Bringing Home the Concert
Upper Moreland resident John Burkhauser opens his doors for the community and welcomes them to the increasingly popular House Concert scene.
Folk artist Jenee Halstead performed her music at the Upper Moreland home of John Burkhauser, who, for the second year, hosted a public house concert. The house concert, which took place Oct. 1, also featured the rock cover band Second Chance, in which Burkhauser plays lead guitar. According to Halstead, such home concerts are increasingly becoming a popular way for artists to supplement income, in between concerts and more traditional venues. While most house concerts, including the one that took place at the Burkhauser residence, are free, guests made contributions for Halstead's performance. She also was able to sell her albumn, "The River Grace," and EP "Hollow Bones". The Burkhauser Family invited friends, family, neighbors and the …
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Paul Banzhaf
10:24 pm on Monday, October 3, 2011
Gerry, Like I mentioned earlier, you NAILED this piece. Thank you for being there to cover this event and for all your time and effort in getting out to the public! You are truely a nice guy, and a dedicated worker! I would like to also thank John and Kathy for opening up their house to all of us. I am sure my comment is echoed by every one who attended. This was truly a meaningfull and … more ›