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• Scarborough
  ...erly destroyed it.<ref name="Haralds Saga"/> The local legend is that the folk of Scarborough had fallen out with Tostig, the deposed Earl of Northumbria ..., while the Scarborough lifeboat did not. Thus as a constant reminder the folk of Scarborough are referred to as 'Algerinos' and Scarborough 'Algerinoland
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• County Durham
  === Music === ...//www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/event/cleveland-branch/</ref> Contemporary folk musicians include Jez Lowe and Ged Foley.
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• Somerset
  The town of [[Glastonbury]] attracts a puzzling mixture of folk. Many may come to see the town and the ruins of the great Glastonbury Abbe ...nd the world, and world-famous entertainers.<ref>{{cite web | work=Contact Music | url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/extra-glastonbury-tickets-
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• County Clare
  ...rary.ie/eolas/coclare/folklore/folk_tales/chapter5.htm|title =County Clare Folk-Tales and Myths: Early Christian Period|accessdate = 25 December 2008|publi ===Music===
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• Croxley Green
  ...s including the Camera, Needlecrafters, Wine, Vineyard, Bicycle, Jazz, and Folk to mention but a few who appear at the Revels and take part in the life of **[http://croxfest.co.uk/ Croxfest] music festival on the Green
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• Aberdeen
  ...in the city's main street, Union Street, are the Town and County Bank, the Music Hall, the Trinity Hall of the incorporated trades (originating between 1398 ...ung performers), Aberdeen Jazz Festival, ''Rootin' Aboot'' (folk and roots music event based at the Lemon Tree), ''Triptych'', and the University of Aberdee
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• Whittlesey
  ...e]] and [[Cambridgeshire]].<ref>Hole, Christina,'' A Dictionary of British Folk Customs'', p286. Paladin (1978) ISBN 0 586 08293 X</ref> (Similar ritual an Traditional music sessions take place in many of the pubs during the day and evening, and a b
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• Zennor
  ...he village has one pub, the Tinner's Arms, and a small museum, the Wayside Folk Museum. ...lo. A mermaid living in neighbouring [[Pendour Cove]] was enchanted by the music. She dressed in a long dress to hide her long tail and walked up to the chu
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• Reading
  ...ities, a large student population, and is home to one of Britain's biggest music festivals. ===Music===
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• Luton
  ...e, back down New Bedford Road and finishes back at Wardown Park. There are music stages and stalls around the town centre and at Wardown Park. ...att Bagshawe, who was a notable local historian and a leading authority on folk life. Bagshawe was born in [[Dunstable]] in 1901 and became a director of t
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• Tavistock
  ...er town for those working in Plymouth and a sizeable population of retired folk drawn by its rural tranquillity and scenery and convenience. ...bank holiday weekend. In May there is an annual music Festival "Tavistock Music & Arts Festival", and full details are available from their website [http:/
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• Buxton
  The town hosts several music and theatre festivals each year in the Buxton Opera House. Other attractio ...ekend has developed to become something of a town carnival, including live music and funfair.
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• Kirkcaldy
  ...splay&objectid=95D9B9D1-D6E8-18BF-25DE7D8F8E287717 |title=Fife Festival of Music |publisher=Fife Council |accessdate=2008-10-24}}</ref> ...4–58).<ref>Fife Council, "Kirkcaldy's History, Its Places and Its Famous Folk", Sept. 2000, p.16.</ref>
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• Stirling
  ...It appears in the charters of King Davis as "Striuelyn" or "Striuelin". Folk etymology suggests that it originates in either a Scots or Gaelic term mean *[http://www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth Tolbooth, Stirling's venue for live music]
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• St Ives, Cornwall
  ...to allow visitors to see exactly how their art is produced. There is free music in many pubs in the town almost every night, as well as well-attended conce
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• Richmond, Surrey
  ...Christmas and New Year pantomime tradition and many of Britain's greatest music hall and pantomime performers have appeared here. ...| accessdate = 2007-05-08 }}</ref> It is a common misconception that the folk song "Lass of Richmond Hill" relates to this hill, but the song is actually
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• Lichfield
  ...ed lightly, although there were air raids in 1940 and 1941 and 3 Lichfield folk were killed. Just outside the city Wellington Bombers flew out of Fradley A ...music, dance, drama, film, jazz literature, poetry, visual arts and world music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lichfieldfestival.org/2008/content/view/25/
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• Rottingdean
  ...ack, Burne-Jones's granddaughter the author Angela Thirkell, and the 1920s music-hall star G.H. Elliott, known professionally as "The Chocolate-Coloured Coo ...ance, notably the Copper Family who maintained a long tradition of English folk song, performing for the collector Kate Lee as early as 1892. Its best-know
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• Brampton, Cumberland
  ...s, since its first appearance in 1995, become the largest folk/roots/world music festival in the North of England, with major artists appearing.
