Jim Malcolm returning to Auburn House Concerts!

Sunday Afternoon, January 31, 3:00pm

Suggested donation: $20

One of Scotland’s finest singer/songwriters, Jim Malcolm was the lead singer of the Scottish band Old Blind Dogs for seven years. He is now focusing on his solo singer-songwriter music. With Jim Malcolm you can expect to hear traditional songs and ballads, his own compositions, and compelling stories, told both through singing and on their own.

“One of those pure, warm Scottish folk voices one never tires of listening to.”

 –Dirty Linen

“Given the right song, Jim Malcolm will just melt you in your seat.”

 –The Scotsman

Reservations recommended.
Your entire contribution goes to the artist.

Send email to info@AuburnHouseConcerts.org or call 530/885-4292 for reservations and directions.

Doors open at 2:30pm, music starts at 3:00pm.
For links to the music, go to: www.AuburnHouseConcerts.org

Bryan Bowers

Master Autoharpist and Singer/Songwriter
Friday • May 22 • 7:30pm
info@AuburnHouseConcerts.org
Suggested Donation: $20

Bryan Bowers is a major artist on the traditional music circuit. A well-known singer/songwriter he has redefined the autoharp. Bryan has a dynamic outgoing personality and an uncanny ability to enchant a crowd. His towering six foot four inch from can be wild and zany on stage while playing a song like 'Dixie' and five minutes later he can have the same audience singing 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' in quiet reverence and delight.

For nearly four decades, Bryan Bowers has been to the autoharp what Earl Scruggs was to the 5-string banjo. He presents instrumental virtuosity combined with warm, eloquence, expression and professionalism.

"This man makes more music from an Autoharp than you can imagine from a 12-string guitar and a harpsichord combined. He has more stage presence and charisma than any stage performer in recent memory." --The Washington Times

Reservations recommended. Your $20 contribution goes to the artist. Email info@AuburnHouseConcerts.org or call 530/885-4292 for reservations and directions. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm.
www.AuburnHouseConcerts.org

Euphonia, September 12

Not your mama's folk music!

We finally have a date for the Euphonia concert, Friday September 12th.



Euphonia, a café-style acoustic combo, features accordion, mandolin, guitar, and voices, and its repertoire takes listeners on a journey from the sophisticated sidewalks of Paris across the adventurous high seas to the hay-strewn dance floors of rural America.

Holdstock & Macleod, July 24

Holdstock & Macleod will be performing at the Auburn House Concerts on Friday July 24th.

If you have thought about coming to the monthly sing, In Harmony's Way, but don't feel comfortable singing in front of people then this is the concert for you. Dick and Allen are founding members of the original In Harmony's Way down in the Bay Area. There will be ample opportunity to join in with the rest of the audience and sing along with the chorus. Great fun.

See the AHC website for more information.

Melanie O'Reilly, March 20

We are pleased to announce that Melanie O'Reilly will be making her second Auburn House Concerts (AHC) appearance on Friday, March 20th.

Melanie's first AHC performance back in 2007 was a grand success and we expect to have a full house this year.

Make your reservations early.

Jim Malcolm, Feb. 1

House Concert
Sunday Afternoon, February 1, 3:00 pm

One of Scotland’s finest singer/songwriters, Jim Malcolm was the lead singer of the Scottish band Old Blind Dogs for seven years. He is now focusing on his solo singer-songwriter music. With Jim Malcolm you can expect to hear traditional songs and ballads, his own compositions, and compelling stories, told both through singing and on their own. This concert will include a tribute to Robert Burns, in this 250th anniversary year of his birth.

“One of those pure, warm Scottish folk voices one never tires of listening to.”
–Dirty Linen

“Given the right song, Jim Malcolm will just melt you in your seat.”
–The Scotsman

Reservations recommended. Your $20 contribution goes to the artist. For directions & reservations, email Tickets@AuburnHouseConcerts.org or call 530-885-4292. Doors open at 2:30pm, music starts at 3:00pm. Arrive early for good seats. Please reply ASAP. For links to the music, go to www.AuburnHouseConcerts.org

Read more about Jim Malcolm at Auburn House Concerts.

Stevie Coyle, Jan. 17

Stevie Coyle launched Auburn House Concerts on September 7th, 2007. Now that we have built an audience we are having Stevie back so more of our friends will have a chance to experience this dynamite performer.

Stevie is the co-founder of the whiz-bang newgrass string band The Waybacks. He's gone solo now, and he'll be appearing live at Auburn House Concerts on the evening of Saturday, January 17th, 2009 at 8:00PM.

One astute music reviewer described Stevie's act as "like watching Leo Kottke, Jorma Kaukonen and David Lindley play mumbledy-peg with Garrison Keillor, Dan Hicks, John Hartford and Rene Descartes in Dave Barry's back yard."

Whatever it is, it's hot fingerstyle acoustic guitar and a rather oblique lyrical and personal view of life in modern times.

Reservations and information at tickets@AuburnHouseConcerts.org. Don't miss it. All the cool kids will be here.

Myra Joy to join Caswell

Joining Chris Caswell tomorrow night will be special guest Myra Joy on violoncello. She and Chris just played a well received concert at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley.

Myra also performs regularly with singers including The Black Brothers and Hans York, and has collaborated with Kitka, Melanie O’Reilly (AHC Nov. 2007) and Aisling.

Gerry O’Beirne, Nov. 20

Coming to Auburn House Concerts later in Novermber is internationally renowned artist Gerry O'Beirne.


