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19th Acoustic Music	Ashington	Cutty Wren	Darlington
East Boldon	General Havelock	Market Tavern	Monkseaton Arms
Orpington	Rothbury Roots	Ryton	Station Hotel (Loftus)
Station Hotel (Seaton Carew)	Topic	Wigan

* Venues marked with * are no longer running, but we have retained the entry to enable you to contact the organisers for further information.

19th Acoustic Music Club, Largoward
When	1st and 3rd Thursday
Where	Staghead Hotel, Largoward
Contacts	Tom Hall: 01333 330092
Internet	19th Acoustic Music Club
Email	the19thamc@btinternet.com
Review	Held in the bar area of the hotel. Friendly, singaround style. One at a time (two for duos) until time runs out.
Top Of Page Ashington Folk Club
When	Music starts 8:30 pm Thursdays Singers, Musicians and Poets - alternate Thursdays Special Guest Nights as advertised
Where	The Institute, Institute Road, Ashington, NE63 8HP
Contacts	Pat Yeowart: 0779 165 5739
Internet	Website - live: www.ashingtonfolkclub.org.uk MySpace: www.myspace.com/ashingtonfolkclub Website - club archive 1962 to 2007: www.ashingtonfolkclub.co.uk
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Review	A friendly place - best of order, and an appreciative audience. Hosted by jiva 2004 to 2007! We liked it so much we bought the domain name... From January 2008 the team is Pat, Doug and Ben Yeowart with Tristan Sturgeon. Mostly Local Singers, Musicians and Poets nights, with the occasional extended spot - all abilities and all genres are welcome. There's a PA (optional) if you want to fill out your sound slightly. Performers generally start with 2 songs, then more later depending on time available. Occasional special guest nights as advertised. No smoking (since August 2004). Great archive website (by jiva Design, naturally) - photo review galleries, soundbites, forward diary, newsletter, performer details, club history... the lot.
Top Of Page Cutty Wren Folk Club
When	Thursday
Where	Duke William, Skelton, Cleveland
Contacts	John Taylor: 01287-622-623
Internet	www.cuttywrenfolkclub.ukforum.com/index.htm
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Review	Separate room with a through bar. This club has been gong since the 1960s, and everyone seems to know everyone else! Generally 2 songs each to start - if it gets crowded later on, latecomers may only get 1 song. A good mix of residents including traditional, contemporary, unaccompanied, country, poetry - in fact, anything goes.
Top Of Page Darlington Folk Club
When	Thursday
Where	Darlington Arts Centre
Contacts	Tom Hughes: 01325-261179
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Review	Alternates between singarounds and concert style guest nights. Separate upstairs room. On singaround nights buy your drinks downstairs. Good crop of local/resident singers providing a good cross-section of musical styles, friendly and attentive organisers and audience.
Top Of Page East Boldon Folk Club
When	1st Thursday
Where	The Grey Horse, East Boldon
Contacts	Gerry Fitzsimons: 0191 567 2977
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Review	Separate room upstairs, but get your drinks from the bar downstairs. Resident band's amplification available to performers if needed. Club format is... opening set by the resident band, then 2 or 3 each by other singers and musicians until approximately 10:30, then another set by the resident band (possibly with others joining in occasionally session-style). Wide variety of regular performers, different genres, styles and abilities... a good mix.
Top Of Page General Havelock
When	Thursday - NO LONGER RUNNING
Where	East Sleekburn
Contacts	Ken Phillipson 0191-237-6097 or 07751-876466
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Review	January 2004 to November 2004 - run by West Sleekburn Farm Community Music Association. Separate room with through bar. Plug in, high ceiling, good acoustics... very promising venue with possibilities but, alas, it didn't work out.
Top Of Page Market Tavern
When	Thursday
Where	Market Tavern, Bedlington
Contacts	Ian Anderson
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Review	Open plan pub with raised stage/gallery area for performers. The pub has lots of live music - rock bands, etc. The Thursday night buskers is a bit more laid back with everyone getting 3 or 4 songs. As with any buskers night, there's plenty of noise/talking from the pub regulars/customers at the bar and playing pool - but at least the PA isn't cranked up to max volume to compensate. A friendly bunch of people who just want to play some music... a mix of young and old, blues, pop, classic hits, R&B, folk, singer/songwriter, etc. One of the better buskers we've played.
Top Of Page Monkseaton Arms
When	Alternate Thursdays - NO LONGER RUNNING
Where	Whitley Bay
Contacts	Mike Jessop
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Review	Separate room upstairs - buy your drinks in the bar downstairs. Open mic policy, but away from the public bar so there's less background noise. Start off with 2 or 3 songs each, then more after the break if time allows. No smoking since August 2006.

