Live Acoustic Music Near Galax, 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 house concerts being held in and around the Galax area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Galax 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

May 2
The Slocan Ramblers
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
May 4
Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
This unique collaborative effort between two uniquely gifted musicians is bound to be a revelation to traditional music fans on several counts. Rob Ickes is a longtime, well-established instrumental giant, and Trey Hensley is newly arrived in Music City,
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
May 12
Hubby Jenkins
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
Floyd Country Store (Listening Room)
Floyd, VA
May 15
Mama's Broke
Floyd Country Store (Listening Room)
Floyd, VA
May 16
Minor Gold
With Pat Byrne & Travis Williams Group
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
May 16
Pat Byrne
“When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embod
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
June 1
Caleb Caudle,  Wild Ponies
Blue Ridge Music Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Galax, VA
June 1
Couldn't Be Happiers
Round Peak Vineyards (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, NC
June 6
Jess Klein
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
June 8
Chatham Rabbits
With palpable chemistry and warmth, Chatham Rabbits -- Sarah Osborne McCombie (vocals, banjo) and Austin McCombie (vocals, guitar, fiddle) -- fill each space they enter with brightness and sincerity. They are the stuff duo dreams are made of.
Blue Ridge Music Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Galax, VA
June 15
The Steeldrivers
Blue Ridge Music Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Galax, VA
June 16
Jacob Jolliff
Floyd Country Store (Listening Room)
Floyd, VA
July 13
The David Wax Museum
Blue Ridge Music Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Galax, VA
July 18
Rod Abernethy
Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour and master acoustic guitarist and the 2021 Grand Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards.
Reeves Theater (Small Theater)
Elkin, NC
July 20
Cane Mill Road
Blue Ridge Music Center (Outdoor Music Series)
Galax, VA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Galax, Virginia

House Concerts

Running with Headphones House Concert (Mount Airy)

Listening Rooms

Floyd Country Store (Floyd)
Key City Sessions (Wilkesboro)
Muddy Creek Cafe Sparta (Sparta)

Vineyards & Breweries

Round Peak Vineyards (Mount Airy)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Dogtown Roadhouse (Floyd)

Small Theaters

Reeves Theater (Elkin)
Willingham Theate (Yadkinville)

Outdoor Music Series

Blue Ridge Music Center (Galax)