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Acoustic Brew	Bell and Bucket	Bubbles	Candlelite
Cramlington	Croxdale	Dartford	Foggy Furze
Keel Row	Live Acoustic Club	Low Row	Plough
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* Venues marked with * are no longer running, but we have retained the entry to enable you to contact the organisers for further information.

Acoustic Brew, Dunfermline
When	Tuesday
Where	Cafe Fresh, Dunfermline
Contacts
Internet	http://www.myspace.com/acbrew
Email
Review	Separate very small seating area upstairs - buy your drinks and snacks at the cafe counter on the ground floor. Amplifier, single microphone and single instrument input available if needed. (As the area was so small and, as we would need two mics and two instrument inputs for amplification, we played acoustically... and everyone after us followed suit.) Open mic night. Organiser kicks the night off with maybe three songs, then maybe two or three songs each (depending on numbers) - then a break, then around again... then the organiser finishes off.
Top Of Page Bell and Bucket
When	Tuesday - NO LONGER RUNNING
Where	Norfolk Street, North Shields
Contacts	Dave Ellison: 0191-268-8022
Internet
Email	david@backworth32.freeserve.co.uk
Review	Not so much a folk club, more a pub bar with a PA where you can plug in and play while the locals drink and chat. There's a wide variety of musical genres from performers of differing abilities - watch out for the parrot! Performers generally start with 3 songs each, then more in the second half depending on available time. Not for the faint hearted.
Top Of Page Bubbles
When	Tuesday
Where	Station Road, Ashington
Contacts
Internet
Email
Review	Night club, previously the Cellar - you'll find some talented guitarists there, doing everything from 50s to lengthy avant garde self-indulgent instrumentals. It definitely has the smoky night club / jazz club feel to it - lots of background noise from those out for a few drinks, not a great deal of attention paid to the music. There doesn't appear to be a set format for what or who goes on when - just turn up, plug in, and play a few if you want.
Top Of Page Candlelite Folk & Blues Club
When	Tuesday
Where	Sports Club, Moore Lane, Newton Aycliffe
Contacts	Neil or Babs Mason: 01325-301534
Internet	www.myspace.com/murrayal
Email
Review	Very friendly, welcoming atmosphere. A good crop of performers, enthusiastic and appreciative audience, good PA soundman, good sized room. Bar didn't detract from the music. Mostly singers nights - guest nights every month. 2 or 3 songs each to start with, possibly more in 2nd half if time allows.
Top Of Page Cramlington Folk Club
When	Tuesday
Where	The Hind, Dewley, Cramlington
Contacts	01670-715106
Internet	www.cramfolk.co.uk
Email	info@cramfolk.co.uk folkclub@cramfolk.co.uk
Review	Well established club held in a good sized room. Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere. No smoking, best of order - (you can go to the bar between songs or during the 'beer break'). Guest nights every other week. Residents and musicians nights start with 2 or 3 songs each depending on numbers. No smoking. Even better now with a website makeover by you-know-who!
Top Of Page Croxdale Folk Club
When	Tuesday
Where	Daleside Arms, Croxdale
Contacts	01388-811299
Internet	http://www.myspace.com/croxdalefolk
Email	enquiries@durham-traditional.co.uk
Review	The club format is singarounds (mostly in strict rotation) alternating with guest nights and occasional special events. There is no charge for singarounds, but there is a small charge on guest nights. The folk club is held in the lounge (a separate room), and you go out to the bar for drinks. There's a varied crop of residents ranging from unaccompanied through to contemporary and traditional groups with a variety of instruments. No smoking.
Top Of Page Dartford Folk Club
When	Tuesday
Where	Dartford Working Men's (CIU) Club
Contacts	Paul Homer: 01322 222553
Internet	http://www.dartfordfolk.org.uk/
Email	PaulHomer@DartfordFolk.org.uk
Review	Guests every week. You can turn up on the night for a floor spot but probably best to contact the organisers beforehand. Big, separate concert room (pop out to buy drinks at the bar - great selection of real ales we're told). Very friendly and attentive organisers and audience. Good P.A.
Top Of Page Foggy Furze Folk Club
When	Tuesday - singing starts 8:15 pm
Where	Travellers Rest, Stockton Road, Hartlepool
Contacts	Ian Ferguson: 01429 291067 (Chairman and Social Secretary) Kay De 'Ath: 01429 890314 (Vice Chair and Publicity)
Internet	Website: www.foggyfurzefolk.com MySpace: www.myspace.com/foggyfurzefolk
Email	ianferguson@foggyfurzefolk.com janhall@foggyfurzefolk.com
Review	Separate, large room. Buy your drinks in the main bar. This has to be the friendliest club we've ever played. The organisers are immediately welcoming, and the audience/performers are attentive and supportive (even to the point of applauding some song introductions!). There's a good mix of music styles (and poetry and monologues too), performed in a singaround - 2 turns each (maybe 3 for new faces) - a break, and then around again until time runs out. Mostly singers nights, with guests once per month.
Top Of Page Keel Row
When	Tuesday - NO LONGER RUNNING
Where	Keel Row, Seaton Delaval
Contacts	Ken Phillipson: 0191-237-6097 or 07751-876466
Internet
Email
Review	September 2003 to mid 2004, a singaround held in one end of the large bar. No specific arrangements for who sings how many or when. Friendly, informal atmosphere - play whatever you like, and join in with others if you wish.

Top Of Page Live Acoustic Club
When	Tuesday - 8:30pm
Where	South Causey Inn, Beamishburn Road, Stanley
Contacts	Jack B Burness: 07831 425857
Internet
Email	jbburness@yahoo.co.uk
Review	Mostly open mic nights for acoustic acts, with occasional guest nights. Separate rooms (30+ seater for open mic nights, larger room for guest nights). Acoustica were guests and hosts/MC on the night we went. They played opening and closing sets with all other singers/musicians having a two or three song spot. Good atmosphere and talented performers (many including self-penned material)lots of self-penned material too).
Top Of Page Low Row Folk Session
When	Third Tuesday each month - 8:30pm
Where	The Railway Inn, Low Row, Cumbria, CA8 2LE
Contacts	Katy: 01228 674209
Internet	http://www.laverocks.co.uk/folkclub
Email
Review	Separate room, or sometimes a cosy area just off from the bar. Loosely themed nights (although not strictly adhered to). Singers and players of all standards are welcome at this friendly singaround. One song each going around the room ( as a visiting duo we got two at a time) as many times as possible until time runs out. On the night we were there it was mostly unaccompanied with some guitar and a bodhran - some good and knowledgeable chat about the songs etc.
Top Of Page Plough Sessions
When	Tuesday - 9:00
Where	The Plough, Staining, Blackpool
Contacts	John Bond: 01253 594616
Internet	www.myspace.com/theploughmusic
Email
Review	Separate room (although the doors are often left open so the music can be heard in the bar). Open Session - Music, Songs, Poems & Pints. Penny Black Host an evening of whatever takes the fancy of the people who turn up! A friendly welcome awaits you, and it helps raise money for ARC (Arthritis Research Campaign).
Top Of Page Wigan
When	Tuesdays and Thursdays
Where	Tuesday: Fox and Goose Thursday: The Keepers Inn
Contacts	Joan Blackburn: wiganfolkclub@hotmail.co.uk
Internet	www.wiganfolkclub.co.uk
Email	wiganfolkclub@hotmail.co.uk
Review	We've played at The Orrell as special guests of honour and also at the Keepers Inn - the Thursday venues, but have not yet played at the Fox and Goose. The format of both nights is a singaround - everyone getting one turn (two for duos etc), and around and around again until time runs out.

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