What’s on: folk sessions, customs and folklore

Sunday 11 October

• Sun 11 Oct 09:30 16:00

  Custom

  World Conker Championships

  Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick, Northamptonshire

  • Custom game
  • Sports and Games
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• Sun 11 Oct 11:00 12:00

  Custom

  Harvest of the Sea at St Mary-at-Hill

  St Mary-at-Hill, London, Greater London

  • Blessing
  • Ceremony
  • Harvest
  • Harvest and Hiring
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• Sun 11 Oct 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Tap and Spile Sunday Session

  Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Sunday at Gulp Fiction

  Gulp Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Jacob’s Well Irish Session

  Jacob’s Well, Bradford, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 14:00 17:00

  Session

  Bia Sunday Irish Session

  Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 14:30 16:30

  Session

  Grove Slow Session

  The Bell Inn, Grove, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:30

  Session

  Southampton Traditional Music Session

  Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 18:00

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  Harbour Room Singaround

  The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Pele Tower Session

  The Pele Tower, Corbridge, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Caledonia Sunday Session

  The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 19:00

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  Red Lion Sunday Session

  The Red Lion, Kenninghall, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 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 11 Oct 18:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Wiveliscombe, Somerset

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:00 21:00

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  King’s Arms Tunes Session

  The King’s Arms, Shouldham, Norfolk

  • Tune
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00

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  Frog & Ferret Session

  The Frog & Ferret, Spennymoor, County Durham

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00

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  Bowling Green Irish Session

  Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Drake Sunday Session

  Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

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  Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

  Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

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  Duton Hill Acoustic Music Session

  Three Horseshoes, Duton Hill, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Queen’s Folk Club

  The Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Sing & Sup

  The Smithy Inn, Holme, Cumbria

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Green Man Sunday Session

  The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Wolverton Acoustic Club

  The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Castle Cary Round the Room Session

  The George Hotel, Castle Cary, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Bekesbourne Celtic Session

  The Unicorn, Bekesbourne, Kent

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  The Monkey Folk Club

  Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Half Moon Irish Session

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Session in Eynsham

  The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:30 23:00

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  Doddington English Dance Music Session

  Chequers Inn, Doddington, Kent

  • Tune
  • English
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• Sun 11 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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Monday 12 October

• Mon 12 Oct All day

  Custom, day 2 of 2

  Stratford Mop Fair

  Sets off from Shakespeare Memorial Fountain, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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• Mon 12 Oct All day

  Custom

  Abingdon Runaway Fair

  Sets off from Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Michaelmas
  • Harvest and Hiring
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