Welcome to South Africa's longest running music club!

📣 ANNUAL SONGWRITERS' COMPETITION

🗣️ COMMUNITY FEEDBACK FORM

Barleycorn Music Club supports and promotes original music in Cape Town, South Africa. We, of course, welcome original music from all over the world.

We meet every Monday, except public holidays, at the Rondebosch Golf Club, Cape Town.

Doors open 6:30pm.

Shows start at 7:30pm.

We usually showcase 3 acts each evening.

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Our Annual Songwriters' Competition song entries are CLOSE as of 25th August 2025. Stay tuned for updates! Finalists will be notified at least a week before the Finals Show on the 29th Septemeber 2025.

Barleycorn is a non-profit music club run by volunteers made up of and voted in by Barleycorn Music Club members, as such we do not pay musicians to play. All membership and entry fees collected go towards running our evenings, and sponsorships and prizes for our annual events: the Annual Songwriters' Competition, and, every other year, the Barleycorn Music Festival. The Barleycorn Committee give their time and efforts, and have been for almost 50 years, to providing a unique platform for up-and-coming and established singer-songwriters and groups to showcase their original works.

At Barleycorn, we are a "listening" club, which to us means that whilst the musicians are playing, we the audience are silent and give our focus to the musicians. Musicians may ask for audience engagement, in which case it is encouraged. 

If you'd like to play, please contact the events committee, who will find the best available slot for you. See the link "Want to Play?"

Occasionally, we will have "Feature" evenings and "Benefit" evenings where a portion of the entry fees collected go to the headline act or a charitable cause. These evenings are set up by prior arrangement with the Barleycorn Music Club Committee and are announced as such.

Entrance is R60. 

For Members / Pensioners / Students, it is R50.

Bookings can be made through Rondebosch Golf Cub: 021 689 4176.

Please arrive timeously to ensure you get a table. For busier shows, we may set out rows of chairs to accommodate everyone.

A well-varied selection of foods and drinks are available at the venue.