About me: Pine Ridge House Concerts is a unique, casual and intimate venue for Singer-Songwriter performances in the beautiful hills of eastern Tennessee. We’ve opened our home to performers and concert guest to provide a relaxed atmosphere where an attentive audience really listens to the artist.
The concept behind this performance venue is simple. We provide our home, refreshments and snacks. The artist performs for people truly interested in hearing them. Concert invitees bring beverages of their choice and appetizers, snacks or other food to share, and pay a modest donation/cover charge, 100% of which goes directly to the artist.
The end result is that concert attendees hear a great singer-songwriter performance, share food and drink, and make some new friends. The artist plays to an audience that really cares and gets to make some money. ...and we all have a great time!
Pine Ridge House Concerts is located in the rural hills of eastern Tennessee, about 25 miles northwest of Knoxville.
Our next house concert on Friday July 24th, features the return appearance of Rod Picott and Amanda Shires. Rod and Amanda played an absolutely amazing house concert for our series, back in 2007. We are thrilled that they’ll be able play for us again. You will want to make sure that you catch this show.
Rod has written Americana chart topping songs and has been a long-time favorite of ours. Amanda is an amazing fiddle player who was already a member of the legendary “Texas Playboys” by the time she was 16. The have a chemistry onstage that is incredible.
Rod Picott has established himself as one of the better new writers in Nashvile. His co-write Broke Down with Slaid Cleaves was the most played song on Americana radio in 2001. Rod Picott has released 5 albums to stellar reviews both stateside and overseas. His most recent album is titled “Summerbirds”. Maverick magazine called Summerbirds "as damn near perfect as you can get" and gave the album a full five star review.
West Texas fiddler and singer/songwriter Amanda Shires is also a founding member of Lubbock's Thrift Store Cowboys, releasing 4 albums independently and reaching top10 status on many CMJ charts around the country. Amanda’s most recent CD, titled “West Cross Timbers” was honored with a 4 star review from CD Baby. Bill Lavery of Village records states “this gal is one of the best kept secrets we’ve discovered.”
As usual, Wanda and I will provide cups, ice, coolers, soft drinks, and snacks. We’ll have a pot luck snackfest to accompany the great music. We’re going to make a “Low Country Boil” to serve as an anchor for our snack fest. We encourage everyone else to bring along some food to share with the other house concert guests (appetizer, dessert, side dish, main dish, or whatever you would like to bring). Please bring along whatever you would like to drink.
The house concert performance will begin at 8:00 PM and everyone is welcome to arrive starting at 7:00 PM. The suggested cover/donation for the show is $10 (100% goes to Rod and Amanda).
Reservations are required, so please RSVP to pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net or call me at 865-207-2207.
We hope that you’ll be able to join us for Rod and Amanda’s house concert.
Thanks,
Bryan
PS: Our House Concert for August will be on Friday the 28th and will feature Chris West and Keith Garrett of the band Blue Moon Rising. Please mark your calendars.
Our 2009 Series Schedule:
February 22 Jason Wilber
April 3rd Kacey Jones
April 24th Jay Clark with Jimmy Davis
June 6th Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle
July 24th Rod Picott and Amanda Shires
August 28th Chris West and Keith Garrett of Blue Moon Rising
If you are an artist interested in performing at Pine Ridge House Concerts please contact us.
I just got the message about Jeff and Sarah's show and remembered how much fun me Jay's was!!!Thanks for having us!! Ya'll have fun and make Jeff sing the one about drinkin'.....
Thanks for joining, good to have you with us on this, please post a page with us www.houseconcert.eu and invite any house concerts, folk songwriters and open mic clubs and fans, we will accept American/Canadian House concerts as non featured members and add their URL to the Links page, infact any one you think could add to this community, particularly that friend in Europe with the big old front room who loves live music.
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Also Stay tuned because "My Friends" members will get some pre-release FREE mp3 downloads of my songs before the album release! Spread the word... Thanks and have a great day.
Thank you for adding me. I'm excited about playing my first "House Concert" this June in Kansas. What a welcome alternative to ducking behind chicken wire in the bars haha. I love this concept so I will shamelessly self-promote and let you know how much I would enjoy coming to your place and performing :))
Best of luck to y'all and on behalf of acoustic musicians everywhere...Thanks.
Hey Bryan and Wanda..... awesome concert last night with Jason Wilber. What a nice crowd!!! As always it was great seeing you all and I look forward to next time!!!
Bryan and Wanda...Just a note to thank you for a wonderful time last night. What a beautiful home you have to enjoy a concert, can't wait until the next one.
Hey there music lovin' friend! We just posted a new song. Drop by for a listen when you get a moment. It's called "SPRING SONG." In fact, most of the songs on our music player have been posted very recently. Check 'em out. Cheers!
Dear Bryan & Wanda & Pine Ridge House Concerts, hello and thank you. I hope all is peachy in your life and world. I look forward...
Love, Mick
Mick Overman "Bluesy Folk & Roll with Jazz Attitude" c/o Max Records PO Box 3201 Freedom CA 95019-3201 USA (office) PO Box 15083 Portland OR 97293-5083 USA (home) 831.234.3230 (mobile) 503.234.2821 (OR home) mickoverman@yahoo.com (personal) livemusic@mickoverman.com (business)
hey guys, thanks for having us over at the Jay Clark show. Wonderful time, and the Brunswick stew was just great. Sorry we had to leave early, but next time we'll get an overnight baby sitter and hang out a little longer. THANKS.
