th
JUNE
Battle of Waterloo
18th
Regency Garden Parties and Dancing
Father’s Day
18th in 2023
Midsummer Day
21st
Summertime Music & Parties
JULY
American Independence
4th
Wild West themes
Bastille Day
14th
French Music & Song
AUGUST
Lammas Day
1st
Celebrating the beginning of the harvest
Bank Holiday
28th in 2023
SEPTEMBER
Harvest Festival
Barn Dances
International Literacy Day
8th in 2023
OCTOBER
Oktoberfest
Bier Keller with German Songs
Apple Day
21st
Trafalgar Day
21st
Songs of the Sea
Halloween
31st
Spooky Songs
Tunes: With ‘er ‘ead
NOVEMBER
Bonfire Night
5th
Remembrance Day
11th (nearest Sunday) 12th in 2023
St Andrew’s Day
30th
Scottish Music, Songs and Ceilidhs
DECEMBER
St Nicholas
6th
St Lucia
12th
Scandinavian Music
Boxing day
26th
Mumming
New Year’s Eve (Hogmany)
31st
Ceilidhs
Plough Monday
Valentines Day
Pancake day - with the chefs
Morris Dances
Regency dances
Wild West
Apple Day
Remembrance Day
Christmas