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Sunday 18 April

Born on this day: Tony MacMahon (1939)

• Sun 18 Apr 13:30 16:30

  Session

  Pennine Folk Club

  Stocksmoor Village Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Singaround
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• Sun 18 Apr 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Holbeach Singaround

  Holbeach United Services Club, Holbeach, Lincolnshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Sun 18 Apr 19:00 22:30

  Session

  Severn Folk Club Floor Performers Night

  Reabrook Sports & Social Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 18 Apr 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 18 Apr 19:45 22:45

  Folk club night

  George Sansome & Matt Quinn and Jo Girdlestone & Malcolm MacWatt at TwickFolk

  The Cabbage Patch Pub (Patchworks), Twickenham, Greater London

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• Sun 18 Apr 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 18 Apr 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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Monday 19 April

• Mon 19 Apr 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Conwy Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Conwy

  Maintained

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Stockton Folk Club

  The Moline Cross, Norton Cricket Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman at Warwick Folk Club

  The Racehorse, Warwick, Warwickshire

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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

  Saltburn House, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Spiers & Boden at Nettlebed Folk Club

  The Village Club, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire

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• Mon 19 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Bird in the Belly at Tonbridge Folk Club

  Ye Olde Chequers Inn, Tonbridge, Kent

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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Herga at the Castle

  The Castle, Harrow, Greater London

  • Song
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Round the Room
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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  White Horse Folk Club Singers and Musicians Night

  The “C” Club, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Hunter Muskett at Colchester Folk Club

  Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex

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• Mon 19 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Finlay Napier at Forest Folk

  The North Boarhunt Village Hall & Social Club, North Boarhunt, Hampshire

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• Mon 19 Apr 20:15 23:00

  Session

  Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

  • Song
  • English
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Tuesday 20 April🌕 Pink Moon

• Tue 20 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Sharp’s Folk Club

  Cecil Sharp House, London, Greater London

  • Song
  • Shanties
  • Traditional
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 20 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 20 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Folk club night

  Mountain Song at Ardersier International Folk Club

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

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• Tue 20 Apr 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Cutty Wren Singers and Musicians Night

  Redcar Borough Park Bowling Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Scrag End Folk Club Singaround

  The Mushroom Hall, Albert Village, Leicestershire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 20 Apr 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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• Tue 20 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Spiers and Boden at Marlborough Folk-Roots

  Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough, Wiltshire

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Wednesday 21 April

• Wed 21 Apr 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Nova Scotia Folk Club

  Woodhill Evangelical Church (The Hub), Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Tyne Folk Singers Night

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Over Hulton Folk Club Singaround

  Over Hulton Conservative Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Penzance Folk Club Round the Room

  Bath Inn, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Redbourn Folk Sing Around

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 21 Apr 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 21 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 21 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Sarah McQuaid at The Willows Folk Club

  Wrea Green Institute, Wrea Green, Lancashire

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• Wed 21 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Folk club night

  Mountain Song at Dunfermline Folk Club

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

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• Wed 21 Apr 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Aberdeen Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Inn at the Park, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City

  • Song
  • Scottish
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• Wed 21 Apr 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 21 Apr 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

  • Song
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Thursday 22 April

• Thu 22 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Apr 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 22 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 22 Apr 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

  • Song
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 22 Apr 20:30 23:30

  Folk club night

  Jez Lowe at Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

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• Thu 22 Apr 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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Friday 23 April

Happy birthday to Chris Foster (79 today)

• Fri 23 Apr 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 23 Apr 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 23 Apr 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 23 Apr 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 23 Apr 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 23 Apr 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 23 Apr 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 23 Apr 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Oxford Folk Club Open Night

  Marston Royal British Legion, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Mixed
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Saturday 24 April

• Sat 24 Apr 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Fold

  The Fold, New House Farm, Bransford, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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