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• Warwick
  ...vals ranging from the Spoken Word to Classical and Contemporary Music to a Folk Festival and a Victorian Evening, held in late November or early December. ...ngtonmusic.org/20092010/EM_2009.html] The Bridge House Theatre hosts the "Music-in-Round" concerts.[http://www.leamingtonmusic.org/20092010/MITR_2010.html]
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• Wiston, Lanarkshire
  The village has hosted the Tinto Folk Music Festival. Wiston Lodge is a former Victorian hunting lodge built in the 185
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• Colchester
  ...ion=user.viewprofile&friendid=159627483 |title=Colchester Waits op MySpace Music&nbsp;– Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips |publisher=Profile.m Other than the Arts Centre, live music venues in Colchester include The Twist, Charter Hall, The Fat Cat (pub), an
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• Isle of Bute
  There are a variety of music, folk and poetry festivals, and walking trails and new cycling routes. There are
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• Swansea
  ...dance music to outdoor Proms. Outside the city, Pontardawe hosts an annual folk festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/festivals_ ...l is praised for its acoustics for recitals, orchestral pieces and chamber music alike.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/sites/swan
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• Cheltenham
  Every year, Cheltenham Festivals organises music, jazz, literature and science festivals in the town, attracting names with ...e international. It has been held in June/July since 1945. Many pieces of music have had their premières performance at Cheltenham.
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• Christchurch
  Christchurch is a popular destination for retired folk and has one of the oldest populations in the country: 30% of residents aged ...and soul groups have been included alongside the more traditional types of music. The festival's format changes annually but usually focuses around the town
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• Bromyard
  ...ind in the country.<ref>[http://www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk Bromyard Folk Festival] Retrieved 16 December 2009</ref> Regular acoustic music sessions also feature in Bromyard's pubs, mostly on Sunday and Tuesday even
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• Canterbury
  ...a cruciform city centre, thronged by people; visitors, pilgrims and local folk alike. The '''Old Synagogue''' at Canterbury, now the King's School Music Room, is one of only two Egyptian Revival synagogues still standing.
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• Innerleithen
  ...known for its annual music festival known as the ''rockin banterful barry folk festival'' that takes place in the Memorial Hall. In addition, it has an ac
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• Farnham
  Farnham Maltings holds a diverse range of events; operas, folk and acoustic music, band evenings and stand up comedy nights, as well as shows and workshops f
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• Lossiemouth
  ...very single able bodied male in the village perished in a huge storm. The folk memory of it is still retained among the fishermen of Lossiemouth. ...heatre.co.uk/ The Warehouse], Pitgaveny Quay - Small intimate theatre/live music venue
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• River Mersey
  ...sey'' by Gerry & The Pacemakers, which was released in 1965 and featured a music video in which the group performed their song on a boat crossing the river ...y The Stone Roses has the river in its title. Some versions of the popular folk ballad ''The Leaving of Liverpool'' also mention the river.
