What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Tuesday 13 October
Happy birthday to Simon Nicol (76 today)
Born on this day: Frances Tolmie (1840) and Iona Opie (1923)
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Tue 13 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 13 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Tue 13 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Tue 13 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Scarecrow People, Gabriel Moreno, Gabriela Sola, Jim Moreton and Penelope’s Web at Second Tuesday Folk Union
Mascara Bar, London, Greater London
Wednesday 14 October
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Wed 14 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman and Dave Smith and Patty Vetta at Ely Folk Club
Arkenstall Village Centre, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire
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Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Honey And The Bear and Herons Creek at Baldock Folk Club
The Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire
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Wed 14 Oct 19:45 22:45
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:45
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tarren at Cramlington Folk Club
Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Norrie MacIver at Over Hulton Folk Club
Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Lost Notes and Colin Pitts at Bedworth Folk Club
Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Dan Wilde and Betty Kendrick at The Willows Folk Club
Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Alan Reid and Christine Kydd at Edinburgh Folk Club
Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
John Graham and Jim Jack at Dunfermline Folk Club
The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
George Machray at Irvine Folk Club
Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Chris While and Julie Matthews at Marlborough Folk-Roots
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
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Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Wed 14 Oct 20:15 22:15
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Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30
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Wed 14 Oct 20:30 23:30
Thursday 15 October
Born on this day: Alistair Hulett (1951)
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Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger at Hackney Folk Club
Chats Palace, London, Greater London
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Thu 15 Oct 19:00 22:00
Folk club night
The Brothers Gillespie at Cumbernauld Folk Club
Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
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Thu 15 Oct 19:15 22:15
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Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Thu 15 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Christine Kydd and Alan Reid and Russ Clare at Falkirk Folk Club
St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk
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Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:30
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Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:45
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Thu 15 Oct 19:45 22:45
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:45
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Richard and Jess Arrowsmith at Islington Folk Club
The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:15
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Dave Sutherland and Bill Tarran at The Acoustic Club
South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Thu 15 Oct 20:30 23:00
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Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
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Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
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Thu 15 Oct 20:30 23:30
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Thu 15 Oct 21:00 00:00
Folk club night
Edelle McMahon at Sunflower Folk Club
Sunflower Public House, Belfast, County Antrim
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Thu 15 Oct 21:30 23:30
Friday 16 October
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Fri 16 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Fri 16 Oct 19:30 23:00
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Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Fri 16 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Fri 16 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Hamish Currie at Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury
Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
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Fri 16 Oct 19:40 22:30
Session
Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 16 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Tom McConville and Tony Winn at The Milkmaid Folk Club
Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Fri 16 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Sue Conroy at Kelso Folk & Live Music Club
Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
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Fri 16 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Tarren and Rhona Macfarlane at Downend Folk & Roots
Christ Church Downend, Downend, South Gloucestershire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session
Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
John Ward Trio and Vic Lennard at Cambridge Folk Club
The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Judy Dunlop and Seb Stone at Burton Folk Club
Marston’s Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Damien Barber at Black Diamond Folk Club
The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Steve Turner and Vinny & the Engineers at Folk at the Barlow
The Barlow, Edgworth, Lancashire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Blazin’ Fiddles and Dave Gibb at Clydesdale Folk Club
Biggar Municipal Hall, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
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Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Paul Downes and Artey Williams at Wessex Acoustic Folk Club
Royal British Legion, Blandford Forum, Dorset
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Fri 16 Oct 20:30 23:30
Folk club night
Anthony John Clarke at The Woodman Folk Club
Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands
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Fri 16 Oct 20:30 23:30
Folk club night
Michael Messer and Chaz Jankel’s Dance of Life and The Blinkin’ Buzzards at The Kalamazoo Klub
The Great Northern Railway Tavern, London, Greater London
Saturday 17 October
Born on this day: James Madison Carpenter (1888)
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Sat 17 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Jaywalkers and Gone to the Dogs at NettlehamLive
Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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Sat 17 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
George Sansome & Matt Quinn at Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex
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Sat 17 Oct 20:00 23:00
Sunday 18 October
Happy birthday to Paddy Reilly (87 today)
Born on this day: Sam Larner (1878) and Sarah Makem (1900)
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Sun 18 Oct 13:30 16:30
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Sun 18 Oct 14:00 16:00
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Sun 18 Oct 14:00 17:00
Folk club night
Hermione Wild at Valley Folk Club
Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
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Sun 18 Oct 19:00 22:30
Session
Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night
Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session
South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Sun 18 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Maddie Morris at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 18 Oct 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Jack Rutter at TwickFolk
The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Sun 18 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones at Grimsby Folk Club
The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Monday 19 October
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Mon 19 Oct 19:00 21:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Sue Conroy at Stockton Folk Club
The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Chris James & Laurens Reij at Saltburn Folk Club
Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Chris While & Julie Matthews and Megan Henwood at Nettlebed Folk Club
The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
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Mon 19 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Becky Taylor & Sam Laurence at Folk at the Grove
The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Alice Jones & Bryony Griffith at White Horse Folk Club
The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jackie Oates & Belinda O’Hooley and Phil Lyons at Colchester Folk Club
Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Breabach at Forest Folk
The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Mon 19 Oct 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Gatehouse at Rostrevor Folk Club
Crawfords Bar, The Rostrevor Inn, Rostrevor, County Down
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Mon 19 Oct 20:15 23:15
Folk club night
John Kirkpatrick and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Croydon Folk Club
Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London
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Mon 19 Oct 20:15 23:00