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Saturday 1 May

May Day

Born on this day: Tony Rose (1941)

• Sat 1 May from 06:00

  Custom

  Oxford May Morning

  Sets off from High Street by Magdalen Tower, Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Dance
  • May Day
  
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• Sat 1 May from 10:00

  Custom

  Padstow May Day

  Golden Lion Hotel, Padstow, Cornwall

  • Dance
  • Hobby horse or beast
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 1 May 11:00 14:00

  Session

  Camberwell Green URC Scottish Session

  Camberwell Green United Reformed Church Hall, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Scottish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 1 May 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

  Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 1 May 13:30 16:00

  Custom

  Knutsford Royal May Day

  Sets off from Knutsford Heath, Cheshire

  • Dance
  • Procession
  • May Day
  • Children's Customs
  
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• Sat 1 May 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 1 May 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 1 May 14:00 16:30

  Session

  Mid-speed English Tune Session

  The Harrison, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • English
  • Beginners welcome
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Slow session
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• Sat 1 May 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 1 May 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 1 May 15:00 18:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Saturday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 1 May 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 1 May 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 1 May 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Hoy Saturday Tunes Session

  Anke’s Tea and Coffee Lounge, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

  • Tune
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• Sat 1 May 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 1 May 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Wallasey Folk and Acoustic Club

  Café UniTea, Wallasey, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 1 May 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Cheltenham Ceilidh Club

  St Luke’s Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 1 May 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 1 May 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Leeds Comhaltas Session

  Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 1 May 20:30 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 1 May 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 1 May 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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