Live Acoustic Music Near Rutland, 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 Rutland 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 Rutland 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 Rutland 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 5
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
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 Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
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 9
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
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 15
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
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
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
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 17
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, 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
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 19
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 24
May 30
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 1
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 4
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 7
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 8
June 8
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 8
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
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
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 23
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
June 29
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 29
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
July 5
Black Birch Vineyard (Vineyard)
Hatfield, MA
July 12
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
July 13
Academy of Music Theater (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
July 18
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Rutland, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)
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)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

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

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

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

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
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 Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)

Bars & Nightclubs

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