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| Thursday | 1 | | Acoustic | | Pete Lashley. Singer, songwriter and guitarist | | The Wateredge Inn, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Wateredge Inn (015394) 32332 or visit www.petelashley.com |
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| | | | Hosted Folk and Acoustic night. Guests welcome | | Local boys Mik Mead, John Fell & Mike Magee | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Mik Mead on 07773530334 or (015394) 31410 or mikmead@live.co.uk |
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| Saturday | 3 | | Folk / Acoustic | | Mik Mead / Hosted Acoustic Night. As Thursdays 'but with more ooomph'. Guests welcome | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Mik Mead on 07773530334 or (015394) 31410 or mikmead@live.co.uk |
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| | | | Jazz | | Lava | | Zeffirellis Jazz/Café Bar, Compston Road, Ambleside | | 8pm+ | | Free | | Zeffirellis on (015394) 33845 or www.zeffirellis.com |
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| Sunday | 4 | | Folk | | Fiona | | Kirkstone Pass Inn | | 3pm+ | | Free | | www.kirkstonepassinn.com |
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| Tuesday | 6 | | Folk, Jazz, Blues and Popular | | Cornerstone. / Duo Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic & Electric Guitar | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Andy or Sue Doherty on (01524) 751 711 |
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| | | | Music, Poetry and Comedy | | Open to guests | | The Lakeside Café Bar, Ambleside YHA | | 8pm | | Free | | (015394) 32304 |
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| Wednesday | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Thursday | 8 | | Ambleside Folk Festival -Please click the link for full details | | Folk Festival in Ambleside starting Thursday 8th May, running all weekend and finishing Sunday 11th May | | Ambleside Rugby Club, here at The Plum Piano, the Unicorn public house, the Queens Hotel Cellar Bar and the Novel Café | | | | Subject to venue | | www.myspace.com/amblesidefolkfestival |
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| | | | Poetry readings | | Poetic Justic | | The Novel Café | | 7.30pm+ | | £1.00 (free to Folk Festival wristband holders) | | |
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| Friday | 9 | | Ambleside Folk Festival | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Saturday | 10 | | Ambleside Folk Festival | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Sunday | 11 | | Ambleside Folk Festival | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | Poetry & Music as part of the Folk Festival | | Poetic Justic | | The Queens Hotel Cellar Bar | | 3pm+ | | Free | | The Queens Hotel |
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| Monday | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Tuesday | 13 | | Folk, Jazz, Blues and Popular | | Cornerstone. / Duo Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic & Electric Guitar | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Andy or Sue Doherty on (01524) 751 711 |
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| Wednesday | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Thursday | 15 | | Acoustic | | Pete Lashley. Singer, songwriter and guitarist | | The Wateredge Inn, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Wateredge Inn (015394) 32332 or visit www.petelashley.com |
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| | | | Hosted Folk and Acoustic night. Guests welcome | | Local boys Mik Mead, John Fell & Mike Magee | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Mik Mead on 07773530334 or (015394) 31410 or mikmead@live.co.uk |
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| Saturday | 17 | | Folk / Acoustic | | Mik Mead / Hosted Acoustic Night. As Thursdays 'but with more ooomph'. Guests welcome | | The Unicorn Inn, North Road, Ambleside | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Mik Mead on 07773530334 or (015394) 31410 or mikmead@live.co.uk |
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| | | | Acoustic | | Pete Lashley. Singer, songwriter and guitarist | | The High Cross Inn, Broughton-In- Furness | | 9pm+ | | Free | | Visit www.petelashley.com |
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| | | | Jazz | | Chameleon. 'Laid back jazz-funk grooves' | | Zeffirellis Jazz/Café Bar, Compston Road, Ambleside | | 8pm+ | | Free | | Zeffirellis on (015394) 33845 or www.zeffirellis.com |
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| Sunday | 18 | | Folk | | Fiona | | Kirkstone Pass Inn | | 3pm+ | | Free | | www.kirkstonepassinn.com |
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