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Folk Events Jan 2026 wk1

 Jan 2026 wk1

4th - 10th January 2026

Folk events in Coventry & Warwickshire


KC Jones - Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton, Tuesday 6th January

 

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Sunday 4th January 2026

2:00pm - 5:00pm 

                        The Humber (Acoustic Music Session)        

                    Weekly on Mondays

                    Humber Road, Coventry CV3 1BA

                    Free Sunday afternoon music session.



3:00pm - 6:00pm 

  Craven Club (Craven Ceili)

                    3-5 Craven St, Coventry CV5 8DS   

   First Sundays. Celebrate Irish Traditional Music - all musicians              welcome, every age, every abiity

 

  

7:30pm - 10:30pm 

Willow & Tool's Music Parlour (Mellow & Cool's Jam Band. And Friends)

The Harvester, Church Rd, Long Itchington, Southam CV47 9PE

                        Get-togethert and Jam Session to welcome in what's                                              left of 2026! 

                  



 

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Monday 5th January

 

               

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



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Tuesday 6th January


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 - 9:30pm         

Abbey Theatre session with KC Jones

Acoustic Music and Song Session

Abbey Theatre, Pool Bank Street, Nuneaton CV11 5DB

Bring an instrument, your singing voice and/or just your ears to listen. Taking place on the first Tuesday of each month




8:00pm - 11:00pm         

Somerville Arms - The Stopwatch Session

4 Campion Terrace, Leamington Spa CV32 4SX

First Tuesdays open mic.



 

 

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Wednesday 7th January


11:45am - 1:15pm 


                The Kenilworth Centre (Kenilworth Acoustic Traditional Session)


                 Weekly on Wednesdays


                  Abbey End Car Park, Kenilworth CV8 1QJ


                  https://www.thekenilworthcentre.com/whats-on/groups/kenilworth-acoustic-traditional-session/ 





8:30pm - 10:30pm      

Wednesday 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?

(Now moved to Wednesday)

 


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Thursday 8th January


Welsh Wassailing to celebrate Mari Lwyd // Plygain: Welsh post-Christmas Songs (Cov Trad + Côr Cymraeg Coventry
     The Old Windmill, Spon Street, Coventry CV1 3BA


8:00pm - 11:00pm CANCELLED TONIGHT
 (Singaround)
                 The Humber, Humber Rd, Coventry CV3 1BA


8:00pm - 10:00pm

 (Bluegrass session with                                      Wes Stanton)           
               The Squirrel, Bishopton, Stratford upon Avon CV37 9LD



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Friday 9th January

8:00pm - 11:00pm       

                   Southbound Café-Bar (Ben Clempson + Ablewhire & Lockerbie)

               Railway Arch, Neilston Street, Leamington CV31 2AZ


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Saturday 10th January


3:00pm - 5:00pm 

            The Old Post Office - Jack Blackman

           12 West Street, Warwick CV34 6AN


7:30pm - 10:30pm       

                   Earlsdon Carnegie Library (Wes Finch & Support)

                    Earlsdon Ave N, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6FZ

                  


 

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