Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts

Reverend Robert is a master of prewar blues. He has delved deep into the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and other delta blues giants. In the past two decades he has become accomplished at many other early twentieth century styles including ragtime and early jazz, Hawaiian, African and Caribbean. He combines these styles seamlessly in a combination of infectious rhythm and an authentic acoustic sound. http://www.revrobert.com/

Charlie Barath is enamored with traditional styles the Pittsburgh-based harmonica player and singer directs most of his efforts toward performing Blues, Americana, Folk, Cajun; mostly anything that is traditional music. He started his musical journey when he purchased his first Marine Band harmonica in the late 70s and began playing in the traditional Straight Harp style in which the diatonic harmonica was designed to be played. As time progressed, Charlie discovered more paths to travel with his instrument and continues to explore these options today.

Friday, 1st June 2018, 7pm
$15.00 Limited Seating ~ RSVP Required – 724.452.0539
HITH@zoominternet.net
www.facebook.com/harmonyinthehouse

Start them young! Mosaic art guitars by Bill Racke, Zelienople. Price range $450 and up. Looking for a unique gift? Contact us for details!

Last Dog Records is our vinyl and music shop on the 2nd floor of the Bottlebrush. Join us Saturday 4/21 to celebrate National Record Store Day, our 2nd annual collaboration with the ShuBrewery in Harmony.   Live music all day and a new IPA release “Record Breaker” at The ShuBrewery’s Spring Street location… register for our gift basket drawing and choose from 4,000+ vintage and new vinyl records. Bring your dog to the record shop and get 10% off your vinyl purchase! Check out our locally made art while you’re here. #nationalrecordstoreday (to see the larger version of our flyer, click on the image, then click again)

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

Holcombe has a knack for exploring the depths of the working-class life, good and bad. He is a storyteller, and his songs have history. “Papermill Man” in particular captures the gritty banalities of mill work in a vivid, descriptive way: “Smoke blowing up in the air/One room shack/One room school…Sawmill sawdust stuck in your lungs/And your head can’t hear the thunder,” he sings, transporting us to this one-horse town that sucks its people in. Holcombe has always been a classic troubadour, a little rough around the edges, no frills and as authentic as it gets.

http://malcolmholcombe.com/

Friday, 11th May, 2018 7:00pm
Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$15 Admission
Limited Seating – RSVP Required
Call (724) 452-0539 or email hith@zoominternet.net

RJ Cowdery has solidified her place in the world of performing singer-songwriters, garnering accolades at Mountain Stage NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Wildflower! Arts and Music, Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, and Sisters Folk Festival. She plays a clean guitar, flat picking or strumming, stringing chords together to develop melodies built like a proverbial brick house and pours over it all with a voice like butter. Her lyrics are sincere and plain-spoken, inviting you to lean in hard and come out the other side changed.  https://www.rjcowdery.com/

Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts
539 Main Street “On the Square”
Harmony, PA 16037
$15.00
www.bottlebrusharts.com
HITH@zoominternet.net
www.facebook.com/harmonyinthehouse

Limited Seating ~ RSVP Required – 724.452.0539

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Bottlebrush Gallery in Harmony with some photos from the sold out show, featuring the Ploughshare Poets.  Thanks to Couch Brewery in Pittsburgh for the craft brew samples and the Lagerhaus Bakery in Harmony for the yummy shamrock cookies. Slainte!

6^th Annual Celtic Dinner and Concert

Join us for dinner with the band before our big St. Patty’s show!

Where: The Harmony Inn, Upstairs Dining Room – Open Seating

When: Saturday, March 17, 2018, 5-6:30pm; Concert begins at 7pm at The Bottlebrush Gallery.

Cost: $45 per person includes dinner and show; $20 show only. BYOB.

RSVP & Payment Required in Advance – 724.452.0539

Featuring The Harmony Inn’s Traditional Irish Menu: Please note this dinner is not BYOB. You are welcome to bring your own beverages to the concert at the Gallery.

About The Ploughshare Poets:

Ryan Stauffer and Vade King are The Ploughshare Poets, a popular duo at the Bottlebrush Gallery known for their boisterous Celtic music, strong harmonies, clever banter, and impromptu parades through the streets of Harmony. Far from being a kitschy pub band, The Poets are masters of the history and cultural importance of Scottish and Irish music. Expert musicians, they play bagpipes, guitar, whistles, drums, and bouzouki. Ryan has played bagpipes for 20 years and makes his own small pipes.

Vade played extensively in England and Scotland and was the lead singer of “Colin’s Way” for 10 years.

Founded by Germans 213 years ago, Harmony is gearing up to celebrate 2018’s arrival — on German time — with its annual Silvester on Sunday, Dec. 31. New Year’s Eve is called Silvester in Germany after the ancient feast day that commemorated the 4th century Pope Sylvester I, who died on the last day of 335.

 It’s an afternoon of fun and family activities sponsored the Harmony Borough and Harmony Museum, with local business support. Now in its 10th year, Silvester attracts thousands of celebrants to the National Historical Landmark on New Year’s Eve.  Starting with a race at 3pm, the festivities continue through the early evening with food, drink, music on the Square, a Christmas tree toss, a wreath toss for the kids. The town square will be jammed with people from throughout the tri-state area, cheering a ball drop and fireworks to greet the new year at 6 p.m. — midnight in Germany.

The Bottlebrush Gallery will be hosting Facepainting by Christina (facepainting for kids young and old!) and music by Jim and Debbie Tobin, Aliquippa.  This is always a very popular event, and our shop is filled with visitors. If you haven’t seen this event, you’re missing out.  Frohes neues Jahr!

Join us Friday, December 8 at 7pm for our annual Christmas concert with The Early Mays. $15. BYOB, bring snacks to share. Small venue so reservations are required. Hope to see you!

The Early Mays are Emily Pinkerton, Ellen Gozion and Rachel Eddy. This is the final show of the year, and there is no better way to end the season with this wonderful trio of musicians. Previously, we had the Early Mays here for a show and this is as succinct a description as I could ever hope for:  “WOW… What an evening… To say that I am truly impressed with the Early Mays would be such an understatement. The musical talents of these women leaves me awestruck! They are each gifted with beautiful voices but when they weave together in harmony it becomes a tapestry whose beauty left me deeply touched…” Casey Deely of Common Threads. http://www.theearlymays.com/

The second weekend of every year, Historic Harmony celebrates its German roots and transforms into a German Christmas Market or Weihnachtsmarkt. Attendance is estimated at 5,000 with visitors from around the world coming to our town. All of our shops and restaurants are open and waiting for you! For more information: http://www.harmonymuseum.org/Christmas-Market.html