Live Acoustic Music Near Canaan, 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 Canaan 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 Canaan 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 Canaan 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

June 6
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
June 6
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
June 8
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 8
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 9
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
June 13
The Dream Away Lodge (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Becket, MA
June 14
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
June 16
An accomplished singer-songwriter, finger-style guitarist and seasoned performer, David builds wonderfully unique, quirky homemade cigar box guitars from which he delivers his own particular brand of smokehouse blues!
Home Range Winery (Vineyard)
Canaan, NY
June 21
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
June 21
Country/Folk singer-songwriter who grew up in the bible belt of East Texas and has developed a taste for old guitars and smooth tequilas.
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
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 28
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
June 29
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
June 30
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
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 6
Rock Da Casbah (Bar/Nightclub)
Saugerties, NY
July 13
Becket Arts Center (Listening Room)
Becket, MA
July 13
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 18
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
July 19
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
July 20
The Colony (Small Theater)
Woodstock, NY
July 21
Singer-songwriter Dan Strauss has been performing for over twenty years with his trademark melodic storytelling and intimate vocals. Someone once said Dan's music felt like Jeff Tweedy being in the Beatles. That sums it up pretty good.
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
July 24
Little Red Barn Brewers (Brewery)
Winsted, CT
July 24
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
July 26
We are excited to be playing in our hometown We'll try to have some sing-a-longs and they might serve soup as a snack, even though it will be July. We'll be doing some tin-pan alley songs and some humorous originals.
https://www.bristollib.com/ (Library)
Bristol, CT
July 26
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
July 27
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
July 28
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
August 2
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
August 3
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
August 10
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.
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
August 16
An accomplished singer-songwriter, finger-style guitarist and seasoned performer, David builds wonderfully unique, quirky homemade cigar box guitars from which he delivers his own particular brand of smokehouse blues!
Home Range Winery (Vineyard)
Canaan, NY
August 16
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
August 17
The Stissing Center (Small Theater)
Pine Plains, NY
August 17
The Guthrie Center (Listening Room)
Great Barrington, MA
August 24
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
August 25
Levon Helm Studios (Listening Room)
Woodstock, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Canaan, 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 Egremont 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 Local Saugerties (Saugerties)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Home Range Winery (Canaan)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Chester Common Table (Chester)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)
The Falcon (Marlboro)
The Hangout Cafe (Carmel Hamlet)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Granville Public Library (Granville)
https://www.bristollib.com/ (Bristol)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)
Torrington Library (Torrington)

Small Theaters

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

Maverick Concerts (Woodstock)
Downtown Municipal Parking Lot (Newington)
Blue Back Square Farmers Market (West Hartford)

Bars & Nightclubs

Rock Da Casbah (Saugerties)