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Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Her latest release, One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar, was nominated for the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. On it, Foley delivers a masterclass in acoustic guitar, honoring the trailblazing women who shaped the instrument’s history—from Maybelle Carter and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Ida Presti and Lydia Mendoza. Foley’s guitar tone—whether drawn from her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster or a handmade Mexican flamenco guitar—is a voice unto itself: lyrical, commanding, and unmistakably hers. With painted fingernails and pinpoint precision, she fuses fiery Texas blues with delicate fingerstyle flourishes, channeling a poet’s sense of purpose through every note. Raised in Ottawa, Canada, Foley was drawn to the guitar at 13 and performing professionally by 16. After relocating to Austin, Texas in her early 20s, she signed with Antone’s Records—home to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan—and released her 1992 debut, Young Girl Blues, to widespread acclaim. She has since toured internationally and shared stages with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Billy F Gibbons, earning her place among the top tier of modern blues artists. A five-time winner of the Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist (2020–2025), Foley also holds a Juno Award, the 2024 Maple Blues “Blues With a Feeling” Lifetime Achievement Award, and numerous other honors. She is not only a performer but a scholar: her forthcoming book, Guitar Women: Conversations with the Heroines of Guitar (Sutherland House, 2026), chronicles her interviews with groundbreaking female players. Foley also holds a PhD in Musicology from York University. Her performances—stripped-down or electrified—exude conviction, grace, and grit. As The Philadelphia Inquirer put it, “Foley has a killer voice, an impossibly alluring blend of sex and innocence to go with those blazing guitar chops.” With One Guitar Woman, she opens new musical and historical territory, affirming that women have always had a place in the pantheon of guitar greats. “We’ve been here all along,” she says. “Now we’re claiming it.”
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One of the best I’ve been to recently!! Been waiting to hear her at City Winery for almost 2 years since the gig was originally announced (rescheduled due to Covid), but it was worth the wait. Sue is right up there with Samantha Fish, Ana Popovic, Emily Remler, Susan Tedeschi, Nancy Wilson and Bonnie Raitt as a singer and guitar slinger. Originally from Canada, she now plays out of Austin, and was a protege of Clifford Antone. She and her excellent band are up for 3 awards at this year’s Memphis Blues Awards. Go see her now if you can; it’s going to get a lot harder to find tickets very soon, she is that good!!
City Winery Boston Boston, MAGreat show! What a lineup! The show opened with a solo acoustic performance by the legendary Rory Block. She was joined by slide-guitar playing Cindy Cashdollar for a few collaboration numbers before a 20- minute intermission. After the intermission, Sue Foley took the stage with pinky, her bassist, and drummer for a dynamite electric set of Sue Foley favorites. During her set, Sue brought Cindy Cashdollar back out to the stage for some collaboration numbers, as well as Rory Block for all three collaborating on the final few songs. What a great night of music featuring both traditional and modern blues performed by three of best blues guitar women in the business.
The Parkway Theater Minneapolis, MNGreat show in a very nice, intimate venue! Third time seeing Sue! She is always as fresh and energetic as a first-time, great show! One nice thing about Rams Head is the adjacent, full-service restaurant with a broader menu than inside the On Stage venue. Go see Sue Foley! Rock, blues, and great stories from an extremely talented and engaging guitarist and singer! She is a great entertainer! Come back to Annapolis and to DC, Sue! Better - visit the Hylton Performing Arts Center or The Yard venue at the Black Sheep restaurant in Virginia! (Photo from the February 2025 Hamilton Live show in DC.)
Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MDI had not heard of Sue Foley and sorry for that...more for me then you. Wonderful show and looking forward to next visit. Loved the legends but, no not a but, would of loved more of you. Final number, Hurricane Woman sent us home humming. Found you as my wife of 24 years has been pressuring me lately for date nights. I have resisted valiantly, which is to say I ignored her requests. Then I thought better of that tactic and searched for whats happening around Ottawa. Sue Foley? Blues singer, yes. Thank you for your performance. Date night was a big hit....Brian
National Arts Centre Ottawa, ONSue have a great set of songs by women artists who have influenced her, with short background chats about the why & how of each. Her music was soulful, diverse—from Segovia classical, flamenco, to 1920s/30s period blues, to a single electric rendition of Hurricane Girl. I would recommend anyone who loves the blues to catch her. I heard she appears regularly with Jimmy Vaughan at C Boys on South Congress. The two times I’ve seen her before we’re with Vaughan also, so obviously a good fit. Authentic Austin at play.
04 Center Austin, TXYes, Sue Foley is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Sue Foley concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Sue Foley tour is scheduled for 25 dates across 22 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Sue Foley is scheduled to play 25 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Sue Foley's tour starts Jul 15, 2026 and ends on Jan 16, 2027. They will play 22 cities; their most recent concert was held in Harrison Hot Springs at Harrison Memorial Hall and their next upcoming concert will be in Los Angeles at The Mint.
As part of the Sue Foley tour, Sue Foley is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
