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Wednesday 14 October

• 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
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• Wed 14 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Folk at the Travellers Rest

  The Travellers Rest, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Wed 14 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Chinnor Session and Workshop

  Chinnor Village Hall, Chinnor, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Traditional Session

  Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:15 22:00

  Session

  Eye Folk Night

  The Bank Arts Centre, Eye, Suffolk

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Newcastle Sacred Harp

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Shape Note
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Bluejam Folk

  Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Belper Old Time Session

  The Cross Keys, Belper, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
  • Beginners welcome
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• Wed 14 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Contemporary Folk Night

  The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

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  Contemporary Session

  TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 23:00

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  Acoustic Session

  The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Blues
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wessex Folk Nite

  The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Portsmouth Hoy English Session

  The Portsmouth Hoy, Poole, Dorset

  • Tune
  • English
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  The Dove Sing and Play Around

  The Dove, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Burneston Wednesday Singaround

  The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Half Moon Instrumental Folk

  The Half Moon Inn, Fellbeck, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cumberland Arms Irish Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brewer’s Troupe

  The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Prestbury Session

  The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Green Dragon Singaround

  The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 14 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Cross Keys Irish Music Session

  Cross Keys, Chester, Cheshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Wed 14 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Prince of Wales Session

  The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
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Thursday 15 October

• Thu 15 Oct 12:30 14:30

  Session

  Central Bar Singaround

  The Central Bar, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Half Moon Singaround

  The Half Moon Inn, Fellbeck, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

  The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  The Jewel Acoustic Session

  The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  3rd Thursday Acoustic

  Berry Brow Liberal Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Gallowgate Singers Circle

  Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Irish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Oxford Blue Open Session

  The Oxford Blue, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Pack Horse Session

  Pack Horse Inn, South Brent, Devon

  • Tune
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Benbow Session

  Admiral Benbow, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Cornish
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Shanty Night

  Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon

  Maintained

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bicton Inn Acoustic Session

  The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • Blues
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Globe Inn Session

  Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset

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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Golden Bowler Acoustic Music Session

  The Golden Bowler, Stubbington, Hampshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Farnborough Session

  The Alexandra, Farnborough, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  King’s Head Music and Song

  The King’s Head, North Lopham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Horncliffe Acoustic Night

  Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

  The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Winster Old Time Session

  The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 15 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Bedford Folk Music Club

  Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 15 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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Friday 16 October

• Fri 16 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 16 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

  Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Fri 16 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Free Folk Fridays

  The Lounge Bar, Alton, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Folk Song Session

  The Cornish Ancestor Micro Pub, Callington, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Cornish
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

  The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Somers Traditional Folk Club

  Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Isis Irish Session

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:00 22:00

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  Welwyn Session

  The Brocket Arms, Welwyn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 16 Oct 20:30 22:30

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  Chequers Session

  The Chequers, Roxwell, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Fri 16 Oct 21:00 23:00

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  Chesham Session

  The Gamekeepers Lodge, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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Saturday 17 October

• Sat 17 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 17 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 17 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Cheviot Folk Club

  Star Inn, Harbottle, Northumberland

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sat 17 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Eli’s Traditional Singaround

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

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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