Live Acoustic Music Near Monkton, 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 Monkton 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 Monkton 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 Monkton 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
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.
Garryowen Irish Pub (Neighborhood Bar)
Gettysburg, PA
December 21
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Nottingham, MD
December 22
Ploughman Cider Taproom (Brewery)
Gettysburg, PA
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 27
Burning Bridge Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Wrightsville, PA
December 28
Rarely do you get in one musician the virtuosity of singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Kevin brings all three with eloquent effortlessness. Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
Ploughman Cider Taproom (Brewery)
Gettysburg, PA
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 11
True North Project at UUFHC (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Churchville, MD
January 11
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, 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
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
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
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
January 19
“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
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Listening Room)
Lancaster, PA
January 23
The Cellar Stage at Temple Isaiah (Listening Room)
Fulton, MD
January 23
Appell Center for the Performing Arts (Performing Arts Center)
York, PA
January 23
Morsbergers Tavern (Neighborhood Bar)
Catonsville, MD
January 25
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
January 26
The frontman, founder, and driving force behind The Black Lillies
Burning Bridge Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Wrightsville, PA
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 5
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
February 7
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.
Ploughman Cider Taproom (Brewery)
Gettysburg, PA
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 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
Hidden Hills Farm and Vineyard (Vineyard)
Frederick, MD
February 22
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
February 28
Concerts at the Historic Cooper's House (House Concert)
Columbia, MD
March 2
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
March 3
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.
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Listening Room)
Baltimore, MD
March 6
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
March 17
Manor Mill (Listening Room)
Monkton, MD
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Monkton, 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)
Zoey's World House Concerts (Ellicott City)

Listening Rooms

An Die Musik (Baltimore)
Baltimore County Artists Guild (Catonsville)
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore)
Four Hour Day Lutherie (Baltimore)
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)
Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse (Lancaster)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington)
Friends Folk Club (Oxford)
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)
Battlefield Brew Works (Gettysburg)
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)
Reid's Winery and Cider House (Gettysburg)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Burning Bridge Tavern (Wrightsville)
Filling Station (Sparks)
Little Market Cafe (Ellicott City)
The Derby Restaurant and Bar (New Market)
The White Oak Tavern (Ellicott City)

Small Theaters

Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)

Outdoor Music Series

Federal Hill Main Street Series (Baltimore)

Bars & Nightclubs

Garryowen Irish Pub (Gettysburg)
Maggie's Restaurant (Westminster)
Morsbergers Tavern (Catonsville)
RaceHorse Tavern (Thomasville)
Yellow Barn Tavern (Freeland)