Live Acoustic Music Near Chester, New Hampshire

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are many house concerts being held in and around the Chester area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Chester host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Chester area. Local restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

April 25
Sisters Natalie (cello) and Brittany Haas (fiddle)
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
April 26
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Reading, MA
April 27
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
April 27
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
April 27
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
April 28
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
May 2
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 3
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
May 3
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
May 3
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 3
Capitol Center for the Arts (Concert Hall)
Concord, NH
May 3
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 3
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, MA
May 4
The Rec Room House Concerts (House Concert)
Belmont, MA
May 4
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
May 9
Greg Klyma is a road-tested troubadour and a relentless songwriter. You'll find him weaving lanes between Tom Petty and Merle Haggard on music's highway.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 10
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 10
The Music Hall (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
May 10
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 11
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
May 12
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 15
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
May 17
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 17
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 17
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
May 18
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
May 18
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Whale Cove House Concerts (House Concert)
Rockport, MA
May 18
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 19
Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences.
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
May 19
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
May 20
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 21
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 23
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
May 24
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
May 24
Her voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”.
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 24
May 26
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
May 28
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
May 31
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
June 1
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
June 1
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
June 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Chester, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
High Street Coffee House (Boscawen)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn)
Whale's Jaw Cafe (Rockport)

Libraries

Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Robbins Library (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Maudslay Arts Center (Newburyport)

Bars & Nightclubs

Blue Ocean Music Hall (Salisbury)
Toad (Cambridge)