Live Acoustic Music Near Hampton Falls, 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 Hampton Falls 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 Hampton Falls 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 Hampton Falls 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

May 4
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
Tupelo Music Hall (Small Theater)
Londonderry, NH
May 4
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, MA
May 4
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
May 7
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 8
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 9
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, 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 11
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
May 11
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, 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 16
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 17
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 17
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
May 18
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
May 18
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 18
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
May 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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 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
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
May 24
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
May 24
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
May 24
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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 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
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
June 1
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
June 1
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
June 2
Ash & Eric will tour the East Coast in May 2022 to promote their new album "Sure". Get info & tickets at www.ashandericmusic.com/tour
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 3
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
June 7
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
June 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Hampton Falls, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Arundel)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
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)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
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)
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)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Toad (Cambridge)