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• Loch Lomond
  ...ef>James J. Fuld, ''The Book of World-Famous Music: Classical, Popular and Folk'', p. 336.</ref> The chorus is: The song has been recorded by many performers over the years, from folk singers to punk-rockers. Both Runrig and Quadriga Consort used to perform L
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• Mansfield
  Some [[Yorkshire]] (and [[Derbyshire]]) folk still associate Mansfield with failure to support the miners' strike of 198 The '''Town Mill''' was a Mansfield music venue that was converted from the original industrial mill of Mansfield. Th
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• Worksop
  ...oviding a full programme of professional and amateur live theatre and folk music. It is a registered charity managed and run by volunteers,and the building ...ding studio facilities in the heart of Worksop including professional live music and arts performances and a range of arts training courses and social suppo
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• Durness
  ...ated 40 families from Ness to his new acquisitions on the mainland. These folk landed, it is said, initially at [[Portlovorochy]] (Port-sluagh-Murraichidh ...ness hosted the ''John Lennon Northern Lights Festival'', a celebration of music, poetry, theatre and other cultural activities in celebration of the spirit
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• Kennington
  ...smart houses for the rich and to be followed later by the houses of poorer folk. [[File:Surrey Music Hall.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Surrey Music Hall]]
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• Shrewsbury
  The Music Hall was formerly the town's theatre the building is currently being conver The town hosts the Shrewsbury International Music Festival, when musical groups from all over the world come to perform for a
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• Kilsyth
  ...und roughly halfway between [[Glasgow]] and [[Stirling]], a town of 10,100 folk by 2004 estimates. ...-year break, the carnival was relaunched in mid-August 2010 as a multi-day music, comedy and dance festival under the banner of the BIG KIC.<ref>[http://www
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• Cork
  ...and poetry all play a prominent role in Cork city life. The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new bloo ...the United Kingdom, and the building of a new €60&nbsp;million School of Music was completed in September 2007. Construction of the €50&nbsp;million Bro
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• Aberdaron
  ...un;<ref>[http://www.abersochcottages.com/welsh-music/gwyl-pentre-coll.htm "Music Festival Returns to the Llŷn"]. Abersoch Cottages. Retrieved 16 August 200 There are several folk tales of the Tylwyth Teg, the fairy people who inhabited the area and an in
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• Beverley
  ...ourse and markets, Beverley is known in the modern day for hosting various music festivals throughout the year, and also food festivals. In 2007 Beverley wa ...="beverleyhistory"/> Held monthly at the Beverley Memorial Hall is a local music event ''Sunday Live''.
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• Halifax
  ...from all around the country. The Square Chapel Centre for the Arts offers music, dance, plays, comedy as well as community events such as tea dances.
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• Jersey
  ...n called Islanders or, in individual terms, Jerseyman. All are Jersey-born folk are Britons and the special relationship between the Crown and the island i The traditional folk music of Jersey was common in country areas until the mid-20th century. It cannot
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• Rye
  ...f>recorded by the British folk band Meet On The Ledge, and by the American folk duo William Pint and Felicia Dale</ref> A new RNLB Mary Stanford was commis ...-week "Arts Festival" which attracts a world-class series of performers in music, comedy and literature<ref>[http://www.ryefestival.co.uk ''Rye Arts Festiva
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• Tenterden
  Tentertainment Music Festival; and the Tenterden Folk Festival are held on the weekend of the first Saturday in October each year ...ntertainment Music Festival, an annual event normally held in July and the Folk Festival held in October every year.
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• Fetlar
  ...place at midsummer on the Links at Tresta where folk are entertained with music, food and drink.<ref>[http://www.johnsmasfoy.com/WhatsOn2008.aspx?EventID=4
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• Holmfirth
  Holmfirth's Film Festival and Festival of Folk are held every May, and its Arts Festival takes place over two weeks in Jun The Holmfirth Choral Society hold regular classical choral music concerts in Holmfirth Civic Hall.<ref>[http://www.holmfirth.org.uk/ Holmfir
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• Loughton
  ===Music=== ...ls and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.music-at-lmc.org.uk |title=Music at LMC |accessdate=27 June 2008}}</ref> St John's festival choir undertakes
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• Republic of Ireland
  ===Music and dance=== {{Main|Irish music|Irish dance}}
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• Colne, Lancashire
  ...ill]]. Colne is about 5 miles east of Pendle Hill, which attracts ghoulish folk and the morbidly superstitious on account of its association with the Pendl ...eat British Rhythm & Blues Festival]</ref> Many local pubs and clubs stage music gigs; others hold 'fringe' type gigs. The main focus of attention, where th
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• Sidmouth
  ==Music== Sidmouth Folk Week is a famous annual folk festival in early August attracting musicians and visitors from around the
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• Chorley
  ...ty Cinema. It underwent refurbishment in 2010 and hosts touring comedy and music shows from old and new acts. ...cultural events programme in the Walled Garden. These events include live music, theatre, dance and community arts events.
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• Lewis
  ...cts, not only for the remoteness of its dwellings and the isolation of its folk. The Sabbath is strictly observed, the Gaelic language and peat cutting re ...as ceilidhs, dances and special concerts featuring storytelling, song and music with performers from all round the Isles and beyond.
