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Thursday 3 December

Happy birthday to Ralph McTell (82 today)

• Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones “Wesselbobs” at Deal Folk Club

  St. Andrews Church Hall, Deal, Kent

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• Thu 3 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Tom Moore Quartet at Hackney Folk Club

  Chats Palace, London, Greater London

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• Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topic Folk Club Singers and Musicians

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Anchor Folk Club Singers Night

  The Coffee Lounge, St Andrews Church, Woking, Surrey

  • Song
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• Thu 3 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 3 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Boo Hewerdine & Jill Jackson at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club

  Polish Club (Bennochy House), Kirkcaldy, Fife

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• Thu 3 Dec 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Wrexham Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  The Nag’s Head, Wrexham, Wrexham

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Elsie Franklin and the Rockettes at Islington Folk Club

  The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London

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• Thu 3 Dec 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Stephen Quigg and Pernille Quigg at Nitten Folk Club

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

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• Thu 3 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 3 Dec 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Anthony John Clarke at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

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• Thu 3 Dec 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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Friday 4 December

Happy birthday to Kate Rusby (53 today)

Born on this day: Walter Bulwer (1888)

• Fri 4 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 4 Dec 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury Sing-around

  Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 4 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Martin Simpson at St Edith Folk

  Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent

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• Fri 4 Dec 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 4 Dec 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 4 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Pete Morton at The Milkmaid Folk Club

  Risbygate Sports Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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• Fri 4 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  The Hunch at Beehive Folk Club

  Harthill Village Hall, Harthill, South Yorkshire

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• Fri 4 Dec 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 4 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 4 Dec 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 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Richard and Jess Arrowsmith at Black Diamond Folk Club

  The Jewellers Arms, Birmingham, West Midlands

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• Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Tripple at Stonehaven Folk Club

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

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• Fri 4 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Magpie Lane at The Song Loft

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

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• Fri 4 Dec 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Oxford Folk Club Open Night

  Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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Saturday 5 December

• Sat 5 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Arbrevyn at Wild Traditions

  The Gathering Ground, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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Sunday 6 December

Born on this day: Elizabeth Crotty (1885)

• Sun 6 Dec 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Valley Folk Club Open Afternoon

  Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot

  • Mixed
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• Sun 6 Dec 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 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Winter Wonderband at NettlehamLive

  Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincolnshire

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Hicks and Goulbourn and Craig Sunderland at Scrag End Folk Club

  The Railway Inn, Moira, Leicestershire

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  St Agnes Fountain at Hitchin Folk Club

  The Cricket Pavilion, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Amit Dattani and Steph Saunders at Walthamstow Folk Club

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

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Owen Spafford, Will Allen and Ben Filmer-Sankey at Dulwich Folk

  The Castle, London, Greater London

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at Folk on the Moor

  Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Devon

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• Sun 6 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Jackie Oates & John Spiers at TwickFolk

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

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• Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Anthony John Clarke at Forest Folk Club

  Orepool Inn, Coleford, Gloucestershire

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• Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Tim Edey at Readifolk

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

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• Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Broadwood Morris at Horsham Folk Club

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

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• Sun 6 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Steve & Mary-Anne Hindley at Grimsby Folk Club

  The Old Clee Social Club, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

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Monday 7 December

• Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Mon 7 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Six Days at Bingley First Monday Folk

  Bingley Arts Centre, Bingley, West Yorkshire

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• Mon 7 Dec 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 7 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Guesthouse Singers Session

  The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside

  • Song
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• Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Tim Edey at Warwick Folk Club

  The Old Fourpenny Shop Hotel, Warwick, Warwickshire

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• Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

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

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 7 Dec 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 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Jackie Oates & John Spiers at Nettlebed Folk Club

  The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

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• Mon 7 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Doves Vagaries at Tonbridge Folk Club

  Ye Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, Kent

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• Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 7 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 7 Dec 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 7 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cambridge Folk Club Round the Room Session

  The Golden Hind, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 7 Dec 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 7 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Bruce Davies at Glenfarg Folk Club

  Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife

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• Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Winter Wonderband at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 7 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Elizabeth & Jameson at The Cellar Upstairs

  The Alpaca, London, Greater London

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• Mon 7 Dec 20:15 23:00

  Session

  Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

  • Song
  • English
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Tuesday 8 December

Happy birthday to Ric Sanders (74 today)

Born on this day: Anne Geddes Gilchrist (1863)

• Tue 8 Dec 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 8 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Cryer Folk

  Cryer Arts, Carshalton, Greater London

  • Mixed
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• Tue 8 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Folk Around Fishponds

  Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 8 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Tue 8 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Nailsea Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  Grove Sports Centre, Nailsea, Somerset

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Ellie Beaton Trio at Montrose Folk Club

  Montrose Playhouse (Cinema 3), Montrose, Angus

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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Paul and Polly at Bere Regis Folk Night

  The Drax Arms, Bere Regis, Dorset

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• Tue 8 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Phil Beer at Dartford Folk Club

  Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent

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Wednesday 9 December🌑 New moon

Born on this day: Meredydd Evans (1919)

• Wed 9 Dec 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 9 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Redbourn Folk Sing Around

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Johnny Coppin, Paul Burgess and Dik Cadbury at Exeter Folk Club

  Newton St Cyres Parish Hall, Newton St Cyres, Devon

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• Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer at Faversham Folk Club

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

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• Wed 9 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Stella Hensley & Chris Newman and Mike Norman at Baldock Folk Club

  The Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire

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• Wed 9 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Helian at Otley Folk Club

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Red Lion Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  BRADFOLK

  Castle Hotel, Bradninch, Devon

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Bluegrass
  • Contemporary
  • English
  • Irish
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra at Bedworth Folk Club

  Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire

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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Judy Barker and Sally Thomas at Edinburgh Folk Club

  Ukrainian Community Centre, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Morgans Men at Dunfermline Folk Club

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jim Jack, John Graham and Cy Jack at Irvine Folk Club

  Vineburgh Community Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire

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• Wed 9 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jack Blackman at Banbury Folk Club

  Cromwell Lodge Hotel, Banbury, Oxfordshire

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• Wed 9 Dec 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 9 Dec 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 9 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

  • Song
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• Wed 9 Dec 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Magpie Lane at Hambledon Folk Club

  The Pavilion, Hambledon, Hampshire

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