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Friday 29 October New moon

Born on this day: Tom Clancy (1924)

Fri 29 Oct 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 29 Oct 14:00 16:00
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Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 29 Oct 17:30 19:30
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Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 29 Oct 17:30 20:00
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Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 29 Oct 18:00 21:00
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Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 29 Oct 18:00 21:00
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Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Fri 29 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 29 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Ballinluig Inn Session

The Ballinluig Inn, Ballinluig, Perth and Kinross
Fri 29 Oct 19:40 22:30
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Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 29 Oct 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
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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A Tune for the Foodbank at Encore

Encore, Inverness, Highland
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Watford Folk Club Sing-around

Watford Ex-Services and Social Club, Watford, Hertfordshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 23:00
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Exeter Folk Club Open Club Night

Victoria Park Tennis Club, Exeter, Devon
- Song
- English
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Stonehaven Folk Club Singers’ Night

Stonehaven Community Education Centre ‘Outside Hall’, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Mixed
- Scottish
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:30
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Northwich Folk Club Singers’ Night

The Royal British Legion (Social) Club, Davenham, Cheshire
- Mixed
- English
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Bacca Pipes Singers Night

Riddlesden Institute, Keighley, West Yorkshire
- Song
- English
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Gainsborough Folk Club Singaround

The Old Nick Theatre, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- Song
- Singaround
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Royal Blenheim Fourth Friday Session

The Royal Blenheim, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 29 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 29 Oct 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 29 Oct 20:30 22:30
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The Clubhouse Session

The Clubhouse, Eastland Meadows Caravan Park, Bradwell, Essex
- Mixed
Fri 29 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 29 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 29 Oct 21:00 23:30
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Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 29 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 29 Oct 21:00 23:00
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South London Irish Centre Friday Session

South London Irish Association Club, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish

Saturday 30 October

Sat 30 Oct 11:00 14:00
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Camberwell Green URC Scottish Session

Camberwell Green United Reformed Church Hall, London, Greater London
Sat 30 Oct 13:00 16:00
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Edinburgh Intermediate Trad Session

Leith Depot, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 30 Oct 13:00 15:00
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Traditional Celtic Session

Globe Inn, Looe, Cornwall

Maintained
Sat 30 Oct 14:00 16:00
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Sandy Bell’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 30 Oct 14:00 18:00
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Fagan’s Saturday Afternoon Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sat 30 Oct 14:00 16:00
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Howl at the Moon Saturday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 30 Oct 14:00 16:00

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Nags Head Sessions

The Nags Head, Scalby, North Yorkshire
Sat 30 Oct 15:00 18:00
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Dougal’s Saturday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 30 Oct 15:00 18:00
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Seamus’s Saturday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 30 Oct 15:00 17:00
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Wandering Palate Irish Folk Jam

Wandering Palate, Eccles, Greater Manchester
Sat 30 Oct 16:00 18:00
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Fox Haggerston Saturday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 30 Oct 19:00 21:00
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White Hart Singaround

The White Hart, Mickleby, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Singaround
Sat 30 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Sesiwn Rowen

Tŷ Gwyn, Rowen, Conwy
Sat 30 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

George and Dragon Acton Session

George and Dragon, London, Greater London
Sat 30 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Saturday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 30 Oct 20:30 23:30
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Fagan’s Saturday Evening Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sat 30 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Saturday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sat 30 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Hanover Arms Irish Session

The Hanover Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sat 30 Oct 21:30 23:30
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Royal Oak Saturday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Sunday 31 October

Happy birthday to Tom Paxton (90 today)

Sun 31 Oct 12:00 14:00
Session

Tap and Spile Sunday Session

Tap and Spile, Morpeth, Northumberland
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 31 Oct 12:00 14:00

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Puddington Sunday Session

Puddington Village Hall, Puddington, Devon
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 17:00
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Fintry Inn Sunday Session

Fintry Inn, Fintry, Stirling
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 16:30
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Carpenters Session

Carpenters Arms, Callington, Cornwall

Maintained
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 16:00
Session

Edinburgh Scandi Session

The Outhouse, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Scandi
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 18:00
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Vinyl Bar Sunday Session

Vinyl Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 16:00
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The Humber Sunday Acoustic Session

The Humber, Coventry, West Midlands
- Mixed
Sun 31 Oct 14:00 17:00
Session

Bia Sunday Irish Session

Bia Cafe Bar, Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 14:30 17:00
Session

Brickfolk

The Cross Keys, London, Greater London
Sun 31 Oct 15:00 17:00
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MacGregor’s Oban Sunday Session

MacGregor’s at The Whisky Vaults, Oban, Argyll and Bute
Sun 31 Oct 15:00 17:00
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The Ship Sunday Session

