Live Acoustic Music Near West Newbury, 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 West Newbury 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 Newbury 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 Newbury 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

December 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 10
People have said that Abe Partridge sounds older than his chronological age, and there’s a very good reason for that – he’s packed a lot of living into his 37 years.
Capitol Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Concord, NH
December 10
Brighton Music Hall (Nightclub)
Allston, MA
December 11
GoldenOak is an Indie/Soul/Folk band based out of Portland, Maine and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 11
3S Artspace (Listening Room)
Portsmouth, NH
December 11
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 12
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 12
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 12
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 12
The New England Americana Association is a community based organization, seeking to serve as a catalyst for artists in the New England music scene by promoting the diverse musical styles that make up Americana
Medford Brewing Company (Brewery)
Medford, MA
December 13
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 13
John Harvard's Brew House (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
December 13
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 13
The Rex Theatre (Small Theater)
Manchester, NH
December 13
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 13
Boston Harbor Distillery (Brewery)
Boston, MA
December 13
Crossroads Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
North Andover, MA
December 14
Sunday, December 14, 2025: 11:30am ? 2:00pm The Burren Backroom ? 46th Annual Bill Rodgers Somerville Jingle Bell Run After-Party ? featuring Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 14
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
December 14
Eileen Ivers will change the way you think of the violin.
Cary Hall (Small Theater)
Lexington, MA
December 14
Tavern at the End of the World (Neighborhood Bar)
Boston, MA
December 14
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 16
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 16
A concert featuring Kim's original composition that tells the Anshinaabe legend in song. The show is FREE and supported by a grant from the Lexington Cultural Council and MASS Cultural Council.
Community Center Lexington (Library)
Lexington, MA
December 17
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
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
December 17
The Burren (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Somerville, MA
December 18
Orchard Chapel (Small Theater)
Hampton Falls, NH
December 19
A passionate kaleidoscope of sound, born of Americana and Folk music.
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
December 19
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 19
The Bull Run Restaurant (Nightclub)
Shirley, MA
December 19
Groton Hill Music Center - Meadow Hall (Small Theater)
Groton, MA
December 20
The Dance Hall (Listening Room)
Kittery, ME
December 20
Press Room Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Portsmouth, NH
December 20
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 20
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Small Theater)
Rockport, MA
December 21
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 23
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 27
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
December 28
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Listening Room)
Chelmsford, MA
December 28
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
January 9
Friday January 9, 2026: Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners - 8:15pm - 11:30pm The Rhumb Line, 40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
The Rhumbline (Neighborhood Bar)
Gloucester, MA
January 10
Folk-pop artist Halley Neal is a Nashville based singer and songwriter. Inspired by music from the 1970's, Halley released her debut record in June 2021.
House Of Play House Concerts (House Concert)
Newton, MA
January 10
The Rough & Tumble is a folk/Americana duo from New Hampshire. They aren’t afraid to take an audience from the lighthearted to the gut wrenching, and they do it seamlessly.
Old Sloop Presents (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Rockport, MA
January 16
Traveling Light's roots are deep in bluegrass, but Sumner's lyric-forward songs & snaking progressions demand something beyond folk conventions, highlighting the range of bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle/tenor guitar/harms) & Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Follen Folk Nights (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Lexington, MA
January 17
New Song Music Series (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bedford, MA
January 18
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
January 22
The Sinclair (Nightclub)
Cambridge, MA
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around West Newbury, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
House Of Play House Concerts (Newton)
Kiva House Concerts (Billerica)
Sailing Into Song House Concerts (Newton)
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)
Belleville Roots Music Series (Stage Room) (Newburyport)
Chelmsford Center for the Arts (Chelmsford)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Hackmatack Playhouse (Berwick)
Hamilton House (South Berwick)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
McCarthy's Toad Presented by 24 Hour Concerts (Cambridge)
Off Cabot (Beverly)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Dance Hall (Kittery)
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)
Follen Folk Nights (Lexington)
Harmony on the Green Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Me & Thee Music (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
New Song Music Series (Bedford)
North Reading Community Coffeehouse (North Reading)
Old Sloop Presents (Rockport)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

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

Libraries

Bedford Public Library (Bedford)
Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Community Center Lexington (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Harvard Public Library (Harvard)
Parlin Memorial Library (Everett)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Thomas Crane Public Library (Quincy)
Whipple Free Library (New Boston)

Small Theaters

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)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Music Hall (Portsmouth)
The Music Hall Lounge (Portsmouth)
The Rex Theatre (Manchester)
The Rockwell (Somerville)
The Wilbur Theater (Boston)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Bars & Nightclubs

Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Tavern at the End of the World (Boston)
The Rhumbline (Gloucester)
The Snug (Hingham)