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Thursday 10 December

Born on this day: Peerie Willie Johnson (1920)

• Thu 10 Dec 13:00 16:30

  Session

  Exelby Daylight Folk Club

  The Green Dragon, Exelby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 10 Dec 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Trinity Folk

  17Nineteen, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 13:30 16:30

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  Westleton Afternoon Session

  Westleton Village Hall, Westleton, Suffolk

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• Thu 10 Dec 19:00 23:00

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  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:00 21:00

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  Catford House Irish Session

  The Catford House, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:00 22:00

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  Grace’s Thursday Session

  Grace’s, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:00 23:00

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  McKerron’s Thursday Session

  McKerron’s, Elgin, Moray

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  Vernon Arms Session

  The Vernon Arms, Southrepps, Norfolk

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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  Guest night Anthony John Clarke

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Gallowgate Singers Circle

  Tyneside Irish Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Irish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  New Everyman Folk Club Singers Night

  Aigburth Cricket and Bowls Club, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Song
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 23:00

  Session

  King Billy Irish Session

  King William IV, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  White Lion Folk Night

  The White Lion, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 10:30

  Session

  Boot Session

  The Boot, Calstock, Cornwall

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Breton
  • Cornish
  • English
  • European
  • Old Time
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 22:30

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  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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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 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Aviemore Folk Night

  St John’s Hall, Aviemore, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Sessions in the Shire: Black Bull

  Black Bull Inn, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Dunbar Volunteer Arms Session

  The Volunteer Arms, Dunbar, East Lothian

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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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 23:00

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  Drewe Session

  The Drewe Arms, Drewesteignton, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
  • French
  • Irish
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Dun Cow Session

  The Dun Cow, Bardwell, Suffolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mad Cat Session

  The Mad Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Greyhound Singaround

  The Greyhound Inn, Hackforth, North Yorkshire

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

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  Denby Dale Folk Club

  Denby Dale Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

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

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  Station House Session

  The Station House, Durham, County Durham

  • Tune
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Cumberland Arms Old Time Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Earby Station Folk & Acoustic Night

  The Station Hotel, Earby, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Winster Old Time Session

  The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Mitcheldean Folk Club

  White Horse Hotel, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Wallingford Irish Session

  Coach & Horses, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Lauriston Irish Session

  The Lauriston, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Herne Tavern Irish Session

  The Herne Tavern, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45

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  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

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

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  Combermere Arms Session

  The Combermere Arms, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

  • Mixed
  • English
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Godiva Sessions

  The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Ben Nevis Thursday Session

  The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Curler’s Rest Thursday Session

  Curler’s Rest, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  Maintained

  • Tune
  • Contemporary
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Kelvin Thursday Session

  The Kelvin, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Anchor Scottish Trad Jam

  The Anchor Bar, Paisley, Renfrewshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Dougal’s Thursday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  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

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  Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

  • Song
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Clydesdale Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Elphinstone Hotel, Biggar, South Lanarkshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:15

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  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:45

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  Ruthin AllStyles Singers’ Night

  The Old Courthouse, Ruthin, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Fisherman’s Tavern Session

  Fisherman’s Tavern, Dundee, Dundee

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Old Blackfriars Session

  Old Blackfriars, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 22:00

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  Taybank Thursday Trad Session

  The Taybank, Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Kelso Thursday Trad Session

  Cross Keys Hotel (Saddlers’ Bar), Kelso, Scottish Borders

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:00 23:00

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  Innerleithen Music Sessions

  St Ronan’s Hotel, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

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

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  Completely Scuppered Shanty Session

  The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, East Sussex

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

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  Walnut Tree Session

  The Walnut Tree, Chelmsford, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

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

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  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Bedford Folk Music Club

  Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

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

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  Prince Albert Whitton Irish Session

  The Prince Albert, Twickenham, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:00

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  Selly Park Tavern Irish Session

  The Selly Park Tavern, Selly Park, West Midlands

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

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  Lion Cliftonwood Irish Session

  The Lion, Bristol, Bristol

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Islay Inn Thursday Irish Session

  The Islay Inn, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Antiquary Thursday Session

  The Antiquary, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 23:00

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  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

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

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  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

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

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  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

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

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  Orkney Club Thursday Session

  The Orkney Club, Kirkwall, Orkney

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  The Old Inn Thursday Trad Session

  The Old Inn, Isle of Skye, Highland

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 21:00 23:00

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  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 10 Dec 21:00 23:00

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  Whelan’s Kingston Irish Session

  Whelan’s Kingston, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 10 Dec 21:00 23:00

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  Sandy Bell’s Thursday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 10 Dec 21:30 23:30

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  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Thu 10 Dec 21:30 00:30

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  Black Cat Thursday Session

  The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
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