Live Acoustic Music Near Buxton, Maine

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 Buxton 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 Buxton 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 Buxton 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

October 13
The Dance Hall (Listening Room)
Kittery, ME
October 13
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
October 13
Oxbow Brewing (Brewery)
Portland, ME
October 15
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
October 17
Olde Mill Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Harrison, ME
October 18
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
October 19
Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Brunswick, ME
October 19
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
October 19
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
October 23
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
October 24
Oxbow Brewing (Brewery)
Portland, ME
October 24
Olde Mill Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Harrison, ME
October 24
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
October 26
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
October 26
Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ogunquit, ME
October 31
Olde Mill Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Harrison, ME
November 1
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 2
Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ogunquit, ME
November 7
Olde Mill Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Harrison, ME
November 8
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 8
With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Lennon Award winner Rachel Sumner has been captivating audiences throughout the country with her lyric-forward folk songs and snaking chord progressions.
The Dance Hall (Listening Room)
Kittery, ME
November 9
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 9
317 Main Community Music Center (Small Theater)
Yarmouth, ME
November 10
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 10
Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ogunquit, ME
November 14
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
November 14
Rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. NPR calls Alisa, “a pitch-perfect rendition of my wildest dreams.”
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 15
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 15
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 15
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
November 16
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 21
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Mayo Street Arts (Small Theater)
Portland, ME
November 23
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Small Theater)
Bath, ME
November 23
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 23
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
November 23
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
November 24
Mike Agranoff is a versatile and entertaining fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songfinder whose songs range from the traditional to the more modern, offered with humor, snappy guitar chops, and powerful storytelling.
Cadenza Freeport (Listening Room)
Freeport, ME
November 30
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
November 30
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
December 1
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 3
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 5
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
December 7
Oxbow Brewing (Brewery)
Portland, ME
December 7
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 8
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 13
State Theatre (Concert Hall)
Portland, ME
December 16
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 21
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
December 22
One Longfellow Square (Listening Room)
Portland, ME
December 27
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Listening Room)
Brownfield, ME
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Buxton, Maine

House Concerts

The Conant Homestead (Westbrook)

Listening Rooms

Blue Portland Maine (Portland)
Cadenza Freeport (Freeport)
Crystal Listening Room at Flourish (Biddeford)
Ground Floor Freeport (Freeport)
Hackmatack Playhouse (Berwick)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Last Church on the Left (Portland)
One Longfellow Square (Portland)
Stone Mountain Arts Center (Brownfield)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Farmstand (Tamworth)
The Hayloft at Dragonfly Barn (Bridgton)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Arundel)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick (Brunswick)

Vineyards & Breweries

Maine Craft Distilling (Portland)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Andy's Old Port Pub (Portland)
Coppersmith Tavern (South Portland)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Ogunquit)
Lenny's (Westbrook)
Olde Mill Tavern (Harrison)
The Thirsty Pig (Portland)

Libraries

Freeport Community Library (Freeport)

Small Theaters

317 Main Community Music Center (Yarmouth)
Apohadion Theatre (Portland)
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Bath)
Denmark Arts Center (Denmark)
Footlights Theater (Falmouth)
Mayo Street Arts (Portland)
Meetinghouse Arts (Freeport)
Saco River Theatre (Buxton)

Bars & Nightclubs

Portland House Of Music and Events (Portland)