Live Acoustic Music Near New Fairfield, Connecticut

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 New Fairfield 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 New Fairfield 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 New Fairfield 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

November 8
Playfully serious, heartfelt and slightly bent middle-class pop/rock
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
November 8
Groovin in New Fairfield (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New Fairfield, CT
November 9
Award-winning NY-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist known for her soulful vocals, dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work, & highly entertaining improvisational stage banter.
Denning's Point Distillery (Brewery)
Beacon, NY
November 13
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
November 14
A singer-songwriter known for his poignant storytelling and irreverent sense of humor, Dylan Patrick Ward writes consoling songs for a cruel world.
St. Rita's Music Room (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
November 14
Cantean Coffee and Tea (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hamden, CT
November 14
Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
November 14
Fairfield Theatre (Small Theater)
Fairfield, CT
November 15
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Hamden, CT
November 15
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
November 16
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Folk Music Society)
Putnam Valley, NY
November 20
A string band jamgrass adventure through Jerry Garcia's musical world
The Falcon (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Marlboro, NY
November 20
MDB and Abbie Gardner's first time performance at The Cantean, presented by Bigger Beast Records.
Cantean Coffee and Tea (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hamden, CT
November 20
Cantean Coffee and Tea (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hamden, CT
November 20
Nod Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Ridgefield, CT
November 20
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
November 21
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
November 21
Join acclaimed Americana duo The Whispering Tree for an intimate hometown show in Beacon, NY, celebrating their new album Bones of Better Days??an album of rare intimacy.? ? Americana UK
St. Rita's Music Room (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
November 21
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
November 22
he most envied, the most imitated, and the most successful singing group, folk or otherwise, in all show business
The Stissing Center (Small Theater)
Pine Plains, NY
November 22
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
November 28
Eileen Ivers will change the way you think of the violin.
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 5
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 5
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
December 6
On the Trail brings a rockin' modern acoustic sound that explores everything from bluegrass to contemporary pop, with stunning instrumentals and beautiful vocals!
Voices Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westport, CT
December 6
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 6
"...a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life... Herscovitch's music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit..." -The Boston Globe
Flagpole Radio Cafe (Small Theater)
Newtown, CT
December 6
Emelin Theatre (Small Theater)
Mamaroneck, NY
December 7
Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are an Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to Mountain Stage to the White House.
New City Library (Library)
New City, NY
December 7
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
December 10
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
December 11
The Dirty Old One Man Band
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
December 12
Woodstock-tinged psychedelia, Americana, folk-rock. Voted "Best Band" by Upstate NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia, the Slambovians' deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 13
Americana artist with a social conscience and deft lyrical touch
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
December 13
Americana artist with a social conscience and deft lyrical touch
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
December 13
Vine and Vibes Summer Concert Series @ Small Batch Cellars (Outdoor Music Series)
North Haven, CT
December 13
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
December 13
The Stissing Center (Small Theater)
Pine Plains, NY
December 13
Tarrytown Music Hall (Small Theater)
Tarrytown, NY
December 14
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
December 14
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
December 16
Ridgefield Playhouse (Small Theater)
Ridgefield, CT
December 20
Woodstock-tinged psychedelia, Americana, folk-rock. Voted "Best Band" by Upstate NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia, the Slambovians' deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
December 27
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
January 4
Music at the Ridge (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
January 9
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (House Concert)
Meriden, CT
January 30
Sing Sing Kill Brewery (Brewery)
Ossining, NY
February 1
Along with performing original songs the Boomers draw on traditional tunes, classic fokies like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Phil Ochs, Americana roots music and contemporary artists such as Greg Brown and Bruce Springsteen.
Music at the Ridge (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
February 7
The Schoolhouse Theater (Small Theater)
North Salem, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around New Fairfield, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acoustic Celebration (Ridgefield)
Connected Arts (Southbury)
GuitartownCT (Hamden)
Harper Hall (Newburgh)
Sow a Seed Concerts (New Hartford)
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (Meriden)

Listening Rooms

Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
City Winery (Montgomery)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Silk Factory (Newburgh)
St. Rita's Music Room (Beacon)
Towne Crier Cafe (Beacon)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Societies

Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Putnam Valley)
Hudson Valley Folk Guild (Poughkeepsie)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Art & Soul Concert Series (Meriden)
Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Groovin in New Fairfield (New Fairfield)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Music at the Ridge (Danbury)
Voices Cafe (Westport)
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Cantean Coffee and Tea (Hamden)
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Yorktown Heights)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
The Falcon (Marlboro)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
New City Library (New City)

Small Theaters

Bedford Playhouse (Bedford)
Center Church on the Green (New Haven)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Fairfield Theatre (Fairfield)
Flagpole Radio Cafe (Newtown)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
The Schoolhouse Theater (North Salem)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Outdoor Music Series

CHIRP Concerts (Ridgefield)
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Westport)
Vine and Vibes Summer Concert Series @ Small Batch Cellars (North Haven)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)
The Lemon Squeeze (New Paltz)