COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
COUNTRY & FOLK MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Country & Folk Music in Manchester
Here You Come Again - The New Dolly Parton Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 4 - Sat 8 Feb 2025
The Luke Combs Experience - Luke Combs Tribute
Manchester Academy
Sat 31 May - Sat 6 Sep 2025
Black Stone Cherry
AO Arena, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
UK chart-topping proud Kentucky hard rockers, Black Stone Cherry, are back with their urgently-emotive pop-rock hooks; heartfelt, redemptive lyrics; headbanging riffs; powerful dynamics; thunderous drums; and thrilling musicianship. In the...Wild Rivers
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
Totonto, Ontario indie folk trio Wild Rivers have a gift for penning introspective lyrics and genre-fluid melodies that transmit wisdom beyond their years, touching on coming-of-age themes and embracing the unknown. The live setting is wher...Good Habits
Waterside, Manchester
Friday 22 November 2024
Manchester-formed folk duo Bonnie Schwarz (cello + vocals) and Pete Shaw (accordion) mix revved-up virtuosity and harmony with vivid storytelling, drawing on their diverse musical tastes and weaving them into an action-packed narrative of g...
Tony Martin-The human Jukebox
King Creosote
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
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...Bonny Light Horseman
New Century Hall, Manchester
Saturday 23 November 2024
American folk trio project Bonny Light Horseman consist of Grammy-award winning folk artist Anais Mitchell, Fruit Bats founder and former member of The Shins, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman, a collaborator of Taylor Swift, Josh Ritter, T...Ralph McTell & Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention)
The Met, Bury
Saturday 23 November 2024
Ralph McTell and Dave Pegg have been friends for more than fifty years. They have played on each other's albums, performed at each other's concerts and have shared family life's ups and downs. This is the first time that they will play as a...Country Fest - Country Anthems Live
Vibe, Wigan
Saturday 23 November 2024
A massive night of country music and Nashville anthems with a live country band playing 90 minutes of country classics, followed by country DJs playing all the hits all night. Expect to hear the music of Luke Combs / Morgan Wallen / Dolly P...
Manchester Camerata & Donald Grant - The Night Overtook Us
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
As the nights grow longer, wrap up for this nourishing and enriching journey to the Scottish Highlands. Travel with the Manchester Camerata to Gaelic lands, where the winter nights are long and isolating. Donald Grant's newly commissioned w...Brian Kelley (Florida Georgia Line)
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Diamond-selling superstar Brian Kelley enters the next chapter of a record-breaking, history-making career. With a sold-out run of shows and back-to-back residencies at Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, Florida - owned by the Ormond ...The 502s
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
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...Pokey LaFarge
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
Pokey LaFarge is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, poet and actor living in Los Angeles. Raised on a healthy diet of blues, bluegrass, ragtime, Western swing and old- time country, the Illinois native writes timeless, multi...Skerryvore
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 24 November 2024
With a mix of fiddle, accordions, pipes and whistles, alongside guitar and vocals, underpinned by driving bass, drums and keys, Skerryvore represent the best in contemporary Scottish traditional music. Their 6 studio albums demonstrate the ...Bellowhead
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
During lockdown in 2020 the 11 members of Bellowhead first re-connected online to remotely record 'New York Girls - At Home'. That led to re-uniting in person for a one-off performance which was streamed to mark the anniversary of Hedonism....Kezia Gill
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Derby-based multi-award-winning artist Kezia Gill has the song-writing ability of a country artist, the stage energy of a rock star, and the voice of the blues. With an impressive vocal range, multi instrumental talent and pulling influence...The Folk Implosion
Yes, Manchester
Monday 25 November 2024
Now Wave presents The Folk Implosion at YES Pink Room on 25th November 2024...Fairytale of New York
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 November 2024
From the producers of Seven Drunken Nights-The Story of The Dubliners and featuring an international cast of singers, musicians and dancers Fairytale of New York brings you all of your favorite Christmas songs including Driving home fo...The High Kings
Albert Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
The High Kings, the true heirs of Ireland's Folk Heritage, have spent 15 years at the top of their game, selling out venues around the world to an ever-growing army of loyal fans. Widely regarded as the standard-bearer for their genre, they...Admiral Fallow
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 26 November 2024
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, and an extraordin...Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge / Slash)
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Boston-born and Pacific Northwest-raised vocalist for Alter Bridge and Slash, is also a successful solo artist. A self-confessed "music geek" with an affinity for many different styles and genres, Myles Kennedy (originally Myles Richard Bas...Eliza Carthy & The Restitution
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Describing herself simply as a "modern English musician", Eliza Carthyis one of the one of the most recognisable faces of the English folk revival and one of the most impressive and engaging performers of her generation. In her illustrious ...John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
New Century Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 27 November 2024
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...Skinny Lister
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Thursday 28 November 2024
Regularly cited as one of the best live bands in the biz, London indie punk folk band, "The Skinnies" have been described by The Independent, in a 5 star review, as "a visceral, deafening experience." Following the release of their rave-re...Ben Ottewell (Gomez)
The Strines Nightingale, Stockport
Thursday 28 November 2024
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos. Rolling Stone declared, "Gomez's not-so-secret weapon is Ben Ottewell." And as GQ ...Eleanor McEvoy
The Met, Bury
Thursday 28 November 2024
One of Ireland's foremost songwriters, Eleanor McEvoy's live show is spellbinding. She walks in a single pool of light, the stage set with an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar, violin, piano and a small amp. What follows has been enthral...
