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Midlands based inclusive ceilidh and barn dance band.
🏳️‍🌈 Queer led - dancing is for everyone! 🏳️‍⚧️

05/05/2026

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27/04/2026

Discover the venue for our Q***r Ceilidh in Coventry!
Image: Smiling people spinning together under colourful lights

The main entrance has a zig zag ramp on the right or 5 steps up to the doors.
Image: The Albany Theatre from the outside.

Inside the doors the Spotlight Studio is straight ahead. This is where the Q***r Ceilidh will be!
Image: a door with Spotlight Studio and an arrow written above it. The door opens towards the camera and has a vertical handle half way up.

There’s a cafe, bar and toilets to the left of the entrance, plus a mobile bar to the right.
Image: Tables laid out in a row with chairs either side. To the right there is a bar area and pillars.

There’s an accessible toilet inside the Spotlight Studio, as well as a Changing Places toilet to the left of the bar.
Image: The door of an accessible toilet with a changing places sign.

There are more toilets opposite the bar, including a unisex toilet and baby change facilities.
Image: double doors which open away from the viewer. Above the doors there is a sign reading "Toilets and Clive Benfield studio"

Blue badge parking is at the back of the building.
Image: View of parking spaces from Albany Road.

Q***r Ceilidh, Sat 16th May, Coventry.
Image: Smiling people dancing with their hands joined in a star formation

See you on the dance floor!

Tickets at our link in bio :)

13/04/2026

Join us at in Coventry for the q***rest ceilidh in town!

More info and tickets: https://www.albanytheatre.co.uk/shows/q***r-ceilidh-with-the-rainbow-folk/

🐣 Early bird discount until Thu 16th April 🐣

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Photo by original editing by with further editing by us!

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Image description: Smiling q***r people dancing with their hands joined in a start formation. The photo is dimly lit with a deep pink filter.
Image text: Q***r Ceilidh, Sat 16th May, Coventry. Early bird discount until Thu 16th April!

11/04/2026

Meet The Rainbow Folk!

Natalie Brookes – accordion
Our fabulous band leader Natalie (she/her) studied composing at York St John and writes many of the band’s tunes. Her debut album “Cormorant” was one of Folk London’s best albums of 2023 and she’s also published a book of original tunes called “The Tyranny of Jigs”. Her incisive sass often has us in stitches. Listen out for her musical jokes between dances and her punchy bass lines that energise the dance floor.

Lisa Heywood - Caller
Our caller, Lisa (they/them) grew up going to ceilidhs and folk dance events and has probably been dancing since before they could walk! They’re passionate about bringing the joy of ceilidhs and folk dancing to complete beginners, and love adapting dances or writing new ones to make sure as many people as possible can get involved. They use gender-free dance instructions and their motto is "having fun is more important than getting it right!"

We also work with a select pool of fabulous musicians who join the band on fiddle and guitar!

See us live in Coventry! The Rainbow Folk Presents Q***r Ceilidh, Sat 16th May, 7:30-10pm. Join us on the dance floor for a q***r-led evening of live music, ceilidh dancing and laughter. Beginner-friendly, inclusive dance instructions provided on the night. Folks of all LGBTQ+ identities and allies welcome!

£12 early bird tickets until Thursday 16th April (£15 after that) - free entry for accompanied children. Booking link in bio

Image text in main post.
Slide 1: Photo of the band smiling, at rest between tunes. Bridget Slater rests her violin on her knee, Natalie Brookes is fanning herself with a rainbow fan and Pete Ord is holding his guitar.
Slide 2: Black and white photo of Natalie Brookes, a white woman with long hair, playing accordion.
Slide 3: Selfie of Lisa Heywood, a white person in their mid thirties with short hair, glasses and a headset radio mic resting around their neck.
Slide 4: Four musicians - Beth Gifford and Bridget Slater playing violin and George Sansome and Trevor Lines playing guitar.
Slide 5: A black, femme presenting person with glasses and long hair smiling whilst spinning with a white person with short hair.

05/04/2026

We had a fabulous time running a q***r ceilidh at the LGBTQ+ inclusive Wedding Fair at in Manchester last year!

Head over to the page to find out about their next wedding fair in Bristol on 12th April - we're gutted we can't be there 😭

And you can find out more about what we can offer for inclusive wedding ceilidhs on our website 🥰

www.therainbowfolk.co.uk

Photos by Alt Wedding Co
Editing by Rebel Love Club
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Image descriptions:

Image 1: Four smiling people dancing round in a circle with joined hands.
Image 2: Two people spinning with linked arms. One of them is smiling widely towards the camera
Image 3: Two people spinning with joined hands. One of them is grinning with long hair flying out behind them.
Image 4: Smiling people dancing with joined hands in a star shape.

30/03/2026

The Rainbow Folk presents... Q***r Ceilidh!
Saturday 16th May, 7:30-10pm
Coventry

Join us on the dance floor for a q***r-led evening of live music, ceilidh dancing and laughter. Beginner-friendly, inclusive dance instructions provided on the night. Folks of all LGBTQ+ identities and allies welcome!

Book here: https://www.albanytheatre.co.uk/shows/q***r-ceilidh-with-the-rainbow-folk/

£12 early bird tickets until Thursday 16th April (£15 after that) - free entry for accompanied children.

Wheelchair accessible venue. For access questions email Lisa at [email protected]

Image description: a black, femme presenting person with glasses and long hair smiling whilst spinning with a white person with short hair. They are in a dimly lit room amongst other dancers. Overlaid text as in main post.

08/03/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ The erosion of trans rights is the erosion of all our rights 🏳️‍⚧️

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Image description: A placard painted in stripes of the trans pride colours: blue, pink and white. On top is written "The erosion of trans rights is the erosion of all our rights" in black marker

19/02/2026

We’re excited to announce that we’re going on tour!

Ceilidh with us in…
🌟 Norwich – Sunday 19th April – Norwich Arts Centre
🌟 Oxford – Saturday 9th May – Kennington Village Centre
🌟 Coventry – Saturday 16th May – The Albany Theatre

More info and tickets: https://lisaheywood.net/rf-events/

Shout out to , , and for making this tour a reality!

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18/01/2026

Our Community Spotlight this month is our fabulous local Roller Derby team - They’re a really friendly bunch, and like us they love a ceilidh 🥳

Roller Derby is a full contact sport on roller skates! No, there's no ball; just two teams of skaters on track, trying to stop the other team scoring points. The Vendetta Vixens are a Northants based team who train weekly in Northampton.

Give them a shout if you want to find out more!

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Image description: A group photo of 16 members of the Vendetta Vixens in their skating gear – knee pads and helmets – smiling at the camera. Some of them are wearing gum shields. The photo is on a black background with a spotlight effect centred on the photo. Text reads “Community Spotlight… Vendetta Vixens”

05/11/2025

Last chance for early bird tickets for our Q***r Ceilidh in Corby on Friday 14th November!

📍 Where? Corby Old Village Community Centre

⏰️ When? Doors open at 7pm, dancing from 7:30-10pm with a 30-minute interval

🎟 Early bird tickets are available for just £8 until Friday 7th November 🥳

🔗 Check out our link in bio for tickets!

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Image description: Lots of people in pairs making a tunnel of arches with joined hands in a dark room with pink lighting. The camera looks down the tunnel, and two people are dancing through the tunnel towards the camera.Text reads "Early bird tickets just £8 until Fri 7th Nov! Q***r Ceilidh
Corby | Fri 14th Nov"

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http://www.lisaheywood.net/

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