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Regular informal pub sessions
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Visitors are very welcome at these sessions
It is advisable to check the session is happening before setting out

"ONE OFF" SESSIONS

Day Event Venue  Time

REGULAR SESSIONS

Day Event Venue  Time
Sunday (first Sunday in the month) Local Devon songs/singers informal band . 
Contact  [email protected] 
Devonshire Inn Sticklepath near Okehampton.
Sunday (first Sunday in the month) Mixed folk session The Dolphin - Plymouth 01.30pm
Sunday  New celtic folk night with Nula and the Fiddler and guests  -  free entry 
Telephone 01392 277279 (Not an open session)
The Old Firehouse 50 Newnorth Road Exeter 
Real ales - beer garden  -home cooked food 
6pm to 10.30pm 
Sunday  Mixed Folk session  organised by Spike and Maddy, tel: 01626-208116 The Two Mile Oak
(on the main Totnes to Newton Abbot road, near Abbotskerswell)
Evening
Sunday (last Sunday in the month) Plymouth Folk Festival session Telephone 01752 661624 Kitty O'Hanlons Pub, 5 St Andrews Street (next to Magistrates Courts) Plymouth Midday - 4pm
Monday (1st Monday in the month)  Acoustic traditional music and song session  Tradesmans Arms Scoriton 08.30pm
Monday (Last Monday in the month) Acoustic traditional music and song session  Queens Arms - Dartington 08.30pm
Tuesday Irish folk session Kingsbridge Inn - Totnes   08.30pm
Tuesday (every two weeks telephone to check) Mixed folk session - singers particularly welcome The Artillery Arms - Plymouth 08.30pm
Tuesday (Every two weeks)

Mixed folk session - mainly song

telephone  Keith Beeby 01364 72587 

Pack Horse Hotel, South Brent 08.00pm
Wednesday (First Wednesday in the month) Irish session 
Contact [email protected] 
Bowe - Okehampton to Crediton Road 
Wednesday Folk session with Ned Couch and Helen Prentice Minerva Inn Looe Street Plymouth 08.30pm
Wednesday Mixed folk session Royal Oak - Malborough   08.00pm
Wednesday Mainly musicians' night. Telephone Caroline on 01364 73490 for more details. Pack Horse Hotel, South Brent 08.00pm
Wednesday (last Wednesday in the month) Open Session  Walkhampton Inn, Walkhampton  08.30pm
Thursday Denbury acoustic mixed session
For details contact Vic Cornell on 01803 812535 or the Union 01803 812595
Union Inn, Denbury.  08.30pm
Thursday (first Thursday) Song Session - This is an open session with the emphasis on song rather than instrumental (accompanying instruments welcome!) The more chorus songs the better, as the "audience" also appreciates a good sing!  Crabshell Inn Kingsbridge 08.00pm
Thursday (third Thursday) Mixed folk session Oystercatchers Cafe, 12 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth
In aid of Teignmouth Folk Festival
08.30pm
Thursday (fourth Thursday) Sing-a-round folk club.  Mainly traditional, but basically anyone welcome, acoustic only Prince of Wales
Princetown
08.00pm
Friday Mixed session Crown and Sceptre - St. Marychurch, Torquay 8.30pm
Friday (First  Friday) le bal folk - a evening of live French music and dance.

Music from central France and Brittany - everyone is welcome to join in the dance or just enjoy the music. Bring your own bottle of French wine - tea and coffee are available. Suggested contribution £1.50 (towards costs).
Contact Roger or Lousie 01803 732269 for more information.

Harbertonford Village Hall - 3 miles from Totnes. 08.00 - 11.00 pm
Friday (Third Friday) d'Accord French Music and Dance - Dancers and Musicians welcome Ide Village Hall, Ide, Exeter 
1st turn off from A30 after M5 in the Okehampton direction
08.00pm - 11.30pm
Friday (Third Friday)

Tradewinds Storytelling, songs and poems at Scoriton

Trade a poem for a song for a story for music for fine company. Call Simon or Sue Williams for information on 01364 631308 or email  [email protected] 

A Dartmoor Come-All-Ye Pub session for singers, storytellers, poets, musicians and everybody else. 

Tradesmans Arms, Scoriton, near Buckfastleigh,   08.00pm

 

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flaxey green was first published in January 2000