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Wednesday 21 October

Happy birthday to Anne Lorne Gillies (82 today)

Born on this day: Derek Bell (1935) and Jeannie Robertson (1908)

• Wed 21 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 21 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Kirkby Malzeard Tunes Session

  Mechanics Institute, Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire

  • Tune
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Black Swan Norby Singaround

  The Black Swan, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Passage House Singaround

  Passage House Inn, Kingsteignton, Devon

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Clay Pipe Singaround

  The Clay Pipe Inn, Poole, Dorset

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Witham Sing and Play Around

  The Little Elms, Witham, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Richmond Acoustic Singaround

  The Turf Hotel, Richmond, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tyne Folk Singers Night

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
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• Wed 21 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 21 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Bluejam Folk

  Mostyn Hall, Penrith, Cumbria

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Wed 21 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 21 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Contemporary Folk Night

  The Countryman Inn, Redruth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Traditional Session

  TrengillyWartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall

  • Tune
  • Cornish
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Acoustic Session

  The Stag Hunt Inn, Ponsanooth, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Blues
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wessex Folk Nite

  The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth, Dorset

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  West Parley Bluegrass Jam

  The Owl’s Nest, West Parley, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Americana
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Anchor Session

  The Anchor Inn, North Warnborough, Hampshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Goat and Boot Session

  Goat and Boot, Colchester, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Hoy Tunes Session

  Ye Olde Smack, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  • Tune
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Burneston Wednesday Singaround

  The Woodman Inn, Burneston, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Albion Session

  The Albion, Clifford, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Barnsley Folk Club

  Spiral City, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 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 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brewer’s Troupe

  The Brewery, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Pocket Folk

  Dyvels Inn, Corbridge, Northumberland

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bretforton Celtic Session

  The Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Prestbury Session

  The Plough, Prestbury, Gloucestershire

  • Tune
  • English
  • French
  • Scandi
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Chinnor Third Wednesday Session

  Chinnor Village Hall, Chinnor, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  East Hagbourne English and Irish Session

  The Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • English
  • Irish
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Blaxhall Traditional Music Night

  The Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Green Dragon Singaround

  The Green Dragon, Hardraw, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 20:45 22:45

  Session

  City Arms Singaround

  City Arms, Wells, Somerset

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Prince of Wales Session

  The Prince of Wales, Ledbury, Herefordshire

  • Mixed
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Thursday 22 October

Born on this day: Dominic Behan (1928)

• Thu 22 Oct 13:00 16:30

  Session

  Exelby Daylight Folk Club

  The Green Dragon, Exelby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 22 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Red Lion Afternoon Session

  The Red Lion, Wheelton, Lancashire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 22 Oct 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 22 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Light Ship Singaround

  Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, Blyth, Northumberland

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 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 22 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bicton Inn Folk Night

  The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  White Horse Thelnetham Session

  White Horse, Thelnetham, Suffolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bell Inn Tunes and Songs

  The Bell Inn, Rickinghall, Suffolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mad Cat Session

  The Mad Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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

  Session

  Cumberland Arms Old Time Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 22 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 22 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 22 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Come All Ye Session, Wallingford

  Coach & Horses, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

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

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

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

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

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

  Session

  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

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

  Session

  Station Arms Session

  The Station Arms, Southminster, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dengie English Session

  The Bell, Purleigh, Essex

  • Tune
  • English
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

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

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

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

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 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 22 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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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 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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Saturday 24 October

• 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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Sunday 25 October

• 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 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 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 19:30 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 21:00 23:00

  Session

  West Malvern Session

  West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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