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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 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  Wantsum Morris Men practice

  Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Sun 11 Oct 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  AnnieMation practice

  Colchester Roman Circus, Colchester, Essex

  • North-West
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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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 13:00 15:00

  Session

  Folklincs Slow Session

  The Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sun 11 Oct 13:30 15:30

  Morris Practice

  Ledbury Morris practice

  The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • 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 14:00 16:00

  Session

  The Humber Sunday Acoustic Session

  The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Vinyl Bar Sunday Session

  Vinyl Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

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

  Session

  Fintry Inn Sunday Session

  Fintry Inn, Fintry, Stirling

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 14:15 17:30

  Dance

  EuroBal Wessex Ibsley

  Ibsley Village Hall, Ibsley, Hampshire

  • Bal
  • Dance
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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 14:30 17:30

  Dance

  Englefield Green Contra Dance

  Jurgens Centre, Englefield Green, Surrey

  • Contra
  • Dance
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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

  Session

  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 17:00

  Session

  The Ship Sunday Session

  The Ship, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Angel Irish Trad Session

  The Angel Microbrewery, Lace Market, Nottinghamshire

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

  Session

  Edinburgh Song Session

  The Canons’ Gait, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Song
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Welbourn Irish Session

  Joiners Arms, Welbourn, Lincolnshire

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

  Session

  Commercial Inn Letham Session

  The Commercial Inn, Letham, Angus

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  MacGregor’s Oban Sunday Session

  MacGregor’s at The Whisky Vaults, Oban, Argyll and Bute

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:00 16:30

  Dance

  Family Barn Dance

  Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:30 19:00

  Session

  Ericht Alehouse Sunday Session

  Ericht Alehouse, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 15:30 18:00

  Session

  Peebles Acoustic Sessions

  The Cross Keys, Peebles, Scottish Borders

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 19:00

  Session

  Red Lion Sunday Session

  The Red Lion, Kenninghall, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Howl at the Moon Sunday Session

  Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Myddleton Arms Sunday Session

  The Myddleton Arms, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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

  Session

  Black Cat Sunday Session

  The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 16:30 19:30

  Session

  Penny Black Sunday Session

  Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Advanced Session
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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 17:00 20:00

  Session

  Sociograss Sunday Jam

  The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Bluegrass
  • Old Time
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• Sun 11 Oct 17:30 19:30

  Session

  Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session

  The Whiskey Tumbler, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 17:30 20:30

  Session

  Seamus’s Sunday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 17:30 20:30

  Session

  Dougal’s Sunday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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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

  Session

  King’s Arms Tunes Session

  The King’s Arms, Shouldham, Norfolk

  • Tune
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:00 20:00

  Session

  Hootananny Sunday Session

  Hootananny, Inverness, Highland

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Sunday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Mary Madden’s Irish Session

  Mary Madden’s, Enfield, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Three Wishes Irish Session

  The Three Wishes, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:30 20:30

  Session

  McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session

  McCafferty’s, Ilford, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 18:45 21:15

  Morris Practice

  Mortimer’s Morris practice

  St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Frog & Ferret Session

  The Frog & Ferret, Spennymoor, County Durham

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

  Session

  Bowling Green Irish Session

  Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

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

  Morris Practice

  Golden Star Morris practice

  St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Way of the Wyrd practice

  Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:30

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

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

  Session

  WB Yeats Sunday Session

  The WB Yeats, London, Greater London

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

  Session

  The No Frills Folk Club

  The Windmill, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Bluegrass
  • English
  • European
  • French
  • Irish
  • Old Time
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:30

  Session

  The Goose Is Out Singaround

  The Castle, London, Greater London

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session

  SET Social, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Dog & Partridge Sunday Acoustic Session

  Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Ryburn Folk Club

  Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Glengarnock Railway Inn Session

  Railway Inn, Glengarnock, North Ayrshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Drake Sunday Session

  Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

  Maintained

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

  Session

  Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

  Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset

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

  Session

  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 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Hole in the Wall Irish Session

  The Hole in the Wall, London, Greater London

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

  Session

  South Shields Folk Club

  South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Shebeen Irish Session

  Steam Clifton, Bristol, Bristol

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

  Session

  Dram Sunday Folk Session

  Dram!, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

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

  Session

  Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

  Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Chagford Folk Night

  The Globe Inn, Chagford, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:45

  Session

  Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club Night

  Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire

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

  Folk club night

  Anne Lamb & Graham Bell at Dreamers Folk

  The Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, Cornwall

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Chris While & Julie Matthews at Hitchin Folk Club

  The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Dryadic at Walthamstow Folk Club

  Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London

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• Sun 11 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Dunblane Folk Club

  Victoria Halls (Lesser Hall), Dunblane, Stirling

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  TwickFolk Singaround

  The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jack Rutter at Folk on the Moor

  Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon

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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

  Session

  Bekesbourne Celtic Session

  The Unicorn, Bekesbourne, Kent

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

  Session

  The Monkey Folk Club

  Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

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

  Session

  Half Moon Irish Session

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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

  Session

  Session in Eynsham

  The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Flag and Bone Gang practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Ben Nevis Sunday Session

  The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

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

  Session

  Edinburgh Shanty Night

  Old Chain Pier, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Nigel Bagge, Mike Piggott and Derek Bond at Horsham Folk Club

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Denny Terrell & Christine Davis at Croydon Folk and Blues Club

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at Grimsby Folk Club

  The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer at Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club

  The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire

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• Sun 11 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Llanidloes Sunday Session

  The Stag Inn, Llanidloes, Powys

  • Mixed
  • English
  • European
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Doddington English Dance Music Session

  Chequers Inn, Doddington, Kent

  • Tune
  • English
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• Sun 11 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Lamb Sunday Session

  The Lamb, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 11 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  West Malvern Session

  West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 11 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 11 Oct 21:00 22:45

  Session

  Clachaig Inn Sunday Session

  Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Round the Room
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Monday 12 October

Born on this day: Cyril Tawney (1930) and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872)

• 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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