Live Acoustic Music Near Plainfield, Connecticut

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 house concerts being held in and around the Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 9
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
May 10
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Galactic Theatre (Listening Room)
Warren, RI
May 11
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
May 11
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
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
Still Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Rocky Hill, CT
May 17
Common Fence Music (House Concert)
Portsmouth, RI
May 17
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 17
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 18
May 19
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!!!!
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
May 24
Brady Seals & Lua Crofts rekindle the musical fire started by Brady's multi-platinum selling cousin, Jim Seals and Lua's father, Dash Crofts, of Seals & Crofts.
May 26
May 30
May 31
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Vineyard)
Preston, CT
June 2
Abbie Gardner, Chris Berardo, The CarLeans, and Jim Paradis Join Marc Douglas Berardo at The United Theatre in Westerly RI to celebrate MDB's new record "The Beauty of This Now".
The United Theatre (Small Theater)
Westerly, RI
June 4
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 8
2015 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER An award-winning singer-songwriter known for his Folk-Pop style, Sean wrote, performed, and recorded with Chicago folk act The Lulabelles and his music has been featured on television and radio
June 8
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
June 9
Singer/Songwriter: serving the song and a life sentence!
Newport Protective Club (Bar/Nightclub)
Newport, RI
June 15
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 21
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 22
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 22
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!!!!
The Broken Crust (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 28
La Grua Center (Listening Room)
Stonington, CT
June 28
June 30
The Flour Girl Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hebron, CT
July 6
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
July 11
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
July 12
“Peter Janson's music has the substance of great jazz presented in an original and accessible style. Truly great!” Steve Hunt, keyboardist (Allan Holdsworth, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham)
July 18
2015 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER An award-winning singer-songwriter known for his Folk-Pop style, Sean wrote, performed, and recorded with Chicago folk act The Lulabelles and his music has been featured on television and radio
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
July 18
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
July 21
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!!!!
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
July 28
Come celebrate Dana's 32nd Release "The Ghost of Tucumcari." This album features Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Shake Russell, Darden Smith, Mando Saenz, Libby Koch, David Starr & more. LP's & CD's available for sale at the show.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
July 31
August 4
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Plainfield, Connecticut

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
La Grua Center (Stonington)
Pump House Music Works (Wakefield)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Middletown)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Societies

Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Breadbox Folk Theater (Windham)
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic)

Vineyards & Breweries

Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Cotton Hollow Kitchen (Glastonbury)
Java Madness (Wakefield)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
Sneekers Cafe (Groton)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Bars & Nightclubs

Fete Music Hall (Providence)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)