Guitar success!
Congrats go out to Nick’s guitar student Tobi for a fantastic merit result in his debut grade!
EST. BOLTON
Inspiring music for almost 200 years, Booths has seen music influenced from the classical and romantic periods through jazz, dance band and into modern times. We have guided thousands of students and musicians into a lifetime of musical enjoyment either through the scores of dedicated tutors or from retail sales.
With the added introduction of online tutoring to our popular on-site service, we endeavour to be no less committed to provide you with the benefit of our experience in fulfilling your own personal musical journey.
Here we list our students’ most recent achievements. To see the full list of outstanding results and performances, please click the link below.
Congrats go out to Nick’s guitar student Tobi for a fantastic merit result in his debut grade!
A special mention and a massive well done to James’ drummer and long time student Johanne for a fantastic 92%
A distinction result for Matt’s violin student Dean in his grade 3 Trinity exam, well done Dean!
Congratulations to all James’ students who have achieved their grades over xmas, including Hannah, Toby and Tristan with 2 grade
Audreys piano student Rishy has achieved his grade 3 Trinity certificate, well done Rishy!
A big shout out and congrats to Mike’s piano students Inessa and Manoug, who recently achieved and pass and merit
A huge well done goes to Jane’s piano student Lily for passing her grade 1 ABRSM piano exam!
Congratulations to Audrey’s singing student Eesha for a fantastic Merit result in her grade 5 Trinity singing exam!
If you are interested in joining the tuition team here at Booths and being part of the shops’s near 200 year history, please feel free to drop in for a chat or send your CV over to info@boothsmusic.co.uk.
Due to growing demand we have extra teacher vacancies for the following instruments:
Gift Vouchers, Lessons & Setups
All instruments covered one-to-one tuition
Professional setups, services & restorations
The latest from our social media
What we sell & our almost 200-year history
Ideal for singer songwriters & small groups
Here we list our students’ most recent achievements. To see the full list of outstanding results and performances, please click the link below.
If you are interested in joining the tuition team here at Booths and being part of the shops’s near 200 year history, please feel free to drop in for a chat or send your CV over to info@boothsmusic.co.uk.
We currently have teacher vacancies for the following instruments:
We have a special promotion running in May. Any budding guitarists who purchase one of the best-selling Tanglewood TWBB O E "Blackbird" models can claim THREE FREE LESSONS!
These guitars are beautifully made and look very sleek with a satin black finish. They sound very nice and are easy to play. Please feel free to call down and visit us at the shop any time to have a closer look for yourself.
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This very tasty preowned Epiphone SG Standard with the Maestro Vibrola tremolo system has just arrived in the shop. Come and have a try for yourself any time, it’s up for sale at £399.00.
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We’ve just taken in this Fender American Elite Stratocaster which is now on sale at £1,599.00. It won’t be here long, items like this never are. Please head on down to the shop if you’d like a closer look or to try it yourself.
Features on this model include noiseless pickups, refined bridge and tremolo system, a compound maple neck with heel contour. And, of course, the "S Switching", which allows ten possible pickup settings by activating the switch atop the volume control.
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That’s a handsome guitar😜
I think Will Edgar needs another one for his collection 🤔
A very lucky customer ordered in this Admira Guitars "Lena" electro classical guitar. It was so nice to play and the satin finish is really individual for an instrument like this. Hope you enjoy your fantastic new guitar Eli. #guitarshop #classicalguitar #musicshop #music #admiraguitars #bolton #est1832 Barnes & Mullins Ltd … See MoreSee Less
Tune in to Bolton FM to hear up and coming stars Florentenes talking to Brad about upcoming gigs and performing live in the studio. Dial in 96.5FM, search DAB or listen online or on smart speaker. www.boltonfm.com/player/ … See MoreSee Less
Three dedicated drum rooms for all styles.
Electric, acoustic, bass, classical & uke.
Any age, all styles, all exam boards covered.
Singing for fun, exams or professional work.
Expert tutors for violin, viola and more.
Availability for trumpet, cornet, trombone & more.
Saxophone, clarinet, flute lessons all covered.
Any age, all styles, all exam boards covered.
Electric, acoustic, bass, classical & uke.
Three dedicated drum rooms for all styles.
Singing for fun, exams or professional work.
Expert tutors for violin, viola and more.
Saxophone, clarinet, flute lessons all covered.
Availability for trumpet, cornet, trombone and more.
Read more about the tuition process here at Booths, what to consider and how to book in for music lessons in store or online. Click the icon above to read more.
We teach all popular instruments in various styles. All lessons at Booths are one-to-one to provide maximum productivity. All exam boards covered. Click the icon above to read more.
Read through all the individual profiles of over 30 enthusiastic and experienced music tutors across all instruments as well as the staff here at Booths. Click the icon above to read more.
Read through our latest student achievements at our Bolton centre as well as testimonials from musicians and customers.
Booths is proud to be an official RSL (Rockschool) exam centre, welcoming hundreds of enthusiastic candidates every year.
Read more about how our on-site music lessons work at our Bolton centre. Simply fill in the enquiry form below and we'll find a weekly day and time that works for you. These include after school times until 9pm, Saturdays and Sundays.
Booths Music shop is situated on Churchgate in Bolton and has been one of Bolton’s leading musical instrument shops since 1832. It was Mr. James Booth, who is the great, great, great, great grandfather of the present owners who originally founded the music shop. His passion for music has been passed down through the generations and to all our expert staff and music tutors.
Our music shop stocks a wide range of new and preowned musical instruments and accessories from guitar tutor books, banjo’s and electric violins to guitars, brass and woodwind instruments. We also have a workshop instore and can help with all musical instrument repairs and restoriations including professional guitar set ups.
Previously known as Talent Pool, our studio is ideal for singer songwriters, smaller groups and any project that needs a professional recording, including music, voice-over work and more. Sessions in the studio are £50 per hour with a minimum of 2 hours. If you wish to enquire, please click the read more button below where you can fill in our contact form.
MONDAY: 10:00 am – 16:00 pm
TUESDAY: CLOSED
WEDNESDAY: 10:00 am – 16:00 pm
THURSDAY: CLOSED
FRIDAY: 10:00 am – 16:00 pm
SATURDAY: 10:00 am – 16:00 pm
SUNDAY: CLOSED
Please note, lessons are only available online for the time being until in-store teaching is deemed safe to do so.
MONDAY: 10:00 am – 18:00 pm
TUESDAY: 10:00 am – 18:00 pm
WEDNESDAY: 10:00 am – 18:00 pm
THURSDAY: 10:00 am – 18:00 pm
FRIDAY: 10:00 am – 17:30 pm
SATURDAY: 09:00 am – 17:30 pm
SUNDAY: Open December 10th, 17th & 24th 2023 11:00 – 15:00
Please note, whilst the shop closes at 6pm during the week, the school however stays open until 9pm.
MONDAY: 10:00 am – 21:00 pm
TUESDAY: 10:00 am – 21:00 pm
WEDNESDAY: 10:00 am – 21:00 pm
THURSDAY: 10:00 am – 21:00 pm
FRIDAY: 10:00 am – 18:00 pm
SATURDAY: 09:00 am – 17:30 pm
SUNDAY: CLOSED
Please note, tuition closing times may vary from week to week dependent on teacher schedules.
Booths Music
17 Churchgate, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1HU
Message Us
info@boothsmusic.co.uk
Give us a call
01204 522908