Live Acoustic Music Near Milford, New Hampshire

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 Milford 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 Milford 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 Milford 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 18
Capitol Center for the Arts (Concert Hall)
Concord, NH
April 18
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
April 18
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
April 19
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
April 19
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
April 20
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
April 20
Mike Agranoff is a versatile and entertaining fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songfinder whose songs range from the traditional to the more modern, offered with humor, snappy guitar chops, and powerful storytelling.
NEFFA (New England Folk Festival) (Festivals)
Marlborough, MA
April 20
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
April 20
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westford, MA
April 21
Mike Agranoff is a versatile and entertaining fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songfinder whose songs range from the traditional to the more modern, offered with humor, snappy guitar chops, and powerful storytelling.
NEFFA (New England Folk Festival) (Festivals)
Marlborough, MA
April 25
Sisters Natalie (cello) and Brittany Haas (fiddle)
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
April 25
Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!
April 26
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Reading, MA
April 27
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
April 27
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
May 2
May 2
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 3
One Broadway Collaborative (Listening Room)
Lawrence, MA
May 3
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 3
Capitol Center for the Arts (Concert Hall)
Concord, NH
May 4
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Wakefield, MA
May 10
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 11
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 16
May 16
Nova Arts at Brewbakers (Listening Room)
Keene, NH
May 17
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 18
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
May 20
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
May 24
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
May 24
May 24
Her voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”.
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
June 1
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
June 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 8
June 9
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Regent Theatre (Small Theater)
Arlington, MA
June 14
Nova Arts at Brewbakers (Listening Room)
Keene, NH
June 17
Nova Arts at Brewbakers (Listening Room)
Keene, NH
June 23
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
June 29
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 29
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
July 13
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Milford, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Nova Arts at Brewbakers (Keene)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
High Street Coffee House (Boscawen)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Keene Public Library Theatre (Keene)
Robbins Library (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Cary Hall (Lexington)
Colonial Theatre (Keene)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Maudslay Arts Center (Newburyport)