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• Mingulay
  ...near the summit of Macphee’s Hill, and faery sidhes and their associated music were taken for granted, if generally avoided. The curative powers of the se ...ricsandfreesonglyrics/id104.html Free Song Lyrics] of Scottish Celtic Folk Music. Retrieved 26.12.2006. The first stanza from this source has 'white the sea
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• Midsomer Norton
  ...ping and service industries for the surrounding areas and supports several music venues and bands. The town has four primary schools and two large secondary ...ociated with railway closures, ''Slow Train'', lyrics by Michael Flanders, music by Donald Swann:-
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• Poynton
  ...Park and around the area and much frequentd by the energetic of the Poyton folk. ...ir's ''Singing Day'' attracts over 200 singers to learn and perform choral music.<ref>[http://www.st-georges-singers.org.uk/ St George's Singers]</ref>
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• South Shields
  ...the latter term comes from; maybe the town's beach, or with a 19th Century music hall act of the same name, or from the large Yemeni community. Stone Age man, Iron Age folk and Romans have left their traces here; stone arrow heads and an Iron Age r
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• Long Marston, Gloucestershire
  ...nance. [[William Shakespeare]] is said to have joined a party of Stratford folk which set itself to outdrink a drinking club at [[Bidford-on-Avon]], and as ...1987. Since 2001 the airfield has hosted "Global Gathering", a summer club music festival.
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• Teignmouth
  ...onths Cruize<br />All Gentlemen Seamen and Able Landmen who delight in the Music of Great Guns and distressing the Enemies of Great Britain have now a fine |title=Nummits and Crummits. Devonshire Customs, Characteristics and Folk-lore
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• Canvey Island
  ...from these ancestral English: ''Caninga ege'', meaning "Island of Cana's Folk".<ref name=yearsley/> The island appears in manorial documents of the late ...ded a song entitled "Canvey Island" on their 2008 album ''Do You Like Rock Music?''
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• Upton-upon-Severn
  The town has three major music festivals, with the spring folk festival, and the summer jazz and blues festivals.<ref>[http://uptonbluesfe **[http://www.uptonfolk.org/ Upton upon Severn Folk Festival]
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• Tonwell
  ...uch as the Woodmanstock festivals and a new summer festival featuring folk music and traditional dancing. The pub regularly features in the CAMRA good beer
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• Donaghadee
  ...a repertoire which embraces both secular and sacred music and ranges from folk and traditional songs to choral favourites and operatic works, it is well p
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• Penistone
  ...r. The Saturday has two music events on the Showground: a concert of light music in the afternoon and an evening Rock concert. On the Sunday, a major Parade The first Penistone Folk Festival occurred in June 2011 in the then new Market Barn. It was one of t
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• Stony Stratford
  ...k on the Green''', a free (voluntary contribution) festival of folk music, folk rock and eclectic taste takes over Horsefair Green.
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• Middlewich
  ...ase the volume of tourism into the town, through events such as the annual folk and boat festival, the Roman and Norman festivals, and regular farmers' mar ...asp?ID=1071 |accessdate=2008-03-13}}</ref> Visitors to the 2003 Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival were estimated to have spent £2.3&nbsp;million in the to
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• Millom
  ...a facility within the building. The facility currently hosts pantomime and music events and can be hired for weddings, balls, private parties etc. It has a Millom Discovery Centre (previously known as 'Millom Folk Museum' and 'Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre') presents a snapsho
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• Culross
  ...e of 'girdles', (iron griddles for baking).<ref>''Hearth and Home'' - Fife Folk Museum</ref> The town's role as a port declined from the 18th century, and *[http://www.culrossfestival.com/ Culross Arts and Music Festival]
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• Glossop
  ..., Glossop has become quite well known musically for staging jazz and world music festivals. ...an innovative new film club. Many other activities, including the Glossop Folk Club, take place at [http://glossoplabourclub.org.uk Glossop Labour Club].
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• New Mills
  ....org/genlit/e2l2loveheartslit.pdf Swizells Matlow literacy exercise]</ref> Folk memory relates that children from local schools were often asked to test ne ...neworldfestival.org One World Festival]</ref> every June; a sort of eco- / music festival.
