Live Acoustic Music Near Peterborough, New Hampshire

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 house concerts being held in and around the Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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
Latchis Theatre (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
December 4
Patterson Hood is a musician and songwriter living in Portland, OR. He's originally from Muscle Shoals, AL and plays with a band called Drive-By Truckers as well as being a solo artist.
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 5
The Flying Goose (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
New London, NH
December 7
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 13
Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center (Nightclub)
Greenfield, MA
December 14
Singer-songwriter Dan Strauss has been performing for over twenty years with his trademark melodic storytelling and intimate vocals. Someone once said Dan's music felt like Jeff Tweedy being in the Beatles. That sums it up pretty good.
The Brewery At Four Star Farms (Brewery)
Northfield, MA
December 14
Next Stage (Small Theater)
Putney, VT
December 14
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 14
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
December 14
December 15
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 19
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
December 19
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 20
Erin Harpe country blues duo with Jim Countryman, award winning blues artist
Sanctuary Maynard (Listening Room)
Maynard, MA
December 21
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
December 29
Sanctuary Maynard (Listening Room)
Maynard, MA
January 30
The Flying Goose (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
New London, NH
January 31
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Westford, MA
January 31
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.
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
February 1
Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Kent, Ohio. She is known for her ominous song writing, with a plaintive minimalist style that draws on both country and rock music
The Stone Church (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
February 14
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
February 15
The Stone Church (Small Theater)
Brattleboro, VT
February 22
Shea Theater Arts Center (Small Theater)
Turners Falls, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Peterborough, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Under the Maple (Chez Grossman/Peel) (Brattleboro)

Listening Rooms

1794 Meetinghouse (New Salem)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
Nova Arts at Brewbakers (Keene)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Stage 33 Live (Town of Rockingham)
The Livery (Sunapee)

Folk Music Societies

Monadnock Folklore Society (Nelson)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
High Street Coffee House (Boscawen)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
Sunapee Community Coffee House (Sunapee)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Ciao Popolo (Town of Rockingham)
Markohs (Ayer)
The Flying Goose (New London)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)

Small Theaters

Bellows Falls Opera House (Bellows Falls)
Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord)
Colonial Theatre (Keene)
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Groton)
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Groton)
Latchis Theatre (Brattleboro)
Next Stage (Putney)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Shea Theater Arts Center (Turners Falls)
The Center at Eagle Hill (Hardwick)
The Park Theatre (Jaffrey)
The Stone Church (Brattleboro)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)