Music at Jack of the Wood

Asheville's Traditional Music Venue

Featuring Old Time, Bluegrass, Celtic, Roots/Americana, Cajun

Where Great Music Begins

Jack of the Wood has been fortunate to have had some really amazing musicians grace its stage over the years. From members of Flogging Molly & Dr. Dog, Shovels & Rope, Dick Dale, Southern Culture On The Skids, The Avett Brothers, The Blank Tapes, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Kruger Brothers of Switzerland and Mary Jane Lamond of Nova Scotia to Ralph Lewis and Mark Pruitt from our own back yard. We’ve hosted Old Crow Medicine Show, Warren Haynes Christmas Jam By Day, Brother, the Red Stick Ramblers, Colonel Bruce Hampton, Seven Nations, Old Blind Dogs and many more.

Check our event calendar and join us for weekly jam sessions!

Click here to email us about booking your band with Jack of the Wood.

Calendar

Live at The Pub

Upcoming | Archive: 2019 2018 2017

Mon
19
Aug
2019
QUIZZO Pub Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm
QUIZZO PUB TRIVIA at 7:30PM - Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes for every round. Chill out with a pint or a pitcher while you laugh with our amazing trivia maestro Jason Mencer! It's a guaranteed night of laughs + fun facts!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm - Each Monday night our talented host will help showcase your talent! Bring your best original song, ballad, or spoken word to the pub stage! Join the emerging Asheville musicians on-stage, or sit back with a pint and enjoy the show!
Enjoy $3.50 Well Drinks every Monday!
Tue
20
Aug
2019
Tuesday Showcase
All Day
TUESDAY SHOWCASE
Enjoy our Tuesday showcases with live music rotating each week from Cajun Creole, Honky Tonk, Karaoke, or our monthly Music Series featuring exclusive sets by local musicians.
Don't forget to check out our Tuesday drink specials:
$6 Pint of PBR + Well Shot ....or.... 1/2 OFF all Bottles of Wine!
Wed
21
Aug
2019
Old Time Jam @ 5pm
5:00pm
Stop by the pub to enjoy our Old-Time Jam - it's a proud tradition at Jack's for over the past 20+ years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session starting @ 5pm which goes into the evening. Slainte!
Select pints of brew are only $3.50! Stop in and try a craft brew from our list of new beers changing weekly!
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S ON TAP!
Thu
22
Aug
2019
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
Our ever-growing BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week! Don't miss your chance to get down with some of the best pickers in WNC - it's a real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood!
ENJOY $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday!
Fri
23
Aug
2019
Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
The pub's traditional Irish session kicks off each Friday afternoon around 3pm! Many talented WNC musicians come to jam into the early evening. Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
Enjoy $6 Moscow Mules all Friday!
Fri
23
Aug
2019
Roots & Dore
9pm - $5 Entry
ROOTS AND DORE
Riyen Roots and Kenny Dore are keeping the blues alive..one amazing show at a time!! Bringing Blues Soul Roots Music From The Carolina Mountains, they are one of the busiest performing acoustic blues duos in the states - having played 120+ shows in 2014. Currently recording our new cd with special guest appearances by good friends "Steady Rolling" Bob Margolin, and Grammy Winner David Holt, both have done shows with Roots and Dore shows here in the Carolinas. Always a bluesy good time had by everyone when Riyen Roots and Kenny Dore are doing their thing.
Roots & Dore - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Sat
24
Aug
2019
Duncan Wickel
9pm - $5 Entry
Bowed-String Instrumentalist, World Class Musician, Singer, Writer, and Inventor of The Wickelbuckle, Duncan Wickel is - in the words of The Boston Globe: “A considerable talent…as persuasive in a traditional ballad as he is country fiddling or ripping through cascading classical flourishes or atonal double stops”.
Duncan's music has echoed off the walls of Carnegie Hall,The Lincoln and Kennedy Center(S), the Grand Ole Opry and the famed Biblioteca Alexandria in Egypt. he has performed and taught in over 22 countries spanning Every Continent on Earth that is normally inhabited by humans (sorry, Antarctica).
Duncan is currently recording his Debut solo record, Scheduled for release in Winter 2018-2019. He currently tours with Rising Appalachia, Molly Tuttle, The Stash! Band, and as himself.
DUNCAN WICKEL - FACEBOOK - WEBSITE
Sun
25
Aug
2019
Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Session each Sunday beginning at 3pm. Many talented local musicians come from WNC to jam away into the night - all on our pub stage! Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
On Sunday's enjoy our $5 Bloody Marys or $15 bottle of Bubbly & OJ!
Mon
26
Aug
2019
QUIZZO Pub Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm
QUIZZO PUB TRIVIA at 7:30PM - Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes for every round. Chill out with a pint or a pitcher while you laugh with our amazing trivia maestro Jason Mencer! It's a guaranteed night of laughs + fun facts!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm - Each Monday night our talented host will help showcase your talent! Bring your best original song, ballad, or spoken word to the pub stage! Join the emerging Asheville musicians on-stage, or sit back with a pint and enjoy the show!
Enjoy $3.50 Well Drinks every Monday!
Tue
27
Aug
2019
Tuesday Showcase
All Day
TUESDAY SHOWCASE
Enjoy our Tuesday showcases with live music rotating each week from Cajun Creole, Honky Tonk, Karaoke, or our monthly Music Series featuring exclusive sets by local musicians.
Don't forget to check out our Tuesday drink specials:
$6 Pint of PBR + Well Shot ....or.... 1/2 OFF all Bottles of Wine!
Wed
28
Aug
2019
Old Time Jam @ 5pm
5:00pm
Stop by the pub to enjoy our Old-Time Jam - it's a proud tradition at Jack's for over the past 20+ years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session starting @ 5pm which goes into the evening. Slainte!
Select pints of brew are only $3.50! Stop in and try a craft brew from our list of new beers changing weekly!
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S ON TAP!
Thu
29
Aug
2019
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
Our ever-growing BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week! Don't miss your chance to get down with some of the best pickers in WNC - it's a real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood!
ENJOY $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday!
Fri
30
Aug
2019
Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
The pub's traditional Irish session kicks off each Friday afternoon around 3pm! Many talented WNC musicians come to jam into the early evening. Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
Enjoy $6 Moscow Mules all Friday!
Sat
31
Aug
2019
More details coming soon...
9pm - $5 Entry
Sat
31
Aug
2019
Big Dawg Slingshots
9:00pm - $5

