Live Acoustic Music Near Cumberland, Rhode Island
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 Cumberland area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Many churches and non-profit community groups around Cumberland host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Many local libraries also 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 Cumberland 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
Places to See Live Acoustic Music in and around Cumberland, RI
House Concerts
| Patti's Place House Concerts (Seekonk) |
| Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon) |
| Upton House Concerts (Upton) |
| Front Street Concerts (Hopkinton) |
| Common Fence Music (Portsmouth) |
| Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough) |
| Braintree Folk (Braintree) |
| The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont) |
| Log House Concerts (Westport) |
| Cranberry County House Concerts (Carver) |
| Musical Chairs House Concerts (Lexington) |
| Roots Hoot House Concerts (Peace Dale) |
Listening Rooms
| The Collaborative 02885 (Warren) |
| Milton Art Center (Milton) |
| Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton) |
| Soule Homestead Summer Concert Series (Middleborough) |
| Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
| Club Passim (Cambridge) |
| Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
| Thunder Road (Somerville) |
| City Winery (Boston) |
| Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
| Pump House Music Works (Wakefield) |
| River Club Music Hall (Scituate) |
| Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Chelmsford) |
| The Hearing Room (Lowell) |
| The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly) |
| 9 Wallis (Beverly) |
Folk Music Coffeehouses
| Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Pawtucket) |
| Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin) |
| OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham) |
| Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield) |
| Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon) |
| Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
| Javawocky Coffeehouse (Brockton) |
| Bristol Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol) |
| Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater) |
| Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham) |
| Steeple Coffeehouse (Southborough) |
| Third Floor Coffeehouse (Northborough) |
| The Bluemoon Coffeehouse (Rockland) |
| John Henry's Hammer Coffeehouse (Worcester) |
| Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
| New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow) |
| Temple Isaiah Coffeehouse (Lexington) |
| Music in the Gallery (New Bedford) |
| Wachusett Music Series (Harvard) |
| Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
| Ivy Chord Coffeehouse (Reading) |
| Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford) |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Storrs (Storrs) |
| North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading) |
| The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic) |
| Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
| Maple Street Congregational Church (Danvers) |
Folk Music Societies
| Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown) |
| Woods Hole Folk Music Society (Woods Hole) |
Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops
| Stoughton House of Brews (Stoughton) |
| Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
| Three Squares Craft Kitchen & Cocktails (Needham) |
| Somethin's Brewin Book Cafe (Lakeville) |
| The Stomping Ground (Putnam) |
| Bull Mansion (Worcester) |
| The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret) |
| The Bebop (Boston) |
| Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge) |
| Life Alive (Cambridge) |
| The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
| Serendipity Cafe (Maynard) |
| Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
| The Burren (Somerville) |
| Pour Judgement (Newport) |
| Java Madness (Wakefield) |
| Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn) |
| The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
| The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
Vineyards & Breweries
| Running Brook Vineyard & Winery (Dartmouth) |
| Tapped Apple Winery (Westerly) |
Libraries
| Franklin Public Library (Franklin) |
| Holliston Public Library (Holliston) |
| Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood) |
| Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston) |
| Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth) |
Small Theaters
| Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland) |
| AS220 (Providence) |
| Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River) |
| Amazing Things Art Center (Framingham) |
| The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
| Regent Theatre (Arlington) |
| Courthouse Center for the Arts (West Kingsto) |
| The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth) |
| The Cabot (Beverly) |
| The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick) |
Bars & Nightclubs
| Fete Music Hall (Providence) |
| Brighton Music Hall (Allston) |
| Cantab Lounge (Cambridge) |
| Toad (Cambridge) |