Live Acoustic Music Near South Kingstown, Rhode Island

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 South Kingstown 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 South Kingstown 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 South Kingstown 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

October 12
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
October 12
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
October 13
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
October 15
People have said that Abe Partridge sounds older than his chronological age, and there’s a very good reason for that – he’s packed a lot of living into his 37 years.
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
October 16
Nick-A-Nees (Neighborhood Bar)
Providence, RI
October 16
Nick-A-Nees (Neighborhood Bar)
Providence, RI
October 18
Askew Bar & Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
October 19
Askew Bar & Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
October 20
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
October 23
Return Engagement! Bobby Jo Valentine's musical view of life and love is relatable, inspirational, and thought-provoking. Mary Pierce Hurwitz opens.
Kingston Congregational Church (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
South Kingstown, RI
October 26
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
October 27
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
November 1
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
November 9
Askew Bar & Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
November 9
A guitarists’ guitarist, Brooks’ wide smile and gentle grace immediately puts his audience at ease. He has a highly sophisticated, versatile, fingerstyle expertise, and he has a mean bottleneck sl
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
November 9
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
November 10
Askew Bar & Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
November 15
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New London, CT
November 16
Askew Bar & Lounge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
November 16
Powerful & entertaining one-man theatre, weaving humorous stories, poetic drama and finely-crafted songs framed by nimble flatpicking, and delivered with warmth and down-home comfort
The Vanilla Bean (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Pomfret, CT
November 20
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
November 22
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
November 23
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
November 23
American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.”
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
November 24
Joy Clark, New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love.
AS220 (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
November 30
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 Broken Crust (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
December 1
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 4
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
December 8
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 12
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 14
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 14
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 20
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
December 28
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around South Kingstown, Rhode Island

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Log House Concerts (Westport)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
La Grua Center (Stonington)
Pump House Music Works (Wakefield)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)

Folk Music Societies

Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Kingston Congregational Church (South Kingstown)

Vineyards & Breweries

Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Westport Rivers Vineyard (Westport)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew Bar & Lounge (Providence)
Java Madness (Wakefield)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts (Fairhaven)
The United Theatre (Westerly)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Bars & Nightclubs

Newport Blues Cafe (Newport)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)