Live Acoustic Music Near Hudson, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson 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
Kim Moberg,  Alastair Moock
Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
April 25
Christopher Paul Stelling
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 26
Mark Bishop Evans
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Reading, MA
April 26
Mark Erelli,  Lisa Bastoni
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 27
The Tannahill Weavers
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
April 27
Windborne
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
Buskin and Batteau,  Christine Lavin
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
April 27
Sam Robbins,  Undercover Cameo
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
April 27
The Ruta Beggars
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
May 2
Caroline Spence
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
May 2
Darlingside
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 3
The Nields
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 3
Steve Robb,  Cody Care
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
May 3
Sarah Jarosz
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 4
Will Dailey
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
Ryanhood
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
James Keelaghan
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, 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
Mutlu
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 7
Lisa Loeb
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 8
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 9
Greg Klyma
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 9
Martyn Joseph
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, 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 9
Hanneke Cassel
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 10
Lydia Luce
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 10
Sol y Canto
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 11
Catie Curtis
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 11
The Honey Badgers,  Cardboard OX
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
May 11
Sarah Blacker
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Hanneke Cassel
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
Lydia Luce
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
May 11
Antje Duvekot
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 12
Robby Hecht,  Grace Pettis,  Joe Crookston
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 16
The Mammals
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
May 16
Golden Shoals
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Andy Davis,  Matt Wertz
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Peter Mulvey
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 17
Madeleine Peyroux,  Joy Clark
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 17
Amelia White,  Jimmy Ryan
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 17
Amber Rubarth
Me & Thee Music (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
May 18
Atwater-Donnelly
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
May 18
Amber Rubarth
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Kaia Kater
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 19
Chris and Meredith Thompson
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 22
Della Mae
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Della Mae
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Willi Carlisle
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
May 24
Kyle Hancharick
Kyle Hancharick captivates audiences with his soaring tenor voice and crisp acoustic guitar. His songwriting is sometimes personal, other times reflective of experiences he observes.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
Jesse Dee
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Hudson, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)
Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)