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The Acoustic Calendar *

February 2020A guide to folk clubs, singarounds, acoustic sessions & open mic

in the West of England

This list is based on information that may in some cases be out-of-date– please check with venue before travelling

(See alphabetical VENUES LIST https://sanchobramble.weebly.com/uploads/6/3/8/3/6383278/ac_-_venues.pdf

for contact details.)

NB: Floor spots are not always available on club guest nights

Saturday 1st FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL: Calstock: The Boot Inn, Fore Street PL18 9RN: Folk Evening, bring your instruments & voices

SOMERSET:Ashcott (near Bridgwater): Ring o’Bells TA7 9PZ: 8.30pm, musicians, singers, jammingHuish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 11.30am, acoustic session/singaroundRockwell Green (nr. Wellington): War Memorial Institute, 40 Popes Lane TA21 9BU: 8.30pm, open mic

Sunday 2nd FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: Bristol University Folk Club Song Session, Highbury Vaults, 164 St. Michael's Hill BS2 8DE: 8pm Bristol: Chums Micro Pub, 22 Chandos Rd, Redland BS6 6PF: 7.30pm to 9.30pm, acoustic singaround

CORNWALL:Cadgwith (nr. Helston): Cadgwith Cove Inn, Ruan Minor TR12 7JX: 2.30pm, music & song sessionFalmouth: The Jacob's Ladder Inn, 1-2 Chapel Terrace TR11 3BQ: 8pm, open micFour Lanes (nr. Redruth): Dreamers Folk Club, The Sportsman’s Arms, Pencoys TR16 6LR: 7.30pm. Golant (nr. Fowey): Fishermans Arms, Fore Street PL23 1LN: 8pm, acoustic music/song session, freeLiskeard: The Red Lion, 5 Lower Lux Street PL14 3JL: 2pm, acoustic session, all styles welcome St. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 8.30pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, jam session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Beaver, 95 Irsha St: 8pm, Marmalade Club, music & song sessionAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 4.30pm till 6pm, jam session

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Lee Mill Bridge (near Ivybridge): Folk on the Moor, The Westward Inn PL21 9EE: 8pmPlymouth: The Dolphin, 14 The Barbican PL1 2LS: 1.30pm onwards, mixed session (some songs)Sticklepath (nr. Okehampton): Devonshire Inn EX20 2NW: Mixed folk session - music & songTopsham (near Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: 1pm, Lunchtime Folk Session

DORSET:Dorchester: Convivial Rabbit, Trinity St. DT1 1TT: 7.30pm, singaround/tune session, all genres of folkLyme Regis: Marine Theatre, Church Street DT7 3QB: 3pm, Sunday Session, free entry, “just turn up!”Poole: Branksome Railway Hotel, 429 Poole Rd. BH12 1DQ: 3pm till 6pm, folk session / singaroundWimborne: Brunny Folk, Royal British Legion Club, West Borough BH21 1LT: 7pm till 10pm, book a slot GLOUCESTER:Sling (nr. Coleford): Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road GL16 8LH: 7.30pm for 8pm start

HAMPSHIRE:Bursledon (nr. Southampton): Woolston & Bursledon Folk Club, Village Hall SO31 8BZ: 7:30pm Gosport: Three Tuns, 131 Elson Rd. PO12 4AB: 8.30pm, Del’s Open Mic, PA, mics etc, all welcomeLymington: The White Hart, 17 Milford Road SO41 8DF: 7pm to 10.30pm, rock & blues jam Romsey : The Tipsy Pig, 45 Latimer St. SO51 8DF: 8pm, folk music, poems & pints. Southampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8pm, jam session, free drink for performers Southampton: The Hobbit Pub, 134 Bevois Valley Rd. SO14 0JZ: 3pm, Trad. Irish session, all welcomeSouthampton: Scholars Arms, 166 Above Bar Street SO14 7DU: 7pm, open mic

ISLE OF WIGHT:See: https://folkonwight.wordpress.com/regular-folk-clubs-and-music-sessions/

SOMERSET:Bath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8pm, French music sessionCrowcombe (nr. Taunton): Sunday Club, Halsway Manor TA4 4BD: 8pm, folk / acoustic music & song Frome: The Cornerhouse, 1 Christchurch Street East: mixed/jazz jam, 7.30pmGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 5pm till 7pm, Back Door Man Blues JamSeavington St. Michael (nr. Ilminster): The Volunteer Inn TA19 0QE: 8pm, acoustic session, all stylesTaunton: The Ale House, 76 Station Road: 8pm, open mic, resident pianist + guitarist & drummer Yeovil: The Royal Standard, Larkhill Rd. BA21 3HW: 3pm, Howl Open Mic

WILTSHIRE:Chippenham: Old Road Tavern, Old Road SN15 1JA: 9pm, Irish sessionChippenham: The Peterborough Arms, Dauntsey Lock SN15 4HD: 7.30pm till 10pm, open mic, open to all

Monday 3rd FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Golden Guinea, 19 Guinea Street BS1 6XS: 8pm, The Mutiny Shanty Session, singaroundBristol: The Inn on the Green, 2 Filton Road BS7 0PA: 8pm, singaround upstairs in the function roomBristol: Nova Scotia Folk Club, The Nova Scotia Inn, 1 Nova Scotia Place: 8pm, open stageBristol: The Three Tuns, 78 St. George’s Road BS1 5UR: 8pm, traditional music & song session, Irish etc Bristol: University of Bristol Folk Club, The White Bear, 133 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BS: 9pm

CORNWALL:Gunnislake: The Rising Sun Inn, Calstock Rd. PL18 9BX: 8pm, open mic with AdamLiskeard: Quimperle Rooms, Public Hall, 3-5 West Street PL14 6BW: 7pm, ‘slow’ folk session, all welcome Newquay: Whiskers, 5-7 Gover Lane TR7 1ER: 8pm, open micSt. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 8.30pm, Celtic Folk

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Appledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8:30pm to 11pm, acoustic jam session Kingsteignton (nr. Newton Abbot): Acoustic Warehouse, Passage House Inn TQ12 3QH, 7.15pm, open mic Northlew (nr. Okehampton): The Green Dragon Inn, The Square EX20 3NN: 8.30pm, open micTopsham (nr. Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: 8pm, (mainly English) session Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, open sessionTotnes: The Albert, 8.15pm – 11pm, Irish session (mainly instrumental, occasional song)Totnes: The Barrel House Ballroom (Totnes Brewing Co.), 59a, High Street TQ9 5PB: Irish session, freeTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.45pm, general folk session, players & singers welcome

DORSET:Bere Regis (nr. Wareham): Drax Arms, West Street BH20 7HH: 8pm - 10pm, slow Jam, free entryDorchester: Tom Brown’s, 47 High East Street DT1 1HU: 9pm, Howl Songwriter Showcase

GLOUCESTER:Arlingham (nr. Gloucester): The Red Lion, High Street GL2 7JN: Folk sessionChipping Sodbury (nr. Bristol): The Beaufort Hunt, 72 Broad Street: 12 noon, song/music sessionChurchdown (nr. Gloucester): Churchdown Club, Church Rd. GL3 2ER: 8pm, Folk at the Club, free entryEbrington (nr. Chipping Campden): The Ebrington Arms GL55 6NH: 8pm, folk session (tunes & some songs)Frocester (nr. Stonehouse): The Frocester George, Peter's St. GL10 3TQ: 8pm – 10.30pm, Words & MusicStroud: The Prince Albert, Rodborough Hill GL5 3SS: 8pm - 10pm, Singing Night

HAMPSHIRE:North Boarhunt (nr. Fareham): Forest Folk, Social Club, Trampers Lane: 7.45pm, singaroundPennington (nr. Lymington): The Wheel at Bowling Green, Sway Road SO41 8LJ: 8pm, singaround Portsmouth: Thatchers Bar, 95 London Road PO2 0BN: 9pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryRomsey: The Old House At Home, 62 Love Lane SO51 8DE: 8pm-11pm, ‘good mix of Irish and English’Southampton: The 1865, Brunswick Square SO14 3AR: Ukulele Jam: ‘beginners/improvers group’ Southampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 9pm, FolkSoc Session, all abilities & stylesWinchester: The Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill SO22 5AE: 8.30pm, open mic in the Barn, free entry

ISLE OF WIGHT:See: https://folkonwight.wordpress.com/regular-folk-clubs-and-music-sessions/ SOMERSET:Bath: Belushi’s Bar, 9 Green St. BA1 2JY: 9pm, open micBridgwater: The Cobblestones, 71 Eastover TA6: 8pm, open mic, free entry, free drink for performersCrewkerne: The King William Inn, Barn Street TA18 8BP: 8pm, folk music session, all welcomeCroscombe (nr. Wells): The George Inn, Long St. BA5 3QH: 7pm-ish, trad music session, all welcomeUphill (nr. Weston-super-Mare): The Dolphin, 82-84 Uphill Way: 8.30pm, English folk jam, all welcome

WILTSHIRE:Bromham (nr. Chippenham): The Greyhound, High St. SN15 2HA: 8:30pm-ish, acoustic nightCricklade (nr. Swindon): The Red Lion, 74 High St. SN6 6DD: 8.30pm, folk, roots & acoustic session Devizes: Devizes Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, 20 St John's St: 8pm, floor spot discounts

Tuesday 4th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL:Bude: The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 9pm, folk session, run by Bude Folk ClubCadgwith (nr. Helston): Cadgwith Cove Inn, Ruan Minor TR12 7JX: 8pm, music & song sessionCarbean (nr. St. Austell): Sawles Arms PL26 8XH: 8pm-sh, Folk session for all, very relaxed, down to earthLooe: Folk and Acoustic Music Club, The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: 8.30pmPenzance: Fountain Tavern, St. Clare St. TR18 2PD: 8.30pm, trad tune session, all abilities welcome

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Perranporth: Seiners Arms, Beach Rd. TR6 0DP: 8.30pm, Folk NightSt. Columb (nr. Newquay): 13 Bank Street TR9 6AT: 8.30pm, open micSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, unplugged music session Truro: The Old Ale House, 7 Quay Street TR1 2HD: 7pm, folk, roots & acoustic session, all welcome

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 7.30pm–10pm, Reel Hot Folk Session Bradninch: Bradninch Folk Club, Ye Old White Lion, 26 High Street EX5 4QL: 8:30pm, club nightExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: Music session (University of Exeter Folk Society)Frogmore (near Kingsbridge): The Globe Inn TQ7 2NR: 8.30pm, mixed folk sessionPlymouth: Artillery Arms, Pound Street, Stonehouse PL1 3RH: 8.30pm, mixed folk sessionSandford (nr. Crediton): The Lamb Inn, The Square EX17 4LW: 8pm, mixed folk session (mainly song)Tiverton: Exe Valley Voices, Old Heathcote School Community Centre, 81 King St: 7.30pm Topsham (nr. Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night, 7.30pm Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Jazz session

DORSET:Christchurch: The Thomas Tripp, 10 Wick Lane BH23: 8.30pm, Stan’s Blues Jam, free entryShipton Gorge (nr. Bridport): The New Inn, Shipton. DT6 4LT : Folk session (mainly singing)Swanage: The Swanage Folk Orc, The Globe Inn, 3 Bell St. BH19 2RY: 7pm, all welcome to join in

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): Folk at Frampton, Village Hall: 7.30pm, music club, £2Gloucester: The Fountain Inn, 53 Westgate Street GL1 2NW: 8.30pm, (mainly) English sessionGloucester: Great Western, 91 Alfred Street GL1 4BU: 8.30pm, (mainly) Irish music sessionNailsworth (nr. Stroud): The George, Newmarket GL6 0RF: 8.30pm, session and songs in the barWinchcombe: White Hart Inn, High Street GL54 5LJ: 8pm, folk club

HAMPSHIRE:Burley (nr. Ringwood): Ringwood Folk Club, Burley Church Hall, Church Lane BH24 4AP: 8pm, BYO East Worldham (nr. Alton): Three Horseshoes GU34 3AE: 8pm, Alton Steady Session, English tunesFair Oak (nr. Eastleigh): The Cricketers Arms, 453 Fair Oak Rd. SO50 7AJ: 8.30pm, Del’s Open MicHavant: The Golden Lion, 54 Bedhampton Rd. PO9 3EY: 8.30pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel HoarHayling Island: Lily’s Bar, 12 Creek Rd. PO11 9RD: 8pm, open mic / jam, all abilities / genres welcomeLee-on-Solent (nr. Gosport): The Wyvern, Common Barn Lane PO13 9DS: 8:30pm, open micPortsmouth: The George Inn, Portsdown Hill Rd. PO6 1BE: 9pm, acoustic session, all welcomeSouthampton: Junction Inn, Priory Rd, St. Denys SO17 2JZ: 9pm, Euro session (dance tunes), all welcome Southampton: One 0 Four Kitchen & Cocktail Lounge, 104-108 Above Bar Street SO14 7DT: 3pm, open micTotton (nr. Southampton): The Salmon Leap, Testwood Lane SO40 3BR: 8pm, folk sessionWarsash (nr. Southampton): Ship & Shovel, 2 Warsash Rd. SO31 9HX: 8.30pm, open mic


