Live Acoustic Music Near Westerly, Rhode Island

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 Westerly 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 Westerly 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 Westerly 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 18
Fete Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 18
April 19
Pump House Music Works (Listening Room)
Wakefield, RI
April 19
Her voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”.
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
April 19
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 20
The last season of shows in the church; sadly it is shutting down in November. Please join me for one last special evening in the town where I grew up! Doors at 6:30, showtime 7.
Central Village Congregational Church (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Plainfield, CT
April 23
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Tiverton, RI
April 24
Nick-A-Nees (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 26
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and rock.
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
April 27
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
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 28
May 3
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
May 11
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, 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 17
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 17
Common Fence Music (House Concert)
Portsmouth, RI
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 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
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 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
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Westerly, Rhode Island

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 Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)

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)
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)
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)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Bars & Nightclubs

Fete Music Hall (Providence)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)