CVFolk’s Albany Theatre Archive 2024

These pages are a record of all the music events CVFolk has staged in the Albany Theatre Studio since our launch in October 2018

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Sunday July 14th, 7.30pm-10pm. ‘Simply the Best’, Performers Night –

Rescheduled from previously advertised event (‘Six More of the Best’) in response to England reaching the finals for Euro 2024. Instead we presented an enjoyable and informal acoustic night of music in the ‘Inspire’ Studio, Albany Theatre. Musicians taking part included: Squire-Gillespie, Bob Wilkinson, Pete Willow, Jane Moss, Nigel Ward. Thanks to all who played and listened. Unlike the big match, there were no losers!

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Sunday June 9th 7.30 – 10.30pm. Tu-Kay & Ryan + Yonderland + Pete Willow. (caddy collection)

Very last-minute change of schedule as one of the support acts, Katherine Abbott had transport delays during the day. Her appearance is being rescheduled – date to be announced soon. Meanwhile compere Pete Willow plugged in his guitar and stepped into the breach with three well-received numbers. As for Tu-Kay & Ryan and Yonderland, both played fantastic sets.

Ash Tu-Kay and Rebecca Ryan provided amazing harmonies and arrangements with warmth, good humour and great interaction with the audience. It was especially pleasing to see Rebecca in excellent form after her recent health problems, and the friendship and affection between both performers came across strongly in their performance.

The evening started with a highly enjoyable set by Paul Monks and Jane Moss, aka Yonderland, one local act who are becoming increasingly confident and professional in their delivery of self-penned songs, and deservedly building up a strong base of support on the local folk circuit. The audience clearly enjoyed their music and CVFolk is delighted to feature the duo as part of its concert line-up at Warwick Folk Festival on Friday, 26th July.

Here are some photos photos taken by Graham Monks and Pete Willow during the evening. Click on each to expand. Any more photos are most welcome – email them to culture@cvfolk.com

Photos by Graham Monks

Photos by Pete Willow – Tu-Kay & Ryan

Photos by Pete Willow – Yonderland

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Sunday May 12th 7.30 – 10.30pm. Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes + Julie Neale/Robert Small + Jamie Scott + Geoff Veasey – guest MC. (caddy collection)

Not one but two highly positive reviews of the evening. Click here for Andy Holdcroft‘s review for Hot Music Live. And click here for Geoff Veasey‘s review for Mac Awe on Tour, written from the perspective of MC and performer as well as blogger.

Here are some of the photos taken by Andy Holdcroft during the evening. Click on each one to expand.

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Sunday April 14th 7.30 – 10.30pm. ‘A Celebratory Cruise on a Tiny Boat’ with Lauren South accompanied by Ellie Gowers, Ben Haines, John Parker and Keith Donnelly plus Maria Barham + Becky Syson (Tickets £11.50)

Just outstanding!

But don’t take these two words for it. Click here to read Andy Holdcroft‘s review of this amazing event, complete with photos, in Hot Music Live.

And to add further proof of how amazing this concert was, here is a video recording by Andy, plus one other from the back of the venue, and posted on Facebook. Watch and enjoy!

Here are some of the photos taken by Pete Willow and Andrew Lock during the evening. These are reduced-size copies but the original higher-resolution versions are available – email Pete on culture@cvfolk.com or contact Andrew via this link, and ask.

Photos by Andrew Lock

Photos by Pete Willow: Lauren South & Friends

Photos by Pete Willow: Maria Barham

Photos by Pete Willow: Becky Syson

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Sunday March 10th 7.30 – 10.30pm. The Lost Notes (Trio) + Paul Gibson + Jamie Scott + Pete Willow (caddy collection)

Here was one instant Facebook review: ‘What a set of musicians! Soulful songs and skilful guitars.. Then the sublime harmonies of The Lost Notes. Such a treat on a wet Sunday evening! Thankyou.’

This summed up the audience response – a brilliant night with a decent-sized crowd thoroughly entertained by – and appreciative of – every act, especially the headliners! Possibly Mothers Day may have reduced our numbers slightly – although this would have been a perfect Mother’s Day gift! And it rained. But nevertheless, a good turn-out and a great vibe. One slight technical hitch – there was no access to the switch for the main lighting console in the Studio, but that didn’t detract at all from the enjoyment and simply made the photos look more spookily atmospheric. And the sound was terrific – many thanks to Dan Tilley for that!

Here are the photos taken by Pete Willow on his trusty cellphone. Scroll down for photos taken by Simon Ryan on his Canon camera. Click on each image to view the full photo. In both cases, images have been scaled down to be accommodated on this website, but hi-res originals are available – please email culture@cvfolk.com.

The Lost Notes (PW)

Paul Gibson (PW)

Jamie Scott (PW)

Photos by Simon Ryan

Simon made use of the lighting limitations that evening to produce this set of atmospheric and dramatic images of the performers

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Sunday February 11th, 7.30-10.30pm. Stylusboy (Steve Jones ) plus The Stationary Wilburys + Hoarse Whisperers (caddy collection)

Not often seen on the folk club circuit, but widely admired by all fans of acoustic music, Coventry singer-songwriter Steve Jones, aka Stylusboy has a powerful and thoughtful repertoire of self-penned songs which he performs with style, skill and sensitivity. On this occasion, he brought with him the full works, playing guitars and singing with a sampler to provide atmospheric tones and rhythms alongside use of a voice harmonizer pedal to add depth to choruses, but also taking time to step away from the mics and pedal board and sing directly to the audience with simple acoustic guitar accompaniment. It was a captivating set, very much enjoyed by the audience.

See for yourselves – watch the full set here (just a small donation requested).

We had already been well-prepared for top quality music having been treated to two amazing half-hour sets by our support acts, The Stationary Wilburys and Hoarse Whisperers. The SWs were in great form, having developed a rich and harmonious sound, through the voices of Flossy MacDougal, Paul Moore, John Kearney and for a couple of songs Jon Harrington. Their accompaniment was simple but expertly performed on guitars, harmonica and – new additions to their arrangements – bass cittern (or was it mandola?) by Jon, and bodhran by Flossy. A great set by a talented local band that has matured and progressed to give proof to its musical skill and a distinctive, highly engaging personality.

This was the first time Hoarse Whisperers had performed outside the session scene of Warwick and Kenilworth. Two of the trio are well-known local musicians – Keith Eardley on harmonica and Noel LeLong on guitar, both adept interpreters of blues and Americana. The third member was new to us all – Jenny Ives on vocals. As soon as she started singing, you could almost hear the sound of jaws dropping aroud the room, as she produced powerful and authentic treatments of songs ranging from the repertoires of Howlin’ Wolf to Tina Turner (!). It was a memorable and mesmerising experience to listen to her voice. Don’t miss the chance to see this line-up in action!

Photos by Pete Willow. Send us a message if you’d like to receive larger hi-res versions.