Expert Advice
Receive knowledgeable guidance from experienced staff to help you choose the right instruments and accessories.
Extensive Range
Access a wide selection of musical instruments, equipment, and accessories to suit every style and skill.
Friendly Service
Enjoy approachable, helpful assistance from a team committed to making your musical instrument shopping experience easy and enjoyable.
Acoustic Instrument Specialists
Explore The UK's Biggest Selection Of Folk Instruments
In every Hobgoblin Music shop, you'll find a wide selection of new and secondhand folk instruments from the UK, Ireland, and around the world. We've been the UK's experts on all things trad since 1976, and always keep in stock a good range of mandolins, banjos, accordions, concertinas, ukuleles, tin whistles, Irish flutes, bodhrans, djembes and more, as well as an extensive range of accessories and parts for almost every instrument we sell. Our sales staff are all musicians, and are available to offer expert advice to help you to choose the right instrument, whether you're buying your first instrument, looking to upgrade, or choosing an instrument for your child to learn.
Founded in 1976, we aim to promote traditional music, encourage more people to play instruments, and support the playing of live music. All of our shops offer repairs, setups, restrings, trade-ins and valuations. Contact us today to let us know how we can help you with your instrument!
Our Locations
Visit your nearest Hobgoblin Music shop for friendly service and expert advice. Whether you need guidance, repairs, restringing, setups, or a wide selection of new and second-hand instruments, parts, and accessories, we’re here to meet all your musical needs.
We have shops located in:
108 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XF
36 Park St, Bristol, BS1 5JG
13 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY
40 The Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LA
22 Lower Bridge St, Canterbury, CT1 2LG
50 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9EZ
123 Oxford Rd, Manchester, M1 7DU
24 Rathbone Place, London, W1T 1JA
20 East St, Southampton, SO14 3HG
