Live Acoustic Music Near Dover, Delaware

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 house concerts being held in and around the Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover. 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

January 4
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
January 10
The Stoltz Listening Room (Listening Room)
Easton, MD
January 16
The Room at Cedar Grove (Listening Room)
Lewes, DE
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
January 31
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
February 7
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
February 7
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.
Kent County Public Library (Library)
Dover, DE
February 13
Multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls is giving vintage genres a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility. Jenna has toured with Ingrid Michaelson, shared the stage with Oscar Winner Glen Hansard, Amanda Palmer and Lucius.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
February 20
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
February 22
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
February 23
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
February 25
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic, and traditional country sounds to her music.
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
March 1
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.
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
March 5
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
March 5
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
March 7
Elkton Music Hall (Small Theater)
Elkton, MD
March 15
Tickets $10.00 available at the door Craig Bickhardt Julie Derrick Saturday, March 15 - 7:30pm (doors at 7:00pm) Dover Art League 21 W. Loockerman St. Dover, Del. 19901 Tickets $10.00 available at the door www.delfolk.org
Dover Art League (Folk Music Society)
Dover, DE
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Dover, Delaware

House Concerts

Sunroom Songwriter's Series House Concert (Dover)

Listening Rooms

The Listening Booth (Lewes)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
The Room at Cedar Grove (Lewes)
The Stoltz Listening Room (Easton)

Folk Music Societies

Delmarva Folk Festival (Houston)
Dover Art League (Dover)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

North Elk Coffee House (North East)

Vineyards & Breweries

Harvest Ridge Winery (Marydel)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Bethany Blues BBQ (Lewes)
Grain Craft Bar and Kitchen (Newark)
St Georges Country Store (Saint Georges)

Libraries

Kent County Public Library (Dover)
Rehoboth Beach Public Library (Rehoboth Beach)

Small Theaters

Avalon Theatre (Easton)
Elkton Music Hall (Elkton)

Outdoor Music Series

Tre Sorelle Dolce Ice Cream & Italian Ice (Wyoming)
Abbott's Mill Nature Center (Milford)
Killens Pond State Park (Felton)

Bars & Nightclubs

Bottle and Cork (Dewey Beach)