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Thursday 22 October

Born on this day: Dominic Behan (1928)

• Thu 22 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Martha Tilston at Hackney Folk Club

  Chats Palace, London

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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Steve Jinski at Topic Folk Club

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Fairport Convention at Launceston Folk Club

  Launceston Town Hall, Launceston

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• Thu 22 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Four Gone Confusion at Anchor Folk Club

  The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey

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• Thu 22 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Plumhall at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

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• Thu 22 Oct 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Richard Grainger at Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Breabach at Nailsea Folk Club

  Holy Trinity Church, Nailsea

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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Reuben and the Bridge at Black Swan Folk Club

  Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire

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• Thu 22 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Nick Hart at Islington Folk Club

  The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London

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• Thu 22 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

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

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 22 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Sarah, Kamran and Kerry at Lymm Folk Club

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

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• Thu 22 Oct 21:00 00:00

  Folk club night

  Ainsley Hamill Trio at Crail Folk Club

  Community Hall, Crail, Fife

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• Thu 22 Oct 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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Friday 23 October

Born on this day: Archie Fisher (1939)

• Fri 23 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 23 Oct 19:40 22:30

  Session

  Second Time Around Folk Club

  Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Fri 23 Oct 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

  Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders

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

  Session

  New Crystal Folk Club

  Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire

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

  Folk club night

  Daria Kulesh Trio and Daria Mirea at Cambridge Folk Club

  The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Quiggs at Stonehaven Folk Club

  Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Winter Wilson at Exeter Folk Club

  Victoria Park Tennis Club, Exeter, Devon

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Bodmin Folk Club

  St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  King’s Gambit at The Song Loft

  The Beechey Room, The York House Centre, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Hyem and Rookery at Watford Folk Club

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Linda Moylan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club

  The Bull Theatre, Barnet

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• Fri 23 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  The Lost Notes at The Woodman Folk Club

  Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands

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Saturday 24 October

Born on this day: Cecilia Costello (1884)

• 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 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Simply Dylan at Wychwood Folk Club

  Tiddy Hall, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire

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• Sat 24 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

  Westgate Chapel, Lewes, East Sussex

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Sunday 25 October

• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Dónal Maguire at South Shields Folk Club

  South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall

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

  Folk club night

  Urban Folk Quartet at Hitchin Folk Club

  The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Portsmouth Shantymen at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club

  Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Walthamstow Folk Club

  Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Folk on the Moor

  Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon

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• Sun 25 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Luke Jackson at TwickFolk

  The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham

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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Maddie Morris at Greenbank Folk Club

  The Greenbank, Easton, Bristol

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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Craig Joiner at Readifolk

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

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• Sun 25 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Mike Artes at Croydon Folk and Blues Club

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

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Monday 26 October🌕 Hunter’s Moon

Born on this day: Jim McCann (1944)

• Mon 26 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Mon 26 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Four Gone Confusion, Rich Spears and Steve Perring at Brunny Folk

  Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset

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• Mon 26 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Stockton Folk Club

  The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones and Roy Browett at Warwick Folk Club

  The Old Fourpenny Shop Hotel, Warwick, Warwickshire

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• Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

  Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 26 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Lutra at Folk in the Cellar

  The Slaughtered Lamb, London

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Hazel Richings and Sue Conroy at Herga at the Castle

  The Castle, Harrow, Greater London

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  The “C” Club, Beverley, East Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Chesham Folk Club Singers Night

  White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Ger O’Donnell at Runcorn Folk Club

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Reg Meuross at Glenfarg Folk Club

  Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Counter’s Creek and Sinéad Orme at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Three Idle Women at The Cellar Upstairs

  The Alpaca, London

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• Mon 26 Oct 20:15 23:15

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Chichester Folk Song Club

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

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Tuesday 27 October

• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Sharp’s Folk Club

  Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Folk Around Fishponds

  Greyhound, Fishponds, Bristol

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  John Blek at Grayshott Folk Club

  Grayshott Village Hall, Hindhead, Surrey

  Maintained

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• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:45

  Session

  St Neots Folk Club Round the Room

  The Eatons, Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Tue 27 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 27 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Plumhall at Cutty Wren Folk Club

  Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire

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• Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Andy Eades and Henry Ball at Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

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• Tue 27 Oct 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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• Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Four Gone Confusion, Stewart Dalgliesh and David McKenzie at Bere Regis Folk Night

  The Drax Arms, Bere Regis, Dorset

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• Tue 27 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Cobblers Child at Swindon Folk Club

  The Pulpit, Swindon

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• Tue 27 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Last Tuesday Sing

  Graig Community Centre, Bassaleg, Newport

  • Song
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Wednesday 28 October

• Wed 28 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Nova Scotia Folk Club

  Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 28 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 28 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Redbourn Folk Sing Around

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 28 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Liam Sherry at Faversham Folk Club

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

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• Wed 28 Oct 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jon Palmer Acoustic Band at Otley Folk Club

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Brothers Gillespie at Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Red Lion Folk Club

  The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bedworth Folk Club Acoustic Folk Night

  Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Dunfermline Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Simply Dylan at Harrogate Folk Club

  Ripley Town Hall, Ripley

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Iona Fyfe at Edinburgh Folk Club

  Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter at Irvine Folk Club

  Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Plumhall at Banbury Folk Club

  Cromwell Lodge Hotel, Banbury, Oxfordshire

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:15 23:15

  Folk club night

  Paul Downes and Mick Ryan at Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

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• Wed 28 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Christopher Crompton at Dorking Folk Club

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

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