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Sunday Dec 8th, 2019
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Sunday Nov 10th, 2019
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Sunday Oct 13th, 2019
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Sunday Sept 8th, 2019
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Sunday June 9th, 2019
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Sunday May 12th, 2019
4pm-7pm
Folk, classical, jazz, balladry and chanson inspired by the Bard – Wes Finch & the Rude Mechanicals.
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Sunday Apr 14th, 2019
4pm-7pm
New name – old line-up. The Boys of Ball Hill features former members of popular Warwickshire band The Oddsods: Simon Lapworth, Bob Brooker, Pete Willow and Nigel Ward. Also presenting superb local guitarist and singer Craig Sunderland and by popular demand after their excellent performance at our first Sunday afternoon event, Poacher’s Pocket.
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Sunday 10th March 2019
This much anticipated event presented an incredible display of guitar, fiddle and mandolin-playing by two superb musicians Kevin Dempsey & Joe Broughton celebrating 20 years since their first gig together. This is part of a national tour which included appearances in their respective home towns of Coventry and Birmingham. The music was stunning and the concert played to our biggest audience to date. The afternoon also featured well-received sets by local rising-star duo The Paper Circus and a return appearance by Willow & Tool Band.
Typical social media comments after the event:
Thank you for a brilliant afternoon’s music. Loved all acts, and as For Kevin and Joe, sublime!
Delightfully awesome music by talented artists.
Well when it comes to music – particularly acoustic music – I know when something sounds good. It’s a gift I’ve had right from being a young teenager.
And when I post on here regarding events and acts I have had the pleasure or dis-pleasure of listening to – I use words such as ‘awesome’ ‘brilliant’ ‘talented’ etc etc.
But if I used those words regarding the Albany Concert this afternoon – it would be insulting the guest artists, because those descriptions don’t even begin to describe how good they were – and also the support acts.
Kevin Dempsey and Joe Broughton were sensational – performing songs and instrumentals that to 99 out of every 100 performers would be impossible ! Their set was un-believable – and how I long to see them together again !!
Add to that the talents of Paper Circus, (Jen and Suraj) along with Willow & Tool Band and it was an afternoon of music to savour and treasure – – and shout out on FB as to just how good it was.
Don’t be sorry if you missed it – be devastated !!!!!!
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Sunday 10th February 2019
February’s focus was on folk blues and our guest was the amazing South Warwickshire singer, songwriter and blues/ragtime guitarist, Jack Blackman. Jack has already taken the world by storm, especially venues in the deep south of the USA and was still only 24 when he played our event. He was supported by Nuneaton Folk Club’s line-up, Nunc, showcasing their impressive blues repertoire (they have plenty of other repertoires too!), plus the first performance in six years by Coventry trio Little Mountain, featuring Bob Wilkinson on guitar and vocals, Jon Harrington on harmonica and Dave Cook on lead guitar. They played a great set which inspired some of the audience to indulge in a bit of blues dancing. In all – a smashing afternoon!
Here are photos taken that afternoon of Little Mountain, courtesy of John Wright Studio (with thanks!)
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Sunday 13th January 2019
2019 was off to a flying start with January’s first Mega-Session event, celebrating the first rate talent that can be enjoyed in the informal back-room music sessions that have taken place in pubs since the 1950s. 20 musicians took part including several members of Coventry Com/haltas and regular participants from the CovTrad Session at the Humber Hotel, the Malt Shovel in Bubbenhall and Sly Old Dogs and Friends. You can enjoy some clips here. After some excellent feedback, we’ll be hosting another music session later this year.
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Sunday December 9th 2018
This featured the strong songwriting talent in the Coventry and Warwickshire area with members of the Coventry Singer-Songwriters Group organising and presenting a first-class concert of original compositions.
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Sunday November 11th 2018
…saw the Studio transformed to concert format with tiered seating bwhere an entranced audience enjoyed the music of two highly talented young musicians, Rosie Hood and Lucy Huzzard.
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Sunday Oct 14th 2018
CVFolk Presents… was launched with ‘The Coventry All-Star Folk Show’ featuring some of the leading acts directly involved in the CVFolk campaign – Willow & Tool Band, Poacher’s Pocket, Kristy Gallacher and Rob Halligan. (Click here for report).
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