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 Greenbelt 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 Greenbelt 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 Greenbelt 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.
Smith tells elongated and elliptical stories about the songs, and how they are to his life. Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs ride on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”.
Cafe Sazon (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Arlington, VA
The Mile Twelve lineup offers five of the most promising young musicians in bluegrass: David Benedict (mandolin), Catherine “BB” Bowness (banjo), Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (fiddle), Evan Murphy (guitar, lead vocals), and Nate Sabat (bass, lead vocals).
Smith tells elongated and elliptical stories about the songs, and how they are to his life. Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs ride on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”.
Cafe Sazon (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Arlington, VA
Gretchen Peters' songs immerse listeners in a world of emotion, digging underneath to expose what is fueling the fire. Heartbreaking and heartwarming.
Workshop 3pm-4:30pm; Concert 7:30pm
Half of Baltimore’s ilyAIMY. Her lush voice and storytelling have earnedTelluride Troubadour Top 4, Falcon Ridge Most Wanted, No Depression Award Finalist and Grand Prize Bernard Ebb Award.
Leigh is best known as the lead singer for the band Six Pence None the Richer. But she mixes in those memorable hits with more recent work that hark back to her days growing up in Texas Hill Country - songs with a Texas twang & heatbroken lyrics.
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
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"
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"
An Evening with Acclaimed Singer/Songwriters Dana Cooper & Tom Pradada-Rao. Come out to hear New Music From Dana Cooper's Latest Release "I Can Face The Truth", as well as Old Favorites. Join us for a Night of Great Music & Songwriting.
Join us for a great night of music from Dana Cooper. A poetic & powerful Indie Folk/Americana Songwriter from Nashville. Celebrating his New Release "I Can Face The Truth", Dana will be performing new songs and old favorites.
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Greenbelt, Maryland
