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Friday 26 February

Born on this day: Patsy Touhey (1865)

• Fri 26 Feb 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Fri 26 Feb 17:30 20:00

  Session

  Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

  Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 17:30 19:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Fri 26 Feb 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Friday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Dougal’s Friday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:00 21:00

  Dance

  WinQeilidh

  Holy Trinity Church Hall, Winchester, Hampshire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Dartington Morris practice

  Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon

  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pigsty Morris practice

  Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Bradninch Millers Morris practice

  Bradninch Youth Centre West End Hall, Bradninch, Devon

  Maintained

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Molly
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  The Kimberleys at Everyman Folk Club

  The Riverside Centre, Stratford St Andrew, Suffolk

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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Amy Speace and Steve Warner & Julie Simpson at St Edith Folk

  Otford Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent

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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Furness Morris practice

  Swarthmoor Reading Room, Swarthmoor, Cumbria

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • Longsword
  • Mummers
  • North-West
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ballinluig Inn Session

  The Ballinluig Inn, Ballinluig, Perth and Kinross

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  The Attic Ceilidh Club

  The Attic, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Fri 26 Feb 19:40 22:30

  Session

  Second Time Around Folk Club

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

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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• Fri 26 Feb 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 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

  The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

  The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Royal Blenheim Fourth Friday Session

  The Royal Blenheim, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  The Oxford Scottish Session

  The White Hart, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire

  • Tune
  • Scottish
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Greensleeves Morris Men practice

  South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Long Man Morris practice

  Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Ring
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Ely and Littleport Riot practice

  Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 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 26 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 26 Feb 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 26 Feb 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Exeter Folk Club Open Club Night

  Victoria Park Tennis Club, Exeter, Devon

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Ray Baguley & The Bentones at Bingham Folk Club

  Bingham Rugby Club Pavilion, Bingham, Nottinghamshire

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• Fri 26 Feb 20:00 22:15

  Dance

  Cambridge Contra Dance

  St Andrew’s Hall, Chesterton, Cambridgeshire

  • Contra
  • Dance
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Dragon Folk Club

  Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
  • Singaround
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Oxford Folk Club Open Night

  Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Fox at Monkwood Green Session

  The Fox, Monkwood Green, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 26 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  South London Irish Centre Friday Session

  South London Irish Association Club, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 26 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

  Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 21:00 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Friday Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Fri 26 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Malones Friday Trad Session

  Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 26 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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Saturday 27 February

Born on this day: Jake Thackray (1938) and Percy Dearmer (1867)

• Sat 27 Feb All day

  Custom

  Aberystwyth St David’s Day Parade (Parêd Gŵyl Dewi)

  Sets off from Town Clock, Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Sat 27 Feb All day

  Custom

  St Davids Day Dragon Parade, St Davids

  Oriel y Parc, St Davids, Pembrokeshire

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Sat 27 Feb from 11:00

  Custom

  Carmarthen St David’s Day Parade

  St Peter’s Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire

  • Procession
  • St David's Day
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• Sat 27 Feb 13:00 15:00

  Session

  Traditional Celtic Session

  Globe Inn, Looe, Cornwall

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Breton
  • Cornish
  • Irish
  • Manx
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 27 Feb 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 27 Feb 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

  Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 27 Feb 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 27 Feb 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 27 Feb 15:00 17:00

  Session

  Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam

  Wandering Palate, Eccles, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 27 Feb 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Saturday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 27 Feb 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Dougal’s Saturday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 27 Feb 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 27 Feb 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 27 Feb 19:00 22:30

  Dance

  Ceilidh at Great Bedwyn

  Great Bedwyn Village Hall, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 27 Feb 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Fold

  The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 27 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Elbow Jane at Hungry Horse Folk Club

  Royal British Legion Concert Hall, Heswall, Merseyside

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• Sat 27 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Ceilidhs on the Move

  Clopton Village Hall, Clopton, Suffolk

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 27 Feb 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Bassenthwaite Ceilidh

  Bassenthwaite Parish Room, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 27 Feb 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 27 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  George and Dragon Acton Session

  George and Dragon, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • European
  • French
  • Irish
  • Scandi
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• Sat 27 Feb 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Undercurrent at Maidenhead Folk Club

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

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• Sat 27 Feb 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Sesiwn Rowen

  Tŷ Gwyn, Rowen, Conwy

  • Tune
  • Traditional
  • Welsh
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• Sat 27 Feb 20:00 23:00

  Dance

  Contrabridge

  Stoneyard Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  • Contra
  • Dance
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• Sat 27 Feb 20:30 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 27 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Hanover Arms Irish Session

  The Hanover Arms, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 27 Feb 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 27 Feb 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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