A house concert very simply defined is a musical event presented in someone’s home or another small space such as a backyard or community meeting room.
It was very aptly put by our friend, johnsmith, who said it is “Music as it should be…in the home, from the heart.” It is a chance to introduce some wonderful singer/songwriters to an audience in a setting where people are gathered to
focus on music. From the beginning of time music has been an enriching experience. We are sure that house concerts have actually occurred for thousands of years. Sometimes it was just families getting together to share some music and fun and other times a few neighbors would drop in and share the experience.
We started our house concert series, Flowers in the Desert in June, 1997.
Our house concert series is named after a Richard Berman song. Shortly thereafter we discovered that a lot of singer/songwriters needed a little exposure which is why we created the site www.houseconcerts.com.
It helps them with contacts and it exposes their music a liitle more to the general public.
We are always looking for new venues and artists -
To contact us please email - music@houseconcerts.com
This myspace site is a general meeting place for:
Venues
Artists
Media
Other interested parties
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Hey Cheryl, We're tickled pink to host Drew Nelson this weekend, 12/6. Please tell all your San Antonio friends to join us. I'm so excited to finally get to introduce Drew and his fine songs to our crowd. Thanks, Janet
Hi Cheryl, Nice to hear from you. I missed Kerrville. I would have loved to be there. Hope to play your place some day. All the best from Copenhagen on a grey fall day. Michael
