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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · 14d

TONIGHT!
See you later for 🧀🍻🫖 and 🎶

Photo of a pub table with cheese, cider, a concertina and a sign saying "Reserved for Folk Session."

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · 16d

Our next session is TOMORROW!
See you from 8 for another evening of good ale, good cheese and your good music and company.
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🎶🎵🎶
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@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #RealAle #Cheese

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some snaps from another excellent session of your music, fuelled by beer, wine, cider and cheese. #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #Unplugged

Collage of photos of people singing and playing music in a traditional pub.

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · 22d

Our next session is Wednesday 24th September. That's next week!
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

Poster advertising The Castle Tap Session, next session on Wednesday 24th September from 8pm. Behind the text there is a collage of photos of people singing and playing music in The Castle Tap pub.

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some snaps from another excellent session of your music, fuelled by beer, wine, cider and cheese. #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #Unplugged

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 27

TONIGHT
See you there!

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 23

🍻Good ale
(🍷🥃🧃🫖 too)
🧀 Good cheese
🙂🙃🙂 Good company
🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶
YOUR GOOD MUSIC

This is the unplugged one, and we encourage everyone to share a song or a tune (but with no pressure).

See you on WEDNESDAY from 8 at our convivial venue, The Castle Tap.

Poster advertising the Castle Tap Sessions on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 8pm. There are images of people in the pub singing and playing music and a sign on a table saying "reserved for folk session."

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 26

TOMORROW!
🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🪗🎻🎸🪕
That's right.
Tomorrow's the 4th Wednesday in August, which means our monthly music session at The Castle Tap.
This is the unplugged one. All standards of singing and playing are welcome.
Music, cheese, beer, cup of tea...
...and your good company
#LiveMusic #FolkMusic

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some snaps from last night's lively session #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #Unplugged #TheDing

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 26

We like @acespacenewbury.bsky.social. Look what's going on!

ACE Space Newbury @acespacenewbury.bsky.social · Aug 26

Look out for the September - December 2025 ACE Space Newbury flyer - available soon.
Details of #livemusic #Americana #Roots #Folk gigs etc
acespace.org.uk/events/

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Just 2 sleeps to our next session in the ❤️ of #TheDing @rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social
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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 23

🍻Good ale
(🍷🥃🧃🫖 too)
🧀 Good cheese
🙂🙃🙂 Good company
🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶
YOUR GOOD MUSIC

This is the unplugged one, and we encourage everyone to share a song or a tune (but with no pressure).

See you on WEDNESDAY from 8 at our convivial venue, The Castle Tap.

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Aug 23

🍻Good ale
(🍷🥃🧃🫖 too)
🧀 Good cheese
🙂🙃🙂 Good company
🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶
YOUR GOOD MUSIC

This is the unplugged one, and we encourage everyone to share a song or a tune (but with no pressure).

See you on WEDNESDAY from 8 at our convivial venue, The Castle Tap.

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 26

Look out for our 4th Wednesday sessions coming up on 🎵 27th August 🎵 24th September 🎵 22nd October 🎵🎶🎶🎶 #LiveMusic #FolkMusic

Poster advertising The Castle Tap Sessions. The poster is a collage of black-and-white photos of people singing and playing music in a pub.
The title of the poster is "The Castle Tap Sessions - 4th Wednesday of the month from 8pm."
The poster also describes "a singaround/session with good beer and cheese, good company and good music."
The session is at The Castle Tap at 120 Castle Hill in Reading.

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 26

If you enjoy our sessions, you may also enjoy the Sunday night folk sessions at @readifolk.bsky.social. #LiveMusic #FolkMusic

Readifolk 🎶🪕🎻🪗🎵 @readifolk.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎵🎶🌻😎☀ Summer at Readifolk 🎵🎶
We have sessions on Sundays through July and most of August. Look what's coming up...
#LiveMusic #FolkMusic @rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #TheDing

List of sessions at Readifolk during July and August. The list is on www.tockify.com/readifolk. The sessions ar 13th July Singers' Night, 20th July Theme Night - Big, Wide World, 27th July Singers' Night, 3rd August Theme Night - Money, Money, Money, 10th August club closed, 17th August Singers' Night, 24th August Theme Night Love Hurts, 30th August club closed.

