Live Acoustic Music Near Gardiner, Maine

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 Gardiner 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 Gardiner 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 Gardiner area.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

November 22
Joy Clark, New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love.
Strand Theatre (Small Theater)
Rockland, ME
November 22
Johnson Hall Opera House (Small Theater)
Gardiner, ME
November 22
Gordon Thomas Ward is a GRAMMY-balloted, award-winning, singer-songwriter with three #1 songs and others that have charted in the U.S. and abroad. “Setting the gold standard for singer/songwriters for generations to come.” Skope Magazine
Cadenza Freeport (Listening Room)
Freeport, ME
November 23
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Small Theater)
Bath, ME
November 24
Mike Agranoff is a versatile and entertaining fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songfinder whose songs range from the traditional to the more modern, offered with humor, snappy guitar chops, and powerful storytelling.
Cadenza Freeport (Listening Room)
Freeport, ME
December 7
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor (Small Theater)
Boothbay Harbor, ME
December 14
Common House Concerts (House Concert)
Belfast, ME
December 20
The Waldo Theatre (Small Theater)
Waldoboro, ME
December 20
Camden Opera House (Small Theater)
Camden, ME
December 20
Strand Theatre (Small Theater)
Rockland, ME
December 22
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
The Waldo Theatre (Small Theater)
Waldoboro, ME
January 11
This will be Cindy & Grey's third appearance at Common House Concerts. And for good reason. Their music is sublime, their interactions with the audience warm and engaging, and an evening spent in their company inevitably feels altogether too short.
Common House Concerts (House Concert)
Belfast, ME
February 12
317 Main Community Music Center (Small Theater)
Yarmouth, ME
February 13
Strand Theatre (Small Theater)
Rockland, ME
February 15
The Waldo Theatre (Small Theater)
Waldoboro, ME
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Gardiner, Maine

House Concerts

Common House Concerts (Belfast)

Listening Rooms

Cadenza Freeport (Freeport)
Ground Floor Freeport (Freeport)
Snow Pond Center for the Arts (Sidney)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick (Brunswick)

Libraries

Camden Public Library (Camden)
Freeport Community Library (Freeport)
Searsmont Town Library (Searsmont)

Small Theaters

317 Main Community Music Center (Yarmouth)
Camden Opera House (Camden)
Chocolate Church Arts Center (Bath)
Johnson Hall Opera House (Gardiner)
Meetinghouse Arts (Freeport)
Strand Theatre (Rockland)
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor (Boothbay Harbor)
The Waldo Theatre (Waldoboro)
Waterville Opera House (Waterville)