Dec 2025 wk2
7 - 13 December 2025
Folk Events in Coventry and Warwickshire
Lost Highway - Sun 7th Dec, Willow & Tool's Music Parlour
- 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- (Acoustic Music Session)
- Weekly on Mondays
- Humber Road, Coventry CV3 1BA
- 3:00pm - 6:00pm
- (Craven Ceili)
- 3-5 Craven St, Coventry CV5 8DS
- First Sundays. Celebrate Irish Traditional Music - all musicians welcome, every age, every abiity
- 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- (The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker)
- 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF
- Tickets £15.55 incl booking fee
Phone: 01926 730102
Email: mail@temperance.barThe Churchfitters is a folk group like no other. A double bass made out of scrap metal. Heart-wrenching vocals accompanied by a musical saw. Foot-stomping fiddle mixed with infectious funk-rock rhythms. Their “Christmas Cracker” show is a mouthwatering selection of traditional and original festive season songs which will see Christmas in with a bang, a paper hat-full of surprises, novelties – and some terrible jokes too!
- 7:30pm - 10:30pm
- (Lost Highway + Bob Wilkinson. Hosts: Willow & Tool Band)
- The Harvester, Church Rd, Long Itchington, Southam CV47 9PE
- Free admission but bring cash for jug collection
- 7:30pm - 10:30pm
- (Liz Simcock + Sharp As Razors)
- The Old Fourpenny Shop
- 27-29 Crompton St, Warwick CV34 6HJ
NB – Temporary venue for this event only during refurbishments at Warwick Arms
Admission £10. Guest Night Ticket Bookings These can be made by email to robinfromwfc@gmail.com.
We don’t issue tickets as such but your names will be on the list at the door. You can pay on the door by card or cash. If you’d like to pay in advance by BACS, here are the details A/C Name: Warwick Folk Club
Sort Code: 20 57 44 / A/C Number: 23057348
Please show your name on the payment and use the event reference ‘WFC LS’ and confirm back by email that you have paid by BACS, so that we can keep a note of it
- 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- Weekly on Mondays
- Humber Hotel, Humber Road, Coventry CV3 1BA
- Free casual music session focussed on traditional tunes from Britain and Ireland with bits of Americana, Skandi etc. If you are a beginner with only a few tunes, let us know and we'll join in at a speed that works for you.
- 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Music and song session / singaround)
- Weekly on MondaysThe Fox Inn, The Square, Attleborough, Nuneaton CV11 4JY
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- (Irish music session)
- Weekly on Mondays
- Quigleys, 22 Albert Street, Rugby CV21 2RS
- 7:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Instrument classes and music session)
- Weekly on Tuesdays
- Hearsall Inn, 45 Craven Street, Coventry CV5 8DS
- The Coventry Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann is a creative community nurturing Irish culture. We are dedicated to promoting Irish music, dance and language.
- We hold music classes for a range of traditional instruments, including fiddle, banjo, tin whistle, button accordion, mandolin and bodhran, every Tuesday evening commencing at 7.00 pm for tin whistle and 7.30 pm for all other instruments. Lessons are £2 per week with the first taster lesson absolutely free. Details https://coventrycomhaltas.wordpress.com/about/
- Classes are followed by a session in which musicians of all abilities are welcome to come along and join in. If you do not play an instrument but enjoy listening to Irish music you are also more than welcome to join us.
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- All Saints Church, Avenue Rd, Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton CV11 4NQ
The Fishwives would love you to join them for 2 Christmas concerts.
Tues 9th December - All Saints Church, Nuneaton
Tues 16th December - St James Church, NuneatonExpect carols, new versions of old favourites, some new songs and lots of fun.
Inspired by the sea shanty singing of the 'Hawkesbury Trawlermen', a group of talented female singer-songwriters have come together to form 'The Ashby Fishwives'. They perform songs about the sea and inland waterways with intricate harmonies.
