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. 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 and small theaters 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.
Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Cumberland, RI
Patti's Place House Concerts (Seekonk) |
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon) |
Common Fence Music (Portsmouth) |
Log House Concerts (Westport) |
Cranberry County House Concerts (Carver) |
Musical Chairs House Concert Series (Lexington) |
Roots Hoot House Concerts (South Kingstown) |
Galactic Theatre (Warren) |
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton) |
Carriage House Concerts at Gore Place (Waltham) |
Club Passim (Cambridge) |
The Lilypad (Cambridge) |
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge) |
Thunder Road (Somerville) |
City Winery (Boston) |
Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Somerville Armory (Somerville) |
River Club Music Hall (Scituate) |
Indian Hill Music (Littleton) |
The Hearing Room (Lowell) |
The Malted Barley Upstairs (Westerly) |
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin) |
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield) |
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton) |
Bristol Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol) |
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater) |
Braintree Folk at All Souls Church Coffeehouse (Braintree) |
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland) |
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont) |
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow) |
Music at Lily Pads (South Kingstown) |
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield) |
Ivy Chord Coffeehouse (Reading) |
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead) |
Askew (Providence) |
Dedham Square Coffeehouse (Dedham) |
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret) |
House of Blues Boston (Boston) |
The Bebop (Boston) |
The Sinclair (Cambridge) |
Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge) |
The Burren (Somerville) |
Pour Judgement (Newport) |
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford) |
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley) |
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem) |
Warwick Public Library (Warwick) |
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland) |
AS220 (Providence) |
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River) |
Norwood Theater (Norwood) |
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick) |
Regent Theatre (Arlington) |
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth) |
The Cabot (Beverly) |