Live Acoustic Music Near Westerly, Rhode Island

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 several house concerts being held in and around the Westerly 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 Westerly 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 Westerly 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 21
Borealis Coffee Company (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Bristol, RI
December 21
The Vanilla Bean (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Pomfret, CT
December 29
For over two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound.
January 9
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
January 10
January 12
"Singing guitarists Dustin & Ian Meadows prove that roots music is an unending resource, turning early influences gleaned from the Band and Gillian Welch into an engagingly twangy sibling sound all their own." - Boston Globe
January 25
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
January 31
La Grua Center (Listening Room)
Stonington, CT
February 5
February 8
To encourage, foster and conduct the art and craft of original lyrical and musical composition; provide educational programs, provide performance opportunities for all artistic styles; and support collaboration within the RISA community.
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
February 13
February 14
February 21
Roots Hoot House Concerts (House Concert)
South Kingstown, RI
February 22
Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Bristol, RI
February 22
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Listening Room)
Providence, RI
February 23
February 23
"...a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life... Herscovitch's music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit..." -The Boston Globe
The Bread Box Theater (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Windham, CT
February 26
Founder of the Irish-American powerhouse band Solas, is now touring as a solo performer, bringing along friends and musical guests.
February 27
March 6
George Hail Public Library (Library)
Warren, RI
March 14
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Listening Room)
Westerly, RI
March 15
Garde Arts Center (Concert Hall)
New London, CT
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Westerly, Rhode Island

House Concerts

Common Fence Music (Portsmouth)
Roots Hoot House Concerts (South Kingstown)

Listening Rooms

AS220 (Providence)
Galactic Theatre (Warren)
La Grua Center (Stonington)
Pump House Music Works (Wakefield)
Sandywoods Center for the Arts (Tiverton)
Stone Soup Coffeehouse (Providence)
The Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly)

Folk Music Societies

Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) (Cranston)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Bristol's Stone Church Coffeehouse (Bristol)
Central Village Congregational Church (Plainfield)
Friday Night Folk at All Souls (New London)
Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse (East Providence)
Kingston Congregational Church (South Kingstown)
Local Brew Coffeehouse (Barrington)
Moosup Valley Music Series (Foster)
The Bread Box Theater (Windham)

Vineyards & Breweries

Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth)
Preston Ridge Vineyard (Preston)
Priam Vineyards (Colchester)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Askew Bar & Lounge (Providence)
Borealis Coffee Company (Bristol)
Clements' Marketplace (Portsmouth)
Perks and Corks (Westerly)
The Broken Crust (Putnam)
The Flour Girl Cafe (Hebron)
The Stomping Ground (Putnam)
The Vanilla Bean (Pomfret)

Libraries

George Hail Public Library (Warren)
Red Ink Community Library (Providence)
Warwick Public Library (Warwick)

Small Theaters

Four Corners Arts Center (Tiverton)
The Kate Theater - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (Old Saybrook)
The United Theatre (Westerly)

Bars & Nightclubs

Newport Blues Cafe (Newport)
Newport Protective Club (Newport)
Nick-A-Nees (Providence)
The Stephen Talkhouse (Amagansett)