Live Acoustic Music Near Salisbury, 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 several house concerts being held in and around the Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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
Bearsville Theater (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
April 19
An exciting trio of female vocalists ~~ The Hot Flashes ~~ has reunited! Email MeetingHousePresents@gmail.com for reservations put Hot Flashes reservations in the subject line. $20 at the door
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
April 19
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 21
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!!!!
The Brewery at Maple View Farm (Brewery)
Granby, CT
April 25
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
April 27
"Louise Mosrie may well be the brightest young folk-oriented artist to emerge from Nashville in many a year." – Rich Warren, WFMT-FM, The Midnight Special, Chicago
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
April 28
Norbrook Farm Brewery (Brewery)
Colebrook, CT
April 28
Graveside Variety (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
April 28
Simsbury Public Library (Library)
Simsbury, CT
April 28
Deidre McCalla doesn’t merely take the stage - she owns it. Her songs embody hope and celebration, struggle, loss, and longing. Sometimes all in one song!
First Acoustics (House Concert)
Kingston, NY
April 28
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 4
After 50 years of bold work, Holly Near is still one of the most consistent and well informed voices for change. $25 at the door
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
May 4
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, CT
May 9
Broad Brook Brewing (Brewery)
Suffield, CT
May 10
The Ashokan Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Olivebridge, NY
May 10
Roe Jan Brewing (Brewery)
Hillsdale, NY
May 10
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 10
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
May 11
Pablo Shine and his band are masters of jazz with a Latin beat, playing the classics as well as originals with Afro-Cuban, Brazilian samba, and bossa nova rhythms.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
May 12
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 13
The Avalon Lounge (Listening Room)
Catskill, NY
May 17
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
May 18
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 19
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 19
Robinson & Rohe deliver a powerful live show replete with effortless harmony singing, soulful grooves, playful humor, and razor-sharp lyrics.
First Acoustics (House Concert)
Kingston, NY
May 19
Starving Artist Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Lee, MA
May 23
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
May 25
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 25
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
May 26
Award-winning NY-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist known for her soulful vocals, dynamic piano playing, delicate guitar work, & highly entertaining improvisational stage banter.
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
May 26
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 30
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
May 30
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
May 31
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 1
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 1
The Falcon (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Marlboro, NY
June 8
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 14
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 21
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
June 21
Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
June 22
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 24
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!!!!
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
June 29
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 1
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!!!!
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
July 5
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
July 6
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 13
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Salisbury, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acousticool House Concert (Bristol)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
First Acoustics (Kingston)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Graveside Variety (Woodstock)
Levon Helm Studios (Woodstock)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Avalon Lounge (Catskill)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Fellowship Variety Music Cafe at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie (Poughkeepsie)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Chester Common Table (Chester)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)
The Falcon (Marlboro)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Granville Public Library (Granville)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)
Torrington Library (Torrington)

Small Theaters

Bearsville Theater (Woodstock)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Park Theater Hudson (Hudson)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
The Colony (Woodstock)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Outdoor Music Series

The Ashokan Center (Olivebridge)
Maverick Concerts (Woodstock)
Blue Back Square Farmers Market (West Hartford)