"Music on Malphrus" is an acoustic listening room located in Bluffton, SC, dedicated to hosting live performances. This intimate venue welcomes folk musicians and singer-songwriters, offering them a platform to connect with a family-friendly audience.
The space emphasizes authentic and heartfelt musical expressions, celebrating the rich tradition of folk music and storytelling. Its intimate ambiance ensures a unique and personal connection between the artists and their audience, making it a gem in Bluffton's cultural scene.
Tickets are $25 .
Ticket purchase is available below or cash/credit at the door. We recommend reserving your seat by booking online below.
There are refreshments available.
"Music on Malphrus" performances are held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry, located at 110 Malphrus Road in Bluffton, South Carolina. Although the venue is a UU church, the performances have no religious affiliation and are solely for entertainment and to enjoy live music. Doors for the event open at 6:30 p.m., and the live music commences at 7:00 p.m.
The contemporary harmony-driven folk duo, The Levins offers lyrically-rich acoustic music that is warm and uplifting without skating over life's complexities. From harmony in voice to harmony for humanity, husband and wife duo, The Levins, uplift and unite with unflinchingly feel-good folk-pop, infectious musicality, sharp songwriting skills, and a unique approach to vocal harmonies that is both soulful and unexpected.
Grounded in rural blues and gospel traditions, Pat Wictor's lean, poetic songs and expressive guitar playing are seasoned with jazz, pop, improvisational surprise, and philosophy.
Pat Wictor first burst on the folk and acoustic scene as an innovative slide guitarist known for fresh and memorable interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. Since then, he has made his mark as a singer-songwriter penning lean and poetic songs that honor and extend rural blues and gospel traditions. https://patwictor.com/
A folk troubadour in the truest sense, Rod MacDonald has spent decades doing what very few artists dare — writing songs that actually say something. Sharp, poetic, and unafraid, his music sits at the intersection of acoustic storytelling and social conscience, channeling the spirit of the great singer-songwriter tradition while speaking directly to the world we're living in now. With a voice that carries the weight of lived experience and melodies that refuse to leave your head, Rod MacDonald is proof that a single guitar and an honest song can still move people in all the ways that matter.
https://rodmacdonald.com/
Two coasts. Two generations. One irresistible sound. David Jacobs-Strain and Bob Beach are the kind of musical pairing that shouldn't work on paper — and absolutely destroys in person. David brings the swampy slide mastery of his Pogreba resonator guitar and a songwriting voice that critics have compared to Taj Mahal and Mark Knopfler. Bob brings 50+ years of road-tested chops on harmonica and flute, a vintage 1940s microphone, and sideman credits that include the Avett Brothers and Sean Mullins. Seated side by side on stage, they trade solos like old friends finishing each other's sentences — because that's exactly what they are. Their 2023 album The Belfry Session, recorded live in Sisters, Oregon, captures the magic. But trust us: you really need to see it live.
Pete Seeger said it best: "Joe is a fantastic singer who carries on the traditions." But that barely scratches the surface. With a lyric baritone described as having "the edgy richness of a good sea-salt caramel," Joe Jencks is a 25-year veteran of the international folk circuit, a U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassador, a dual US-Irish citizen, and the songwriter behind multiple #1 folk songs — including the ever-resonant Lady of the Harbor. He has written songs with military veterans, performed at Carnegie Hall, and spent decades showing up for the stories that need to be told. Warm, masterful, and impossible to forget — Joe Jencks is what folk music looks like when it's firing on all cylinders.
https://joejencks.com/
Tickets $25 at the door (unless otherwise noted) – General Admission
Doors open 6:30p.m.
Show at 7:00p.m.
At The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Lowcountry
110 Malphrus Road, Bluffton, SC, 843-837-3330
info: admin@uulowcountry.org