Martin Harley

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Martin Harley is a British singer-songwriter and slide guitarist focused on acoustic blues. Harley has been making music and touring the world for over two decades exploring roots, blues and […]

Laurel Old Time Jam

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Old time jams are informal sessions with musicians playing tunes in the old time tradition on acoustic instruments. All levels and listeners welcome. Jams are free and every second Thursday.

Intermediate Lindy Hop Workshop: Counter Body Moves and Scorpions

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Taught by Alicia Mau and Mark Hipshire Alicia and Mark have been dancing Lindy Hop for eleven and twelve years, respectively. Both have traveled to workshops within the US and abroad […]

Mama’s Broke with Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Mama’s Broke is a duo from Halifax, Nova Scotia, consisting of Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria. They are most noted as winners of the Canadian Folk Music Award for […]

Laurel Square Dance

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Fourth Thursdays every month. This is a welcoming social dance open to people of all experience levels. No partner required and instruction provided as we go. $10 general admission at […]

The Murphy Beds

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer (aka The Murphy Beds) present traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. In 2021 they released their […]

Kentucky Fiddle and Banjo Tunes – A Tune is a Feeling

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Taught by John Harrod and Blakeley Burger John Harrod has documented, recorded, and performed traditional music for more than 45 years. Born and raised in Shelby County, Kentucky, he has […]

Kentucky Wild Horse

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Kentucky Wild Horse takes its name from an old Eastern Kentucky fiddle tune played by Wolfe County fiddler Darley Fulks. Kentucky’s older music traditions are the inspiration for this group […]

CANCELLED – Tennessee Sheiks

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sheiks are Don Cassell, Nancy Brennan Strange, Don Wood, Nicolas Cassell, Barry “Po” Hannah, Brent Thompson, Michael “Crawdaddy” Crawley, Marcus Shirley, and Vince Ilagan. Taking inspiration from the jazz […]

Helene Relief Benefit

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

The Laurel will host a fundraising benefit to support the East Tennessee Foundation's Neighbor to Neighbor fund in their work to help communities recover from the effects of Hurricane Helene. […]