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 Frederick area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Several churches and non-profit community groups around Frederick 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 many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in Frederick. Restaurants and cafes around town 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 Frederick, MD
Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine) |
Moore Music (Rockville) |
Music on the Heights (Broadlands) |
Soup and Song House Concert (Marriottsville) |
Great Falls Theatrics House Concert (Great Falls) |
Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills) |
Bonnie Branch House Concerts (Ellicott City) |
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church) |
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington) |
Awkward Pause House Concerts (Baltimore) |
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria) |
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie) |
New Spire Arts (Frederick) |
Horseshoe Curve Restaurant (Bluemont) |
The Soundry (Columbia) |
1st Stage Theatre (McLean) |
Barns of Rose Hill (Berryville) |
Jammin Java (Vienna) |
Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park) |
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington) |
City Winery (Washington) |
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington) |
Union Stage (Washington) |
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium) |
The Living Stage at Hotel RL Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Function Black Box Theater and Coworking Space (Baltimore) |
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore) |
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills) |
First Friday Coffeehouse (Shepherdstown) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Baltimore (Baltimore) |
World Folk Music Association (WFMA) @ Arts Barn (Gaithersburg) |
Beans in the Belfry (Brunswick) |
Cafe Montmartre (Reston) |
Mad City Coffee (Columbia) |
Epicure Cafe (Fairfax) |
Black Cat (Washington) |
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) |
Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington) |
Ebenezer's Coffeehouse (Washington) |
Teavolve (Baltimore) |
Big Cork Vineyards (Rohrersville) |
Black Ankle Vineyards (Mt Airy) |
Red Heifer Winery (Smithsburg) |
Breaux Vineyards (Purcellville) |
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville) |
Lost Rhino (Ashburn) |
Bear Chase Brewing Company (Bluemont) |
Bluemont Vineyard (Bluemont) |
Blue Valley Vineyard (Delaplane) |
Barrel Oak Winery (Delaplane) |
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown) |
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg) |
Franklin Park Arts Center (Purcellville) |
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church) |
The Hamilton (Washington) |
Bright Box Theater (Winchester) |
The Birchmere (Alexandria) |
Ballston Quarter (Arlington) |