TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
Stockport Plaza
Wed 8 Apr - Wed 17 Jun 2026
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Band On The Wall
Mon 29 Dec 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Manchester Opera House
Sat 17 Jan - Thu 4 Jun 2026
Ed Sheeran
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 7 December 2025
An era-defining artist, Halifax-born, Suffolk-raised folk pop superstar Ed Sheeran has not only racked up a slew of accolades and awards for his music, but also broken several records for his tours. He started out in music, while living in ...
Kate Rusby
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Often hailed as the "First Lady of Folk," the enchanting Kate Rusby has earned numerous accolades, including multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and a Mercury Music Prize. Her album 'Hand Me Down' peaked at #12 in the Official UK Album Charts,...The Albion Christmas Band
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Wednesday 10 December 2025
The Albion Christmas Band, a spin-off from the legendary 1970's folk rock act The Albion Band - alongside The Albion Country Band, and The Albion Dance Band - was originally formed in 2005 by musician Ashley Hutchings, a founding member of ...Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
The Roundhouse, Bolton
Thursday 11 December 2025
Legendary Bolton broadcaster, writer and musician Mark Radcliffe met David Boardman a few years ago when he moved to Knutsford and they found each other in the Builder's Arms. David is a seasoned singer/songwriter, guitar teacher and fine a...Troubadour Presents: Wayfaring Songs for a Starry Night
Christ Church, Manchester
Thursday 11 December 2025
Join us on a midwinter's night for a journey through folk and classical music from around the world. We will take you on a cosmic journey through folk, medieval and classical music from Armenia, medieval Occitania, Andalusia, France, Irelan...Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
An 8 piece tribute band to the legendary Pogues. ...Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)
The Yard, Manchester
Friday 12 December 2025
Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs perfor...Tim Edey's Celtic Christmas
The Met, Bury
Friday 12 December 2025
An evening of Celtic Christmas music from multi-award-winning folk musician Tim Edey. Originally from Broadstairs in Kent and of Irish descent, Tim Edey honed his style learning from his father Richard, himself a fine guitarist, and liste...
Harp & a Monkey
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Award-winning modern folk song and storytelling trio Harp & a Monkey perform traditional and original songs and stories with a heavy bias towards content from their native Greater Manchester. Critically acclaimed, but often criminally u...Jesca Hoop
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 13 December 2025
Beautiful, subtle and stark the Manchester-based Californian folk star serves up stunningly original songs - minimalist yet brimming with energy, emerging from a wealth of life experience, great emotional depth, and years of honing the craf...Robert Plant's Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Monday 15 December 2025
Saving Grace are a folk co-operative between Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant with Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars), and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic and baritone guitar...Big Country
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their...
London African Gospel Choir - Paul Simon's Graceland Reimagined
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 18 December 2025
Hot off the back of multiple sell-outs across the UK, the 23-strong London African Gospel Choir (LAGC) return with their totally uplifting rendition of Paul Simon's iconic 1986 Graceland album. Don't miss this astounding musical reinte...St Agnes Fountain (Chris Leslie, Chris While & Julie Matthews)
The Met, Bury
Thursday 18 December 2025
Affectionately known as 'The Aggies' and 'The Christmas Band', the beloved St Agnes Fountain have toured every December since 2001 bar one (and we all know which one that was!). Now they are ready to tread the tinsel boards once more this D...Toss The Feathers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 19 December 2025
Manchester's most exciting Celtic export since Phil Lynott, legendary folk rockers Toss the Feathers are known for their contemporary blending of traditional Irish music with various music styles. Originally formed in 1987 after Dave Smylie...Windborne
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 20 December 2025
The most exciting folk vocal group in a generation, The Windborne Singers' captivating show draws on the singers' deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the ...James Walsh (Starsailor)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Saturday 27 December 2025
Front man of multi-million selling band Starsailor, Chorley's James Walsh has proven his own worth as a singer-songwriter in his own right. He's written songs with Eliza Doolittle, Melanie C, Suzanne Vega, and Professor Green - to name a fe...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Monday 29 - Tuesday 30 December 2025
The songwriter and frontman of Manchester three-piece, I Am Kloot also possesses an enviable back catalogue as a solo artist - previously known around his hometown as Johnny Dangerously - and continues to work on new material under the guis...Tommy Emmanuel
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 16 January 2026
If you like guitar playing, it simply doesn't get any better than Tommy Emmanuel. Widely acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar, Tommy has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or ...A Tribute To The Carpenters
