Diary of folk music events, in and around Leicester, England.

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This diary is produced on a best efforts basis and no responsibility will be accepted for errors or omissions. Diary dates are not guaranteed. If you want to be sure, then confirm with club contact. This diary is intended to be freely copied and distributed. Updates for the diary should be sent to Peter Burnham.
August 2008
18	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Singarounds  	Barrowden
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
19	singarounds   	Vernon Arms, Oakham
20	Singarounds  	Earlsdon, Redmile, Carrington, Blaby
	Acoustic Nights	De Verdun
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
21	Acoustic Nights	Harborough, L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Dunton Bassett, Tump
22	Singarounds    	Bingham
23	Cafe Folk      	Andy Griffiths
	Robin Hood   	Pete Burnham and Sheila Mosley
24	Singarounds 	Anstey, Styvechale, King Billy's Army, Hare and Hounds
	Scrag End     	Young No More - feature
	The Red House Nether Broughton (A606)
		2PM - 8PM Bob Tibbetts, Dave Kirk, Small Bear, Gren Bartley, and Govannen
25	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Singarounds  	Monday Folk
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
26	singarounds   	Gretton, Vernon Arms
27	Bar W         	Singaround
	Bedworth Rugby Club  Closed
	Singarounds  	Blaby
	Carrington     	Eileen McGann and David K
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
28	Tump at Styvechale Folk Club      	Ron Trueman-Border
	Acoustic Nights	L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Dunton Bassett
29-30	Off the Tracks Festival
29	Singarounds    	Easton, Bingham
30	Cafe Folk      	Closed
	Kirby Twins    	Sam Carter, Gren Bartley, Andy Whittle
31	Scrag End     	Emily Weygang and Ben Harker
	Denbigh Arms Session
	Singarounds 	Anstey, Styvechale, King Billy's Army, Hare and Hounds
September 2008
1	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Singarounds  	Barrowden
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician, Montymusic
2	singarounds   	Vernon Arms
	Great Knight   	Asha
3	Singarounds  	Redmile, Carrington, Blaby
	Hinckley ACT	Club Night
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
	Musician    	Kirsty Magee and Matt Martin
4	Bushby Acoustic  	Open Mike
	Acoustic Nights	L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Dunton Bassett, Tump
5	Bingham     	Anthony John Clarke
	Brewtown     	Kelly's Heroes
6	Cafe Folk      	Two Counties
7	Tiger         	Steve Turner
	Musician    	Bluegrass/Old Timey Festival
	Swan Folk    	Brian Peters
	Farside       	TBA
	Singarounds 	Anstey, King Billy's Army, Hare and Hounds
	Styvechale     	TBA
	Scrag End     	Julie and Robert - feature
8	singarounds  	Malt Shovel, Grand Union
	Shakespeare   	Acoustic Session
	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
9	singarounds   	Gretton, Vernon Arms, Blaby
	Acoustic Nights	Normanton
	Green Man      	TBA
	Musician     	Tiny Tin Lady
10	Bedworth     	Paul Cherrington and Pamela Ward
	Hinckley ACT	Dave Kirk, Phil Briggs
	Singarounds  	Carrington
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
	Bar W         	Peter Glyde
11	Tump        	George Papavgeris
	Acoustic Nights	L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Naseby Square, Dunton Bassett, Coventry
12	National Forest 	Eliza Carthy Band
	Singarounds    	Bingham, Brewtown     	
13	Cafe Folk      	Mick Ridgeway, Tony Alles and Adie Wood
	Robin Hood   	Singaround
	Wymondham Village Hall Fundraising Ceilidh
		Tel: 01572-787489 
14	Singarounds 	Anstey, Styvechale, King Billy's Army, Denbigh Arms, Hare and Hounds
	Scrag End    	Dave Burland
15	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Singarounds  	Barrowden
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
16	singarounds   	Vernon Arms, Oakham, Blaby
	Great Knight   	John Kirkpatrick
17	Singarounds  	Earlsdon, Redmile
	Carrington    	Tania Opland and Mike Freeman
	Acoustic Nights	De Verdun
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
18	Derby Gaol      	Sea Songs and Shanties
	Musician    	Spiers and Boden
	Acoustic Nights	Harborough, L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Dunton Bassett, Tump
19-21	Liverpool Working Class Music Festival
19	Singarounds    	Bingham
	Brewtown     	Craig; Morgan; Robson
20	Cafe Folk      	Alex Sutton
21	Singarounds 	Anstey, King Billy's Army, Hare and Hounds
	Styvechale     	Mick Smith
	Scrag End     	Farmer Dave - feature
	Swan Folk    	Vicki Swan and John Dyer
22	Grand Union   	Martyn Wyndham-Read
	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
23	singarounds   	Gretton, Vernon Arms, Blaby
	Acoustic Nights	Oxfam Doghouse
24	Singarounds  	Carrington, Bedworth Rugby Club
	Musician    	Acoustic Strawbs
	Bedworth Rugby Club  Johnny Collins + Anker Morrismen
	Sessions     	Molly O'Grady's, Talbot
	Bar W         	Kevin Ewark
25	Acoustic Nights	L'bro Acoustic
	Singarounds  	Dunton Bassett
	Tump          	J.P.Slidewell
26	Singarounds    	Easton, Bingham, Brewtown     	
	Pack Horse    	Open Night Singaround
27	Cafe Folk      	George Thomas
	Robin Hood   	Denis Saby
28	Scrag End     	Steve N Robinson Band
	Denbigh Arms Session
	Singarounds 	Anstey, Styvechale, King Billy's Army, Hare and Hounds
29	Sessions     	Coventry Trad
	Singarounds  	Barrowden, Monday Folk
	Acoustic Nights	Fox, Musician
30	singarounds   	Vernon Arms, Blaby