The Ship, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 15:00 18:00
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Hourglass Acoustic Singaround

The Hourglass Micropub, New Milton, Hampshire
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 31 Oct 15:00 17:30
Session

Southampton Traditional Music Session

Raven and Bine, Southampton, Hampshire
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 15:30 19:00
Session

Ericht Alehouse Sunday Session

Ericht Alehouse, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
Session

Oxford Slow Celtic Session

The Slow and Steady, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 19:00
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Black Cat Sunday Session

The Black Cat, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
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Sandy Bell’s Sunday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
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Fibber McGee’s Sunday Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
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Myddleton Arms Sunday Session

The Myddleton Arms, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 16:00 18:00
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Howl at the Moon Sunday Session

Howl at the Moon, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 16:30 19:30
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Penny Black Sunday Session

Penny Black, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 17:00 20:00
Session

Sociograss Sunday Jam

The Bowlers Rest, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 17:00 19:00
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Minerva Sessions

The Minerva, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Sun 31 Oct 17:30 20:30
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Dougal’s Sunday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 17:30 20:30
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Seamus’s Sunday Session

Seamus’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 17:30 19:30
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Whiskey Tumbler Sunday Session

The Whiskey Tumbler, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 18:00 20:00
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Hootananny Sunday Session

Hootananny, Inverness, Highland
Sun 31 Oct 18:30 20:30
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McCafferty’s Ilford Irish Session

McCafferty’s, Ilford, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 18:30 20:30
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Three Wishes Irish Session

The Three Wishes, London, Greater London
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 18:30 20:30
Session

Mary Madden’s Irish Session

Mary Madden’s, Enfield, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 18:30 20:30
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Fox Haggerston Sunday Session

The Fox, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

The FolkScore session

The Muddled Man, West Chinnock, Somerset

Maintained
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 22:00
Session

How Serene Singing Circle

The Ivory Hotel, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 23:00
Session

Dog & Partridge Sunday Acoustic Session

Dog & Partridge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Folk of the Round Table Sunday Open Session

SET Social, London, Greater London
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

WB Yeats Sunday Session

The WB Yeats, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 22:30
Session

Sir Colin Campbell Sunday Session

Sir Colin Campbell, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 21:00
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Bowling Green Irish Session

Bowling Green Hotel, Chorlton, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 22:00
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Scottish Open Session

The Chemic Tavern, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Tune
- Scottish
Sun 31 Oct 19:00 21:00
Session

Exmouth Sunday Acoustic Session

GWRSA Railway Club, Exmouth, Devon
- Mixed
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 22:00
Session

Dunblane Folk Club

Victoria Halls (Lesser Hall), Dunblane, Stirling
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Cask and Barrel Southside Sunday Session

Cask and Barrel Southside, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Tune
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Dram Sunday Folk Session

Dram!, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

Luddite Folk Session

King William IV, Sneinton, Nottinghamshire
- Mixed
- Traditional
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
Session

South Shields Folk Club

South Tyneside Indoor Bowls and Social Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Hole in the Wall Irish Session

The Hole in the Wall, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Wolverton Acoustic Club

The MADCAP Theatre, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
- Mixed
- Beginners welcome
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 21:30
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Green Man Sunday Session

The Green Man, Liverpool, Merseyside
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Harbour Room Evening Session

The Harbour Room, Blakeney, Norfolk
- Mixed
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
Session

Marnhull Tunes Session

Blackmore Vale Inn, Marnhull, Dorset
- Tune
- Traditional
Sun 31 Oct 19:30 22:30
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Convivial Rabbit Folk Session

Convivial Rabbit, Dorchester, Dorset
- Mixed
- Contemporary
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Llanidloes Sunday Session

The Stag Inn, Llanidloes, Powys
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Horsham Folk Club Open Floor

The Normandy Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
- Mixed
- English
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:30
Session

Readifolk Singers’ Night

Community Hall, Watlington House, Reading, Berkshire
- Song
- English
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 23:00
Session

Ben Nevis Sunday Session

The Ben Nevis, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Wimbledon Acoustic Music Session

The Sultan, London, Greater London
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
Session

Old Dispensary Irish Session

The Old Dispensary, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
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Half Moon Irish Session

The Half Moon, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 20:00 22:00
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The Monkey Folk Club

Monkseaton Arms, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
- Song
- Singaround
Sun 31 Oct 20:30 22:30
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The Lamb Sunday Session

The Lamb, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Sun 31 Oct 21:00 22:45
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Clachaig Inn Sunday Session

Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, Highland
Sun 31 Oct 21:00 23:00
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Sandy Bell’s Sunday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Sun 31 Oct 21:00 23:00
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West Malvern Session

West Malvern Social Club, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Tune
- Beginners welcome

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