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 Westminster 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 Westminster host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together.
In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in
several
listening rooms
and small theaters
in and around the Westminster 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.
Progressive bluegrass band The Seldom Scene plays tunes from limitless genres. The Seldom Scene is dobro player Fred Travers, bassist Ronnie Simpkins, guitarist Dudley Connell, mandolinist Lou Reid and banjo player Ron Stewart.
Husband-and-wife folk/rock Americana duo The Kennedys have been writing, recording & touring for over twenty five years. Their energetic pop-influenced sound recalls Buddy Holly & The Everly Brothers.
Steven Gellman is a quintessential folk singer-songwriter with insightful original songs and homespun stories that provide a soul-warming folk rock respite in a busy, chilly world.
Michelle is a multi-award winning singer-songwriter from Maryland. If you like acoustic music in the Indie/Alternative Folk genre, then Michelle's show is a MUST attend!
Alfred Yun is an in-demand jazz pianist. His music is influenced by his upbringing in both Korea and the United States and listeners can hear influences from jazz, hip-hop, and K-pop to traditional Korean music in his compositions.
David’s songs have found their way to Carnegie Hall,
the United Nations, the Kennedy Center, NASA’s Space Shuttle “Atlantis”, Peter, Paul, & Mary and Kingston Trio CDs, and 15 of his own.
Steven Gellman is a quintessential folk singer-songwriter with insightful original songs and homespun stories that provide a soul-warming folk rock respite in a busy, chilly world.
Andrew Grimm’s rich baritone voice and David Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption.
Rarely do you get in one musician the virtuosity of singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Kevin brings all three with eloquent effortlessness. Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter
Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk artist whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She plays festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Tex
Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds.
With a voice that?s confident though fragile, melodies that take surprising turns, and lyrics that are as smart as they are emotionally vulnerable, Brody?s songs will delight especially anyone who has grown from heartbreaking circumstances.
A beloved show business veteran who started his career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. His band, The American Circus, has developed a devoted international following.
Andrew Grimm’s rich baritone voice and David Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption.
To listen to Brody Bond's songs is to fall into a bit of a trap. You hear something that at first feels comfortable and familiar. Then you realize something else is happening. You?re being offered new ways to perceive your experience in the world.
Award-winning folk/Americana outfit hailing from the heart of South Carolina. With tight-knit harmonies, endearing storytelling and authentic energy, this husband and wife duo holds a presence that is palpable and real, both on and off stage.
Andrew Grimm’s rich baritone voice and David Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption.
3-time IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year Danny Paisley leads the Southern Grass, a bluegrass band rooted in tradition. The band has received over 20 Bluegrass Music Award Nominations and won the 2009 IBMA Song of the Year.
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Places to see live acoustic music
in and around
Westminster, Maryland
