Live Acoustic Music Near Londonderry, New Hampshire

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 Londonderry 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 Londonderry 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 Londonderry area. Local 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 18
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 18
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 19
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 19
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 20
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
Sanctuary Maynard (Listening Room)
Maynard, MA
December 20
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 21
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
December 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 21
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
December 22
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 26
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 27
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
December 28
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 28
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 29
Sanctuary Maynard (Listening Room)
Maynard, MA
December 29
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 4
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 14
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
January 16
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
January 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 18
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
January 18
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
January 18
Harvard Public Library (Library)
Harvard, MA
January 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 22
Rakish, a duo comprising violinist Maura Shawn Scanlin and guitarist Conor Hearn. Rakish explores tunes and songs from Irish and American folk traditions.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 23
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
January 25
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 25
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 26
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 26
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
January 26
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 28
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
January 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 30
Jim Kweskin's shows radiate charm, humor, sophistication and talent. His endearing sense of good humor and interpretations make his performances a delight. Kweskin is recognized as one of the best interpreters of the great American songbook.
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
January 30
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 31
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westford, MA
January 31
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Londonderry, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Monadnock Folklore Society (Nelson)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
First Parish of Sudbury Coffee House (Sudbury)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
High Street Coffee House (Boscawen)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
New Song Coffeehouse (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Harvard Public Library (Harvard)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)

Small Theaters

Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Groton)
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Groton)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)