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Thursday 17 December

• Thu 17 Dec 12:30 14:30

  Session

  Central Bar Singaround

  The Central Bar, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:00 23:00

  Session

  Cornish Folk Session

  The Halfway House, Rame Cross, Cornwall

  • Song
  • Cornish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Half Moon Singaround

  The Half Moon Inn, Fellbeck, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Catford House Irish Session

  The Catford House, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:00 22:00

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  Barrel Store Folk Session

  Wiper and True Barrel Store, Bristol, Bristol

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Grace’s Thursday Session

  Grace’s, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Keyhaven Acoustic Singaround

  The Gun Inn, Keyhaven, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

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  The Jewel Acoustic Session

  The Crown, Fakenham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ossett Folk Club

  Ossett Cricket Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  3rd Thursday Acoustic

  Berry Brow Liberal Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Loggerheads Folk Session

  The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Song
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Oxford Blue Open Session

  The Oxford Blue, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  On the Back Porch Jam

  Wobbly Dagger, Walkley, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Americana
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Singers’ Corner

  Hallamshire House, Crookes, South Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  New Everyman Folk Club Singers Night

  Aigburth Cricket and Bowls Club, Liverpool, Merseyside

  • Song
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 23:00

  Session

  King Billy Irish Session

  King William IV, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Old Time Session Brighton

  The Jolly Brewer, Brighton, East Sussex

  • Mixed
  • Old Time
  • Beginners welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  White Lion Folk Night

  The White Lion, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topic Folk Club Singers and Musicians

  The Castle, Bradford, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  Guest night John Kirkpatrick

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 Dec 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Sessions in the Shire: Craft Bar

  The Craft Bar, Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Pack Horse Session

  Pack Horse Inn, South Brent, Devon

  • Tune
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Benbow Session

  Admiral Benbow, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Cornish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Shanty Night

  Bread and Roses, Plymouth, Devon

  Maintained

  • Song
  • Shanties
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bicton Inn Acoustic Session

  The Bicton Inn, Exmouth, Devon

  • Mixed
  • Blues
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Globe Inn Session

  Globe Inn, Weymouth, Dorset

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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Golden Bowler Acoustic Music Session

  The Golden Bowler, Stubbington, Hampshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Farnborough Session

  The Alexandra, Farnborough, Hampshire

  • Tune
  • Beginners welcome
  • Slow session
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Bell Session

  The Bell, Woodham Ferrers, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  King’s Head Music and Song

  The King’s Head, North Lopham, Norfolk

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Panton Arms Irish Session

  The Panton Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Horncliffe Acoustic Night

  Horncliffe Memorial Hall, Horncliffe, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Winster Old Time Session

  The Miner’s Standard, Winster, Derbyshire

  • Tune
  • Americana
  • Old Time
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Lauriston Irish Session

  The Lauriston, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Godiva Sessions

  The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  The Celtic Sessions

  Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Ben Nevis Thursday Session

  The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Curler’s Rest Thursday Session

  Curler’s Rest, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  Maintained

  • Tune
  • Contemporary
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Anchor Scottish Trad Jam

  The Anchor Bar, Paisley, Renfrewshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Dougal’s Thursday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Spalding Folk Club Singaround

  The Lincoln Arms, Spalding, Lincolnshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Welsh, Breton, Scandi and French Session

  Tafarn y Fic, Bethesda, Gwynedd

  • Tune
  • European
  • French
  • Scandi
  • Welsh
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Ruthin AllStyles Singers’ Night

  The Old Courthouse, Ruthin, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fisherman’s Tavern Session

  Fisherman’s Tavern, Dundee, Dundee

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Old Blackfriars Session

  Old Blackfriars, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Taybank Thursday Trad Session

  The Taybank, Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Innerleithen Music Sessions

  St Ronan’s Hotel, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:15 22:15

  Session

  The Pilot Session

  The Pilot, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Denbury Folk

  Union Inn, Denbury, Devon

  • Song
  • Round the Room
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Angel Singaround

  The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, Hampshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  The Welly Folk Club

  The Wellington Inn, Wolviston, County Durham

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fleetwood Folk Club

  The Strawberry Gardens, Fleetwood, Lancashire

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Union Vaults Informal Session

  Union Vaults, Chester, Cheshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Bedford Folk Music Club

  Bowls Pavilion, Kempston Hammers Club, Kempston, Bedfordshire

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Prince Albert Whitton Irish Session

  The Prince Albert, Twickenham, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Thu 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

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  Sultan Music Session

  The Sultan, London, Greater London

  • Mixed
  • Breton
  • English
  • French
  • Irish
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Thu 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 Dec 20:30 23:00

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  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 17 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 17 Dec 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 17 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 17 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 17 Dec 21:00 23:00

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  Black Horse Acoustic Session

  The Black Horse, Luton, Bedfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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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