TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Manchester
Simply Dylan - A Tribute to Bob Dylan
Lowry
Sun 19 Oct 2025 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall
Mon 23 Jun - Thu 17 Jul 2025
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 23 June 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...Awake Arise - Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
Waterside, Manchester
Monday 23 June 2025
Having bewitched audiences annually with their much-loved wintertime show, two of the most engaging and inventive acts on the English folk scene return with their hotly anticipated next alchemic collaboration: an essential incantation to th...Celtic Throne - Psalter of Ireland
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Celtic Throne II-Psalter of Ireland is touring America, Europe and Israel. Celtic Throne II presents an epic story from the mysterious annals of ancient Ireland. This trailblazing new show, a fusion of Irish dance, music, theatre and cinema...Brandi Carlile
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Known as one of music's most respected voices, Brandi Carlile is an 11 times Grammy Award, 2 time EMMY-winning singer/songwriter, and a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Throughout her acclaimed career, the Washington State country an...RNCM Guitars
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Curated by internationally acclaimed classical guitarist and RNCM Professor Craig Ogden, this evening of performances showcases the artistry of RNCM guitar students. ...Chris Helme (The Seahorses)
Billingtons, Oldham
Friday 27 June 2025
Rising to fame in the 1990s as frontman of indie band The Seahorses York singer-songwriter Chris Helme is now producing acclaimed folk-infused tracks as a solo artist. His enviable back catalogue includes Britpop classics such as 'Love is t...Hannah Rarity
The Met, Bury
Friday 27 June 2025
With vocals so pure and flawless yet soothingly emotional, it's hard not to fall a little in love with the voice of Hannah Rarity.(Folk Radio UK)Award-winning singer, Hannah Rarity, has made a lasting impression since being warmly embraced...Creedence Clearwater Review - Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 28 June 2025
Creedence Clearwater Review are the UK's premier tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival, one of America's greatest bands who, despite their relatively short career, left an enduring legacy of classic songs written and sung by lead guitaris...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 29 June 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...Faye Webster
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Emotional and musical alchemy, Atlanta, Georgia, Faye Webster's indie folk sound draws as much from the lap-steel singer-songwriter pop of the 1970s and teardrop country tunes as it does from the audacious personalities of her city's rap an...The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Celebrating the music of the legendary West Coast Country Rock band, The Illegal Eagles return for another outstanding show promising more of their trademark musical prowess, acute attention to detail and incredible showmanship. This cri...Lucy Dacus
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 2 July 2025
From Richmond, Virginia, indie folk rocker Lucy Dacus's voice, both audible and on the page, has a healer's power to soothe and ground and reckon while her lyrics feel destined for countless yearbook quotes and first tattoos. She is full of...
The Kate Bush Song Book
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Friday 4 July 2025
The Kate Bush Song Book is an acoustic offshoot of tribute band Cloudbusting, a chance to indulge in Kate Bush's piano-based compositions and to re-imagine some of her larger scale works with stripped back, more intimate arrangements. Cl...Beans on Toast
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Friday 4 July 2025
The foolhardy cult folk legend and accomplished songwriter offers some hope and light relief from this bizarre world in which we find ourselves, singing simple songs about complicated subjects. Joined by a brand new live band, Beans will be...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 5 July 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...