SOMERSET:Bath: Pig and Fiddle, 2 Saracen Street BA1 5BR: 8pm, open mic, all performance stylesCheddar: Moor Voices, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St: 7pm – 8.30pm, folk choir for beginnersGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 8.30pm, open mic, all styles & abilitiesNorth Cadbury (nr. Yeovil): Catash Inn, Cary Rd: 7.30pm–10.30pm, Folk/Acoustic Club, book a slotNorth Perrott (nr. Crewkerne): Manor Arms, Middle Street TA18 7SG: 8pm, music and song sessionPitminster (nr. Taunton): Queens Arms TA3 7AZ: 8pm, American Old Time (Appalachian) sessionPortishead (nr. Bristol): Folk Hall, 95 High St. BS20 6PR: 9.30am, session playing for dancing, £3Priddy (near Wells): Hunters Lodge BA5 3AR: 7.30pm onwards, instrumental session.Stoke St. Mary (nr. Taunton): The Half Moon Inn TA3 5BY: 8pm, folk session (mainly instrumental)Watchet: The Esplanade Club, 6 The Esplanade (Harbourside) TA23 0AJ: 8.30pm, open mic, PA

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WILTSHIRE:Bradford-on-Avon: Bradford-on-Avon Folk Club, The Swan Hotel, 1 Church Street: 8pm in the cellar barWestbury: The Angel Hotel, 3 Church Street BA13 3BY: 8pm, open mic, all welcome

Wednesday 5th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL:Boscastle: The Wellington Hotel, The Harbour, Old Rd. PL35 0AQ: 8.30pm, singaroundPenzance: Penzance Folk Club: Bath Inn, Cornwall Terrace TR18 4HL: 8pm.Piece (nr. Redruth): The Countryman TR16 6SG: 8:30pm, traditional folk evening, hosted by Mike KessellSt Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Folk Night

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 9pm – 11pm, Blues Night, open micAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8pm, The Maverick Session, jam nightBow (nr. Crediton): White Hart EX17 6EN: 8.00pm, Irish music sessionExeter: The Angel Bar, 32 Queen Street EX4 3SR: 8:30pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryPlymouth: Devonport Folk, St. Aubyn's Church, Chapel Street, Devonport PL1 4DP : 7.30pm, music session Sidmouth: East Devon Folk Song Club, The Anchor Inn, Old Fore Street EX10 8LP: 7.30pm, trad. singaroundSwimbridge (nr. Barnstaple): The Jack Russell EX32 0PN: 8.30pm, jam session (some songs)Totnes: The Albert, 32 Bridgetown TQ9 5AD: 8pm, open mic

DORSET:Boscombe (nr. Bournemouth): Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Rd BH1 4AG: 9pm, open mic Bridport: The Ropemakers, 36 West Street Mews DT6 3QP: 8:30pm, Open Mic Night, hosted by KesChideock (nr. Bridport): The Clock House DT6 6JW: 8.30pm, Howl Open MicDorchester: Blue Raddle, 9 Church Street DT1 1JN: 8.30pm, open traditional music sessionSherborne: The White Hart, 2 Cheap St. DT9 3PX: 9pm, blues jamWeymouth: Wessex Folk Nite, The Sailor’s Return, 1 St. Nicholas St: 8pm, music & song

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY : Folk SessionStroud: Song Sessions At The Little Vic, Queen Victoria Inn, 5 Gloucester St. GL5 1QG: 8.30pm

HAMPSHIRE:Emsworth: Emsworth Sports & Social Club, 43 Havant Rd. PO10 7JF: 9pm, open mic, mixed genresKimpton (nr. Andover): The Welcome Stranger SP118PG: 8pm, open mic, “No backing tracks, full PA”Lymington: The White Hart, 17 Milford Road SO41 8DF: Lymington Folk & Blues Club, 8pm. Portsmouth: Broadside Folk Club, Old House At Home, 104 Locksway Road, Southsea, PO4 8JR: 8pmRowland's Castle (nr. Havant): The Fountain Inn, 34 The Green PO9 6AB: 8pm, Bob’s Open Mic/Jam Southampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 8.30pm, Steady Session (slow tunes, mainly English) Southampton: The Hop Inn, Wood Mill Lane SO18 2PH: 8.30pm, Folk at the Riverside, songs/tunesWinchester: Winchester Folk Club, The Hyde Tavern, 57 Hyde Street: 8pm on the Celllar Stage


SOMERSET:Bath: Bath Acoustic Music Club, St. James’ Wine Vaults, St. James Square BA1 2TW: 8pm Bath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8.30pm, Irish music sessionBayford (nr. Wincanton): The Unicorn Inn BA9 9NL: 7.30/8pm, music sessionBruton: Castle Inn, 45-49 High Street BA10 0AW: 8pm-ish, open mic

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Draycott (nr. Cheddar): The Cider Barn BS27 3RU: 7.30pm – 10.30pm, open mic, hosted by Pete StearnGlastonbury: The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict Street BA6 9NB: 8pm, open micHighbridge: The Coopers Arms, 24 Market Street: 8pm – 11:30pm, open mic, free entry, all genresHorsington (nr. Templecombe): The Half Moon Inn BA8 0EF: 8.45pm, musicians/singers, FREE South Stoke (nr. Bath): The Packhorse, Old School Hill BA2 7DU: 8.30pm, English music sessionWellington: The Cottage Inn, 31 Champford Lane TA21 8BH: 8.30pm, acoustic sessionWells: The Full Moon, 42 Southover BA5 1UH: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk, free entry

WILTSHIRE:Highworth (nr. Swindon): White Horse Folk Club, St. Michael's Church Room: 8pm, Bring own drink Swindon: The Nine Elms, Old Shaw Lane, Nine Elms SN5 5PD: 8:30pm, (mainly) bluegrass session

Thursday 6th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Farm Pub, Hopetoun Rd, St. Werburghs BS2 9YL: 8.30pm, Irish trad session, open to allBristol: The Kingfisher Cafe, 17 Straits Parade BS16 2LE: 7pm to 9.30pm, acoustic open floor

CORNWALL:Looe: The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: Shanty sessionPadstow: Padstow Brewing Co. Tasting Room, Broad St. PL28 8BS: 8pm, folk session in upstairs bar St. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: Marmalade Mash: 8.30pm, jam session St. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 9pm, open mic nightZennor (nr. St. Ives): Tinners Arms TR26 3BY: 9pm, folk session, all welcome

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St: 8.30pm, Pete-G’s Eclectic Open MicBideford: Bideford Folk Club, The Joiner’s Arms, 6 Market Place EX39 2DR: 7.30pm, all welcome, freeBishopsteignton (nr. Teignmouth): Red Rock Brewery, Higher Humber Farm: 7.30pm, acoustic nightBrixham: Quayside Hotel, 49 King St. TQ5 9TJ: 8pm, Folk Night in the Ernie Lister Bar, music/songBuckfastleigh: The Globe Inn, 123 Plymouth Road TQ11 0DA: 8.30pm – 11pm, unplugged jam sessionChurchstow (nr. Kingsbridge): Church House Inn TQ7 3QW: 8.15pm, music session, led by John O’ConnorDenbury (nr. Newton Abbot): Union Inn, The Green TQ12 6DQ: 8pm, acoustic mixed sessionExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: 9pm, open micExeter: Timepiece Nightclub & Wine Bar, Little Castle St. EX4 3PX: 8pm-ish to 12.30pm, open micExmouth: The Bicton Inn, 5 Bicton St. EX8 2RU: 8.30pm, Bicton Folk Night, open acoustic sessionMorchard Bishop (nr. Crediton): The London Inn EX17 6NW: 12 noon, folk sessionNadderwater (nr. Exeter): Royal Oak Inn EX4 2JH: Music & song session, “sing & play what you like”Plymouth: Minerva Inn, 31 Looe Street PL4 0EA: 8.30pm, folk session (music & singing)Totnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm, open mic (singer/songwriter showcase)Willand (nr. Cullompton): Methodist Church Hall: 7.30pm, The More the Merrier, folk dance music

DORSET:Christchurch: The Coda Folk Orc, CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 7.30pm, all welcome Portland: The Cove House Inn, Chiswell Green Lane: 7pm, trad tune session, all welcome Sturminster Newton: The Exchange, Old Market Hill DT10 1FH: 7.30pm, Stur Acoustic, all welcome West Parley (nr. Bournemouth): Owl’s Nest, 196 Christchurch Rd. BH22 8SS: 8pm, Irish session Weymouth: The Globe, 22 East Street: 8pm, “session for the more advanced acoustic (folk, etc.) musician”Wimborne: Wimborne Folk Club, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd: 7.30pm – 10.30pm

GLOUCESTER:Chipping Sodbury (nr. Bristol): Chipping Sodbury Folk Night, Beaufort Hunt, 72 Broad Street: 8pmFrampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY: Open mic / jam session Kempley (nr. Dymock): Roving Folk, Village Hall GL18 2BP: 8pm, music sessionMinchinhampton (nr. Stroud): Minchinhampton Folk Club, Cotswold Club, 11 High Street: 8.15pm

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Prestbury (nr. Cheltenham): The Plough, Mill St, GL52 3BG: 9pm, music sessionWoodchester (nr. Stroud): The Ram Inn, Station Rd. GL5 5EQ: 7pm-ish, Stroud Five Valleys Session

HAMPSHIRE:Andover: Butter’s, 89 High Street SP10 1ND: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome, PA etc, just turn upBishops Waltham (nr. Southampton): Nonsuch Folk Club, Social Club: 8pm, singaround, ring firstEmsworth: The Crown Inn, 8 High St. PO10 7AW: 9pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel Hoar, mixed genresFawley (nr. Southampton): The Falcon Hotel, The Square SO45 1DD: 8pm, folk singaroundFleet: Windmill Acoustic Sessions, Albert Social Club, 47 Albert Street GU51 3RL: 8.30pm, all welcome Pennington (nr. Lymington):The Musketeer, 26 North St. SO41 8FZ: 9pm, sing-a-roundPetersfield: The Good Intent, 40-46 College Street GU31 4AF: 7.30pm, open mic & jam nightPortsmouth: Shenanigan’s Irish Bar, 57 Osborne Rd, Southsea PO5 3LS: 7.30pm, Irish sessionSouthampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8.30pm, Ales and Anthems, open micSouthampton: Mango No 5 Basement, 5 Canute Rd. SO14 3FH: 10pm to 2am, jam session. Waterlooville (nr. Portsmouth): The Farmer Inn, 300 Catherington Lane PO8 0TD: 9pm, Jam Night


SOMERSET:Bath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: The Blind Tiger Playgroup, The Bell, 103 Walcot St. BA1 5BW: Open mic, 8.30pmBath: The Canon, 1 Barton St. BA1 1HQ: Open micBurnham-on-sea: Ritz Acoustic Club, 24 Victoria St TA8 1AN: 8pm, open micCheddar: Mendip Folk Choir, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St. BS27 3HE: 7pm – 8.30pmCongresbury: Congresbury Folk Club, The Memorial Hall, High Street BS49 5JA: 8pm in the Stage BarCulmhead (nr. Taunton): The Holman Clavel Inn TA3 7EA: 8pm-ish, acoustic folk night, all welcomeGlastonbury: The Rifleman's, 4 Chilkwell Street BA6 8DB: Folk session (mostly Irish)Yeovil: The Railway Hotel, 63 Hendford Hill BA20 2QN: 8.30pm, Howl Open Mic

WILTSHIRE:Corsham: Acoustic Oak, The Royal Oak, 72 High Street SN13 0HF: 8pm, music & song

Friday 7th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: Dragon Folk Club, Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood, Mangotsfield BS16 9NG: 8.15pmBristol: The Star, 539 Fishponds Road BS16 3AF: 9pm, Irish session with Wesley & friends

CORNWALL:Bodmin: Bodmin Folk Club, The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore St. PL31 2JX: 8pm, all welcomeCalstock: The Tamar Inn, The Quay PL18 9QA: 9pm, open micNanstallon (nr. Bodmin): The Institute PL30 5LZ: 8pm, acoustic music/song session, £1, bring own drinkSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Song Writers Night & Open Mic

DEVON:Awliscombe (nr. Honiton): The Honiton Inn EX14 3PJ: Open Mic Bere Ferrers (near Yelverton): Old Plough PL20 7JL: 8.30pm, open micBrixham: Brixham Folk Club, The Old Coaching Inn, 61 Fore Street TQ5 8AG: 8pm, all welcomeExeter: The Barnfield Music Club, Barnfield Theatre: 7.45pm, open mic, musicians/singers, £1Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, folk session

