Atherstone Folk Club meets
3rd Wednesday every month starting at 7:30pm
at the Atherstone Red Lion Hotel, 99 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1BB
We aim to have something for everyone; traditional, modern, shanties, comedy, dance and sessions just for musicians, so they don’t feel left out.
Entry is FREE, with a paper money collection for the guests, and a free raffle.
Together with our sister clubs in Bedworth and Nuneaton, we aim to provide the best of folk music in the Midlands.
Come along and see what we (they) have to offer.
Travel and Parking info >>
Atherstone has plenty of free parking for those arriving after 6:00pm. The Red Lion Hotel also has its own car park, but it can get busy early.
From the WEST (Tamworth)
Leave the A5 at the marked junction, under the A5 Atherstone bypass, and into Station Street. Drive past the Co-op on the right, and Aldi on the left, arriving at The Cattle Market Car Park on the right. The second access road is the entrance, the car park is one-way. Do not forget to get your free ticket and display it.
Alternatively, drive a few yards further and use the Bus Station car park on the left. Ticket!
From the EAST (Hinckley, Nuneaton)
Come off the A5 and follow the signs into the town. Having driven up a slight incline, you will drop down to a mini-island. Either drive straight on to the end of town, and then turn left and follow the directions as above, or turn left at the mini-island and then immediately right into Woolpack Way car park. Ticket!
From the NORTH (Ashby, Twycross)
Come into town on Sheepy Road, turn right onto Market Street, and right again onto Long Street, to the end of town, turn left on to Station Street as above.
Or
Come to the west end of town via the B4116, Holly Lane, turn left at the A5 island and then follow the directions as if you are coming from the west, as above.
From the SOUTH (Coleshill)
Drive into town along the Coleshill Road. Having driven over the canal bridge, the hotel car park is directly in front of you about 200 metres ahead.
Or
Turn left at the mini-island into Station Street, parking as above, or right to another mini-island, and then left into Woolpack Way.
You can occasionally find space after 6:00pm outside the Red Lion on Coleshill Street, next to the Royal Mail building.
Craig Sunderland
Craig is a fingerstyle guitarist who is regularly seen around the folk clubs of Warwickshire and beyond.
Returning to his roots on the folk scene in 2018, he became an established act at the famous Wurzel Bush Folk Club.
Craig has been called “good” by Gordon Giltrap and “The voice of Coventry folk music” by Pete Willow of CV Folk.
The Support Artists on the night will be …
Cobalt Tales
Singer-songwriters, Cobalt Tales, are a vibrant, entertaining, female duo based in Sheffield; originally from Wigan and Stockport, (via The NW Highlands of Scotland),
Through a wide variety of styles, (ballad, country, folk, rock, soul and a capella), Pat and Nuala, follow threads through the tales of lives and ancestry, singing of people, places, events and experiences that have made us who we are.
Expect compelling, soulful vocals, warm, acoustic guitar and plaintive harmonica, nifty rolling bass and swingy scat, dramatic acapella harmonies, haunting low whistle and entertaining banter. They deliver ‘music from the heart that stirs the soul’ to build a warm relationship with the audience bringing joy and spirit to their performance.
Floor Singers booked to perform on the night …
Yonderland
Paul Monks & Jane Moss have been playing floor spots around the local folk clubs for some years, playing mostly original songs with some covers.
They perform as a duo as Yonderland.
Pete McParland
Pete performs regularly, and with acclaim, at numerous folk clubs in the Midlands. Songs from the 60s and 70s are his forte, but he wanders into other areas, too, with great success.
Your residents are WatlingStreet
WatlingStreet are Anne Beeson, Phil Benson, and Pete McParland.
Separately, they have been singing for as long as they can remember, and together, on and off, since the mid 2010s.
They formed the new band in September 2023, in order to become the residents at Atherstone Folk Club.
… and there are still floor-spots available!
Just email Phil and ask.
phil~at~atherstonefolkclub.org.uk
Travel and Parking info >>
Atherstone has plenty of free parking for those arriving after 6:00pm. The Red Lion Hotel also has its own car park, but it can get busy early.
From the WEST (Tamworth)
Leave the A5 at the marked junction, under the A5 Atherstone bypass, and into Station Street. Drive past the Co-op on the right, and Aldi on the left, arriving at The Cattle Market Car Park on the right. The second access road is the entrance, the car park is one-way. Do not forget to get your free ticket and display it.
Alternatively, drive a few yards further and use the Bus Station car park on the left. Ticket!
From the EAST (Hinckley, Nuneaton)
Come off the A5 and follow the signs into the town. Having driven up a slight incline, you will drop down to a mini-island. Either drive straight on to the end of town, and then turn left and follow the directions as above, or turn left at the mini-island and then immediately right into Woolpack Way car park. Ticket!
From the NORTH (Ashby, Twycross)
Come into town on Sheepy Road, turn right onto Market Street, and right again onto Long Street, to the end of town, turn left on to Station Street as above.
Or
Come to the west end of town via the B4116, Holly Lane, turn left at the A5 island and then follow the directions as if you are coming from the west, as above.
From the SOUTH (Coleshill)
Drive into town along the Coleshill Road. Having driven over the canal bridge, the hotel car park is directly in front of you about 200 metres ahead.
Or
Turn left at the mini-island into Station Street, parking as above, or right to another mini-island, and then left into Woolpack Way.
You can occasionally find space after 6:00pm outside the Red Lion on Coleshill Street, next to the Royal Mail building.