Live Acoustic Music Near Carver, 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 Carver 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 Carver 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 Carver 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

December 22
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 26
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 27
The Snug (Neighborhood Bar)
Hingham, MA
December 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 27
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 27
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Plymouth, MA
December 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 28
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 29
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 4
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
January 11
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
January 11
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
January 11
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
January 12
The Music Room Cape Cod (Listening Room)
Yarmouth, MA
January 12
Lakeview Houseconcerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
January 14
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
January 16
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
January 18
Mayflower Brewing Company (Brewery)
Plymouth, MA
January 18
The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Fairhaven, MA
January 18
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
January 18
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Mansfield, MA
January 18
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... she shows off some major chops." ~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Sharon, MA
January 18
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
Open Book Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Canton, MA
January 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 18
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus (Listening Room)
Falmouth, MA
January 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 19
The Music Room Cape Cod (Listening Room)
Yarmouth, MA
January 22
Rakish, a duo comprising violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn. Rakish explores tunes and songs from Irish and American folk traditions.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 24
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Plymouth, MA
January 25
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
January 25
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 25
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 26
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 26
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 26
Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life.
Middleborough Public Library (Library)
Middleborough, MA
January 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 30
With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Lennon Award winner Rachel Sumner has been captivating audiences throughout the country with her lyric-forward folk songs and snaking chord progressions.
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
Plymouth, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Carver, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Log House Concerts (Westport)
Pond Front House Concerts (Carver)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus (Falmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Music Room Cape Cod (Yarmouth)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
West Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable)

Folk Music Societies

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

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Barrington)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)

Vineyards & Breweries

Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth)
Truro Vineyards (North Truro)
Westport Rivers Vineyard (Westport)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew Bar & Lounge (Providence)
Borealis Coffee Company (Bristol)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
Cape Cod Coffee (Mashpee)
Clements' Marketplace (Portsmouth)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Brooks Free Library (Harwich)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Middleborough Public Library (Middleborough)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cotuit Center for the Arts (Cotuit)
Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Needham Town Hall (Needham)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)
Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Mashpee Community Park (Mashpee)
Falmouth Public Library Lawn (Falmouth)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Newport Blues Cafe (Newport)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
The Snug (Hingham)