Live Acoustic Music Near Lutherville, 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 Lutherville 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 Lutherville 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 Lutherville 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 21
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Nottingham, MD
December 22
To his Levitators community, Eli Lev is known as a Global Ambassador of Good Vibes, and everyday he honors his greater calling: uplifting open-hearted folks around the world through song.
New Deal Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Greenbelt, MD
December 22
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
December 27
Susanna Laird is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She writes soulful songs in the Americana roots style.
Maggie's Restaurant (Neighborhood Bar)
Westminster, MD
December 28
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
December 29
On Love & Fire Debuted #1 and #6 on NACC and Folk DJ charts "A dead solid perfect singer/songwriter...the words, music and voice come together so perfectly...Killer stuff." - Midwest Record
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Rockville, MD
December 29
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
January 4
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Tex
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
January 10
Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds.
Moore Music (In the House) (House Concert)
Rockville, MD
January 11
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
January 11
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
January 12
With a voice that?s confident though fragile, melodies that take surprising turns, and lyrics that are as smart as they are emotionally vulnerable, Brody?s songs will delight especially anyone who has grown from heartbreaking circumstances.
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Germantown, MD
January 12
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Rockville, MD
January 16
A beloved show business veteran who started his career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His band, The American Circus, has developed a devoted international following.
Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Small Theater)
Baltimore, MD
January 18
Clymer & Kurtz is an "outside the usual run" folk-rock singer-songwriter duo from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Their music, "subtle and always imaginative" and "freshly original," has been praised by Over the Rhine as "lovely" and "beautiful."
North Elk Coffee House (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North East, MD
January 18
A modern folksinger who has spent two decades chronicling the high marks, heartbreaks, and hard roads of a life logged on the road. She's been a tireless traveler, chasing the dream from coffeehouses of NYC to larger stages across the globe.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
January 18
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
January 23
Morsbergers Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Catonsville, MD
January 23
Appell Center for the Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
York, PA
January 23
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Listening Room)
Fulton, MD
January 25
Wild-mind, bittersweet acoustic music meets creative musical storytelling and virtuosic cello work.
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Listening Room)
Gaithersburg, MD
January 25
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
January 25
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
January 26
Andrew Grimm’s rich baritone voice and David Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption.
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Rockville, MD
February 1
To listen to Brody Bond's songs is to fall into a bit of a trap. You hear something that at first feels comfortable and familiar. Then you realize something else is happening. You?re being offered new ways to perceive your experience in the world.
Zoey's World House Concerts (House Concert)
Ellicott City, MD
February 1
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
February 5
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
February 8
Jon Shain is a veteran singer-songwriter who?s been turning heads for years with his words, his fiery acoustic guitar work ? combining improvised piedmont blues with bluegrass, swing, and ragtime. FJ Ventre joins Jon on bass & vocals.
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Darlington, MD
February 11
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
February 14
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
February 15
Edith May’s Paradise (House Concert)
Jessup, MD
February 15
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
February 16
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
February 20
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Listening Room)
Fulton, MD
February 22
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
February 22
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
February 28
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
February 28
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 2
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.
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 2
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
March 6
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
March 6
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 7
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 8
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.
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 9
Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Rockville, MD
March 16
Rams Head On Stage (Small Theater)
Annapolis, MD
March 17
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
March 20
McDonnell sings with her whole being, and her upside-down-and-backward-guitar playing is "polished, solid, fleet, energetic, and fresh"--Acoustic Guitar Magazine. She has a long history as a performer and award-winning songwriter.
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Listening Room)
Fulton, MD
March 20
McDonnell sings with her whole being, and her upside-down-and-backward-guitar playing is "polished, solid, fleet, energetic, and fresh"--Acoustic Guitar Magazine. She has a long history as a performer and award-winning songwriter.
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Listening Room)
Fulton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Lutherville, Maryland

House Concerts

Club 603 (Baltimore)
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie)
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (Columbia)
Edith May’s Paradise (Jessup)
Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine)
J and J House Concerts Bel Air, MD (Bel Air)
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester)
Moore Music (In the House) (Rockville)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
FocusMusic at Church of the Ascension (Silver Spring)
FocusMusic at Island Pride Oasis (Gaithersburg)
Four Hour Day Lutherie (Baltimore)
Institute of Musical Traditions at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church (Rockville)
Kable House Presents (York)
King George Speakeasy (York)
Le Mondo (Baltimore)
Manor Mill (Monkton)
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills)
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Fulton)
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
The Mainstay (Rock Hall)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Carroll Cafe (Washington)
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Itzall Goode Concert Series (Annapolis)
Living Arts Concert Series (Burtonsville)
Morgan's Coffeehouse (Woodbine)
North Elk Coffee House (North East)
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham)
St Margarets Episcopal Church (Annapolis)
True North Project at UUFHC (Churchville)

Vineyards & Breweries

61 Vineyard (Damascus)
Elk Run Vineyards and Winery (Mount Airy)
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Frederick)
Hybridoma Organic Fruit Farm (Baldwin)
Linganore Winecellars (Mount Airy)
Loew Vineyards (Mount Airy)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis)
Brew House Coffee (Gaithersburg)
Empress Coffee and Cocktails (Gaithersburg)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
The White Oak Tavern (Ellicott City)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown)
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)

Outdoor Music Series

1st Sunday Arts Festival (Annapolis)
Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)

Bars & Nightclubs

Hank Dietle’s Tavern (Rockville)
Maggie's Restaurant (Westminster)
Morsbergers Tavern (Catonsville)
RaceHorse Tavern (Thomasville)
Yellow Barn Tavern (Freeland)