Concert In Your Home

The new trend in concerts and live performance is House Concerts. Last year at the Americana Music Conference, house concerts were the topic of conversation.

The format is something like this. Everyone arrives at the house carrying a dish to share. The concert starts with about a 45 minute set. At the end of the set, there is a break, and everyone shares in the pot luck. This allows the artist and crowd to mingle, talk, and communicate. Then, the artist finishes the evening with another set, usually 45 minutes.

If the host decides to have 2 artists, they will split the evening with one taking the first, and the other the second. Sometimes, they will play together as well, which is a special treat!

During the evening, the host usually passes a bowl/jar/hat/anything to collect a suggested donation (usually $10-$15). This goes to the artist(s) to help with traveling/living costs. The artist also usually has CDs for sale as well.

For the audience members, this provides an opportunity to go out for a special evening with live music, dinner, friends, all without having to battle the "downtown" crowd, deal with smoky atmosphere (for those sensitive) , and poor sound. This is all for a "suggested" donation, which even at $15 each will save money over "going out on the town."

This new format is quickly growing, and becoming a favorite for all musicians, from veteran musicians to up-and-coming artists.

If you are interested in hosting or checking out more information you can click here or e-mail me. There are tons of resources on the web, so feel free to google House Concerts as well.

There will be a house concert on Sept. 15th here in Nashville TN. E-mail me for directions, and come check it all out.

Kim Richey

So about a month ago, I'm at work and Stef calls me and says...."if there was a someone coming in town for a concert, and it was in your top 3 of people to see of all time, would you want to go." So I'm like DEFINATELY!!! Long story short, she tells me it is Kim Richey, the best songwriter of ALL time! No joke. Check her out. Her craft and lyrics are phenomenal! No comparison. Tell me of someone else who has the ability to craft words in such a way. I bet you can't.
Anyway, we went to the concert at the Belcourt. Great intimate setting and it sounded AWESOME!!!
So after she gets a standing O for about 5 minutes, she comes back out to do an encore. I hollered out for her to do "Hello Old Friend." She didn't think she could remember it, but..did it anyway. SO GREAT! Didn't even mess up.

So, if that wasn't enough, she did about a 30 min encore finishing with a great rendition of "What a Wonderful World."
When we walk out the back of the theatre, she was standing there for a meet and greet. So, not only did I get to meet her

but she signed my guitar too!

Completely awesome.
Stef had her sign the CD covers, and she was gracious enough to sign one for a friend too. ("Mike, where the heck were you?")
Anyway, the best concert I have ever been to, and a completely wonderful evening!