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Americana & Folk Music in Atlanta

• About the Americana & Folk Scene in Atlanta
• Critic’s Picks for Upcoming Shows
• Upcoming Americana & Folk Concerts
• Americana & Folk Artists from Atlanta
• CL Features and Reviews
• Explore More Atlanta Music Genres

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

I'M With Her - Wild And Clear And Blue 2025

11/15/2025 8:00 PM

Tabernacle

CRITIC’S PICK:
Sat., Nov. 15
I’m With Her, Ye Vagabonds Tabernacle—Call them the Crosby, Stills...

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Rodney Crowell

11/15/2025 8:00 PM

Center Stage Theater

CRITIC’S PICK:
Sat., Nov. 15
Rodney Crowell, Center Stage—Veteran singer/songwriter/producer...

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Ethan Regan: I Almost Graduated Tour

11/20/2025 8:00 PM

Terminal West

CRITIC’S PICK:
Thurs., Nov. 20
Ethen Regan, Terminal West—North Carolina’s Regan, who began...

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The Lone Bellow

11/21/2025 8:00 PM

Terminal West

CRITIC’S PICK:
Fri., Nov. 21
The Lone Bellow, Caroline Spence, Terminal West—Atlanta has always...

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Willi Carlisle

11/22/2025 8:00 PM

Terminal West

CRITIC’S PICK:
Sat. Nov. 22
Willi Carlisle, Clover County, Terminal West—The Kansas-born...

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Upcoming Americana & Folk Concerts

See the full concert and live music listings on our Americana/Folk Music Events Calendar

Willie Watson

11/11/2025 8:00 PM

Vinyl

Soon before Willie Watson turned 18, he met God in an apple orchard. Or at the very least, he met there a man named Ruby Love, the older friend of a h...

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Of Monsters And Men

11/11/2025 8:00 PM

The Eastern

“All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade”, That may sound a little strange, but the title and beating heart of Icelandic indie-folk collective Of Mon...

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Tophouse

11/12/2025 8:00 PM

Buckhead Theatre

No description provided

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Tophouse

11/12/2025 8:00 PM

Buckhead Theatre

Folk band Tophouse live in Atlanta.

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Kashus Culpepper

11/13/2025 8:00 PM

Terminal West

Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, b...

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I'M With Her - Wild And Clear And Blue 2025

11/15/2025 8:00 PM

Tabernacle

CRITIC’S PICK:
Sat., Nov. 15
I’m With Her, Ye Vagabonds Tabernacle—Call them the Crosby, Stills...

—See Event

Americana & Folk Artists from Atlanta

For the full Atlanta directory, see the band and musician directory.

Cicada Rhythm

No description provided

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Alex Guthrie

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Michelle Malone

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Isaac Streetman

No description provided

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Quinn Cicala

No description provided

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Alex Lolito

No description provided

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Mudcat

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...

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All The Locals

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 ...

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Beauregard & The Downright

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...

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Betsy Franck

Betsy Franck is a soulful Americana and blues singer-songwriter whose music blends mountain influences, southern rock, and heartfelt storytelling. A V...

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Carlton Heston

Blokey folk songstringer/doer

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Brandon Reeves

Brandon Reeves is a Georgia based acoustic performer who uses original songs, story telling, fingerpicking guitar, foot tapping, and harmonica tooting...

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Canon Tyler

Canon Tyler is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from North Georgia whose music blends elements of bluegrass, contemporary acoustic sounds, and the st...

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Cody Marlowe

Cody Marlowe is an Atlanta-based Americana musician whose heartfelt songwriting blends folk, rock, and country influences. Rooted in Southern traditio...

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Dave Franklin

Dave Franklin is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, and former member of the legendary Atlanta alt rock band, hollyfaith. Franklin has also toured & re...

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Will Derr

drums in a style similar to Chet Atkins.

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Venues Known for Americana & Folk Music
For our full music venue directory see our list of concert venues

City Winery Atlanta

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...

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Eddie Owen presents: Red Clay Music Foundry

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...

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Eddie's Attic

Located across from Decatur Square, Eddie's hosts aspiring and accomplished singer-songwriters for live shows almost nightly and is famous for its bia...

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Waller's Coffee Shop

Coffee Shop and Community Event Space

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CL Features and Reviews

HIGH FREQUENCIES: The Great Southeast Music Hall Reunion

08/03/2019 7:36 PM

Getting the gang back together one last time

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FIRST PERSON WITH KODAC HARRISON: 'THE LUCKY ONE'

04/17/2019 2:50 PM

The singer, songwriter, and poet turns 70

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Dust-to-Digital: The Art of documentation

02/18/2019 11:23 PM

‘Voices of Mississippi’ and ‘Listen All Around’ illustrate similarities between the Deep South of the ’60s and East/Central Africa of the ’50s

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Mississippi Records casts new light on American music

01/17/2019 10:39 AM

Portland-based reissue label’s co-founder Eric Isaacson showcases a secret history of musical cycles

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Atlanta's best albums of 2018

12/30/2018 6:07 PM

From Migos to Misanthropic Aggression, 40 of the city's most essential listens of the past year

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The little old brick building on Nassau Street

12/28/2018 1:04 PM

Proposed Margaritaville construction could erase music history

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Explore More Atlanta Music Genres

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