Live Acoustic Music Near Sykesville, 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 Sykesville 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 Sykesville 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 Sykesville 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 18
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
April 19
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 19
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
April 19
Half of Baltimore’s ilyAIMY. Her lush voice and storytelling have earnedTelluride Troubadour Top 4, Falcon Ridge Most Wanted, No Depression Award Finalist and Grand Prize Bernard Ebb Award.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
April 19
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
April 20
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 20
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
April 21
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Listening Room)
Gaithersburg, MD
April 21
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 21
Sixth & I Downstairs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Washington, DC
April 24
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
April 25
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and rock.
Arts Barn Music (House Concert)
Herndon, VA
April 26
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
April 27
Big Cork Vineyards (Vineyard)
Rohrersville, MD
April 27
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
April 27
Multi-Grammy award winner Tim O'Brien with wife Jan Fabricius.
Common Ground on the Hill (Festivals)
Westminster, MD
April 27
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
April 27
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
April 30
Pie Shop (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Washington, DC
May 1
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
May 2
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
May 2
“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
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 2
Award-winning, world-jazz band Veronneau - classic and original music in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese with Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau. Veronneau have three Top 10 charting albums, European, US tours and enthralling live shows.
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 2
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 3
Award-winning, world-jazz band Veronneau - classic and original music in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese with Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau. Veronneau have three Top 10 charting albums, European, US tours and enthralling live shows.
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 3
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
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
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
May 4
Zoey's World House Concerts (House Concert)
Ellicott City, MD
May 4
Catoctin Colorfest (Festivals)
Thurmont, MD
May 4
“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
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
May 5
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Linganore Winecellars (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
May 5
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 5
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 5
New Spire Arts (Listening Room)
Frederick, MD
May 7
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
May 7
The Miracle Theatre (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
May 7
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 8
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Rockville, MD
May 8
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 9
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 10
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Listening Room)
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
May 10
Leigh is best known as the lead singer for the band Six Pence None the Richer. But she mixes in those memorable hits with more recent work that hark back to her days growing up in Texas Hill Country - songs with a Texas twang & heatbroken lyrics.
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 10
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
May 10
Smith tells elongated and elliptical stories about the songs, and how they are to his life. Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs ride on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”. 
Three Whistles (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Arlington, VA
May 11
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"
Worman’s Mill (Outdoor Music Series)
Frederick, MD
May 12
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Frederick City Market (Outdoor Music Series)
Frederick, MD
May 15
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
May 16
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 17
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
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Sykesville, Maryland

House Concerts

Arts Barn Music (Herndon)
Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Music on the Heights (Broadlands)
Square in a Circle House Concert (Takoma Park)
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Blues Alley (Washington)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
FocusMusic at Community Lutheran Church (Sterling)
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Gaithersburg)
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Gaithersburg)
Hill Center (Washington)
Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church (Rockville)
Jammin Java (Vienna)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
New Spire Arts (Frederick)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Herndon)
Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Acoustic Cafe (Arlington)
Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster)
Concerts at Cedar Lane (Bethesda)
Lucketts Bluegrass (Leesburg)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Big Cork Vineyards (Rohrersville)
Bleu Frog Vineyards (Leesburg)
Casanel Vineyards and Winery (Leesburg)
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mount Airy)
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Frederick)
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Loew Vineyards (Mount Airy)
Lost Rhino (Ashburn)
Red Heifer Winery (Smithsburg)
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Dickerson)
Windridge Vineyards (Darnestown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
American Ice Company Cafe (Westminster)
Beans in the Belfry (Brunswick)
Big Bear Cafe (Washington)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Cafe Sazon (Arlington)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
Matchbox (Reston)
Mayta's Peruvian Cuisine (Frederick)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar (Broadlands)
Pie Shop (Washington)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
The Lost Fox (Ashburn)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg)
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Vienna)
The Birchmere (Alexandria)
The Hamilton (Washington)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)
Union Stage (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

Sky Stage (Frederick)
Frederick City Market (Frederick)
Urbana Library Farmers Market (Frederick)
Shab Row Stage (Frederick)
Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)
Worman’s Mill (Frederick)
George Mason University, Mason Square (Arlington)

Bars & Nightclubs

Black Cat (Washington)
Garryowen Irish Pub (Gettysburg)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)