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Sunday 27 December

• Sun 27 Dec Time to be confirmed

  Dance

  Gunthorpe Village Hall Ceilidh

  Gunthorpe Village Hall, Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sun 27 Dec 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  Wantsum Morris Men practice

  Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Sun 27 Dec 11:00 13:00

  Morris Practice

  AnnieMation practice

  Colchester Roman Circus, Colchester, Essex

  • North-West
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Puddington Sunday Session

  Puddington Village Hall, Puddington, Devon

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• Sun 27 Dec 12:00 14:00

  Session

  Tap and Spile Sunday Session

  Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 13:30 15:30

  Morris Practice

  Ledbury Morris practice

  The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 17:00

  Session

  Bia Sunday Irish Session

  Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Old Crown Slow Irish Session

  The Old Crown, Digbeth, West Midlands

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 16:00

  Session

  The Humber Sunday Acoustic Session

  The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Vinyl Bar Sunday Session

  Vinyl Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Edinburgh Scandi Session

  The Outhouse, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Scandi
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 16:30

  Session

  Carpenters Session

  Carpenters Arms, Callington, Cornwall

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Bluegrass
  • Blues
  • Breton
  • Contemporary
  • Cornish
  • English
  • European
  • French
  • Irish
  • Manx
  • Northumbrian
  • Old Time
  • Scottish
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Welsh
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 17:00

  Session

  Fintry Inn Sunday Session

  Fintry Inn, Fintry, Stirling

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:00 19:00

  Dance

  Bal Miniscule

  Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  Cancelled No bal this month: Balfolk Oxford has its Christmas party on 13 December instead

  • Bal
  • Dance
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• Sun 27 Dec 14:30 17:00

  Session

  Brickfolk

  The Cross Keys, London, Greater London

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 17:30

  Session

  Southampton Traditional Music Session

  Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Hourglass Acoustic Singaround

  The Hourglass Micropub, New Milton, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Farmers Arms Music & Song Session

  Farmers Arms, Kelsall, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 17:00

  Session

  The Ship Sunday Session

  The Ship, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Lion Irish Session

  The Lion at Basford, Basford, Nottinghamshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:00 17:00

  Session

  MacGregor’s Oban Sunday Session

  MacGregor’s at The Whisky Vaults, Oban, Argyll and Bute

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 15:30 19:00

  Session

  Ericht Alehouse Sunday Session

  Ericht Alehouse, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Howl at the Moon Sunday Session

  Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Myddleton Arms Sunday Session

  The Myddleton Arms, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Old Crown Irish Session

  The Old Crown, Digbeth, West Midlands

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Round the Room
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:00 19:00

  Session

  Black Cat Sunday Session

  The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 16:30 19:30

  Session

  Penny Black Sunday Session

  Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Advanced Session
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• Sun 27 Dec 17:00 19:00

  Session

  Minerva Sessions

  The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 17:00 20:00

  Session

  Sociograss Sunday Jam

  The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Bluegrass
  • Old Time
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• Sun 27 Dec 17:30 19:30

  Session

  Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session

  The Whiskey Tumbler, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 17:30 20:30

  Session

  Seamus’s Sunday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 17:30 20:30

  Session

  Dougal’s Sunday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:00 20:00

  Session

  Hootananny Sunday Session

  Hootananny, Inverness, Highland

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Sunday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Mary Madden’s Irish Session

  Mary Madden’s, Enfield, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:30 20:30

  Session

  Three Wishes Irish Session

  The Three Wishes, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:30 20:30

  Session

  McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session

  McCafferty’s, Ilford, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 18:45 21:15

  Morris Practice

  Mortimer’s Morris practice

  St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Female
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Exmouth Sunday Acoustic Session

  GWRSA Railway Club, Exmouth, Devon

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Bowling Green Irish Session

  Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Golden Star Morris practice

  St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Way of the Wyrd practice

  Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire

  • Border
  • The Morris Federation
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 22:30

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  WB Yeats Sunday Session

  The WB Yeats, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session

  SET Social, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Dog & Partridge Sunday Acoustic Session

  Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  How Serene Singing Circle

  The Ivory Hotel, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singers circle
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  The FolkScore session

  The Muddled Man, West Chinnock, Somerset

  Maintained

  • Tune
  • Breton
  • Cornish
  • English
  • French
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tradesman’s Arms Session

  Tradesman’s Arms, Scorriton, Devon

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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Marnhull Tunes Session

  Blackmore Vale Inn, Marnhull, Dorset

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

  Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Harbour Room Evening Session

  The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Queen’s Folk Club

  The Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Green Man Sunday Session

  The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Wolverton Acoustic Club

  The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Hole in the Wall Irish Session

  The Hole in the Wall, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 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 27 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Kelham Island Tavern Songs and Tunes Session

  Kelham Island Tavern, Kelham Island, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Shebeen Irish Session

  Steam Clifton, Bristol, Bristol

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Luddite Folk Session

  King William IV, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Dram Sunday Folk Session

  Dram!, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

  Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Dunblane Folk Club

  Victoria Halls (Lesser Hall), Dunblane, Stirling

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Twixt and Between Christmas and New Year Ceilidh

  South Brent Village Hall, South Brent, Devon

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sun 27 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Twixt’mas Community Ceilidh

  Lazonby Village Hall, Lazonby, Cumbria

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Monkey Folk Club

  Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Half Moon Irish Session

  The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Session in Eynsham

  The Queens Head, Eynsham, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Flag and Bone Gang practice

  St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Old Dispensary Irish Session

  The Old Dispensary, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wimbledon Acoustic Music Session

  The Sultan, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Ben Nevis Sunday Session

  The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club Night

  The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire

  • Mixed
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Llanidloes Sunday Session

  The Stag Inn, Llanidloes, Powys

  • Mixed
  • English
  • European
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Sun 27 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Lamb Sunday Session

  The Lamb, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sun 27 Dec 21:00 23:00

  Session

  West Malvern Session

  West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sun 27 Dec 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sun 27 Dec 21:00 22:45

  Session

  Clachaig Inn Sunday Session

  Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
  • Round the Room
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