Live Acoustic Music Near Stonington, Connecticut

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 house concerts being held in and around the Stonington 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 Stonington 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 several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Stonington 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

April 19
Pump House Music Works (Listening Room)
Wakefield, RI
April 19
Her voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”.
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
April 20
The last season of shows in the church; sadly it is shutting down in November. Please join me for one last special evening in the town where I grew up! Doors at 6:30, showtime 7.
Central Village Congregational Church (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Plainfield, CT
April 28
May 3
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
May 19
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
May 24
Brady Seals & Lua Crofts rekindle the musical fire started by Brady's multi-platinum selling cousin, Jim Seals and Lua's father, Dash Crofts, of Seals & Crofts.
May 26
May 30
May 31
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Vineyard)
Preston, CT
June 2
Abbie Gardner, Chris Berardo, The CarLeans, and Jim Paradis Join Marc Douglas Berardo at The United Theatre in Westerly RI to celebrate MDB's new record "The Beauty of This Now".
The United Theatre (Small Theater)
Westerly, RI
June 8
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
June 9
Singer/Songwriter: serving the song and a life sentence!
Newport Protective Club (Bar/Nightclub)
Newport, RI
June 28
La Grua Center (Listening Room)
Stonington, CT
June 28
June 30
The Flour Girl Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hebron, CT
July 18
2015 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNER An award-winning singer-songwriter known for his Folk-Pop style, Sean wrote, performed, and recorded with Chicago folk act The Lulabelles and his music has been featured on television and radio
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Stonington, Connecticut

House Concerts

Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)

Listening Rooms

La Grua Center (Stonington)
Pump House Music Works (Wakefield)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)

Folk Music Societies

Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Breadbox Folk Theater (Windham)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic)

Vineyards & Breweries

Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Java Madness (Wakefield)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
Sneekers Cafe (Groton)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Bars & Nightclubs

Newport Protective Club (Newport)
The Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)