A heads-up for the next few months of music from House About Tonight Productions; be on the lookout for news of some new venues (one has a gorgeous backyard and an in-ground pool!) and possibly a sister group, House About Tonight South. We're growing!! Thank you for supporting live music!
FEATURE CONCERT: March 17, Sunday -- Andra Faye and Scott Ballantine bring their special brand of blues to the 'burg! You don't want to miss this one--you never know who might show up to jam; and you MUST RSVP to hold your seat as space is limited!
Andra Faye (YES, that's her above on the cover of "Mandolin" magazine!!!) is known for her powerful vocals and for her talents on stringed instruments (fiddle, upright & electric bass & guitar), and especially the blues mandolin.
She has recorded and performed nationally and internationally with Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women since joining them in 1992 until their last show in 2009.
In addition to teaching privately and for workshops such as Augusta Heritage Blues Week, she performs solo and with 'Andra Faye & The Rays" well as other spontaneous band configurations. Her influences include Yank Rachell, Howard Armstrong & Rich DelGrosso on mandolin.
Scott Ballantine is a Jazz and Blues guitarist who will have you begging for more! The two of these amazing musicians together will be a very exciting concert.
Because there will be a high turnout for this specific show, you must RSVP and be on my list to have access to the show. This is very important.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
906 Longview Lane, Spotsylvania, Virginia (please email me if you need written directions)
Food at 4pm; Music at 5pm
Chef Robert will be preparing corned beef, cabbage, and Irish soda bread. We hope that you can bring a side dish and/or beverage to share.
Suggested Donation (taken at the door): $20 per person (all of which goes directly to the musicians). If you have a folding chair, please bring it to the concert as we may be short of chairs. Thanks!!!
COMING UP:
April 26, Friday -- Jon Shain, North Carolina bluesman, has developed and refined his own contemporary version of the Piedmont Blues, a bouncy, energetic style that developed in Shain’s adopted hometown of Durham, NC and elsewhere around the region.
May 25, Saturday -- Afro Funk All Stars with musical influences from the roots of Cuban, Afro-Cuban, African, Caribbean, Reggae and Funk. The music style is a fusion of those listed genres with mostly original compositions and arrangements by Cuban percussionist Alberto Limonta Perez. Outdoors with dancing under the stars!
June 14, Friday -- Mike Agranoff, equally at home in the contemporary and traditional camps of the Folk world, he is a fine musician and storyteller. His prime instrument is the guitar, upon which he shines with intricate fingerstyle arrangements of anything from Tin Pan Alley tunes of the '20s to fiddle tunes to his own music. He also plays concertina, piano, banjo, or sings acapella. He can be uproariously funny, contempletive, and powerfully emotional in the space of a few minutes. The man will capture your attention, and then your heart.
July and August TBA
September is a TWO-FER!!! -- It's Shrimp and Taters time again; please join us for our now annual song and food fest. We'll be serving up healthy servings of both low country shrimp boil and great, never-two-shows-alike TATERS music!!!
September 22, Sunday -- Sam Pacetti will be visiting to share in his vision of music and its relation to the world and the universe. Sam Pacetti is one who brings it all together. A fingerstyle guitar wizard. A deft songwriter, capable of haunting depth and wry humor in the space of one song. An impassioned and ecstatic vocalist, as well as a mesmerizing live performer, seamlessly melding head-spinning guitar pyrotechnics and raw emotion into one breathtaking package.
In the future, Bryan Bowers, Susan Greenbaum, Arthur Migliazza, and a few more surprises up our sleeve!!!!
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