Live Acoustic Music Near Hardwick, Massachusetts

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 several house concerts being held in and around the Hardwick 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 Hardwick 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 Hardwick area. Local vineyards and 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
Jeff Przech
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
April 26
Dave Dersham
Floodwater Brewing Company (Brewery)
Shelburne Falls, MA
April 26
Lucy Kaplansky
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Windborne
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
Robyn Hitchcock
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Buskin and Batteau,  Christine Lavin
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
April 27
Aine Minogue
Halcyon Arts (Listening Room)
South Hadley, MA
April 27
Cheryl Wheeler
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
April 27
Genticorum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 28
Seth Adam
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
April 28
The David Wax Museum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 30
Amythyst Kiah
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 1
Mark Erelli
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 4
Susan Werner
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 4
Sarah Jarosz
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
May 4
Swearingen & Kelli
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 5
Mike Block
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 5
Mark Erelli
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
May 7
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Bar/Nightclub)
Greenfield, MA
May 9
Jeff Przech
Broad Brook Brewing (Brewery)
Suffield, CT
May 9
Lucy Wainwright Roche
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
May 11
Sarah Blacker
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Antje Duvekot
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 12
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Taylor Ashton
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Golden Shoals,  Palmyra
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Madeleine Peyroux,  Joy Clark
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Anders Osborne
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
House of Hamill
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.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 17
Erin McKeown
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Michael Tarbox
“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” -- All Things Considered "Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” -- The Calgary Sun
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 18
May Erlewine
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
Amber Rubarth
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Antje Duvekot
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 18
Stephen Kellogg
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Honeysuckle
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 24
Antje Duvekot
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Listening Room)
Peterborough, NH
May 25
Seth Adam
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 26
Jeff Przech
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 30
Jeff Przech
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
June 1
Winterpills
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Peter Mulvey
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
The Ballroom Thieves
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 4
Allysen Callery
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 7
Tony Trischka
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 7
Ellis Paul
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 8
The Suitcase Junket
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 8
Kenny White
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Listening Room)
Peterborough, NH
June 10
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Hardwick, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Chez Grossman/Peel (Brattleboro)
Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Markohs (Ayer)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Granville Public Library (Granville)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Greenfield)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)