Live Acoustic Music Near Exeter, New Hampshire

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 Exeter 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 Exeter 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 Exeter area. Local 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
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 Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
November 22
A truly authentic folk singer, Francey is a documentarian of the working person who never imagined earning a living from his music.
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
November 22
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
November 23
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
November 23
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
November 24
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
November 30
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 30
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 1
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
December 1
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 2
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 4
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 5
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Listening Room)
Arundel, ME
December 5
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 6
Chevalier Theatre (Concert Hall)
Medford, MA
December 7
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
December 8
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 13
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 14
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
December 14
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
December 15
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 18
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 19
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 21
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 21
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 22
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
December 28
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.
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
December 28
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
January 11
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
January 11
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
January 18
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
January 18
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
January 26
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
February 14
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
February 15
New Song Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bedford, MA
February 16
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Exeter, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
Hackmatack Playhouse (Berwick)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre (Arundel)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Song Coffeehouse (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Jonathan’s Ogunquit (Ogunquit)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)

Libraries

Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)

Small Theaters

Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)