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The town of Penicuik has some 15 000 inhabitants, once a mining and papermaking centre - now largely a dormitory for Edinburgh. Penicuik Folk Club meets in the Royal Hotel, 34, High Street, Penicuik, EH26 8HU, a fine venue opposite the Town Hall - great acoustics, a real 'folk-club' atmosphere and decent pub-grub downstairs. We are upstairs in the functions room. If access might be difficult, check with the Hotel on 01968 676979. The club holds a concert once each month (generally the second Tuesday of the month) when a professional folk artist or band performs and visitors to the club pay an entrance fee. All other Tuesdays are free Singers Nights.

We book folk musicians and encourage the playing and singing of folk music – but we interpret “folk” very liberally. Many of our guests and regular sessioneers veer into country and western, blues, acoustic rock/pop. We work on the premise that any song has the potential to become a folk song – it just has to be good enough to last long enough to become part of the singing tradition.

• There is some information for artistes here
• Here is the current List of concerts.
• Alan has written a "short" history of the club.
• There is a (nearly) comprehensive giglist from 1985-present.
• Check out the photos in our rogues gallery.
• Here is also a set of rather fine folklinks to clubs, organisations and performers.
• And here`s a map of sunny Penicuik
• Check out our exact position at using this map taken from streetmap.co.uk
• And for a near-as-can-be complete list of Folkie gigs in Edinburgh, ask the Edinburgh University Folk Society - they seem to know!

You can find out more interesting things from the club chairman:-

Brian Miller, 21, Andrew Court, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0HR (+44(0)1968 678 673) brian@penicuikfolk.org.uk

or from the Club Bookings Secretary, who is

Alan Murray, 350, Rullion Road, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 9AD (+44(0)1968 678 610) alan@penicuikfolk.org.uk

or from the Club Secretary, who is

Jackie MacDonald, 4A, Kirkhill Gardens, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 8JE (+44(0)1968 675 661) jackie@penicuikfolk.org.uk