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
Wed 18 Mar - Thu 4 Jun 2026
Creedence Clearwater Review - Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
Manchester Academy
Thu 26 - Fri 27 Feb 2026
Admiral Fallow
Night & Day Cafe, Manchester
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Admiral Fallow (Louis Abbott, Kevin Brolly, Phil Hague, Sarah Hayes and Joe Rattray) released their much-beloved debut album Boots Met My Face in 2011, its widely-acclaimed successor Tree Bursts In Snow the following year, an extraordinary ...
Jade Bird
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 13 November 2025
Jade Bird is a British singer, songwriter and musician. She first started playing the guitar and writing songs when she was 12 and later graduated from the BRIT School in Croydon in 2016. She released her debut EP Something American in July...Billie Marten
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 13 November 2025
Raised in the rolling hills of North Yorkshire on artists such as Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, and Kate Bush, critically acclaimed acoustic singer-songwriter Isabella Tweddle, aka Billie Marten, recorded her debut album 'Wri...Blazin' Fiddles
The Met, Bury
Thursday 13 November 2025
Take a group of the hottest contemporary fiddle players from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, mix with some wonderfully sympathetic piano and guitar arrangements and you've got the award winning Blazin' Fiddles on your hands. And t...Nell Bryden
The Met, Bury
Thursday 13 November 2025
A New York songwriter who bravely shares her vulnerabilities, it feels like audience favourite Nell Bryden is singing just for you. Putting a raw spin on her American blues and soul roots, Nell is a tour-de-force with a gorgeously rich an...Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 13 November 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...Mac DeMarco
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 14 - Saturday 15 November 2025
Indie icon Mac DeMarco is a Canadian self-produced multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and recording artist. A magnetic live performer, he was catapulted to fame in 2014 with the release of Salad Days - his era-defining, slacker rock third ...BC Camplight
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Friday 14 November 2025
Brian Christinzio is the force behind the lo-fi indie rock moniker BC Camplight, who originally played live with members of The War on Drugs and appeared as a session piano player for Sharon Van Etten among other collaborations before near...Willie J Healey
New Century Hall, Manchester
Friday 14 November 2025
Is Oxfordshire musician Willie J Healey your favourite artists' favourite artist? You better believe it. Alex Turner, Joe Talbot of IDLES, Jamie T and Orlando Weeks are among those who believe, most having come onboard following the Neil Yo...Fieldsy - Irish Ballads and Rebel Songs
Irish World Heritage Centre, Manchester
Friday 14 November 2025
Dublin folk singer Fieldsy delivers a nostalgic high energy show with all the Irish classics from The Wolfetones to The Dubliners and more. You will be singing along all night. ...Willy Mason
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 14 November 2025
Willy Mason is returning on tour to Europe in 2025. Since 2020 Willy has been touring with increasing regularity, steadily honing his live sound and playing. His band includes Charlotte Anne Dole on drums (Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hammydown, Cu...Alex G
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
Previously known as "(Sandy) Alex G", and dubbed as "America's greatest living songwriter" by The Fader, Frank Ocean-collaborator Alex G is the stage alias of Alex Giannascoli, a Pennsylvanian indie folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instr...The Van Morrison Alumni Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
An all-star revue staring long-time members of Van Morrison's band. The Van Morrison Alumni Band, a repertoire company unlike any other, features the musicians who played thousands of concerts and recorded hundreds of songs with Van Morriso...Luke Wallace
Hallé at St Michael's, Manchester
Saturday 15 November 2025
Vancouver musician Luke Wallace is a dynamic force in the world of folk music, using his talent as a songwriter, speaker, and choral arranger to champion environmental causes. Luke's unique brand of politically charged folk has earned him ...Levellers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
Some bands have fans, others have followers. Nobody would question the assertion that the Levellers are most definitely of the latter. Ever since five lads from Brighton came together in the late '80s to brew up a heady concoction of ant...Nell Mescal
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 16 November 2025
Influenced by artists including Phoebe Bridgers, Frank Ocean, and Bon Iver to Billie Joel and Paul Simon (many of whom she has covered on her popular Instagram page), London-based Co. Kildare Irish singer-songwriter Nell Mescal is drawn t...Arny Margret
A Fairytale for Christmas
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 17 - Tuesday 18 November 2025
'Tis the season to be jolly as the ultimate Irish Christmas concert is back. After four back-to-back sell-out tours (as Fairytale of New York), and successful runs in the USA and Europe, A Fairytale for Christmas has gained thousands of ...Chris Thile
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 17 November 2025
A virtuoso mandolin player, singer, composer, bandleader, and radio personality, Californian Chris Thile is one of the leading lights of progressive bluegrass. A founding member of Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, he's been at the forefr...