- 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Donnelly & South's Christmas Cracker)
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- (either Ellie Gowers, Stylusboy, or Lauren South)
Warwickshire based songwriter, Ellie Gowers returns with Steve Jones (aka Stylusboy) and Lauren South to deliver a series of workshops across the year. Whether you’re just starting your songwriting journey or are looking to refine your craft then these free sessions are for you.
Helen Martin Studio FREE
No need to book, just turn up!
- 8:30pm - 10:30pm
- (Tuneworks music session)
Weekly trad tunes session, upstairs at the Ale Rooms, Kenilworth. £3 (£2 unwaged) contribution towards room hire appreciated please.
All sensitive musicians welcome, beginners, improvers & established players.
More info @www.tuneworks.co.ukWhy not pick up an instrument and learn to play traditional tunes in a sociable and welcoming environment?
- 11:45am - 1:45pm
- (Kenilworth Acoustic Traditional Session)
- Abbey End Car Park, Kenilworth CV8 1QJ
- 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Donnelly And South's Christmas Cracker)
- Bedworth Ex Servicemens Social Club & Institute, Ryepiece Ringway, Bedworth CV12 8JH
- Free admission - jug collection
- 8:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Christmas Do hosted by Yonderland)
- The Humber, Humber Rd, Coventry CV3 1BA
- 8:00pm - 10:00pm
- (Bluegrass session with Wes Stanton)
- The Squirrel, Bishopton, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9LD
- 9:00pm - 11:00pm
- (Music session)
- Weekly on Thursdays
- 27-29, Crompton St, Warwick CV34 6HJ
- 7:45pm - 9:45pm
- (The Albion Christmas Band)
- University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7FD
Tickets £28.50 (conc) - https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/qzi-the-albion-christmas-band/
Box Office - 024 7649 6000
The Albion Christmas Band are widely regarded as the premier seasonal show, which has been touring for 25 years, and attracts sell-out audiences across the UK.
Indeed, many people say that their Christmas doesn’t start until they have seen The Albion Christmas Band.
Featuring the combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band) Simon Care (Edward II), Blair Dunlop (Albion Band) and the Guvnor himself, Ashley Hutchings MBE, this show takes you on a guided tour through the Christmas customs of Britain.
The Albion Christmas Show is a seasonal mixture of carols, spoken word and humorous readings. It really is the perfect way to start your festivities. This year will see material chosen by the band from the last 25 years of shows and albums … a “best of the Albion Xmas” selection.
- 6:30pm - 9:30pm
- (Wire Worms, Leucotomes, Lucifer Sky, Alys Rain)
- The Priory Undercrofts, 1 Hill Top, Coventry CV1 5FB
Tickets £8.80 incl. booking fee - https://tinyurl.com/4wy25d6x
Profits going towards Helping Hands homeless charity, foodbank donations accepted.
- 7:30pm - 10:30pm
- (Bella Gaffney & Kate Griffin: Winter Warmer)
- 4 The Square, Kenilworth CV8 1EB
Ticket price incl. booking fee: £14.09 - £15.18
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/tree-house-bookshop/bella-gaffney-kate-griffin-winter-warmer/e-gpgpmv
Award-winning folk artists Bella Gaffney (The Magpies) and Kate Griffin (Mishra) join forces for an evening of spellbinding folk music. Both celebrated for their songwriting and musicianship, they’ll each perform solo sets before coming together for a collaboration brimming with driving rhythms, rich harmonies and the distinctive sound of the banjo at its heart.
Bella and Kate will be warming us up on a chilly winter's night!Doors 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
BYOB- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- (GreenMatthews)
- Bridge House Theatre, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick CV34 6PP
Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show. Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews’ MidwinterRevels is a celebration of Yuletide Past guaranteed to warm the cockles of the most Scrooge-like heart. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, the show is brought to life with GreenMatthews’ trademark wit and humour.
Tickets £15: https://bridgehousetheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173663693
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