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• Swanage
  *Various small events including live music, races and a regatta. ...ttract more than a purely local audience. These include a Jazz Festival, a Folk Festival, a Blues Festival, and there are plans for a Food Festival in the
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• Boho
  ==Folk tales== .... He develops such a gift that anyone who listens will be enchanted by the music (like the Greek myth of the sirens). Commenting on the appearance of the fa
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• Lindisfarne
  ...ritish Library in London, somewhat to the annoyance of some Northumberland folk. ===In music===
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• Cultra
  ...to the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, and also the site of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. ==The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum==
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• Pontardawe
  ==Music and arts== ...h month at the Ivy Bush Hotel. Many of the pubs in Pontardawe feature live music at the weekends. The Pontardawe Arts Centre also stages quality performance
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• Broadstairs
  ...ate=2007-05-29 }}</ref> Whilst Folk Week's origins are centred around Folk music and its appreciation, for many this period is simply an opportunity for gen *Music continues throughout the year in the many pubs in the town. The popular [ht
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• Fleetwood
  ...venues in the town. It is a festival of traditional and contemporary folk music, song and dance. The festival has been held continuously since 1971.<ref na
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• Brigg
  ...ama Festival in March, a beer festival in May, and the Briggstock Acoustic Music Festival in early September. Brigg Live Arts also hold a two–yearly cultu ...orian calendar in 1752. The fair is also the subject of a well&ndash;known folk song Brigg Fair, ''see below''.
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• Raunds
  ...al.com Raunds Music Festival Website]</ref> Events include: rock, jazz and folk concerts starring nationally and internationally known artists, performance ...erformances throughout the year.<ref>[http://www.raundsmads.org.uk/ Raunds Music and Drama Society]</ref>
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• Tynemouth
  ...h Quay Festival generally has several stages featuring different styles of music from the area and around the world, along with copious amount of food, and ...and Iona. There were five stages of music - Jazz, Dance, World Music, folk music and local bands. It was the biggest free festival in Europe, attracting tho
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• Girvan
  ...takes place on the first weekend of May each year. Girvan also has a folk music club. *[http://www.girvanfolkclub.co.uk Girvan Folk Club]
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• Airdrie
  ...Pavilion in Graham Street was built which after initially being used as a music hall started showing cinematographic pictures. Unfortunately it was destroy ...were unemployed. Church groups tried to provide some comfort for the poor folk in the area and set up educational and work experience projects to help and
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• Broseley
  ...events for many miles around. Across the town's pubs and clubs, too, live music is a feature of many an evening.
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• Uttoxeter
  ...societies in the United Kingdom. They have a continuous record of making music which is matched by very few other societies. The Uttoxeter May Festival, a traditional folk music and dance event, takes place in early May every year.<ref>[http://www.uttox
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• Ilkley Moor
  ...Baht 'at''''' ("On Ilkley Moor without a hat") is a popular [[Yorkshire]] folk song, sung in the Yorkshire dialect, and is considered the unofficial anthe ...Flocks By Night''), the song has become so popular that the origin of the music as a hymn tune has been almost forgotten in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{citat
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• Chigwell
  .../IMG_1346.htm; 5th entry; some of the defendants live in 'Chikewell'</ref> Folk etymology has sought to derive the name from a lost "king's well", supposed *Simon Harris, music producer
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• Galway
  ===Music=== ...ns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayearlymusic.com |title=Galway Early Music website |publisher=Galwayearlymusic.com |date=16 March 2000 |accessdate=12
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• Tralee
  *Siamsa Tíre: Ireland's National Folk Theatre, offering traditional music and plays in Irish.
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• Kilkenny
  ...l events include Kilkenny Art Festival, the Cat Laughs comedy festival and music at the ''Rhythm and Roots'' festival and the ''Source'' concert. It is a po ...performances. Musical events including traditional, Classical, World, Jazz Music take place during the festival.
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• Limerick
  ...jazz and rock acts. It is also an established venue for traditional Irish music.
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• Clovelly
  Clovelly hosts three annual events, each with live folk music, quay kitchens, beer tasting, arts and crafts stalls, local food stalls and
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• Badby
  ...ng stopped. The dances of Badby might have been lost too, but about 1911 a folk song and dance collector called Cecil Sharp visited the Daventry area with ...to have such a valuable history of local folklore and its own village folk music tunes.<ref>''Badby Fayre 2004 Programme and Guide, article written by Barry
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• Strathpeffer
  ==Music== ...e Buildings is a haven for songwriting and musical talent in the genres of folk, country and roots, regularly hosting acts such as Rory McLeod and Cara Luf
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• Whimple
  ...the other side of the village where the full song is sung followed by much music-making and consumption of cheese, apple cake and of course, cider! The Whimple Wassail song and processional tune were recorded by local folk musician Jim Causley, a native of Whimple, on his album ''Fruits of the Ear
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• Carrick-on-Suir
  * Clancy Brothers, influential folk music group
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• Newcastleton
  ...leton was built as a result of the land clearances in the 1790s when local folk were forced to move from Old Castleton village. There has been a folk festival at Newcastleton since 1970.
