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Americana & Folk Music in Atlanta
About the Americana & Folk Scene in Atlanta
Atlanta’s Americana and folk music scene blends Southern roots with diverse storytelling traditions, offering an intimate experience across the city’s clubs, festivals, and listening rooms. From acoustic bluegrass to modern folk-rock, local artists and national acts alike find a welcoming stage in Atlanta’s vibrant live music culture. Use this guide to explore upcoming concerts, discover homegrown talent, and connect with venues that keep the folk spirit alive.
Critic’s Picks for Upcoming Shows
See our list of all concert picks or the full list of CL critic's recommendatons
Upcoming Americana & Folk Concerts
See the full concert and live music listings on our Americana/Folk Music Events Calendar
09/04/2025 8:00 PM
City Winery
City Winery Atlanta and ATL Collective presents Camp Collective: Live Songwriter Showcase live on September 4th at 8pm!
ATL Collective enriches live...
09/06/2025 6:00 PM
Music On Main Street
World Class Bluegrass with Jamband influence.
Gates at 6pm Music 7-10pm
Rain or Shine
$20 Advance, $25 at the Gate
BYOB
No Dogs Please
10/17/2025 8:00 PM
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Croce Plays Croce tour—a widely celebrated run in which he performs classic songs from his late father Jim Croce, along with his own material and a nu...
10/30/2025 9:00 PM
Fox Theatre
Indie-folk trailblazers Big Thief return with the Somersault Slide 360 Tour—an immersive, full-circle experience showcasing the band's raw intimacy an...
Americana & Folk Artists from Atlanta
For the full Atlanta directory, see the band and musician directory.
A tremendous slide guitarist, and most of all a God-gifted entertainer. I have witnessed him light up packed houses at the Great American Music Hall i...
ATL based (est 2012), All The Locals, are shaped and molded out of the very bricks that make up their southern metropolis. Soulful backbone, a rock n ...
Beauregard Higgins is a singer songwriter from ATL, Ga. His passion pours out through his music with a fresh approach to mixing reggae and folk into a...
Betsy Franck is a soulful Americana and blues singer-songwriter whose music blends mountain influences, southern rock, and heartfelt storytelling. A V...
Blokey folk songstringer/doer
Brandon Reeves is a Georgia based acoustic performer who uses original songs, story telling, fingerpicking guitar, foot tapping, and harmonica tooting...
Canon Tyler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from North Georgia whose music blends elements of bluegrass, contemporary acoustic sounds, and the st...
Cody Marlowe is an Atlanta-based Americana musician whose heartfelt songwriting blends folk, rock, and country influences. Rooted in Southern traditio...
Dave Franklin is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, and former member of the legendary Atlanta alt rock band, hollyfaith. Franklin has also toured & re...
drums in a style similar to Chet Atkins.
Venues Known for Americana & Folk Music
For our full music venue directory see our list of concert venues
Atlanta's first urban winery, City Winery has an intimate music venue able to seat 300 people, a restaurant, bar, an outdoor patio, and a private even...
This 260-seat theater hosts a variety of musical acts. Acoustic music and singer/songwriter material is the venue's forte, but the format is open, and...
Located across from Decatur Square, Eddie's hosts aspiring and accomplished singer-songwriters for live shows almost nightly and is famous for its bia...
Coffee Shop and Community Event Space
CL Features and Reviews
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The singer, songwriter, and poet turns 70
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‘Voices of Mississippi’ and ‘Listen All Around’ illustrate similarities between the Deep South of the ’60s and East/Central Africa of the ’50s
01/17/2019 10:39 AM
Portland-based reissue label’s co-founder Eric Isaacson showcases a secret history of musical cycles
12/30/2018 6:07 PM
From Migos to Misanthropic Aggression, 40 of the city's most essential listens of the past year
12/28/2018 1:04 PM
Proposed Margaritaville construction could erase music history
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Americana & Folk Music in Atlanta – Local Artists, Concerts & Venues