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Friday 23 October

Born on this day: Archie Fisher (1939)

• Fri 23 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Dartington Morris practice

  Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon

  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pigsty Morris practice

  Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 Oct 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

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

  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 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 23 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 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Isis Irish Session

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Oxford Scottish Session

  The White Hart, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Greensleeves Morris Men practice

  South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Long Man Morris practice

  Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Ely and Littleport Riot practice

  Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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Saturday 24 October

• Sat 24 Oct All day

  Custom, day 4 of 5

  Ilkeston Charter Fair

  Sets off from Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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• Sat 24 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 24 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Fold

  The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 24 Oct from 19:30

  Custom

  Littlehampton Bonfire

  Sets off from The Green by Banjo Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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Sunday 25 October

• Sun 25 Oct Ilkeston Charter Fair day 5 of 5 · 00:00–22:59
• Sun 25 Oct 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  Wantsum Morris Men practice

  Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Sun 25 Oct 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Puddington Sunday Session

  Puddington Village Hall, Puddington, Devon

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• Sun 25 Oct 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Tap and Spile Sunday Session

  Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 25 Oct 13:30 15:30

  Morris Practice

  Ledbury Morris practice

  The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 14:00 17:00

  Session

  Bia Sunday Irish Session

  Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 15:00 17:30

  Session

  Southampton Traditional Music Session

  Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Hourglass Acoustic Singaround

  The Hourglass Micropub, New Milton, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 25 Oct 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Caledonia Sunday Session

  The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Farmers Arms Music & Song Session

  Farmers Arms, Kelsall, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Oxford EuroPlus Session

  The Bandstand, Florence Park, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • European
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Sun 25 Oct 17:00 19:00

  Session

  Minerva Sessions

  The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 25 Oct 18:45 21:15

  Morris Practice

  Mortimer’s Morris practice

  St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Exmouth Sunday Acoustic Session

  GWRSA Railway Club, Exmouth, Devon

  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folky-Oke Session

  The Muddled Man, West Chinnock, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Shanties
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Scottish Open Session

  The Chemic Tavern, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Bowling Green Irish Session

  Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Golden Star Morris practice

  St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Way of the Wyrd practice

  Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tradesman’s Arms Session

  Tradesman’s Arms, Scorriton, Devon

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Marnhull Tunes Session

  Blackmore Vale Inn, Marnhull, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

  Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Harbour Room Evening Session

  The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Queen’s Folk Club

  The Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Green Man Sunday Session

  The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Wolverton Acoustic Club

  The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Monkey Folk Club

  Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Half Moon Irish Session

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Session in Eynsham

  The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Flag and Bone Gang practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Sun 25 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  West Malvern Session

  West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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