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• Belvoir Castle
  ...currently working on a variety of new material, including popular and folk music.
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• Castleblayney
  ...ullyash', at 1,034&nbsp;feet, which until modern times was associated with folk festivals of which the churches often disapproved. .... Some naturally native speakers survived into the 20th century. Old Irish music and songs have been recovered in recent times.
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• Easdale
  ...aelic name, ''Èisdeal'' or ''Eilean Èisdeal'' has a long vowel and local folk legend attributes this to a derivation from ''èist thall'' "listen to that British indie rock band Florence & the Machine filmed their double-feature music video for their singles "Queen of Peace" and "Long & Lost" on the island, w
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• Rostrevor
  ...r had a population of 2,433 in the 2001. The village is known for its folk music festival, the [http://www.fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk/ Fiddler's Green Fest
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• Laxey Wheel
  The wheel has a piece of music dedicated to it; penned by the late Stuart Slack it is entitled ''The Laxey ...Stuart Slack's Laxey Wheel song played by the Stationary Willberries (Manx Folk Band lic. C. Slack)]
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• Carsphairn Hills
  ...about except by local folk, for whom the hills have a special place in the folk memories of the communities. There are also many more communities immediate ...- website]</ref> For the alternative live music enthusiast there are "Twin Music Festivals" held bi-annually at [[Knockengorroch]] ({{map|NX555972}}<ref>[ht
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• Lugton
  The village is celebrated in the songs of folk music group ''Nyah Fearties'', whose members hail from Lugton.
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• Broughton Castle
  In August 1981, the electric folk band Fairport Convention held their Fairport's Cropredy Convention|annual r Published in April 2009, ''The Music Room'' is a novel by William Fiennes. This fictionalized memoir of his chil
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• Rollright Stones
  ...ppear more widely in popular culture, featuring in television, literature, music and art. ...ssembled by Arthur J. Evans, "The Rollright Stones and their folk-lore", ''Folk-Lore'' '''6''' (1895:18f.</ref> including the tale reported in a rhyming ve
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• Cropredy
  ==Annual music festival== ...lage the electric folk band Fairport Convention stages an annual three-day music festival titled Fairport's Cropredy Convention. The festival has expanded f
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• Nitshill
  The poet and folk singer Jock Purdon was born and grew up in Nitshill. ...s, provision of new fire-surrounds and design of furniture. One end of the music room was semicircular in plan, and he extended the shape into the room with
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• Quantock Hills
  ...g lodge. It was a family home until the mid-1960s when it became the folk music centre. It is Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|1057472|Halsway Manor}}</ref>
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• St Albans Cathedral
  ...on of Hertfordshire geography about as accurate that of most Hertfordshire folk would have of Gildas's Glamorgan). ==Music and choirs==
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• Moseley
  ...lture that sees people in the community come together and hold a series of music, art, food, cultural and sporting events. ...tival] happens later in the year, and attracts big names from the world of folk. [http://mostlyjazz.co.uk/ Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival] takes place i
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• Allendale
  ...were carolling at New Year. They were unable to use candles to light their music due to the strong winds, so someone suggested a tar barrel be used. Having There is an old folk song, 'Lucy Grey of Allendale' about the village. The 1840 ballad 'Rose of
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• Lochearnhead
  ...d to report green light emanating from it, or to hear the strains of fairy music coming from within. (See: [http://www.incallander.co.uk/faeries.htm Fairy K
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• Cullercoats
  Edward Corvan wrote and performed a popular music hall song about the Cullercoats Fish Lass in 1862:<ref>"The Cullercoats Fis ...was proposed to build the house is the place where the Cullercoats fisher folk have been accustomed to assemble from time immemorial to watch the fishing
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• Treforest
  ...ns, choral music and orchestral works often inspired by Welsh literacy and folk songs.
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• St Athan
  ..."Trevelyan1973">{{cite book|last=Trevelyan|first=Marie|title=Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zmYHrsC6cYIC&pg=PA188
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• Kirkmichael, Ayrshire
  ...orld. They came together for a weekend catering to all musical tastes from folk to flamenco and jazz to rock and roll.
