Live Acoustic Music Near Norwalk, 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk 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 Norwalk. 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

March 19
Cimarron 615 - Janiva Magness Wednesday, March 19 - 7:00pm Daryl's House 130 New York 22 Pawling, NY 12564 $35.00 and 120 tickets @ $25.00 https://darylshouseclub.com/
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
March 19
Patterson Hood is a musician and songwriter living in Portland, OR. He's originally from Muscle Shoals, AL and plays with a band called Drive-By Truckers as well as being a solo artist.
Brooklyn Made (Nightclub)
Brooklyn, NY
March 20
The Iridium (Listening Room)
New York, NY
March 20
Folkus-NYC (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
March 21
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Hamden, CT
March 21
Nod Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Ridgefield, CT
March 22
For thirty years Seamus Kennedy has taken his music from Alaska to Florida, Maryland to California and a host of stops in between. As a result, he is a master showman of exceptional musical skills and unmatched repartee.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
March 22
Dan Zlotnick has been called the “Americana voice of Westchester County, NY” because his joyous and warm energy enables him to connect with music fans in any setting.
Soul Brewing (Brewery)
Pleasantville, NY
March 22
GuitartownCT (House Concert)
Hamden, CT
March 22
Kyle Hancharick captivates audiences with his soaring tenor voice and crisp acoustic guitar. His songwriting is sometimes personal, other times reflective of experiences he observes.
Torne Valley Vineyards (Vineyard)
Sloatsburg, NY
March 22
Singer-songwriter Dan Strauss has been performing for over twenty years with his trademark melodic storytelling and intimate vocals. Someone once said Dan's music felt like Jeff Tweedy being in the Beatles. That sums it up pretty good.
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
March 22
Cimarron 615 March 22 - 8pm Boulton Center 37 West Main Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 Tickets: 35.00 & 40.00 avail at https://www.boultoncenter.org/shows
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Bay Shore, NY
March 22
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Yorktown Heights, NY
March 23
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
March 26
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
March 27
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Rosy Tomorrow's (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Danbury, CT
March 28
Brian is a classic hard-working, touring troubadour, with a rich, clear voice and an engaging stage presence. With just guitar, voice, and a harmonica, Brian offers audiences inspired songs.
Nod Hill Brewery (Brewery)
Ridgefield, CT
March 29
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
March 29
Groovin in New Fairfield (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New Fairfield, CT
March 29
E.W. Harris is an alt-folk songwriter and artist based in Brooklyn, NY. A self-styled “Dystopian Romantic,” Harris combines sonic textures, memorable melodies, and powerful vocals to create music he calls “folk tunes from an (im)possible future.”
An Beal Bocht Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Bronx, NY
March 29
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
Cheshire Craft Brewing (Brewery)
Cheshire, CT
March 29
Shine Sessions House Concerts (House Concert)
Commack, NY
March 31
The Cutting Room (Listening Room)
New York, NY
April 2
Music Hall of Williamsburg (Small Theater)
Brooklyn, NY
April 3
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Rosy Tomorrow's (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Danbury, CT
April 5
Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are a New York-based 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.
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 5
Terminal 5 (Concert Hall)
New York, NY
April 5
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
April 5
Voices Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westport, CT
April 6
A guitarists’ guitarist, Brooks’ wide smile and gentle grace immediately puts his audience at ease. He has a highly sophisticated, versatile, fingerstyle expertise, and he has a mean bottleneck sl
Bruces Blues Cafe (Listening Room)
Southbury, CT
April 6
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
April 6
Moriches Community Center (Listening Room)
Center Moriches, NY
April 8
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
April 10
Pete's Candy Store (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
April 10
Ridgefield Playhouse (Small Theater)
Ridgefield, CT
April 11
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.
Turning Point Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Piermont, NY
April 11
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Small Theater)
Port Washington, NY
April 11
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Music Hall of Williamsburg (Small Theater)
Brooklyn, NY
April 12
Americana husband and wife duo. The sweetness and severity in their music echoes a cross between The Civil Wars and The Tedeschi Trucks Band. Strong harmonies melt together with an undeniable edge.
Towne Crier Cafe (Listening Room)
Beacon, NY
April 12
Multi-award winning The Weeping Willows (Aus) are a couple of old souls, steeped in Bluegrass tradition & draped in Gothic Americana imagery. They regale their audiences with stories of sunshine & romance, God & The Devil, murder & decay. Real music.
Pete's Candy Store (Listening Room)
Brooklyn, NY
April 15
The Iridium (Listening Room)
New York, NY
April 16
The Honey Badgers are a folk/Americana duo who are known for their intense, sparkling harmonies, their honest lyrics and melodies, and their undeniable onstage chemistry.
Folk Music Society of Huntington - Hard Luck Cafe (Folk Music Society)
Huntington, NY
April 17
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Rosy Tomorrow's (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Danbury, CT
April 18
GuitartownCT (House Concert)
Hamden, CT
April 18
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Bay Shore, NY
April 19
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.
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
White Plains, NY
April 23
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (Small Theater)
New York, NY
April 26
Ridgefield Playhouse (Small Theater)
Ridgefield, CT
April 26
"Berardo takes you to a place within yourself to make changes you want to see in the world." Mary Sue Twohy, The Village, Sirius/XM Radio
The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood Cafe Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Ridgewood, NJ
April 26
Alex Radus captivates audiences with engaging, intimate performances that showcase his unique and virtuosic brand of “genre whiplash”. “A remarkable artist…an excellent guitarist, songwriter and singer…worth going out of your way to hear”. John Gorka
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Hamden, CT
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Norwalk, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acoustic Celebration (Ridgefield)
Connected Arts (Southbury)
Down By The Creek House Concerts (Patchogue)
GuitartownCT (Hamden)
Our Times Coffeehouse (Garden City)
Shine Sessions House Concerts (Commack)
Songbox House Concerts (Seaford)
The Funkhouse (Westbury)

