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 Oakland Mills area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.
Many churches and non-profit community groups around Oakland Mills 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 many listening rooms, small theaters and local vineyards and breweries in and around the Oakland Mills area. Restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes also host nationally touring musicians.
Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.
Places to See Live Acoustic Music
in and around Oakland Mills, MD
Coopers House Concerts (Oakland Mills) |
Bonnie Branch House Concerts (Ellicott City) |
Soup and Song House Concert (Marriottsville) |
CommuniTea House Concert (Glen Burnie) |
Awkward Pause House Concerts (Baltimore) |
Garys House Concert Series (Woodbine) |
Moore Music (Rockville) |
Lucky Penny House Concert Series (Washington) |
Great Falls Theatrics House Concert (Great Falls) |
Stone Room Concerts (Falls Church) |
Concerts at the Sevareid House (Alexandria) |
Macum Creek Concerts (Chester) |
Music on the Heights (Broadlands) |
The Soundry (Columbia) |
The Living Stage at Hotel RL Baltimore (Baltimore) |
SHC Music Tribe Concerts (Gambrills) |
Creative Alliance at The Patterson (Baltimore) |
Function Black Box Theater and Coworking Space (Baltimore) |
Institute of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park) |
The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church (Lutherville-Timonium) |
City Winery (Washington) |
Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House (Washington) |
Pearl Street Warehouse (Washington) |
Union Stage (Washington) |
1st Stage Theatre (McLean) |
Jammin Java (Vienna) |
The Mainstay (Rock Hall) |
New Spire Arts (Frederick) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Baltimore (Baltimore) |
Perry Hall Folk Music Night (Nottingham) |
Unity Coffeehouse ~ Acoustic Cafe (Annapolis) |
Common Ground on the Hill - Westminster (Westminster) |
Deer Creek Coffeehouse (Darlington) |
World Folk Music Association (WFMA) @ Arts Barn (Gaithersburg) |
Focus Music (Alexandria) |
Mad City Coffee (Columbia) |
Teavolve (Baltimore) |
New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) |
Black Cat (Washington) |
Ebenezer's Coffeehouse (Washington) |
Hill Country Barbeque (DC) (Washington) |
49 West Coffeehouse (Annapolis) |
Cafe Montmartre (Reston) |
Epicure Cafe (Fairfax) |
Beans in the Belfry (Brunswick) |
Black Ankle Vineyards (Mt Airy) |
Rocklands Farm (Poolesville) |
Lost Rhino (Ashburn) |
Big Cork Vineyards (Rohrersville) |
Breaux Vineyards (Purcellville) |
Red Heifer Winery (Smithsburg) |
Blackrock Center for the Arts (Germantown) |
The Hamilton (Washington) |
Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) |
The Birchmere (Alexandria) |
Creative Cauldron (Falls Church) |
Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg) |
Franklin Park Arts Center (Purcellville) |
Ballston Quarter (Arlington) |