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Friday 6 November

• Fri 6 Nov 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 13:00 16:00

  Session

  First Friday Folk Gathering

  Arts Centre Washington, Washington, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 6 Nov 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

  Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Fri 6 Nov 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Fri 6 Nov 17:30 20:00

  Session

  Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

  Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 17:30 19:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Fri 6 Nov 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Friday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Dougal’s Friday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Americana Guisborough Brewery Singaround

  Guisborough Brewery, Guisborough, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Singaround
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folk at the Hearth

  The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:00 21:30

  Session

  Glasgow First Friday Sing

  St Ninian’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Song
  • Shape Note
  • Beginners welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Wynford Jones, Geoff Cripps and Blessed Crow at Newport Folk Club

  St Cadoc’s Church, Caerleon, Newport

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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pigsty Morris practice

  Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Bradninch Millers Morris practice

  Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

  Maintained

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Molly
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Rag Mama Rag at Bothy Folk Club

  The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside

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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury Sing-around

  Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Furness Morris practice

  Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Llangors Session

  The Red Lion, Llangors, Powys

  • Tune
  • French
  • Irish
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Fri 6 Nov 19:30 23:30

  Session

  Cwmdu Folk Night

  Cwmdu Inn, Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire

  • Mixed
  • European
  • Irish
  • Old Time
  • Welsh
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Granny’s Attic at Beehive Folk Club

  Harthill Village Hall, Harthill, South Yorkshire

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

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

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Somers Traditional Folk Club

  Bishop Allenby Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Isis Irish Session

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Ely and Littleport Riot practice

  Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 20:00 23:15

  Session

  First Friday Folk

  The Commercial, Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 6 Nov 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 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Pete Coe at Black Diamond Folk Club

  The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Geoff Lakeman at Bodmin Folk Club

  St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Winter Wilson at Wessex Acoustic Folk Club

  Royal British Legion, Blandford Forum, Dorset

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Bonfire Radicals at Greenbank Folk Club

  The Greenbank, Bristol, Bristol

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Sam Moss and Tractor Watson at Pump Acoustic Club

  The Village Pump, Trowbridge, Wiltshire

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Karen Pfeifer & Paul Walker at Watford Folk Club

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth at Whitchurch Folk Club

  Whitchurch Parish Hall, Whitchurch, Hampshire

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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wynnstay Session

  Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth, Powys

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Welsh
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Dance

  Club Ceilidh Exeter

  America Hall, Pinhoe, Devon

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Dragon Folk Club

  Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
  • Singaround
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Oxford Folk Club Open Night

  Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Leather Bottle Session

  The Leather Bottle, Pleshey, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Fri 6 Nov 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

  Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 21:00 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Friday Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Fri 6 Nov 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Malones Friday Trad Session

  Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 6 Nov 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Fri 6 Nov 22:00 00:30

  Session

  Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session

  Connolly’s, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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Saturday 7 November

Happy birthday to Liam Ó Maonlaí (62 today)

• Sat 7 Nov 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 7 Nov 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

  Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 7 Nov 14:00 16:30

  Session

  Mid-speed English Tune Session

  The Harrison, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • English
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sat 7 Nov 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 7 Nov 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 7 Nov 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Saturday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 7 Nov 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Dougal’s Saturday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 7 Nov 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 7 Nov 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Hoy Saturday Tunes Session

  Anke’s Tea and Coffee Lounge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  • Tune
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• Sat 7 Nov from 18:00

  Custom

  Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival

  Sets off from High Street, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
  
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• Sat 7 Nov from 18:30

  Custom

  Edenbridge Bonfire

  Sets off from Recreation Ground, Edenbridge, Kent

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 7 Nov from 18:30

  Custom

  East Hoathly and Halland Carnival

  Sets off from High Street, East Hoathly, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Death and Burial
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 7 Nov 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Custom

  Battle Bonfire

  Sets off from Abbey Green, Battle, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Wallasey Folk and Acoustic Club

  Café UniTea, Wallasey, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Keston Cobblers Club at Grayshott Folk Club

  Grayshott Village Hall, Hindhead, Surrey

  Maintained

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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  BOB FOX and STU LUCKLEY at NettlehamLive

  Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire

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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Rachel Newton at Wild Traditions

  The Gathering Ground, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Sherburn Bartley Sanders at Lewes Saturday Folk Club

  Cliffe Hall, Lewes, East Sussex

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• Sat 7 Nov 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Autumn Ceilidh

  Totnes Civic Hall, Totnes, Devon

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 7 Nov 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 7 Nov 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Leeds Comhaltas Session

  Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 7 Nov 20:30 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 7 Nov 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 7 Nov 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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