Live Acoustic Music Near Westford, 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 Westford 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 Westford 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 Westford 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

October 3
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 4
Jim Kweskin's shows radiate charm, humor, sophistication and talent. His endearing sense of good humor and interpretations make his performances a delight. Kweskin is recognized as one of the best interpreters of the great American songbook.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 6
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
October 6
A concert to present "The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity" album release by Kim Moberg featuring Maxfield Anderson, Jon Evans, Julian Loida and Brian Miller. Presented by The Folk Collective. Tix www.passim.org
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 7
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
October 7
Adeem Maria is a seventh-generation Carolinian, a makeshift poet, singer-songwriter, storyteller, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to
Cafe 939 (College/University)
Boston, MA
October 7
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 7
The Word Barn (Listening Room)
Exeter, NH
October 7
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
October 7
Blue Ocean Music Hall (Bar/Nightclub)
Salisbury, MA
October 8
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 8
Stone Cow Brewery (Brewery)
Barre, MA
October 10
Cafe 939 (College/University)
Boston, MA
October 10
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 14
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 14
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Needham, MA
October 15
Homegrown House Concerts (House Concert)
Marblehead, MA
October 15
House of Blues Boston (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Boston, MA
October 17
Pierce Pettis returns to Club Passim! >only Boston area appearance this fall, so reserve your seat!
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
October 18
The Somerville Armory (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
October 18
Dana is a Poetic & Powerful Indie Folk/Americana Songwriter from Nashville known for his storytelling & musicanship. As one critic noted, "he sings like an angel & plays like the devil." Enjoy a Living Legend at the Top of his Game!
The Somerville Armory (Listening Room)
Somerville, MA
October 20
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Marblehead, MA
October 20
Borrowed House Concerts (House Concert)
Plaistow, NH
October 21
Dana is a Poetic & Powerful Indie Folk/Americana Songwriter from Nashville known for his storytelling & musicanship. As one critic noted, "he sings like an angel & plays like the devil." Enjoy a Living Legend at the Top of his Game!
Open Book Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Canton, MA
October 21
Amazing Things Art Center (Small Theater)
Framingham, MA
October 21
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Medford, MA
October 21
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.
Cary Hall (Small Theater)
Lexington, MA
October 21
New Moon Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Haverhill, MA
October 21
Stone Cow Brewery (Brewery)
Barre, MA
October 21
Greg Klyma is a road-tested troubadour and a relentless songwriter. You'll find him weaving lanes between Tom Petty and Merle Haggard on music's highway.
Regent Theatre (Small Theater)
Arlington, MA
October 21
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Sharon, MA
October 22
Friction Farm combines storytelling, social commentary, and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes, and quirky observations.
Lakeview House Concerts (House Concert)
Sharon, MA
October 24
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
October 27
The Bull Run Restaurant (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Shirley, MA
October 27
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
October 28
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
Borrowed House Concerts (House Concert)
Plaistow, NH
October 28
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Franklin, MA
October 28
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Small Theater)
Newburyport, MA
October 28
The Center for Arts in Natick (Small Theater)
Natick, MA
October 29
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
October 30
The Wilbur Theater (Concert Hall)
Boston, MA
November 3
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 3
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 4
The Cabot (Small Theater)
Beverly, MA
November 5
Red Apple Farm (Vineyard)
Phillipston, MA
November 5
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.
Club Passim (Listening Room)
Cambridge, MA
November 8
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 10
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Folk Music Coffeehouse)
Belmont, MA
November 15
The Sinclair (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cambridge, MA
November 16
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Westford, Massachusetts

House Concerts

Borrowed House Concerts (Plaistow)
Fractal House (Medford)
Homegrown House Concerts (Marblehead)
Lakeview House Concerts (Sharon)
The Rec Room House Concerts (Belmont)

Listening Rooms

2nd Shift Concerts at the Charles River Museum (Waltham)
Bass Hall at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (Peterborough)
City Winery (Boston)
Club Passim (Cambridge)
Fallout Shelter (Norwood)
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church- Medfield, MA (Medfield)
Groton Hill Music Center (Littleton)
Lizard Lounge (Cambridge)
Niagara Coffee Haus (Millis)
Old South Meetinghouse (Boston)
One Broadway Collaborative (Lawrence)
Sanctuary Maynard (Maynard)
Somerville Songwriter Sessions (Somerville)
The Lilypad (Cambridge)
The Somerville Armory (Somerville)
The Word Barn (Exeter)
Wilbur Fiske Haven House (Malden)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (Franklin)
Crossroads Music Series (North Andover)
Homegrown Coffeehouse (Needham)
Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Wakefield)
Maple Street Congregational Church (Danvers)
Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead)
Music on Centre (Boston)
New Moon Coffeehouse (Haverhill)
New Revival Coffeehouse (Stow)
Not Just Another Coffeehouse (Sharon)
Open Book Coffeehouse (Canton)
Rose Garden Coffeehouse (Mansfield)
Second Friday Coffeehouse (Belmont)
Temple Isaiah Coffeehouse (Lexington)
Westford Parish Center For The Arts (Westford)

Vineyards & Breweries

Red Apple Farm (Phillipston)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Atwoods Tavern (Cambridge)
Avalena's Bar and Grill (Millis)
House of Blues Boston (Boston)
Kickstand Cafe (Arlington)
Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub (Cambridge)
Sawbelly Brewing (Exeter)
The Bull Run Restaurant (Shirley)
The Burren (Somerville)
The Foundry Restaurant (Manchester)
The Gulu-Gulu Cafe (Salem)
The Haven (Jamaica Plain)
The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint (Medford)
The Sinclair (Cambridge)
Walnut Street Coffee Cafe (Lynn)

Libraries

Cary Memorial Library (Lexington)
Concerts in the Courtyard at Boston Public Library (Boston)
Morrill Memorial Library (Norwood)
Robbins Library (Arlington)
Walpole Public Library (Walpole)

Small Theaters

Amazing Things Art Center (Framingham)
Cary Hall (Lexington)
Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport)
Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center (Foxborough)
Old Meeting House (Francestown)
Orchard Chapel (Hampton Falls)
Regent Theatre (Arlington)
Somerville Theatre (Somerville)
The Cabot (Beverly)
The Center for Arts in Natick (Natick)
Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry)

Outdoor Music Series

Maudslay Arts Center (Newburyport)
Herter Park Ampitheater (Boston)

Bars & Nightclubs

Blue Ocean Music Hall (Salisbury)
Brighton Music Hall (Allston)
Cantab Lounge (Cambridge)
Green Dragon Tavern (Boston)
Toad (Cambridge)