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 Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland.
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.
Award winning acoustic folk pop music that's entertainingly good fun is what you get when you bring Tim and Kathy Crosby to your home or venue. Let us entertain you! https://www.phoenixduo.org
Fiddle player/songwriter Maura Scanlin is gaining notoriety in Acoustic music scenes across the country. Her playing, hailed for its inventiveness, fluidity and tone, brings together influences from Celtic music and Americana.
Strum Guitars (Music, Book and Record Stores)
Portland, OR
Free weekly summer concerts at the Woodburn Library take place on a beautiful shady lawn not far from the I-5 freeway.
Food vendors, and a craft and game area, and all ages family fun!
The adopted hometown of the duo Phoenix. Join us for this yearly celebration of the old West, ghosts, and small-town hospitality. We perform noon - 2 p.m.
Folk troubadour Eric Long expertly blends folk, early country, and blues into songs that’ll make you laugh, cry, and feel everything in the subtle space between.
Strum Guitars (Music, Book and Record Stores)
Portland, OR
Barrie Dempsey is an award winning musician whose genre wears many different hats. He is a songwriter who spins stories about morality and love, yet can carry a Folk Americana/Roots feel, akin to writ
John Hoover and the Mighty Quinns bring great energy to the stage wherever they go. Singing original songs or Americana standards, folk, 60?s-70?s rock, or country standards, John and the band are sure to make your audience foot-tapping-happy.
Joy Zimmerman is a soulful singer-songwriter known for compelling vocals, award-winning songwriting and enthralling performances.
“Joy has a wonderfully unique way of connecting to her audience that I have seen no other singer do.” Peggy Kelly, ORC
Ken Waldman combines original poetry, old-time fiddling, and smart storytelling for a performance uniquely his. 20 books, 12 CDs. House concerts, major festivals. Solo or band. “Like a Ken Burns movie . . . Always recommended.” --Austin Chronicle
Aslin is a singer-songwriter folk artist inspired by Gillian Welch and other female indie folk and rock artists. Aslin is a dynamic performer, weaving stories and songs together to create a beautiful 45 minute set.
Aslin is a singer-songwriter folk artist inspired by Gillian Welch and other female indie folk and rock artists. Aslin is a dynamic performer, weaving stories and songs together to create a beautiful 45 minute set.
In the modern musical landscape, it’s rare to hear something as put-together as Cascadian folk outfit West My Friend - so layered, deeply symphonic, baroque, and mysterious in its own winking way.
Barrie Dempsey is an award winning musician whose genre wears many different hats. He is a songwriter who spins stories about morality and love, yet can carry a Folk Americana/Roots feel, akin to writ
Barrie Dempsey is an award winning musician whose genre wears many different hats. He is a songwriter who spins stories about morality and love, yet can carry a Folk Americana/Roots feel, akin to writ
Pi Jacobs draws inspiration from her unconventional upbringing in “The Land of Weed and Wine” aka Northern California. Armed with an old Gibson, a powerfully sultry voice, and a thumping homemade stomp box, Pi's show is a fun, high energy, affair.
In the modern musical landscape, it’s rare to hear something as put-together as Cascadian folk outfit West My Friend - so layered, deeply symphonic, baroque, and mysterious in its own winking way.
Winner of seven International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player of the Year awards, Missy Raines has proven herself without doubt as an iconic bluegrass instrumentalist.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Portland, Oregon
