Nortons Digbeth

Folk at Nortons: Barry Kerr - Curlews Cry Tour 2026
2026-03-18 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Nortons Digbeth, 43-45 Meriden Street, Irish Quarter Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5LS, United Kingdom
Barry Kerr is riding a remarkable new wave of recognition, with his seventh studio album Curlew’s Cry shortlisted for Folk Album of the Year. March will see him on a special run of English dates: Stroud’s Prince Albert on 16 March, a featured appearance at the Awards show in Manchester on 17 March (to be streamed online), Birmingham’s Nortons on 18 March, and the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, London, on 19 March.
A celebrated composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist, Barry is known for work that captures the raw pulse and quiet poetry of Irish life. Originally from the southern shores of Lough Neagh and now rooted in the wild landscape of Connemara, he has carved out a distinctive voice over more than two decades of touring and recording-sharing stages with some of Ireland’s most revered performers.
Barry recorded his debut album at just seventeen, launching an international career that has seen him collaborate with luminaries such as Steve Cooney, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Lumiere, and Dervish. His compositions have travelled even further, finding new life in the hands of artists including Karan Casey, Flook, Jiggy, Beoga, Brian Finnegan, Damian O’Kane, and Kate Rusby.
An award-winning musician with a reputation for artistic fearlessness, Barry received the inaugural Liam O’Flynn Award from the National Concert Hall and the Arts Council in 2020. In 2023, he served as Traditional Musician in Residence at University College Cork. His creative curiosity continues to push boundaries-most notably in Fuascail, his meditative film exploring Ireland’s decade of centenaries, broadcast on TG4 in December 2022.
At the heart of Barry’s recent work lies Curlew’s Cry: a haunting, luminous collection of original and traditional songs inspired by folklore, memory, and the natural world. Its shortlist for Folk Album of the Year marks a powerful moment in the evolution of an artist whose voice is as timeless as it is unmistakably his own.
⭐⭐⭐⭐”Pipes and flute dip and soar with avian elegance” – The Irish Times ‘Like Gaughan and Moore, but with his own thing going on, I love this guy’. Mike Harding “Stopped me in my tracks. Could not stop listening. Stunning.” – Imelda May “An exceptional, original, artistic and enduring masterpiece.” – Irish Music Magazine

Faye Smith & Kell - Fri 17th Apr
2026-04-17 20:00 - 2026-04-18 02:00
We start steady enough with Faye Smith from 9pm – proper warm up, ease you into it, get a few in.
Then it flips.
KELL Band take over from 11pm and that’s your late one sorted. Louder, busier, and no one heading off early.
Two sets, two moods, same outcome.
Get in early or deal with finding space later!

Call Me Unique + more! Live Music. Late Nights. Creamy Pints: Saturdays at Nortons!
2026-04-18 14:00 - 2026-04-19 02:00
Blues at home, pub full early, and we’re running music straight through till 2am.
Aidan Sullivan gets us going from 2:30pmthen Call Me Unique into the early eveningTo Hell Or Verona take it up a level after thatKELL Band late on doing what they do bestand Call Me Unique back again to close it out
If you’re heading to Birmingham City v Hull, get in before and make a day of it.If you’re not, you’ve got even less reason to leave.
Pints on, music on, all day into night.

Country Night at Nortons - FREE ENTRY! Featuring: It's Country, Grace Palmer, Rosie O'Sullivan & Dancing with The Dixie Dolls!
2026-05-16 17:00 - 2026-05-17 02:00
Saddle up – we’re going full country at Nortons 🤠🍻
And yes… tickets are FREE.
We’re bringing a full night of live country music to Digbeth with It’s Country, Grace Palmer, Rosie O’Sullivan and more taking over the stage, plus The Dixie Dolls running line dancing and showing you how it’s actually done.
Expect big singalongs, boots on the floor, and a room full of people fully committing to it. Whether you’re a seasoned two-stepper or just here for the pints and the craic, you’ll be in it before you know it.
What to expect:

Live country music all night
Line dancing (and lessons) from The Dixie Dolls
Fancy dress strongly encouraged – hats, boots, double denim, go big
A very lively Nortons crowd

And tunes from the likes of:

Dolly Parton
Johnny Cash
Shania Twain
Kenny Rogers
Willie Nelson
Patsy Cline
John Denver
Glen Campbell
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Chris Stapleton
Kacey Musgraves
Zach Bryan
Lainey Wilson

Important bit:
Tickets are FREE, but space isn’t. Once we’re full, we’re full – so get yours sorted and get down early.
No excuses on this one.
