Live Acoustic Music Near Windham, 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 Windham 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 Windham 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 Windham 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

December 17
Boston singer/songwriter Lee Totten has performed nearly 1400 shows over two decades as an artist, bringing his introspective, upbeat acoustic/rock/punk/folk songs and stories to audiences from Boston to Los Angeles and everywhere in between.
The Brownstone (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hartford, CT
December 17
Perks and Corks (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westerly, RI
December 18
December 19
U2 meets Christmas one minute, and carol singalong the next. Ring in the season and dance in the aisles with the rock-infused music of Embers in Transit.
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Middletown, CT
December 19
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
December 19
MDB, Louise Coombe, and Sarah Mac in the round at the Sinners Circle hosted by John Fries at the Garde Arts Center.
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
December 19
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
December 19
Meeting House Presents (Listening Room)
Hartford, CT
December 20
December 29
January 9
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (House Concert)
Meriden, CT
January 10
Kenn?s rich baritone voice, his humor and charisma, and will create a musical evening rich with story, beautiful lyrics and an engaging performance.
Art & Soul Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Meriden, CT
January 11
January 13
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
January 16
Meeting House Presents (Listening Room)
Hartford, CT
January 23
Two talented performances with husband and wife, Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards, and Steve Dedman of Plywood Cowboy.
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Middletown, CT
January 24
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
February 12
February 12
The Oasis Pub (Neighborhood Bar)
New London, CT
February 27
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
February 27
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
February 28
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
March 1
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
March 6
Manchester, CT Town Troubadour emeritus, Chair-Manchester Arts Commission, Founder-Imagine Manchester, Founder-Manchester, CT Songwriters Association, winner-2017 Farmington Acoustic Festival Award and 2024 Inductee-Manchester, CT Arts Hall Of Fame
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
March 10
March 11
March 14
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Windham, Connecticut

House Concerts

Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (Meriden)

Listening Rooms

Broad Brook Opera House (East Windsor)
First Congregational Church of Canterbury (Canterbury)
La Grua Center (Stonington)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe (Old Lyme)
Roaring Brook Concerts (Canton)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Art & Soul Concert Series (Meriden)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
Moosup Valley Music Series (Foster)
The Bread Box Theater (Windham)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Middletown)
Unitarian Society of Hartford (Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Jonathan Edwards Winery (North Stonington)
Ox and Oak Vineyards (Lebanon)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Brownstone (Hartford)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Social Bar and Kitchen (New London)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)

Small Theaters

The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Outdoor Music Series

Northwest Park Coffee House Concerts (Windsor)

Bars & Nightclubs

The Oasis Pub (New London)