Live Acoustic Music Near Baltimore, Maryland

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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore. 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

November 21
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Saints Row Brewing (Brewery)
Gaithersburg, MD
November 21
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
November 21
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
November 21
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
November 22
Blues Alley (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
November 22
An Die Musik (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
November 23
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
November 23
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
November 23
Trans-Atlantic troubadour Rupert Wates in the Lucky Penny Living Room
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
November 23
Progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene plays tunes from limitless genres. The Seldom Scene is dobro player Fred Travers, bassist Ronnie Simpkins, guitarist Dudley Connell, mandolinist Lou Reid and banjo player Ron Stewart.
Common Ground on the Hill (Festival)
Westminster, MD
November 26
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
November 29
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
November 29
The White Oak Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ellicott City, MD
November 29
The Hamilton Live (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
November 29
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
November 30
The White Oak Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ellicott City, MD
November 30
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
December 2
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 3
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 3
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 4
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 5
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!
Saints Row Brewing (Brewery)
Gaithersburg, MD
December 6
Small-batch home brewed guitar driven soul and blues organically grown in Pennsylvania. Kevin Koa combines instrumental focus and rhythmic articulation with conscious lyrics.
The Hamilton Live (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
December 6
December 6
Sometimes music shouldn't be easy, and instead should be mysterious, idiosyncratic and the work of a true maverick. - Acoustic Magazine(UK)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
December 6
Waverly Brewing Company (Brewery)
Baltimore, MD
December 6
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
December 7
Alfred Yun is an in-demand jazz pianist. His music is influenced by his upbringing in both Korea and the United States and listeners can hear influences from jazz, hip-hop, and K-pop to traditional Korean music in his compositions.
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Listening Room)
Gaithersburg, MD
December 7
Sicilian Roots Music...and a folktale...or two
Edith May’s Paradise (House Concert)
Jessup, MD
December 7
An evening with 2 of Baltimore's finest songwriters.
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
December 9
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 11
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 12
An Die Musik (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
December 13
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 14
David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space Shuttle “Atlantis”, Peter, Paul, & Mary and Kingston Trio CDs, and 15 of his own.
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
December 14
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 14
Their Holiday Cheer Tour consists of original songs & timeless hymns. Lively fiddle and banjo numbers combine with traditional dance steps to illustrate happy times when people made their own fun at the holidays, and all year long.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
December 14
Dumbarton Concerts (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
December 15
The Hamilton Live (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
December 15
Rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. NPR calls Alisa, “a pitch-perfect rendition of my wildest dreams.”
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 17
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 19
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 19
Susanna Laird is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She writes soulful songs in the Americana roots style.
Saints Row Brewing (Brewery)
Gaithersburg, MD
December 20
The Hamilton Live (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
December 20
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
December 21
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
December 22
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
December 22
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
December 27
Susanna Laird is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She writes soulful songs in the Americana roots style.
Maggie's Restaurant (Neighborhood Bar)
Westminster, MD
December 27
The Hamilton Live (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Baltimore, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
J and J House Concerts Bel Air, MD (Bel Air)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Potomac House Concerts (Potomac)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Blues Alley (Washington)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Gaithersburg)
Four Hour Day Lutherie (Baltimore)
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Gaithersburg)
Hill Center (Washington)
Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church (Rockville)
Le Mondo (Baltimore)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
Writer's Center (Bethesda)

Folk Music Societies

Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Acoustic Cafe (Arlington)
Carroll Cafe (Washington)
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Itzall Goode Concert Series (Annapolis)
Living Arts Concert Series (Burtonsville)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
Sixth & I (Washington)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
True North Project at UUFHC (Churchville)

Vineyards & Breweries

61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mount Airy)
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Frederick)
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Loew Vineyards (Mount Airy)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Empress Coffee and Cocktails (Gaithersburg)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Pie Shop (Washington)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
The White Oak Tavern (Ellicott City)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)
The Birchmere (Alexandria)
The Hamilton Live (Washington)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)
Union Stage (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

1st Sunday Arts Festival (Annapolis)
Urbana Library Farmers Market (Frederick)
Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)
Maggie's Restaurant (Westminster)
Morsbergers Tavern (Catonsville)
Yellow Barn Tavern (Freeland)