Live Acoustic Music Near Hudson, New York

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 Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson 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

April 17
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 19
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 19
Bearsville Theater (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
April 19
Eighth Step (Small Theater)
Schenectady, NY
April 20
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
April 20
April 27
"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
Norbrook Farm Brewery (Brewery)
Colebrook, CT
April 28
Graveside Variety (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 28
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
May 5
Eighth Step (Small Theater)
Schenectady, NY
May 10
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 10
The Ashokan Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Olivebridge, NY
May 10
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 10
Roe Jan Brewing (Brewery)
Hillsdale, NY
May 11
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
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 13
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
May 14
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 17
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 18
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 19
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 19
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 19
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 23
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 25
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
May 30
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 31
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 1
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 8
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 8
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
June 14
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 16
Middleburgh Library (Library)
Middleburgh, NY
June 22
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 29
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 6
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 13
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Hudson, New York

House Concerts

First Acoustics (Kingston)
The Flying Cat Concert Series (Phoenicia)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Graveside Variety (Woodstock)
Levon Helm Studios (Woodstock)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Avalon Lounge (Catskill)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Societies

Old Songs (Voorheesville)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Fellowship Variety Music Cafe at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Libraries

Middleburgh Library (Middleburgh)

Small Theaters

Bearsville Theater (Woodstock)
Eighth Step (Schenectady)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Park Theater Hudson (Hudson)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
The Colony (Woodstock)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Outdoor Music Series

The Ashokan Center (Olivebridge)
Maverick Concerts (Woodstock)

Bars & Nightclubs

Lark Hall (Albany)