Live Acoustic Music Near Falls Church, Virginia

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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church 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 Falls Church 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

September 8
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 8
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
Frederick City Market (Outdoor Music Series)
Frederick, MD
September 8
Music all day, ilyAIMY on the Jordan Court Stage at 4.35pm
Takoma Park Folk Festival (Festival)
Takoma Park, MD
September 8
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
September 8
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
September 8
Lynn Hollyfield and bandmates perform at the wonderful Takoma Park Folk Festival. 11-6PM. Free and fun for the entire family.
Takoma Park Folk Festival (Festival)
Takoma Park, MD
September 9
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 9
Hosted by Angie Miller, the featured performers are: Isa S?enz, Frank Critelli, Aaron Nathans & Michael G Ronstadt and Michael Kelly.
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
September 10
Her voice is both sultry and dynamic, delicate yet powerful; gritty but highly emotive and nuanced, has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse”.
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 11
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
September 11
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 11
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
September 11
Juliet Lloyd has quickly gained a name for herself as a strikingly accomplished songwriter and no-holds barred performer.
Windridge Vineyards (Vineyard)
Darnestown, MD
September 12
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 12
Sixth & I Downstairs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Washington, DC
September 12
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
September 12
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 13
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
September 13
Texas Americana mainstay Kelley Mickwee on Friday the 13th!
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
September 13
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 13
Farm Brew Live (Vineyard)
Manassas, VA
September 13
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.
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
September 14
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
September 14
Howdy and welcome to ‘The Honky-tonk Experience’ SHOW. T.H.E. SHOW is brought to you by ‘Gary Jay & The FIRE’. Gary Jay is a country*grassroots singer-songwriter and is joined by ‘The FIRE’ to make an exciting four(4) piece band.
Bozzo Family Vineyards (Vineyard)
Purcellville, VA
September 14
Two Lions Vineyards (Vineyard)
Upper Marlboro, MD
September 15
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Vineyard)
Dickerson, MD
September 15
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
September 15
Bleu Frog Vineyards (Vineyard)
Leesburg, VA
September 16
"Berardo has a magical way of bringing you into the story. You don't want the song to end." Jane Falvey, Host, Kingston Coffeehouse, WRIU-FM
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
September 16
Itzall Goode Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Annapolis, MD
September 17
Further details at https://folkclubofrestonherndon.org/
Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Folk Music Society)
Herndon, VA
September 17
Beautiful voices, harmonies to cherish, and some of the most whimsical, joyous, witty, and touching songs!
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
September 17
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
September 18
Free Show.
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Listening Room)
Gambrills, MD
September 18
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
September 18
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 18
The Lost Fox (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ashburn, VA
September 19
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 19
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Saints Row Brewing (Brewery)
Gaithersburg, MD
September 19
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
September 20
Doug Alan Wilcox delivers music that will stick in your head - as well as your heart.
61 Vineyard (Vineyard)
Damascus, MD
September 20
East Coast Social Club at the Bowery Vault 2905 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN - Second Floor 9/20 from noon to 4:30 PM Join in the fun.
49 West Coffeehouse (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Annapolis, MD
September 20
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 20
Cherith Yuly is a singer/songwriter based out of Waldorf, MD who dabbles in a variety of music projects.
Sky Stage (Outdoor Music Series)
Frederick, MD
September 21
North Carolina's fierce alt-country guitar rocker Jess Klein in the LP Living Room
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (House Concert)
Washington, DC
September 21
Concerts at the Sevareid House (House Concert)
Alexandria, VA
September 21
Since 2003 ilyAIMY's played the nation's baitshops, biker weeks, coffeehouses, colleges & clothing-optional resorts as "an acoustically roiling combustible attack on the usual singer/songwriter fare"
7 Locks Brewing (Brewery)
Rockville, MD
September 21
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
September 21
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Stone Silo Brewery (Brewery)
Damascus, MD
September 22
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Falls Church, Virginia

House Concerts

Arts Barn Music (Herndon)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Live from Rob's Living Room (Manassas)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Music on the Heights (Broadlands)
Potomac House Concerts (Potomac)
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Blues Alley (Washington)
Earp’s Ordinary (Fairfax)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
FocusMusic at Community Lutheran Church (Sterling)
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Gaithersburg)
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Gaithersburg)
Hill Center (Washington)
Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church (Rockville)
Jammin Java (Vienna)
New Spire Arts (Frederick)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)

Folk Music Societies

Focus Music (Alexandria)
Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Herndon)
Folklore Society of Greater Washington (Washington)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Acoustic Cafe (Arlington)
Itzall Goode Concert Series (Annapolis)
Lucketts Bluegrass (Leesburg)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

50 West Vineyards (Middleburg)
61 Vineyard (Damascus)
868 Estate Vineyards (Purcellville)
Bleu Frog Vineyards (Leesburg)
Blue Valley Vineyard (Delaplane)
Bozzo Family Vineyards (Purcellville)
Breaux Vineyards (Purcellville)
Casanel Vineyards and Winery (Leesburg)
Doukenie Winery (Purcellville)
Farm Brew Live (Manassas)
Fleetwood Farm Winery (Leesburg)
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Frederick)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Lost Rhino (Ashburn)
Notaviva Vineyards (Purcellville)
Potomac Point Winery and Vineyard (Stafford)
Quattro Goombas Winery (Aldie)
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville)
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard (Dickerson)
Sunset Hills Vineyard (Purcellville)
Two Lions Vineyards (Upper Marlboro)
Windridge Vineyards (Darnestown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Cafe Sazon (Arlington)
Empress Coffee and Cocktails (Gaithersburg)
Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Pie Shop (Washington)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
The Lost Fox (Ashburn)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Franklin Park Arts Center (Purcellville)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg)
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Vienna)
The Birchmere (Alexandria)
The Hamilton (Washington)
The Miracle Theatre (Washington)
Union Stage (Washington)

Outdoor Music Series

1st Sunday Arts Festival (Annapolis)
Sky Stage (Frederick)
Frederick City Market (Frederick)
Urbana Library Farmers Market (Frederick)
Shab Row Stage (Frederick)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)
Morsbergers Tavern (Catonsville)