Live Acoustic Music Near Coatesville, Pennsylvania

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 Coatesville 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 Coatesville 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 and around the Coatesville 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

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 24
The Grand Opera House (Small Theater)
Wilmington, DE
November 24
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
December 1
City Winery (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1
City Winery (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
December 5
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
December 5
Lansdowne Folk Club (Listening Room)
Lansdowne, PA
December 6
The Colonial Theatre (Small Theater)
Phoenixville, PA
December 6
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
December 6
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7
A Holiday Concert Celebration featuring Craig Bickhardt-Halley Neal-Jesse Terry-Sam Robbins
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley (Listening Room)
Malvern, PA
December 7
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.”
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7
A Morning Sing Swap with Larry Ahearn & Mike Holliday
Espresso Yourself Book Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Pottstown, PA
December 7
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
December 7
MilkBoy (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
December 8
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
December 8
Ardmore Music Hall (Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
December 8
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
December 8
Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community (Listening Room)
Havertown, PA
December 10
City Winery (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10
MilkBoy (Listening Room)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
December 11
“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
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
December 12
The Kennett Flash (Listening Room)
Kennett Square, PA
December 12
With Jeanette and Steve & special guest Electric Man (of Philly Folk Fest fame!)
The Fallser Club (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 12
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13
The Grand Opera House (Small Theater)
Wilmington, DE
December 13
The Honey Badgers are a folk/Americana duo who are known for their intense, sparkling harmonies, their honest lyrics and melodies, and their undeniable onstage chemistry.
Wilmington Brew Works (Brewery)
Wilmington, DE
December 13
Arden Gild Hall (Small Theater)
Wilmington, DE
December 14
Corner House Concerts (House Concert)
Philadelphia, PA
December 14
Ardmore Music Hall (Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
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
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 20
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
December 20
Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community (Listening Room)
Havertown, PA
December 22
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
December 27
Ardmore Music Hall (Nightclub)
Ardmore, PA
December 27
Burning Bridge Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Wrightsville, PA
December 28
Brooklyn Bowl (Concert Hall)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30
118 North (Neighborhood Bar)
Wayne, PA
December 30
World Cafe Live (Small Theater)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
January 11
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
January 11
Sellersville Theater (Small Theater)
Sellersville, PA
January 11
Craig Bickhardt Saturday, January 11, '25 - 7pm Musical Lairs House Concert Villanova, PA Suggested Donation: $25.00 For info, reservations & Directions ,leeabowers@outlook.com www.musicallairs.org/
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (House Concert)
Villanova, PA
January 16
Keswick Theatre (Concert Hall)
Glenside, PA
January 18
A modern folksinger who has spent two decades chronicling the high marks, heartbreaks, and hard roads of a life logged on the road. She's been a tireless traveler, chasing the dream from coffeehouses of NYC to larger stages across the globe.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
January 18
Clymer & Kurtz is an "outside the usual run" folk-rock singer-songwriter duo from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Their music, "subtle and always imaginative" and "freshly original," has been praised by Over the Rhine as "lovely" and "beautiful."
North Elk Coffee House (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North East, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Coatesville, Pennsylvania

House Concerts

Another Chance Cafe (Flourtown)
Corner House Concerts (Philadelphia)
CubiZm Cafe (Lafayette Hill)
Jackyard House Concerts (West Chester)
Krobath Concert Series (Hatfield)
Musical Lairs House Concert Series (Villanova)
Private House Concert, Dresher, PA (Dresher)

Listening Rooms

City Winery (Philadelphia)
Grape Room (Philadelphia)
Half Moon Cafe at Clay on Main (Oley)
Jamey's House of Music (Lansdowne)
Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community (Havertown)
Lansdowne Folk Club (Lansdowne)
MilkBoy (Philadelphia)
Silverside Church Concert Series (Wilmington)
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley (Malvern)
The Gem Speakeasy (Spring City)
The Kennett Flash (Kennett Square)
Underground Arts (Philadelphia)
War3house 3 (Swarthmore)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
Music @ Maple & Main (Leacock-Leola-Bareville)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
The Folk Factory Coffeehouse (Philadelphia)
Trinity Spotlight Concert Series (Berwyn)
True North Project at UUFHC (Churchville)

Vineyards & Breweries

Chaddsford Winery (Chadds Ford)
Manatawny Creek Winery (Douglassville)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Burning Bridge Tavern (Wrightsville)
Espresso Yourself Book Cafe (Pottstown)
Grain Craft Bar and Kitchen (Newark)
Malenani Cafe (Philadelphia)
St Georges Country Store (Saint Georges)
Steel City Coffeehouse (Phoenixville)

Small Theaters

Arden Gild Hall (Wilmington)
Elkton Music Hall (Elkton)
Sellersville Theater (Sellersville)
The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)
The Fallser Club (Philadelphia)
The Grand Opera House (Wilmington)
Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center (West Chester)
World Cafe Live (Philadelphia)

Outdoor Music Series

Bryn Mawr Twilight Concerts (Bryn Mawr)
Upper Merion Concerts Under The Stars (King of Prussia)
Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington)
Nemours Estate (Wilmington)
Coverdale Farm Preserve (Wilmington)

Bars & Nightclubs

118 North (Wayne)
The Royal Glenside (Glenside)