DORSET:Chickerell (near Weymouth): The Victoria Inn DT3 4EA: 8pm, acoustic sessionChristchurch: CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 11:30am – 1pm, Coda Brunch Session

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HAMPSHIRE:New Milton: Memorial Centre, Whitefield Rd. BH25 6DE: New Forest Acoustic Blues, 7.30pm for 8pm Southampton: Flying Dutchman, 13-14 Terminus Terrace SO14 3DT: 8pm, River Studio’s Open Mic/Jam

SOMERSET:Bath: The Claremont, 5 Claremont Terrace BA1 6EH: 8pm, (mainly Irish) music sessionMilverton: Milverton Music Club, The Victoria Rooms, Fore Street: 7.45pm, BRING DRINKS Panborough: Mr Punch's Folk Club, The Panborough Inn BA5 1PN: 8pm, £1 entranceRedhill (nr. Bristol): Redhill Village Hall Club, Church Road BS40 5SG: 8pm – 11pm, open mic

WILTSHIRE:Swindon: Swindon Folk Club, The RAFA Club, 41-43, Belle Vue Rd: 8pm, £3 / £5, all types, all welcome Trowbridge: The Village Pump Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, Mortimer St. BA14 8BN: 8pm, floor spots

Saturday 8th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Redcatch Club, Community Centre, 38 Redcatch Rd: 7.45pm, open mic/guest, £8, BYO

HAMPSHIRE:Southampton: Retro Cafe, 34 Bedford Place SO15 2DG: 7pm, open mic

SOMERSET:Huish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 11.30am, acoustic session/singaround

Sunday 9th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Shebeen, Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Rd. BS8 2PN: 8pm, Irish music session, tunes/songs

CORNWALL:Bude: Bude Folk Club, The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 7.30pm to 10.30pmFalmouth: The Jacob's Ladder Inn, 1-2 Chapel Terrace TR11 3BQ: 8pm, open micFour Lanes (nr. Redruth): Dreamers Folk Club, The Sportsman’s Arms, Pencoys TR16 6LR: 7.30pm. St. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 8.30pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, jam session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Beaver, 95 Irsha St: 8pm, Marmalade Club, music & song sessionAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 4.30pm till 6pm, jam sessionLee Mill Bridge (near Ivybridge): Folk on the Moor, The Westward Inn PL21 9EE: 8pmParracombe (nr. Barnstaple): The Hunters Inn EX31 4PY: 8pm, folk eveningTopsham (nr. Exeter): Topsham Folk Club (Guest Night), Matthews Hall, Fore Street EX3 0EF: 8pm Totnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm – 11pm, open jazz session, players welcome

DORSET:Dorchester: Convivial Rabbit, Trinity St. DT1 1TT: 7.30pm, singaround/tune session, all genres of folkLyme Regis: Marine Theatre, Church Street DT7 3QB: 3pm, Sunday Session, free entry, “just turn up!”Marston Magna (nr. Yeovil): The Marston Inn, Yeovil Rd. BA22 8BX: 3pm, Howl Open MicPoole: Branksome Railway Hotel, 429 Poole Rd. BH12 1DQ: 3pm till 6pm, folk session / singaroundStourton Caundle (near Sturminster Newton): The Trooper DT10 2JW: 8pm, song session

GLOUCESTER:Hanham (nr. Bristol): Hanham Community Centre, High St. BS15 3EJ: 7:45pm, open mic

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Mickleton (nr. Chipping Campden): The Butcher’s Arms, Chapel Lane GL55 6SD: 8.30pm, folk sessionStroud: Barny’s at The Little Vic, Queen Victoria, 5 Gloucester St: 7pm, £2, floor singers welcome

HAMPSHIRE:Bursledon (nr. Southampton): Woolston & Bursledon Folk Club, Village Hall SO31 8BZ: 7:30pm Lymington: The White Hart, 17 Milford Road SO41: 8pm to 11pm, open mic and featured bandPortsmouth: Rose in June, 102 Milton Road PO3 6AR: 2pm to 5pm(ish), folk music session Southampton: Scholars Arms, 166 Above Bar Street SO14 7DU: 7pm, open micWickham (nr. Fareham): The Square Cow, Wickham Squ. PO17 5JN: Singaround upstairs, all styles


SOMERSET:Bath: The Star Inn, 23 Vineyards BA1 5NA: 8.30pm till midnight, A Sunday Song (mostly unaccompanied)Castle Cary: The George Hotel, Market Place BA77AH: 8pm, informal acoustic folk sessionCharlton Musgrove (nr. Wincanton): The Smithy Inn BA9 8HG: 3pm, music sessionGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 5pm till 7pm, Back Door Man Blues JamGlastonbury: Jazz in Glastonbury, Bocabar, Morland Road BA6 9FT: 1pm, Sunday Lunch Jazz, free Huish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 7pm, The Somerset Story Circle Nunney: Nunney Acoustic Café, Village Hall BA11 4NR: 2pm – 5pm. COME EARLY OR BOOKTaunton: The Ale House, 76 Station Road TA1 11PD: 8pm, open mic, resident pianist + guitarist & drummer Wiveliscombe: White Hart Hotel, West Street TA4 2JP: 6pm to 9pm, acoustic singaround/session in the bar

WILTSHIRE:Chippenham: Old Road Tavern, Old Road SN15 1JA: French music sessionMelksham: Melksham Folk Club, Rachel Fowler Centre: 8pm, BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS

Monday 10th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: Nova Scotia Folk Club, The Nova Scotia Inn, 1 Nova Scotia Place: 8pm, open stageBristol: The Three Tuns, 78 St. George’s Road BS1 5UR: 8pm, traditional music & song session, Irish etc Bristol: University of Bristol Folk Club, The White Bear, 133 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BS: 9pm

CORNWALL:Gunnislake: The Rising Sun Inn, Calstock Rd. PL18 9BX: 8pm, open mic with AdamNewquay: Whiskers, 5-7 Gover Lane TR7 1ER: 8pm, open micSt. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 8.30pm, Celtic Folk

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8:30pm to 11pm, acoustic jam session Chittlehampton (nr. Umberleigh): The Bell Inn EX37 9QL: 8pm, music sessionExeter: City Gate Hotel, Iron Bridge, Lower North Street EX4 3RB: 8pm, Irish music sessionPlymouth: The Dolphin, 14 The Barbican PL1 2LS: 7.30pm, Come All Ye, mixed tunes and song session Topsham (nr. Exeter): Blues at the Bridge, the Bridge Inn EX3 0QQ: 8pm, open mic & blues jamTorquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, open sessionWelcombe (nr. Bideford): The Old Smithy EX39 6HG: 7pm till 10pm, Folk Night

DORSET:Blandford Forum: The Royal British Legion, Church lane DT11 7AD: 8pm, American old-time sessionBournemouth: The Cricketers Folk Club, The Cricketers Arms BH1 4RN: 8pm, guests & floor spotsCattistock (near Dorchester): Fox & Hounds, Duck St. DT2 0JH: 8-ish till late-ish, folk session

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Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green: Music Night, all welcomeFrocester (nr. Stonehouse): The Frocester George, Peter's St. GL10 3TQ: 8pm – 10.30pm, Words & MusicWotton-under-Edge (nr. Stroud): The Civic Centre, 2 Gloucester St: 7.30pm, Irish session with dancing

HAMPSHIRE:Lyndhurst: The Swan Inn, Swan Green, Bournemouth Rd: 8pm, mixed tune session (some songs)Pennington (nr. Lymington): The Wheel at Bowling Green, Sway Road SO41 8LJ: 8pm, singaround Portsmouth: Thatchers Bar, 95 London Road PO2 0BN: 9pm – 11pm, open mic, free entrySouthampton: The 1865, Brunswick Square SO14 3AR: 7.30pm to 8pm, Ukulele JamSouthampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 9pm, FolkSoc Session, all abilities & stylesWinchester: The Hyde Tavern, 57 Hyde Street SO23 7DY: 8pm, Traditional folk jamWinchester: The Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill SO22 5AE: 8.30pm, open mic in the Barn, free entry


SOMERSET:Bath: Belushi’s Bar, 9 Green St. BA1 2JY: 9pm, open micPriddy (near Wells): The Queen Victoria, Pelting Drove BA5 3BA: 8.45pm, folk session, all welcome

WILTSHIRE:Bradford-on-Avon: The Swan Hotel, 1 Church Street BA15 1LN: 8.30pm, English traditional sessionDevizes: Devizes Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, 20 St John's St: 8pm, floor spot discountsHighworth (nr. Swindon): Rose & Crown, The Green SN6 7DB: 8.30pm, folk, roots & acoustic sessionSwindon: The Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill SN1 3JS: 8.30pm, folk, roots and acoustic music session

Tuesday 11th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Cross Hands, 1 Staple Hill Rd. Fishponds BS16 5AA: 8pm, acoustic folk club, £2 entry

CORNWALL:Bude: The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 9pm, folk session, run by Bude Folk ClubCadgwith (nr. Helston): Cadgwith Cove Inn, Ruan Minor TR12 7JX: 8pm, music & song sessionCalstock: The Boot Inn, Fore Street PL18 9RN: 8.15pm, ‘round the table’ singaround/session, no ampsCarbean (nr. St. Austell): Sawles Arms PL26 8XH: 8pm-sh, Folk session for all, very relaxed, down to earthLooe: Folk and Acoustic Music Club, The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: 8.30pmPenzance: Fountain Tavern, St. Clare St. TR18 2PD: 8.30pm, trad tune session, all abilities welcomePerranporth: Seiners Arms, Beach Rd. TR6 0DP: 8.30pm, Folk NightSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, unplugged music session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 7.30pm–10pm, Reel Hot Folk Session Beaworthy: Junction Inn, Halwill Junction EX21 5XR: 9pm till 11pm, open mic, no backing tracksBere Ferrers (nr. Yelverton): Old Plough PL20 7JL: 8.30pm, Jam SessionBradninch (nr. Exeter): Bradninch Acoustic Music Club, West End Hall EX5 4QW: 8pm, all stylesChristow (nr. Exeter), Teign House Inn, Teign Valley Road EX6 7PL: 8.30pm, folk sessionSidmouth: Sidmouth Acoustic Folk Club, Sidholme Hotel EX10 8UJ: 7.30pm in the Lounge, entry £2 for allSouth Brent: Pack Horse Hotel, Plymouth Road TQ10 9BH: Mixed folk session - mainly songTiverton: Exe Valley Voices, Old Heathcote School Community Centre, 81 King St: 7.30pm Topsham (nr. Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night, 7.30pm Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Jazz sessionTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: Celtic / Irish session, 8.15pm – 11pm

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Bridport: The Woodman Inn, 61 South Street DT6 3NZ: 8pm, singers and musicians welcomePoole: Crown Hotel, 23 Market Street BH15 1NB: 7pm–9pm, Folk Orc Session, £5 & an acoustic instrument Wimborne: The Horns Inn, Burt's Hill BH21 7AA: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome to join in

GLOUCESTER:Bisley (nr. Stroud): The Bear Inn, George St. GL6 7BQ: 8pm, Irish SessionDursley: Ye Olde Dursley Hotel (formerly the Old Bell), 13 Long Street GL11 4HL: 8pm, music session Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): Folk at Frampton, Village Hall: 7.30pm, music club, £2Gloucester: England’s Glory, 66-68 London Road GL1 3PB: 8.30pm, (mainly English) music sessionOakridge Lynch (nr. Stroud) The Butchers Arms GL6 7NZ: 8pm, Irish music session

HAMPSHIRE:Burley (nr. Ringwood): Ringwood Folk Club, Burley Church Hall, Church Lane BH24 4AP: 8pm, BYO Farrington: Green Man Folk Club – see Lower FarringdonHavant: The Golden Lion, 54 Bedhampton Rd. PO9 3EY: 8.30pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel HoarLee-on-Solent (nr. Gosport): The Wyvern, Common Barn Lane PO13 9DS: 8:30pm, open micLower Farringdon (nr. Alton): Green Man Folk Club, Golden Pheasant, Gosport Road: singaround Portsmouth: The George Inn, Portsdown Hill Rd. PO6 1BE: 9pm, acoustic session, all welcomeRomsey: The Tudor Rose, 3 Cornmarket SO51 8GB: Music session, all standards, all welcomeSouthampton: One 0 Four Kitchen & Cocktail Lounge, 104-108 Above Bar Street SO14 7DT: 3pm, open micSouthampton: Platform Tavern, Town Quay SO14 2NY: 8:30pm, English tunes sessionTotton (nr. Southampton): The Salmon Leap, Testwood Lane SO40 3BR: 8pm, folk sessionWarsash (nr. Southampton): Ship & Shovel, 2 Warsash Rd. SO31 9HX: 8.30pm, open mic