dodie
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Dorothy Clark, known as Dodie, is a singer-songwriter, author, and YouTuber from Epping, Essex. Dodie began her career performing piano and ukulele covers and has since shifted to her own original songs. Dodie has already done a lot of livi...Nicola Benedetti
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Described by The Times as "The country's favourite violinist", Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Expect romantic classics, virtuoso party pieces and even folk music from her native Scotland. ...Lucy Spraggan
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 21 November 2025
Canterbury-born, Buxton-raised and Cheshire-living folk pop star Lucy Spraggan was the first contestant on the X Factor to perform her own compositions in 2021 with her introspective acoustic hip-pop style festival anthems since helping sc...
Turin Brakes
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
With characteristically robust pop melodies and spine-tingling harmonies, South London's Mercury Music Prize-nominated urban folk-pop act Turin Brakes have sold over a million records worldwide, including the UK Top 5 hit, in 2003, "Pain K...Penguin Cafe
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Avant-pop from musician, composer, and producer Arthur Jeffes and his Penguin Cafe ensemble, performing music from their Handfuls of Night record and back catalogue. Combining folk, classical, and minimalism in a style distinctive to the Pe...The Lancashire Hotpots
The Monaco, Wigan
Saturday 22 November 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 Men They Couldn't Hang
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
English-Folk-Punk Group The men They Couldn't Hang celebrate their 40th Anniversary Tour. The bands unique combination of barnstorming live performance, rich storytelling ability, often rooted in historical and social themes, and mix of Ce...Colin Hay (Men at Work)
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 22 November 2025
Possessing one of the most distinctive and recognisable voices on the planet, former Men at Work songwriter and frontman Colin Hay has gone on to establish himself as a solo artist with an ability to interpret other songs which he fell in ...Martyn Joseph
Mottram St Andrew Village Hall, Macclesfield
Saturday 22 November 2025
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, the jaw dropping guitar player has developed a unique percussive style with a powerful show stopping voice, which has seen him dubbed "The Welsh Springsteen". Take ...Amble
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 23 November 2025
3 piece contemporary folk based ensemble formed over a mutual gra for the music they curate. Hailing from the midlands and west of Ireland. ...Kingfishr
Albert Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Three unassuming young lads from Ireland have stories to tell, and they know how to tell them well. Meet Kingfishr, the folk-rock band rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about and in-demand acts for 2025. As society frets and fights ov...Bywater Call
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Totonto powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band Bywater Call's music is an exploration of life's highs and lows with vocalist Meghan Parnell described as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today. From intimate ...Seb Lowe
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Manchester-based Seb Lowe has burst out of nowhere. (Okay Saddleworth...). Good in that this can be a younger child with a head stuffed with phrases which are his weapons and telling his fact and a guitar that could be a machine gun of riff...Wolf Alice
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Delivering a supremely confident collection of songs bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion, North London rockers Wolf Alice started out as a folky two-piece formed by guitarist Joff Oddie and singer Ellie Rowsell in 2010. Equal parts...Talisk
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, genre-bending, globetrotting, instantly enthralling... it's little wonder that Talisk rank highly amongst the most in-demand folk-based groups to emerge from Scotland in the last decade and more. Mohsen Amini...Lola Kirke
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Friday 28 November 2025
Born in London and raised in New York, Lola Kirke may not be *exactly* who you picture when you imagine a vital voice in Country, but with her forthcoming four song EP "Country Curious," produced by one of the newest stars of the genre, Ell...Junior Brother
