Live Acoustic Music Near Goshen, Connecticut

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 Goshen 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 Goshen 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 Goshen 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

December 28
Ashley Aisyah Hamel is an Indonesian-American folk/pop singer-songwriter. A consummate performer with a theater background, her shows are playful and intimate, entertaining with light acoustic pop songs highlighting her powerful and dynamic voice.
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
December 29
Born in a New England country town and into a musical family, Grammy-nominated artist Reed Foehl crafts stories with a lyric and voice which push boundaries, while also paying homage to tradition. Dusty and patient, his music is genuine.
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
January 2
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 4
"...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
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
January 4
Coming up! Anonymous Coffeehouse - December 6 in Lebanon NH!
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Canaan, CT
January 5
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Hopkins Vineyard (Vineyard)
Warren, CT
January 9
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 10
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Redding, CT
January 16
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 17
https://www.facebook.com/372576317742/videos/509455430264471 Jiim Chapdelaine (gtrs), Lorne Entress (drums), Paul Kochanski (bass), and Ed Iarusso (pedal steel), bring a wealth of experience
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
January 18
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing all your favorite music from 1980 to NOW!!!!
Cheshire Craft Brewing (Brewery)
Cheshire, CT
January 18
Brian is a classic hard-working, touring troubadour, with a rich, clear voice and an engaging stage presence. With just guitar, voice, and a harmonica, Brian offers audiences inspired songs.
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
January 23
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
January 24
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Performing Arts Center)
Middletown, CT
January 26
Bruces Blues Cafe (Listening Room)
Southbury, CT
January 30
Apple Tree Inn (Listening Room)
Lenox, MA
February 1
Groovin in New Fairfield (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New Fairfield, CT
February 6
Community Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Danbury, CT
February 14
College Street Music Hall (Concert Hall)
New Haven, CT
February 14
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
February 15
Infinity Hall (Small Theater)
Norfolk, CT
February 21
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Redding, CT
February 21
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
March 1
Roe Jan Brewing (Brewery)
Hillsdale, NY
March 1
The Egremont Barn (Listening Room)
South Egremont, MA
March 2
Singer/songwriter Chris Brown is also an artist/illustrator who can capture a subject's essence through caricature. He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger & Tom Chapin and has released 4 CDs that have received national airplay and reviews.
Hopkins Vineyard (Vineyard)
Warren, CT
March 9
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
March 19
Cimarron 615 - Janiva Magness Wednesday, March 19 - 7:00pm Daryl's House 130 New York 22 Pawling, NY 12564 $35.00 and 120 tickets @ $25.00 https://darylshouseclub.com/
Daryl's House (Listening Room)
Pawling, NY
March 21
Meeting House Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Hartford, CT
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Goshen, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acousticool House Concert (Bristol)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
GuitartownCT (Hamden)
Sow a Seed Concerts (New Hartford)
The Olde Church Acoustic Series (Meriden)

Listening Rooms

Apple Tree Inn (Lenox)
Becket Arts Center (Becket)
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Broad Brook Opera House (East Windsor)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Daryl's House (Pawling)
Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown)
Stanley-Whitman Museum ~ Music in the Tavern (Farmington)
The Egremont Barn (South Egremont)
The Foundry (West Stockbridge)
The Guthrie Center (Great Barrington)
Trinity Stage - Music on Main (Middletown)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)
Westfield Athenaeum (Westfield)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Community Coffeehouse (Danbury)
Groovin in New Fairfield (New Fairfield)
Lyrics Coffeehouse (Redding)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
No Cover Cafe (Enfield)
Salmon Brook Music Series (Granby)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Home Range Winery (Canaan)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
Notch8 (Bethel)
Rosy Tomorrow's (Danbury)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
Starving Artist Cafe (Lee)
The Dream Away Lodge (Becket)

Libraries

Between the Stacks at Beekley Community Library (New Hartford)
Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Granville Public Library (Granville)
https://www.bristollib.com/ (Bristol)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)
Torrington Library (Torrington)

Small Theaters

Flagpole Radio Cafe (Newtown)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
The Stissing Center (Pine Plains)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)