Live Acoustic Music Near Newark, Delaware

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 Newark 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 Newark 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 Newark 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
Ardmore Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
April 18
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
April 19
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
April 24
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
April 25
Lansdowne Folk Club (Listening Room)
Lansdowne, PA
April 26
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
April 26
Union Transfer (Bar/Nightclub)
Philadelphia, PA
April 26
118 North (Bar/Nightclub)
Wayne, PA
April 27
Craig Bickhardt Friends & Family Tom Hampton, Michael G. Ronstadt, Tommy Geddes & Aislinn Bickhardt Saturday, April 27 - 7 pm Trinity Presbyterian Church 640 Berwyn Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312 Suggested Donation $25.00 /
Trinity Spotlight Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Berwyn, PA
April 27
The Living Room and Cricket Cafe (Listening Room)
Ardmore, PA
May 1
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
May 3
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.
Jamey's House of Music (Listening Room)
Lansdowne, PA
May 3
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
May 3
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
May 3
MilkBoy (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
May 4
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
May 4
Espresso Yourself Book Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Pottstown, PA
May 5
Minor Gold are an award winning Australian duo weaving masterful harmonies around stripped back, organic arrangements that draw on the classic songwriting of 70’s West Coast pop, the daydream haze of 60's folk to the ballad romance of the 80's.
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 5
118 North (Bar/Nightclub)
Wayne, PA
May 9
Ardmore Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
May 9
Minor Gold + TBC Doors 6pm Show 7pm
The Gem Speakeasy (Listening Room)
Spring City, PA
May 11
Steel City Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Phoenixville, PA
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 14
Union Transfer (Bar/Nightclub)
Philadelphia, PA
May 15
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 16
Lansdowne Folk Club (Listening Room)
Lansdowne, PA
May 16
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
May 16
Arden Gild Hall (Small Theater)
Wilmington, DE
May 16
Ardmore Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
May 17
MilkBoy (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
May 17
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
May 17
Craig Bickhardt - Don Henry - JD Malone in Concert In-The-Round
Steel City Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Phoenixville, PA
May 18
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (House Concert)
Villanova, PA
May 19
May 22
Ardmore Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
May 24
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
May 29
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
May 30
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
June 4
Ardmore Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
June 6
Lansdowne Folk Club (Listening Room)
Lansdowne, PA
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
June 9
118 North (Bar/Nightclub)
Wayne, PA
June 12
118 North (Bar/Nightclub)
Wayne, PA
June 12
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts (Concert Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
June 13
The Colonial Theatre (Small Theater)
Phoenixville, PA
June 13
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
June 15
Brooklyn Bowl (Concert Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
June 19
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (Outdoor Music Series)
King of Prussia, PA
June 22
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.
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Newark, Delaware

House Concerts

Jackyard House Concerts (West Chester)
Joy House Concerts (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (Villanova)
Sunroom Songwriter's Series House Concert (Dover)

Listening Rooms

City Winery (Philadelphia)
Grape Room (Philadelphia)
Jamey's House of Music (Lansdowne)
Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community (Havertown)
Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne)
MilkBoy (Philadelphia)
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley (Malvern)
The Gem Speakeasy (Spring City)
The Kennett Flash (Kennett Square)
The Living Room and Cricket Cafe (Ardmore)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Societies

Philadelphia Folksong Society (Philadelphia)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
Music @ Maple & Main (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)
Music at Friends (Woodstown)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
Trinity Spotlight Concert Series (Berwyn)

Vineyards & Breweries

Auburn Road Vineyard and Winery (Pilesgrove)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Espresso Yourself Book Cafe (Pottstown)
Malenani Cafe (Philadelphia)
Media Bean Cafe (Newtown Square)
St Georges Country Store (Saint Georges)
Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville)
Tellus 360 (Lancaster)

Small Theaters

Arden Gild Hall (Wilmington)
Elkton Music Hall (Elkton)
The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)
The Grand Opera House (Wilmington)
Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center (West Chester)
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia)

Outdoor Music Series

Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Bryn Mawr)
Church of the Good Samaritan Paoli, PA (Paoli)
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (King of Prussia)
Proprietor's Park (Gloucester City)
Upper Merion Farmer's Market (King of Prussia)

Bars & Nightclubs

118 North (Wayne)
Ardmore Music Hall (Ardmore)
Union Transfer (Philadelphia)