Live Acoustic Music Near Middletown, 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 Middletown 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 Middletown 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 Middletown 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

September 8
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!!!!
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
September 8
Bruces Blues Cafe (Listening Room)
Southbury, CT
September 12
September 13
Deni Bonet and Chris Flynn are an Americana, folk-rock duo whose blend of voices, virtuoso violin, guitar, and humor have entertained and captivated audiences from Carnegie Hall to Mountain Stage to the White House.
September 13
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
September 14
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
September 14
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
September 14
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, CT
September 15
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
September 15
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
September 20
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
September 21
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!!!!
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
September 22
Broad Brook Opera House (Listening Room)
East Windsor, CT
September 26
Almost Famous Brewing Company (Brewery)
East Granby, CT
September 27
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
September 27
Marc Douglas Berardo and Walt Wilkins perform at Fernando Pinto Presents East Rock Concert Series as part of their Beauty of This Tour 2024 on Friday, September 27th, 2024 at Best Video in Hamden CT
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Listening Room)
Hamden, CT
September 28
October 2
October 4
'22 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Folk Song of the Year
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Vineyard)
Preston, CT
October 4
“Jessica Smucker is an original; a real artist with a cohesive message [and a] voice that is all her own. Each time I listen...I hear something new, the way I do when I listen to Joni Mitchell or Bob Dylan. She is that good." – Nerissa Nields
Sow a Seed Concerts (House Concert)
New Hartford, CT
October 5
Salmon Brook Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Granby, CT
October 5
October 6
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
October 15
October 19
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
October 20
Acousticool House Concert (House Concert)
Bristol, CT
October 20
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
October 25
Simsbury Public Library (Library)
Simsbury, CT
November 2
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
November 10
Simsbury Public Library (Library)
Simsbury, CT
November 10
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
November 12
November 15
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New London, CT
November 16
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, CT
November 16
November 17
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!!!!
Priam Vineyards (Vineyard)
Colchester, CT
November 17
November 19
November 30
The Sounding Board (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
West Hartford, CT
December 6
Rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. NPR calls Alisa, “a pitch-perfect rendition of my wildest dreams.”
Space Ballroom (Neighborhood Bar)
Hamden, CT
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Middletown, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acousticool House Concert (Bristol)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
Dionigi House Concerts (Durham)
Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)
Sow a Seed Concerts (New Hartford)

Listening Rooms

Best Video Film & Cultural Center (Hamden)
Broad Brook Opera House (East Windsor)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Stanley-Whitman Museum ~ Music in the Tavern (Farmington)
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Middletown)
The Packing House (Willington)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
Meeting House Presents (Hartford)
Salmon Brook Music Series (Granby)
The Bread Box Theater (Windham)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)
The United Church of Chester (Chester)

Vineyards & Breweries

Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Jazzy's Cabaret (New Haven)
Rally Caps Sports Bar & Grill (North Branford)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)

Libraries

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

Small Theaters

The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)

Outdoor Music Series

Blue Back Square Farmers Market (West Hartford)

Bars & Nightclubs

Space Ballroom (Hamden)