Live Acoustic Music Near Rochdale, Massachusetts

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 Rochdale 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 Rochdale 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 Rochdale 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 24
Ragged Union
Nick-A-Nees (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 25
Kim Moberg,  Alastair Moock
Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
April 26
Lucy Kaplansky
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 26
Christopher Paul Stelling
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
The Mallett Brothers Band
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
Genticorum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 27
Sam Robbins,  Undercover Cameo
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
April 27
Cheryl Wheeler
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
April 27
The Tannahill Weavers
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
April 27
Windborne
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
Aine Minogue
Halcyon Arts (Listening Room)
South Hadley, MA
April 27
The Ruta Beggars
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
April 28
The David Wax Museum
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 30
Amythyst Kiah
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 1
Mark Erelli
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 2
Caroline Spence
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
May 4
Swearingen & Kelli
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
Will Dailey
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
Susan Werner
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 5
Mike Block
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Martyn Joseph
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 9
Cristina Vane
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
May 9
Lucy Wainwright Roche
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
Sol y Canto
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 11
The Honey Badgers,  Cardboard OX
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
May 11
Antje Duvekot
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Catie Curtis
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 11
Sarah Blacker
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Hanneke Cassel
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 12
Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Taylor Ashton
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Golden Shoals,  Palmyra
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Anders Osborne
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
The Mammals
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Listening Room)
Waltham, MA
May 16
House of Hamill
Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 17
Amelia White,  Jimmy Ryan
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 17
Erin McKeown
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 17
Chris Trapper
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 18
Amber Rubarth
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Antje Duvekot
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 18
Michael Tarbox
“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” -- All Things Considered "Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” -- The Calgary Sun
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 18
May Erlewine
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
Stephen Kellogg
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 19
Honeysuckle
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
June 1
Winterpills
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
The Ballroom Thieves
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 2
Don White
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
June 4
Allysen Callery
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
June 7
Tony Trischka
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
June 7
Ellis Paul
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Rochdale, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
AS220 (Providence)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Breadbox Folk Theater (Windham)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)
Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Markohs (Ayer)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)

Bars & Nightclubs

Fete Music Hall (Providence)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)