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LONDON

Thursday 14

Weekly session on Thursday nights at The Black Horse, off Holloway Road N7.

Trad session at Captain Morgans, Brentford, musicians welcome.

Trad session at Captain Morgans, Greenford, musicians welcome.

A Celtic music session every Thursday 8.30-11pm at Mulligans, Roseberry Ave EC1. Musicians welcome.

Live Irish music at Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington.

The Blythe Hill Tavern, on the corner of Blythe Hill Lane and Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, London SE23, has a session every Thursday from 9pm.

The North One Bar 1 Tolpuddle Street, N1 0EQ, Pre-club DJ night with Ann-Mori, 8.30pm-12am.

 

Friday 15

Hammersmith Irish Centre, 7.30pm, £8/£7 concs

Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington Every Friday, DJ EARL GATESHEAD until 2am.

Traditional Irish Music Session The Crown Moran Hotel NW2 (7pm-10pm) with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals) & Barbara Hackett (Accordion) and friends. Traditional musicians and supporters welcome.

FABULOUS FEEDBACK BAND,The Claddagh Ring, , 10pm-1am.

PUNCHMONKEY,The Spanish Arch, , 10pm-1am.

AUDIO GIANTS, The Quays, , 10pm-2am, free.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC SESSION, The Six Bells, from 9pm

DISCO,Hennessy’s Kingsbury, .

DISCO, Hennessy’s Ruislip Manor, , 8.45-9.45pm & 10-11pm.

DISCO, Hennessy’s South Harrow, .

Live music in music bar, The Glen, The Hyde, Colindale, . Adm Free. Disco in Club bar. Adm £5 B4 11.30.

THE FRIDAY SESSION, The North One Bar, from 9pm, free.

 

Saturday 16

Live music at Kavanaghs, 92 Old Brompton Road, Kensington .

Sessions at 9pm, The New Inn, Brentford.

Every Saturday Rambling Boys of Pleasure, Golden Lion, 88 Royal College St, NW1; 9pm; Free. Nearest tube: Camden/Mornington Crescent. Irish music and song by candlelight, featuring Tom McCann, Brian Kelly, Caroline Blake and James Clenaghan.

Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band, Cecil Sharp House from 8pm.

Live music in music bar, The Glen, The Hyde, Colindale, . Adm Free. Disco in Club bar. Adm £5 B4 11.30.

EMERALD DOGS, The Claddagh Ring, 9pm-11pm, disco, 12am-2am

LETTUCE HEADS,The Spanish Arch .

TROUBLED WATERS, The Corrib Rest, ,9.30pm-10.30pm and 11pm-12am

JUICE, The Quays, 10pm-1am, free.

TRADITIONAL SESSION, Old Bank from 9pm.

 

Sunday 17

TRADITIONAL SESSION, The Earl of Essex, free.

Traditional session, Every Sunday. . O’Sullivans, High Street, Wealdstone. 8pm. Musicians & singers welcome.

Trad session, Every Sunday O’Donoghue’s Shepherd’s Bush, 5-8pm.

Traditional Irish Music Session, Every Sunday afternoon,, AISLING. Powers Bar, Kilburn 4-7pm.

SESSION on Sundays 7pm (for 4 weeks) at Captain Morgans, Hayes, Middlesex.

Free traditional Irish music session The Crown Moran Hotel NW2 (3-5pm) with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals) & Barbara Hackett (Accordion) and friends. Musicians and supporters welcome.

A Celtic session takes place on Sunday nights 6-8.30pm at Haverstock Arms, Haverstock Hill NW3. Musicians welcome.

Drum & Monkey, Junction Road, Archway N19, 8.30pm, free, Rambling Boys of Pleasure featuring Tom McCann (vocals), Brian Kelly, Caroline Blake and James Clenaghan plus guests. Tubes Archway/ Tufnell Park.

Irish, English and Appalachian music and song, Every Sunday Rattle on the Stovepipe The Celtic Cafe @ Progress Bar N7, 7pm; £5.

RED HOT CHILLI WILLYS - JAM SESSIONS- musicians welcome, The Red Lion , 4.30-7.30pm, free.

COVER STORY, The Claddagh Ring, , 9pm-12am.

CURRAGH and karaoke with take your pick The Quays, .

ACOUSTIC CLASSICS,The Corrib Rest, 6pm-8pm.

Swallow’s Tail Céilí Band, The London Irish Centre from 12noon.

FOLK MUSIC SESSION,The Blue Anchor, Kew, 8.30-10.30pm.

Trad session, The Porterhouse, 4-8pm.

Trad session, The Woodman Pub, 9pm.

Trad session, The North One Bar, 9pm.

