– Our Story –

Established in 1997, Jack of the Wood is one of downtown Asheville’s oldest & coziest pubs. We serve a great selection of whiskeys, 18 rotating taps featuring local & international craft brews, and an award-winning menu of comfort food favorites & elevated pub fare — including fish & chips, authentic Philly cheesesteaks, classic & vegetarian Reubens, burgers & more! Voted Asheville’s #1 Bar for Live Music, we feature our long-running Old-Time Jam Wednesdays at 5pm, Drew Matulich’s celebrated Bluegrass Jam Thursdays at 7pm (open jam follows at 9:30pm), local & touring headline bands Fridays & Saturdays at 9pm, Nobody’s Darling String Band Saturdays from 4-6pm, The Bluegrass Boys Sundays from noon-2pm, and our traditional Irish music sessions Sunday afternoons & evenings. Stop by to see why Jack is one of downtown Asheville’s most beloved gathering spots! SLÁINTE!

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Looking for the perfect gift that embodies the spirit of Asheville? A gift card to Jack of the Wood Pub makes an ideal present for lovers of great food, craft beers, live music, and cozy pub ambiance.




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Y’ALL! The best dang BLUEGRASS BRUNCH in town is BACK AT JACK beginning THIS SUNDAY 5/18 — with our own BLUEGRASS BRUNCH BOYS taking the stage at NOON! 🎻🍳

Whether you’re in the mood for a FRIED CHICKEN BISCUIT topped with our house-made blackberry jam or spicy SHRIMP & CHEDDAR GRITS with a side of collards or that perfect BURGER (beef OR veggie) with hand-cut pub fries, you’ll find exactly what you’re craving at @jackofthewood — and did we mention our brunch beverage specials from the bar? 🥂🍊

Brunch is served until 3pm (or until we run out!), with our pub fare menu starting immediately after.

And to round out your SUNDAY FUNDAY, our TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION starts at 3:30 — and goes until close! 🍺🍀

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Asheville’s EM & THE INNOCENT MISCHIEF return to Jack of the Wood with their collage of modern mountain folk, cosmic Americana, and soulful indie-folk rock this SATURDAY 5/17 at 8pm!

Singing-songwriter/guitarist EMILY MARTIN found SARAH SCHULTZ (violin, mandolin, vocals, keys) & BRYAN STREETT (guitar, harmonica, vocals) through the good grace of fate, with Em’s sister CHARLOTTE MARTIN (vocals) cinching the original line-up. JOSH ANDERSON joined the band last year, adding bass guitar to their sound.

While occasionally calling on other local musicians to provide drums & pedal steel for performances and recording, THE INNOCENT MISCHIEF is a collaborative force inspired by Em’s original songwriting. 

Their smart & soulful Americana music blends adventurous lyrics with a modern mountain sound in cheeky-yet-haunting originals and compelling covers.

Music from 8-11 pm. $10 cover at the door.

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Are y’all ready to HUCK it up this weekend?! Then come on down to @jackofthewood this FRIDAY 5/16 for the triumphant return of THE TRUSTY HUCKSTERS, who’ll be playing their “barn jazz from Alcatraz” starting at 8:30pm!

Delivering an eclectic mix of “surf, folk, jazz, spaghetti western soundtracks, and slapstick humor” since 2017, the HUCKSTERS couldn’t be more Asheville if they tried. 

With their “rag-a-billy to rock-you-silly vibes”, MARK TOOLAN, JOHN TIRONE, TRACTOR JOHNSON, & KEITH YODER are the hillbilly vaude-VILLAINS your weekend needs! 

Get here early — it’s gonna be a hootenanny!

Music from 8:30-11:30 pm. $10 cover at the door.

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BEN BALMER & FRIENDS return to the @jackofthewood stage this SATURDAY 5/10 at 8pm!

Balmer & company promise a night of rootsy, lyric-driven original Americana, folk & blues music.

A meticulous craftsman and thoughtful songwriter, Balmer’s music is colored by musical influences from Bela Bartok to the J. Geils Band as well as novelists as varied as C. S. Lewis and Cormac McCarthy.

Originally hailing from Michigan, Ben learned the harmonica at 13 and quickly adding guitar to his repertoire before starting performing in clubs a few years later. In 2008, he hit the road, playing across the U.S. and Canada before breaking into the Austin music scene, making the move to Asheville in 2022 after 14 years in Texas.

He’s been touring continuously ever since — and hard at work on his fourth album! Performing across the Southeast, he plays from house concerts to songwriters festivals and most everything in between, and continues his involvement in the international harmonica community as a @seydel_harmonicas -endorsed artist.

Music from 8-11pm. $10 cover at the door.

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