Folk Night

Presented by the Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Arts Society, Folk Night at the Ship is St. John’s longest continually running live music event (it started in 1974!) and regularly draws a sizeable crowd each Wednesday night; sometimes 100 souls and rarely less than 50. The music ranges from solo songwriters, traditional Newfoundland, blues, klezmer and all styles in between.

There are often special events such as the Folk Festival Launch, themed evenings, open mike nights and one Wednesday of every month is reserved for a traditional tune session that often has 20 or more players in attendance.

And if that isn’t enough, we often have door prizes in the form of gift certificates from our sponsors plus various CDS, artist merch and concert tickets from time to time.

Folk Night starts at 9 p.m. (yes, it really does!) and cover is $10 most nights with the exception of tune sessions and certain special events.

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Folk Night presents Rik Barron & Kevin Evans

Folk Night presents Rik Barron & Kevin Evans

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Professional folk msuicans here folk fans. Classic tunes, impeccably delivered.

Jun 28

The Ship Pub


The Festival Session!

The Festival Session!

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Artists: Gerry Strong

Kicking it off in the usual fashion with the fleet of flute, wet of whistle and the sharpest of wit, yer man Gerry Strong!

Jul 05

The Ship Pub

The Festival Session!
Jul 05

The Festival Session!

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The Ship Pub

Artists: Gerry Strong

Kicking it off in the usual fashion with the fleet of flute, wet of whistle and the sharpest of wit, yer man Gerry Strong!


OnSound Squeezefest

OnSound Squeezefest

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SqueezeFest will celebrate and explore many faces and musical possibilities of the accordion, the instrumental main-stay of Irish/Newfoundland traditional folk music. Both skipper and sonny alike will delight in this old favorite taken in new, exciting directions. This special folk night featuring Dave Penny & Gracie Reid is presented in partnership with Sound Symposium at the link below.

Jul 19

The Ship Pub

OnSound Squeezefest
Jul 19

OnSound Squeezefest

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The Ship Pub

SqueezeFest will celebrate and explore many faces and musical possibilities of the accordion, the instrumental main-stay of Irish/Newfoundland traditional folk music. Both skipper and sonny alike will delight in this old favorite taken in new, exciting directions. This special folk night featuring Dave Penny & Gracie Reid is presented in partnership with Sound Symposium at the link below.

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