Fancy a Calamateur gig in your house?
Having been inspired by the likes of Steve Lawson, Susan Enan and Iain Morrison, I have started to play tiny, intimate gigs in people’s living rooms.
While this may seem like an new idea to some, the ‘house concert’ movement is very well established in the States and is quickly becoming popular here in the UK as well.
It’s very simple – you just invite some friends to your house for the evening to hear me play some of my music. If you want you can fire out emails to your friends, set up a Facebook event page, or put flyers through your neighbours’ doors. Feel free to copy and paste some blurb from this website if that helps.
It’s all acoustic (no gargantuan PA required!) and all you have to do is provide some snacks (how much food you provide is up to you) and some drinks (guests are often invited to bring their own).
You don’t even need to have a big space – the first house concert I played was in a tiny living room, but the host still managed to squeeze 30 people in and it was an amazing night! Here’s what the host had to say about that gig:
“it was a real privilege to have Andrew perform in my living room – his music is enchanting and his lyrics are fresh and thought provoking – well suited to a wee room with an attentive audience, wine and cake. The gig itself didn’t take too much time to organise, and was definitely worth the effort. Enjoyed by all and made for an unique and extra – ordinary evening. Would definitely do this again.”
Ideally, I’d be playing to at least 10-15 people. The gig will typically cost somewhere between £10 – £15 per ticket (or ‘suggested donation’ if we’re going to get legal about it!) depending on how much it costs me to get to your house, and on how many people are coming.
I’ve covered a lot of musical genres as Calamateur so, just to clarify things, here’s the kind of music I would be playing in your house (minus the drums, bass and electric guitar that kick in half-way through!):
So if you fancy giving it a shot, or just want to find out more, please just tweet me, contact me via my Facebook page or send me an email.
