Live Acoustic Music Near Worcester, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester. 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 24
Nick-A-Nees (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 25
Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!
April 25
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 26
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 26
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
New Revival Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Stow, MA
April 27
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
April 27
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
April 27
The Park Theatre (Small Theater)
Jaffrey, NH
April 27
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 27
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
April 27
Halcyon Arts (Listening Room)
South Hadley, MA
April 27
Concord Conservatory of Music (College/University)
Concord, MA
May 1
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 2
May 2
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 3
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 4
Niagara Coffee Haus (Listening Room)
Millis, MA
May 4
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 4
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 5
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
May 7
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 8
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 9
Songwriter, singer, slide guitar and clawhammer banjo player based in Nashville, TN.
The Stomping Ground (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Putnam, CT
May 9
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 9
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 9
Greg Klyma is a road-tested troubadour and a relentless songwriter. You'll find him weaving lanes between Tom Petty and Merle Haggard on music's highway.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
May 10
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 11
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
May 11
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
May 11
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
May 12
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
May 16
May 16
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
May 17
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
May 17
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 17
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
May 17
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
May 18
The Drake (Listening Room)
Amherst, MA
May 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 18
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
May 18
Mt Toby Concerts (House Concert)
Leverett, MA
May 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
May 23
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Worcester, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Fractal House (Medford)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
Mt Toby Concerts (Leverett)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
AS220 (Providence)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Halcyon Arts (South Hadley)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Drake (Amherst)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Packing House (Willington)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Hardwick Winery (Hardwick)
Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Fletcher LIbrary (Hampton)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Groton Hill Music Center -Meadow Hall (Littleton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Fete Music Hall (Providence)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)