Live Acoustic Music Near Lenox, 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 Lenox 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 Lenox 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 Lenox 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

May 4
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 4
Louis Blue Water Watterson offers songs of life, strife, and musings in a blues guitar style.
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Canaan, CT
May 5
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 7
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Bar/Nightclub)
Greenfield, MA
May 9
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 10
Musicians are seated in the center of the room with the audience around them for this intimate evening of music.
The Local Saugerties (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Saugerties, NY
May 10
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
May 10
Roe Jan Brewing (Brewery)
Hillsdale, NY
May 11
Singer-songwriter Dan Strauss has been performing for over twenty years with his trademark melodic storytelling and intimate vocals. Someone once said Dan's music felt like Jeff Tweedy being in the Beatles. That sums it up pretty good.
Rock Da Casbah (Bar/Nightclub)
Saugerties, NY
May 11
Pablo Shine and his band are masters of jazz with a Latin beat, playing the classics as well as originals with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova rhythms.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
May 12
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 13
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
May 14
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 15
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
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 16
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
May 17
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 17
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
“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
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 18
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 19
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 25
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
May 30
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 1
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 1
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 5
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
June 7
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 8
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 8
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 8
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
June 10
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
June 12
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 15
From Ithaca NY, Joe Crookston brings foot-stomping rhythms, hilarious stories, and gorgeous melodies for a night of music and art that will leave you feeling more awake and alive. Decide to come!
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
June 17
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 18
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 22
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 24
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
June 29
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 1
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
July 5
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
July 5
Black Birch Vineyard (Vineyard)
Hatfield, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Lenox, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Avalon Lounge (Catskill)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Societies

Old Songs (Voorheesville)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

The Local Saugerties (Saugerties)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Firehouse Cafe & Bistro (Adams)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Coffee Bar (Bennington)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Granville Public Library (Granville)
Torrington Library (Torrington)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Park Theater Hudson (Hudson)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Greenfield)
Lark Hall (Albany)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)
Rock Da Casbah (Saugerties)