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Friday 1 October

Born on this day: Joe Heaney (1919), John Lorne Campbell (1906) and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857)

• Fri 1 Oct 11:00 23:00

  Custom, day 3 of 4

  Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair

  Sets off from St Matthew’s Field, Bridgwater, Somerset

  • Fair or wakes
  • Harvest and Hiring
  
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• Fri 1 Oct 12:00 15:00

  Session

  Three Kings Lunchtime Session

  Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Shepherds Hall Afternoon Session

  Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, Chorley, Lancashire

  • Tune
  • Traditional
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• Fri 1 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  First Friday Folk Gathering

  Arts Centre Washington, Washington, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
  • Traditional
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 17:30 19:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 18:00 21:00

  Session

  Seamus’s Friday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:00 22:00

  Session

  Norwich Folk Club Song Session

  Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk

  • Mixed
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:00 21:30

  Session

  Glasgow First Friday Sing

  St Ninian’s Scottish Episcopal Church, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

  • Song
  • Shape Note
  • Beginners welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Folk at the Hearth

  The Auckland Project, Bishop Auckland, County Durham

  • Song
  • Traditional
  • Singaround
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  Americana Guisborough Brewery Singaround

  Guisborough Brewery, Guisborough, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Singaround
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 19:30 21:00

  Morris Practice

  Leek Morris practice

  Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire

  • Border
  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Pigsty Morris practice

  Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol

  • Cotswold
  • The Morris Federation
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 19:30 23:00

  Session

  Tamworth Folk Club Floor Spots Night

  The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Session

  Folk Acoustic & Blues Aylesbury Sing-around

  Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 19:30 21:30

  Session

  Llangors Session

  The Red Lion, Llangors, Powys

  • Tune
  • French
  • Irish
  • Scandi
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
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• Fri 1 Oct 19:30 23:30

  Session

  Cwmdu Folk Night

  Cwmdu Inn, Cwmdu, Carmarthenshire

  • Mixed
  • European
  • Irish
  • Old Time
  • Welsh
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Gainsborough Folk Club Singaround

  The Old Nick Theatre, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

  • Song
  • Singaround
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 21:30

  Morris Practice

  Ely and Littleport Riot practice

  Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  • Border
  • Open Morris
  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Jockey Morris practice

  Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands

  • The Morris Ring
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Morris Practice

  Hook Eagle Morris practice

  Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire

  • Border
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:00 23:15

  Session

  First Friday Folk

  The Commercial, Chapeltown, South Yorkshire

  • Song
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

  Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

  Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bay Folk Club

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

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Bacca Pipes Singers Night

  Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire

  • Song
  • English
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

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

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Watford Folk Club Sing-around

  Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire

  • Mixed
  • English
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Wynnstay Session

  Wynnstay Hotel, Machynlleth, Powys

  • Mixed
  • Americana
  • Irish
  • Welsh
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  A Tune for the Foodbank at Encore

  Encore, Inverness, Highland

  • Mixed
  • Irish
  • Scottish
  • Beginners welcome
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• Fri 1 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Dance

  Club Ceilidh Exeter

  America Hall, Pinhoe, Devon

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 20:30 22:30

  Session

  Leather Bottle Session

  The Leather Bottle, Pleshey, Essex

  • Mixed
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• Fri 1 Oct 21:00 23:00

  Session

  Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

  Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 21:00 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Friday Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Irish
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• Fri 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 22:00 00:30

  Session

  Connolly’s Chiswick Late Session

  Connolly’s, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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Saturday 2 October

Happy birthday to Gillian Welch (60 today)

• Sat 2 Oct All day

  Custom, day 2 of 10

  Nottingham Goose Fair

  Sets off from Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

  • Fair or wakes
  • Animal Customs
  
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• Sat 2 Oct Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair day 4 of 4 · 11:00–23:00
• Sat 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 13:00 16:00

  Session

  Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

  Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Scottish
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• Sat 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 14:00 18:00

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Beginners welcome
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• Sat 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 14:00 16:00

  Session

  Nags Head Sessions

  The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire

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• Sat 2 Oct 15:00 18:00

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  Dougal’s Saturday Session

  Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 2 Oct 15:00 18:00

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  Seamus’s Saturday Session

  Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Tune
  • Irish
  • Listeners Welcome
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• Sat 2 Oct 16:00 18:00

  Session

  Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

  The Fox, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 19:00 21:00

  Session

  White Hart Singaround

  The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 2 Oct from 19:15

  Custom

  Eastbourne Bonfire

  Crown and Anchor, Eastbourne, East Sussex

  • Fire
  • Procession
  • Bonfire Night
  • Fire Customs
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• Sat 2 Oct 19:30 22:00

  Session

  Wallasey Folk and Acoustic Club

  Café UniTea, Wallasey, Merseyside

  • Mixed
  • Singaround
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• Sat 2 Oct 19:30 22:30

  Dance

  Cheltenham Ceilidh Club

  St Luke’s Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

  • Ceilidh
  • Dance
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• Sat 2 Oct 20:00 22:00

  Session

  Leeds Comhaltas Session

  Leeds Irish Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 2 Oct 20:00 23:00

  Session

  Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

  Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London

  • Tune
  • Irish
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• Sat 2 Oct 20:30 23:30

  Session

  Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

  Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

  • Mixed
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• Sat 2 Oct 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 2 Oct 21:30 23:30

  Session

  Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

  Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

  • Mixed
  • Scottish
  • Traditional
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