Todd Day Wait
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Tuesday 8 July 2025
From busking the streets of New Orleans, to playing in the shadow of European castles, to lighting up the honky-tonk dance floors in Nashville, Missouri country blues singer songwrtier Todd Day Wait's easy-going, good humored nature will ha...Bruno Berle X Nyron Higor X Batata Boy
Nick Shoulders
Gullivers, Manchester
Thursday 10 July 2025
All Bad, the latest album from Nick Shoulders, released via Gar Hole Records (a label founded and co-owned by Shoulders), ultimately encapsulates everything that makes Shoulders? inimitable form of country music so vital: a heady balance of...The Gigspanner Big Band & Raynor Winn - Saltlines
Waterside, Manchester
Sunday 13 July 2025
Taking audiences by storm from Land's End to the Scottish borders, Saltlines is an immersive Prose and Music collaboration between bestselling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) and The Gigspanner Big Band, a top tier lineup which features ...The War and Treaty
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Grammy-nominated Michigan husband and wife Country duo, Tanya and Michael Trotter Jr., have collaborated with Emmylou Harris, Josh Groban, and Zach Bryan, among others. Their mix of Americana, Southern Soul, blues and folk has seen them ...The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Blackburn
Thursday 17 July 2025
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...Jessica Pratt
New Century Hall, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
The revered Californian folk artist Jessica Pratt has become one of the most singular and distinctive songwriters of her generation, largely through the bewitching sound of her acoustic guitar and vocals: a mystical, elusive blend that conj...Peatbog Faeries
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Thursday 17 July 2025
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary multi-award winning Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influe...Rhythm of the Dance
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Friday 18 July 2025
Rhythm of the Dance has brought audiences around the world to their feet for over two decades and is returning with a brand new production. Rooted in Ireland's rich culture and heritage, Rhythm of the Dance takes a different perspective on ...Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 18 July 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...
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening
Unitarian Church Todmorden, Oldham
Friday 18 July 2025
Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening explore the connecting threads of music, landscape and people. Songs range from themes of freedom, nature and venture...Maya Hawke
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...Ellysse Mason
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
For fans of The 1975, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sam Fender, on the surface, Manchester's Ellysse Mason is an alt pop artist, but her songwriting drags the likes of Joni Mitchell into the modern era, stopping for a bite of the 80's along the way....Joshua Burnside
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 24 July 2025
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production method...The Lancashire Hotpots
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 26 July 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...Fanny Lumsden
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 12 August 2025
ARIA and 8x Golden Guitar winning Australian country singer Fanny Lumsden has established herself as "one of the one of the genre's most esteemed performers" (The Australian). She incorporates elements such as guitar-based indie-pop into h...The Ultimate Irish Hooley
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Saturday 16 August 2025
Join Ireland's No.1 Folk 'n' Roll band Keltic Storm and an all-star cast of award winning musicians and singers for "The Ultimate Irish Hooley" direct from the Emerald Isle performing iconic Irish songs and party anthems from legendary acts...Greg Mendez
Yes, Manchester
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Greg Mendez has released music in various capacities across 15 years living in Philadelphia and New York, but his self-titled album was what propelled him to a wider attention, a critical breakthrough on best-of lists from Rolling Stone, Pi...Cass McCombs
Yes, Manchester
Thursday 21 August 2025
The Californian musician is a transient storyteller interested in words, music and dreams. Balancing emotional richness, awareness, and wry demeanor in his lyrics, Cass McCombs negotiates styles including Americana, Baroque pop, psychedelia...Riverdance
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 23 - Wednesday 27 August 2025
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreograp...
Hannah Frances
The Castle Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 23 August 2025
Now Wave presents Hannah Frances at The Castle Hotel on 23rd August 2025...King Creosote
Todmorden Unitarian Church, Todmorden
Sunday 24 August 2025
Since the mid-late 1990s, Mercury Prize-nominated Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson, DIY pop voyager, ancestral seaside home restorer, squeezebox lothario, Fife for lifer, diamond miner, hijacker of hearts, and the man also known...The White Buffalo
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Wednesday 27 August 2025
As real and honest as they come, Oregon alt folk and country baritone The White Buffalo, aka songwriter Jake Smith, found fame in the Sons Of Anarchy. He delves into various aspects of history through the 19th and early 20th century through...Hayden Pedigo
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Thursday 28 August 2025
Texan avant-garde musician, politician, performance artist, and model Hayden Pedigo is man, myth, master of disguise; un-picker, finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist. An innovative instrumental artist from Amarillo, Texas, known for his...The Lancashire Hotpots
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Friday 29 August 2025
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...The Illegal Eagles - Eagles Tribute Band
