Live Acoustic Music Near Great Barrington, Massachusetts

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 Great Barrington 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 Great Barrington 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 17
Ruston Kelly
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 17
John Gorka
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 19
Robbie Fulks
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 20
Charles Wesley Godwin
The Egg - Empire State Performing Arts Center (Concert Hall)
Albany, NY
April 20
Driftwood
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
April 21
Lisa Bastoni
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 21
JC Hill
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
The Brewery at Maple View Farm (Brewery)
Granby, CT
April 25
Jeff Przech
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
April 26
Lucy Kaplansky
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Genticorum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Robyn Hitchcock
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Louise Mosrie Coombe
"Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year." – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
April 28
Bruce Mandel
Norbrook Farm Brewery (Brewery)
Colebrook, CT
April 28
Sofia Talvik
Simsbury Public Library (Library)
Simsbury, CT
April 28
Deidre McCalla
Deidre McCalla doesn’t merely take the stage - she owns it. Her songs embody hope and celebration, struggle, loss, and longing. Sometimes all in one song!
First Acoustics (House Concert)
Kingston, NY
April 28
The David Wax Museum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 28
Seth Adam
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
April 30
Amythyst Kiah
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 4
Susan Werner
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 5
Mike Block
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Lucy Wainwright Roche
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
Frank Migliorelli
Roe Jan Brewing (Brewery)
Hillsdale, NY
May 10
John Moreland
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 10
Carsie Blanton
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 11
Pablo Shine Latin Jazz Band
Pablo Shine and his band are masters of jazz with a Latin beat, playing the classics as well as originals with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova rhythms.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
May 12
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 13
Lydia Luce
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
May 14
Tony Furtado
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 15
Golden Shoals,  Palmyra
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Taylor Ashton
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Madeleine Peyroux,  Joy Clark
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
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.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 17
Erin McKeown
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 17
The Mammals
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 18
Stephen Kellogg
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 18
Michael Tarbox
“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” -- All Things Considered "Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” -- The Calgary Sun
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Robinson & Rohe
Robinson & Rohe deliver a powerful live show replete with effortless harmony singing, soulful grooves, playful humor, and razor-sharp lyrics.
First Acoustics (House Concert)
Kingston, NY
May 19
Honeysuckle
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Bruce Mandel
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 19
Willi Carlisle
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 25
Seth Adam
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 25
Ellis Paul
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
May 30
Eric Hutchinson
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 31
Peter Mulvey
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 1
Peter Mulvey
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Hubby Jenkins
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 1
Winterpills
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
The Ballroom Thieves
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 8
The Suitcase Junket
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 8
Amy Speace
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Great Barrington, Massachusetts

House Concerts

First Acoustics (Kingston)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Levon Helm Studios (Woodstock)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Avalon Lounge (Catskill)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Firehouse Cafe & Bistro (Adams)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Libraries

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

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Park Theater Hudson (Hudson)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Bars & Nightclubs

Lark Hall (Albany)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)