Listening Rooms

Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Ethical Brew at The Ethical Culture Society (Teaneck)
Folkus-NYC (Brooklyn)
Moriches Community Center (Center Moriches)
Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn)
The Cutting Room (New York)
The Frost House (Brooklyn)
The Iridium (New York)
Towne Crier Cafe (Beacon)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Music Society of Huntington - Hard Luck Cafe (Huntington)
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center (Putnam Valley)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Good News Christian Coffee House (Bronxville)
Groovin in New Fairfield (New Fairfield)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Music at the Ridge (Danbury)
People's Voice Cafe (New York)
The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood Cafe Concert Series (Ridgewood)
Voices Cafe (Westport)
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse (White Plains)

Vineyards & Breweries

Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Torne Valley Vineyards (Sloatsburg)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

An Beal Bocht Cafe (Bronx)
C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Cafe Carlyle (New York)
Caffeine Underground (Brooklyn)
Hill Country Barbecue (NY) (New York)
Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
McCarren Parkhouse (Brooklyn)
Mohansic Grill and Lounge (Yorktown Heights)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
Silvana (New York)
Turning Point Cafe (Piermont)

Libraries

East Meadow Public Library (East Meadow)
Hillsdale Free Public Library (Hillsdale)
Longwood Public Library (Middle Island)
Mahopac Library (Mahopac)
New City Library (New City)
Port Washington Library (Port Washington)
Westbury Memorial Library (Westbury)

Small Theaters

Bedford Playhouse (Bedford)
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall (New York)
Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck)
Flagpole Radio Cafe (Newtown)
Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street (Port Washington)
Knitting Factory (Brooklyn)
Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
Ridgefield Playhouse (Ridgefield)
Rockland Center For The Arts (West Nyack)
Tarrytown Music Hall (Tarrytown)
The Triad Theater NYC (New York)
Wall Street Theater (Norwalk)

Outdoor Music Series

CHIRP Concerts (Ridgefield)
Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (Westport)
Bellport Bandshell (Bellport)

Bars & Nightclubs

Alphaville (Brooklyn)
Don't Tell Mama NYC (New York)
Freddy's Bar (New York)
Sleepwalk (Brooklyn)
Space Ballroom (Hamden)
Sunnyside Singers Club (Woodside)
The Sultan Room (Brooklyn)