October 2008
1	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Hinckley ACT	Club Night
2	Singarounds     	Tump
3	Brewtown     	Mike Freeman and Tania Opland
4	St Andrews Church, Aylestone Harvest Barn Dance Tel 0116 2832682
5	Tiger         	Mary Humphreys and Anahata
	Scrag End     	Steve Jackson - feature
	Styvechale     	Pete Willow
7	Great Knight  	Mary Humphreys and Anahata
8	Bar W         	Chris Gibson
	Hinckley ACT	Vikki Clayton, Nigel Beck
	Bedworth         	Phil Hare
10	National Forest 	Bernard Wrigley
	Singarounds   	Brewtown     	
11	Robin Hood   	Singaround
12	Scrag End     	Steve Tilston
	Styvechale     	Singaround
15	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Carrington     	Richard Grainger
16	Tump          	Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby
	Derby Gaol      	Roger Watson and Musa Mboob
17	Bingham      	Steve Hicks
	Brewtown     	The Laners
19	Scrag End     	Pete Richmond - feature
	Styvechale     	TBA
20	Grand Union    	Pete Wood
21	Great Knight  	3 Sheets to the Wind
22	Bar W         	Julian Wright
	Musician    	Peter Rowan
	Bedworth Rugby Club  Singaround
24	Singarounds   	Brewtown     	
25	Kirby Twins    	David Wyatt, Andy Griffiths, Dan Britton
	Robin Hood   	Helen and Chris Morris
26	Scrag End     	Pete Oakley
	Styvechale     	Singaround
29	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Carrington    	Simon Jackson
	Musician    	Bob Fox and Stu Luckley
31	Brewtown     	Tom McConville

November 2008
2	Tiger         	Residents in Residence
	Styvechale     	Malc and Gill, GU4, Sheila Mosley and Pete Burnham
3	Grand Union   	Mike Nicholson
4	Great Knight  	Vin Garbutt
5	Bar W         	Singaround
	Hinckley ACT	Club Night
8	Robin Hood   	Singaround
9	Styvechale     	Singaround
12	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Bedworth     	Derek Gifford
	Hinckley ACT	Rob and Sheila Armstrong
13	Musician    	Dick Gaughan
14	National Forest 	Vin Garbutt
	Brewtown     	Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburn
16	Styvechale     	TBA
18	Great Knight  	Dave Gibb
19	Bar W         	David Harris
20	Derby Gaol      	Songs of rain, wind and snow
21	Bingham      	Megson
22	Robin Hood   	Singaround
23	Styvechale     	Singaround
26	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Bedworth Rugby Club  Singaround
27	Musician    	Joe O'Donnell's Shkayla
28	Bingham     	His Worship and the Pig
	Brewtown     	Bob Fox
30	Scrag End     	Claret
	Styvechale     	Singaround

December 2008
2	Great Knight  	Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburn
3	Bar W         	Singaround
	Hinckley ACT	Club Night
6	St Andrews Church, Aylestone Traditional Carols Tel 0116 2832682
7	Tiger         	Martyn Wyndham-Read
	Styvechale     	TBA
8	Grand Union    	Carols Night
10	Singarounds  	Redmile
	Hinckley ACT	High Sierras
	Bedworth    	Graeme Knights
12	Pack Horse      	GU4
	Brewtown     	Mark Robinson
	National Forest 	Mad Jocks and Englishman
13	Robin Hood   	Cockersdale
14	Styvechale     	Singaround
15	Grand Union    	Bob Fox and Benny Graham
16	Great Knight  	Prince of Wales Rattlers and Moulton Morris
17	Bar W         	Christmas Party
18	Derby Gaol      	Christmas Party
19	Brewtown     	Clarty Sough Christmas Show
21	Styvechale     	Christmas Party
24	Bedworth Rugby Club Closed
27	Kirby Twins    	Govannen
	Robin Hood   	Closed


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