The Underground Music Club

[jono1uk]

so .this isn't as someone at work joked a cover up for a "Keys in the bowl" party ...lol  
Basically a friend of a friend started this last year as he was fed up pf paying money to go to a gig and people just blatantly talking all 
the way through it.
the way it works is artists are invited to come and play ( mainly acoustic sets) in smaller venues ( sometimes even someones living room)
there is mo charge to watch just a recommended donation paid on the way out. all the money goes to the artist  
so a few weeks ago a Guitarist called  Jack Hutchinson ( who you may or may not of heard of ) played for 25 people in the back room of someones house.
the audience ( all invited)  paid £15 each for 2 x 45 minute sets ..all the money went to Jack and he also sold a few CD's as well.
Yesterday Ian Siegal played to 60 people  at the Harlington in Fleet .. same scenario.
I think it is brilliant .. no video camera's waving around .. nobody talking .no disruption whatsoever .. artists are now queuing up to take part..
Happy days.

Jon 
 

 

[Michael Messer]

Jono, a friend of mine went to the Harlington yesterday and as well as enjoying Ian's performance, said it was an excellent way to put on gigs. I like house concerts and privately run events, they're often the best ones. A friend of mine has a room in his house specially designed for the purpose and there have been some wonderful concerts in there. Many years ago, along with a few other artists, I did a house concert at Sophia Loren's house in the mountains near Lake Como in Italy. That was quite a "do" :-)

Shine On
Michael

[leeophonic]

I am close to Fleet, I will have to keep my eyes open as to what is happening.

Lee