Enjoy a day of great music at the 1st Annual Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival in Harmony!  Saturday September 8, 2012 with music from 11am to 10pm on two stages featuring 5 bands including headliner Dry Branch Fire Squad.  The stages will be in the Square and at the Historic Harmony Barn.  

The Festival and other activities will be held throughout the town of Harmony.   Designated parking areas, nearby camping, shuttlebus service, and food are available.   Food and drink vendors will include Fisher’s, Phil’s Woodshed, Grace Church and Zippco.  Full Pint Brewing will be doing a beer tasting (21 and over only, ID required).

Please order your tickets online now!   Tickets and information available at www.concertsinharmony.com

Returning to the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony, last year’s sold out show: Tony Denikos!

Friday, August 10, 2012  7pm-9:30pm  BYOB  $10 – advance reservations requested due to small venue, 724.452.0539. Come on out and support live music!

Tony Denikos writes, records and performs some of the most refreshingly down-home Americana music in the country. His wide range of influences includes John Fogerty, John Prine, Lowell George, Graham Parker & Bruce Springsteen. Tony is a storyteller and songsmith in the tradition of John Prine and Lyle Lovett.  http://tonydenikos.com

“There’s a warmth and natural soulfulness to his sound that is as much approachable as it is admirable. Next time I sit beside Prine at Arnold’s Meat & Three, I am going to hip him to the fact that I know who is going to fill his shoes when he retires.” –Gary Allen (JJ Cale/The Charlie Daniels Band/Stonewall Jackson)

With Special Guest Jeff DeSantis
Jeff DeSantis is a Pittsburgh-based songwriter whose style can be described as Americana/Alt Country, as written by someone who grew up listening to The Who an awful lot. His album “323 13th Street” is available on iTunes and CD Baby, and he is currently working on a follow-up.

House Concert at the Bottlebrush this Friday, July 27!

Jeff Wiley is well known in our area as one of the finest ballad writers to not-yet be famous. His poetic lyrics and gentle delivery bring you in close and make you want to pay attention to every word. For this show he brings a band comprised of Harold Laderer on Drums, Tom Milnes on Guitar, & Frank Jay Wiley on Bass.

Opening act is Jordan Robb…renowned in the area for his hard-edge country style. Jordan is also a fine song writer and stylistically quite different from Jeff. It will be a fun show as the similarity in talent comes through with the contrasts in style keeping you entertained.

Come out and support local, live music!

At the Bottlebrush Friday, July 13– The Carpenter Ants from WV. Come on out for some “chicken-fried Gospel soul– lots of feel-good harmonies and a solid groove.” Twenty five years of playing together– touring the US, Moscow and even joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson for a 10-city tour. You are in for a show!

The Carpenter Ants  http://www.carpenterants.net/

Even the best bands come and go but The Carpenter Ants have been around – with virtually the same lineup – for 25 years. The Ants have defied the odds and outlasted most of their peers for a number of reasons. First and foremost, after more than 2,000 performances, regardless of the occasion, the band never fails to have a good time – and that feeling is contagious.

The group’s new CD, Ants & Uncles, was again produced by Don Dixon and features guitarist Bill Kirchen on all tracks. Other guests include keyboardist John Deaderick (Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss and Michael McDonald), famed peddle steel guitarist Russ Hicks and dobro/lap steel master Jerry Douglas.

With Special Guest Ben Shannon: “Judging by the likable and infectious arrangement of (lead-off track) ‘Break On Through’ which follows in the footsteps of the laid-back style of Jack Johnson, Shannon has a promising musical future ahead of him. The Nashville-born and Pittsburgh-raised singer-songwriter breaks on through in a big way with his full-length debut release “Move On.” -Clint Rhodes, Music Editor – Herald Standard

Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts 539 Main Street Harmony, PA 16037

Tickets $10   BYOB    724.452.0539 or HITH@zoominternet.net Call or email for more information and reservations.

CD Release party at the Gallery Friday, June 29, 7pm — everyone welcome! Free admission.

