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Sunday 14 March

Born on this day: Ishbel MacAskill (1941)

Folklore from the old calendars

Carlings on Carling Sunday Still kept Northern EnglandOn the second Sunday before Easter northern families ate carlings, grey peas soaked overnight and fried in butter.
The carling-groat No longer kept Northern EnglandAt carling time a northern drinker's carling-groat was the money he spent at the public-house, and in return the landlord set out the carlings free.
The gy-carling on Carling Sunday Lore and belief NorthumberlandOn the Borders people were told to eat carlings on Carling Sunday until they were too full for the gy-carling to get a grip of their belly.
Boys pelting with carlings No longer kept Northern EnglandIn the North the fifth Sunday in Lent was called Care, Carle or Carling Sunday, and the proper food was grey peas soaked overnight and fried in butter.
Whirlin Sunday and whirlin cakes No longer kept CambridgeshireIn the villages round Wisbech the fifth Sunday in Lent was kept as Whirlin Sunday, when almost every family baked whirlin cakes.

Sun 14 Mar 11:00 13:00
Morris Practice

Wantsum Morris Men practice

Old Schools Hall, Minster, Kent
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Sun 14 Mar 11:00 13:00
Morris Practice

AnnieMation practice

Colchester Roman Circus, Colchester, Essex
Sun 14 Mar 12:00 14:00
Session

Tap and Spile Sunday Session

Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 14 Mar 13:00 16:00
Session

Sunday at Gulp Fiction

Gulp Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 13:00 15:00
Session

Folklincs Slow Session

The Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire
Sun 14 Mar 13:30 15:30
Morris Practice

Ledbury Morris practice

The Royal Oak, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

Sun 14 Mar 14:00 16:00
Session

Jacob’s Well Irish Session

Jacob’s Well, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 14:00 16:00
Session

The Humber Sunday Acoustic Session

The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 14:00 18:00
Session

Vinyl Bar Sunday Session

Vinyl Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 14:00 17:00
Session

Fintry Inn Sunday Session

Fintry Inn, Fintry, Stirling
Sun 14 Mar 14:30 16:30
Session

Grove Slow Session

The Bell Inn, Grove, Oxfordshire
Sun 14 Mar 14:30 17:30
Dance

Englefield Green Contra Dance

Jurgens Centre, Englefield Green, Surrey
- Contra
- Dance
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:30
Session

Southampton Traditional Music Session

Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 18:00
Session

Harbour Room Singaround

The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:00
Session

Pele Tower Session

The Pele Tower, Corbridge, Northumberland
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:00
Session

The Ship Sunday Session

The Ship, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:00
Session

Angel Irish Trad Session

The Angel Microbrewery, Lace Market, Nottinghamshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 18:00
Session

Edinburgh Song Session

The Canons’ Gait, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:00
Session

Welbourn Irish Session

Joiners Arms, Welbourn, Lincolnshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 18:00
Session

Commercial Inn Letham Session

The Commercial Inn, Letham, Angus
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 17:00
Session

MacGregor’s Oban Sunday Session

MacGregor’s at The Whisky Vaults, Oban, Argyll and Bute
Sun 14 Mar 15:00 18:00
Session

Branksome Folk

The Committee Room, Poole, Dorset

Maintained
Sun 14 Mar 15:30 19:00
Session

Ericht Alehouse Sunday Session

Ericht Alehouse, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross
Sun 14 Mar 15:30 18:00
Session

Peebles Acoustic Sessions

The Cross Keys, Peebles, Scottish Borders
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 19:00
Session

Red Lion Sunday Session

The Red Lion, Kenninghall, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 18:00
Session

Howl at the Moon Sunday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 18:00
Session

Myddleton Arms Sunday Session

The Myddleton Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 18:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 18:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 16:00 19:00
Session

Black Cat Sunday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 16:30 19:30
Session

Penny Black Sunday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 17:00 19:00
Session

Minerva Sessions

The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Sun 14 Mar 17:00 20:00
Session

Sociograss Sunday Jam

The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 17:30 19:30
Session

Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session

The Whiskey Tumbler, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 17:30 20:30
Session

