Live Country/Folk
13 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Live Country/Folk” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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155 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Closed
Enjoy unlimited free peanuts and no cover live music. The peanuts are excellent the music however is mostly country and folk.
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700 E. 9th St. · East Village
Closed; now The Wayland
There's live music 7 days a week at the only country and western bar in Alphabet City.
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147 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Still pouring
Books up and coming talent for short sets at a high cover and then relies on the musicians to fill the house with friends and family. It's a good business. Every hour the place empties and a whole new group comes in paying a brand new cover.
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859 Washington St. · MeatPacking District
Closed
Tourists looking to score, drunk women dancing on the bar, batenders who trade flirtation for drinks, shots ordered by the dozen, and an occasional bared breast. Sounds awful right? The strange thing is we've really only ever had a good time here.
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157 Bleecker St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Carroll Place
Nightly live music brings in tourists, students and locals to this popular Bleeker street haunt. And every Sunday you can hit the stage yourself and belt out your favorite song backed by a live band.
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729 3rd Ave. · Midtown East
Closed; now Rosie Dunn's
There's live traditional Irish music every Saturday and Sunday night at this midtown pub. Best yet you can bring your kid brother or jailbait girlfriend because they card at the bar.
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519 2nd Ave. · Rose Hill
Still pouring
Great traditional Irish music in a setting more reminiscent of an actual Irish country pub than the usual Mc'Irish cookie cutter pubs in this neighborhood.
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45 E. 33rd St. · Murray Hill
Moved to 239 Thompson Street
Non-profit coffee house and live music venue champions a wide range of social causes. Closed summers.
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St. Pauls Chapel · Morningside Heights
No license found in 2026
Enjoy a Pop-Tart with some coffee, mulled cider, or beer at this music venue in the basement of St. Paul's Chapel . Not only is the music all acoustic, it's also unamplified, which hasn't deterred the likes of Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, Lisa Loeb, and Suzanne Vega from playing here.
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375 3rd Ave. · Rose Hill
Closed; now The Gem Saloon
Live country music, Tex-Mex and killer Margarhitas make this one of the best Murray Hill alternatives going. And if you're under 21 getting in is not a problem, you'll be carded at the bar.
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214 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now The Dermatology Specialists - Greenwich Village
400 capacity live music venue popular among NYU students.
Brooklyn
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191 Smith St. · Boerum Hill
A different business is licensed at this address: Shan
A simple, solid Irish bar. Good food, good service, live Irish music, and a relaxed neighborhood crowd.
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46 3rd Ave. · Boerum Hill
Closed
This Brooklyn country music haven draws crowds for its live band Karaoke every other Monday night.
Already closed by 2009
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Thady Con'sPickClosed by 2009
915 2nd Ave. · Midtown East
No license found in 2026
One of the best Irish pubs in New York was closed (temporarily??) in December 2005, because the construction site behind it caused structural damage to the building forcing its closure by the city of New York.