What’s On

Your guide to folk events in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We’ve linked to a new calendar format which should make more local folk events accessible and easy to update. Just click on the maroon lettering below – or scroll down for individual listing of forthcoming events.

Cov & Warks Folk Events Listing

If you are planning any folk event in the CV postcode area – big concert, back-room singaround, online performance, dance display, or whatever, click here to email us, providing the following details:

  • Date, start-time and end-time
  • Name of venue
  • Type of event
  • Artists/performers appearing
  • Location including postcode
  • Description – including how to book tickets, web links, etc
Please note that information on this page is based on advertising and public announcements by the venues and/or events organisers.
While every effort is made to ensure that details provided here are correct, CVFolk cannot guarantee its accuracy which is why we include contact information for each event so that you can check and confirm if necessary,

CVFolk is working in partnership with Folk21 Midlands region and many of the events listed here are shared in their own events listing.

Mar
29
Fri
Kevin Dempsey @ BRUBL Brewery
Mar 29 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Mar
30
Sat
Leamington 2024 Feel Good Festival @ SYDNI Centre
Mar 30 @ 11:00 am – 10:30 pm

 

Inspired by the late Stephen Boyer.

The event is all day for all ages. It starts 11am with children’s entertainment and activity, and runs until 10.30pm.

Entry is by donation (advance donations welcome – all funds for kids in the arts – Creative Experiences for Children in Memory of Stephen Boyer. Min p/p donation of £5 is suggested but people can give as much as they like, via Fundly or in cash via The Sydni Centre.

Keith Donnelly and Kevin Dempsey are the headliners but plenty of local talent have volunteered to perform. The late Steve Boyer was head of music for The RYTC, so the festival is to keep his spirit alive. We hope it’ll be an annual event.

Click here to donate and support the Creative Experiencers campaign.

May
8
Wed
Kevin Dempsey @ Bedworth Folk Club
May 8 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Free admission – jug collection

https://bedworthfolkclub.co.uk

Jun
1
Sat
Improvers Guitar Workshop w/Kevin Dempsey @ Albany Theatre - Clive Benfield Studio
Jun 1 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

CV Folk Freshers Workshop

Here’s your chance to gain and develop your music-making and performance skills under the guidance of leading musicians and performers from the folk circuit.

CVFolk is hosting a series of specialist workshops at the Albany Theatre, Coventry on the first Saturday morning of each month. For 90 minutes you can build your expertise in a range of instruments and performance styles, inspired by experts.

Founder member of legendary bands Dando Shaft and Whippersnapper, Kevin Dempsey is regarded as one of the finest acoustic guitarists on the international folk scene. Based in Coventry himself, he is also an experienced tutor and welcomes guitarists at all stages to join him and improve on their abilities. Just bring your guitar and join the fun. He will be hosting a number of workshops on the CVFolk programme, so watch out for follow-up dates.

Admission £5 – book in advance or bring a fiver with you and your guitar!