 

Monday 18

Waxy O’Connors with Tim Barton, 9pm

Set Dancing, The Greenwood, Northolt, 8.30pm.

 

TUESDAY 19

Trad session at Captain Morgans, Hayes, musicians welcome.

An Irish traditional session is held every Tuesday at the Kilkenny Tavern. Musicians making regular appearances include Brendan McAuley and Bart Carty.

Waxy O’Connors with Tim Barton 9pm

Irish trad session at the Woodlands Tavern, Isleworth from 9pm.

Traditional Irish Music Session Spaniards Inn NW3 (8.30pm-11pm) with Mick O’Connor (Tenor Banjo), Barbara Hackett(Accordion), and Mick Bailey (Guitar/vocals) free. Traditional Musicians and supporters Welcome

The Glen, The Hyde, Colindale, Jam Night from 8.30pm to 11pm, with full back line & PA. All musicians welcome.

Northern Celts, Oxford Arms, Camden,

 

Wednesday 20

Pat Connolly’s Irish Traditional Singing Club, Every second Wednesday London Irish Centre, Camden Square NW1.

An trad session at The White Horse, Bethnal Green.

QUIZ NIGHT, .Wednesdays, The Greenwood, Northolt,

‘NORTH OF THE ANGEL’ QUIZ, The North One Bar, 8.30pm cash prizes.

Trad session from 9pm, .The Six Bells,

SNATCH, The Porterhouse

Wraggle Taggle and Mick O’Connor, Oxford Arms, Camden .

BANGOR, wales

An informal traditional music session takes place in the Nelson public house, Beach Road, Bangor every Friday, 8.30pm. All musicians welcome.

 

BIRMINGHAM

Cleary’s bar, Digbeth. Fridays: Danny Darcy + late disco; Saturdays: Danny Darcy + late disco Sundays: Irish night.

w/end music, Scanlon’s members’ club.

Live music art weekends, Ruskin Hall. Celtic’s No.1 supporters club, .

Live music at weekends.St. Francis Club, Handsworth

Beer fest, themed w/ends, Keane’s The Anchor.

Little Jimmy & Friends, The Irish Club -Friday’s — 9 till late. Adm. free.

music every Sunday, The Old Crown.

SMILE disco for people with disabiliites, The Dubliner, Wednesday. £1 entry, 7-11pm.

 

BRIGHTON

GAA matches at weekends, live music on Sunday, The Lectern Pub, . 01273 685258.

 

COVENTRY

Coventry Comhaltas hold a session on the first Tuesday of the month at The Four Provinces Club.

Irish Disco & Singalong, every Friday 8 til Late Johnny Mullaney’s Shamrock & Shenanigans Free admission. Four Provinces Club

 

DERBY

SEISIUN, Tuesdays, Derby Irish Centre.

 

LANCASHIRE

Irish dancing lessons every Tuesday Céilí dancing every Sunday. Brian Boru IDL, Ashton-in-Makerfield.

 

LEEDS

Trad session every Tuesday evening 9:30pm, The Skyrack, Headingley.

Trad session every Sunday at the New Inn, Otley Road, far Headingley at 8:45pm.

Traditional Irish Music every Thursday 9.45pm, The Pointer, Roundhay Road, Sheepscar, Leeds.

Traditional Irish session every Wednesday 9.30pm onwards, The Chemic Tavern, Johnson St, Woodhouse, Leeds.

Monthly session in the Davitt Bar, Irish Centre on Saturdays .

 

LIVERPOOL

Session, Wednesdays, 9pm, Pogue Mahones.

Session, Thursdays, 9.30pm, The Grapes.

A session last Friday of the month at St. Michael’s Irish Centre.

 

MANCHESTER

TRAD NIGHT, Irish Heritage Centre lounge bar every Thursday. THE GREEN HOT CLOVERS every 2nd and 4th Thursday.

Trad sessions, Royal Oak,Chorlton. every Sunday, Friday & Sat Irish Music.

Waxy O’Connor’s in the Printworks has Irish music every Sunday &Thursday from 9pm. Sporting events on big screens. www.waxyoconnors.co.uk/manchester

 

NORTHAMPTON

Live Irish GAA games on Setanta, The Headland Public House, Longland Road

 

NOTTINGHAM

Live music every Saturday, The Pelican.

 

OLDHAM

Music every Friday, Saturday and Sunday trad session every Thursday. All welcome, The King’s Arms in Shaw near Oldham.

 

PETERBOROUGH

Session, Thursdays at The Swiss Cottage, Woodston.

 

READING

sunday 17

BILLY’S COUNTRY & IRISH DISCO, Reading Irish Centre .

 

RUGBY

Irish trad session, Saturdays at Quigleys, Albert St. All musicians welcome.

 
 
 
 
 
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