At a glance, Captain's Bar in Old Town, Edinburgh is summed up below. It books folk / roots and acoustic acts. There is an in-house PA.

Before you book Captain's Bar, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It books folk / roots and acoustic acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.

Captain's Bar is at 4 South College Street, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.

The nearest station is Edinburgh (rail station), about 10 minutes' walk away.

Captain's Bar publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.

Captain's Bar has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.

This is the background on Captain's Bar, from the venue and its listings. It books folk / roots and acoustic acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.

Captain's Bar is a grassroots music venue in Old Town, Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 40. It books Folk / Roots, Acoustic.

Captain's ‌​‌​‍Bar is a tiny, 200-year-old pub on South College Street in Edinburgh's Old Town, a short walk from the National Museum of Scotland and the Festival Theatre. It is one of the city's most authentic folk-music rooms: local folk musicians gather here for tunes and songs almost every night, with gentle, largely unamplified sessions. The space seats only about 28, and the whole pub falls silent for a great singer or comes alive with blazing fiddles. Contemporary and traditional material is encouraged and visiting musicians are warmly welcomed — early-evening sessions take an open format where anyone can step in with a song.

The regular night at Captain's Bar on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Edinburgh gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.

Open mic, every Friday - 21:00 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Edinburgh gig directory.

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