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Wednesday 30 September

• Wed 30 Sep 11:00 23:00

  Custom, day 1 of 4

  Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair

  Sets off from St Matthew’s Field, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Wed 30 Sep 13:30 15:30

  Session

  Goudhurst Afternoon Tunes Session

  The Goudhurst Club, Goudhurst, Kent

  • Tune
  • English
  • Traditional
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• 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
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Cornish and Devonian Folk Music Session

  Mount Radford, Exeter, Devon

  • Tune
  • Cornish
  • English
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Newcastle Sacred Harp

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Shape Note
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Bluejam Folk

  Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Belper Old Time Session

  The Cross Keys, Belper, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
  • Beginners welcome
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• Wed 30 Sep 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Contemporary Folk Night

  The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Contemporary Session

  TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Acoustic Session

  The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Blues
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wessex Folk Nite

  The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Portsmouth Hoy Irish Session

  The Portsmouth Hoy, Poole, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Burneston Wednesday Singaround

  The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cumberland Arms Irish Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brewer’s Troupe

  The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:00 22:00

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  Prestbury Session

  The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Wed 30 Sep 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Green Dragon Singaround

  The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 30 Sep 21:00 23:00

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  Prince of Wales Session

  The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
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Thursday 1 October

• Thu 1 Oct All day

  Custom, day 7 of 10

  Nottingham Goose Fair

  Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • Fair or wakes
  
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