CVFolk Offers a Musical Refuge from Football at the Albany Theatre

Squire Gillespie. Photo by Pete Willow.

 England’s achievement in reaching the Euro 24 finals hasn’t deterred CVFolk from presenting its ‘Six More of the Best’ show this Sunday (14 July).

Following the success of last November’s ‘Six of the Best’ concert, another half-dozen acts with Coventry and Warwickshire connections take to the stage in the Studio of the Albany Theatre, Coventry, each with their own repertoire and music-making skillset, and each contributing to what should be another enjoyable evening of folk and acoustic music.

Organiser Pete Willow is promoting it as ‘a sanctuary from soccer, and a musical haven for football refugees’. But the evening will be scaled down from the full concert originally planned to an informal acoustic session in one of the smaller studios in the theatre building.

There will be some line-up changes as well and guests are still being confirmed, but will include performances by Squire-Gillespie, Nigel Ward, Jane Moss, and Pete Willow.

The music starts at 7.30pm and admission is free but there’s the usual plea for generosity during the interval ‘caddy’ collection.

Pete Willow. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Looking ahead to the Autumn, CVFolk’s next ‘Second Sunday’ shows will be:

Sunday 8 September – The Hanksters plus The Scutters (fundraiser for dementia-related charity, details tbc)

Sunday 13 October – Amber Liadan (with band) – Irish-born, raised in South Africa, now based in Warwickshire, Amber is gaining a large following as a singer and recording artist. This will be a ticketed event.

Sunday 10 November – Scarecrow, multi-instrumental trio, based in Oxfordshire and proving very popular on the Warwickshire club circuit.

CVFolk at Warwick Folk Festival

Coventry’s celebrated singer-songwriter Kristy Gallacher is back from maternity leave to play Warwick Folk Festival and appears as one of the CVFolk Concert guests.

She will be performing on the Jester Stage on the main Castle Park site of Warwick Folk Festival on the afternoon of Friday 26 July. This year’s full concert line-up also features Yonderland, The Hoarse Whisperers, and The Stationary Wilburys.

Starting at 2pm, the show will be open to Festival ticket holders. Day tickets for Friday site access are only £5 – see https://warwickfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/

Meanwhile, over 40 free-admission events take place in various venues throughout Warwick Town Centre for the Festival Fringe, from the evening of Friday 26 to Sunday 28 July. These range from music and song sessions to concerts and recitals in pubs and cafes and include three open-air concerts in Market Place. You can find more details on CVFolk’s website http://www.cvfolk.com/calendar/ - search for events marked with the WFF Fringe 2024 logo.