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
several
house concerts being held in and around the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison.
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.
Since moving to Boston from Milwaukee, Scott Damgaard has been constantly active making music. In addition to having written and released seven studio albums, he has also played thousands of live shows.
British multi-award nominated artist Danni Nicholls recently fulfilled her dream of moving to Nashville. She has released three critically acclaimed albums, toured the world, and offers stunning self penned songs that’ll make you move, laugh & weep.
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-born and Nashville-based South for Winter combines cello, guitar, mandolin, and three-part harmonies into a genre-bending sound.
With a blend of dreamy acoustic duets, foot-stomping folk and bluesy murder ballads, New Zealand-born and Nashville-based South for Winter combines cello, guitar, mandolin, and three-part harmonies into a genre-bending sound.
Bruce L. Moon is a singer-songwriter, active painter, and performance artist. He has logged years of stage time performing at colleges and universities, street festivals, and NPR radio stations.
An evening of folk Americana with Celtic roots on 6 & 12-string guitar, so that absolutely everyone, of any identity or history, can know that they are not alone but have a verse in the shouted poetry of dawn.
Lil Rev is an award-winning musician, author, and multi-instrumentalist from Wisconsin. He celebrate American roots music including Blues, Bluegrass, Country, Roots Rock on thr ukulele as well as on banjo, guitar, dulcimer, and harmonica.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Madison, Wisconsin