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Wednesday 14 October

Wed 14 Oct 09:00 21:00
Custom

Tavistock Goosey Fair

Sets off from Bedford Square, Tavistock, Devon
Wed 14 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Hull & District Elderly Gentlemen’s Binge-Drinking Club (Folk Section)

Vintage Bar, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 14 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Folk at the Travellers Rest

The Travellers Rest, Darlington, County Durham
Wed 14 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Chinnor Session and Workshop

Chinnor Village Hall, Chinnor, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Beginners welcome
Wed 14 Oct 14:00 23:00
Custom, day 5 of 8

Hull Fair

Walton Street Fairground, Hull, East Yorkshire
- Fair or wakes
Wed 14 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

Traditional Session

Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon

Wed 14 Oct 19:15 22:00
Session

Eye Folk Night

The Bank Arts Centre, Eye, Suffolk
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Nether Edge Folk Club

Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Newcastle Sacred Harp

The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Shape Note
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Bluejam Folk

Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria
- Mixed
- Traditional
Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Belper Old Time Session

The Cross Keys, Belper, Derbyshire
Wed 14 Oct 19:45 21:45
Session

Otley Folk Club Singers Night

The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire
- Song
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Folk Night

The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Contemporary Session

TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Acoustic Session

The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Wessex Folk Nite

The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset
- Song
- Round the Room
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Portsmouth Hoy English Session

The Portsmouth Hoy, Poole, Dorset
- Tune
- English
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

The Dove Sing and Play Around

The Dove, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Burneston Wednesday Singaround

The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Instrumental Folk

The Half Moon Inn, Fellbeck, North Yorkshire
- Tune
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Cumberland Arms Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Brewer’s Troupe

The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Cramlington Folk Club

Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
- Mixed
Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Prestbury Session

The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire
Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Green Dragon Singaround

The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Cross Keys Irish Music Session

Cross Keys, Chester, Cheshire
- Tune
- Irish
Wed 14 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Prince of Wales Session

The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire
- Mixed

Thursday 15 October

Thu 15 Oct All day
Custom, day 2 of 4

Banbury Michaelmas Fair

Sets off from Market Place, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Thu 15 Oct 12:30 14:30
Session

Central Bar Singaround

The Central Bar, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 15 Oct Hull Fair day 6 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
Thu 15 Oct 18:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 3

Yarm Fair

Sets off from High Street, Yarm, North Yorkshire
Thu 15 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Cornish Folk Session

The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall
Thu 15 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Half Moon Singaround

The Half Moon Inn, Fellbeck, North Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

The Jewel Acoustic Session

The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Ossett Folk Club

Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

3rd Thursday Acoustic

Berry Brow Liberal Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Gallowgate Singers Circle

Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Loggerheads Folk Session

The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Oxford Blue Open Session

The Oxford Blue, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Pack Horse Session

Pack Horse Inn, South Brent, Devon
- Tune
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Benbow Session

Admiral Benbow, Penzance, Cornwall
- Cornish
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Shanty Night

Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon

Maintained
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bicton Inn Acoustic Session

The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, Devon
- Mixed
- Blues
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

Session

Globe Inn Session

Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Golden Bowler Acoustic Music Session

The Golden Bowler, Stubbington, Hampshire
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Farnborough Session

The Alexandra, Farnborough, Hampshire
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

The Bell Session

The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

King’s Head Music and Song

The King’s Head, North Lopham, Norfolk
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Panton Arms Irish Session

The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Tune
- Irish
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Horncliffe Acoustic Night

Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe, Northumberland
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire
Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Winster Old Time Session

The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire
Thu 15 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

The Pilot Session

The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
- Tune
- Traditional
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Denbury Folk

Union Inn, Denbury, Devon
- Song
- Round the Room
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Angel Singaround

The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex
- Song
- Shanties
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

The Welly Folk Club

The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham
- Mixed
- Traditional
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Fleetwood Folk Club

The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Union Vaults Informal Session

Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire
- Mixed
Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Bedford Folk Music Club

Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire
Thu 15 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Black Horse Acoustic Session

The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire
- Mixed

Friday 16 October

Fri 16 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair day 3 of 4 · All day
Fri 16 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 13:00 16:00
Session

Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire
- Tune
- Traditional
Fri 16 Oct Hull Fair day 7 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
Fri 16 Oct 17:00 22:00
Custom, day 1 of 2

Warwick Mop

Sets off from Market Place, Warwick, Warwickshire
Fri 16 Oct Yarm Fair day 2 of 3 · 18:00–22:00
Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Free Folk Fridays

The Lounge Bar, Alton, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Folk Song Session

The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Somers Traditional Folk Club

Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Isis Irish Session

Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Welwyn Session

The Brocket Arms, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Chequers Session

The Chequers, Roxwell, Essex
- Mixed
Fri 16 Oct 21:00 23:00
Session

Chesham Session

The Gamekeepers Lodge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed

Saturday 17 October

Sat 17 Oct Banbury Michaelmas Fair day 4 of 4 · All day
Sat 17 Oct from 12:00
Custom

Marlborough Big Mop

Sets off from High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sat 17 Oct 14:00 16:00

Session

Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 17 Oct Hull Fair day 8 of 8 · 14:00–23:00
Sat 17 Oct Warwick Mop day 2 of 2 · 17:00–22:00
Sat 17 Oct Yarm Fair day 3 of 3 · 18:00–22:00
Sat 17 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 17 Oct 19:15 16:00
Custom

Hastings Borough Bonfire

Sets off from Beach opposite Pelham Crescent, Hastings, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct from 19:15
Custom

Seaford Bonfire

Sets off from Martello Fields, Seaford, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Cheviot Folk Club

Star Inn, Harbottle, Northumberland
- Song
- Singaround
Sat 17 Oct from 19:30
Custom

Hailsham Bonfire

Sets off from Western Road Recreation Ground, Hailsham, East Sussex
Sat 17 Oct 20:30 22:30
Session

Eli’s Traditional Singaround

Eli’s (The Rose and Crown), Huish Episcopi, Somerset

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