Live Acoustic Music Near Abingdon, Virginia

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 Abingdon area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Local libraries host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in and around the Abingdon area. Restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes also host nationally touring musicians.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

Jul 20, 2019
Jeff Smith
Playing at Creeper Trail House Concert (House Concert)
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”. 
Jul 26, 2019
Aaron Burdett
Playing at The Jones House (Listening Room)
Aug 10, 2019
Couldn't Be Happiers
Playing at Muddy Creek Cafe Sparta (Listening Room)
Aug 10, 2019
Grace Pettis
Playing at Songs From the Wood House Concert (House Concert)
Aug 17, 2019
Bill and the Belles
Playing at Muddy Creek Cafe Sparta (Listening Room)
Sep 7, 2019
Chatham Rabbits
Playing at Listening Room at The Lincoln Theater (Small Theater)
With palpable chemistry and warmth, Chatham Rabbits -- Sarah Osborne McCombie (vocals, banjo) and Austin McCombie (vocals, guitar, fiddle) -- fill each space they enter with brightness and sincerity. They are the stuff duo dreams are made of.
Sep 17, 2019
Scott Mulvahill
Playing at The Willow Tree Coffeehouse and Music Room (Listening Room)
Sep 21, 2019
Sarah Aili
Playing at Songs From the Wood House Concert (House Concert)
Oct 4, 2019
Tom Eure
Playing at Leatherwood Mountains Resort (Private)
Singer/songwriter & multi-instrumentalists duo bringing a heartfelt fusion of Folk, Celtic, and Appalachian influences. "...a genuine artist pouring old wine into new bottles and making listeners believe.”- No Depression (3/4/2018)
Oct 12, 2019
Al Petteway and Amy White
Playing at Joe Shannon's Mountain Home Music (Listening Room)
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Places to See Live Acoustic Music in and around Abingdon, VA

House Concerts

Creeper Trail House Concert (Damascus)
Quail Ridge House Concerts (Jonesborough)
Songs From the Wood House Concert (Deep Gap)

Listening Rooms

Bloom Cafe and Listening Room (Bristol)
The Willow Tree Coffeehouse and Music Room (Johnson City)
The Downhome (Johnson City)
The Jones House (Boone)
Joe Shannon's Mountain Home Music (Boone)
Muddy Creek Cafe Sparta (Sparta)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

The Bone Fire Smokehouse & Musictorium (Abingdon)
Crooked Road General Store (Bristol)
The Boone Saloon (Boone)

Vineyards & Breweries

Laconia Aleworks (Sparta)

Libraries

Alleghany County Public Library (Sparta)

Small Theaters

Barter Theatre (Abingdon)
Listening Room at The Lincoln Theater (Marion)
Bonnie Kate Theater (Elizabethton)
Wellmont Regional Performing Arts Center (Blountville)