SOMERSET:Ash (nr. Martock): The Bell Inn, Main Street TA12 6NS: 8.30pm, traditional folk session Bath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: Pig and Fiddle, 2 Saracen Street BA1 5BR: 8pm, open mic, all performance stylesCheddar: Moor Voices, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St: 7pm – 8.30pm, folk choir for beginnersGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 8.30pm, open mic, all styles & abilitiesHalse (nr. Taunton): The New Inn, Tinker's Lane TA4 3AF: 8pm, American old time (Appalachian) Midsomer Norton (nr. Radstock): The White Hart, 7 The Island BA3 2HQ: 8pm, acoustic open mic, PA Nailsea (nr. Bristol): Nailsea Folk Club Singers & Musicians Night, Grove Sports Centre, 8pm, free entryPortishead (nr. Bristol): Folk Hall, 95 High St. BS20 6PR: 9.30am, session playing for dancing, £3Priddy (near Wells): Hunters Lodge BA5 3AR: 7.30pm onwards, instrumental session.Stoke St. Michael (nr. Radstock): The Knatchmull Arms BA3 5JJ: 8pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk Watchet: Pebbles Tavern, 24 Market Street TA23 0AN: 8pm, acoustic evening, no amps, play/sing


Wednesday 12th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Crown Inn, 14 High Street, Staple Hill BS16 5HP: 8pm, tune sets plus a few songs

CORNWALL:Boscastle: The Wellington Hotel, The Harbour, Old Rd. PL35 0AQ: 8.30pm, singaroundPiece (nr. Redruth): The Countryman TR16 6SG: 8:30pm, traditional folk evening, hosted by Mike KessellSt Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Folk Night

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DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 9pm – 11pm, Blues Night, open micAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8pm, The Maverick Session, jam nightExeter: The Angel Bar, 32 Queen Street EX4 3SR: 8:30pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryHoniton: Beehive Folk Cafe, Beehive Arts Centre, Dowell Street EX14 1LZ: 7.30pm in the barMilton Combe (nr. Yelverton): The Who'd Have Thought It PL20 6HP: 8.30pm, music session (Americana)Newton Abbot: Ye Olde Cider Bar, 99 East St. TQ12 2LD: Music sessionShobrooke (nr. Crediton): The Red Lion EX17 1AT: 7.30pm, informal open mic / singalong sessionTorquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Appalachian sessionTotnes: The Albert, 32 Bridgetown TQ9 5AD: 8pm, open micTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.45pm – 11pm, trad singing session (“voice only”)

DORSET:Poole: Branksome Railway Hotel, 429 Poole Rd. BH12 1DQ: 8pm, informal music sessionBoscombe (nr. Bournemouth): Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Rd BH1 4AG: 9pm, open mic Bridport: No. 10 Café Bar, 10 East Street DT6 3LF: 9pm, Howl Open MicWeymouth: Wessex Folk Nite, The Sailor’s Return, 1 St. Nicholas St: 8pm, music & song

GLOUCESTER:Cirencester: The Twelve Bells, Lewis Lane GL7 1EA: 8pm, song session (traditional, unaccompanied) Gloucester: Cross Keys Inn, Cross Keys Lane GL1 2HQ: 8:30pm – 11:30pm, “acoustic open mic”, free Nailsworth (nr. Stroud): The Old Village Inn, Bath Road GL6 0HH: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome

HAMPSHIRE:Emsworth: Emsworth Sports & Social Club, 43 Havant Rd. PO10 7JF: 9pm, open mic, mixed genresHambledon (nr. Waterlooville): Hambledon Folk Club, Village Hall, West Street PO7 4RW: 8:30pmPortsmouth: Broadside Folk Club, Old House At Home, 104 Locksway Road, Southsea, PO4 8JR: 8pmRowland's Castle (nr. Havant): The Fountain Inn, 34 The Green PO9 6AB: 8pm, Bob’s Open Mic/Jam Southampton: Focsle Music, The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 8pm, singaround + guestsSouthampton: The Hop Inn, Wood Mill Lane SO18 2PH: 8.30pm, Folk at the Riverside, songs/tunes


SOMERSET:Bath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8.30pm, Irish music sessionBathpool (nr. Taunton): Britons Ash Community Hall, Bridgwater Rd. TA2 8FT: 8pm, music & song circle Clevedon: The Moon & Sixpence, 15 The Beach BS21 7QU: 9pm, open micGlastonbury: The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict Street BA6 9NB: 8pm, open micShepton Mallet: The Art Bank Café, 13 High St. BA4 5AD: 8pm, Art Bank Acoustic (open mic) Watchet: The Bell Inn, 3 Market Street TA23 0AN: 8pm, open mic, run by Gillian TaplinWatchet: Celtic session, The Esplanade Club, 6 The Esplanade (Harbourside) TA23 0AJ: 8pmWells: The Full Moon, 42 Southover BA5 1UH: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk, free entry

WILTSHIRE:Bradford-on-Avon: The Swan Hotel, 1 Church Street BA15 1LN: Irish Session, 8.30pm Swindon: The Nine Elms, Old Shaw Lane, Nine Elms SN5 5PD: 8:30pm, (mainly) bluegrass session

Thursday 13th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Kingfisher Cafe, 17-18 Straits Parade BS16 2LE: 7pm to 9.30pm, acoustic open floor

CORNWALL:Looe: The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: Shanty session

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St. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: Marmalade Mash: 8.30pm, jam session St. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 9pm, open mic nightWadebridge: Wadebridge Folk Club, Churchill Bars, 54 Molesworth Street PL27 7DR: 8pm to 11pm Zennor (nr. St. Ives): Tinners Arms TR26 3BY: 9pm, folk session, all welcome

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St: 8.30pm, Pete-G’s Eclectic Open MicBideford: Bideford Folk Club, The Joiner’s Arms, 6 Market Place EX39 2DR: 7.30pm, all welcome, freeBishopsteignton (nr. Teignmouth): Red Rock Brewery, Higher Humber Farm: 7.30pm, acoustic nightBrixham: The Old Coaching Inn, 61 Fore Street TQ5 8AG: 8.30pm, BBT2 (Brixham Blues Second Thursday)Buckfastleigh: The Globe Inn, 123 Plymouth Road TQ11 0DA: 8.30pm – 11pm, open micColyford (nr. Colyton): The White Hart Inn, Swan Hill Rd. EX24 6QF: 8.30pm, open micDenbury (nr. Newton Abbot): Union Inn, The Green TQ12 6DQ: 8pm, acoustic mixed sessionExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: 9pm, open micExeter: Timepiece Nightclub & Wine Bar, Little Castle St. EX4 3PX: 8pm-ish to 12.30pm, open micExmouth: The Bicton Inn, 5 Bicton St. EX8 2RU: 8.30pm, open mic night Plymouth: Minerva Inn, 31 Looe Street PL4 0EA: 8.30pm, folk session (music & singing)Totnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm – 11pm, Eli’s open session, open mic & jamTotnes: Totnes Folk Song Club, Dartmouth Inn, 28 Warland TQ9 5EL: 8pm

DORSET:Child Okeford (nr Blandford Forum): The Baker Arms: 8pm, folk club format, all welcomeChristchurch: The Coda Folk Orc, CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 7.30pm, all welcome Dorchester: Tom Brown’s, 47 High East Street DT1 1HU: 9pm, Howl open micEdmondsham (nr. Wimborne): Acoustic night with Folk in the Hut, Village Hall BH21 5RF: 8pm Poole: King Charles Inn, 1 Thames Street BH15 1JN: 7.30pm in the front bar, mainly Irish musicPortland: The Cove House Inn, Chiswell Green Lane: 7pm, trad tune session, all welcome Wimborne: Wimborne Folk Club, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd: 7.30pm – 10.30pm

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY: Open mic / jam session Minchinhampton (nr. Stroud): Minchinhampton Folk Club, Cotswold Club, 11 High Street: 8.15pm Prestbury (nr. Cheltenham): The Plough, Mill St, GL52 3BG: 9pm, music session

HAMPSHIRE:Andover: Butter’s, 89 High Street SP10 1ND: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome, PA etc, just turn upBishops Waltham (nr. Southampton): Nonsuch Folk Club, Social Club: 8pm, singaround, ring firstEmsworth: The Crown Inn, 8 High St. PO10 7AW: 9pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel Hoar, mixed genresFleet: Windmill Acoustic Sessions, Albert Social Club, 47 Albert Street GU51 3RL: 8.30pm, all welcome Milford on Sea (near Lymington): Folk Club, Community Centre, Sea Road SO41 0PH: 7.30pmPennington (nr. Lymington):The Musketeer, 26 North St. SO41 8FZ: 9pm, sing-a-roundPetersfield: The Good Intent, 40-46 College Street GU31 4AF: 7.30pm, open mic & jam nightSouthampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8.30pm, Ales and Anthems, open micSouthampton: Mango No 5 Basement, 5 Canute Rd. SO14 3FH: 10pm to 2am, jam session. Southampton: Overdraft Craft Ale Bar, 383 Shirley Rd. SO15 3JD: 7pm, open micWaterlooville (nr. Portsmouth): The Farmer Inn, 300 Catherington Lane PO8 0TD: 9pm, Jam Night


SOMERSET:Ash (nr. Martock): The Bell Inn, Main Street TA12 6NS: 8pm, song session, all types of songs welcomeBath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: The Blind Tiger Playgroup, The Bell, 103 Walcot St. BA1 5BW: Open mic, 8.30pm

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Bath: The Canon, 1 Barton St. BA1 1HQ: Open micBurnham-on-sea: Ritz Acoustic Club, 24 Victoria St TA8 1AN: 8pm, open micCheddar: Mendip Folk Choir, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St. BS27 3HE: 7pm – 8.30pmEvercreech (nr. Shepton Mallet): The Pickled Inn, 4 Queen's Rd. BA4 6JT: 8.30pm to 11pm, open micFrome: Lamb and Fountain, 57 Castle Street BA11 3BW: 8:30pm. till late, mainly Celtic sessionGlastonbury: Fabulous Furry Folk Night, Assembly Rooms BA6 9DU: 8pm, singaround in the CaféWells: The Cheddar Valley Inn, 22 Tucker Street BA5 2DZ: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk

WILTSHIRECorsham: Acoustic Oak, The Royal Oak, 72 High Street SN13 0HF: 8pm, music & song


CORNWALL:Bodmin: Bodmin Folk Club, The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore St. PL31 2JX: 8pm, all welcomeMillbrook (nr. Torpoint): Millbrook Folk Club, Balcony Room, Village Hall, The Parade PL10 1AXSt. Cleer (nr. Liskeard): The Market Inn, Well Lane PL14 5DG: 8pm, session with Common MorrisSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Song Writers Night & Open Mic

DEVON:Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, folk session

DORSET:Christchurch: CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 11:30am – 1pm, Coda Brunch SessionSturminster Marshall: The Old School, Church Street BH21: 8pm, Irish session for beginners

GLOUCESTER:Frampton Cotterell (nr. Bristol): Crossbow House, School Road BS36 2DB : 8pm, Folk Music Club, £2Lechlade: Riverfolk Acoustic Club, Trout Inn, St.John's Bridge, Faringdon Rd: 8pm, singaround, £2

HAMPSHIRE:Hawley: (nr. Camberley): Poppy’s Folk & Acoustic Music Club, Hawley Leisure Centre GU17 9BW: 8pm


SOMERSET:Bath: The Claremont, 5 Claremont Terrace BA1 6EH: 8pm, (mainly Irish) music sessionCarhampton (nr. Minehead): The Blazing Stump Folk Club, Butcher's Arms: 8pm, singaround/sessionCheddar: Riverside Inn, Cliff Street BS27 3PX: 8.45pm – 11pm, open mic, PA and 2x SM58 micsPorlock (nr. Minehead): The Royal Oak, High St. TA24 8PS: 8pm, open micStreet: Mullions Hotel, 51 High St: 8.30pm, floor singers’ club, all types of (acoustic) music welcomeTaunton: The Creative Innovation Centre, Memorial Hall, Paul St. TA1 3PF: 7.30pm, open mic, book a slotWiveliscombe (nr. Taunton): Cotleigh Brewery Ltd, Ford Rd. TA4 2RE: 8pm, open mic, free entry

Saturday 15th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

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DEVON: Brendon (near Lynton): The Staghunters EX35 6PS: 8.30pm, singaround

DORSET:Lyme Regis: Galley Café, 14 Broad Street: 7pm, Black Ven spoken word & acoustic music open mic, £2

HAMPSHIRE:Lymington: Lanes of Lymington, Ashley Lane SO41 3RH: 3.15pm – 5.30pm, acoustic singaround