In the great port of New Orleans, standing at the crossroads where country meets jazz, the Big Dawg Slingshots will chase your blues away with their irresistible energy and memorizing swing rhythms. A delightful concoction of pre-war Dixieland, Viper Jazz and down home fiddle melodies you can't resist!
BIG DAWG SLINGSHOTS - FACEBOOK - BANDCAMP
Sun
01
Sep
2019
Chris Jamison's Ghost
9pm - $5
Chris Jamison - Facebook Website

Born in Texas, and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Jamison finished high school in London, England. It was in London that he first began writing and performing his own music. Chris Jamison is a songwriter with a keen sense of hook, and melody. No Depression has called his songs “sing-a-long immediate and earworm lasting", while the Austin Chronicle has called the "prolific" young songwriter's lyrics “contemporary poetry" even naming his Sleeping with the T.V. On EP to its Top Ten List of 2013. In 2017, ten years since the release of his first record, Chris Jamison released his sixth studio album, Mindless Heart. Chris Jamison calls Asheville, NC home where he lives with his wife and two young sons performing with his band Chris Jamison's Ghost.
WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
Mon
02
Sep
2019
QUIZZO Pub Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm
QUIZZO PUB TRIVIA at 7:30PM - Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes for every round. Chill out with a pint or a pitcher while you laugh with our amazing trivia maestro Jason Mencer! It's a guaranteed night of laughs + fun facts!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm - Each Monday night our talented host will help showcase your talent! Bring your best original song, ballad, or spoken word to the pub stage! Join the emerging Asheville musicians on-stage, or sit back with a pint and enjoy the show!
Enjoy $3.50 Well Drinks every Monday!
Tue
03
Sep
2019
Tuesday Showcase
All Day
TUESDAY SHOWCASE
Enjoy our Tuesday showcases with live music rotating each week from Cajun Creole, Honky Tonk, Karaoke, or our monthly Music Series featuring exclusive sets by local musicians.
Don't forget to check out our Tuesday drink specials:
$6 Pint of PBR + Well Shot ....or.... 1/2 OFF all Bottles of Wine!
Wed
04
Sep
2019
Old Time Jam @ 5pm
5:00pm
Stop by the pub to enjoy our Old-Time Jam - it's a proud tradition at Jack's for over the past 20+ years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session starting @ 5pm which goes into the evening. Slainte!
Select pints of brew are only $3.50! Stop in and try a craft brew from our list of new beers changing weekly!
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S ON TAP!
Thu
05
Sep
2019
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
Our ever-growing BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week! Don't miss your chance to get down with some of the best pickers in WNC - it's a real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood!
ENJOY $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday!
Fri
06
Sep
2019
Traditional Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
The pub's traditional Irish session kicks off each Friday afternoon around 3pm! Many talented WNC musicians come to jam into the early evening. Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
Enjoy $6 Moscow Mules all Friday!
Fri
06
Sep
2019
Resonant Rogues
9:00pm - $5 Entry
The Resonant Rogues, based out of Asheville, NC are the songwriting soul child of partners Sparrow and Keith J. Smith. With influences that include Appalachian old-time, Balkan folk music, Swing Manouche, and early New Orleans Jazz, they take their favorite flavors and blend them into a delicious, danceable dish that is enjoyable for folk music connoisseurs, while still being accessible to the casual listener. The Resonant Rogues have toured relentlessly over their 4 year history, covering most of North America and Europe. Their new record, Hands in the Dirt landed at #18 on the Folk Radio DJ Music Charts, and is available now on Bandcamp, ITunes, CDBaby, Amazon, Spotify, etc.
RESONANT ROGUES - WEBSITE - FACEBOOK
MORE MUSIC VIDEOS: "Long Way to Galway" - "Gotta Get It"
Sat
07
Sep
2019
Chris Jamison's Ghost
9pm - $5
Chris Jamison - Facebook Website

