The House Concert European Hub (& Acoustic Music Club Network)

The place for concert hosts, guests and artists to network

A house concert is a chance to experience music in a warm and intimate environment. This is a place for artists guests and hosts to network

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Created by rob ellen Jan 6, 2009 at 11:14pm. Last updated by rob ellen Nov 16.

Artists - here's where to advertise your available dates. Hosts - available slots and type of artist.

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Created by rob ellen Jan 6, 2009 at 2:57am. Last updated by Martin Giles Nov 16.

Anny Celsi Spring Dates


Anny Celsi http://houseconcerthub.ning.com/profile/AnnyCelsi now booking shows in Holland/Belgium/Germany for April...please let her know if you have a house concert or venue available! ....The Album available in Europe at Continue

Created by rob ellen Nov 14, 2009 at 10:28pm. Last updated by rob ellen Nov 14.

Gordie Tentrees looking for House Concerts in in Germany, Holland, Belgium from April 18-30 and the UK from May 1-20

 http://houseconcerthub.ning.com/profiles/profile/show?id=GordieTentrees 

Canadian Yukon Roots Artist Gordie Tentrees looking for House Concerts in in Germany, Holland, Belgium from April 18-30

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Your chance to flag up your house concert, and your audiences' chance to comment.

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Tell us what you like (or dislike) about House Concerts, make suggestions and pass on tips. It's you guys who know what works and what doesn't.

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For House Concert goers, your thoughts and suggestions as to what makes a good house concert, and where and who you've seen that does a good house concert show.

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My hope is we'll all use this area as a forum for debating the important issues of modern life and what role music has in this new world order, and where house concerts fit in <;-)> Plenty of time for all that, (20 or 30 years before the ice caps melt by liberal estimates). So lets have some fun and get to know each other a bit first. Please feel free to add anything here that tickles your fancy.

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Scottish Highlands 2009

Hey everyone,
I've been a bit slow getting this out but wanted everyone to know how great the Highland Tour went this summer. First of all, let me thank Mr. Rob Ellen (the man behind the tour) for his friendship and hard work. I've had the pleasure of knowing Rob since about 2005 when my first cd "Fabletown" came out. He has handled all of my PR work throughout the UK, Europe etc since then, including my second cd "Rarely Fall" in 2008. Thanks again Rob!
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HOUSE CONCERTS THAT'S A GREAT IDEA! OK, HOW'S IT DONE? The Members above are all hosts have a look see how they do it!


Do you already host a House Concert, love playing them, or simply want to attend? Take out a member's page now.



What is a House Concert?

It's the hippest, most viable and rewarding venue option for folk/roots musicians today - and you can host one in your living room!

A house concert is a chance to experience music in a warm and intimate environment. It's when someone opens up their home and invites you into their living room to share in a performance by one of their favourite musicians. It's a chance to meet the performers and get them to sign their CD. A house concert is also a great social evening for friends and neighbours.

You can be a House Concert host!


And here's how ...


It's simple, you just invite 25-35 (or more) friends, family, neighbours, co-workers, the postman and whoever else, to a concert at your home.

Round up all your chairs (patio furniture, etc.) and arrange them concert style. You may need to move stuff around a bit to make it work. You might need to borrow a few chairs from neighbours or have guests each bring one. Cosy is good, you don't use a PA unless the house is really big (70 folks or more).

I can't charge my friends money!


No problem. Although many house concerts have a door person to collect fees, some hosts are uncomfortable charging their friends, especially for a first concert, until they understand the process. For these folks we suggest they simply place a jar by the entrance with a visible sign that says:

SUGGESTED DONATION
£8 each/kids free
THANKS

(you and the artist set this together beforehand)

Most house concerts give all the proceeds to the artists, many guarantee a set fee when they get confident of selling all tickets, some take a percentage to help with expenses; it's your choice. Remember, your friends aren't paying you, they're paying the artist.

House concerts are a great way to support talented, independant artists - directly. A mention of the donation concept during the welcome and introduction of the concert can serve as a reminder. This combination of tactics assures that everyone contributes to the 'jar' while keeping the host out of the money collecting responsibility.

What's in it for me?


A house concert is a unique and magical experience. Everyone walks away happy and it's a win/win situation. Your guests are thrilled to be part of a 'happening' and you look great for being a 'trendsetter' and bringing everyone together for such an exciting new experience.

There is little or no cost to you, unlike throwing a party. A pot of coffee and some munchies is sufficient, although some folks ask guests to bring goodies, food and drink.etc.

How long do artists play?

Artists normally play a 45 minute listening set (house concerts are not parties; folks really sit and listen - up close and personal) and then take a 15-20 minute break for socializing, selling CDs and refreshments. Then, one more 45 minute set and that's a wrap.


Where do I sign up?


If this sounds interesting to you, just open up a page here and I'll get in touch to help you get started, and help with putting you in touch with artists. You will see many artists advertising here who are touring, and I post up availability from agents who are hip enough to let me know about tours. Once you have your event confirmed, post an event here and House Concerts Europe will offer you an invitation template which you can send to your mailing list with RSVP. So please feel free to make enquires and engage your own artist and promote your own shows.

Please post our badge to your web pages, we encourage House Concert goers to get in touch with you here, to see if they can come to your next concert, but this is completly at your discretion.

Fancy doing a house concert but don't have a front room big enough?