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 24

Some snaps from last night's lively session #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #Unplugged #TheDing

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Getting ready for this evening's session
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Photo of a table in the pub The Castle Tap. There is a guitar propped up by the table and on the table are a concertina, a dish of cheese cubes, a drink and a notice saying "Reserved for Folk Session from 7.30pm."

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 22

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One more sleep!
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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 19

Our next session of good beer, good cheese and your good music and company is on WEDNESDAY 23rd JULY in the heart of #TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 21

WEDNESDAY!
See you there.
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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 19

Our next session of good beer, good cheese and your good music and company is on WEDNESDAY 23rd JULY in the heart of #TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jul 19

Our next session of good beer, good cheese and your good music and company is on WEDNESDAY 23rd JULY in the heart of #TheDing
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 25

TONIGHT!
See you there!
🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵
🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵
Two more sleeps to an evening of good beer and cheese, your good music and your good company, all in our convivial home, the Castle Tap
🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵

Image of facebook advert for the Castle Tap Session on Wednesday at 8pm. Session is mis-spelt "Sessioo" but we know what it means! There is a collage of images of people of all ages singing and playing musical instruments in a pub. The instruments are not plugged in and there are no microphones.

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 24

TOMORROW!
See you there!

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Two more sleeps to an evening of good beer and cheese, your good music and your good company, all in our convivial home, the Castle Tap
🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 23

🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵
🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵
Two more sleeps to an evening of good beer and cheese, your good music and your good company, all in our convivial home, the Castle Tap
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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Two more sleeps to an evening of good beer and cheese, your good music and your good company, all in our convivial home, the Castle Tap
🎵🧀🪕🍻🪗🫖🎸🎵

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · Jun 16

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COMING SOON!
4th Wednesday of the month is time for good music, good beer, good cheese and your good company at the convivial Castle Tap. See you from 8.
🎵🧀🎵🫖🎵🎸🎵🍻🎵🪕🎵
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #LiveMusic #ComeAllYe #FolkMusic #TheDing

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 28

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It's the fourth Wednesday.
That means one thing!
TONIGHT'S the night for your music (unplugged) with good beer and cheese at the Castle Tap.
See you from 8!
🎵🪕🎵🍻🎵🎸🎵🧀🎵🪗🎵

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 20

🎵🪕🧀🪗🫖🎻🍻🎸🎶
Just 8 sleeps to our next session of good music, excellent beer, tasty cheese and great company with our convivial hosts The Castle Tap (that's on Castle Hill, Reading RG1 7RJ) hosted this month by Paul.
🎵🪕🧀🪗🫖🎻🍻🎸🎶
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

Collage photo of people singing and playing music in a pub. The music is unamplified. The time and date are shared: Wednesday 28th May at 20:00.

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 27

Our next session is
TOMORROW!
See you there!
#LiveMusic #FolkMusic #FolkSession
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #TheDing

🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 20

🎵🪕🧀🪗🫖🎻🍻🎸🎶
Just 8 sleeps to our next session of good music, excellent beer, tasty cheese and great company with our convivial hosts The Castle Tap (that's on Castle Hill, Reading RG1 7RJ) hosted this month by Paul.
🎵🪕🧀🪗🫖🎻🍻🎸🎶
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social @readifolk.bsky.social

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 24

If you like our sessions, you may also like this session on Sunday.
#LiveMusic #FolkMusic

Readifolk 🎶🪕🎻🪗🎵 @readifolk.bsky.social · May 20

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Our next session is a singers' night (where all are encouraged to take part), with a theme
"Killing Time".
Songs about time to spare or something more sinister?
You decide!
SUNDAY 25th MAY 8pm in the heart of READING @rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social

Poster advertising Readifolk's theme night on Sunday 25th at 8pm.
The background to the poster is a collage of muted images of people singing and playing musical instruments, mostly guitars. Thsre is also an image of seeds blown from a dandelion clock. These images are set against a background of brickwork, and there are images of musical notes
The centre of the poster contains the text "a convivial come-all-ye where you make the music, with a theme".
The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £3 cash on the door and you bring your own refreshments.
The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
There is a QR code, leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram

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🎵🪕The Castle Tap Sessions🎶🪗 @castletapsessions.bsky.social · May 24

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Just 4 sleeps now till our next session of good beer, music and cheese, all in your splendid company at the convivial Castle Tap in the heart of #TheDing.
Hosted this month by Paul, see you on Wednesday!
🎵🧀🪗🍻🎸🫖🪕🎵
#TheDing #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #ReadingUK