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Tuesday 29 September

Tue 29 Sep 15:00 17:00
Session

Farmers Arms Music & Song Session

Farmers Arms, Kelsall, Cheshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 19:00 21:00
Session

Kings Arms Session

The Kings Arms, Silsden, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 19:00 21:00
Session

ERWAMS

Elm Road Social Club, Shildon, County Durham
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 19:30 22:00
Session

Traditional and Multi Genre Session

The Five Pilchards Inn, Porthallow, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 29 Sep 19:30 23:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Session

Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Tue 29 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Marden Tunes and Songs Session

The Unicorn, Marden, Kent

Tue 29 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Elm Tree Tuesday Session

Ye Olde Elm Tree, Durham, County Durham
Tue 29 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Red Lion Tuesday Session

The Red Lion, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 29 Sep 19:45 21:45
Session

Eight Bells Song and Tune Session

Eight Bells, Eaton, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session

The Moth and Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 23:00
Session

The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening

The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle, Cornwall
- Song
- Shanties
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 23:00
Session

Traditional Music Session

Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

New Inn Coleford Session

The New Inn, Coleford, Devon
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Nursling Folk Session

Nursling Men’s Shed, Nursling, Hampshire
- Tune
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Tap & Spile Tunes Session

The Tap & Spile, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Tune
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Darlington Folk Workshop

The Travellers Rest, Darlington, County Durham
- Song
- Singaround
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Sale Folk Club

United Services Club, Sale, Greater Manchester
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:30
Session

Folk at Frampton

Frampton Village Hall, Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Tue 29 Sep 20:30 22:30
Session

Panther Folk Club

The Rose and Crown, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:30 22:30
Session

Barwick Folk Sessions

The Black Swan, Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:30 22:30
Session

Wrenthorpe Folk Club

Wrenthorpe Social Club, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Tue 29 Sep 20:30 22:30
Session

Fox at Monkwood Green Session

The Fox, Monkwood Green, Worcestershire
- Mixed

Wednesday 30 September

Wed 30 Sep 13:30 15:30
Session

Goudhurst Afternoon Tunes Session

The Goudhurst Club, Goudhurst, Kent
Wed 30 Sep 14:00 16:00
Session

Hull & District Elderly Gentlemen’s Binge-Drinking Club (Folk Section)

Vintage Bar, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Cornish and Devonian Folk Music Session

Mount Radford, Exeter, Devon
Wed 30 Sep 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Newcastle Sacred Harp

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Shape Note
Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Bluejam Folk

Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria
- Mixed
- Traditional
Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30
Session

Belper Old Time Session

The Cross Keys, Belper, Derbyshire
Wed 30 Sep 19:45 21:45
Session

Otley Folk Club Singers Night

The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire
- Song
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Folk Night

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Session

TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00
Session

Acoustic Session

The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Wessex Folk Nite

The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset
- Song
- Round the Room
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:30
Session

Portsmouth Hoy Irish Session

The Portsmouth Hoy, Poole, Dorset
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Burneston Wednesday Singaround

The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Cumberland Arms Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Brewer’s Troupe

The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Cramlington Folk Club

Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
- Mixed
Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Prestbury Session

The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire
Wed 30 Sep 20:30 22:30
Session

Green Dragon Singaround

The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 30 Sep 21:00 23:00
Session

Prince of Wales Session

The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire
- Mixed

Thursday 1 October

Thu 1 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

London Inn Lunchtime Song Session

The London Inn, Morchard Bishop, Devon
- Song
Thu 1 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Folk of Gloucester Musicians Session

The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper’s House, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Thu 1 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Albert Inn Singaround

The Albert Inn, Totnes, Devon
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

East Lambrook Session

Rose and Crown, East Lambrook, Somerset
- Tune
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Town Folk

The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Ossett Folk Club

Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Gallowgate Singers Circle

Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Much Marcle Village Hall Session

Much Marcle Village Hall, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Loggerheads Folk Session

The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Shanty Night

The Artillery Arms, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

Session

Globe Inn Session

Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Riflemans Arms Session

Riflemans Arms, Glastonbury, Somerset
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Bell Session

The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Panton Arms Irish Session

The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Puzzle Hall Folk Night

Puzzle Hall Community Pub, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Winster Old Time Session

The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire
Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Swan Session

The Swan & The Faringdon Brewery, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

The Pilot Session

The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
- Tune
- Traditional
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Denbury Folk

Union Inn, Denbury, Devon
- Song
- Round the Room
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Paulton Song and Tune Session

Red Lion, Paulton, Somerset
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Angel Singaround

The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Golden Slipper Performers Club

The Crabtree, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Welly Folk Club

The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham
- Mixed
- Traditional
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Fleetwood Folk Club

The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Union Vaults Informal Session

Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Bedford Folk Music Club

Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire
Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Hertford Session

The Great Eastern, Hertford, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Thu 1 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Black Horse Acoustic Session

The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire
- Mixed

Friday 2 October

Fri 2 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 2 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

First Friday Folk Gathering

Arts Centre Washington, Washington, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 2 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire
- Tune
- Traditional
Fri 2 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Americana Guisborough Brewery Singaround

Guisborough Brewery, Guisborough, North Yorkshire
Fri 2 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Folk at the Hearth

The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Somers Traditional Folk Club

Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 2 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Leather Bottle Session

The Leather Bottle, Pleshey, Essex
- Mixed

Saturday 3 October

Sat 3 Oct 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 3 Oct 18:00 21:00
Session

Hoy Saturday Tunes Session

Anke’s Tea and Coffee Lounge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
- Tune
Sat 3 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround

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