Folk Music Venues in Scotland
Tarbert Hall
A great space to hire for any event… large or small.
Phone: 01880 820272
Address: Campbeltown Road, Tarbert, Strathclyde
Postcode: PA29 6TX
Area/Nearest station: Tarbert
Taynuilt Village Hall
Village hall in Taynuilt, Scotland
Address: Taynuilt, Argyll
Postcode: PA35 1JH
Area/Nearest station: Taynuilt
Thainstone Exchange
Address: Thainstone Centre, Inverurie
Postcode: AB51 5XZ
The 13th Note
The 13th Note Cafe is an independent bar, restaurant and venue in Glasgow’s Merchant City. They cater for a vegan diet – all of their food is ethically sourced and free from animal cruelty – and stock…
Phone: 01415 531 638
Address: 50-60 King St, Glasgow
Postcode: G1 5QT
Area/Nearest station: Glasgow
The Abbotsford Hotel
Lovely warm room in a beautiful old hotel.
Phone: 01292 261506
Address: 14 Corsehill Rd, Ayr
Postcode: KA7 2ST
Area/Nearest station: Ayr
The Admiral
Home to events of the Star Folk Club and the Fallen Angels Club, plus regular live music. A Classic with a twist, Pub, Club, Food, Music, Quiz... the Admiral a Glasgow Legend for over fifty years.
Phone: 0141 221 7705
Address: 72a Waterloo St Glasgow
Postcode: G2 7DA
Area/Nearest station: Central Glasgow
The Albert Halls
Since its opening over a hundred years ago, The Albert Halls has been at the heart of the town´s artistic and civic lift, attracting many high profile concerts and conferences and acting as a focus fo…
Phone: 01786 473544
Address: Dumbarton Rd, Stirling
Postcode: FK8 2QL
Area/Nearest station: Stirling
The Argyll Hotel
The Argyll is also one of the top venues for live acoustic music and entertainment in the Highlands, specialising in singer songwriters, Folk, traditional Scottish music, Blues, Americana & Country. …
Phone: 01854 612422
Address: 18 Argyle Street Ullapool, Scotland
Postcode: IV26 2UB
Area/Nearest station: Ullapool
The Badenoch Centre
Centre with events.
Address: Spey St, Kingussie
Postcode: PH21 1EH
Area/Nearest station: Kingussie
The Barn
The barn presents a varied programme of events including performance, films, talks, visual arts and projects that reach diverse communities to offer shared experience, create open dialogue and cause f…
Address: Burn O Bennie, Banchory
Postcode: AB31 5QA
Area/Nearest station: Banchory
The Bealach Cafe
Cafe and gallery.
Phone: 01520 733436
Address: Tornapress, Highland
Postcode: IV54 8YD
Area/Nearest station: Tornapress
The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp is a cosy pub with a good range of beers and a top venue for a good night out.
Phone: 01224 647472
Address: 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen
Postcode: AB25 1BU
Area/Nearest station: Aberdeen
The Bothy Café at River Garden
River Garden Auchincruive
Address: River Garden, Auchincruive, Ayr
Postcode: KA6 5AE
Area/Nearest station: Auchincruive
The Brunton @ Haddington Corn Exchange
Haddington´s Corn Exchange is situated in the heart of the town with a capacity of 400 seated / 750 standing, making it a perfect venue for live music. There is a licenced bar in the venue, and the sp…
Address: Court Street, Haddington
Postcode: EH41 3DS
Area/Nearest station: East Lothian
The Brunton @ Northesk Parish Church
The Northesk Parish Church is situated in the heart of Musselburgh and provides fantastic acoustics for classical and trad music with a capacity of 200 - 300. The venue is programmed by The Brunton.
Address: North Bridge Street, Musselburgh
Postcode: EH21 6AG
Area/Nearest station: Musselburgh
The Byre Theatre
The Byre Theatre is committed to being an artistic and cultural hub at the heart of St Andrews, for the local community and beyond. Come along and be a part of our history in the making – we look forw…
Phone: 01334 475000
Address: University of St Andrews, Abbey Street, St Andrews, Fife
Postcode: KY16 9LA
Area/Nearest station: St. Andrews
The CatStrand
Situated in the village of New Galloway in Dumfries & Galloway, one of Scotland´s most vibrant multi-arts venues.
