Live Acoustic Music Near Stow, Massachusetts

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 Stow 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 Stow 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 Stow 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

May 19
New England Music Awards ?Album of the Year? for ?Meet Me In The Middle? (2021) ? GRAMMY? Considered (2021) ? New England Music Awards ?Blues Artist Of The Year? (2019)
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
May 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
May 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
Folk group from London, Ontario, featuring classically trained singers.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 24
May 25
2022 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST FOLK SONG OF YEAR An award-winning singer-songwriter known for his Folk-Pop style, Sean wrote, performed, and recorded with Chicago folk act The Lulabelles and his music has been featured on television and radio
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
May 25
Coming up! Sunroom Songwriter's Series on March 17! More info at https://www.facebook.com/theMaliweskys/
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Sharon, MA
May 31
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 31
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Reading, MA
May 31
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
June 1
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
June 1
An americana, celtic, folk, songwriter, traditional group from West Townshend, Vermont
Holliston Public Library (Library)
Holliston, MA
June 2
2022 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST FOLK SONG OF YEAR An award-winning singer-songwriter known for his Folk-Pop style, Sean wrote, performed, and recorded with Chicago folk act The Lulabelles and his music has been featured on television and radio
Stone Cow Brewery (Brewery)
Barre, MA
June 2
Ash & Eric will tour the East Coast in May 2022 to promote their new album "Sure". Get info & tickets at www.ashandericmusic.com/tour
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 2
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
June 4
Singer/Songwriter: serving the song and a life sentence!
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 4
Rainshadow Recording welcomes The Faux Paws, featuring Port Hadlock’s own Chris Miller, Sunday January 15 at 7:30pm at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
June 5
MIT Coffeehouse Lounge (College/University)
Cambridge, MA
June 6
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
June 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 8
June 8
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
June 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 8
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
June 9
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Regent Theatre (Small Theater)
Arlington, MA
June 11
Cantab Lounge (Bar/Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
June 15
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 15
Open Book Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Canton, MA
June 15
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 16
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
June 19
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
June 20
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
June 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
June 21
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 22
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
June 23
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
June 26
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
June 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
June 29
A unique performer in todays arena, drawing from the roots of blues, jazz, country and bluegrass, with a lyrical quality easily compared to some of the most celebrated poets of Rock & Roll and Folk Music.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
June 29
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
June 29
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
July 12
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
July 12
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
July 13
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
July 13
Coming up! Sunroom Songwriter's Series on March 17! More info at https://www.facebook.com/theMaliweskys/
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Stow, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)
Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Holliston Public Library (Holliston)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Robbins Library (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Maudslay Arts Center (Newburyport)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)