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30	31	1Born: Johnny Doughty63 sessions44 morris	2Born: Liam Clancy65 sessions52 morris	326 sessions8 morris	410:00 Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing18 sessions	52 folk birthdays10:00 Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing78 sessions5 morris
6Born: Calum Maclean08:00 Abbots Bromley Horn Dance59 sessions43 morris	7Born: Scan Tester65 sessions38 morris	84 folk birthdays09:00 Neath Fair55 sessions43 morris	9Born: Paddy Canny09:00 Neath Fair59 sessions52 morris	10Born: Joseph Taylor09:00 Neath Fair23 sessions8 morris	11Born: John Martyn09:00 Neath Fair17 sessions	1261 sessions5 morris
1352 sessions44 morris	1471 sessions39 morris	15🌕Born: Liam O’Flynn67 sessions44 morris	16Born: Ronnie Drew62 sessions52 morris	1725 sessions8 morris	18Egremont Crab Fair17 sessions	1970 sessions5 morris
202 folk birthdays52 sessions43 morris	21Born: Paddy Killoran60 sessions38 morris	2250 sessions43 morris	2356 sessions52 morris	2421 sessions8 morris	2510:00 Masham Sheep Fair18:30 Burgess Hill Bonfire17 sessions	26Born: Dolores Keane10:00 Masham Sheep Fair56 sessions5 morris
272 folk birthdays50 sessions44 morris	2866 sessions39 morris	29MichaelmasBorn: Anne Briggs11:00 Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair50 sessions44 morris	30🌑2 folk birthdays11:00 Bridgwater St Matthew’s Fair45 sessions52 morris	1	2	3

Friday 24 September

Sessions 21

Fri 24 Sep 12:00 15:00
Session

Three Kings Lunchtime Session

Three Kings Inn, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
- Mixed
Fri 24 Sep 14:00 16:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Afternoon Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 24 Sep 17:30 20:00
Session

Irish Cultural Centre Friday Night Session

Irish Cultural Centre, London, Greater London
Fri 24 Sep 17:30 19:30
Session

Royal Oak Friday Folk Session

Royal Oak, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Fri 24 Sep 18:00 21:00
Session

Seamus’s Friday Session

Seamus’s, Tollcross, City of Edinburgh
Fri 24 Sep 18:00 21:00
Session

Dougal’s Friday Session

Dougal’s Pub, Portobello, City of Edinburgh
Fri 24 Sep 19:00 22:00
Session

Norwich Folk Club Song Session

Christ Church Centre, Norwich, Norfolk
- Mixed
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 24 Sep 19:40 22:30
Session

Second Time Around Folk Club

Royal British Legion Social Club (Haig House), Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

The Oxford Scottish Session

The White Hart, Wolvercote, Oxfordshire
- Tune
- Scottish
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Royal Blenheim Fourth Friday Session

The Royal Blenheim, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Mixed
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Fibber McGee’s Irish Session

Fibber McGee’s, Sale Moor, Greater Manchester
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Ye Olde Cross Friday Session

Ye Olde Cross Inn, Ryton, Tyne and Wear
- Mixed
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

An Cruiscin Lan Irish Session

The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

Bay Folk Club

The Bay Hotel, Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire
- Mixed
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Session

New Crystal Folk Club

Hill and Cakemore Liberal Club, Halesowen, West Midlands
- Song
- Listeners Welcome
Fri 24 Sep 20:15 22:15
Session

Dragon Folk Club

Bridge Inn, Shortwood, Gloucestershire
Fri 24 Sep 21:00 23:00
Session

South London Irish Centre Friday Session

South London Irish Association Club, London, Greater London
- Tune
- Irish
Fri 24 Sep 21:00 23:00
Session

Church Inn Folk and Acoustic Club

Church Inn, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Fri 24 Sep 21:00 23:30
Session

Fagan’s Friday Session

Fagan’s, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Mixed
- Irish
Fri 24 Sep 21:00 23:00
Session

Malones Friday Trad Session

Malones Irish Bar, Glasgow, City of Glasgow
Fri 24 Sep 21:00 23:00
Session

Sandy Bell’s Friday Session

Sandy Bell’s, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Morris practices 8

Fri 24 Sep 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Dartington Morris practice

Dartington Primary School, Totnes, Devon
Fri 24 Sep 19:30 21:30
Morris Practice

Pigsty Morris practice

Kelvin Players Hall, Bristol, Bristol
Fri 24 Sep 19:30 21:00
Morris Practice

Leek Morris practice

Westwood First School, Leek, Staffordshire
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Greensleeves Morris Men practice

South Wimbledon Community Centre, London, Greater London
- Cotswold
- The Morris Ring
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Long Man Morris practice

Willingdon Church Hall, Willingdon, East Sussex
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Hook Eagle Morris practice

Elizabeth Hall, Hook, Hampshire
- Border
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 22:00
Morris Practice

Jockey Morris practice

Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham, West Midlands
- The Morris Ring
Fri 24 Sep 20:00 21:30
Morris Practice

Ely and Littleport Riot practice

Centre E, Ely, Cambridgeshire

From the old calendars 11

Folklore from the old calendars

Harvest Home and the Hock Cart No longer kept EnglandIn the southern counties the reapers chose a lord of the harvest to bargain with the farmer and lead the work, and in Buckinghamshire a lady as well, with fines for anyone who got the order of drinking wrong.
The Corn Baby and the Mell Supper No longer kept Northern EnglandIn the north of England the harvest feast was the mell supper.
Crying the Mare No longer kept Hertfordshire, ShropshireIn Hertfordshire and Shropshire the reapers left the last few stalks standing and tied them up as the mare, then threw their sickles at it until one cut it down.
The Cripple Goat No longer kept Inner HebridesOn Skye the farmer who finished his harvest first sent the last handful he had cut to the next farmer still at work, calling it the cripple goat.
Crying the Neck Still kept Devon, West CountryIn Devon the last handful of standing corn was called the nack or neck.
The Kirn No longer kept ScotlandIn Scotland the words harvest home were unknown, and the feast at the end of harvest was the kirn or kirn supper, thought to be named from the churn of cream served at it.
Crying Largess No longer kept East Anglia, Essex, HertfordshireIn Suffolk the harvest lord would leave the field to ask any passer-by for a largess, then stand his reapers in a ring and call from a gate post while they answered with a groan and then three great shouts.
The Harvest Catch in Norfolk No longer kept Essex, NorfolkThe last thing before parting at a Norfolk harvest supper was a health-drinking catch sung first to the mistress and then to the master.
Burning the Witch No longer kept YorkshireIn the East Riding, on the evening the last of a farmer's corn was cut, the reapers heaped eight or ten small piles of dried peas together in the field and set them alight.
The Norfolk Horkey No longer kept NorfolkIn Norfolk the harvest home was the horkey.
The Harvest Goose No longer kept EnglandTusser advised the farmer that when harvest was in he should give his ploughman a harvest home goose.

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September 2027

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