What’s on: folk sessions, customs and folklore

Thursday 1 October

• Thu 1 Oct 11:00 23:00

  Custom, day 2 of 4

  Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair

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

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Thu 1 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  London Inn Lunchtime Song Session

  The London Inn, Morchard Bishop, Devon

  • Song
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• Thu 1 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Folk of Gloucester Musicians Session

  The Folk of Gloucester, Bishop Hooper’s House, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Albert Inn Singaround

  The Albert Inn, Totnes, Devon

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  East Lambrook Session

  Rose and Crown, East Lambrook, Somerset

  • Tune
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

  The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Town Folk

  The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Gallowgate Singers Circle

  Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Irish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Much Marcle Village Hall Session

  Much Marcle Village Hall, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 1 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Shanty Night

  The Artillery Arms, Plymouth, Devon

  Maintained

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Globe Inn Session

  Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset

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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Riflemans Arms Session

  Riflemans Arms, Glastonbury, Somerset

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Puzzle Hall Folk Night

  Puzzle Hall Community Pub, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

  The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Winster Old Time Session

  The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Swan Session

  The Swan & The Faringdon Brewery, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Paulton Song and Tune Session

  Red Lion, Paulton, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Golden Slipper Performers Club

  The Crabtree, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Bedford Folk Music Club

  Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Hertford Session

  The Great Eastern, Hertford, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 1 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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Friday 2 October

• Fri 2 Oct All day

  Custom, day 8 of 10

  Nottingham Goose Fair

  Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Fri 2 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 3 of 4 · 11:00–23:00
• Fri 2 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 2 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  First Friday Folk Gathering

  Arts Centre Washington, Washington, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 2 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

  Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Fri 2 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Americana Guisborough Brewery Singaround

  Guisborough Brewery, Guisborough, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Singaround
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• Fri 2 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folk at the Hearth

  The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Folk Song Session

  The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Cornish
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

  The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Somers Traditional Folk Club

  Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Isis Irish Session

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 2 Oct 20:30 22:30

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  Leather Bottle Session

  The Leather Bottle, Pleshey, Essex

  • Mixed
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Saturday 3 October

• Sat 3 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 9 of 10 · All day
• Sat 3 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 4 of 4 · 11:00–23:00
• Sat 3 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 3 Oct 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Hoy Saturday Tunes Session

  Anke’s Tea and Coffee Lounge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  • Tune
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• Sat 3 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 3 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Eastbourne Bonfire

  Crown and Anchor, Eastbourne, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
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Sunday 4 October

• Sun 4 Oct Nottingham Goose Fair day 10 of 10 · All day
• Sun 4 Oct All day

  Custom, day 1 of 8

  Ballinasloe October Fair

  Sets off from Fair Green, Ballinasloe, County Galway

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Sun 4 Oct 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Tap and Spile Sunday Session

  Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:00 17:00

  Session

  Sunday Session

  The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:00 17:00

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  Sunday Session

  Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:00 16:30

  Session

  Office Ale House Tunes Session

  The Office Ale House, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Puzzle Hall Sunday Singaround

  Puzzle Hall Community Pub, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:00 15:00

  Session

  Steam Machine Sessions

  The Steam Machine Brewing Co., Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 13:30 15:30

  Session

  Red Shed Free Session

  The Red Shed, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:00 16:30

  Session

  Ely Folkie Funday

  Ely Scout Hut, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Afternoon Tune Session

  Major Tom’s Social, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Polka Hop Traditional Session

  The Polka Hop, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Ballad Club

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Round the Room
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:00 17:00

  Session

  Bia Sunday Irish Session

  Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 14:30 16:30

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  Taunton Sunday Folktunes Session

  The Lawns Social Club, Taunton, Somerset

  • Tune
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 4 Oct 15:00 17:30

  Session

  Southampton Traditional Music Session

  Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Big Old Sing

  The Bar, John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, Suffolk

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Caledonia Sunday Session

  The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 15:30 18:00

  Session

  Stourport Afternoon Session

  Swan Hotel, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 4 Oct 16:00 21:00

  Session

  Tinners Session

  Tinners Arms, Zennor, Cornwall

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Oxford Slow Session

  The Slow and Steady, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sun 4 Oct 17:00 19:00

  Session

  Minerva Sessions

  The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 4 Oct 18:00 20:00

  Session

  Fox and Goose Acoustic Sundays

  The Fox and Goose, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Antelope Inn Session

  Antelope Inn, Hazelbury Bryan, Dorset

  • Tune
  • English
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Foresters’ Arms Session

  The Foresters’ Arms, Colchester, Essex

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  The Woodlands Singaround

  The Woodlands, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Scottish Open Session

  The Chemic Tavern, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Sunday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Bowling Green Irish Session

  Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  First Sunday Folk

  Anglers Rest, Bamford, Derbyshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

  Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Green Man Sunday Session

  The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Wolverton Acoustic Club

  The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Devvy Folk Session

  Devonshire Inn, Sticklepath, Devon

  • Mixed
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Woolpack Session

  The Woolpack, Ipswich, Suffolk

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Monkey Folk Club

  Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cheshire Folk

  Boars Head Hotel, Middlewich, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Half Moon Irish Session

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:30 22:30

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  Folk at the Elsted

  The Elsted Inn, Elsted, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Traditional
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• Sun 4 Oct 20:30 22:30

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  White Hart Shanty Session

  The White Hart, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Sun 4 Oct 21:00 23:00

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  West Malvern Session

  West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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