Born in Ennis, County Clare, along Ireland’s music-rich west coast, Gerry O’Beirne is a renowned singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (he plays 6 and 12 string guitar, tiple, ukulele and slide guitar; among others).

Gerry grew up in Ireland and in Ghana in West Africa, and has since lived in England, California, and Mexico. Gerry’s own compositions blend the passion found in traditional music with the freshness of contemporary song.

Chris Caswell, Nov. 8

Coming to Auburn House Concerts in Novemeber is harpist Chris Caswell.


Chris Caswell is a Renaissance man of the Celtic Arts. He is a renowned Celtic Harpist, harp maker and musician's musician.

Chris Caswell is a true Celtic bard and a natural raconteur. He casts a bright spell through his intense and creative playing, songs, and obvious delight in what he’s doing. His music is informed by Wales, the Middle East, Latin America, the French countryside—anywhere from which his experience can move the listener in an essential way.

The afternoon of the concert, Chris will lead two of his popular workshops—Harps without Borders, and Pizza-box Bodhrán—both for all levels.

Paddy Keenan and Tommy O'Sullivan, Aug 28

Coming to Auburn House Concerts in August are Paddy Keenan and Tommy O'Sullivan. We expect the show to sell out so make your reservations ASAP.

A founding member of The Bothy Band, Paddy Keenan is generally acknowledged as the most accomplished uilleann piper performing today. Paddy and Tommy O'Sullivan have been touring regularly since 1997. Paddy's solo album Na Keen Affair features Tommy, and their much acclaimed album The Long Grazing Acre was released in 2003. The pair tour and appear at festivals worldwide.

Auburn's own Pete Grant will be joining Paddy and Tommy on dobro and pedal steel guitar.

Melanie O'Reilly, Nov. 17

Coming to Auburn in November!


Melanie O'Reilly

Melanie O'Reilly concert, Saturday evening, November 17th
7:30 PM


One of the most sensational musical pioneers to explode on the Irish scene, Melanie O'Reilly is now firmly established in the pantheon of creative Irish artists. As a performer/singer-songwriter, her exhilarating and unique blend of Irish traditional music and jazz creates a powerful and haunting soundscape, exploring untouched frontiers, and which captivates audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.

Born in Dublin, Melanie comes from a family of musicians and actors, and she spent most of her youth treading the boards as an actress and singer, while at the same time was a multiple award-winning singer in Dublin’s Feis Ceol competitions.

Her passion for jazz began when her sister Clodagh introduced her the sound of jazz singers at the age of 11. Intrigued by the rhythms and scat improvisations of Ella Fitzgerald, she decided then that she would become a jazz singer, and she immersed herself in the music of other jazz giants such as Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. She also absorbed much by listening to Irish groups such as Horslips, Louis Stewart’s Trio and the Sean-nós (unaccompanied traditional) singing of Sean O Riada.

"Spellbinding... uplifting music from a true innovator" -- Rough Guide to Irish Music

...A wondrous mix of what this fine singer is all about - a deep passion for Irish Traditional music and Jazz...with O'Reilly's voice weaving a spell..." --Matt Nugent, Evening Herald

"Breathtaking amazing emotional intensity...sheer virtuosity..." -- The Irish Times

“Undoubtedly one of the major talents to emerge in recent times, Melanie O'Reilly possesses a voice which is rich and resonant, and a song-writing talent which is going to ensure that we hear a lot more of her in the future."—In Dublin

"Melanie O'Reilly has studiously carved herself a considerable reputation as a jazz singer with a keen ear for the cross-currents that link jazz's lateral thinking with Irish folk and traditional music" —The Irish Times

"A work of special importance in the development of the sung Irish language...an uplifting celebration of Irish culture that is finding new feet upon which to confidently stride into the future."—Dublin Event Guide

[of her live performances] "...her pitch was impeccable, her timing totally secure, her phrasing ineffably right. More than this, however, was perhaps the most essential gift of all—her ability to read a lyric with an innate sense of its dramatic demands and to serve these accordingly." —The Irish Times

"O'Reilly's sensuous voice is the perfect vehicle for entwining jazz styles with Irish Celtic influences..." —The Scotsman

Stevie Coyle, Sept. 21

When we moved up to Auburn, to this great house, I started having visions of hosting house concerts, for all my musical buddies. We are starting off with a BANG!




Stevie Coyle, of The Waybacks will be up in our area doing the American River Festival the fourth weekend in September. He has graciously consented to appear at our house for a solo performance on the Friday of that weekend, September 21.

Click here for house concert page. Click here for Stevie's myspace page. Click here for The Waybacks website.

We only have 30 seats available. If you are interested, email me right away. sharon56@pacbell.net
Prepayment is recommended to hold your spot.

Stevie and I attended Salinas High school together back in the day. We both studied drama, and both appeared in Hotel Paradiso, a French farce. Steve played the bellman, and even then he showed a flair for comedy. He went on to study acting, but music was always a big part of his life. Steve and his brother Jim have been playing guitar since long before I knew them.

Stevie's talent, sense of humor and lightning quick wit have only improved with time. I feel very fortunate to know him and I'm just tickled that the rest of the world is now recognizing this great performer.

I hope you all come out and enjoy this great singer/songwriter. Tell your friends! Steve will have you tapping your feet and clapping your hands. And most likely, he'll have you laughing, too. He's an entertainer extraordinare.