What’s on: folk sessions, customs and folklore

Monday 12 October

• Mon 12 Oct 08:00 22:00

  Custom

  Pack Monday Fair

  Sets off from The Conduit, Sherborne, Dorset

  • Fair or wakes
  • Procession
  • Michaelmas
  
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• Mon 12 Oct 12:30 14:30

  Session

  Hartlepool Folk Club

  The Causeway, Hartlepool, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 14:00 23:00

  Custom, day 3 of 8

  Hull Fair

  Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire

  • Fair or wakes
  
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• Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30

  Session

  The Company of the Blaxhall Ship

  The Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Mon 12 Oct 14:30 16:30

  Session

  St Werburgh’s Informal Session

  St Werburgh’s Parish Centre, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Folk Klub

  The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Nightingale Session

  The Nightingale, Romsey, Hampshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Merchant Folk Session

  The Merchant, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  The Auckland Shanty Singers

  Elm Road Social Club, Shildon, County Durham

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Come all ye

  The Dolphin, Plymouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Blandford American Old-Time Jam

  The Royal British Legion Club, Blandford Forum, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Rumsey Wells Session

  The Rumsey Wells, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Tune
  • Advanced Session
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Stockton Folk Club

  The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Steeltown Session

  The Grey Horse, Consett, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Session

  General Townsend Monday Session

  General Townsend British Legion Club, Fakenham, Norfolk

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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  New Wheel Acoustic Singaround

  The New Wheel Inn, Pennington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Godalming Session

  The Star Inn, Godalming, Surrey

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Salt Water and Beer Shanty Session

  The Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon, Essex

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fakenham Old Time Session

  The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk

  • Tune
  • Old Time
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Red Dog Acoustic and Folk Night

  The Red Dog, Cloughton, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Old Star Session

  The Old Star, East Keswick, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Elm Tree Monday Session

  Ye Olde Elm Tree, Durham, County Durham

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Traditional
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mariners & Marras

  Enigma Tap, North Shields, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Acoustic Mondays

  The Ring O’ Bells, Kendal, Cumbria

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Edinburgh Monday Session

  The Edinburgh, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Advanced Session
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fox Acoustic Nights

  The Fox Inn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cheltenham Folk Club

  Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Half Moon Sing Around

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Traditional Music Session

  The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall

  • Tune
  • Cornish
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• Mon 12 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Ring O’Bells Singaround

  Ring O’Bells Inn, Wookey, Somerset

  • Song
  • Singaround
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Tuesday 13 October

• Tue 13 Oct 13:00 15:00

  Session

  Morpeth Slow & Steady Session

  The Wansbeck, Morpeth, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Tue 13 Oct 13:00 15:00

  Session

  Arnside Sailing Club Singaround

  Arnside Sailing Club, The Old Customs House, Arnside, Cumbria

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct 13:30 16:30

  Session

  Tiger Afternoon Singaround

  The Tiger Inn, Easington, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct 13:30 17:00

  Session

  Lion Tavern Afternoon Singaround

  The Lion Tavern, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct Hull Fair day 4 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
• Tue 13 Oct 14:30 17:30

  Session

  New Inn Afternoon Session

  The New Inn, Roughton, Norfolk

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• Tue 13 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Kings Arms Session

  The Kings Arms, Silsden, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  ERWAMS

  Elm Road Social Club, Shildon, County Durham

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Traditional and Multi Genre Session

  The Five Pilchards Inn, Porthallow, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Traditional and Contemporary Session

  Cadgwith Cove Inn, Cadgwith, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Corscombe Instrumental Session

  Fox Inn, Corscombe, Dorset

  • Tune
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Yaxley Folk Music Session

  The Duck & Drake, Yaxley, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Killinghall Tunes Session

  Killinghall Village Hall, Killinghall, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Elm Tree Tuesday Session

  Ye Olde Elm Tree, Durham, County Durham

  • Tune
  • Contemporary
  • English
  • French
  • Irish
  • Northumbrian
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Red Lion Tuesday Session

  The Red Lion, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Abingdon Irish Session

  The Punch Bowl, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Tue 13 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Eight Bells Song and Tune Session

  Eight Bells, Eaton, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Traditional and Contemporary Folk Session

  The Moth and Moon, Falmouth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  The Boscastle Bouys Shanty Evening

  The Napoleon Inn, Boscastle, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Traditional Music Session

  Union Hotel, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Tune
  • Cornish
  • English
  • Irish
  • Manx
  • Old Time
  • Scandi
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Songs and Tunes Round the Room

  Cafe Momus, Plymouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Bay Horse Irish Session

  The Bay Horse, Totnes, Devon

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Southampton English Tunes Session

  The Junction Inn, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • English
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Nursling Folk Session

  Nursling Men’s Shed, Nursling, Hampshire

  • Tune
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Concertinas Anonymous

  The Elephant & Castle, Lewes, East Sussex

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Colchester Ale House Session

  The Ale House, Colchester, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Bull Session

  The Black Bull, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Tap & Spile Tunes Session

  The Tap & Spile, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Barnsley Folk & Acoustic Night

  Trades Club, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Darlington Folk Workshop

  The Travellers Rest, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Come All Ye

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Horncliffe Traditional Tunes Session

  Fishers Arms, Horncliffe, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Sale Folk Club

  United Services Club, Sale, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mariners & Marras

  Enigma Tap, North Shields, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Folk at Frampton

  Frampton Village Hall, Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cheltenham Folk Club

  Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bluegrass and Old Time Appalachian Session

  Coach & Horses, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Session in Eynsham

  The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ampthill Session

  The Albion, Ampthill, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Scottish
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Bridlington Folk Club

  The Telegraph, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Panther Folk Club

  The Rose and Crown, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Barwick Folk Sessions

  The Black Swan, Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Tue 13 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Wrenthorpe Folk Club

  Wrenthorpe Social Club, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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