Live Acoustic Music Near East Granby, Connecticut

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 East Granby 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 East Granby 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 East Granby 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

December 10
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
December 10
Free admission: Performers at the December Songwriters Showcase: Bill Ludwig, Christian Loftus, Jocelyn Hoagland, Vicki Gagliardi& Dean Bolt
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
December 11
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 12
Woodstock-tinged psychedelia, Americana, folk-rock. Voted "Best Band" by Upstate NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia, the Slambovians' deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 12
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
December 13
Bruce T Carroll has established himself as an Americana artist with a social conscience and deft lyrical touch.
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
December 13
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 13
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
December 13
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
December 13
"...a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life... Herscovitch's music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit..." -The Boston Globe
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, CT
December 14
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 17
Boston singer/songwriter Lee Totten has performed nearly 1400 shows over two decades as an artist, bringing his introspective, upbeat acoustic/rock/punk/folk songs and stories to audiences from Boston to Los Angeles and everywhere in between.
The Brownstone (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hartford, CT
December 19
U2 meets Christmas one minute, and carol singalong the next. Ring in the season and dance in the aisles with the rock-infused music of Embers in Transit.
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Middletown, CT
December 19
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
December 19
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
December 19
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
December 19
Meeting House Presents (Listening Room)
Hartford, CT
December 20
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
December 20
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
December 28
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
January 3
Manchester, CT Town Troubadour emeritus, Chair-Manchester Arts Commission, Founder-Imagine Manchester, Founder-Manchester, CT Songwriters Association, winner-2017 Farmington Acoustic Festival Award and 2024 Inductee-Manchester, CT Arts Hall Of Fame
Pioneer Valley Folklore Society (Folk Music Society)
Amherst, MA
January 9
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (House Concert)
Meriden, CT
January 10
Kenn?s rich baritone voice, his humor and charisma, and will create a musical evening rich with story, beautiful lyrics and an engaging performance.
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
January 16
Meeting House Presents (Listening Room)
Hartford, CT
January 18
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 20
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
January 23
Two talented performances with husband and wife, Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards, and Steve Dedman of Plywood Cowboy.
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Middletown, CT
January 24
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
February 11
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
February 13
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 14
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
February 20
Academy of Music Theater (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 23
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 28
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
February 28
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 28
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
February 28
Academy of Music Theater (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 2
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 6
Manchester, CT Town Troubadour emeritus, Chair-Manchester Arts Commission, Founder-Imagine Manchester, Founder-Manchester, CT Songwriters Association, winner-2017 Farmington Acoustic Festival Award and 2024 Inductee-Manchester, CT Arts Hall Of Fame
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
March 6
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
March 8
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around East Granby, Connecticut

House Concerts

Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)
Sow a Seed Concerts (New Hartford)
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (Meriden)

Listening Rooms

Broad Brook Opera House (East Windsor)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
Roaring Brook Concerts (Canton)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Egremont Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Packing House (Willington)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Societies

Pioneer Valley Folklore Society (Amherst)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Art & Soul Concert Series (Meriden)
No Cover Cafe (Enfield)
Salmon Brook Music Series (Granby)
The Bread Box Theater (Windham)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Middletown)
Unitarian Society of Hartford (Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Ox and Oak Vineyards (Lebanon)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Saw Dust Coffee (Sturbridge)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Brownstone (Hartford)
The Down County Social Club (Sheffield)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)

Outdoor Music Series

Northwest Park Coffee House Concerts (Windsor)

Bars & Nightclubs

Bishop's Lounge (Northampton)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)