Venues

NameLocationInfo
Acoustic Brew CoffeehouseState College, PA, USAconcerts about once every three weeks
Acoustic RoutesLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
The ArkAnn Arbor, Michigan, USAproduces nearly 250 concerts throughout the year
Augusta Heritage CenterElkins, West Virginia, USAclasses, concerts, crafts, etc.
Bodie HouseAgoura Hills, California, USAhouse concerts
The Buskers BallBolton, Englandthree venues
Caffè LenaSaratoga Springs, NY, USA
The Cambria HootCambria, CA, USA
Club PassimCambridge, Mass, USAin Harvard Square
Coffee with ConscienceWestfield, New Jersey, USAusually the third Saturday of the month
Cornerstone CoffeehouseWinchester, MA, USAin the Second Congregational Church
Court SessionsTooting, South-West London, Englandat St Boniface Social Club
Cousin Andy's Coffee HouseCarbondale, Illinois, USAmost Friday nights
La CovachaMiami, Florida, USALatin music (site is in Spanish)
Crossroads CoffeehouseNorth Andover, MA, USAsecond Sundays
Den HeksenketelAntwerp, BelgiumMonday and Thursday nights
Downpatrick Folk Music ClubDownpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
Driffield Folk ClubDriffield, East Yorkshire, England
Fast Folk Cafe[dead link]New York City, USAa spinoff from the magazine
Fiddler's DreamPhoenix, Arizona, USA
Fifth Street Coffee HousePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USAnew in 2004
Flying Cloud Folk CafeToronto, Ontario, Canadaat the Tranzac
Freight and SalvageBerkeley, California, USABerkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music
The Galveston SteakhouseMichigan City, Indiana, USA
Godrey DanielsBethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Good Folk Coffee HouseRowayton, CT, USA4th Saturday of the Month from Sept. to May
Folk at the Goshen InnGoshen, NY, USAin Orange County off Route 17
Grace Coffee HouseWyckoff, New Jersey, USA
GrassrootsLake Shore, MN, USA
Great America Music HallSan Fransisco, California, USA
Green River Cafewestern Massachusetts, USAlive acoustic music every Friday and Saturday and most Sunday nights
Komedia TheatreBrighton, England
Listening Post ProductionsWilmington, Delaware, USAat the 4W5 Cafe
Madison's Cafe and Music HouseSeattle, Washington, USAmusic 4 nights a week
Market HallPeterborough, Ontario, Canada
The Marsh's Mock CafeSan Francisco, California, USA
Medicine Hat Folk Music ClubMedicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Medium Rare CafeOakton, Virginia, USA
Mercantile CoffeehouseVan Buren, MO, USAlive music on Friday and Saturday nights
Minstrel CoffeehouseMorristown, NJ, USA
The Mozaic Room CoffeehouseAvon, Massachusetts, USA
The MusicianLeicester, England
Narrows Center for the ArtsFall River, Massachusetts, USA
Neutral GroundNew Orleans, Louisiana, USAshowcases local talent
The New Moon CoffeehouseHaverhill, Massachusetts, USAopens once a month from September through June
Night Eagle CafeOxford, New York, USAover 100 shows a year
Notlob Parlor ConcertsBoston, Massachusetts, USAat the historic Loring-Greenough House
NorthwichFolk Club">Cheshire, United Kingdonat the Harlequin Theatre
OFF-The-Wall Acoustic CoffeehouseWalled Lake, Michigan, USAcontemporary folk, blues, bluegrass, and storytelling
Old Quarter Acoustic CafeGalveston, Texas, USA
Paris Plains Church Concert SeriesParis, Ontario, Canada
Peoples' Voice CafeNew York, New York, USAmostly left-wing folk music
Perry Hall United Methodist ChurchPerry Hall, Maryland, USAPerry Hall is a suburb of Baltimore
PremaGloucestershire, England
The PointSnig Hill, Sheffield, England
PuckDoylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Rare Bird Pub and EateryGuysborough, Nova Scotia, Canadafeatures leading East Coast folk musicians
Rochester, N.Y. Coffee housesRochester, NY, USA
The Royal OakLewes, United Kingdom
The Sawbriar Acoustic StagePilot Mountain, North Carolina, USAalso a coffeehouse, specialty bakery, art gallery and teaching center
Sala RevolverMadrid, Spain
Spiritmouth CafeSuccasunna, New Jersey, USAa coffeehouse every second Saturday
Sunapee Coffee HouseSunapee, New Hampshire, USAFriday nights in the Methodist Church basement
Temperance HouseNewtown, PA, USA
Ten Pound Fiddle Coffee HouseEast Lansing, Michigan, USAfolk, blues, ragtimes, bluegrass, country, old-time music, and dance
Texas Firelight TheaterClearlake/Houston, Teaxs, USAhouse concerts
Traveling Troubadoura shipcruises with folk performers
12 Bar ClubLondon, England
Uptown ConcertsRandallstown, Maryland, USAtwo venues
WallFlower GalleryMiami, Florida, USA
Watchung Arts CenterWatchung, New Jersey, USApresents the Powerful Women of Song series
The White Crow Conservatory of MusicSaginaw, Michigan, USA
Winona FolkLake Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA


The Folk Venu DataBase

Folk Venue 1.0, is a comprehensive guide to acoustic music presenters in the US and Canada, containing over 4,200 entries. This guide includes all size venues (from house concerts to Carnegie Hall to festivals) that offer acoustic music in any of its broadly defined forms, including contemporary folk, traditional folk, blues, bluegrass, cajun, celtic, african, etc.

Unfortunately, all the websites with the guide that I know about are down. If someone knows of an online version of the database, please let me know so I can link to it.


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