Live Acoustic Music Near Columbia, Pennsylvania

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 Columbia 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 Columbia host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Columbia 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

March 29
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 6
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 7
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
April 7
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center (Concert Hall)
York, PA
April 12
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 13
“... vocals shine with the energy befitting a Broadway musical - the acoustic compositions are enchanting and the lyrical tales make the best of the human experience.” - Americana Highways
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
April 13
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 18
Kable House Presents (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
York, PA
April 19
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 20
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 20
Hemauer Brewing Co (Brewery)
Mechanicsburg, PA
April 27
“…a guitarist of substance. He can impress with the best of them, but he can beguile and reach you emotionally in a way which is supremely rare…stunning range stylistically while made cohesive b
Private Mansion Concerts (Listening Room)
Harrisburg, PA
May 4
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 4
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
May 12
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
May 17
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 8
Ash Devine is a songwriter, an accomplished guitar and ukulele player, and grassroots folk troubadour, whose work is influenced by her upbringing in the Blue Ridge of SWVA, music of folk revival, and her travels with health care advocate Patch Adams.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
June 14
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 15
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Vineyard)
Baldwin, MD
June 21
Chrissy Strong is an emerging, indie singer/songwriter from Akron, Ohio who will move you with her spirited live performances and brave and honest storytelling.
King George Speakeasy (Listening Room)
York, PA
June 22
Private Mansion Concerts (Listening Room)
Harrisburg, PA
June 28
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.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Columbia, Pennsylvania

House Concerts

Joy House Concerts (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)

Listening Rooms

King George Speakeasy (York)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
Private Mansion Concerts (Harrisburg)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
Music @ Maple & Main (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
The Vineyard at Hershey (Middletown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Filling Station (Sparks)
Grand Illusion Hard Cider (Carlisle)
Kable House Presents (York)
Tellus 360 (Lancaster)

Small Theaters

Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)