SOMERSET:Brompton Regis (nr.Dulverton): Pulhams Mill TA22 9NT: Acoustic session in the Green Oak BarnFivehead (nr. Taunton): The Crown Inn, Gange's Hill TA3 6PQ: 7.30pm, folk & acoustic eveningHuish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 11.30am, acoustic session/singaroundHuish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 8.30pm, traditional singaround Wellington: Wellington Acoustic Music Club, Wellington Arts Centre TA21 8PS: 8.30pm

Sunday 16th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: Bristol Brewhouse and Kitchen, 31 Cotham Hill BS6 6JY: 7.30pm, French music session

CORNWALL:Falmouth: The Jacob's Ladder Inn, 1-2 Chapel Terrace TR11 3BQ: 8pm, open micFour Lanes (nr. Redruth): Dreamers Folk Club, The Sportsman’s Arms, Pencoys TR16 6LR: 7.30pm. Golant (nr. Fowey): Fishermans Arms, Fore Street PL23 1LN: 8pm, acoustic music/song session, freeSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 8.30pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, jam session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Beaver, 95 Irsha St: 8pm, Marmalade Club, music & song sessionAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 4.30pm till 6pm, jam sessionBeaworthy: Junction Inn, Halwill Junction EX21 5XR: Irish, Scottish, tune session, contact NickBere Ferrers (near Yelverton): Old Plough PL20 7JL: 8.15pm, acoustic night, all stylesHartland (nr. Bideford): Hartland Quay Hotel EX39 6DU: 6pm, ‘whatever folky music takes your fancy!’ Lee Mill Bridge (near Ivybridge): Folk on the Moor, The Westward Inn PL21 9EE: 8pm

DORSET:Cattistock (nr. Dorchester): Fox & Hounds DT2 0JH: 6pm – 9.30pm, friendly music session, contact firstChideock (nr. Bridport): The Clock House DT6 6JW: 3pm till 6pm, Howl Open MicDorchester: Convivial Rabbit, Trinity St. DT1 1TT: 7.30pm, singaround/tune session, all genres of folkLyme Regis: Marine Theatre, Church Street DT7 3QB: 3pm, Sunday Session, free entry, “just turn up!”Poole: Branksome Railway Hotel, 429 Poole Rd. BH12 1DQ: 3pm till 6pm, folk session / singaroundWimborne: Brunny Folk, Royal British Legion Club, West Borough BH21 1LT: 7pm till 10pm, book a slot

GLOUCESTER:Dursley: Dursley Acoustic Music Night, 13 Five Acres GL11 4JP: 7.30pm onwards at David’s homeSling (nr. Coleford): Forest Folk Club, Orepool Inn, Chepstow Road GL16 8LH: 7.30pm for 8pm start

HAMPSHIRE:Bursledon (nr. Southampton): Woolston & Bursledon Folk Club, Village Hall SO31 8BZ: 7:30pm Havant: Havant Folk Club, Hockey & Cricket Club: 7:15pm, informal singaround/acoustic sessionLymington: The White Hart, 17 Milford Road SO41 8DF: 7.30pm, New Forest Acoustic Musicians Southampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8pm, jam session, free drink for performers Southampton: Scholars Arms, 166 Above Bar Street SO14 7DU: 7pm, open mic

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See: https://folkonwight.wordpress.com/regular-folk-clubs-and-music-sessions/

SOMERSET:Bath: The Star Inn, 23 Vineyards BA1 5NA: 8.30pm till midnight, A Sunday Song (mostly unaccompanied)Frome: The Cornerhouse, 1 Christchurch Street East: mixed/jazz jam, 7.30pmGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 5pm till 7pm, Back Door Man Blues JamGlastonbury: Red Brick Building Centre, Morland Road BA6 9FT: 2pm - 5pm: Open Acoustic Session Minehead: The Britannia Inn, 1 Manor Road, Alcombe: 4pm - 8pm, all styles acoustic jam session, no PAsStanton Drew (nr. Bristol): The Druids Arms BS39 4EJ: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross KirkTaunton: The Ale House, 76 Station Road TA1 11PD: 8pm, open mic, resident pianist + guitarist & drummer

WILTSHIRE:Atworth (nr. Melksham): The White Hart, Bath Road SN12 8JR: 3pm-5pm in the skittle alley, open mic/jamChippenham: Old Road Tavern, Old Road SN15 1JA: 9pm, Irish session Royal Wootton Bassett (nr. Swindon): The Angel Hotel, 47 High St. SN4 7AQ: 7.30pm to 10pm, open mic

Monday 17th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Golden Guinea, 19 Guinea Street BS1 6XS: 8pm, The Mutiny Shanty Session, singaroundBristol: The Inn on the Green, 2 Filton Road, Horfield BS7 0PA: 8pm, folk session in the barBristol: Nova Scotia Folk Club, The Nova Scotia Inn, 1 Nova Scotia Place: 8pm, open stageBristol: The Three Tuns, 78 St. George’s Road BS1 5UR: 8pm, traditional music & song session, Irish etc Bristol: University of Bristol Folk Club, The White Bear, 133 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BS: 9pm

CORNWALL:Gunnislake: The Rising Sun Inn, Calstock Rd. PL18 9BX: 8pm, open mic with AdamLiskeard: Quimperle Rooms, Public Hall, 3-5 West Street PL14 6BW: 7pm, ‘slow’ folk session, all welcome Newquay: Whiskers, 5-7 Gover Lane TR7 1ER: 8pm, open micSt. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 8.30pm, Celtic Folk

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8:30pm to 11pm, acoustic jam session Kingsteignton (nr. Newton Abbot): Acoustic Warehouse, Passage House Inn TQ12 3QH, 7.15pm, open mic South Zeal (nr. Okehampton): King’s Arms EX20 2JP: 8pm, music sessionTorquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, open sessionTotnes: The Albert, 8.15pm – 11pm, Irish session (mainly instrumental, occasional song)Totnes: The Barrel House Ballroom (Totnes Brewing Co.), 59a, High Street TQ9 5PB: Irish session, freeTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.45pm, general folk session, players & singers welcome

DORSET:Wimborne: 'I Can't Believe it's not a Folk Club', Oddfellows Arms, 2 Church Street: 8.30pm

GLOUCESTER:Arlingham (nr. Gloucester): The Red Lion, High Street GL2 7JN: Folk sessionBrimscombe (nr. Stroud): The Ship Inn, Brimscombe Hill GL5 2QN: 7.30pm, Acoustic ClubChipping Sodbury (nr. Bristol): The Beaufort Hunt, 72 Broad Street: 12 noon, song/music sessionChurchdown (nr. Gloucester): Churchdown Club, Church Rd. GL3 2ER: 8pm, Folk at the Club, free entryFrocester (nr. Stonehouse): The Frocester George, Peter's St. GL10 3TQ: 8pm – 10.30pm, Words & Music

HAMPSHIRE:Pennington (nr. Lymington): The Wheel at Bowling Green, Sway Road SO41 8LJ: 8pm, singaround Portsmouth: Thatchers Bar, 95 London Road PO2 0BN: 9pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryRomsey: The Old House At Home, 62 Love Lane SO51 8DE: 8pm-11pm, ‘good mix of Irish and English’Southampton: The 1865, Brunswick Square SO14 3AR: Ukulele Jam: ‘beginners/improvers group’

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Southampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 9pm, FolkSoc Session, all abilities & stylesWinchester: The Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill SO22 5AE: 8.30pm, open mic in the Barn, free entry


SOMERSET:Bath: Belushi’s Bar, 9 Green St. BA1 2JY: 9pm, open micWells: The Full Moon, 42 Southover BA5 1UH: 8.30pm, folk music session, all welcomeWells: Jazz in Wells, The Venue, 42 South Street BA5 1SL: 8pm, performers and listeners welcome

WILTSHIRE:Cricklade (nr. Swindon): The Red Lion, 74 High St. SN6 6DD: 8.30pm, folk, roots & acoustic session Devizes: Devizes Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, 20 St John's St: 8pm, floor spot discountsHolt (nr. Trowbridge): Music Makers, Old Ham Tree, Ham Green: 8.30pm, singaround/session

Tuesday 18th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL:Bude: The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 9pm, folk session, run by Bude Folk ClubCadgwith (nr. Helston): Cadgwith Cove Inn, Ruan Minor TR12 7JX: 8pm, music & song sessionCarbean (nr. St. Austell): Sawles Arms PL26 8XH: 8pm-sh, Folk session for all, very relaxed, down to earthLooe: Folk and Acoustic Music Club, The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: 8.30pmPenzance: Fountain Tavern, St. Clare St. TR18 2PD: 8.30pm, trad tune session, all abilities welcomePerranporth: Seiners Arms, Beach Rd. TR6 0DP: 8.30pm, Folk NightPolperro (nr. Looe): The Ship Inn, Fore Street PL13 2QR: 7.30pm, music session, all genres, all welcomeSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, unplugged music session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 7.30pm–10pm, Reel Hot Folk Session Bradninch: Bradninch Folk Club, The Guildhall, Fore Street EX5 4NN: 8pm, guest night (book slot)Budleigh Salterton: Salterton Arms, 22 Chapel St. EX9 6LX: Traditional song sessionExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: Music session (University of Exeter Folk Society)Exeter: Royal Oak Inn, Nadderwater EX4 2JH: 8pm, singaround, trad. & contemporary folk, all welcomeExmouth: Exmouth Folk Night, The Manor Hotel EX8 2AG: 8pm, come early for a spot Plymouth: Artillery Arms, Pound Street, Stonehouse PL1 3RH: 8.30pm, mixed folk sessionSouth Molton: The Coaching Inn, Queen Street EX36 3BJ: 8pm, open acoustic event, all styles, freeStarcross (nr. Exeter) The Galleon Inn, The Strand EX6 8PR: 7pm, (mainly Scottish) folk tune sessionTiverton: Exe Valley Voices, Old Heathcote School Community Centre, 81 King St: 7.30pm Topsham (nr. Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night, 7.30pm Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Jazz session

DORSET:Bere Regis (nr. Wareham): Drax Arms, West Street BH20 7HH: Drax Folk Night, 8pm in the Stable Bar, freeCerne Abbas (nr. Dorchester): The Giant Inn, 24 Long Street DT2 7JF: 8.30pm, Howl Open MicChideock (nr. Bridport): The George Inn, Main Street DT6 6JD: 8.30pm, folk / acoustic sessionLoders (nr. Bridport): Loders Arms DT6 3SA: 8pm, trad folk music session, English and much moreSwanage: The Swanage Folk Orc, The Globe Inn, 3 Bell St. BH19 2RY: 7pm, all welcome to join in

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): Folk at Frampton, Village Hall: 7.30pm, music club, £2Gloucester: Great Western, 91 Alfred Street GL1 4BU: 8.30pm, (mainly) Irish music sessionMitcheldean: White Horse Hotel, High Street GL170AT: 8.30pm, (mainly) English music session

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Nailsworth (nr. Stroud): The George, Newmarket GL6 0RF: 8.30pm, session and songs in the bar

HAMPSHIRE:Burley (nr. Ringwood): Ringwood Folk Club, Burley Church Hall, Church Lane BH24 4AP: 8pm, BYO Havant: The Golden Lion, 54 Bedhampton Rd. PO9 3EY: 8.30pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel HoarHayling Island: Lily’s Bar, 12 Creek Rd. PO11 9RD: 8pm, open mic / jam, all abilities / genres welcomeLee-on-Solent (nr. Gosport): The Wyvern, Common Barn Lane PO13 9DS: 8:30pm, open micPetersfield: The Townhouse, 28 High Street GU32 3JL: 7.15pm, Write Angle, poetry & music + open micPetersfield: The White Horse, Priors Dean GU32 1DA: Irish session, “mainly tunes but the odd song welcome”Portsmouth: The George Inn, Portsdown Hill Rd. PO6 1BE: 9pm, acoustic session, all welcomePriors Dean (nr. Petersfield): The White Horse GU32 1DA:Irish session, tunes + the occasional songSouthampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: ‘Swing Steady’ session, in the back room Southampton: One 0 Four Kitchen & Cocktail Lounge, 104-108 Above Bar Street SO14 7DT: 3pm, open micTotton (nr. Southampton): The Salmon Leap, Testwood Lane SO40 3BR: 8pm, folk sessionWarsash (nr. Southampton): Ship & Shovel, 2 Warsash Rd. SO31 9HX: 8.30pm, open mic


