With the advent of spring, a lot of good acoustic music is sprouting on Long Island -- with artists ranging from perennial favorites to blossoming newcomers. In addition to a number of talented local singer-songwriters and musicians, visiting acoustic artists performing on Long Island this spring include Scott Ainslie, Gordon Bok, Guy Clark, Slaid Cleaves, Judy Collins, Emma’s Revolution, Steve Forbert, Colin Hay, The Kennedys, King Wilkie, Patty Larkin, Christine Lavin, Terence Martin & Dan Bonis, Michelle Shocked, Livingston Taylor, We’re About 9, Dar Williams and Jesse Colin Young -- and, from Canada: Eve Goldberg, Gordon Lightfoot, Jory Nash, Ian Tamblyn and Lucie Blue Tremblay. [Click on the title in red to see the calendar listings].

For a compendium of upcoming concerts and coffeehouses, click on the title in red. In addition to a number of talented local singer-songwriters and musicians, visiting acoustic artists performing on Long Island in March include Bob Franke, Susan McKeown, David Wilcox, Catie Curtis, Christine Lavin, The Roches, Terence Martin, Beaucoup Blue and Livingston Taylor. Gigs listed in boldface type are highlighted under AcoustiConcerts (LI, NY).

A number of talented acoustic performers will grace Long Island stages during March. Although more extensive listings appear in the AcoustiCalendar, here are a few highlights: Susan McKeown -Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. Congregational Church of Huntington, Centerport Catie Curtis – Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington The Roches – Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m. (Cancelled) Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, Bay Shore Beaucoup Blue and Terence Martin - Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. University Cafe, Stony Brook Christine Lavin – Friday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Our Times Coffeehouse at the Ethical Humanist Society, Garden City Livingston Taylor – Saturday, March 31 at 8 p.m. Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, Bay Shore [To see this posting in its entirety, with opinionated one-paragraph descriptions of each of the artists, click on the title in red].