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Wednesday 7 October

• Wed 7 Oct 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 7 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Long Wittenham Song Session

  The Plough, Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire

  • Song
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• Wed 7 Oct 14:30 17:30

  Session

  King’s Head Afternoon Folk Club

  The King’s Head, North Elmham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 7 Oct 18:45 22:15

  Session

  Lancaster Folk Club

  Tite & Locke, Lancaster, Lancashire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Wantage Folk Session

  The Shoulder, Wantage, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Running Horse Session

  The Running Horse, Fakenham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Open House Music Group

  The Bell Inn, Thetford, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Richmond Acoustic Singaround

  The Turf Hotel, Richmond, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tyne Folk Singers Night

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
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• Wed 7 Oct 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 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Barrasford Folk Club

  Barrasford Village Hall, Barrasford, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Bluejam Folk

  Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Wed 7 Oct 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 7 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Contemporary Folk Night

  The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Traditional Session

  TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall

  • Tune
  • Cornish
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 23:00

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  Acoustic Session

  The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Blues
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wessex Folk Nite

  The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Hoy Singers Session

  The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bury Folk Collective Contemporary Folk

  Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Burneston Wednesday Singaround

  The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Filey Folk Night

  The Imperial, Filey, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Old Royal George Singaround

  The Old Royal George, Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Barnsley Folk Club

  Spiral City, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 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 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brewer’s Troupe

  The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Carlton Tavern Singaround

  Carlton Tavern, Chester, Cheshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Prestbury Session

  The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Wed 7 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Green Dragon Singaround

  The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 7 Oct 21:00 23:30

  Session

  Buckland Wendesday Session

  Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 7 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Prince of Wales Session

  The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
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Thursday 8 October

• Thu 8 Oct 13:00 16:30

  Session

  Exelby Daylight Folk Club

  The Green Dragon, Exelby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 8 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Trinity Folk

  17Nineteen, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 13:30 16:30

  Session

  Westleton Afternoon Session

  Westleton Village Hall, Westleton, Suffolk

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• Thu 8 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Vernon Arms Session

  The Vernon Arms, Southrepps, Norfolk

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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30

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  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 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 8 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Drewe Session

  The Drewe Arms, Drewesteignton, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • French
  • Irish
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Dun Cow Session

  The Dun Cow, Bardwell, Suffolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mad Cat Session

  The Mad Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Greyhound Singaround

  The Greyhound Inn, Hackforth, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Denby Dale Folk Club

  Denby Dale Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Station House Session

  The Station House, Durham, County Durham

  • Tune
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Cumberland Arms Old Time Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 8 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 8 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 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mitcheldean Folk Club

  White Horse Hotel, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wallingford Irish Session

  Coach & Horses, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Walnut Tree Session

  The Walnut Tree, Chelmsford, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 8 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 8 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 8 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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Friday 9 October

• Fri 9 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 9 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 9 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  The Old School Session

  The Old School, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Long Melford Folk Club

  Cock & Bell, Long Melford, Suffolk

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Fri 9 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

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

  • Mixed
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• Fri 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bastard English Session

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 9 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Viper Session

  The Viper, Ingatestone, Essex

  • Mixed
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Saturday 10 October🌑 New moon

• Sat 10 Oct 12:00 14:00

  Session

  QOFF, the Queer Open Friendly Folk Session

  Jolly Farmers, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Queer
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• Sat 10 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 10 Oct 19:00 21:00

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  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 10 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Raveningham Folk Night

  Raveningham Centre, Raveningham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Sat 10 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Raising the Rafters

  The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 10 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Drover’s Folk Club

  St Paul’s RC Church Hall, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sat 10 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Rushwick Folk

  Rushwick Village Hall, Rushwick, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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