What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore
Monday 14 December
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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
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 22:00
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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
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Mon 14 Dec 20:00 23:00
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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
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Mon 14 Dec 20:15 23:00
Tuesday 15 December
Happy birthday to Brian Peters (72 today) and Chris Leslie (70 today)
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Tue 15 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session
Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night
Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Tue 15 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley at Dartford Folk Club
Dartford Working Men’s Club, Dartford, Kent
Wednesday 16 December
Born on this day: Barney McKenna (1939)
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Wed 16 Dec 19:00 22:00
Session
Nova Scotia Folk Club
Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Hunters at Nether Edge Folk Club
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom at Ely Folk Club
Arkenstall Village Centre, Haddenham, Cambridgeshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Donnelly and South at Atherstone Folk Club
Atherstone Red Lion Hotel, Atherstone, Warwickshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Jon Palmer Band at Harrogate Folk Club
Rooster’s Brewery Taproom, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Robin Campbell’s Celtic Mashup at Baldock Folk Club
The Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire
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Wed 16 Dec 19:45 21:45
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Wed 16 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Sam Cornwell at Shirley Folk Club
Solihull Sports and Social Club (Municipal Club), Solihull, West Midlands
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jez Lowe Christmas Show at Cramlington Folk Club
Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Miranda Sykes and Jim Causley at Red Lion Folk Club
The Red Lion, Kings Heath, West Midlands
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Wilderness Yet at The Willows Folk Club
Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
St Agnes Fountain at Marlborough Folk-Roots
Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Wed 16 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Wed 16 Dec 20:15 23:15
Folk club night
Chris Sherburn, Denny Bartley and Emily Sanders at Carrington Triangle Folk Club
The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire
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Wed 16 Dec 20:30 22:30
Thursday 17 December
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Thu 17 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:00
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Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
Teddy Paton & The Midnight Sensation at Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club
Polish Club (Bennochy House), Kirkcaldy, Fife
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Thu 17 Dec 19:45 22:30
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Thu 17 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
John Kirkpatrick at Hungry Horse Folk Club
The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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Thu 17 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Underground Folk Collective at Crumpsall Folk Club
The Cleveland, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester
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Thu 17 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
Jim Causley & Miranda Sykes at SoundBox Acoustic & Roots
St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, Cheshire
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:45
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:15
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Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Clean Sneak, Jonny Brewer and Trina Read at The Acoustic Club
The Belgian Brewer, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Thu 17 Dec 20:30 23:00
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Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30
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Thu 17 Dec 21:30 23:30
Friday 18 December
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Fri 18 Dec 19:00 22:00
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Fri 18 Dec 19:30 23:00
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Fri 18 Dec 19:30 21:30
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Fri 18 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Fri 18 Dec 19:40 22:30
Session
Second Time Around Folk Club
Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
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Fri 18 Dec 19:45 21:45
Session
Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night
Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders
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Fri 18 Dec 19:45 22:45
Folk club night
The Wilderness Yet and Heartwood Chorus at Downend Folk & Roots
Christ Church Downend, Downend, South Gloucestershire
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:00
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 22:30
Session
Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night
The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Tim Edey at Stonehaven Folk Club
Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Caroline Regan at Colindale Barnet Folk Club
The Bull Theatre, Barnet, Greater London
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Fri 18 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
Jackie Oates and John Spiers at HepworthLIVE
Hepworth Village Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
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Fri 18 Dec 20:15 22:15
Saturday 19 December
Happy birthday to Ronald Hutton (73 today) and Tommy Sands (81 today)
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Sat 19 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00
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Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Hunch at The Lake District Folk & Acoustic Club
Staveley Village Hall, Staveley, North Yorkshire
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Sat 19 Dec 20:00 23:00
Folk club night
The Riff Raff at Raising the Rafters Folk Club
The Saint James Rooms, Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire
Sunday 20 December
Happy birthday to Billy Bragg (69 today)
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Sun 20 Dec 13:30 16:30
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Sun 20 Dec 14:00 16:00
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Sun 20 Dec 14:00 17:00
Folk club night
The Dilly Boys at Valley Folk Club
Pontardawe Heritage & Visitor Centre, Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
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Sun 20 Dec 19:00 22:30
Session
Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night
Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Sun 20 Dec 19:30 21:30
Session
South Shields Folk Club
South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
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Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
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Sun 20 Dec 19:30 22:30
Folk club night
The Kimberleys at Walthamstow Folk Club
Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub, London, Greater London
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Sun 20 Dec 20:00 22:30
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Sun 20 Dec 20:00 22:30