Live Acoustic Music Near West Hartford, 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 many house concerts being held in and around the West Hartford 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford 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

June 4
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
June 4
The Flour Girl Cafe (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Hebron, CT
June 8
June 9
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
June 10
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 10
John Carter Hill is a singer/songwriter performing as a solo acoustic artist with great vocals and amazing guitar work, playing country, alternative, blues along with some very tasty original music
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Westfield, MA
June 11
Cafe Nine (Listening Room)
New Haven, CT
June 11
Sandisfield Arts Center (Small Theater)
Sandisfield, MA
June 13
College Street Music Hall (Small Theater)
New Haven, CT
June 13
College Street Music Hall (Small Theater)
New Haven, CT
June 16
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Vineyard)
Wallingford, CT
June 18
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
June 24
Luthier's Co-op (Listening Room)
Easthampton, MA
June 25
Brignole Vineyards (Vineyard)
East Granby, CT
June 28
American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.”
June 30
Country/Folk singer-songwriter who grew up in the bible belt of East Texas and has developed a taste for old guitars and smooth tequilas.
Jones Family Farms (Vineyard)
Shelton, CT
June 30
Hog River Brewing (Vineyard)
Hartford, CT
July 6
July 9
Brian is a classic hard-working, touring troubadour, with a rich, clear voice and an engaging stage presence. With just guitar, voice, and a harmonica, Brian offers audiences inspired songs.
Jones Family Farms (Vineyard)
Shelton, CT
July 11
An American blues guitarist, musician, and singer. His playing combines a number of blues styles, primarily Delta blues.
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
July 18
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
July 20
Willi Carlisle is an award-winning folksinger, writer, and theater-artist from Northwest Arkansas
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
July 20
Chicopee Public Library (Library)
Chicopee, MA
July 27
Rick Drost writes songs of depth and heart—songs likened to impressionist paintings. He sings from a long background in folk, classical, and Choral traditions.
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Festivals)
Goshen, CT
August 4
Chester Common Table (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Chester, MA
August 6
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
August 27
Academy of Music Theater (Small Theater)
Northampton, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around West Hartford, Connecticut

House Concerts

Acousticool House Concert (Bristol)
ConnArtists (Southbury)
Fire in the Kitchen (Madison)
Music at the Farmhouse (Chester)
The Old Church Concert Series (Meriden)

Listening Rooms

Broad Brook Opera House (East Windsor)
Bruces Blues Cafe (Southbury)
Cafe Nine (New Haven)
Dewey Hall (Sheffield)
Gateway City Arts (Holyoke)
Luthier's Co-op (Easthampton)
Nights at the Beekley (New Hartford)
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts and Cultural Center (Middletown)
The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm (New Milford)
Twelve Moons Coffeehouse (Canaan)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

The Bread Box Theater (Willimantic)
The Sounding Board (West Hartford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Abandon Building Brewery (Easthampton)
Brignole Vineyards (East Granby)
Candlewood Brewing (New Milford)
Hog River Brewing (Hartford)
Hopkins Vineyard (Warren)
Hops on the Hill Brewery (Glastonbury)
Jones Family Farms (Shelton)
Norbrook Farm Brewery (Colebrook)
Paradise Hills Vineyard (Wallingford)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)
Sunset Meadow of Mass Vineyard (Sheffield)
The Brewery at Maple View Farm (Granby)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

C.J. Sparrow (Cheshire)
Chester Common Table (Chester)
Cotton Hollow Kitchen (Glastonbury)
Shortstop Bar & Grill (Westfield)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)

Libraries

Chicopee Public Library (Chicopee)
Simsbury Public Library (Simsbury)

Small Theaters

Academy of Music Theater (Northampton)
BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity (Northampton)
Calvin Theater (Northampton)
College Street Music Hall (New Haven)
Infinity Hall (Norfolk)
Iron Horse Music Hall (Northampton)
Palace Theater (Stafford Springs)
Sandisfield Arts Center (Sandisfield)
The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)

Bars & Nightclubs

Five Corners Bistro and Craft Bar (Farmington)
Marigold Theater (Easthampton)
Space Ballroom (Hamden)