Folk Calendar

Monday 12 October

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

Mon 12 Oct 12:30 14:30
Session

Hartlepool Folk Club

The Causeway, Hartlepool, County Durham
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

The Company of the Blaxhall Ship

The Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk
Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30
Session

St Werburgh’s Informal Session

St Werburgh’s Parish Centre, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Folk Klub

The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Nightingale Session

The Nightingale, Romsey, Hampshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Merchant Folk Session

The Merchant, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Mixed

Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

The Auckland Shanty Singers

Elm Road Social Club, Shildon, County Durham
- Song
- Shanties
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

Songs on the Water

Theatreship, London, Greater London
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Romford Ceilidh Band Session

The Golden Lion, Romford, Greater London
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

Maintained
- Mixed
- Welsh
Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Canu Cymraeg a Gwerin

The Anglesey Arms, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 23:00
Session

Come all ye

The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Blandford American Old-Time Jam

The Royal British Legion Club, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Rumsey Wells Session

The Rumsey Wells, Norwich, Norfolk
- Tune
- Advanced Session
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Stockton Folk Club

The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Steeltown Session

The Grey Horse, Consett, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Guest night Accord
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Glad Cafe Trad Session

The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Easy Tiger Irish Trad Night

Easy Tiger @ The Hampton, Brighton, East Sussex
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:00
Session

Seil Hall Slow Session

Seil Island Community Hall (Small Hall), Isle of Seil, Argyll and Bute
Mon 12 Oct 19:45 22:45

Session

General Townshend Monday Session

General Townshend British Legion Club, Fakenham, Norfolk
Mon 12 Oct 19:45 22:00
Session

Chippy Folk & Acoustic Club

The Chequers, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Mon 12 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session

Lincoln Old Time American Music Session

The Joiners Arms, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

New Wheel Acoustic Singaround

The New Wheel Inn, Pennington, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Godalming Session

The Star Inn, Godalming, Surrey
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Salt Water and Beer Shanty Session

The Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon, Essex
- Song
- Shanties
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fakenham Old Time Session

The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Red Dog Acoustic and Folk Night

The Red Dog, Cloughton, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Folk at the Grove

The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Old Star Session

The Old Star, East Keswick, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Elm Tree Monday Session

Ye Olde Elm Tree, Durham, County Durham
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bridge Folk Club

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Acoustic Mondays

The Ring O’ Bells, Kendal, Cumbria
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Edinburgh Monday Session

The Edinburgh, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fox Acoustic Nights

The Fox Inn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Cheltenham Folk Club

Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Sing Around

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Song
- Round the Room
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Herga at the Castle

The Castle, Harrow, Greater London
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Croydon Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

A Roving Folk Club (Bromley)

The Shortlands Tavern, Bromley, Greater London
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Swinton Folk Club Singers Night

White Lion, Swinton, Greater Manchester
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Salutation Monday Folk Session

The Salutation, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Warm Welcome Folk Club

Welcome Inn, Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Dog & Partridge Trad Irish Session

Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Tune
- Irish
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:15
Session

Islay Inn Monday Session

The Islay Inn, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Dram Monday Celtic Session

Dram!, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Sesiwn Caerdydd

Owain Glyndŵr, Cardiff, Cardiff
- Tune
- Welsh
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Lustleigh Folk Night

The Cleave, Lustleigh, Devon

Maintained
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Glenfarg Folk Club Singers’ Night

Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife
- Mixed
- Scottish
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Grand Union Folk Club Singaround

Horse & Trumpet, Sileby, Leicestershire
- Song
- Traditional
Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Kincraig Folk Session

The Suie Bar, Kincraig, Highland
Mon 12 Oct 20:15 23:00
Session

Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

Guest night The Copper Family
- Song
- English
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 23:00
Session

Cornish Traditional Music Session

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Tune
- Cornish
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Ring O’Bells Singaround

Ring O’Bells Inn, Wookey, Somerset
- Song
- Singaround
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Willoughby Arms Monday Session

The Willoughby Arms, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 23:00
Session

Fiddler’s Elbow Irish Session

Fiddler’s Elbow, Brighton, East Sussex
- Tune
- Irish
Mon 12 Oct 20:30 23:30
Session

The Canon Monday Session

The Canon, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders
Mon 12 Oct 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Monday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Mon 12 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Monday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Mon 12 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Monday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Mon 12 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Royal Oak Singers’ Night

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Song
Mon 12 Oct 21:30 23:30
Session

Penny Black Monday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Mon 12 Oct 21:30 00:30
Session

Black Cat Monday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish

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