Live Acoustic Music Near North Stonington, 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 several house concerts being held in and around the North Stonington 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 North Stonington 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 North Stonington 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

January 9
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
January 10
January 12
"Singing guitarists Dustin & Ian Meadows prove that roots music is an unending resource, turning early influences gleaned from the Band and Gillian Welch into an engagingly twangy sibling sound all their own." - Boston Globe
January 25
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
January 25
Multi-instrumentalist Jenna Nicholls is giving vintage genres a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility. Jenna has toured with Ingrid Michaelson, shared the stage with Oscar Winner Glen Hansard, Amanda Palmer and Lucius.
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
January 26
Grammy-nominated “an absolute master” (No Depression), Molsky transports audiences with his authentic & personal interpretations of rarities from the Southern Appalachian songbook & musical traditions from around the globe.
Pump House Music Works (Listening Room)
Wakefield, RI
January 31
La Grua Center (Listening Room)
Stonington, CT
February 5
February 7
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.
The Stephen Talkhouse (Neighborhood Bar)
Amagansett, NY
February 7
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
February 8
To encourage, foster and conduct the art and craft of original lyrical and musical composition; provide educational programs, provide performance opportunities for all artistic styles; and support collaboration within the RISA community.
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
February 10
Billboard Top 10 Roots artist who's played the Bluebird Cafe & Carnegie Hall. NO DEPRESSION raved about Grant, “ ... lyrics and music as potent as Woody Guthrie ... A reminder of the darker period o
Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe (Listening Room)
Old Lyme, CT
February 13
February 14
February 15
The Packing House (Listening Room)
Willington, CT
February 21
Roots Hoot House Concerts (House Concert)
South Kingstown, RI
February 22
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
February 22
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
February 23
Affectionately known as SOOP, Seat of Our Pants has ascended to the forefront of the Connecticut roots music scene with award winning heartfelt and clever songs that get you thinking about the world around you.
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
February 23
"...a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life... Herscovitch's music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit..." -The Boston Globe
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
February 23
February 26
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
February 27
March 1
March 3
March 6
George Hail Public Library (Library)
Warren, RI
March 14
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
March 14
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
New London, CT
March 15
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
March 22
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
March 23
You?d be hard-pressed to find a band with a more impressive collective resume than Cimarron 615. Cimarron 615 is a hall of fame-caliber assemblage, with credits that look like a who?s-who of Americana, country and rock history.
March 27
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
April 3
April 5
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around North Stonington, Connecticut

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)
Roots Hoot House Concerts (South Kingstown)
White Pine Woods Music Series (North Stonington)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
La Grua Center (Stonington)
Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe (Old Lyme)
Pump House Music Works (Wakefield)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)
The Packing House (Willington)

Folk Music Societies

Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Kingston Congregational Church (South Kingstown)
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Barrington)
Moosup Valley Music Series (Foster)
The Bread Box Theater (Windham)

Vineyards & Breweries

Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth)
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew Bar & Lounge (Providence)
Borealis Coffee Company (Bristol)
Clements' Marketplace (Portsmouth)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Bars & Nightclubs

Newport Blues Cafe (Newport)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
The Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)