Compiled by Sean Quinn. Please email me with any additions or corrections. THANK YOU
Belfast Sessions
Belfast CCÉ, St Gerard's Hall, Antrim Rd - Last Mondays 9-12pm
St. Enda's GAA Club, Glengormley, First Saturdays
Cassidy's Bar, Antrim Rd Tuesdays from 9pm
Mercury Bar, Ormeau Rd - Sundays 9-12pm
The Garrick, Chichester St - Fridays 5.30pm, Wednesdays & Saturdays 9.30pm
Botanic Inn - Sunday,Wednesday 10 pm - 1 am
Duke of York, Thursday 10 pm - 1 am
The Fountain Bar, Fountain St - Saturdays 9pm
Fibber Magee's, every night from 10 and Friday & Saturday also 5-7 pm
Hercules Bar, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 9:30
John Hewitt, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday 9:30 pm - 1 am plus Saturday at 6pm
McHughs, Wednesday, 10 pm - 1 am
Mercury Bar, Sunday 9 pm - 12 am
McCracken's Bar, Joy's Entry - Thursdays from 8.30pm
Parador Hotel, Thursday 10 pm - 1 am
Pats Bar, Saturday 10 pm - 1 am
Maddens Bar, Monday, Friday & Saturday 9.30 pm - 1 am
White's Tavern, Friday, Sunday - 9pm
McGuinness's Bar (May St.) - Thurs
Queen's Students Union (Bun a' tee) - Sat
Rotterdam Bar, Monday & Thursday 9:30 pm - 1 am
The Eglantine (University Area) - Wed
South Antrim Sessions
Carrickfergus Gasworks Traditional session Fridays 8pm, monthly. see www.eatms.co.uk for dates).
The Tap Room, Hilden, Lisburn Wednesdays 8-11pm
Crosskeys Inn Toomebridge Fri and Sat 9pm
Billy Andy's, Raloo, Antrim, Sat 4pm till 6pm
Crown and Shamrock Sandyknowes Wed 9pm
Millbay Inn IslandMagee Thur 9pm
Ballad Inn Ballynure Thur 9.30pm
McClenaghan's, Soldierstown, Glenavy Tues & Thur 9pm
North Antrim Sessions
(N.B. some of these* include "Ballad Singing" i.e. "folk singing with guitars" NOT "traditional unaccompanied")
Tuesday Carrick a Rede Ballintoy*
Wednesday Central Bar Ballycastle
Wednesday House of McDonnell Ballycastle (8 to 9.30pm)
Wednesday Central Bar Ballycastle
Wednesday Skerry Inn Newtowncrommelin
Thursday Springhill Bar Portrush
Thursday O'Connor's Bar Ballycastle
Thursday Portstewart Arms Portstewart
Friday House of McDonnell Ballycastle
Friday Carrick a Rede Ballintoy*
Friday McCollam¹s Bar Cushendall
Saturday Smugglers Inn Bushmills*
Saturday Diamond Bar Ballycastle
Saturday Marine Hotel Ballycastle*
Saturday Skerry Inn Newtowncrommelin
Sunday Carrick a Rede Ballintoy*
Sunday McCollam's Cushendall - "Slow" session
Sunday Hunter's Bar Ballyvoy (5 to 8pm)
Sunday House of McDonnell Ballycastle (8 to 9.30pm)
Down
Bangor - Fealty's, High Street (Fri)
Downpatrick - Mullan's, Church Street (Fri eve and Sunday afternoon)
Newry - The Cove, Hilltown Road (Tues)
Portaferry - Coach Inn (CCÉ session monthly, First Sunday, 3-6pm)
Portaferry - Coach Inn 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month
Portaferry - Dumigan's (occasionally)
Newcastle - Maghera Inn (Saturday afternoons)
Newcastle - Quinn's Bar, Wednesdays
Peter Moran's Cottage - Finnis - (Dromara to Rathfriland Rd.) - last Friday ea. mth. Sept-May 8:30pm.
Brandy Bar - Castlewellan - 2nd. Fridays 9:00pm - late.
Armagh
Long Nancy's Bar, Madden Rd - First Fridays
Keady - Cassie's Bar, Wednesdays 9.30
Glassdrummond - Hearty's Folk Cottage (Sunday afternoon)
Forkhill - Welcome Inn (Tues)
Mullaghbawn - O'Hanlon's (Fri 10.30pm and Sun 9pm)
Derrytrasna - AOH Hall, Saturdays 9pm
Armagh City - The Northern Bar (Hughes'), Railway Street, Tuesdays 10pm
Armagh City Hotel - Armagh - ea. Monday from 7:30pm.
O'Toole's Bar - Ballymacnab - (Armagh - Newtownhamilton Rd.) - ea. Friday night.
Frankin's Bar - Portadown - ea. 2nd. Thursday.
Derry
Derry City - Peadar O'Donnell's, Waterloo Street every night
The Don Bar, Creggan Hill Tuesdays 10pm
The Anchor Inn on Ferryquay Street Wednesday
Sandino's on Water Street occasionally has a session.
Magherafelt - Mary's, Market Square
Limavady - Owen's on Main Street
Portstewart - Smyths Wednesday
Tyrone
Tomney's Bar - Moy - ea. Sat. - 10:00pm - late.
McLoughlin's Bar - Moy Ea. Sat. - 8:00pm. - 10:00pm.
The Auction Rooms - Moy - ea. Thursday - 10:00pm - Late.
Central Bar - Coalisland - ea. Sunday 6:00 - 9:00pm.
Dungannon - The Fort Inn - Scotch St. - ea. Sunday - 6:00pm. - 9:00pm.
Dungannon - McGrath's Bar - Irish St. - ea. Saturday - 10:00pm - Late.
Note! - Brantry Bard - Eglish - ea. 3rd. Fri. 10:00pm - Late (Stopping Jun.Jul.Aug.Sep.)
Pomeroy - (The Rock) - Hayden's Bar - ea. last Sat. - 10:00pm - Late.
Dungannon - Bank House, Irish St Sundays 2-5pm
Grant's, George Street, Saturday
Bogan's on Market Street When?
Dún U/ladh Cultural Heritage Centre (CCE) Saturday 10pm
The Sperrin Heritage Centre, between Cranagh and Sperrin Sunday afternoon in summer.
Creggan - The An Creagán Visitor Centre has a regular programme of traditional music and storytelling in the summer.
Dromore, Co Tyrone has a large session on the second Saturday of each month
Mickey Gallagher's in Mountfield second Tuesday of each month.
Clogher Valley (where?) second Friday of each month