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Friday 30 October

• Fri 30 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Fri 30 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Sherburn Bartley Sanders at Everyman Folk Club

  The Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew, Suffolk

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• Fri 30 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  The Melsons at Burton Folk Club

  Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

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• Fri 30 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Ed Blunt and From The Workshop at St Edith Folk

  Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent

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• Fri 30 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 30 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 30 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 30 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

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

  Session

  Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

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

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Fri 30 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Exeter Folk Club Open Club Night

  Victoria Park Tennis Club, Exeter, Devon

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

  Session

  Watford Folk Club Sing-around

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Fri 30 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  William Bains at Cambridge Folk Club

  The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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• Fri 30 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Paul Armfield at Northwich Folk Club

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

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• Fri 30 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Red River Singers (Sally Burley & Hilary Coleman) at Bodmin Folk Club

  St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

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• Fri 30 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Paul Downes & Mick Ryan at The Woodman Folk Club

  Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands

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Saturday 31 October

Happy birthday to Tom Paxton (89 today)

• Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Tom Bliss and Slide at Gregson Lane Folk Club

  Gregson Lane Community Centre, Preston, Lancashire

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• Sat 31 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Seb Stone at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

  Lewes Arms, Lewes, East Sussex

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• Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Kasai Masai at Nailsea Folk Club

  Nailsea Tithe Barn, Nailsea, Somerset

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• Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Rag Mama Rag at Fanny’s Roving Folk Club

  Fanny H.Q., Langport, Somerset

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• Sat 31 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dallahan at North Shropshire Folk

  Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire

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Sunday 1 November

• Sun 1 Nov 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon

  Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot

  • Mixed
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• Sun 1 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  South Shields Folk Club

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

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Sun 1 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Edwina Hayes at Bothy Folk Club

  The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside

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• Sun 1 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Rob Barratt at Dreamers Folk

  The Victoria Inn, Four Lanes, Cornwall

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• Sun 1 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Ruth and Sadie Price and Lisa Oliver at Walthamstow Folk Club

  Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London

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• Sun 1 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Claire Hastings at Dulwich Folk

  The Castle, London, Greater London

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• Sun 1 Nov 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 1 Nov 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 1 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Furrow Collective at Topsham Folk Club

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

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• Sun 1 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Johnny Campbell and Charlie Hues at TwickFolk

  The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London

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Monday 2 November

Happy birthday to Dave Pegg (79 today)

• Mon 2 Nov 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 2 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Johnny Campbell at Bingley First Monday Folk

  Bingley Arts Centre, Bingley, West Yorkshire

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• Mon 2 Nov 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 2 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Guesthouse Singers Session

  The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside

  • Song
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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Warwick Folk Club Performers Night

  The Old Fourpenny Shop Hotel, Warwick, Warwickshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Steve Saunders + Dave Littler at Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

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

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Forest Folk Singaround

  The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Ímar at Nettlebed Folk Club

  The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

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• Mon 2 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  The Woolverstones at Tonbridge Folk Club

  Ye Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, Kent

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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Herga at the Castle

  The Castle, Harrow, Greater London

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cambridge Folk Club Round the Room Session

  The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Ian Walker Band and John Graham at Glenfarg Folk Club

  Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife

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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Bof, Paul Riley & Gwendal Moële and Corbeau at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 2 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dónal Maguire at The Cellar Upstairs

  The Alpaca, London, Greater London

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• Mon 2 Nov 20:15 23:15

  Folk club night

  Tog Faire at Croydon Folk Club

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

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• Mon 2 Nov 20:15 23:00

  Session

  Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

  • Song
  • English
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Tuesday 3 November

Born on this day: Bert Jansch (1943)

• Tue 3 Nov 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 3 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Tue 3 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 3 Nov 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night

  Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 3 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Tue 3 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Scrag End Folk Club Singaround

  The Mushroom Hall, Albert Village, Leicestershire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 3 Nov 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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• Tue 3 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Adam Ross at Montrose Folk Club

  Montrose Playhouse (Cinema 3), Montrose, Angus

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• Tue 3 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Hayes Sisters with Clive Gregson at Dartford Folk Club

  Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent

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Wednesday 4 November

Born on this day: Tommy Makem (1932)

• Wed 4 Nov 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 4 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Launceston Folk Club Folk Night

  Keep Audio Co., Launceston, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tyne Folk Singers Night

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Nancy Kerr and James Fagan at Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Harrogate Folk Club Night

  Rooster’s Brewery Taproom, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Penzance Folk Club Round the Room

  Bath Inn, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Chris Fox at Redbourn Folk

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

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• Wed 4 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Mick Ryan & Paul Downes at Faversham Folk Club

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

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• Wed 4 Nov 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 4 Nov 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Tim Edey at Spalding Folk Club

  South Holland Centre, Spalding, Lincolnshire

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• Wed 4 Nov 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  The Melancholy Brothers at Shirley Folk Club

  Solihull Sports and Social Club (Municipal Club), Solihull, West Midlands

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Corrie Shelley at Over Hulton Folk Club

  Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The Lost Notes (full band) at Red Lion Folk Club

  The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Duncan Wilcox and Warren James at Dunfermline Folk Club

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Anna Ryder at Banbury Folk Club

  Cromwell Lodge Hotel, Banbury, Oxfordshire

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dana Robinson at Lamb Folk Club

  The Lamb Inn, Eastbourne, East Sussex

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• Wed 4 Nov 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Aberdeen Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Inn at the Park, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

  • Song
  • Scottish
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• Wed 4 Nov 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 4 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

  • Song
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Thursday 5 November

Born on this day: Rolf Gardiner (1902)

• Thu 5 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Deal Folk Club Singers Night

  St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, Kent

  • Song
  • English
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  AK Patterson at Hackney Folk Club

  Chats Palace, London, Greater London

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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topic Folk Club Singers and Musicians

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Anchor Folk Club Singers Night

  The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey

  • Song
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Louise & Chris Rogan and Tog Fàire at Runnymede Folk Club

  The Red Lion, Egham, Surrey

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• Thu 5 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Aaron Catlow & Kit Hawes at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club

  Polish Club (Bennochy House), Kirkcaldy, Fife

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• Thu 5 Nov 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer at Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  The Nag’s Head, Wrexham, Wrexham

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Edwina Hayes at Black Swan Folk Club

  Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Dana Robinson at Islington Folk Club

  The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Kathy Stewart and the Frequent Flyers at Nitten Folk Club

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 5 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 5 Nov 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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