Winter concert - Britten Courtly Dances from Gloriana, and Richard Strauss Alpine Symphony

Fri 4 DecDoors 19:00

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special

St John's Waterloo · London

Join us for a wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with our Christmas Ceilidh, welcoming back the amazing band Banter. www.banter.band Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon & concertina, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, guitar, bass & vocals and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians whose roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits. Formed in 2015, they realised that a common love for the living traditions of English song and dance music was at their core and began to pursue it’s evolution, bringing in flavours from a wider palette of musical influences. They have gained a reputation for being powerfully unique in the English traditional music genre. Their popularity has placed them in great demand to perform at many of the UK’s largest festivals including: Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Whitby Folk Week, Folk East, Oxford Folk Week, Wickham Festival, Gate To Southwell Festival and Towersey Festival as well as internationally at European festivals such as Rudolstadt (Germany) and Costa festivals in Portu...

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Fri 4 DecDoors 19:00

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special

St John's Waterloo · London

Join us for a wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with our Christmas Ceilidh, welcoming back the amazing band Banter. www.banter.band Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon & concertina, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, guitar, bass & vocals and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians whose roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits. Formed in 2015, they realised that a common love for the living traditions of English song and dance music was at their core and began to pursue it’s evolution, bringing in flavours from a wider palette of musical influences. They have gained a reputation for being powerfully unique in the English traditional music genre. Their popularity has placed them in great demand to perform at many of the UK’s largest festivals including: Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Whitby Folk Week, Folk East, Oxford Folk Week, Wickham Festival, Gate To Southwell Festival and Towersey Festival as well as internationally at European festivals such as Rudolstadt (Germany) and Costa festivals in Portu...

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Fri 4 DecDoors 19:00

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special

St John's Waterloo · London

Join us for a wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with our Christmas Ceilidh, welcoming back the amazing band Banter. www.banter.band Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon & concertina, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, guitar, bass & vocals and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians whose roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits. Formed in 2015, they realised that a common love for the living traditions of English song and dance music was at their core and began to pursue it’s evolution, bringing in flavours from a wider palette of musical influences. They have gained a reputation for being powerfully unique in the English traditional music genre. Their popularity has placed them in great demand to perform at many of the UK’s largest festivals including: Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Whitby Folk Week, Folk East, Oxford Folk Week, Wickham Festival, Gate To Southwell Festival and Towersey Festival as well as internationally at European festivals such as Rudolstadt (Germany) and Costa festivals in Portu...

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Fri 29 Jan 2027Doors 19:00

Waterloo Ceilidhs - Burns Night special

St John's Waterloo · London

Join us for an exhilarating evening of dancing to celebrate Burns Night, in the beautiful St John's Waterloo. We are delighted to be joined by the amazing Barber Sisters, with the dance moves led our own Martin Clarke. https://www.facebook.com/thebarbersisters BBC Young Folk Awards and New Roots finalists, Isobel, Lydia and Ellie – the Barber Sisters – are a string trio from the Peak District. With a particular love for Scottish folk music, the Barber Sisters have been influenced by bands such as RANT. They play arrangements of original and traditional tunes on fiddle and viola, and for our Burns Night ceilidh they will be joined by accordion and guitar. This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided. Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene. Tickets We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh band...

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Sat 12 DecDoors 12:00

Funky Dory Soul Brunch

Soul Mama Islington · London

The most soulful brunch in town. Serving up soul, R&B and party classics, alongside a mouth-watering Caribbean and South African menu.

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Sat 12 DecDoors 13:30

Katie Spencer & Henry Parker (Matinée Show)

Green Note · London

Two leading lights of the modern day folk-guitar scene take their annual mid-winter concert on the road; an intimate solo set from each musician precedes a rare and joyous moment of collaboration to guide us gently into the festive season. Katie Spencer has become renowned across the UK, for her acute personal songwriting, performed with a signature deep vibrato vocal and a crystal-clear guitar style. She draws influence from Joni Mitchell, Judee Sill and Michael Chapman yet makes the music inimitably her own. Her latest album What Love Is, released in Autumn 2025 was met with critical acclaim, landing at #12 in the Official Folk Charts and achieved glowing praise in the nation's music press, described as “a master-class of inspired and beautifully-sounding craftsmanship” by KLOF Magazine. “Her articulate picking, with suggestions of folk and jazz, frames intelligently written songs and is the backbone to her music” Guitarist Magazine Henry Parker’s intricate folk guitar playing leans heavily into the open-tuned stylings of Bert Jansch and Nick Drake, whilst his own original songwriting dwells on themes of folklore, landscape and the environment. His 2026 release, The Dar...

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Sat 12 DecDoors 13:30

Gary Crowley’s Lost 80s Xmas Cavort

The Flamingo Room · London

Gary’s Lost 80s Xmas party is going to be the biggest yet! And will be at a brand new venue but in a familiar building for some of us. The daytime disco takes place in the Flamingo Room at O’Neills in Wardour Street. Which is the former home of the WAG/Fldmingo/Whiskey A Go Go. Over 70 years of club history! DJs joining Gary for the afternoon: Robert Elms, Corinne Drewery and Stuart Deabill. Tickets are £20 and only available here.

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Sat 12 DecDoors 14:00

Tony Mortimer's 90s Christmas

The Fox and Firkin · London

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