Folk & Acoustic Music Clubs & Venues In the UK
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The Traditional Arts Team runs events in the Midlands relating to traditional song, music, storytelling and dance.  It also publishes a monthly diary of folk and related activities.

The Red Lion Folk Club The Red Lion, Vicarage Road Kings Heath, Birmingham - meets on saturday evenings with well known guests.

The Tower Of Song Café Bar 107 Pershore Road, south Cotteridge, Birmingham Acoustic Sessions - Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon, all welcome.
Gigs most nights - check the website for details. Painters and writers are also involved, so look out for exhibitions, poetry readings and other events

The Roadhouse Venue, Birmingham Eclectic venue featuring the Tower of Song every Tuesday evening and local Bluegrass combo The Toyhearts every Sunday.

The Black Diamond Folk Club Meets every Friday Night (8:30pm) at the Globe, corner of Blews St and Manchester Street, Birmingham

Roots and Branches A useful Roots and Folk site based in the Midlands with listings, reviews etc

Common Folk Club, Pelsall, west Midlands Meets every Thursday evening


The Woodman Folk Club One of the premier live music clubs in the west Midlands, Mount Pleasant, Kingswinford, Nr Dudley

The Lighthouse Folk/Roots club Meets every Thursday at 8:30pm Rowley Regis Conservative & Unionist Club Pennant House 47 Hawes lane Rowley Regis west Midlands

The Covfolk Website A guide to folk and music sessions around Coventry and surrounding areas

Rugby Roots, Rugby Organise regular concerts in Rugby.

The Wurzel Bush Folk Club Meets monthly with guests on Friday Evenings in Brinklow, Near Rugby

The Tump Folk Music Club Meets every Thursday at The British Legion, Heath Lane, Brinklow, Warwickshire

Bedworth Folk Club, Bedworth, Warwickshire Meets second wednesday of the month with guests.

Harbury Folk Club, Harbury, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Meets on the first thursday of the month

Bilson Folk Club, Bilson, west Midlands Held every Wednesday.

Sutton Blues Collective, Sutton Coldfield Meets second Wednesday of the Month


Katie Fitzgeralds Song Writers, Roots, Irish, Folk & Blues and regular sessions at this excellant venue in Wollaston, Stourbridge

Crystal Folk Weekly singaround for all performers of acoustic music in StourbridgeLocal Band Daisy Roots hosts Sessions held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month at the Plough and Harrow in Kinver, Nr.Stourbridge
Any acoustic music from bluegrass, folk, country, roots, blues, in fact anything goes and is always very warmly appreciated. We have an avid and ever growing group of singers and musicians of all standards who attend regularly and are always pleased to welcome newcomers. Daisy Roots also host a session at the Bird in Hand in Stourport on the 1nd Friday of each month!

The Lighthouse Folk Club, Halesowen, west Midlands Meets every Thursday evening.

The Crown Inn, Telford, Shropshire Several Acoustic events at this local pub which also plays host to Telford Folk Club on the last Monday of the month.

Oswestry and District Folk Club The Oswestry and District Folk Club meets regularly on the second Friday of every month at The Royal Hill near Melverley. The Pub is a classic old Style Pub and the format for the club evenings is Open Mic/ Sing Around. The Club also meets at other folk-clubs from time to time and will also be bringing in Popular Artists from the Folk Genre from time to time. For information contact: Sandy Mowat 01691682233

north Shropshire Folk Organise concerts around four times a year in north east Shropshire

The Jazz and Roots Club At the Buttermarket, Shrewsbury Hosts regular Folk and World music events.

The Courtyard Herefords Arts Centre with a healthy Music schedule including a monthly folk club with guests.

Acoustic Bluegrass Session at The Priory, Priory Lane, Stretton Sugwas, Hereford 1st Wednesday of the month totally acoustic session, in a fabulous old Victorian hotel For more information email: martyblake@freenet.co.uk or phone Martin on (01432) 342018

The Somers Traditional Folk Club, Upstairs at The Albion, 48 Bath Road, Worcester Weekly Singers Club

Bromsgrove Folk Club meets on the Second and Last Thursday of every month at.... The Ladybird , Aston Fields, Bromsgrove Shining Friends, Lickey, Bromsgrove Organises 6 concerts a year with an impressive guest list.

The Marrs Bar, 12 Pierpoint Street, Worcester Holds Acoustic Nights every Sunday - check their guide to see whos playing.

Cookley Acoustic Singaround, Cookley, Near Kidderminster Held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month No charges, no raffles, no guest nights, no amplification Just great acoustics and Real Ale - what more do you need?

Acoustic, Gloucester Puts on regular acoustic concerts at the Guildhall, Gloucester

Gloucestershire Folk The organisation that represents the interests of anyone interested in folk music in Gloucestershire and its neighbours.

Late Licence Breathing new life into the English Folk Tradition through a unique blend of the contemporary and the traditional, the vocal and the instrumental.

The Priory Inn, Tetbury, Gloucestershire Regular Folk and Acoustic gigs at this Gloucestershire pub

Gloucester Folk Club, Gloucester Meets second Thursday of the month with occassional guests.

Cheltenham Folk Club, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Meets the second and fourth Friday of the month with regular guests.

The Unicorn Folk Club, Bradford Arms Ivetsey Bank, Near Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire Meets every Friday evening with regular guest nights.

Lichfield Arts, Lichfield, Staffordshire Regular concerts at the Lichfield Guildhall.

Brewood Folk Club, Brewood, Staffordshire Meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month with regular guests.

The Chequemates Folk and Acoustic Roots Club Meets every Thursday evening at The Coton & Hopwas Social Club, School Lane, Hopwas, Staffordshire

Tamworth Folk Club, Birchmoor, Nr Polesworth, Tamworth, Staffordshire With regular guests.

The Brewtown Folk Club The Star and Garter, Grange Street. Burton on Trent, Staffs

The Newcastle and Potteries Folk Song Club The Potteries Folk Club traces its origins back to 1962. As the longest established folk club in the area, it has been organizing folk song, music and dance events in north Staffordshire for Forty years. Meets at The Red Lion,Cheadle Rd, Cheddleton on the 2nd Friday of the month