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The Anchor Digbeth · Est. 1793
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Bi-Weekly Residency • Acoustic Folk

Every Other Thursday & Select Mondays · 7:30 PM • The Snug & Public Bar

Weekly Thursday Traditional Irish Music Session

Unamplified traditional Irish folk sessions in the public bar every Thursday from 8:00 PM with Birmingham Comhaltas musicians.

Free Entry · Walk-Ins Welcome
Weekly Thursday Traditional Irish Music Session
Every Thursday · 8:00 PM · Free Entry

Grade II Listed 1901 Terracotta Public House · Corner of Bradford & Rea Street, Digbeth.

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Every Thursday from 8:00 PM, The Anchor Digbeth hosts Birmingham’s longest-running unamplified traditional Irish music session in our Grade II listed saloon bar at 308 Bradford Street.

Expect fiddles, uilleann pipes, wooden flutes, accordions, and bodhráns gathered around the corner table, paired with six rotating West Midlands cask ales, cold draught Guinness, and our full Irish whiskey back-bar. Free entry and walk-ins always welcome.

“Walk-ins are always warmly welcomed at the bar. For groups of 6 or more wishing to reserve seating in The Snug, The Galway Room, or the Beer Garden, simply RSVP below or ring the bar directly.”
House Policy · 18+ After 9:00 PM · Six Rotating Cask Lines · Dogs Welcome
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