house concerts and 21st century touring

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Quote of the Month:
“I’m finding the new house concert calendars and (especially) the flyers soooo helpful. My friends are really responding. Thank you!” — B. Friedrichsen

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Message from Fran

It’s great to see all the activity on the house concert calendars, and the number of hosts who are using the e-flyers to send to their friends. I’ve been getting great feedback on this, and we’ll be tweaking the flyer soon (larger fonts for seniors & yahoo map vs address option.) Thanks for your suggestions.

New CIYH Hosts

(artist members: search “member since 2009-03″ using the advanced search. )

New House Concert Presenters in ON, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, MI, MO, NC, NH, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA

New CIYH Artists

(Look for these new artists here!)

2for2 Acoustic Duo, Andrew Solomon, Anna Dagmar, Bob Gramann, Carter Sampson, Chuck e. Costa, Cliff Eberhardt, Dan Krikorian, Dean Madonia, Dirty Dishes, Don and Karen McNatt, Ellis, Frances Drost, Greg Lamboy, Jennifer Lee, Joe Green, Joe Virga, Keith Curtis, Ken O’Malley, Kerry Grombacher, Kevin Higgins & Barbara Malteze, Kori Linae Carothers, Lauren Zettler, Linda Sack, Luke Brindley, Lydia Adams Davis, Marion Walsh, Mark S. Mooney, Mars Arizona, Michael Land, Michael Reno Harrell, Misner & Smith, My Brave Love, Porter, Rain Perry, Robin Spielberg, Ryanhood, Scott Cook, Sheryl Paige, Susan Clark, Susan Gibson, Sweet Bitters, The Hudsons

Featured this month: Juni Fisher, Carolann Ames, and Jill Jack.

Renewed Artists:

(Thank you for your continued support!)

Darren Raleigh, Kyle Knapp, DC Sills, Juni Fisher, Gates & Goodell, Ric Sandler, Dan Montgomery, Nathan Aswell, Doug Wilcox, Ruth & Max Bloomquist, Zach, D.C. Anderson, Mars or the Moon, Banshee in the Kitchen, Craig Bickhardt, Delmark Goldfarb

New Agency Members:

We’d like to welcome Cynthia Lange of Wired Music Management. She represents Cliff Eberhardt and Chuck e. Costa.

Agencies should be mindful about artist riders… many hosts are not aware that these terms are negotiable, and may choose not to book if the terms are inappropriate. If house concerts are important to your artists, and they should be if you joined us, then it would be very helpful to develop an extremely simplified rider for house concerts.

Tips for Artists and Hosts:

• Back to Basics: Choosing the right performer
• Promoting the idea to your fans: The Big Push
• Using the site: The Booking Lights

Schwag of the Month:

Bob Sima makes my day by snapping a self-portrait during his 2am snack. We debuted these shirts at the Folk Alliance conference and we still have a bunch looking for a new home. Could be a fun giveaway item at your next house concert!

They’re only $15, email me if you’d like one. Big discount if you want 3 or more.

Letters from Ned:

“tap tap… is this thing on?” Another fun story from our resident historian, Ned Treanor. See “Killing at Carnegie.”

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