Live Acoustic Music Near Salem, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem area. Local 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

November 21
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 21
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
November 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 21
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 21
Joy Clark, New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love.
November 21
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 Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
November 22
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 22
The Cut (Nightclub)
Gloucester, MA
November 22
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 22
Lizard Lounge (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 22
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
November 22
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
November 22
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 22
A truly authentic folk singer, Francey is a documentarian of the working person who never imagined earning a living from his music.
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
November 23
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
November 23
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
November 23
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
November 23
Robinson & Rohe deliver a powerful live show replete with effortless harmony singing, soulful grooves, playful humor, and razor-sharp lyrics.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 24
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 24
City Winery (Listening Room)
Boston, MA
November 24
The lead singer of acclaimed roots band Low Lily, Simmons is an Indie Music Award-winning songwriter with a new soon-to-be-released solo album.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 24
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
November 25
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.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 27
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
November 29
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 30
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
November 30
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
November 30
November 30
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 30
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 1
The Wilbur Theater (Small Theater)
Boston, MA
December 1
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 1
Original heartfelt music from the streets of New Orleans to the hills of Appalachia.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
December 1
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 2
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 3
The Rockwell (Small Theater)
Somerville, MA
December 4
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
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 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 5
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 5
December 5
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
December 5
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
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 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
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, 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 7
The Music Hall Lounge (Small Theater)
Portsmouth, NH
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Salem, New Hampshire

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)
Whale Cove House Concerts (Rockport)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
3S Artspace (Portsmouth)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Melrose UU Church (Melrose)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Stone Church (Newmarket)
The Word Barn (Exeter)

Folk Music Societies

Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (Watertown)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
First Church Unitarian (Littleton)
First Parish of Sudbury Coffee House (Sudbury)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
New Song Coffeehouse (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
One World Coffee House (Essex)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Cafe 939 (Boston)
John Harvard's Brew House (Cambridge)
Lily P's Chicken (Cambridge)
Markohs (Ayer)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
Press Room Restaurant (Portsmouth)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Square Root Café (Boston)

Libraries

Bolton Public Library (Bolton)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Rabb Hall Boston Public Library (Boston)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (atac) (Framingham)
Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Groton Hill Music Center - Concert Hall (Groton)
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Groton)
Needham Town Hall (Needham)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)
Boston City Hall Plaza (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)