Live Acoustic Music Near Wilbraham, 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 Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham 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
After 50 years of bold work, Holly Near is still one of the most consistent and well informed voices for change. $25 at the door
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
May 4
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
May 4
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 4
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, 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
Broad Brook Brewing (Brewery)
Suffield, CT
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 10
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
May 11
Still Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Rocky Hill, CT
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
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 15
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
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
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
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
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 19
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 25
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 26
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 30
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
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 8
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, 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 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 30
The Flour Girl Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hebron, CT
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
Black Birch Vineyard (Vineyard)
Hatfield, MA
July 5
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
July 13
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, 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 Wilbraham, Massachusetts

House Concerts

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

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Breadbox Folk Theater (Windham)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Cotton Hollow Kitchen (Glastonbury)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Granville Public Library (Granville)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)

Outdoor Music Series

Downtown Municipal Parking Lot (Newington)
Blue Back Square Farmers Market (West Hartford)

Bars & Nightclubs

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