Perhaps your local pub has a room that would work, or you have a long suffering friend who has a bigger house and loves music too.

I fall into both these categories. Ann and I have hosted house concerts here at the Medicine Maisonette. Nice as it is, it is just a tad too small for everyone's comfort, so we do ours at The Riverside Tavern in Conon. (Under the name of Monday Night Medicine Shows - it's good to put a name on them so people identify with your taste in music).

This has the bonus of helping your favourite hostelry or venue have another busy night. They can then be persuaded to contribute to the artist's purse too, as do all who attend. The artist cuts costs by staying with the host, and you get the chance for a one-to-one with someone whose music you admire. ie You get to ask what the chords are for a particular song, what tunings they might be using, what his/her favourite whiskey is and do they want another one? That sort of thing.

Another good tip is to try them out on Mondays and Tuesdays. These are hard days to fill for artists so you will be more likely to attract bigger names. If your pals are all into the odd social mid-week get-together, then some strategic net stocking and myspace/house concert hub spamming could very well attract your favourite artists to stop over at your place, instead of paying out for hotel accommodation. Your hospitality and friends' generosity will help balance the tour books and could help the artist stay in the black - it can be that close sometimes.

The House Concert Hub was founded by Rob Ellen of Medicine Music; Publicist, Promoter, Presenter. Here are some of the artists Medicine Music and Rob work with, and links to their music and our mailing list. Please consider joining, be first to know what's happening. All of our artists are confirmed House Concert fans and available for your consideration. Enjoy the site. You are very welcome to this community; all feedback is very much appreciated ... Rob Ellen.


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Pete Smith

Mashable Review : Free Music Monday

Antiqcool: Girl in a Room — Wistful, sad and beautifully spare track with acoustic guitar, vocals and synth.

Free Music Monday

Posted by Pete Smith on November 17, 2009 at 3:34am

The Medicine Show - Rob Ellen

The Coal Porters Square Wheels House Concert 29th October available to Listen again.

The Coal Porters. Sid Griffin, www.sidgriffin.com the band’s leader and mandolin player, was a leader in the Paisley Underground of the ‘80s with the Long Ryders, one of the founding fathers of alt-country. Griffin moved to the UK and formed the Coal Porters, a vehicle for… Continue

Posted by The Medicine Show - Rob Ellen on November 16, 2009 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Celilo

Celilo is looking to come play in your living room.

We love music and we love to travel. We are looking to combine these two passions.

DO YOU WANT TO HELP? please?

We want to start booking shows for March 2010 in Europe and a few house concerts would be GREAT!

Come on, we don't bite and we shower regularly.

Oh, and we write and perform original music.

Please let me know if you would be able to help us out.

Thanks,
Damon and Celilo

Posted by Celilo on November 16, 2009 at 7:03pm

Richard Millard (Masher)

Peterborough Festival + Loads of local stuff.

Hi Everyone,

A full blooded News Blog this week, with an account of trip to the first Peterborough Folk Festival and loads of local news to catch up on.

You can get at the News Blog HERE or at any of the usual places. You'll also find photographs from the Peterborough Festival.

On the Acoustic Rotherham side of things you… Continue

Posted by Richard Millard (Masher) on November 16, 2009 at 5:18pm

Pete Smith

Making music is a labour of love, making money is a by-product.

In a perfect world we would give all our music away for free and survive on touring revenue, merchandising and licensing income. Alas this is not always possible. In order to eat we have to sell a few CD’s. The good news is that all tracks on this site have been released under this creative commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 We have made many Antiqcool songs free to download for a reason, we want you to… Continue

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Balconie Inn, Evanton

Band Night

On the 28th November We have 3 set's playing.

Two band from Ullapool and one solo artist from Evanton its self.

From 8-9 We have Steve Eaglesham.

From 9-10 We have copper drift all the way from Ullapool.

From 10-11 We have kewl beans also from ullapool playing a solo accoustic set.

From 11-Close we have copper drift taking us off into the night.

We at the Balconie Inn look forward to seeing you all there.

Posted by Balconie Inn, Evanton on November 13, 2009 at 8:44pm — 1 Comment

COUSTI

help us get some air play on radio clyde 1

we have entered our song "high on love" on the radio clyde show "in demand" the more plays the better chance to get ot heard on national radio !!
please copy and paste to your browser to have a listen ?

http://unsigned.bigcityweb.co.uk/indemand/bands.php



many thanks

cousti

Posted by COUSTI on November 10, 2009 at 11:32pm

mark & linda wignall

listening to music and chilling

listeng to music when i shuld be working :)

Posted by mark & linda wignall on November 10, 2009 at 7:17pm

Richard Millard (Masher)

Silence - was Golden

We're glad to be back!! No thanks to the wonderful customer services offered by Virgin Media.

You can read the whole saga of our battle with the mega Giant Corporation + our trips out in the News Blog that's just gone up in all the usual places - shortcut via HERE

We're tired - so no idle chit chat - it's all in the Blog

Find out who the special guest is at… Continue

Posted by Richard Millard (Masher) on November 9, 2009 at 4:30pm

 
 

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The Coal Porters. Sid Griffin, www.sidgriffin.com the band’s leader and mandolin player, was a leader in the Paisley Underground of the ‘80s with the Long Ryders, one of the founding fathers of alt-country. Griffin moved to the UK and formed the Coal Porters, a vehicle for…

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