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News from non-members (so not included in print edition)

Our SUMMARY list of VIRTUAL FOLK ---- ONLINE VERSION - that is, with live WEBLINKS in blue

VIRTUAL FOLK: OTHER UK AREAS  

England ① South-East (inc London), ③ E.Mids,  East, ③ North (NE, NW, Yorks+Humber); and  ④ Scotland

​​Ø     Normally, only Folklife members  Ø   listed, as we  - er -  need money coming in to keep going.  So if you can spare £18 a year to help . . 
‡‡  Exceptionally  . . .  we now list      ‡‡ others' Zoom sessions,  free,  if  you've signed up for our Newsletter mailing list (top of page)
  • Would you like to publicise your Zoom or other virtual session ?   We can draft a listing for you based on your website etc details
  • To be be added:  ​simply sign up for our free emailed Newsletter Updates webpage [top of page] and then email  sam@folklife.uk
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List order :  first, Day varies; ​then Sun. to Sat.   To avoid spam, we put <at> for @,   please revert to @

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​Virtual Folk:  England: South-East (incl. London)
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DAY VARIES; SUNDAY 
--- none as yet
MONDAY
‡‡  London.  FOLK AT THE CASTLE, Harrow, weekly, Monday.  Opens 7.45pm for Singing 8pm to 10.30pm.   We are now running weekly singarounds using Zoom, and approximately once a month are featuring a booked guest.  To be added to the distribution list for log-in details each week send an e-mail to oldtimetim(*at*)gmail.com, or sign up using the form on our ‘contact’ page on https://herga.club/
TUESDAY
‡‡  London.- SHARPS FOLK CLUB, Sharp's in Isolation Zoom session - every Tuesday.  Each evening is recorded - catch up with all of our lockdown singarounds on YouTube on youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvqDn8d3uUq1a3Wk87Q9GMsW87L6qdFqJ 
Contact Amanda on sharpsfolkclub <at> gmail.com to join the mailing list. ​
WEDNESDAY
‡‡  Hampshire.  SOUTHAMPTON:  Virtual FOCSLE MUSIC, weekly, Wednesdays, 8pm.   For Zoom link, please see the website focsle.org/virtual_index.php   FOCSLE Music now meets virtually, via Zoom.  Join us and our international music friends (incl. some professionals) each Wednesday 8pm (UK). 
THURSDAY
‡‡  Kent.  VIRTUAL FOLK AT THE DRUM, weekly, 7.30pm - 11pm,  meeting opens at 7.15pm.   For Zoom joining details, check the website folkatthedrum.co.uk 
FRIDAY
‡‡  Kent.  DEAL FOLK CLUB, weekly, Friday.  Opens 7.45pm for Singing 8pm to 10.30pm.    Deal Folk Club is now meeting online on Friday evenings for a singaround.  For details of Zoom and latest news, please see our website,  www.dealfolkclub.org.uk
SATURDAY
‡‡  London - THE HARRISON SINGAROUND, last Saturday of the month, 4pm - 7pm, see the Harrison Singaround Facebook page: facebook.com/groups/harrisonsingaround/   To receive the link, either go to this Facebook page, or get in touch with Sophie Crawford at sophie <at>glimmertheatre.co.uk to be added to the mailing list.   [added 27 Jul 2020]​
‡‡   London - SHANTIES AND SEA SONGS with London Sea Shanty Collective, weekly, 7pm - 9pm, see https://twitter.com/LondonShanty   Contact via Twitter or email shantycollective <at> gmail.com to join.​ ​​
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Virtual Folk:  England East Midlands and East regions welcome
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Virtual Folk:  North of England.  (1) N-E.  (2) N-W.  (3) Yorks & Humber.
left:    North-West.  Cumbria - Alston. ALSTON HOUSE FOLK SESSION
right:  North-East.   Newcastle upon Tyne.  
​PHOENIX FOLK TUNES SESSIONS, PHOENIX FOLK SINGAROUND ​
England:  North-East
Sunday
‡‡   North-East - LOCH DOWN FOLK CLUB - Weekly Sundays, 8pm.   Songs, tunes, poems or just come for the craic and have a listen. All nationalities. All languages. All welcome.  
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/445376545?pwd=L1BiRlozc2NqYXJZQlQ4ZkVIaW45dz09
Meeting ID: 445 376 545
Password: 000338              (added 24/9/2020)
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​Monday  
‡‡ Newcastle upon Tyne.   PHOENIX FOLK TUNES SESSIONS - Weekly Mondays & Thursdays, 8pm-9.30pm. You'll hear the tune leaders playing live fiddle & guitar so that you can play along at home. Everyone joining in will be muted during the tunes (this is how Zoom works). This means you won't hear each other, and we won't hear you...but we'll still all be playing music together, and your microphone can be un-muted in between tunes!
Weblinks and other info on phoenixfolk.org.uk/online-sessions/4594895190  .      PHOENIX NEWS SEE ABOVE page 1