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 16 January 2026
It's time to get over that rainbow and make the smallest of dreams come true as the Entertainers present A Tribute to the Carpenters, featuring Gordy Marshall's The British Carpenters and starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpen...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 17 January 2026
Few shows have experienced the phenomenal global success of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, with multiple sold-out shows in over 50-countries worldwide and over 20 headline performances in London's West End, including multiple appearances at t...Ultimate Eagles - Tribute to Eagles
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Fresh from their hugely successful international tour including shows in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the World's greatest Eagles Show return once again to celebrate their incredible 10th Anniversary, performing their legendary hits a...The Lower Angel Band
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Saturday 17 January 2026
The Lower Angel Band live with strings at The Irish Club, Warrington...The 502s
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Thursday 22 January 2026
6 piece indie folk band The 502s are undeniable, immaculate rays of Florida sunshine. Led by earnest banjo-strumming songwriter Ed Isola, The 502s are a band of brothers whose sound has received critical acclaim as celebratory, wholesome, a...Jim Moray
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 22 January 2026
Described by The Guardian as "one of the most inventive figures on the folk circuit", over the past two decades of British folk music, Macclesfield multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Jim Moray has marked himself out as having a singul...Jeffrey Martin
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 22 January 2026
As a babe Jeffrey Martin sought out solitude as often as he could find it. He?s always been that way, and he has never understood the whole phenomenon of smiling in pictures, although he is a very happy guy. One night in middle school he st...
Weetwood Mac - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
Leeds-based Weetwood Mac are rapidly making a name for themselves as one of the UK's most authentic Fleetwood Mac tribute bands. Comprising of ex-members of Ellen & The Escapades (James Warrender/Ellen Smith/Chris Quick), Wayword Sons guit...Fust
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 23 January 2026
What does it mean to be from the South today? To try to reconcile the struggles and possibilities of Southern experience through songs, through words? Is it worth it? Are there secrets still worth revealing?Fust ? the lyrical powerhouse Sou...Naima Bock (Goat Girl)
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 24 January 2026
The roots of Naima Bock's music are far reaching. Born in Glastonbury to a Brazilian father and a Greek mother, Naima spent her early childhood in Brazil before eventually returning to England and various homes in South-East London. This he...
The Unthanks
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Using the traditional folk music of the North East of England as a starting point, the influence of Miles Davis, Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens, Robert Wyatt, Antony & The Johnsons, King Crimson and Tom Waits, Mercury Music Prize-nominated Th...Pierce Brothers
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Wednesday 28 January 2026
For years twin brothers Jack and Patrick Pierce's high energy duo Pierce Brothers has been a staple of the Australian indie-folk / blues & roots scene. Exploding onto the world stage in 2014, the brothers started their journey as buskers on...Lucinda Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams unabashedly has taken on some of the human, social and political issues of our day during the course of her celebrated four-decade, pioneering career. The Louisiana country and blues rocker ha...Half Man Half Biscuit
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
Known for their satirical, sardonic, and sometimes surreal songs, Birkenhead indie rockers Half Man Half Biscuit parody popular genres, while their lyrics allude to UK popular culture and geography. Formed in 1984, their long career has se...Ren Harvieu & Romeo Stodart (The Magic Numbers)
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Friday 30 January 2026
A unique duo show from Romeo Stodart, the lead singer/songwriter in the multi-Platinum-selling London based rock n roll harmony group The Magic Numbers, and UK Top 5 charting Salford soul star Ren Harvieu. They will be playing much loved so...Grace Petrie
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 1 February 2026
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie - and she's been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. No longer able to meet the deadened eyes or desperate hopes of leftwing audiences, she reckons there's no better time for a...Ezra Furman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Monday 2 February 2026
Described by Consequence Of Sound as, "a ball of energy, bouncing around genre borders with glee. There's the rebellion of '90s indie rock, a string of sunshine-y '80s pop, and the snarl of '70s punk," incendiary and inspiring Chicago tran...Midlake
Gorilla, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Reaching no.18 in the UK charts with their 2010 album "The Courage of Others", Texan band Midlake are one of America's most successful and celebrated folk rock acts. With a fondness for the look and feel of past times, they are in part insp...Yann Tiersen
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Yann Tiersen returns with a solo piano + electronics performance in support of his new album Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour....Martyn Joseph
