Live Acoustic Music Near Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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 Rec Room House Concerts (House Concert)
Belmont, MA
May 4
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 4
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, MA
May 5
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
May 5
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 7
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 7
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 8
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 9
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
May 9
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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
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
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 10
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, 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
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
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 12
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 16
May 16
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 17
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 17
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 17
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 18
Singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert headlines the season finale. The night also features our 32nd Performing Songwriter Competition, featuring James Lee Baker, Chris LaVancher, and Allison Rose.
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Mansfield, MA
May 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 18
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
May 18
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
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
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 31
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
June 1
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
June 2
Ash & Eric will tour the East Coast in May 2022 to promote their new album "Sure". Get info & tickets at www.ashandericmusic.com/tour
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 2
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
June 4
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 5
MIT Coffeehouse Lounge (College/University)
Cambridge, MA
June 6
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
June 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Fractal House (Medford)
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)
AS220 (Providence)
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)
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)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
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

Askew (Providence)
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 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)
Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
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 Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Fete Music Hall (Providence)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)