Live Acoustic Music Near Monkton, Maryland

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 Monkton 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 Monkton 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 Monkton 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

May 5
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
May 5
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Linganore Winecellars (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
May 7
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
May 10
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
May 10
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
May 10
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Listening Room)
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
May 11
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Nottingham, MD
May 12
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
May 16
Waverly Brewing Company (Brewery)
Baltimore, MD
May 17
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
May 17
Bluegrass/Americana in Silver Spring, MD and DC area; leader of Shannon Leigh and The Good Bygones
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Woodbine, MD
May 17
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 18
Rarely do you get in one musician the virtuosity of singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Kevin brings all three with eloquent effortlessness. Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
Ploughman Cider Taproom (Brewery)
Gettysburg, PA
May 18
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 25
Susanna Laird is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She writes soulful songs in the Americana roots style.
Loew Vineyards (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
May 30
Ploughman Cider Taproom (Brewery)
Gettysburg, PA
June 1
Rarely do you get in one musician the virtuosity of singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Kevin brings all three with eloquent effortlessness. Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
June 6
Uptown Concerts (Online Concert Stream)
Baltimore, MD
June 8
Edith May’s Paradise (House Concert)
Jessup, MD
June 8
Ash Devine is a songwriter, an accomplished guitar and ukulele player, and grassroots folk troubadour, whose work is influenced by her upbringing in the Blue Ridge of SWVA, music of folk revival, and her travels with health care advocate Patch Adams.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
June 9
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
June 14
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 14
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
June 15
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"
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Vineyard)
Baldwin, MD
June 15
“Their energy and stories perfectly paired with their harmony and musicianship.”- Birdsong Concerts 5.2022
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
June 21
Chrissy Strong is an emerging, indie singer/songwriter from Akron, Ohio who will move you with her spirited live performances and brave and honest storytelling.
King George Speakeasy (Listening Room)
York, PA
June 21
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Stone Silo Brewery (Brewery)
Damascus, MD
June 21
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
June 23
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
June 28
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.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 29
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 30
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Linganore Winecellars (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
July 6
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
July 12
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Filling Station (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sparks, MD
July 13
Kerrville New Folk winner John John Brown is bringing giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage; weaving together storytelling songs and the visual arts in a live performance. His new show is titled "Songs, Stories &Art".
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
July 19
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Stone Silo Brewery (Brewery)
Damascus, MD
July 19
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
July 26
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
July 27
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
August 2
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
August 3
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Linganore Winecellars (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
August 3
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
August 4
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
CommuniTea House Concert (House Concert)
Glen Burnie, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Monkton, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
Kable House Presents (York)
King George Speakeasy (York)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster)
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mount Airy)
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Frederick)
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Loew Vineyards (Mount Airy)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

American Ice Company Cafe (Westminster)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)

Outdoor Music Series

Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)

Bars & Nightclubs

Garryowen Irish Pub (Gettysburg)