Folklore Music Exchange is music and instrument shop with a dedicated in-store Folklore Stage and concert series. The programming spans Folk, Americana, bluegrass, and alternative, giving artists a useful sense of what already works in the room. Musician-centered retail shop and intimate stage with active local/touring live programming. The room has the Folklore Stage hosts in-store concerts with bands, groups and touring artists. The booking looks strongest when the act matches the venue’s existing audience rather than trying to force a different kind of night. For the right act, it looks like a credible live-music stop rather than a filler date.
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Ursus Brew Works is a veteran-owned downtown Charleston brewpub and restaurant that can handle a true four-piece band. Folk, soul, ambient and Americana material fit the room especially well, giving musicians more range than a typical background brewery gig. Full bands can approach it as a real performance while still keeping enough flexibility for a social food-and-drink crowd.
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- 21+
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- Ambient, Americana, Folk, Soul
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- 207 Hale Street, Charleston, WV 25301, United States
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