Live Acoustic Music Near Rock Hall, Maryland

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 Rock Hall 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 Rock Hall 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 Rock Hall 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 19
Karen Jonas
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
April 19
Megan Burtt,  Shanna in a Dress
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 20
Tony Trischka
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
April 20
Megan Burtt,  Shanna in a Dress
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 20
Terry Klein
Macum Creek Concerts (House Concert)
Chester, MD
April 20
Robyn Hitchcock
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
April 21
Willie Watson
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 26
The Seldom Scene
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
April 26
Mari Black
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 2
Jimmy Ryan
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 3
Yarn
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 3
Rod Abernethy,  Annette Wasilik
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.
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 3
Lucy Wainwright Roche
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
May 4
Dave Nachmanoff & The Usual Culprits
Zoey's World House Concerts (House Concert)
Ellicott City, MD
May 4
The Empty Pockets
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 4
Sofia Talvik
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 4
Ordinary Elephant
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone i
Macum Creek Concerts (House Concert)
Chester, MD
May 4
Rod Abernethy
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
Madeleine Peyroux
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 5
Dan Navarro
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 5
The Kennedys
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.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 7
Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
May 8
Willy Porter
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 10
Aztec Two-Step 2.0
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
May 10
Garnet Rogers
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Listening Room)
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
May 11
Dar Williams,  Heather Maloney
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 15
Minor Gold
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 Stoltz Listening Room (Listening Room)
Easton, MD
May 15
Minor Gold
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.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 17
Hubby Jenkins
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 18
Naked Blue
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 19
Rorie Kelly
Sunroom Songwriter's Series House Concert (House Concert)
Dover, DE
May 20
Jeff LeBlanc
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 20
Pete Mancini,  Doug Segree
Tickets $20 - https://peteanddoug.bpt.me - Door $23
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
May 22
Scott Kirby
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 26
Eli Lev,  Heather Aubrey Lloyd
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
June 6
Peter Mulvey
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 6
Tom Chapin
Uptown Concerts (Online Concert Stream)
Baltimore, MD
June 8
Ash Devine,  Eleanor Ellis
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
Rupert Wates
Sunroom Songwriter's Series House Concert (House Concert)
Dover, DE
June 14
Kaia Kater
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
June 14
Carolyn Wonderland
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 15
The Black Feathers
“Their energy and stories perfectly paired with their harmony and musicianship.”- Birdsong Concerts 5.2022
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
June 15
Tom Paxton
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
June 15
IlyAIMY
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Vineyard)
Baldwin, MD
June 16
The Arcadian Wild
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 25
Quinn Sullivan
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 28
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.
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
June 29
The Twangtown Paramours
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
July 12
Doug Alan Wilcox
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Filling Station (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Sparks, MD
July 13
John John Brown
Kerrville New Folk winner John John Brown is bringing giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage; weaving together storytelling songs and the visual arts in a live performance. His new show is titled "Songs, Stories &Art".
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Rock Hall, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester)
Sunroom Songwriter's Series House Concert (Dover)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
The Stoltz Listening Room (Easton)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)

Small Theaters

Avalon Theatre (Easton)
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Elkton Music Hall (Elkton)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)

Outdoor Music Series

Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)