Noble House Concerts
Van Nuys, California
Enjoy quality music in an intimate setting. All proceeds go to the musicians.
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Please note: "Noble House Concerts" is simply the name we choose to describe our private parties, in our private home. These parties are NOT a business nor are they a business related activity. They are strictly a hobby for us, and are simply gatherings of our friends and guests to enjoy live acoustic music, fellowship, food (a potluck dessert buffet) and fun. Our concert parties are officially free (or else it might be considered a business), although voluntary contributions (suggested donation of $15 per person) are accepted at the party on behalf of the artists. 100% of all contributions go directly to the performers. By invitation only. |
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Tom and Kenny have been bringing their unique blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rags and good time music to widely diverse audiences for nearly 30 years. Their live performances include concerts, clubs and festivals all over the world, and they were the only musical act in America to play all four venues of the 1984 Olympic Games. Together and separately they have worked on countless film scores, TV soundtracks, commercials and sessions. They've appeared on television internationally, were featured on the "Levi's 501 Blues" commercials, have played for audiences of 300 million via Voice of America and are frequent guests of National Public Radio. Their eight duo albums have garnered much critical acclaim throughout the world, and their music from the film "Over The Edge" won the duo the prestigious Telly Award in 1994.
Larry is a banjo and guitar player who performs bluegrass, Appalachian folk and other roots and Americana misc. He's always entertaining and has fun with his audiences. He was a hoot leader for Songmakers in the 1980s and has played with Stuart Duncan, Alison Brown and John Hickman in southern California bands in the 1970s. Larry went on to record 5 albums with Foxfire in the northwest and toured all over the U.S. and Europe. Larry has opened for and shared stages with Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Oak Ridge Boys, Doc Watson, John Hartford, Alison Krauss, Riders in the Sky, Rose Maddox, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Tiny Tim, Bill Monroe, Trisha Yearwood, Pete Seeger. Larry cites as his inspirations: Flatt & Scruggs, Johnny Cash, Carter Family, Kingston Trio, Bill Monroe, Woody Guthrie, Hazel Dickens, Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers, many gospel groups. He will be performing as a duo with his son, Nolan.
Joyce Woodson's crystal clear voice and solid guitar work are equally adept in the folk music world or wending her way through the west with her powerful songs about the land. She's welcome on festival stages, at coffee house concerts and among the late-night circles of practicing songwriters. Her strength is in storytelling, bringing characters to life as if they're hunkered down at the campfire next to you. Winner of the 22nd Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, she's played throughout southern California, worked for many years at the legendary McCabe s Guitar Shop, performed at the Napa Valley Music Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival and is a founding member of the Western Music Association in Tucson, Arizona. She is a regular performer at the Gene Autry Museum in Burbank, California and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. She enjoys touring the United States from coast-to-coast, played by invitation from the BBC to perform at the Queens Festival in Belfast, Ireland. She's toured Wales and Great Britain as well. She's an instructor at the bi-annual music camps SummerSongs and resides in her home town of San Juan Capistrano, California.
Once you have heard Sara Grey you will never forget her. She has a certain quality of voice that compels you to give her your undivided attention. Her voice is both powerful and sweet with a distinctive and lovely tremolo. It is a voice well suited to native American ballads and the ballads of Ireland and Scotland. One of the best things about her singing is that it reflects her great knowledge of and feeling for traditional music. She just seems to know what is right in the interpretation of a traditional song. She is a ballad singer of great strength with a fine understanding of the importance of understatement. Her singing is richly emotional and she is equally at home with a gentle lyric or a harsh account of life on the frontier. It is not Sara's lovely voice alone that makes her one of the most popular singers on the folk scene, on many of her songs Sara accompanies herself by frailing a five string banjo and, when playing dance tunes, it is obvious why she is regarded as one of the foremost exponents of the clawhammer style. As well as singing and playing, Sara is well known for her storytelling - specialising in stories from New England where she grew up learning many of her stories from her father. Sara grew up in New Hampshire but has lived in North Carolina, Ohio, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wales, Scotland and England. As a youngster in North Carolina she first heard mountain music and her love for old time banjo music and songs stems from thjis experience. She has carried this interest into her adult life, studying folklore and collecting and performing traditional tunes and songs from the various areas in which she has lived. She has now been performing professionally for more than 30 years. |
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Suggested Donation: $15 per person (all proceeds go to the musicians) RSVP to: noblehouseconcerts@acn.net or call (818) 780-5979 (Directions given upon RSVP) Contributions to the appetizer/dessert buffet appreciated. RELATED LINKS: 
Russ & Julie's House Concerts in Oak Park, CAConcerts at the Bodie House in Agoura Hills, CA Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) HouseConcerts.com Concerts In Your Home |
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Please note: "Noble House Concerts" is simply the name we choose to describe our private parties, in our private home. These parties are NOT a business nor are they a business related activity. They are strictly a hobby for us, and are simply gatherings of our friends and guests to enjoy live acoustic music, fellowship, food (a potluck dessert buffet) and fun. Our concert parties are officially free (or else it might be considered a business), although voluntary contributions (suggested donation of $15 per person) are accepted at the party on behalf of the artists. 100% of all contributions go directly to the performers. By invitation only. |
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