house concerts and 21st century touring

House Concerts and Genre Diversity

Artists often ask something like this,

Hi Fran,

We play “bluegrass waltzes with a horn section of blind aborigines” (that’s our genre) - do any house concerts book that kind of music?

Please let us know because we want to rock (um, waltz) the house concert scene.

Sincerely,

Australian Three-Step

So I just did a rough count in some of the more popular categories. Interesting numbers… a few surprises.

Genre(s) and the number of hosts who are interested in them. (7/22/08)

• Folk or acoustic - too many to count!
• Rock 45
• Blues 43
• Americana 40
• Bluegrass 34
• Country 28
• Singer-/songwriter 25
• Jazz 26
• Celtic 18
• Pop 15
• Classical 8

Where are the flamenco/klezmer/polka lovers?

Artists: You can get your own results on the “advanced search” page at concertsinyourhome.com
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Another interesting survey we did a few months ago: House Concert Fast Facts
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