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• Skerries
  ...Teresa recalls the evening she met her husband: "You could still hear the music from the pavilion and it was comin' across from Red Island too, Mick Delahu ==Music==
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• Mitchell, Cornwall
  ==The Folk Cottage== ...own throughout Britaiin and played a key part in the burgeoning 1960s folk music and beatnik scene in Cornwall.
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• Ballyshannon
  ...and local tradition has handed down accounts of the exploits of the fairy folk, especially among the Finner sand-hills and in the Wardtown district of Bal ...p://www.ballyshannonfolkfestival.com|title=Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival. Donegal Ireland. - – Mad For Trad|work=ballyshannonfolkfestival
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• Catford
  ...://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/LewishamAndCatfordTheatres.htm#hipp|publisher=The Music Hall and Theatre History Website|accessdate=23 February 2016|author=|date=} * Jacqui McShee, folk singer and co-founder of the band ''Pentangle''.
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• Montacute
  ...his has never been found, and the tradition of its existence may be due to folk memories of the old castle keep. ...s Shoel (1759-1823), a native of the village who wrote poetry and composed music including many hymn tunes, some of them still well known<ref>Powys, Llewely
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• Ramsey, Isle of Man
  ==Music, Culture and Events== ...l runs in springtime, usually late March. There are two separate live folk music nights at the Mitre Hotel, on Thursdays (singaround) and Fridays (Irish ses
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• Spratton
  ...caillie, Show of Hands, Oysterband and Peatbog Faeries. In addition to the music, there were craft stalls, food, children's entertainment and a bar serving
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• Ryton, County Durham
  ...as been held in the village for more than 60 years. It offers a variety of music and drama including choral singing and mime. ...mer Festival, held at the local comprehensive school usually includes live music, sport and arts and crafts stalls.
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• Dunton, Bedfordshire
  ...rvices for everyone. The Dunton Folk Club, who organise a series of [[folk music]] concerts and traditional sessions throughout the year, are often hosted i ...ris dancing, mulled cider, then the night is seen to an end with live folk music and acoustics at the March Hare.
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• Tuam
  ...Society was formed in 1974, with an initial aim to sing church and secular music. Then, in 1977, the first musical production was staged, with an annual sho ...eatre, drama, spectacle, children's arts workshops, street performance and music. The festival has now established itself as one of the highlights of the We
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• Wootton Bridge
  ...ge''', also known just as '''Wootton''', is a large village of about 3,000 folk on the [[Isle of Wight]] in [[Hampshire]]. Once there was a distinction be ...and 31 August at Woodside Bay in Wootton. The event was one of the largest music festivals to that date, and had an estimated audience of some 150,000.<ref>
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• Sixmilebridge
  ...rkshops, blues singers and bluegrass bands. Some heavyweights on the Irish music scene, such as Kate Purcell, Johnny Moynihan, Mick Hanly, and Andy Irvine u
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• Belmullet
  ...festival encompasses all forms of folk art from dancing to visual arts to music. All the pubs in Belmullet participate.
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• Fethard
  ...ettlements, but the entitlements that went with the charters enticed rural folk from [[England]] and [[Wales]] to settle in Ireland, and thus the boroughs ...al include free amusements, workshops, craft demonstrations, archery, live music, and food stalls.<ref name=Kenny>{{cite web|last=Kenny|first=Joe|title=Medi
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• Boyle, County Roscommon
  ...lbums on the Transatlantic Records label and featured on a number of Irish music compilations. Christy Moore's first broadcast was as a guest performer on t ...hibition of works by contemporary Irish artists, classical and traditional music, poetry, drama, lectures and children's events.<ref>[https://web.archive.or
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• Victoria and Albert Museum
  ...usic and instrumentation and related how those contributed to contemporary music 500 years later. This innovative approach to bringing young people to museu ...[[Norfolk House]] Music Room,<ref>Desmond Fitz-Gerald, ''The Norfolk House Music Room'', 1973.</ref> St James Square, London, dated 1756, designed by Matthe
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• Dent
  ...ed as a great success.<ref>[http://www.dentmusicandbeer.com/#thankyou Dent Music and Beer Festival]</ref>
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• Birmingham Town Hall
  It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for t ...nd 2008. It now hosts a diverse programme of events including jazz, world, folk, rock, pop and classical concerts, organ recitals, spoken word, dance, fami
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• Glenuig
  Glenuig is a tiny community of just over thirty folk located in the parish of [[Moidart]] in remote west [[Lochaber]]. Nowadays ...a very popular venue for entertainment. There is regular traditional folk music, fiddlers, blues bands, opera and dance and a range of community activities
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• Towersey
  [[File:Towersey music festival (4) - geograph.org.uk - 1671760.jpg|thumb|250px|Part of Towersey F ...the setting for the Towersey Village Festival which is a festival of folk music and dance. It was founded in 1965 and is held annually on August bank holid
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• Saltburn-by-the-Sea
  ....com |title=Saltburn Festival of Folk Music, Dance and Song |work=Saltburn Folk Festival |accessdate=26 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web Saltburn has been host to a number of beach parties organised by local dance music lovers.