Tuesday
‡‡ Newcastle upon Tyne.  PHOENIX FOLK SINGAROUND - Weekly Tuesdays, 7.30pm - 9.30pm. You can perform a song (or tune) to the rest of the group, just as you would in a regular folk club.   Weblinks and other info on phoenixfolk.org.uk/online-sessions/4594895190  
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Thursday
‡‡ Gateshead.  VIRTUAL THURSDAY ZOOM SESSION at CENTRAL BAR, GATESHEAD, Weekly Thursdays, 1pm.  
Meeting number is  895 8997 2620 and pass number id 015239.  Ged Moore.
‡‡ Newcastle upon Tyne.  PHOENIX FOLK TUNES SESSIONS - Weekly Mondays & Thursdays, 8pm-9.30pm. You'll hear the tune leaders playing live fiddle & guitar so that you can play along at home. Everyone joining in will be muted during the tunes (this is how Zoom works). This means you won't hear each other, and we won't hear you...but we'll still all be playing music together, and your microphone can be un-muted in between tunes!
Weblinks and other info on phoenixfolk.org.uk/online-sessions/4594895190 

Friday
‡‡  North-East - GAELIC SINGING WORKSHOPS - Weekly Fridays, 6.30pm - 8pm.  Mixture of Irish and Scottish (with phonetics). Maria comes from an Irish-speaking background and sings in Irish and Scots Gaelic.  Her 'phonetics' coupled with singable translations make these songs accessible to all and easy to learn. 
Beginners always welcome – works best if you let Maria know in advance before coming for the first time, mariaboylegalway<at>gmail.com 
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/704402088?pwd=RkkzMjNVQjNvcXpDajBla054S1lnUT09
Meeting ID: 704 402 088             Password: 006564           (added 24/9/2020) 

Virtual Folk: England: North-West

Tuesday
‡‡ ​Cumbria - Alston.            ALSTON HOUSE FOLK SESSION, First Tuesdays, 8pm until at least 11pm.   
       ABOUT THE FOLK SESSION:  A friendly gathering of local folkies, with both instrumentalists and singers. All visitors welcome on the first Tuesday of the month. Alston is the highest market town in England at ~1000' so your voice might unwittingly be raised a semi-tone (joke).
        ABOUT THE ZOOM SESSION:      For Zoom invitation, please email Phil, harley.science <at> btinternet.com  (added 1/8/2020)

​‡‡ ​Cumbria - Brampton (near Carlisle).  BRAMPTON FOLK SESSIONS, Third Tuesdays, 8pm.  
       ABOUT THE FOLK SESSION:  We work on a 'singers' session' format.  We have lots of vocalists, not so many instrumentalists but we'd be really pleased to welcome more.  In the happy days when we could meet live, we would go round in a circle, taking turns.  Now that we are reduced to Zoom, we still try to operate on a strict taking turns basis - though it's harder to keep track of whose turn it is!
      What makes us a little different from most sessions is that we have a 'theme' each month which is discussed and decided upon the previous month and announced on our website.  It gives us an incentive to learn new material, or to be very devious about finding a way of introducing what we wanted to sing/play all along!'   Katy van den Berg
        ABOUT THE ZOOM SESSION:  ​For Zoom invitation please email kmvandenbergstewart<at>gmail.com   
​       There is a monthly theme, for details see website laverocks.co.uk/folkclub/    Singers and players of all standards, and listeners are welcome to this friendly Sing-Around.  For more information phone Katy on 01228 674209.   (added 1/8/2020)

Virtual Folk:  Yorks & Humber entries welcome.
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Virtual Folk:  SCOTLAND
none as yet, but note under England: North-West  above
Friday
‡‡  North-East - GAELIC SINGING WORKSHOPS - Weekly Fridays, 6.30pm - 8pm.  see above for details
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Online Extra: Latest News, so not included in downloadable-PDF of pages (above). 
At least 3 weeks notice for dates, please - we can then circulate in our Folklife Newsletter. 
​By email, not Zoom chats please - we can't easily copy info from chats 
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other areas of England, ​and Scotland:
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FW usually has 60 to 64 pages, printed, A4-size.
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Other areas of England, ​and Scotland: member-Festivals.   See Other UK 1

Every Issue, we cover Member-Festivals for the next 12 Months !
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