Live Acoustic Music Near Gambrills, Maryland

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 Gambrills 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 Gambrills 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 Gambrills 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
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
September 8
Music all day, ilyAIMY on the Jordan Court Stage at 4.35pm
Takoma Park Folk Festival (Festival)
Takoma Park, MD
September 8
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 8
Susanna Laird is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She writes soulful songs in the Americana roots style.
Loew Vineyards (Vineyard)
Mount Airy, MD
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
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 9
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
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
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 11
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 11
The Barns At Wolf Trap (Small Theater)
Vienna, VA
September 12
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
September 12
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 12
Sixth & I Downstairs (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Washington, DC
September 12
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
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 14
Macum Creek Concerts (House Concert)
Chester, MD
September 14
The Birchmere (Small Theater)
Alexandria, VA
September 14
Two Lions Vineyards (Vineyard)
Upper Marlboro, MD
September 14
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
September 15
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
September 16
Itzall Goode Concert Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Annapolis, MD
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 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 17
Further details at https://folkclubofrestonherndon.org/
Folk Club Reston-Herndon (Folk Music Society)
Herndon, VA
September 18
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
September 18
Union Stage (Small Theater)
Washington, DC
September 18
Free Show.
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Listening Room)
Gambrills, MD
September 18
Avalon Theatre (Small Theater)
Easton, MD
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
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
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 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
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
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 21
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
September 21
Concerts at the Sevareid House (House Concert)
Alexandria, VA
September 22
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 22
12pm-3pm
Little Market Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Ellicott City, MD
September 22
"...a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life... Herscovitch's music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit..." -The Boston Globe
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (Listening Room)
Gaithersburg, MD
September 22
Earp’s Ordinary (Listening Room)
Fairfax, VA
September 23
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
September 24
Pearl Street Warehouse (Listening Room)
Washington, DC
September 24
Jammin Java (Listening Room)
Vienna, VA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Gambrills, Maryland

House Concerts

Arts Barn Music (Herndon)
Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
J and J House Concerts Bel Air, MD (Bel Air)
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington)
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Potomac House Concerts (Potomac)
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Blues Alley (Washington)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
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)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)
The Stoltz Listening Room (Easton)

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)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
Sixth & I Downstairs (Washington)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
UUCC One World Coffeehouse (Columbia)

Vineyards & Breweries

61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mount Airy)
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Loew Vineyards (Mount Airy)
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville)
Two Lions Vineyards (Upper Marlboro)
Windridge Vineyards (Darnestown)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
American Ice Company Cafe (Westminster)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Cafe Sazon (Arlington)
Empress Coffee and Cocktails (Gaithersburg)
Evening Star Cafe (Alexandria)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
Pie Shop (Washington)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
Three Whistles (Arlington)

Small Theaters

Avalon Theatre (Easton)
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church)
Dumbarton Concerts (Washington)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Stages Music Arts (Cockeysville)
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)

Bars & Nightclubs

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