I often get asked by artists about the venues in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area that are friendly to Americana and roots music. Here’s some of the local opportunities that I’m aware of. This is not intended to be a complete list of all the venues in our area. It’s just the ones I’m aware of that book Americana acts on a semi-regular basis.  If you know of any opportunities that should be added to this list, please contact director@taprootradio.com.

Americana  Music Promoters in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill Area

Marianne Taylor (MTaylorMusic@aol.com) is a roots music promoter in the area who books acts in several venues, including The Berkeley Cafe. All her shows and contact info is on her MySpace page at  www.myspace.com/hideawaybbq. She can help book many of the venues in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area.

Venues

Raleigh:

• Berkely Cafe http://www.berkeleycafe.net/
• The Pour House http://www.the-pour-house.com/
• The Lincoln Theater http://www.lincolntheatre.com/

Durham:

• The Casbah http://casbahdurham.com/
• Papa Mojos http://www.papamojosroadhouse.com/
• Broad Street Cafe http://www.thebroadstreetcafe.com/

Chapel Hill / Carrboro

• The Cave http://www.caverntavern.com/
• The Cat’s Cradle http://www.catscradle.com/
• The Local 506 http://www.local506.com/
• Southern Rail http://www.sr-nc.com/
• The Arts Center http://www.artscenterlive.org/

House Concert Organizers

• Bett Padgett http://www.bettpadgett.com/ (mostly folk music)
• 40 Acres House Concerts http://www.fortyacres.org/
• Raleigh house Concerts http://www.meetup.com/The-Raleigh-House-Concert-Listening-Room-Meetup-Group/

Festivals

• Shakori Hills Music Festival http://www.shakorihills.org/ (Just south of Chapel Hill)
• NC Hops and Roots Fest http://www.nchopsandrootsfest.com/
• Carrboro Music Festival: http://carrboromusicfestival.com/
• Hopscotch http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/

Radio Stations

• WCOM - Chapel Hill & Carrboro Community Station
• WXDU - Duke University Student Station
• WXYC - UNC Student Staion
• WKNC - NCSU Student Station

Misc.

The Southern Folk Life Center at UNC occasionally sponsors musical events