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Friday 20 August

• Fri 20 Aug 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 20 Aug 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 20 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Rhyl Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Ffordd Las Community Centre, Rhyl, Denbighshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 20 Aug 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 20 Aug 19:45 21:45

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  Kelso Folk & Live Music Club Singers’ Night

  Cross Keys Hotel (Oak Room), Kelso, Scottish Borders

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Fri 20 Aug 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 20 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 20 Aug 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 20 Aug 20:00 22:00

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  Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Fri 20 Aug 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Watford Folk Club Sing-around

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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Sunday 22 August

• Sun 22 Aug 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 22 Aug 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Readifolk Singers’ Night

  Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Sun 22 Aug 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

  The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Sun 22 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Brackley Folk and Acoustic Club Night

  The Bell Inn, Brackley, Northamptonshire

  • Mixed
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Monday 23 August

Happy birthday to Eliza Carthy (52 today), Linda Thompson and Martyn Wyndham-Read (85 today)

• Mon 23 Aug 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 23 Aug 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 23 Aug 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Mansfield Folk and Acoustic Club

  Forest Town Arena, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 23 Aug 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Saltburn Folk Club Singaround

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

  • Song
  • English
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• Mon 23 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Folk at the Grove

  The Grove Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Mon 23 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bridge Folk Club

  The Bridge Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Mon 23 Aug 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 23 Aug 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 23 Aug 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Runcorn Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Runcorn Golf Club, Runcorn, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Mon 23 Aug 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Chesham Folk Club Singers Night

  White Hill Centre, Chesham, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Mon 23 Aug 20:15 23:00

  Session

  Chichester Folk Song Club Singaround

  The Chichester Inn, Chichester, West Sussex

  • Song
  • English
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Tuesday 24 August

• Tue 24 Aug 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 24 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Folk Around Fishponds

  Greyhound, Bristol, Bristol

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Tue 24 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Ardersier International Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Church Hall, Ardersier, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Tue 24 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Devon

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Tue 24 Aug 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 24 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Maghull Folk Club

  The MCA Pub, Maghull, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
  • Singaround
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• Tue 24 Aug 20:00 22:30

  Session

  Bracknell Folk Singers’ Night

  The Foresters Arms, Bagshot, Surrey

  • Mixed
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Wednesday 25 August

• Wed 25 Aug 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 25 Aug 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Nether Edge Folk Club

  Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Wed 25 Aug 19:30 22:30

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  Bromborough Folk Club

  The Merebrook, Bromborough, Merseyside

  • Mixed
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• Wed 25 Aug 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Penzance Folk Club Round the Room

  Bath Inn, Penzance, Cornwall

  • Mixed
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• Wed 25 Aug 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Redbourn Folk Sing Around

  The Hollybush, Redbourn, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 25 Aug 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Faversham Folk Club Singers Night

  The Limes, Faversham, Kent

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Wed 25 Aug 19:45 21:45

  Session

  Otley Folk Club Singers Night

  The Black Horse, Otley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
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• Wed 25 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Cramlington Folk Club

  Benedictine Social Centre, Cramlington, Northumberland

  • Mixed
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• Wed 25 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bedworth Folk Club Acoustic Folk Night

  Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Bedworth, Warwickshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Wed 25 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Dunfermline Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Glen Tavern, Dunfermline, Fife

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Wed 25 Aug 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 25 Aug 20:15 22:15

  Session

  Carrington Triangle Folk Club

  The Gladstone, Carrington, Nottinghamshire

  • Mixed
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Wed 25 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Dorking Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Dorking Golf Club, Dorking, Surrey

  • Song
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Thursday 26 August

Born on this day: Séamus Begley (1949)

• Thu 26 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Darlington Folk Acoustic Club

  Rolling Mills Club, Darlington, County Durham

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 26 Aug 19:30 22:30

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  Hungry Horse Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Whitby Club, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 26 Aug 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Falkirk Folk Club Singers’ Night

  St Francis Xavier Hall, Falkirk, Falkirk

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Thu 26 Aug 19:45 22:30

  Session

  Minchinhampton Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Cotswold Club, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:00 22:45

  Session

  Orpington Folk Club

  Farnborough Social Club, Orpington, Greater London

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Newport Folk Club Open Night

  Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Newport, Newport

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Louth Folk Club

  Louth Jazz Club, Louth, Lincolnshire

  • Song
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:00 22:15

  Session

  Maidenhead Folk Club Singers’ Night

  Elizabeth House, Cookham, Berkshire

  • Mixed
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Stockport Acoustic Folk Club

  The Midland, Stockport, Greater Manchester

  • Mixed
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:30 23:00

  Session

  Nitten Folk Club Singaround

  Dean Tavern, Newtongrange, Midlothian

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lymm Folk Club Singers’ Night

  The Spread Eagle, Lymm, Cheshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Thu 26 Aug 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Lyceum Folk & Acoustic Club Singers’ Night

  Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport, Newport

  • Mixed
  • Welsh
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• Thu 26 Aug 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Chorlton Folk Club

  South West Manchester Cricket Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

  • Song
  • Contemporary
  • Traditional
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