Pogue Traders - Tribute to The Pogues
The Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 29 November 2024
An 8 piece tribute band to the legendary Pogues. ...Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)
Wine And Wallop Didsbury, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Tom Hingley, ex Inspiral Carpets frontman will be performing songs from his solo career and the brilliant Inspirals back catalogue. ...Gaz Brookfield
Gullivers, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Following a two-year hiatus from live touring, the Bristol folk and rock musician returns to the road with his biggest tour to date, in celebration of the release of his 8th studio album, Idiomatic. Joined by the other two-thirds of The Ori...Honkytonkin Party Night with DJ Wild Horse
Brickhouse Tavern, St Helens
Friday 29 November 2024
Come down ya'll and dance the night away to the best in Country Music Bangers from Morgan Allen, Luke Combs to back in the day tunes....Last Race Home Single Launch
Sacred Trinity Church, Manchester
Friday 29 November 2024
Last Race Home, The Climate Stripes and Lavender Minds Live at Sacred Trinity Church....The Lancashire Hotpots
The Monaco, Wigan
Saturday 30 November 2024
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...Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) + Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral)
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
A special co-headline show from Gruff Rhys, the frontman of Super Furry Animals and the Mercury Prize-nominated electro-pop outfit Neon Neon, together with Bill Ryder-Jones, a seasoned musician who joined The Coral in 1996, playing with the...
The Sheepdogs
Band On The Wall, Manchester
Sunday 1 December 2024
Built on the solid, classic rock foundation of three-part harmonies and dual guitar leads, Canada's the Sheepdogs blend Southern boogie rock, groove-based psychedelia, and bluesy barroom swagger into a modern rock & roll revival. Based out ...Wes Banderson - the Music of Wes Anderson
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Performing a selection of the original score music and deep-cut needle-drops from the films of Wes Anderson. The five-piece ensemble effortlessly switches between instruments as they navigate the soundtracks of Rushmore, The Grand Budapest...Wes Banderson - The Music of Wes Anderson
The Bread Shed, Manchester
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Performing a selection of the original score music and deep-cut needle-drops from the films of Wes Anderson. The five-piece ensemble effortlessly switches between instruments as they navigate the soundtracks of Rushmore, The Grand Budapest...The Dead Tongues
Gullivers, Manchester
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Across the last 15 years, Ryan Gustafson of The Dead Tongues has emerged as one of modern folk?s most distinct voices. As idiosyncratic and spectral as the songs have sometimes been, Gustafson has always tied his visions and verses to the k...A Winter Union
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 5 December 2024
Five leading lights of the British roots scene join forces to create a festive folk band like no other. Expect soaring harmonies and exquisite musicianship as the 5-piece blast through a repertoire of brand new, specially written songs, fre...Tom Blackwell
Sacred Trinity, Salford
Friday 6 December 2024
"Anyone who has seen Tom Blackwell perform in one of the small,forgotten venues across the North of England he has haunted for over a decade will have witnessed a truly sublime singer-songwriterdistilling his blues, folk, soul and gospel in...Kate Rusby
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
Often hailed as the 'First Lady of Folk', Kate Rusby celebrates 30 years as a professional musician in 2022 with the release of a brand new album, "30 : Happy Returns" which features a stellar array of guest musicians who have all inspire...Alabama 3
O2 Ritz, Manchester
Saturday 7 December 2024
South London's beloved roots-futurists Alabama 3 are adored the world over for 1997's inaugural smash 'Woke Up This Morning', whose marriage of Howlin' Wolf samples and trip hop beats provided the theme music for long-running HBO series 'Th...Xmas Bottomless Brunch with Shania Twain Tribute
Brickhouse Tavern, St Helens
Saturday 7 December 2024
Start December with an afternoon of quality music from Shania Twain Tribute and DJ Wild Horse....Jacob Collier
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
The history-making multi-Grammy winning London singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier announces his biggest world tour to date, exploring the limitlessness of orchestral and choral music, taking the audience on a journey through ev...Lola Young
New Century Hall, Manchester
Sunday 8 December 2024
Croydon singer-songwriter Lola Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2021. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert. The following year, she placed fourth i...Restless Road