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• Penkhull
  ==Music and Performing Arts== Penkhull has a number of annual music and performing arts events. These include:
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• Tanygrisiau
  *Gai Toms, music artist ...ryn, 1919) is a collector, editor, historian and notable performer of folk music of Wales.
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• Funzie Girt
  ...construction, and it is the subject of various pieces of [[Shetland]] folk music. ...05/7;jsessionid=A2F6231CA20954AD503C8C6C5E87CA4D "Tradition about the Finn folk; Norse place-names and the set..."]. Tobar an Dualchais. Retrieved 15 May 2
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• Hardraw Force
  ...arly July and the Hardraw Gathering is a three-day festival of traditional music at the end of July.
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• Guiting Power
  ==Guiting Music Festival== ...pically comprises eight evening concerts covering the genres of classical, folk and jazz. These are normally held in the Village Hall. Two open-air concert
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• Grassington
  ...elcome to the Grassington Folk Museum in Upper Wharfedale|work=Grassington Folk Museum|accessdate=29 November 2016}}</ref> It is an independent museum run Grassington Festival is a two-week-long annual event started in 1980, with music, performance and visual arts, held in a number of venues around the village
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• Broadford Airfield
  ==Music festival== Between 2005 and 2007 the airfield hosted the Isle of Skye Music Festival.
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• Bicknoller
  ...It is a manor house, now used as England's National Centre for Traditional Music, Dance and Song. The eastern end of the building dates from the fifteenth c ...hivedate=5 November 2007 | url-status=live}}</ref> when it became the folk music centre. The manor house is now a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1057
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• Williton
  ...the Tropiquaria Zoo at the old radio station. [[Halsway Manor|Halsway Folk Music Centre]] is not far away.
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• Ashmore
  ...tigators of the event. The event was revived in 1956<ref name=ayres/> as a folk dance festival, and takes place on the Friday night nearest to Midsummer Da
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• Evershot
  ...nze Age in origin.<ref>{{cite book|last=Udall|first=J.S.|title=Dorsetshire Folk-Lore|year=1922}}</ref> ...ng used by the military during the Second World War. It is mostly used for music and art events.
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• Ulster American Folk Park
  ...rg.uk - 543602.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Cottage houses in the Ulster American Folk Park]] [[File:Ulster American Folk Park.jpg|right|thumb|250px|At the Ulster American Folk Park]]
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• Coal Aston
  ...former village pond opposite the Royal Oak (which site is the reason local folk know the pub as "The Pond"). ...gular "Coal Aston Live" music events which have featured professional folk music artistes and comedians.
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• Glencolmcille
  ...re between 1904 and the early 1930s. Apparently, Bax composed much of his music and wrote many of his poems and stories while staying there. He describes t ...n centre, restaurant, "village cafe" and two pubs (often with Irish fiddle music).
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• Byfield
  Byfield was also the home of British folk-rock singer-songwriter Sandy Denny, and her husband Trevor Lucas, from 1974 ...d Conservative Club has a membership of over 200 and is the venue for live music, social events and parties. There are active darts and skittles teams as we
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• Polstead
  ...ic festival around the summer solstice called "Polstice", with local punk, folk and rock bands playing. In the 19th century a fair, lasting for two days, w
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• Kingston St Mary
  Kingston St Mary, has long been home to a country & folk music festival located at Yarford Farm, named Yarstock. The festival has run sinc
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• Birdsedge
  ...performances from the national and international folk scene. It has hosted folk concerts in the Village Hall since 1983.
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