Top Of Page Orpington Folk Club
When	Thursday
Where	Change of Horses, Farnborough Village, Nr. Orpington
Contacts	Steve Jennings
Internet	http://www.orpingtonfolkclub.fsnet.co.uk
Email	orpingtonfolkclub@hotmail.com
Review	Relaxed informal kind of singaround with multi MC-ing. Separate room with easy access to the bar for drinks. Frequent guest nights - advisable to pre-book floor spots on those nights. Singarounds start with a few from the resident scratch band/troupe, then two each for floor spots. In the second half there's more from the resident 'band', then generally one more each if there is still time. Friendly and attentive audience.
Top Of Page Rothbury Roots
When	Thursdays, monthly
Where	Queens Head Hotel, Rothbury
Contacts	01669 620470
Internet	www.rothburyroots.net
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Review	Firmly established as one of Northumberland's most popular live music venues, Rothbury Roots presents folk, blues, country, jazz and contemporary singer-songwriters in a friendly, intimate setting. Paid headline guests each month, with support slots booked in advance - so no opportunity for casually dropping in to do a floor spot. Separate room for the music - so get your drinks at the bar before the show or during breaks.
Top Of Page Ryton Village Folk Club
When	Thursday
Where	Black Bull, Blaydon
Contacts	Danny McLeod: 0191-414-8867 Eddie Stewart: 0191-267-5623
Internet
Email	dannyandjoyce@blueyonder.co.uk e.stewartt@blueyonder.co.uk
Review	Has its own area separated from the bar by the pool room. Friendly welcoming atmosphere and a good crowd of local singers. They advertise as mostly traditional (as evidenced by their monthly guest bookings), but we found a varied mix of unaccompanied modern and traditional songs as well as guitar, recorder and bowed psaltery. Residents nights are singarounds with lots of performers. The pub landlord provides a buffet at half time - yummy! No smoking. This review was for the Half Moon, Ryton. The club has since moved to the Black Bull at Blaydon.
Top Of Page Station Hotel Acoustic Night (Loftus)
When	Thursday
Where	Station Hotel, Loftus
Contacts	Tony Leonard
Internet	www.myspace.com/loftusopenacoustic
Email	tonyleonard@tiscali.co.uk
Review	Separate room with corner stage - buy your drinks in the main bar. PA provided but not obligatory. All genres of music encouraged to come and play. Informal atmosphere and a wide variety of performers - although not a folk club, and not quite a buskers night, the emphasis of the night is enjoyment of the music. Two to three songs each act to start with, then more later, then still more until late.
Top Of Page Station Hotel Folk Club (Seaton Carew)
When	Thursday
Where	Station Hotel, Seaton Carew
Contacts	Ron: 01429 423965 Angie: 01429 296403
Internet	http://www.myspace.com/skyran1
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Review	Every Thursday evening 8.30pm at The Station Hotel, Station Lane, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool Skyran host a singaround session in the back room. There is no charge and everyone is welcome to sing, play or listen. It's a very relaxed evening and all music genres are welcomed.
Top Of Page Topic Folk Club
When	Thursdays
Where	Irish Club, Bradford
Contacts	Rahel Guzelian
Internet	www.topic-folk-club.org.uk
Email	rahel@blueyonder.co.uk
Review	Mostly professional guest nights with some 'double header' nights and residents nights... all very well explained on their website. The folk club is held in a separate room, so you'll need to go to the bar in the main room for drinks. Good bunch of residents/regulars - accomplished performers of a wide variety of genres. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
Top Of Page Wigan
When	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Where	Tuesday: Fox and Goose Thursday: The Keepers Inn
Contacts	Joan Blackburn
Internet	www.wiganfolkclub.co.uk
Email	wiganfolkclub@hotmail.co.uk
Review	Thursday: The Keepers Inn The club is in a separate area off from the main bar, although the open plan format of the pub means that noise does stray into the folk club. The format is a singaround - everyone getting one turn (two for duos etc), and around and around again until time runs out. Friendly organiser and a good selection of regulars too.

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