Live Acoustic Music Near Darlington, Maryland

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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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 Darlington 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 26
Mari Black
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 26
The Seldom Scene
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
May 2
Danielle Howle
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 2
Jimmy Ryan
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 3
Lucy Wainwright Roche
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
May 4
Rod Abernethy
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 4
Sofia Talvik
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 5
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
May 5
Minor Gold
Minor Gold are an award winning Australian duo weaving masterful harmonies around stripped back, organic arrangements that draw on the classic songwriting of 70’s West Coast pop, the daydream haze of 60's folk to the ballad romance of the 80's.
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 7
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
May 10
Garnet Rogers
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Listening Room)
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
May 10
Aztec Two-Step 2.0
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
May 12
Jessica Smucker,  Meghan Cary
“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 15
Tony Furtado
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 16
Josh Ritter
Arden Gild Hall (Small Theater)
Wilmington, DE
May 17
Hubby Jenkins
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
May 17
Tony Furtado
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
June 6
Tom Chapin
Uptown Concerts (Online Concert Stream)
Baltimore, MD
June 8
Ash Devine,  Eleanor Ellis
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
Kaia Kater
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
June 14
Carolyn Wonderland,  Shelley King
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 15
IlyAIMY
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
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
Chrissy Strong
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.
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
June 28
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.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 29
The Twangtown Paramours
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
July 12
Doug Alan Wilcox
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Filling Station (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sparks, MD
July 13
John John Brown
Kerrville New Folk winner John John Brown is bringing giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage; weaving together storytelling songs and the visual arts in a live performance. His new show is titled "Songs, Stories &Art".
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Darlington, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Joy House Concerts (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
Kable House Presents (York)
King George Speakeasy (York)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Kennett Flash (Kennett Square)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
Music @ Maple & Main (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Filling Station (Sparks)
St Georges Country Store (Saint Georges)
Tellus 360 (Lancaster)

Small Theaters

Arden Gild Hall (Wilmington)
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Elkton Music Hall (Elkton)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)
The Grand Opera House (Wilmington)
Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center (West Chester)

Outdoor Music Series

Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)