Live Acoustic Music Near Ellsworth, 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 several house concerts being held in and around the Ellsworth area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Local libraries 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 Ellsworth area. Local 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 11
Songs about salt of the Earth folks, for salt of the Earth folks.
Fogtown Brewing Company (Brewery)
Ellsworth, ME
October 19
"...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
Serenity Ledge House Concerts (House Concert)
Winter Harbor, ME
October 19
Songs about salt of the Earth folks, for salt of the Earth folks.
Strong Brewing Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sedgwick, ME
October 25
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.
Last Friday Coffee House at Schoodic Arts for All (Listening Room)
Winter Harbor, ME
November 4
Next Generation Theatre (Listening Room)
Brewer, ME
November 15
Rupert Wates is a versatile, adept songwriter and a dazzling instrumentalist whose music is an eclectic mix of acoustic, art/folk, jazz, vaudeville, and cabaret. He has won over 50 songwriting and performing awards and has released twelve solo CDs.
Common House Concerts (House Concert)
Belfast, ME
November 22
Singers of Sea Chanteys, Celtic, Civil War, Victorian & 17th Century Christmas songs
Next Generation Theatre (Listening Room)
Brewer, ME
December 14
Common House Concerts (House Concert)
Belfast, ME
December 14
Gordon Thomas Ward is a GRAMMY-balloted, award-winning, singer-songwriter with three #1 songs and others that have charted in the U.S. and abroad. “Setting the gold standard for singer/songwriters for generations to come.” Skope Magazine
Serenity Ledge House Concerts (House Concert)
Winter Harbor, ME
December 20
Camden Opera House (Small Theater)
Camden, ME
January 11
This will be Cindy & Grey's third appearance at Common House Concerts. And for good reason. Their music is sublime, their interactions with the audience warm and engaging, and an evening spent in their company inevitably feels altogether too short.
Common House Concerts (House Concert)
Belfast, ME
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Ellsworth, Maine

House Concerts

Common House Concerts (Belfast)
Serenity Ledge House Concerts (Winter Harbor)

Listening Rooms

Artsworth Studios (Ellsworth)
Last Friday Coffee House at Schoodic Arts for All (Winter Harbor)
Next Generation Theatre (Brewer)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Deer Isle Music Hall (Deer Isle)
Strong Brewing Company (Sedgwick)

Libraries

Camden Public Library (Camden)
Searsmont Town Library (Searsmont)

Small Theaters

1932 Criterion Theatre (Bar Harbor)
Camden Opera House (Camden)
Gracie Theatre (Bangor)
Milbridge Theatre and Community Art Center (Milbridge)