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Battlesteads

Lovely venue, cosy room with low ceiling - adjacent separate bar. Shutters to bar and dining room can be opened for more space if needed, the hotel owners like to listen if they can!

There is smoking in the bar, but normally no one smokes 'in the session'.

Comrades Club Acoustic Music Nights

John runs them along folk club lines in that he decides the running order and MCs the night as well as performing too. Solo performers get two songs each to start with, duos and bands can expect maybe 15 minutes or so.

Bearing in mind that it's not a separate room, and there is a bar in the room, and the room is open to all the club members, and there's no admission charge, the audience are mostly attentive to the performers - so a canny night is had by one and all.

Davy Lamp Folk Club

Instrumental session at the back for half an hour or so before the residents take the stage for a 30-40 minute spot, followed by first guest spot. After the break, short spots from more regulars and the occasional song from a visitor. Then the guest finishes the night.

If you want to hear great guests with brilliant sound quality you'll love it, if you're looking for somewhere to do a few songs as a floor singer you may be disappointed.

No smoking.

Faldingworth Live

Friendly, appreciative and attentive audience plus good MC and soundpersons, stage, lights... the whole thing. There's usually a bar (closed while performers are actually on stage), and you can bring your own snacks or purchase from the bar/shop.

All in all a great place, either as a booked performer or paying audience member.

Netherton Folk Club

There's no bar, so you have to remember to bring your own drinks. Sit back and enjoy.

Old Ship

Not a club setup - the emphasis is not on quiet attention to performers, it's more a get up and have a go while everyone chats and drinks and has a canny night.  Music varies from blues through to popular with a bit of country and even the occasional folk classic thrown in.

Free drink tickets for each performer (1 drink per spot). Food laid on.

Richmond Swaledale Folk Club

Mostly guest nights with occasional singers, musicians and listeners nights.

Wide range of styles and genres - everything from traditional unaccompanied through to indie  and contemporary singer/songwriter material with jigs/reels and poetry too! Late finish, so everyone gets the opportunity to have at least one or two turns.