Live Acoustic Music Near Middleborough, Massachusetts

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 Middleborough 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 Middleborough 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 Middleborough 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

March 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
March 19
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
March 21
Tim Grimm is a bit of a Rennaisance man in the performing arts world. He has for the past 20 years, blended his love for songwriting, travel, and the storytelling of acting.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
March 21
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
March 22
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
March 22
Mayflower Brewing Company (Brewery)
Plymouth, MA
March 22
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
March 23
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
March 23
Log House Concerts (House Concert)
Westport, MA
March 23
Chevalier Theatre (Concert Hall)
Medford, MA
March 23
Tickets are $22 and are available at the door or with reservation through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, or you will relinquish your tickets to those waiting to attend (unless it is prepaid).
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
March 23
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
March 24
Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life.
Boyden Library (Library)
Foxborough, MA
March 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
March 28
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
March 29
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
March 29
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
March 30
Hubby Jenkins is a talented multi-instrumentalist who endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music.
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
April 4
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 4
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.
April 4
Concert by Naomi Westwater, Pamela Means & Kim Moberg performing original songs and one traditional folk song by a musician of color, followed by a 30 minute talk back moderated by Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola. FREE | REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Library)
Boston, MA
April 5
House of Blues Boston (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
April 5
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
April 6
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 6
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 6
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 10
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 10
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
April 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 11
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
April 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 12
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
April 12
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 13
If folk, roots, and Americana were on a Venn diagram, Grace Morrison would be squarely in the center. With a career that began as a backup singer for rock icons like Eddie Money and Joey Molland (of
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
April 13
An americana, celtic, folk, songwriter, traditional group from West Townshend, Vermont
Plymouth Public Library (Library)
Plymouth, MA
April 16
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone i
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 18
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
April 18
Fete Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Providence, RI
April 19
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
April 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 19
The wit and honesty of this renowned Minnesota-via-New Jersey guitarist and songwriter have made him one of the most beloved artists currently carrying on the folk tradition.
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
April 19
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
April 19
Cafe 939 (College/University)
Boston, MA
April 19
Askew (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Providence, RI
April 20
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
April 20
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
April 20
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Mansfield, MA
April 20
Songwriter, banjo-piano-uke-guitar player, Rachael Davis is as renowned for her expressive–and explosive–voice as she is for uniting the often disparate worlds of folk, blues, country, and pop.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
April 20
Open Book Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Canton, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Middleborough, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Fractal House (Medford)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
Log House Concerts (Westport)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus (Falmouth)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Cotuit Center for the Arts (Cotuit)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse at the Music Mansion (Providence)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Music Room Cape Cod (Yarmouth)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
West Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)
Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Music on Centre (Boston)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Off the Common Coffeehouse (Bridgewater)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)

Vineyards & Breweries

Aeronaut Brewing (Somerville)
Westport Rivers Vineyard (Westport)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew (Providence)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Club Provincetown (Provincetown)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Middleborough Public Library (Middleborough)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (Framingham)
AS220 (Providence)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Provincetown Art House Theatre (Provincetown)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Outdoor Music Series

Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Fete Music Hall (Providence)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
News Cafe (Pawtucket)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
Toad (Cambridge)