SOMERSET:Bath: Pig and Fiddle, 2 Saracen Street BA1 5BR: 8pm, open mic, all performance stylesCheddar: Moor Voices, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St: 7pm – 8.30pm, folk choir for beginnersEmborough (nr. Radstock): Old Down Inn BA3 4SA: 8.30pm, Trad. Singers Night, lead by Jeff BlakeGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 8.30pm, open mic, all styles & abilitiesPill (nr. Bristol): Gordano Folk Club, Pill Memorial Club, 1 Lodway BS20 0DH: 8pm, local acts / floor spotsPitminster (nr. Taunton): Queens Arms TA3 7AZ: 8pm, American Old Time (Appalachian) sessionPortishead (nr. Bristol): Folk Hall, 95 High St. BS20 6PR: 9.30am, session playing for dancing, £3Priddy (near Wells): Hunters Lodge BA5 3AR: 7.30pm onwards, instrumental session.Sampford Arundel (nr. Wellington): The Beambridge Inn TA21 0HB: 8pm, instrumental folk session Stoke St. Mary (nr. Taunton): The Half Moon Inn TA3 5BY: 8pm, folk session (mainly instrumental)Watchet: Pebbles Tavern, 24 Market Street TA23 0AN: Shanty Night, all welcome to join in


Wednesday 19th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL:Boscastle: The Wellington Hotel, The Harbour, Old Rd. PL35 0AQ: 8.30pm, singaroundPenzance: Penzance Folk Club: Bath Inn, Cornwall Terrace TR18 4HL: 8pm.Piece (nr. Redruth): The Countryman TR16 6SG: 8:30pm, traditional folk evening, hosted by Mike KessellSt Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Folk Night

DEVON : Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 9pm – 11pm, Blues Night, open micAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8pm, The Maverick Session, jam nightAxminster: The George Hotel, George Street EX13 5DW: 8.30pm, Howl Open MicBrixham: The Golden Lion, 65 New Rd. TQ5 8NL: 9pm, trad. acoustic session, all welcomeExeter: The Angel Bar, 32 Queen Street EX4 3SR: 8:30pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryExeter: Royal Oak Inn, Nadderwater EX4 2JH: 6.18pm, traditional Irish sessionHatherleigh: Tally Ho, 14 Market Street EX20 3JN: 9pm, open micPennymoor: Pennymoor Singaround, Cruwys Arms EX16 8LF: 8pm, all welcome

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Seaton: Jurassic Folk and Jam, The Eyre Court Hotel, 2 Queen St. EX12 2NY: 7.30pm, free entry Teignmouth: The Lemon Tree Café Bar, 5 Triangle Park TQ14 8AU: 8.30pm, Acoustic Blues NightTorquay: The Blue Walnut Café, Walnut Rd. TQ2 6HS: Open mic, 7.30pmTotnes: The Albert, 32 Bridgetown TQ9 5AD: 8pm, open mic

DORSET:Boscombe (nr. Bournemouth): Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Rd BH1 4AG: 9pm, open mic Dorchester: Blue Raddle, 9 Church Street DT1 1JN: 9pm, Irish music sessionWeymouth: Wessex Folk Nite, The Sailor’s Return, 1 St. Nicholas St: 8pm, music & songWorth Matravers (nr. Swanage): Square & Compass Inn BH19 3LF: 8pm, open mic

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY : Folk SessionStroud: Song Sessions At The Little Vic, Queen Victoria Inn, 5 Gloucester St. GL5 1QG: 8.30pm

HAMPSHIRE:Emsworth: Emsworth Sports & Social Club, 43 Havant Rd. PO10 7JF: 9pm, open mic, mixed genresPortsmouth: Broadside Folk Club, Old House At Home, 104 Locksway Road, Southsea, PO4 8JR: 8pmRowland's Castle (nr. Havant): The Fountain Inn, 34 The Green PO9 6AB: 8pm, Bob’s Open Mic/Jam Southampton: Focsle Music, The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 8pm in the back room, singaroundSouthampton: The Hop Inn, Wood Mill Lane SO18 2PH: 8.30pm, Folk at the Riverside, songs/tunesSouthampton: The Platform Tavern, Town Quay SO14 2NY: 8.30pm - 11pm, Stan's Blues Jam, free entryWinchester: The Hyde Tavern, 57 Hyde Street SO23 7DY: 8pm, Winchester Folk Club: singaround


SOMERSET:Bath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8.30pm, Irish music sessionButleigh (nr. Glastonbury): Rose & Portcullis, Sub Rd. BA6 8TQ: 8pm, music session, all welcomeDraycott (nr. Cheddar): The Cider Barn BS27 3RU: 7.30pm – 10.30pm, open mic, hosted by Pete StearnGlastonbury: The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict Street BA6 9NB: 8pm, open micHorsington (nr. Templecombe): The Half Moon Inn BA8 0EF: 8.30pm, folk session, come along and jamSouth Stoke (nr. Bath): The Packhorse, Old School Hill BA2 7DU: 8.30pm, English music sessionWells: The Full Moon, 42 Southover BA5 1UH: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk, free entry

WILTSHIRE:Highworth (nr. Swindon): White Horse Folk Club, St. Michael's Church Room: 8pm, Bring own drink Swindon: The Nine Elms, Old Shaw Lane, Nine Elms SN5 5PD: 8:30pm, (mainly) bluegrass session

Thursday 20th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Kingfisher Cafe, 17-18 Straits Parade BS16 2LE: 7pm to 9.30pm, acoustic open floor

CORNWALL:Looe: The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: Shanty sessionSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: Marmalade Mash: 8.30pm, jam session St. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 9pm, open mic nightZennor (nr. St. Ives): Tinners Arms TR26 3BY: 9pm, folk session, all welcome

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St: 8.30pm, Pete-G’s Eclectic Open MicBideford: Bideford Folk Club, The Joiner’s Arms, 6 Market Place EX39 2DR: 7.30pm, all welcome, freeBishopsteignton (nr. Teignmouth): Red Rock Brewery, Higher Humber Farm: 7.30pm, acoustic night

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Buckfastleigh: The Globe Inn, 123 Plymouth Road TQ11 0DA: 8.30pm – 11pm, unplugged jam sessionDenbury (nr. Newton Abbot): Union Inn, The Green TQ12 6DQ: 8pm, acoustic mixed sessionExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: 9pm, open micExeter: Timepiece Nightclub & Wine Bar, Little Castle St. EX4 3PX: 8pm-ish to 12.30pm, open micExmouth: The Bicton Inn, 5 Bicton St. EX8 2RU: 8.30pm, open folk night with Becky BrooksFrogmore (near Kingsbridge): The Globe Inn TQ7 2NR: 8.30pm, mixed folk sessionPlymouth: Minerva Inn, 31 Looe Street PL4 0EA: 8.30pm, folk session (music & singing)Totnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm – 11pm, Eli’s open session, open mic & jamWilland (nr. Cullompton): Methodist Church Hall: 7.30pm, The More the Merrier, folk dance music

DORSET:Bere Regis (nr. Wareham): Drax Arms, West Street BH20 7HH: 9pm, open micBuckland Newton (nr. Dorchester) The Gaggle Of Geese DT2 7BS: 8pm, “music, song & anything folky”Christchurch: The Coda Folk Orc, CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 7.30pm, all welcome Marnhull (nr. Sturminster Newton): The Blackmore Vale Inn, Burton St. DT10 1JJ: 8pm, folk/music/songsPortland: The Cove House Inn, Chiswell Green Lane: 7pm, trad tune session, all welcome Wareham: Anglebury House, 15 - 17 North Street BH20 4AB: 8pm, singaround, all welcome, FREEWeymouth: The Belvedere Inn, 36 High West St. DT4 8J: 8.30pm, Howl Songwriter ShowcaseWeymouth: The Globe, 22 East Street: 8pm, “session for the more advanced acoustic (folk, etc.) musician”Wimborne: Wimborne Folk Club, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd: 7.30pm – 10.30pm

GLOUCESTER:Chipping Campden: Red Lion Inn, Lower High Street GL55 6AS: 8pm, folk music sessionFrampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY: Open mic / jam session Minchinhampton (nr. Stroud): Minchinhampton Folk Club, Cotswold Club, 11 High Street: 8.15pm Prestbury (nr. Cheltenham): The Plough, Mill St, GL52 3BG: 9pm, music sessionStroud: The Ale House, 9 John St. GL5 2HA: 7pm-ish, Stroud Five Valleys Session, mostly trad. folkThornbury (nr. Bristol): The Swan, 17 High St. BS35 2AE: 8pm till 11pm, music session (upstairs)

HAMPSHIRE:Andover: Butter’s, 89 High Street SP10 1ND: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome, PA etc, just turn upBishops Waltham (nr. Southampton): Nonsuch Folk Club, Social Club: 8pm, singaround, ring firstEmsworth: The Crown Inn, 8 High St. PO10 7AW: 9pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel Hoar, mixed genresFleet: Windmill Acoustic Sessions, Albert Social Club, 47 Albert Street GU51 3RL: 8.30pm, all welcome Pennington (nr. Lymington):The Musketeer, 26 North St. SO41 8FZ: 9pm, sing-a-roundPennington (nr. Lymington): The Wheel at Bowling Green, Sway Road SO41 8LJ: Open micPetersfield: The Good Intent, 40-46 College Street GU31 4AF: 7.30pm, open mic & jam nightPortsmouth: Shenanigan’s Irish Bar, 57 Osborne Rd, Southsea PO5 3LS: 7.30pm, Irish sessionSouthampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8.30pm, Ales and Anthems, open micSouthampton: the d.@rt centre, Wildern Lane, Hedge End SO30 4EJ: 7pm – 9pm, open mic, free entrySouthampton: Mango No 5 Basement, 5 Canute Rd. SO14 3FH: 10pm to 2am, jam session. Waterlooville (nr. Portsmouth): The Farmer Inn, 300 Catherington Lane PO8 0TD: 9pm, Jam Night


SOMERSET:Bath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: The Blind Tiger Playgroup, The Bell, 103 Walcot St. BA1 5BW: Open mic, 8.30pmBath: The Canon, 1 Barton St. BA1 1HQ: Open micBridgwater: Bridgwater Arts Centre, 11-13 Castle Street TA6 3DD: 8pm in the bar, acoustic sessionBurnham-on-sea: Ritz Acoustic Club, 24 Victoria St TA8 1AN: 8pm, open mic, Showcase NightCheddar: Mendip Folk Choir, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St. BS27 3HE: 7pm – 8.30pm

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Corsham: Acoustic Oak, The Royal Oak, 72 High Street SN13 0HF: 8pm, music & song

Friday 21st FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: Dragon Folk Club, Bridge Inn, Main Road, Shortwood, Mangotsfield BS16 9NG: 8.15pmBristol: The Star, 539 Fishponds Road BS16 3AF: 9pm, Irish session with Wesley & friends

CORNWALL:Bodmin: Bodmin Folk Club, The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore St. PL31 2JX: 8pm, all welcomeLostwithiel: Social Club, Fore Street PL22 0BL: 7:30pm, acoustic music session in upstairs room, £5 (£2)Penzance: The Turk's Head Inn, 49 Chapel Street TR18 4AF: 8pm in the Cellar Room, acoustic music clubSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Song Writers Night & Open Mic

DEVON:Marldon (nr. Paignton) Ye Olde Smokey House, Vicarage Rd: 7.30pm, Folk Plus Acoustic Music ClubTorquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, folk session DORSET:Christchurch: CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 11:30am – 1pm, Coda Brunch Session

HAMPSHIRE:Fritham (nr. Lyndhurst) The Royal Oak SO43 7HJ: 7.30-ish, sing-a-round/session, “experienced players only”New Milton: Memorial Centre, Whitefield Rd. BH25 6DE: Acoustic Folk Night, 7.30pm for 8pm Southampton: Flying Dutchman, 13-14 Terminus Terrace SO14 3DT: 8pm, River Studio’s Open Mic/Jam

SOMERSET:Bath: The Claremont, 5 Claremont Terrace BA1 6EH: 8pm, (mainly Irish) music sessionPanborough: Mr Punch's Folk Club, The Panborough Inn BA5 1PN: 8pm, £1 entrance

WILTSHIRE:Swindon: Swindon Folk Club, The RAFA Club, 41-43, Belle Vue Rd: 8pm, £3 / £5, all types, all welcome Trowbridge: The Village Pump Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, Mortimer Street BA14 8BN: 8pm, open floor

Saturday 22nd FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

DORSET:Cranbourne (nr. Wimborne): Sixpenny Brewery, Holwell Farm: 3pm – , open mic in the Tap Room

HAMPSHIRE:Southampton: Retro Cafe, 34 Bedford Place SO15 2DG: 7pm, open mic

SOMERSET:Huish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 11.30am, acoustic session/singaroundSouth Petherton: David Hall TA13 5AA: 7.30pm, acoustic night, £2 audience, £1 performers, book slot

Sunday 23rd FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Shebeen, Clifton Down Station, Whiteladies Rd. BS8 2PN: 8pm, Irish music session, tunes/songs

