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 Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City 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.
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed singer/songwriter based in the DC region who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King, and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused folk/pop.
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.
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”.
Cafe Sazon (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Arlington, VA
To his Levitators community, Eli Lev is known as a Global Ambassador of Good Vibes, and everyday he honors his greater calling: uplifting open-hearted folks around the world through song.
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed singer/songwriter based in the DC region who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King, and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused folk/pop.
Juliet Lloyd is an acclaimed singer/songwriter based in the DC region who has garnered comparisons to Patty Griffin, Grace Potter, Carole King, and Chris Stapleton for her signature blend of soulful, roots-infused folk/pop.
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”.
On Love & Fire
Debuted #1 and #6 on NACC and Folk DJ charts
"A dead solid perfect singer/songwriter...the words, music and voice come together so perfectly...Killer stuff." - Midwest Record
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Tex
Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds.
With a voice that?s confident though fragile, melodies that take surprising turns, and lyrics that are as smart as they are emotionally vulnerable, Brody?s songs will delight especially anyone who has grown from heartbreaking circumstances.
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.
A beloved show business veteran who started his career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His band, The American Circus, has developed a devoted international following.
Shenandoah Run is a fantastic folk group composed of nine hand-picked classic and contemporary folk musicians. Vintage 1960's tunes, original compositions all performed with gorgeous harmonies.
Andrew Grimm’s rich baritone voice and David Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Ellicott City, Maryland
