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
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 and around the Portland 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.
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and former member of pioneering country-rock band Poco, Tom Hampton's music wears its West Coast country-rock origins on its sleeve, but rides an undercurrent of Red Dirt/Americana instrumentation.
Brown's Diner (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nashville, TN
Get EFFRON-ized! EFFRON WHITE is “Dylan, Waits, and Prine in a Guy Clark wrap”. He’s a Kerrville “New Folk” Winner, and NW Arkansas Music Award’s “Hall of Fame” Artist, now based in Mt. Juliet, TN.
Commodore Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nashville, TN
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.
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
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.
Donna is a touring singer/songwriter/multi instrumentalist, performing 250 dates a year all over the US. She is currently recording her 6th CD, The Cosmic Cowgirl"
Commodore Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Nashville, TN
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavored by their southern heritage.
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.
Ronny Criss is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter with deep rock and country roots. Widely recognized for his work with indie folk duo Sea Changer. Signed to Rainfeather Records, Ronny's debut album Highways was released in 2022.
Lyrically driven Americana/Folk music. Unique, mid-western storytelling drenched in sibling-like harmony. You might laugh, you might cry & you are certain to hav a good time.
Zach Aaron uses his elegantly tarnished tenor voice, fingerpicked guitar melodies and mix of raw honesty and abstract sentiments in his lyrics make him seem of a different time than many of his contemporaries, yet timeless, all the same.
Nate Currin is an award-winning musician who has released 4 full length studio albums, and won countless awards, including "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2014 and 2016 International Music Awards.
Shawn is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music and is best known for the 1998 single "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40.
Ronny Criss is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter with deep rock and country roots. Widely recognized for his work with indie folk duo Sea Changer. Signed to Rainfeather Records, Ronny's debut album Highways was released in 2022.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Portland, Tennessee