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CORNWALL:Bude: Bude Folk Club, The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 7.30pm to 10.30pmCrantock (nr. Newquay): The Old Albion Inn, Langurroc Rd. TR8 5RB: 8pm, informal sing & playFalmouth: The Jacob's Ladder Inn, 1-2 Chapel Terrace TR11 3BQ: 8pm, open micFour Lanes (nr. Redruth): Dreamers Folk Club, The Sportsman’s Arms, Pencoys TR16 6LR: 7.30pm. Penzance: The Dock Inn: 17 Quay St. TR18 4BD: 8pm, singaround, “songs the Cornish love to sing”St. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 8.30pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, jam session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Beaver, 95 Irsha St: 8pm, Marmalade Club, music & song sessionAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 4.30pm till 6pm, jam sessionChristow (nr. Exeter), Teign House Inn, Teign Valley Road EX6 7PL: 3pm, Bluegrass sessionExeter: The Port Royal, Weirfield Rd. EX2 4DR: 6pm, gypsy, klezmer, Mediterranean & European session Lee Mill Bridge (near Ivybridge): Folk on the Moor, The Westward Inn PL21 9EE: 8pmOkehampton: Okey Folky, The Plume of Feathers, 8 Fore St. EX20 1HB: 8pm, open folk session/club Parracombe (nr. Barnstaple): The Hunters Inn EX31 4PY: 8pm, folk eveningPennymoor: Cruwys Arms EX16 8LF: 12 noon, folk music session, visitors welcome (space permitting!)Scoriton (nr. Buckfastleigh): Trade Winds, Tradesman's Arms: 7.30pm, come-all-ye, singers, musicians etc Sidmouth: Radway Inn, 1 Radway Place EX10 8PY: 8.30pm, open mic, P.A., all welcome Taunton: The Ale House, 76 Station Road TA1 11PD: 8pm, open mic, resident pianist + guitarist & drummer Torquay: Boots & Laces, Marnham Rd. TQ1 3QW: 7.30pm to 10.30pm, open mic

DORSET:Beaminster: The Fleet Acoustic Folk Session, The Fleet Club, 8 Fleet Street DT8 3EF: 7.30pmDorchester: Convivial Rabbit, Trinity St. DT1 1TT: 7.30pm, singaround/tune session, all genres of folkLyme Regis: Marine Theatre, Church Street DT7 3QB: 3pm, Sunday Session, free entry, “just turn up!”Poole: Branksome Railway Hotel, 429 Poole Rd. BH12 1DQ: 3pm till 6pm, folk session / singaroundStourton Caundle (nr. Sturminster Newton): The Trooper: 8pm, instrumental session (singers welcome)

GLOUCESTER:Broad Campden (nr. Chipping Campden): The Bakers Arms, Angel Lane GL55 6UR: 8pm-ish, music sessionGloucester: Gloucester Folk Session & Song Club, The Dick Whittington, 100 Westgate Street: 4pm-8pm(ish)

HAMPSHIRE:Bursledon (nr. Southampton): Woolston & Bursledon Folk Club, Village Hall SO31 8BZ: 7:30pm Lymington: The White Hart, 17 Milford Road SO41 8DF: 8pm, acoustic folk singaround, all styles & abilities Southampton: Scholars Arms, 166 Above Bar Street SO14 7DU: 7pm, open micWickham (nr. Fareham): The Square Cow, Wickham Squ. PO17 5JN: Singaround upstairs, all styles


SOMERSET:Bath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8.30pm, Irish music sessionBath: St. James’ Wine Vaults, St. James Square BA1 2TW: 8pm, open stage, free Bath: The Star Inn, 23 Vineyards BA1 5NA: 8.30pm till midnight, A Sunday Song (mostly unaccompanied)Chard: Perry Street Social Club, Knapp Mill House, Waterlake Road: 3pm-6pm, Howl Open MicGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 5pm till 7pm, Back Door Man Blues Jam

WILTSHIRE:Chippenham: Old Road Tavern, Old Road SN15 1JA: 9pm, open mic

Monday 24th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

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Bristol: Nova Scotia Folk Club, The Nova Scotia Inn, 1 Nova Scotia Place: 8pm, open stageBristol: The Three Tuns, 78 St. George’s Road BS1 5UR: 8pm, traditional music & song session, Irish etc Bristol: University of Bristol Folk Club, The White Bear, 133 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8BS: 9pm

CORNWALL:Gunnislake: The Rising Sun Inn, Calstock Rd. PL18 9BX: 8pm, open mic with AdamNewquay: Whiskers, 5-7 Gover Lane TR7 1ER: 8pm, open micPraze-an-Beeble (nr. Camborne): St. Aubyn's Arms, The Square TR14 0JR: 8pm, open micSt. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 8.30pm, Celtic Folk

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8:30pm to 11pm, acoustic jam session Moretonhampstead (nr. Newton Abbot): White Horse Inn, George Street TQ13 8PG: 9pm, music sessionTorquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, open sessionTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: Celtic / Irish session, 8.15pm – 11pm

DORSET:Bournemouth: The Cricketers Folk Club, The Cricketers Arms BH1 4RN: 8pm, singaround

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green: Music Night, all welcomeFrocester (nr. Stonehouse): The Frocester George, Peter's St. GL10 3TQ: 8pm – 10.30pm, Words & MusicWotton-under-Edge (nr. Stroud): The Civic Centre, 2 Gloucester St: 7.30pm, Irish session with dancing

HAMPSHIRE:Lyndhurst: The Swan Inn, Swan Green, Bournemouth Rd: 8pm, mixed tune session (some songs)Pennington (nr. Lymington): The Wheel at Bowling Green, Sway Road SO41 8LJ: 8pm, singaround Portsmouth: Thatchers Bar, 95 London Road PO2 0BN: 9pm – 11pm, open mic, free entrySouthampton: The 1865, Brunswick Square SO14 3AR: 7.30pm to 8pm, Ukulele JamSouthampton: The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd, Bevois Valley SO14 6SF: Acoustic music & song session Winchester: The Hyde Tavern, 57 Hyde Street SO23 7DY: 8pm, Irish sessionWinchester: The Railway Inn, 3 St Pauls Hill SO22 5AE: 8.30pm, open mic in the Barn, free entry


SOMERSET:Bath: Belushi’s Bar, 9 Green St. BA1 2JY: 9pm, open micBradford on Tone (nr. Taunton): The White Horse, Regent Street TA4 1HF: 8pm, Tone Voice Open Mic Wells: The City Arms, 69 High Street BA5 2AG: 9pm, folk session, all musicians & singers welcomeYeovil: The Red House, Dorchester Road BA22 9RA: 8pm, music & song session, organised by Mike Cox

WILTSHIRE:Bradford-on-Avon: The Swan Hotel, 1 Church Street BA15 1LN: 8.30pm, English traditional sessionDevizes: Devizes Folk Club, The Lamb Inn, 20 St John's St: 8pm, floor spot discountsSwindon: The Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill SN1 3JS: 8.30pm, folk, roots and acoustic music session

Tuesday 25th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Cross Hands, 1 Staple Hill Rd. Fishponds BS16 5AA: 8pm, acoustic folk club, £2 entry

CORNWALL:Bude: The Falcon Hotel, Breakwater Road EX23 8SD: 9pm, folk session, run by Bude Folk ClubCadgwith (nr. Helston): Cadgwith Cove Inn, Ruan Minor TR12 7JX: 8pm, music & song session

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Carbean (nr. St. Austell): Sawles Arms PL26 8XH: 8pm-sh, Folk session for all, very relaxed, down to earthLooe: Folk and Acoustic Music Club, The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: 8.30pmPenzance: Fountain Tavern, St. Clare St. TR18 2PD: 8.30pm, trad tune session, all abilities welcomePerranporth: Seiners Arms, Beach Rd. TR6 0DP: 8.30pm, Folk NightSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, unplugged music session

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 7.30pm–10pm, Reel Hot Folk Session Bere Ferrers (nr. Yelverton): Old Plough PL20 7JL: 8.30pm, Jam SessionChipshop (nr. Tavistock): Copper Penny Inn, PL19 8NT: 8pm, acoustic evening in the skittle alley Coleford (nr. Crediton): The New Inn EX17 5BZ: 8pm, acoustic night, run by Dave Brassington South Brent: Pack Horse Hotel, Plymouth Road TQ10 9BH: Mixed folk session - mainly songTalaton (nr. Exeter): The Talaton Inn EX5 2RQ: 7.30pm, folk session, all styles (musicians & singers) Tiverton: Exe Valley Voices, Old Heathcote School Community Centre, 81 King St: 7.30pm Topsham (nr. Exeter): The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill EX3 0QQ: Topsham Folk Club Singers’ Night, 7.30pm Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Jazz session

DORSET:Poole: Crown Hotel, 23 Market Street BH15 1NB: 7pm–9pm, Folk Orc Session, £5 & an acoustic instrument Marshwood (nr. Bridport): The Bottle Inn DT6 5QJ: 8pm, open traditional sessionSalwayash (nr. Bridport): Colmers Folk Club, Anchor Inn DT6 5HU: 8.30pm, all welcomeWeymouth: Wyke Smugglers, 76 Portland Rd. DT4 9AB: 8pm, acoustic/folk session

GLOUCESTER:Bisley (nr. Stroud): The Bear Inn, George St. GL6 7BQ: 8pm, Irish SessionDursley: Ye Olde Dursley Hotel (formerly the Old Bell), 13 Long Street GL11 4HL: 8pm, music session Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): Folk at Frampton, Village Hall: 7.30pm, music club, £2Newent: King’s Arms, Ross Road GL18 1BD: 8.30pm, (mainly) English music session Oakridge Lynch (nr. Stroud) The Butchers Arms GL6 7NZ: 8pm, Irish music session

HAMPSHIRE:Burley (nr. Ringwood): Ringwood Folk Club, Burley Church Hall, Church Lane BH24 4AP: 8pm, BYO Havant: The Golden Lion, 54 Bedhampton Rd. PO9 3EY: 8.30pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel HoarLee-on-Solent (nr. Gosport): The Wyvern, Common Barn Lane PO13 9DS: 8:30pm, open micNew Milton: Milton Ukulele Strummers Klub, Memorial Centre, Whitefield Rd. BH25 6DE: 6.45pmPortsmouth: The George Inn, Portsdown Hill Rd. PO6 1BE: 9pm, acoustic session, all welcomeRomsey: The Tudor Rose, 3 Cornmarket SO51 8GB: Open mic, Americana/Country, etc.Southampton: One 0 Four Kitchen & Cocktail Lounge, 104-108 Above Bar Street SO14 7DT: 3pm, open micTotton (nr. Southampton): The Salmon Leap, Testwood Lane SO40 3BR: 8pm, folk sessionWarsash (nr. Southampton): Ship & Shovel, 2 Warsash Rd. SO31 9HX: 8.30pm, open mic


SOMERSET:Bath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: Pig and Fiddle, 2 Saracen Street BA1 5BR: 8pm, open mic, all performance stylesCheddar: Moor Voices, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St: 7pm – 8.30pm, folk choir for beginnersClevedon: The Old Inn, 9 Walton Rd. BS21 6AE: 7.30pm, Folk ClubGlastonbury: Hawthorns Hotel, 8 Northload Street BA6 9JJ: 8.30pm, open mic, all styles & abilitiesIlminster: The Stonemasons, Harts Close TA19 9DJ: 8.30pm, Howl Open micPortishead (nr. Bristol): Folk Hall, 95 High St. BS20 6PR: 9.30am, session playing for dancing, £3Priddy (near Wells): Hunters Lodge BA5 3AR: 7.30pm onwards, instrumental session.

