Live Acoustic Music Near Norwell, 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 Norwell 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 Norwell 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 Norwell 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 3
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
December 4
Rainshadow Recording welcomes The Faux Paws, featuring Port Hadlock’s own Chris Miller, Sunday January 15 at 7:30pm at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 4
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
December 5
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.”
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
December 5
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 5
December 5
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 6
Hopkinton Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Hopkinton, MA
December 6
The Square Root Café (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
December 6
Chevalier Theatre (Concert Hall)
Medford, MA
December 6
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 7
A joyful Christmas concert with sparkling instrumental work and lush Christmas harmonies. Southern Rail is one of the hottest groups on the circuit. Plus the world's best home made carrot cake! Not to be missed!
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
December 7
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
December 7
Nick Carter is a New England-based singer songwriter whose music has been called soulful folk and a coffee break for the soul. His voice and guitar bring you shelter inside the song.
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
December 8
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 8
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 8
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 8
Lakeview Houseconcerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
December 8
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 9
Wareham Free Library (Library)
Wareham, MA
December 10
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
December 11
Cafe 939 (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
December 11
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 12
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 12
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 Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
December 12
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 13
Fallout Shelter (Listening Room)
Norwood, MA
December 13
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 13
With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Lennon Award winner Rachel Sumner has been captivating audiences throughout the country with her lyric-forward folk songs and snaking chord progressions.
The Lilypad (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 13
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 14
John Harvard's Brew House (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
Blackstone River Theater (Small Theater)
Cumberland, RI
December 14
The Nields, the folk-rock band from Massachusetts, are delighted to announce the release of their much-anticipated twenty-first album, Circle of Days. An homage to the calendar??and really, time itself.
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
December 14
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 14
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Barrington, RI
December 14
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
December 14
Narrows Center For the Arts (Small Theater)
Fall River, MA
December 15
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 15
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 15
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
December 15
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 17
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 18
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
December 19
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 19
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
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Small Theater)
Plymouth, MA
December 20
The Met (Neighborhood Bar)
Pawtucket, RI
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Norwell, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Lakeview Houseconcerts (Sharon)
Pond Front House Concerts (Carver)
Studio 84 House Concerts (Middleborough)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
AS220 (Providence)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
Hopkinton Center for the Arts (Hopkinton)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
River Club Music Hall (Scituate)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
Soundcheck Studios (Pembroke)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
West Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Parish of Sudbury Coffee House (Sudbury)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Barrington)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Song Coffeehouse (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
OCC Coffeehouse (Wrentham)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Open Road Coffeehouse (Rockland)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)

Vineyards & Breweries

Truro Vineyards (North Truro)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew Bar & Lounge (Providence)
Cafe 939 (Boston)
Cape Cod Coffee (Mashpee)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Boyden Library (Foxborough)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Duxbury Free Library (Duxbury)
Franklin Public Library (Franklin)
George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Holliston Public Library (Holliston)
Middleborough Public Library (Middleborough)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Plymouth Public Library (Plymouth)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Seekonk Public Library (Seekonk)
Wareham Free Library (Wareham)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Blackstone River Theater (Cumberland)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Mass Arts Center (Mansfield)
Narrows Center For the Arts (Fall River)
Needham Town Hall (Needham)
Payomet Performing Arts Center (North Truro)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts (Fairhaven)
The Spire Center for Performing Arts (Plymouth)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center (New Bedford)

Outdoor Music Series

Bellforge Arts Center (Medfield)
Bridgewater Music Alley (Bridgewater)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Mashpee Community Park (Mashpee)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Met (Pawtucket)
The Snug (Hingham)