Born in Texas, and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Jamison finished high school in London, England. It was in London that he first began writing and performing his own music. Chris Jamison is a songwriter with a keen sense of hook, and melody. No Depression has called his songs “sing-a-long immediate and earworm lasting", while the Austin Chronicle has called the "prolific" young songwriter's lyrics “contemporary poetry" even naming his Sleeping with the T.V. On EP to its Top Ten List of 2013. In 2017, ten years since the release of his first record, Chris Jamison released his sixth studio album, Mindless Heart. Chris Jamison calls Asheville, NC home where he lives with his wife and two young sons performing with his band Chris Jamison's Ghost.
WEBSITE - FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM
Sun
08
Sep
2019
Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
Stop in for the pub's long running Traditional Irish Session each Sunday afternoon beginning around 3pm. Many talented local musicians come from WNC to jam away into the night - all on our pub stage! Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
On Sunday's enjoy our $5 Bloody Marys or $15 bottle of Bubbly & OJ!
Mon
09
Sep
2019
QUIZZO Pub Trivia @ 7:30pm + Open Mic @ 9:30pm
7:30pm + 9:30pm
QUIZZO PUB TRIVIA at 7:30PM - Come test your knowledge and join us for QUIZZO Trivia night. Join a team or bring your own! Themed fun facts, speed rounds, & prizes for every round. Chill out with a pint or a pitcher while you laugh with our amazing trivia maestro Jason Mencer! It's a guaranteed night of laughs + fun facts!
OPEN MIC starts at 9:30pm - Each Monday night our talented host will help showcase your talent! Bring your best original song, ballad, or spoken word to the pub stage! Join the emerging Asheville musicians on-stage, or sit back with a pint and enjoy the show!
Enjoy $3.50 Well Drinks every Monday!
Tue
10
Sep
2019
Tuesday Showcase
All Day
TUESDAY SHOWCASE
Enjoy our Tuesday showcases with live music rotating each week from Cajun Creole, Honky Tonk, Karaoke, or our monthly Music Series featuring exclusive sets by local musicians.
Don't forget to check out our Tuesday drink specials:
$6 Pint of PBR + Well Shot ....or.... 1/2 OFF all Bottles of Wine!
Wed
11
Sep
2019
Old Time Jam @ 5pm
5:00pm
Stop by the pub to enjoy our Old-Time Jam - it's a proud tradition at Jack's for over the past 20+ years! Our players come from all over WNC to be part of this legendary session starting @ 5pm which goes into the evening. Slainte!
Select pints of brew are only $3.50! Stop in and try a craft brew from our list of new beers changing weekly!
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S ON TAP!
Thu
12
Sep
2019
Jack of the Wood's Bluegrass Jam
7pm
Our ever-growing BlueGrass jam has a revolving roster of many local talented players and special guests each week! Don't miss your chance to get down with some of the best pickers in WNC - it's a real show-stopping performance only at Jack of the Wood!
ENJOY $1 OFF all our bourbons every Thursday!
Fri
13
Sep
2019
Irish Session @ 3pm
3pm
The pub's traditional Irish session kicks off each Friday afternoon around 3pm! Many talented WNC musicians come to jam into the early evening. Come see why Jack of the Wood is Asheville's favorite neighborhood pub!
Enjoy $6 Moscow Mules all Friday!