Christopher Mark Jones’s long musical itinerary includes busking in Paris, the English folk club circuit, tours of Denmark and Holland, the Bristol and Rotterdam festivals, BBC and Capitol radio appearances in London, electric clubs in Boston and showcase clubs, house concerts and coffeehouses in Pittsburgh. His 1978 album for Transatlantic No More Range to Roam was released in five countries and distributed in the U.S. by Rounder. After forays into rock, jazz and swing, and time off to raise two sons, 2010’s Heartland Variations marked a return to the soulful country and blues-inflected Americana narratives of the first recording. The dozen new songs of Suburban 2-Step were released in April, 2012.

Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts
539 Main Street
Harmony, PA 16037

Tickets: $10

BYOB
724.452.0539 or
HITH@zoominternet.net
Call or email for more information and reservations.

It’s a big week in Harmony – the Farmers Market opening day is Thursday June 7, Sally Jones Rodgers’ opening is Friday, June 8, and Saturday June 9 is the Annual Herb and Garden Fair!

Friday evening June 8, 2012, 7pm-9pm Please join us for the opening night reception for award-winning artist Sally Jones Rodgers, from Cranberry Township. No admission charge. Refreshments served, live music by Bruce Hoffman, fearless leader of Bottlebrush’s monthly songwriters’ group, “Songwriters in Harmony.”

Special Event – Dinner and Bluegrass Music Show 

     Join us for dinner with The Allegheny Drifters from 5-6:30pm at the Historic Harmony Inn before their evening show at the Bottlebrush on Friday, June 1st! Your $25 admission includes a pulled  pork  and chicken buffet dinner with the band at the Inn and the show at 7pm.  Don’t miss your chance to have “dinner with the Drifters” at this one time event!

            June 1, 2012  Dinner: 5pm-6:30pm  ~ Show: 7pm

$25 per person for Dinner and Show ~ $10 per person for Show only

Prepaid RSVP Required – Call 724.452.0539.  No online ticket sales.

About The Allegheny Drifters: The Allegheny Drifters are one of the strongest vocal bands on the Bluegrass scene today. Their harmonies combined with soulful retro-Monroe mandolin and punchy banjo blend to produce an unbeatable Bluegrass sound straight from the heart of the old Keystone State! http://alleghenydrifters.com

Blues-Folk legend Malcolm Holcombe is playing at the  Bottlebrush Gallery this Friday, 7-10pm, only $10 Admission. RSVP to the Gallery at 724.452.0539.  BYOB. Snacks available. Come on out!

“Harmony in the House” Concerts presents:

Malcolm Holcombe
Acoustic Blues ~ Folk

“Haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk all meet [here]…” —Rolling Stone

Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, Malcolm Holcombe is recognized by the contemporary U.S and European folk/Americana community as a performer of national stature and an uncommonly unique guitarist/vocalist.

If you’ve not seen him in a live setting, this is what you have to do. His presence is spooky and timeless, as one imagines it was like to see Son House or Leadbelly. No emotional stone is left unturned. http://malcolmholcombe.com

With Special Guest
Rick Malis
Talented, versatile, singer/songwriter/guitarist

Friday, May 4th, 2012 7pm-10pm
Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$10 Admission
Limited Seating – RSVP Required
Call (724) 452-0539 or email hith@zoominternet.net

Music at the Bottlebrush Gallery this Friday, 7-10pm, only $10 Admission. RSVP to the Gallery at 724.452.0539.  BYOB!

“Harmony in the House” Concerts presents:

Todd Burge
Folk~Bluegrass~Alt Rock

A return engagement to our area! Todd Burge has performed over 100 shows each year in venues as diverse as The Country Music Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center. Todd has performed and toured with Tim O’Brien, Kathy Mattea, Lucinda Williams, Bela Fleck, Mike Seeger, Larry Groce, Ricky Skaggs and many others. His high energy shows are packed with songs and stories of bizarre characters and critters from dogs to sharks to humans.

Last year, Todd played for us at the very successful Homeless Children’s Education Fund benefit. www.toddburge.com

Opening act:  Dennis McCurdy and the Lonesome No More Band– yes, our Dennis! 🙂 
Americana~Folk~Alt Bluegrass

NOTE: at 6pm, Todd will present his fun Kazoo Camp for Kids. Only $5 for the workshop with a free kazoo. Bring the kids!