Live Acoustic Music Near Chester, 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 Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester 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

March 29
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 30
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 31
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 3
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 5
Pie Shop (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Washington, DC
April 7
Hill Center (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
April 10
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 11
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
April 11
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
April 13
Powerful & entertaining one-man theatre, weaving humorous stories, poetic drama and finely-crafted songs framed by nimble flatpicking, and delivered with warmth and down-home comfort
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Listening Room)
Silver Spring, MD
April 13
Edith May’s Paradise (House Concert)
Jessup, MD
April 15
ABOUT NAKED BLUE: https://www.nakedblue.com Defined by their interwoven guitar work, Jen's instantly recognizable smoky, vulnerable voice, and Scott's passionate, impeccable lead guitar.
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
April 18
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
April 19
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
April 20
Macum Creek Concerts (House Concert)
Chester, MD
April 20
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
April 21
Sixth & I Downstairs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Washington, DC
April 21
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 27
Two Lions Vineyards (Vineyard)
Upper Marlboro, MD
April 30
Pie Shop (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Washington, DC
May 3
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
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
“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
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 4
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
Macum Creek Concerts (House Concert)
Chester, MD
May 5
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 5
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 7
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
May 7
The Miracle Theatre (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
May 10
The Mainstay (Listening Room)
Rock Hall, MD
May 10
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Listening Room)
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
May 11
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 15
Minor Gold are an award winning Australian duo weaving masterful harmonies around stripped back, organic arrangements that draw on the classic songwriting of 70’s West Coast pop, the daydream haze of 60's folk to the ballad romance of the 80's.
The Stoltz Listening Room (Listening Room)
Easton, MD
May 15
Minor Gold are an award winning Australian duo weaving masterful harmonies around stripped back, organic arrangements that draw on the classic songwriting of 70’s West Coast pop, the daydream haze of 60's folk to the ballad romance of the 80's.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
May 17
Hill Center (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 18
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 20
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 20
Tickets $20 - https://peteanddoug.bpt.me - Door $23
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
May 22
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 26
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
June 6
Uptown Concerts (Online Concert Stream)
Baltimore, MD
June 6
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
June 14
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
June 15
“Their energy and stories perfectly paired with their harmony and musicianship.”- Birdsong Concerts 5.2022
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
June 15
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"
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Vineyard)
Baldwin, MD
June 15
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Chester, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester)
Square in a Circle House Concert (Takoma Park)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
Hill Center (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
The Stoltz Listening Room (Easton)

Folk Music Societies

Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Two Lions Vineyards (Upper Marlboro)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Big Bear Cafe (Washington)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Pie Shop (Washington)

Small Theaters

Avalon Theatre (Easton)
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)