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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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Thursday 10 December

Born on this day: Peerie Willie Johnson (1920)

• Thu 10 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 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones at Topic Folk Club

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe and Gary Stewart’s ‘Graceland’ at Wetherby Folk Club

  The Engine Shed, Wetherby, West Yorkshire

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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Anthony John Clarke at Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

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• Thu 10 Dec 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Bowes Park Folk Club Open Mic

  Mum’s Bistro, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 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 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

  • Song
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Clydesdale Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar, South Lanarkshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Gabriel Moreno and the Quivering Poets at Bromsgrove Folk Club

  Catshill Club, Catshill, Worcestershire

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Black Swan Folk Club

  Black Swan Inn, York, North Yorkshire

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  John Hegley at Islington Folk Club

  The Brewhouse & Kitchen, London, Greater London

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  DnA, Colin Frid, Why Not, The Larks, Aliphi and Mark Dellar at The Acoustic Club

  South Mill Arts Centre, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Florence Sommerville at Soho Folk and Blues

  Cuts, London, Greater London

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Phil Pipe at Crookes Folk Club

  The Princess Royal, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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• Thu 10 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 11 December

Born on this day: Henry Burstow (1826)

• Fri 11 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 11 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 11 Dec 19:40 22:40

  Folk club night

  The Wilderness Yet at Second Time Around Folk Club

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

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• Fri 11 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 11 Dec 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  Narthen at Potteries Folk Club

  Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Staffordshire

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• Fri 11 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 11 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 11 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 11 Dec 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 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Janice Burns & Jon Doran at Burton Folk Club

  Marston’s Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Orchard Family at Bodmin Folk Club

  St Petroc’s Parish Centre, Bodmin, Cornwall

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Urban Folk Quartet at Greenbank Folk Club

  St Anne’s Church, Bristol, Bristol

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  The KelBilly Stomp Skiffle Revue at The Song Loft

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

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Martha Khan and Gabriel Bath at Watford Folk Club

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  John Kirkpatrick at North Shropshire Folk

  Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire

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• Fri 11 Dec 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Kim Lowings and The Greenwood at The Woodman Folk Club

  Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford, West Midlands

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Saturday 12 December

• Sat 12 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Raising the Rafters

  The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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Sunday 13 December

• Sun 13 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Benji Kirkpatrick at Severn Folk Club

  Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

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• Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  The Wilsons at South Shields Folk Club

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

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• Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Mark Dowding at Bothy Folk Club

  The Guesthouse, Southport, Merseyside

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• Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Terry Hiscock and Tim Mellor at Black Fen Folk Club

  NCI Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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• Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  King John’s Traditional Mummers at Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club

  Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire

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• Sun 13 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Robb Johnson and the Xmas Irregulars at Walthamstow Folk Club

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

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• Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 13 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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Monday 14 December

• Mon 14 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Darwish and Mary at Conwy Folk Club

  Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

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• Mon 14 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Folk club night

  Wacian and Just Us at Brunny Folk

  Cafe@the Allendale, Wimborne, Dorset

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• Mon 14 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 14 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 14 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 14 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  St Agnes Fountain at Nettlebed Folk Club

  The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

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• Mon 14 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 14 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 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  John Kirkpatrick at Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Glenfarg Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Gateside Memorial Hall, Gateside, Fife

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies at White Horse Folk Club

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

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Broom Dasher at Chesham Folk Club

  White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Narthen at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Man The Lifeboats at Forest Folk

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

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham and Well Seasoned Mummers at Grand Union Folk Club

  Horse & Trumpet, Sileby, Leicestershire

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:15 23:15

  Folk club night

  Back Of A Length at Croydon Folk Club

  Ruskin House, Croydon, Greater London

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• Mon 14 Dec 20:15 23:00

  Session

  Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

  • Song
  • English
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