Dec 2025 wk3
14 - 20 December 2025
Folk events in Coventry & Warwickshire
Ashby Fishwives - Tues 16th Dec, St James Church, Weddington, Nuneaton
Sunday 14 Dec 2025
2:00pm - 5:00pm
The Humber (Acoustic Music Session)
Weekly on Mondays
Humber Road, Coventry CV3 1BA
Free Sunday afternoon music session.
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Temperance (Chris Cleverley w/John Parker + Awake Mother)
33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa CV31 3AF
Tickets £12.33 incl booking fee
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/folk-temperance-chris-cleverley-ft-john-parker-awake-mother-tickets-1639515207119?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_cid=9921d7a5fc&mc_eid=58e6bfe3af
Phone: 01926 730102 Email: mail@temperance.bar
‘Gods of All Things’ Tour
Feat. John Parker, Minnie Birch & Kathy Pilkinton
Following his performance with Tobias Ben Jacob at Temperance in Spring 2025, for one special night this winter, Ambient Dream-Folk songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist Chris Cleverley brings his brand new Christmas E.P launch party to Leamington Spa. On Sunday December 14th we present a festive review, featuring an exciting host of renowned guest musicians. Tickets on sale now and will sell out.
Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer, where the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy. Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped.
Three decades on and his unique brand of dreamy, psychedelic folk has taken him from the columns and airwaves of The Telegraph, Sunday Times and BBC 6 Music, to the world-renowned stages of Cambridge Folk Festival & the English Folk Expo, twice earning him FATEA Magazine’s ‘Male Artist of the Year’ Award.
And so this winter, Cleverley tours his brand new collection of alternative festive songs ‘Gods Of All Things’, the follow up to 2024’s critically acclaimed ‘In the Shadow of John the Divine’.
Come bask in the intricate fingerstyle and lush ambient soundscapes of this true guitar-man, inspired by the Lo-fi American Greats, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens & Phoebe Bridgers; A curious tapestry weaved from the hazy psychedelia of the 60s folk revival and the soulful oblivion of the 90s Pacific Northwest.
In his characteristically unconventional style, Cleverley offers part 2 of a bittersweet Christmas compendium for the head-spinning modern age. A brand new selection of songs for the misfits, celebrating this curious, magical season, in all its joyful and melancholy contradictions.
Whether you love or loathe the festive period, this rare evening promises a welcome, serene and reflective space for all to unwind in their own way, as the year draws to a close.
Cleverley is honoured to be joined on this special night by Double Bassist extraordinaire and Leamington Legend John Parker (Nizlopi) plus Minnie Birch & Kathy Pilkinton of Americana Old-Time harmony duo ‘Awake Mother’.
Awake Mother
Awake Mother is the brand new collaboration of award-winning Hertfordshire Alt-Folk songwriters Minnie Birch and multi-instrumentalist Kathy Pilkinton. Combining intricate guitar, banjo and ukulele arrangements with complex dual vocal harmonies, the duo present a vibrant new take on traditional music from America and the British Isles, as well as Minnie's own unique songwriting as heard on BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music.
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Monday 15 Dec 2025
6.30pm - 7.30pm
8:00pm - 11:00pm
"CovTrad"
traditional music session
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
Fox Acoustic session (Music and song session / singaround)
Weekly on Mondays
The Fox Inn, The Square, Attleborough, Nuneaton CV11 4JY
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Quigleys (Irish music
session)
Weekly on Mondays
Quigleys, 22 Albert Street, Rugby CV21 2RS
6.30pm - 7.30pm
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Tuesday 16 Dec 2025
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Coventry
Comhaltas (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
The
Ashby Fishwives Christmas Concert
St James Church, 75 Church Ln, Weddington, Nuneaton CV10 0EY
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, Nuneaton
Expect
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.
https://www.mariabarham.com/the-ashby-fishwives
8:30pm -
10:30pm
Tuesday
Tuneworks at Kenilworth Ale Rooms (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.uk
Why
not pick up an instrument and learn to play traditional tunes in a sociable and
welcoming environment?
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Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
11:45am - 1:45pm
The Kenilworth Centre - Acoustic Session (Kenilworth Acoustic
Traditional Session)
Weekly on Wednesdays
Abbey End Car Park, Kenilworth CV8 1QJ
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Atherstone Folk Club (Scarecrow + Gracenotes)
Atherstone Red Lion Hotel, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV91BB
Free admission - jug collection
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Thursday 18 Dec 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Attleborough Arms (Hawkesbury Trawlermen)
Highfield Rd, Nuneaton CV11 4PL
Shanty session - 3rd Thursday of each month
8:00pm - 11:00pm
The Gatehouse (Lost Highway + The Boat Rats + The Voodoo Kings)
44-46 Hill Street, Coventry CV1 4AN
8:00pm - 11:00pm
All Around My Kitchen (House singaround)
Dick & Sue's house, Coventry. Please call or email for location.
All welcome – teas and coffee are on the house.
Please bring your own beer or wine.
Phone or email for details
07831 890905
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Tump Folk (Singaround)
The Humber, Humber Rd, Coventry CV3 1BA
9:00pm - 11:00pm
The Old Fourpenny Shop (Music session)
Weekly on Thursdays
27-29, Crompton St, Warwick CV34 6HJ
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Friday 19 Dec 2025
7pm - 11.30pm
Christmas Ceili (Coventry Comhaltas / Innisfail Ceili Band)
Christ The King Club, Westhill Road, Coventry CV6 2AA
We’re rounding off our year of Irish music celebrations with our annual Christmas Ceili! Hosted by Coventry Comhaltas, a night of music, dancing, community and good craic
Ceili / ceilidh : noun :
A social event with Irish folk music and singing, traditional dancingNow don’t worry if you’ve never been to a Ceili before, the night is led by our own Innisfail Ceili Band and dance caller; walking you through all the group dances so absolutely everyone is welcome! We also have music from our Junior musicians and a wonderful display of Irish dance from the McHale Academy of Irish Dance. Along with refreshments and raffle prizes it promises to be a fun night for all, so please come along and bring family and friends to enjoy the festivities!
8pm - 11pm
Southbound Café-Bar (Banoffi)
Railway Arch, 12 Neilston Street, Leamington CV31 2AZ
The wonderful Banoffee, now London-based, return home for more of their unique original sounds.
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Saturday 20 Dec 2025
7pm - 10pm
Earlsdon Carnegie Library (Daisybell at Christmas)
Earlsdon Ave N, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6FZ
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