Live Acoustic Music Near Alexandria, Virginia

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 Alexandria 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 Alexandria 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 several listening rooms and small theaters in Alexandria. 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 16
Songwriter, banjo-piano-uke-guitar player, Rachael Davis is as renowned for her expressive–and explosive–voice as she is for uniting the often disparate worlds of folk, blues, country, and pop.
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
April 16
Award-winning singer/songwriter performing original folk and Americana tunes.
Acoustic Cafe (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Arlington, VA
April 17
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
April 17
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Windridge Vineyards (Vineyard)
Darnestown, MD
April 18
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
April 19
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
April 19
Half of Baltimore’s ilyAIMY. Her lush voice and storytelling have earnedTelluride Troubadour Top 4, Falcon Ridge Most Wanted, No Depression Award Finalist and Grand Prize Bernard Ebb Award.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
April 19
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
April 19
Potomac Point Winery and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Stafford, VA
April 20
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Fleetwood Farm Winery (Vineyard)
Leesburg, VA
April 20
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
April 21
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Listening Room)
Gaithersburg, MD
April 21
Sixth & I Downstairs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Washington, DC
April 21
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
April 21
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
April 24
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
April 25
From China to Iceland, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and rock.
Arts Barn Music (House Concert)
Herndon, VA
April 27
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
April 27
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
April 27
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
April 27
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
April 27
Two Lions Vineyards (Vineyard)
Upper Marlboro, MD
April 30
Pie Shop (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Washington, DC
May 1
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
May 2
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 2
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
May 2
Award-winning, world-jazz band Veronneau - classic and original music in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese with Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau. Veronneau have three Top 10 charting albums, European, US tours and enthralling live shows.
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 3
Award-winning, world-jazz band Veronneau - classic and original music in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese with Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Veronneau. Veronneau have three Top 10 charting albums, European, US tours and enthralling live shows.
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 3
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
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
May 3
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 3
Quattro Goombas Winery (Vineyard)
Aldie, VA
May 4
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
May 4
Zoey's World House Concerts (House Concert)
Ellicott City, MD
May 4
Howdy and welcome to ‘The Honky-tonk Experience’ SHOW. T.H.E. SHOW is brought to you by ‘Gary Jay & The FIRE’. Gary Jay is a country*grassroots singer-songwriter and is joined by ‘The FIRE’ to make an exciting four(4) piece band.
Lost Barrel Brewing (Brewery)
Middleburg, VA
May 4
“Polished yet rootsy Chicago outfit Empty Pockets” (Rolling Stone) celebrates old-school classic rock, folk, and the blues, skillfully blending singer/songwriter catharsis with rich harmonies and
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 5
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 5
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
May 7
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 7
The Miracle Theatre (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
May 8
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Bar/Nightclub)
Rockville, MD
May 8
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 9
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
May 10
Leigh is best known as the lead singer for the band Six Pence None the Richer. But she mixes in those memorable hits with more recent work that hark back to her days growing up in Texas Hill Country - songs with a Texas twang & heatbroken lyrics.
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
May 10
Smith tells elongated and elliptical stories about the songs, and how they are to his life. Smith says “on a good night the stories and songs ride on top of a funky kind of country blues pop stomp”. 
Three Whistles (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Arlington, VA
May 15
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
May 16
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 17
Hill Center (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
May 17
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
May 18
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
May 18
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Alexandria, Virginia

House Concerts

Arts Barn Music (Herndon)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Live from Rob's Living Room (Manassas)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Music on the Heights (Broadlands)
Square in a Circle House Concert (Takoma Park)
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Blues Alley (Washington)
Earp’s Ordinary (Fairfax)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
FocusMusic at Community Lutheran Church (Sterling)
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Gaithersburg)
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Gaithersburg)
Hill Center (Washington)
Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church (Rockville)
Jammin Java (Vienna)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)

Folk Music Societies

Focus Music (Alexandria)
Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Herndon)
Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Acoustic Cafe (Arlington)
Concerts at Cedar Lane (Bethesda)
Lucketts Bluegrass (Leesburg)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

50 West Vineyards (Middleburg)
61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Bleu Frog Vineyards (Leesburg)
Casanel Vineyards and Winery (Leesburg)
Farm Brew Live (Manassas)
Fleetwood Farm Winery (Leesburg)
Lost Rhino (Ashburn)
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery (St Leonard)
Potomac Point Winery and Vineyard (Stafford)
Quattro Goombas Winery (Aldie)
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Dickerson)
Two Lions Vineyards (Upper Marlboro)
Windridge Vineyards (Darnestown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Big Bear Cafe (Washington)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Cafe Sazon (Arlington)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
Matchbox (Reston)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Parallel Wine & Whiskey Bar (Broadlands)
Pie Shop (Washington)
The Lost Fox (Ashburn)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg)
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Vienna)
The Birchmere (Alexandria)
The Hamilton (Washington)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)
Union Stage (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

Urbana Library Farmers Market (Frederick)
George Mason University, Mason Square (Arlington)

Bars & Nightclubs

Black Cat (Washington)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)