House Concerts 101

House concerts are a wonderful grassroots phenomenon where world-class touring musicians and  local talent alike perform in the comfortable intimacy of private homes and similar nontraditional spaces.

Exactly what is a house concert?

The definition’s flexible, but generally, it’s a show that’s presented in someone’s home or nearby private space.

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• If the answer to any of these questions is YES, then you have a wonderful surprise in store: House Concerts.
• Do you like to sit up front near the stage at folk/ acoustic concerts, so that it seems almost like the performers are playing a private concert just for you?
• Do you get annoyed with people talking loudly at the next table or back bar when you are just trying to enjoy the music?
• Is it a long drive (or a downtown parking nightmare) before you can hear music at your favorite club or coffeehouse?
• Have you wished that someone would open a great venue right in your neighborhood – someplace safe, clean and fun to visit?
• The audience is smaller than at a coffeehouse or club.
• The money collected at our home goes straight to the performers, with no “profit motive” on our part.
• There are House Concerts being given in almost every part of the U.S. and Canada. Some house concerts are “one-shots,” but most are presented as a series.
• Please consider your reservations as a commitment; last-minute cancellations (or just not showing up!) mean empty seats and a smaller payday for the performer(s).