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Bradford-on-Avon: Bradford-on-Avon Folk Club, The Swan Hotel, 1 Church Street: 8pm in the cellar barWestbury: The Angel Hotel, 3 Church Street BA13 3BY: 8pm, open mic, all welcome

Wednesday 26th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Hare On The Hill, 41 Thomas Street North BS2 8LX: 8pm, friendly mixed session, all welcome

CORNWALL : Boscastle: The Wellington Hotel, The Harbour, Old Rd. PL35 0AQ: 8.30pm, singaroundDevoran (nr. Truro): Devoran Village Hall, Quay Road TR3 6PW: 6:30pm to 8:30pm, easy folk session Langdon Cross (nr. Launceston): The Countryman Inn PL15 8NL: 8pm, open micPiece (nr. Redruth): The Countryman TR16 6SG: 8:30pm, traditional folk evening, hosted by Mike KessellSt Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Folk Night

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St. EX39 1RJ: 9pm – 11pm, Blues Night, open micAppledore (nr. Bideford): Royal Hotel, Bude Street EX39 1PS: 8pm, The Maverick Session, jam nightAwliscombe (nr. Honiton): The Honiton Inn EX14 3PJ: 8pm, Below The Blackdowns Trad. Irish SessionChagford: (nr. Newton Abbot): The Globe Inn, 9 High Street TQ13 8AJ: 8.15pm, open micExeter: The Angel Bar, 32 Queen Street EX4 3SR: 8:30pm – 11pm, open mic, free entryLympstone (nr. Exmouth): Lympstone Folk, Roots & Acoustic, The Redwing, Church Rd, 9pm upstairsMilton Combe (nr. Yelverton): The Who'd Have Thought It PL20 6HP: 8.30pm, music session (Americana)Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: Appalachian sessionTotnes: The Albert, 32 Bridgetown TQ9 5AD: 8pm, open micTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm – 11pm, trad singing session (“voice only”)

DORSET:Boscombe (nr. Bournemouth): Chaplin’s Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Rd BH1 4AG: 9pm, open mic Bridport: No. 10 Café Bar, 10 East Street DT6 3LF: 9pm, Howl Open MicSherborne: The White Hart, 2 Cheap St. DT9 3PX: 9pm, open micWest Parley (nr. Bournemouth): The Owl’s Nest, 196 Christchurch Rd. BH22 8SS: 8.30pm, Stan’s Blues Jam Weymouth: Wessex Folk Nite, The Sailor’s Return, 1 St. Nicholas St: 8pm, music & song

GLOUCESTER:Gloucester: Cross Keys Inn, Cross Keys Lane GL1 2HQ: 8:30pm – 11:30pm, “acoustic open mic”, free Nailsworth (nr. Stroud): The Old Village Inn, Bath Road GL6 0HH: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome

HAMPSHIRE:Emsworth: Emsworth Sports & Social Club, 43 Havant Rd. PO10 7JF: 9pm, open mic, mixed genresPortsmouth: Broadside Folk Club, Old House At Home, 104 Locksway Road, Southsea, PO4 8JR: 8pmRowland's Castle (nr. Havant): The Fountain Inn, 34 The Green PO9 6AB: 8pm, Bob’s Open Mic/Jam Southampton: Focsle Music, The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Rd. SO14 6SF: 8pm, singaround + guestsSouthampton: The Hop Inn, Wood Mill Lane SO18 2PH: 8.30pm, Folk at the Riverside, songs/tunes


SOMERSET:Bath: The Barley Mow, 32 Bathwick Street BA2 6NZ: 8pm, Gypsy Jazz sessionBath: The Royal Oak, Lower Bristol Road BA2 3BW: 8.30pm, Irish music sessionCharlton Musgrove (nr. Wincanton): The Smithy Inn BA9 8HG: 7:30pm, mixed folk sessionClevedon: The Moon & Sixpence, 15 The Beach BS21 7QU: 9pm, open micGlastonbury: The King Arthur, 31-33 Benedict Street BA6 9NB: 8pm, open micHatch Beauchamp (nr. Taunton): The Hatch Inn TA3 6SG: 8.30pm, (mainly) Irish session

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Nailsea (nr. Bristol): The White Lion, Silver Street: 8pm-11pm, old-time American music & dance session Shepton Mallet: The Art Bank Café, 13 High St. BA4 5AD: 8pm, Art Bank Acoustic (open mic) Watchet: Celtic session, The Esplanade Club, 6 The Esplanade (Harbourside) TA23 0AJ: 8pmWells: The Full Moon, 42 Southover BA5 1UH: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk, free entry West Camel (nr. Yeovil): Camelot Music Night, The Davis Hall: 7.30pm for 8pm, all styles

WILTSHIRE:Swindon: The Nine Elms, Old Shaw Lane, Nine Elms SN5 5PD: 8:30pm, (mainly) bluegrass session

Thursday 27th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol Bristol: The Kingfisher Cafe, 17-18 Straits Parade BS16 2LE: 7pm to 9.30pm, acoustic open floor Bristol: The Old Stillage Bar, 147 Church Road, Redfield BS5 9LA: 8.30pm, music session

CORNWALL:Looe: The Jolly Sailor, Princes Square PL13 2EP: Shanty sessionPerranporth: The Bolingey Inn, Penwartha Road TR6 0DH: 8.30pm, open micSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street TR26 2LU: Marmalade Mash: 8.30pm, jam session St. Just (nr. Penzance): The Star Inn, 1 Fore Street TR19 7LL: 9pm, open mic nightWadebridge: The Bridge on Wool, The Platt PL27 7AQ: 7.30pm, folk club, song and music, free entryZennor (nr. St. Ives): Tinners Arms TR26 3BY: 9pm, folk session, all welcome

DEVON:Appledore (nr. Bideford): The Champ, 5 Meeting St: 8.30pm, Pete-G’s Eclectic Open MicBideford: Bideford Folk Club, The Joiner’s Arms, 6 Market Place EX39 2DR: 7.30pm, all welcome, freeBishopsteignton (nr. Teignmouth): Red Rock Brewery, Higher Humber Farm: 7.30pm, acoustic nightBuckfastleigh: The Globe Inn, 123 Plymouth Road TQ11 0DA: 8.30pm – 11pm, unplugged jam sessionColyford (nr. Colyton): The White Hart Inn, Swan Hill Rd. EX24 6QF: 8.30pm, open micDenbury (nr. Newton Abbot): Union Inn, The Green TQ12 6DQ: 8pm, acoustic mixed sessionDousland (nr. Yelverton): The Burrator Inn, Princetown Road PL20 6NP: 8pm, open mic with AdamExeter: The Oddfellows, 60 New North Rd. EX4 4EP: 9pm, open micExeter: Timepiece Nightclub & Wine Bar, Little Castle St. EX4 3PX: 8pm-ish to 12.30pm, open micExmouth: The Bicton Inn, 5 Bicton St. EX8 2RU: 8.30pm, traditional folk night with Derek BrooksOkehampton: The Kings Arms, St. James St. EX20 1DW: 9pm – 11pm, jam, full PA, no backing tracksPlymouth: Minerva Inn, 31 Looe Street PL4 0EA: 8.30pm, folk session (music & singing)South Molton: The Barley and Vine, 121 East Street EX36 3DA: Jam session, all welcome, acoustic onlyTeignmouth: Teignmouth Folk Club, Oystercatchers Café, 12 Northumberland Place TQ14 8DD: 8pmTotnes: Bay Horse Inn, 8 Cistern Street TQ9 5SP: 8.30pm – 11pm, Eli’s open session, open mic & jam

DORSET:Bridport: The Quarterdeck Tavern, West Bay DT6 4EL: 8pm, folk sessionChristchurch: The Coda Folk Orc, CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 7.30pm, all welcome Dorchester: Tom Brown’s, 47 High East Street DT1 1HU: 9pm, Howl open micPoole: King Charles Inn, 1 Thames Street BH15 1JN: 7.30pm in the front bar, mainly Irish musicPortland: The Cove House Inn, Chiswell Green Lane: 7pm, trad tune session, all welcome Wimborne: Wimborne Folk Club, Allendale Community Centre, Hanham Rd: 7.30pm – 10.30pm

GLOUCESTER:Frampton on Severn (nr. Gloucester): The Three Horseshoes, The Green GL2 7DY: Open mic / jam session Minchinhampton (nr. Stroud): Minchinhampton Folk Club, Cotswold Club, 11 High Street: 8.15pm Prestbury (nr. Cheltenham): The Plough, Mill St, GL52 3BG: 9pm, music sessionStroud: Crown & Sceptre, 98 Horns Rd. GL5 1EG: 7.30pm, Irish session

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Andover: Butter’s, 89 High Street SP10 1ND: 8.30pm, open mic, all welcome, PA etc, just turn upBishops Waltham (nr. Southampton): Nonsuch Folk Club, Social Club: 8pm, singaround, ring firstBishopstoke (nr. Eastleigh): The Anglers Inn, 17 Riverside, SO50 6LQ: 8.30pm, Del’s Open MicEmsworth: The Crown Inn, 8 High St. PO10 7AW: 9pm, open mic, hosted by Nigel Hoar, mixed genresFleet: Windmill Acoustic Sessions, Albert Social Club, 47 Albert Street GU51 3RL: 8.30pm, all welcome New Milton: The Hourglass Micropub, 8 Station Rd. BH25 6JU: 8pm, open floor (no mics)Pennington (nr. Lymington):The Musketeer, 26 North St. SO41 8FZ: 9pm, sing-a-roundPetersfield: The Good Intent, 40-46 College Street GU31 4AF: 7.30pm, open mic & jam nightSouthampton: The Cricketers, 34 Carlton Place SO15 2DX: 8.30pm, Ales and Anthems, open micSouthampton: Mango No 5 Basement, 5 Canute Rd. SO14 3FH: 10pm to 2am, jam session. Southampton: Overdraft Craft Ale Bar, 383 Shirley Rd. SO15 3JD: 7pm, open micWaterlooville (nr. Portsmouth): The Farmer Inn, 300 Catherington Lane PO8 0TD: 9pm, Jam Night


SOMERSET:Ash (nr. Martock): The Bell Inn, Main Street TA12 6NS: 8.30pm, traditional folk session Barton St. David (nr. Somerton): The Barton Inn, Main Street TA11 6BZ: 7.30pm, open mic / session Bath: Barton Street Wine Bar, 28 Barton St. BA1 1HG: 8.30pm, Irish session, all welcomeBath: The Blind Tiger Playgroup, The Bell, 103 Walcot St. BA1 5BW: Open mic, 8.30pmBath: The Canon, 1 Barton St. BA1 1HQ: Open micBurnham-on-sea: Ritz Acoustic Club, 24 Victoria St TA8 1AN: 8pm, open micCheddar: Mendip Folk Choir, Hannah More Cottage, Lower North St. BS27 3HE: 7pm – 8.30pmChurchinford (nr. Taunton): York Inn, Honiton Road TA3 7RF: Open micEast Chinnock (nr. Yeovil): The Wooden Top Inn BA22 9DS: Music session with SomerStep and friends Glastonbury: Fabulous Furry Folk Night, Assembly Rooms BA6 9DU: Gig + floor spots in the main hallHuish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Music Night with Diaspora, Eli’s (Rose & Crown), 8pm, session with bandWells: The Cheddar Valley Inn, 22 Tucker Street BA5 2DZ: 8pm – 11pm, open mic, hosted by Ross Kirk

WILTSHIRE:Corsham: Acoustic Oak, The Royal Oak, 72 High Street SN13 0HF: 8pm, music & songPewsey: The Crown Inn, 60 Wilcot Road SN9 5EL: 8pm, folk jam


CORNWALL:Bodmin: Bodmin Folk Club, The Old Library, 10 Lower Bore St. PL31 2JX: 8pm, all welcomeSt. Ives: The Western Hotel, Gabriel Street: 9pm in the Kettle ‘n’ Wink, Song Writers Night & Open Mic

DEVON:Exeter: Exeter Folk & Acoustic Music Club, Victoria Park Tennis Club, Lyndhurst Road: 8pm, £1Torquay: Crown and Sceptre, 2 Petitor Road TQ1 4QA: 8.30pm, folk session

DORSET:Chickerell (nr. Weymouth): The Victoria Inn: 8pm, session (Bluegrass, Old-Time, American Folk etc)Christchurch: CODA Music Centre, Chewton Farm Rd. BH23 5QL: 11:30am – 1pm, Coda Brunch Session

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Lechlade: Riverfolk Acoustic Club, Trout Inn, St.John's Bridge, Faringdon Rd: 8pm, singaround, £2Pucklechurch (nr. Bristol): Village Sports & Social Club, St. Aldam's Drive BS16 9QQ: 8pm, open micWhitecroft (nr. Lydney): Miners Arms GL15 4PE: Open mic, free entry

HAMPSHIRE:Netley Abbey (nr. Southampton): The Roll Call, Woolston Rd. SO31 5FJ: 8pm, music & song session


SOMERSET:Ashill (nr. Ilminster): The Ashill Inn TA19 9ND: 8.30pm, very friendly singaround/ session, all stylesBath: The Claremont, 5 Claremont Terrace BA1 6EH: 8pm, (mainly Irish) music sessionChiselborough (nr. Yeovil): Community Folk & Performance Night, Village Hall TA14 6TR: 7.30pmPorlock (nr. Minehead): The Royal Oak, High St. TA24 8PS: 8pm, open micShapwick (nr. Bridgwater): Shapwick Pavilion, Northbrook Rd. TA7 9LN: 8pm, open mic, free entry Street: Mullions Hotel, 51 High St: 8.30pm, floor singers’ club, all types of (acoustic) music welcomeWadeford (nr. Chard): The Haymaker Inn TA20 3AP: 8pm, folk / acoustic session for tunes and songs

Saturday 29th FebruaryBRISTOL:For Bristol Open Mics go to https://openmicfinder.com/UK/England/Bristol

CORNWALL:Calstock: The Boot Inn, Fore Street PL18 9RN: Folk Evening, bring your instruments & voices, date change

SOMERSET:Huish Episcopi (nr. Langport): Eli’s (The Rose & Crown) TA10 9QT: 11.30am, acoustic session/singaround

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