Live Acoustic Music Near Fairfield, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 10
ConnArtists (House Concert)
Southbury, CT
October 17
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Bay Shore, NY
October 17
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
October 18
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
October 19
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
October 19
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
October 19
ConnArtists (House Concert)
Southbury, CT
October 19
Grammy Nominated Professor Louie & The Crowmatix from Woodstock, NY have been performing since the year 2000 at numerous Festivals, Theaters, Clubs and Art Centers averaging 150 shows a year.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
October 20
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
October 23
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
October 24
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
October 25
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Shine Sessions House Concerts (House Concert)
Commack, NY
October 25
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
October 25
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
October 26
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
November 2
Voices Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westport, CT
November 2
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Bay Shore, NY
November 9
Hudson Valley Sally started up in 2012, singing at outdoor events throughout Westchester County and stay true to their commitment expressed in the phrase” Activist Music Old, New and Original”.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
November 10
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
November 10
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
November 14
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
November 15
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
November 15
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (Small Theater)
Westhampton Beach, NY
November 16
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Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
November 17
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
November 17
ConnArtists (House Concert)
Southbury, CT
November 17
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
November 17
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
November 21
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
December 3
Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds.
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
December 6
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.”
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
December 7
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
December 7
Voices Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westport, CT
December 8
Bruces Blues Cafe (Listening Room)
Southbury, CT
December 14
Vance Gilbert is an American folk singer-songwriter. He has a wide range covering Joni Mitchell one moment and doing what sounds like a jazz classic the next. He is noted by his peers and fans as an ever consummate performer.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
December 15
Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are an Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to Mountain Stage to the White House.
New City Library (Library)
New City, NY
December 15
Longwood Public Library (Library)
Middle Island, NY
December 19
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Fairfield, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acoustic Celebration (Ridgefield)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
Down By The Creek House Concerts (Patchogue)
Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)
Long Island HC (Lake Ronkonkoma)
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City)
Shine Sessions House Concerts (Commack)
Songbox House Concerts (Seaford)
The Music Room (Cortlandt Manor)

Listening Rooms

Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Grounds and Sounds Cafe (Stony Brook)
Moriches Community Center (Center Moriches)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Music Society of Huntington - Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington)
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Putnam Valley)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Good News Christian Coffee House (Bronxville)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Voices Cafe (Westport)
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

An Beal Bocht Cafe (Bronx)
BeanRunner Cafe (Peekskill)
Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Yorktown Heights)
Notch8 (Bethel)
Rally Caps Sports Bar & Grill (North Branford)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

Bethpage Library (Bethpage)
East Meadow Public Library (East Meadow)
Levittown Library (Levittown)
Longwood Public Library (Middle Island)
Mahopac Library (Mahopac)
New City Library (New City)
Ossining Public Library (Ossining)
Ridgefield Library (Ridgefield)
Westbury Memorial Library (Westbury)

Small Theaters

Bedford Playhouse (Bedford)
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Bay Shore)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield)
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington)
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
Wall Street Theater (Norwalk)
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center (Westhampton Beach)

Outdoor Music Series

CHIRP Concerts (Ridgefield)
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Westport)
Bellport Bandshell (Bellport)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)