Live Acoustic Music Near Williamstown, 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 Williamstown area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Williamstown 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
John Gorka
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 19
Dave Gunning
Eighth Step (Small Theater)
Schenectady, NY
April 20
Palmyra,  Kat Wright
Appalachian Folk Trio from Floyd, Virginia.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 20
Charles Wesley Godwin
The Egg - Empire State Performing Arts Center (Concert Hall)
Albany, NY
April 20
Driftwood
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
April 21
Lisa Bastoni
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 24
Erin Harkes
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 26
Dave Dersham
Floodwater Brewing Company (Brewery)
Shelburne Falls, MA
April 26
Lucy Kaplansky
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 26
Vanessa Collier
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 27
Robyn Hitchcock
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Louise Mosrie Coombe
"Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year." – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
April 27
Genticorum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 28
The David Wax Museum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 30
Amythyst Kiah
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 3
Dan Navarro
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 4
Susan Werner
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 4
Sarah Jarosz
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
May 5
Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt
Eighth Step (Small Theater)
Schenectady, NY
May 5
Mike Block
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Carsie Blanton
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
May 9
Lucy Wainwright Roche
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
Carsie Blanton
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 11
Pablo Shine Latin Jazz Band
Pablo Shine and his band are masters of jazz with a Latin beat, playing the classics as well as originals with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova rhythms.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
May 12
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
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 14
Tony Furtado
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 15
Taylor Ashton
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Golden Shoals,  Palmyra
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Madeleine Peyroux,  Joy Clark
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Robinson & Rohe
Robinson & Rohe deliver a powerful live show replete with effortless harmony singing, soulful grooves, playful humor, and razor-sharp lyrics.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 16
Hanneke Cassel
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
May 16
House of Hamill
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
Erin McKeown
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 17
The Mammals
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 17
Ana Egge
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 18
Antje Duvekot
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 18
Stephen Kellogg
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Michael Tarbox
“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 19
Honeysuckle
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Bruce Mandel
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 22
Willi Carlisle
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 25
Sawyer Fredericks
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 25
Ellis Paul
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
May 26
Sawyer Fredericks
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 29
Erin Harkes
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 31
Tom Rush,  Matt Nakoa
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 31
Matt Nakoa
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
June 1
Peter Mulvey
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Winterpills
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Peter Bradley Adams
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Williamstown, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Chez Grossman/Peel (Brattleboro)
Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)

Folk Music Societies

Old Songs (Voorheesville)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Firehouse Cafe & Bistro (Adams)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Coffee Bar (Bennington)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Eighth Step (Schenectady)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Next Stage (Putney)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Greenfield)
Lark Hall (Albany)