TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN LIVERPOOL
TRADITIONAL FOLK & ACOUSTIC CONCERTS IN LIVERPOOL
Most Popular Traditional Folk & Acoustic Concerts in Liverpool
Fri 29 Aug - Tue 2 Sep 2025
Sat 14 Jun - Fri 24 Oct 2025
Newton Faulkner
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Multi-Platinum selling Surrey-born acoustic singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner possesses a pop sensibility that allows him to sit easily alongside the likes of Jack Johnson, Paolo Nutini, and Ed Sheeran - who stole his original "ginger guy ...
Chris Smither
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Honing his synthesis of folk and blues for over 50 years, Chris Smither, truly an American original, returns to Europe to perform music from his vast song catalogue. A profound songwriter and captivating performer, Smither mesmerizes liste...
Mary Gauthier
Saturday 1 November 2025
Grammy-nominated, International Folk Music Award-winning and Americana Music Association UK's "International Artist Of The Year" New Orleans singer/songwriter, and now accomplished author, Mary Gauthier has firmly planted herself as a truth...
The Springsteen Sessions
Saturday 1 November 2025
Glasgow-based Dougie Robertson's Springsteen Sessions are without doubt the most authentic, honest, hard hitting, hard working and accurate sound of the Boss in the UK. From the time The Springsteen Sessions hit the stage, they take you ...
Fairport Convention
Sunday 2 November 2025
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, havingformed in 1967 and goiing on to win a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, with Radio 2 listeners voting their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief "The Most...
John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
Sunday 2 November 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...
Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman
Tuesday 4 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...
Beth Nielsen Chapman & Judie Tzuke
Thursday 6 November 2025
Two of the most revered female singer-songwriters unite for an evening of unparalleled music. Texas singer Beth Nielsen Chapman has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame while London folk pop rocker Judie Tzuke is best ...
Focus
Friday 7 November 2025
With their unique brand of progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the '70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports. Fronted by founding member Thijs Van Leer, and best known for their ...
Kris Drever
Saturday 8 November 2025
Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, two shortlist nominations for Scottish Album of The Year (with his trio Lau) and much acclaim for his solo reco...
Cash - Payin' Respect to the Man in Black (Johnny Cash Tribute)
Saturday 8 November 2025
There's two types of people in this world: Those who like Johnny Cash and those that don't know a damn thing about music. Cash is dedicated to making sure as many people as possible get into the know. Having lived the life and music of ...
Rianne Downey
Saturday 8 November 2025
Country-indie lullabies with bite, sent to listeners from the equally beautiful and brutally honest heart of Scotland. Music to help us all get by when life isn't easy. Growing up on the outskirts of Glasgow, the music-obsessed youngster i...
Mobius Loop
Sunday 9 November 2025
Mobius Loop create gloriously eccentric gypsy folk stories, fusing world music and conscious rap with eruptions of free-form dance charged with an intimately powerful and intense energetic live performance. Mobius Loop are on a mission to r...
The Unthanks
Thursday 13 November 2025
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...
Big Country
Thursday 13 November 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 Gr...
Josienne Clarke sings Sandy Denny
Friday 14 November 2025
Indie-folk singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Josienne Clarke is often said to draw on traditional British folk inspirations, but is a thoroughly modern, multifaceted artist who follows her own compass. Blessed with a voice of cryst...
Ferocious Dog
Friday 14 November 2025
Worksop's Ferocious Dog has emerged as a prominent figure in the music world, renowned for their dynamic and authentic folk-punk sound that echoes the essence of Nottinghamshire. Celebrated for their narrative-driven lyrics addressing so...
Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band
Saturday 15 November 2025
Steve Knightley is set to embark on an exciting new chapter, unveiling his four-piece band for an autumn 2025 tour! Following the outstanding success of his Winter Yards solo tour, Steve joins forces with three incredible musicians-guitar v...
Steve Knightley (Show of Hands)
Saturday 15 November 2025
Renowned Westcountry songwriter Steve Knightley, the former Show of Hands frontman, goes back on the road with a new solo tour. After bidding a fond farewell in 2023 to a remarkable 30-year stint of non-stop touring with his old band, K...
Ellie Gowers
Saturday 15 November 2025
Described by Tradfolk as "quite literally, an all-singing, all-dancing folk polymath," Ellie Gowers emerged onto the UK folk scene with her debut album, Dwelling by the Weir, which explored folklore and stories of her hometown, Warwick, t...
Nell Bryden
Tuesday 18 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...
Amble
Wednesday 19 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. ...
Nearly Dan - The Spirit & Sound of Steely Dan
Saturday 22 November 2025
Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. Nearly Dan's approach is faithful, thou...
The Lancashire Hotpots
Saturday 29 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...
Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden's Wassail
Sunday 30 November 2025
Before there was carolling, there was wassailing, where seasonal songs were exchanged for money, food and ale. Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden combine their considerable talents and reputations within the UK folk scene, for the first time ...
Martyn Joseph
Wednesday 3 December 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 ...
Will Varley
Friday 5 December 2025
Brixton-born political folk singer Will Varley stays true to the roots of folk by combining personal storytelling with political statements. He started his career in typical folk fashion by playing at open-mike nights in and around London b...
Lindisfarne
Friday 5 - Saturday 6 December 2025
Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne return with a classic five piece line-up of long-time members, fronted by founding member Rod Clements. Lindisfarne emerged from Tyneside in the 1970s and quickly carved out a unique place for ...
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam
Saturday 6 December 2025
Ian Prowse is a singer/songwriter from Ellesmere Port who wears his heart on his sleeve and writes straight from the cuff. Formed in 1999 with former Blow Monkeys drummer Tony Kiley and cousin Johnny Barlow, his Liverpool pop rock outfit...
Ryan Mcmullan
Sunday 7 December 2025
Ryan McMullan's talent is a rare jewel in the crown of the current popular music scene. With a voice raw with story telling and filled with rich and varied tones, Ryan's youth clearly doesn't deter from his ability to communicate story and ...
A Winter Union
Sunday 7 December 2025
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...
Creedence Clearwater Review - Creedence Clearwater Revival Tribute
Friday 12 December 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...
Jesca Hoop
Friday 12 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...
Hothouse Flowers
Sunday 21 December 2025
Irish folk rock band Hothouse Flowers feel like they are turning new corners and writing new chapters every day. No two shows are ever the same having dispensed with any premeditated programme over two decades ago and set about putting the...
Grace Petrie
Friday 16 January 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...
JENNY COLQUITT
Saturday 17 January 2026
Compared to the likes of Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette, and KT Tunstall, emerging Widnes artist Jenny Colquitt encompasses a unique combination of Americana, indie and folk rock and pop, which has seen her named as one of R...
Jim Moray
Friday 23 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...
Martyn Joseph
Saturday 24 January 2026
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 ...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sunday 25 January 2026
A celebrated musical juggernaut for four decades, thrilling audiences from Tasmania in the South Pacific to Svalbard in the Artic Circle, Windsor Castle to Carnegie Hall, the all-singing, all-plucking Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain cont...
The Best of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells I, II & III
Monday 16 February 2026
The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III, which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musicalpieces, features an expansive live group, led and arranged by Oldfield's long-term collaborator Robin Smith, which will see extended s...
Fisherman's Friends
Friday 20 February 2026
Britain's oldest boy band have nine albums to their name, two feature films, a stage musical, a book, a TV documentary, they've played for royalty and to tens of thousands of fans in sell-out tours year in year out... No, it's not The B...
The Dubliners Encore - The Official Stage Show
Saturday 14 March 2026
The Dubliners Encore is the Official stage show celebrating the greatest folk band of all time. Produced by The Dubliners' John Sheahan; renowned fiddle player and legendary Irish icon, this new show packs 50 years of songs, stories, and cr...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of the Dubliners
Sunday 12 April 2026
Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Ireland's favourite sons 'The Dubliners'. Telling the story of a career spanning 50 years and evoking the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Jim McCann, Ciaran B...
The Tumbling Paddies
Friday 17 April 2026
Famous for their hit "The Way I Am", The Tumbling Paddies are one of Ireland's most popular music acts. Their exuberant, energy-filled live shows see them perform a mix of original folk songs and classic Irish hits. ...
Chasing Mumford - Tribute to Mumford & Sons
Friday 24 April 2026
Europes No.1 Mumford and Sons Tribute have supported big names such as Scouting for Girls, The Hoosiers, Sigala, Pixie Lott, Mungo Jerry, and many more. Their show continues to remain fresh and exciting as the awesome 5-piece fully live b...
Jethro Tull
Tuesday 28 April 2026
With Ian Anderson as ever central to the performance, this tour will encapsulate the seven decades in which Jethro Tull have written and performed music. Through their 23 studio albums, they have continued to push the boundaries of their mu...
Fields of Éire - Irish Music Festival
Friday 5 - Saturday 6 June 2026
Liverpool's biggest Irish music festival is coming to Newsham Park on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th June 2026. HEADLINING ACTS CONFIRMED SO FAR: The Whistlin' Donkeys + Mark McCabe (Maniac 2000!) + The Kilkennys + Two more major acts to be an...
Lord of the Dance
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 October 2026
Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, is set to return to the United Kingdom in 2026 to celebrate its 30th Anniversary with an extraordinary new tour. This milestone event promises to be a grand celebration of...