Seamus’s Sunday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 17:30 20:30
Session

Dougal’s Sunday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 18:00 21:00
Session

White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 14 Mar 18:00 21:00
Session

King’s Arms Tunes Session

The King’s Arms, Shouldham, Norfolk
- Tune
Sun 14 Mar 18:00 20:00
Session

Hootananny Sunday Session

Hootananny, Inverness, Highland
Sun 14 Mar 18:30 20:30
Session

Fox Haggerston Sunday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 18:30 20:30
Session

Mary Madden’s Irish Session

Mary Madden’s, Enfield, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 18:30 20:30
Session

Three Wishes Irish Session

The Three Wishes, London, Greater London
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 18:30 20:30
Session

McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session

McCafferty’s, Ilford, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 18:45 21:15
Morris Practice

Mortimer’s Morris practice

St John’s Church Community Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Session

Frog & Ferret Session

The Frog & Ferret, Spennymoor, County Durham
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Session

Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Morris Practice

Golden Star Morris practice

St Catherine’s Church Hall, Norwich, Norfolk
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Morris Practice

Way of the Wyrd practice

Thorpe Acre Church Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire
- Border
- The Morris Federation
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 22:30
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Session

WB Yeats Sunday Session

The WB Yeats, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Session

The No Frills Folk Club

The Windmill, London, Greater London
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 22:30
Session

The Goose Is Out Singaround

The Castle, London, Greater London
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 21:00
Session

Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session

SET Social, London, Greater London
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 23:00
Session

Dog & Partridge Sunday Acoustic Session

Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 19:00 22:00
Session

Glengarnock Railway Inn Session

Railway Inn, Glengarnock, North Ayrshire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 23:00
Session

Drake Sunday Session

Drake Manor Inn, Buckland Monachorum, Devon

Maintained
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Duton Hill Acoustic Music Session

Three Horseshoes, Duton Hill, Essex
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Queen’s Folk Club

The Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Sing & Sup

The Smithy Inn, Holme, Cumbria
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Wolverton Acoustic Club

The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Hole in the Wall Irish Session

The Hole in the Wall, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:00
Session

Shebeen Irish Session

Steam Clifton, Bristol, Bristol
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 21:30
Session

Dram Sunday Folk Session

Dram!, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Chagford Folk Night

The Globe Inn, Chagford, Devon
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30
Session

Bude Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Falcon Hotel, Bude, Cornwall
- Mixed
- English
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:45
Session

Woolston and Bursledon Folk Club Night

Bursledon Village Hall, Bursledon, Hampshire
- Mixed
- English
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:30

Folk club night

The Urban Folk Quartet at North Shropshire Folk

Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Whitchurch, Shropshire
Sun 14 Mar 19:30 22:00
Session

Dunblane Folk Club

Victoria Halls (Lesser Hall), Dunblane, Stirling
Sun 14 Mar 19:45 22:45

Folk club night

Sally Ironmonger & Brian Carter at TwickFolk

The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Castle Cary Round the Room Session

The George Hotel, Castle Cary, Somerset
- Mixed
- Round the Room
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Bekesbourne Celtic Session

The Unicorn, Bekesbourne, Kent
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

The Monkey Folk Club

Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Half Moon Irish Session

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Flag and Bone Gang practice

St John’s Church Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- The Morris Federation
- Mixed
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 23:00
Session

Ben Nevis Sunday Session

The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Edinburgh Shanty Night

Old Chain Pier, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Readifolk Singers’ Night

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
- Song
- English
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- English
Sun 14 Mar 20:00 22:00
Session

Llanidloes Sunday Session

The Stag Inn, Llanidloes, Powys
Sun 14 Mar 20:30 23:00
Session

Doddington English Dance Music Session

Chequers Inn, Doddington, Kent
- Tune
- English
Sun 14 Mar 20:30 22:30
Session

The Lamb Sunday Session

The Lamb, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 14 Mar 21:00 23:00
Session

West Malvern Session

West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Tune
- Beginners welcome
Sun 14 Mar 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 14 Mar 21:00 22:45
Session

Clachaig Inn Sunday Session

Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Highland

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Sunday 14 March

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