Live Acoustic Music Near Williamstown, Massachusetts

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 several house concerts being held in and around the Williamstown area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Williamstown 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 28
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
March 28
The polyrhythmic heat of EVIE LADIN?s clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and rhythmic dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Brazil to Bali.
Chez Grossman/Peel (House Concert)
Brattleboro, VT
March 28
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
March 28
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
March 29
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
March 29
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
March 30
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
March 30
Troubadour Johnny Irion is an American original. Look forward to an evening of folk, rock, roots, and everything in between.
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Listening Room)
Spencertown, NY
March 30
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 3
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 4
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 5
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 5
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 Stationery Factory (Small Theater)
Dalton, MA
April 6
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 6
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 7
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
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
April 7
Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 10
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
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 12
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
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
April 12
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 13
April 13
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 14
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.
Argyle Brewing (Vineyard)
Cambridge, NY
April 17
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 18
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 19
Eighth Step (Small Theater)
Schenectady, NY
April 20
Appalachian Folk Trio from Floyd, Virginia.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 20
April 20
Lark Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Albany, NY
April 21
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 24
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
April 26
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 26
Floodwater Brewing Company (Brewery)
Shelburne Falls, MA
April 27
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
April 27
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 28
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
April 30
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 3
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
May 4
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
May 4
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 5
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 9
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
May 9
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 10
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 12
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 14
The Linda (Listening Room)
Albany, NY
May 15
The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (Online Concert Stream)
Northampton, MA
May 15
Iron Horse Music Hall (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
May 16
Robinson & Rohe deliver a powerful live show replete with effortless harmony singing, soulful grooves, playful humor, and razor-sharp lyrics.
Caffe Lena (Listening Room)
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Williamstown, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Chez Grossman/Peel (Brattleboro)
Lower Falls House Concerts (Greenfield)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)

Listening Rooms

Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Caffe Lena (Saratoga Springs)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
The Barn (South Egremont)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
The Linda (Albany)

Folk Music Societies

Old Songs (Voorheesville)

Vineyards & Breweries

Argyle Brewing (Cambridge)
Black Birch Vineyard (Hatfield)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ana Bandeira Chocolates Cafe (Northampton)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Emack and Bolios (Albany)
Firehouse Cafe & Bistro (Adams)
Methuselah (Pittsfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Coffee Bar (Bennington)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
Berkshire East Mountain Resort (Charlemont)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Eighth Step (Schenectady)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Next Stage (Putney)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Stationery Factory (Dalton)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)
Valatie Community Theatre (Valatie)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Greenfield)
Lark Hall (Albany)