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.

Sep
18
Wed
Lauren South + Dave & Julia Taylor + Steve Redshaw + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Sep 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Support acts: Dave & Julia Taylor + Steve Redshaw

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Oct
16
Wed
Rack and Ruin + Indigo + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Oct 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Nov
20
Wed
Sunjay + Steve and Julie Wigley + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Nov 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Dec
18
Wed
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker+ Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Dec 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

We offer Donnelly and South’s Christmas Cracker – a Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé!

A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes.

The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories.

Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. All wrapped up with fantastic festive guitars and yummy Yuletide fiddles.

The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! 2024 will be its second year. It was super-successful in 2023.

‘I have the best job in the world, I get to reminisce with people I don’t know, about things that never even happened!’ (Keith Donnelly)

Only two floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Jan
15
Wed
Winter Sing 2025 hosted by Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Jan 15 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Feb
19
Wed
Gerry Colvin Band + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Feb 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Mar
19
Wed
Hazjak + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Mar 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Hazjak are Yorkshire duo Steve Chapman Smith and Lynne O’Malley, both well known and respected musicians on the Northern acoustic scene.  Together they play an eclectic style of Roots, Americana and Folk music.

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Apr
16
Wed
Farefeld + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Apr 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Described by Bright Young Folk as “experienced storytellers” who bring “timeless quality” to their music, award-winning duo Farefeld (Chris Elliott, Caitlin Jones) have been playing music together since they met in 2014. Previously performing alongside Bella Gaffney (Magpies) and Heather Sirrell (Pilgrim’s Way) in the four-piece ‘Bric-a-Brac,’ they formed as a duo in 2017.

In 2022, the duo joined forces with virtuoso bassist Mike Seal, who gigs with them as much as he can (when he’s not doing something very clever!)

Both proudly from Staffordshire, Farefeld bring a mix of traditional and self-penned ballads about place, identity, old and new. Driving guitar and bouzouki accompany haunting whistles and harmonium along with intricate and warm vocal harmonies. Expect to hear songs written for and collected from all around the Midlands and beyond, accompanied by the heartfelt human stories that inspired them, their charming storytelling and warm Midlands humour.

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

Apr
30
Wed
Mean Mary’s Woman Creature Tour + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
Apr 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Please note – this is a ticketed event. Follow the link (green button) to book.

Mean Mary’s Woman Creature Tour: An Evening of Fast-Picking Fun

Join Mean Mary, along with her brother Frank James, for an unforgettable night of music on her Woman Creature tour. This dynamic duo brings a blend of harmonies, fast-picking, and a dash of humour. Expect to hear crowd favourites like “Iron Horse” and “Blazing,” as well as new hits like “Tarzan” and the title track “Woman Creature” from her latest album.

Mean Mary, an award-winning musician and writer with over 35 million views on her YouTube videos, has captivated audiences since her childhood days playing for tips on the streets of Nashville. Described by The Tennessean as having “startling talent” and by No Depression as possessing “the voice of a ragged angel combined with the banjo playing of the Devil,” Mary is a seasoned performer with over 4000 festivals and concerts under her belt.

Named Deering Banjos’ Goodtime Ambassador, Mary’s banjo playing is known to give chills, as noted by Janet Deering herself. Equally adept on the guitar, fiddle, and eight other instruments, Mary’s lightning-fast fingers, haunting vocals, and intricate storytelling make her performances truly unique. Whether it’s ghost pirates or demon guitars, you never know what fascinating tales will unfold in a Mean Mary show. Prepare for a high-energy evening filled with guitar, banjo, fiddle, and upbeat rhythms!


Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk

May
21
Wed
Daisybell + Phil Benson @ Atherstone Folk Club
May 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Free admission – paper money Jug collection

Since forming in 2016, Daisybell have been making waves on the local and national folk scene, delivering performances of passion, wit and raw emotion at clubs from Minehead to Gateshead, Worcester to Sheffield, releasing an EP and a video, fitting in a couple of live radio appearances and drawing acclaim for their “Sing Like A Daisybell” vocal workshops.

To date, the trio have appeared at festivals in Warwick, Broadstairs, Moira, Lichfield, Bromyard, Alcester, Bedworth and more.

Lauded for their song-writing, harmonies, and engaging stage presence, now is a great time to check out their gigs, recordings and social media banter.

Floor-spots available! Just email Phil Benson and ask.

phil@atherstonefolkclub.org.uk