Phone: 01644 420374
Address: High St, New Galloway, Castle Douglas
Postcode: DG7 3RN
Area/Nearest station: New Galloway
The Caves
The Caves is a truly unique venue that makes up the sub-structure of the 18th Century South Bridge. There is no venue more Edinburgh than the Caves, or more Scottish, if you consider there was once so…
Phone: 0131 510 1122
Address: 8-10 Niddry Street South, Edinburgh
Postcode: EH1 1NS
Area/Nearest station: Waverley Station
The Ceilidh Place
Our award winning live music venue has hosted many performers over the last 40 years. Theatre performances, live bands, solo artists and the occasional comedian. The stage has been graced by Rab Noake…
Phone: 01854 612103
Address: 4 West Argyle Street, Ullapool
Postcode: IV26 2TY
Area/Nearest station: Ullapool
The Crown Hotel Stornoway
Set in the town centre, this cosy pub with unfussy rooms is an 11-minute walk from Stornoway Lewis Ferry Terminal and 1 mile from historical artefacts at the Victorian-era Lews Castle.
Phone: 01851 703734
Address: Castle St, Stornoway, Orkney Islands
Postcode: HS1 2BD
Area/Nearest station: Stornoway
The Dean Tavern
Venue for the Nitten Folk Club www.nittenfolk.com A tavern built for the miners and their families who worked at the Lady Victoria Colliery, Lingerwood Colliery, Newbattle Central Workshops and the…
Phone: 07841028152
Address: Edinburgh
Postcode: EH22 1EB
Area/Nearest station: Newtongrange
The Drouthy Cobbler
A happy wee bar, kitchen and live entertainment venue at the heart of Elgin, Speyside. With around 150 whiskies, 30 gins, real ales, great wines, coffee & top notch locally sourced food.
Phone: 01343 596000
Address: 48a High Street, Elgin, Scotland
Postcode: IV30 1BU
Area/Nearest station: Elgin
The Elphinstone
Venue for The Clydesdale Folk Club
Address: 145 Hight Street, Biggar, Clydesdale
Postcode: ML12 6DL
Area/Nearest station: Biggar
The Ferry Inn
The Ferry Inn is a refurbished 19th century family-run inn located in the beautiful fishing village of Uig, on the Isle of Skye.
Phone: 01470 542300
Address: Uig, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Postcode: IV51 9XP
Area/Nearest station: Uig, Isle of Skye
The Glad Café
The Glad Cafe is a licensed cafe and venue in the Shawlands area of southside Glasgow. It has something to offer people of any age or background in this diverse and vibrant local community. The cafe h…
Phone: 0141 636 6119
Address: 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Shawlands, Glasgow
Postcode: G41 2HG
Area/Nearest station: Shawlands, Southside
The Glen Tavern
Venue for the Dunfermline Folk Club every Wednesday
Phone: 01383 724009
Address: 110-112 Pittencrieff St, Dunfermline
Postcode: KY12 8AN
Area/Nearest station: Dunfermline
The Green Hotel
Backstage at the Green Hotel Kinross by Mundell Music
Phone: 01577 863467
Address: 2 The Muirs Kinross, Perthshire Scotland
Postcode: KY13 8AS
Area/Nearest station: Kinross
The Harbour Arts Centre
Located in the picturesque setting of Irvine Harbourside, The HAC is the cultural hub for North Ayrshire. We offer a diverse programme of theatre, comedy, music and visual arts – often featuring local…
Address: 114-116 Harbour Street Irvine, North Ayrshire
Postcode: KA12 8PZ
Area/Nearest station: Irvine
The Howlin´ Wolf
Cool bar with live blues bands plus burgers, pizzas and Southern US food with a British touch.
Phone: 0141 332 3224
Address: 100 Bath St, Glasgow
Postcode: G2 2EN
Area/Nearest station: Glasgow
The Hub at St Mary´s
Phone: 01312298157
Address: Market Square
Postcode: WS13 6LG
Area/Nearest station: Lichfield



