Best House Concerts -
Highlands House Concert Series
Taking in a show at Dwight Mark's charming home in
Highland is more like attending a friend's dinner party than seeing
a concert at a formal venue. Prior to the performance, folks nosh on
light hors d'oeuvre and chat, then eventually make their way to the
living room for intimate, one-of-a-kind performances by an array of
engaging acts, from celebrated local talent to well-regarded
imports. And while the idea of living-room concerts might alarm the
neighbors, Mark is careful to keep the music at a reasonable level —
so much so that when you're standing on the porch, you can only
faintly hear the sounds coming from inside. Props to Mark for a
unique experience.
Special thanks to Westword, all my performing
artists, co-hosts, and guests for making these events so wonderful.
Also special thanks to the
Chings at Aspen Meadows House Concerts for their dedication to
keeping the spirit of House Concerts alive and secure for years to
come.
Typically, we do not host shows in the summer months, but
Highlands House Concert favorite Kraig Kenning is travelling through
Denver so we're moving the show to the Chapultepec Too in the
Highlands Neighborhood.
Kraig will have his NEW CD Blue and Green available.
Call him contemporary folk, blues, roots rock,
American Fingerstyle or Americana. Regardless of the genres crossed,
Kraig Kenning manages to leave every audience feeling like they've
just spent some quality time with an old friend. Few artists are as
capable of connecting so directly with such diverse listeners while
playing over 200 dates a year, receiving airplay on 40 stations
nationwide, and selling 80,000+ recordings of six self-produced CDs.
But Kenning has shaped himself into one of the most capable
performers on the planet, touring non-stop for the past decade.
"There is an exchange at a spiritual level in a great performance.
My goal is to journey with all my listeners to this magical place."
Together with his trademark dobro and passionate lyrics, Kraig
reminds us just how personal--and potent--original music can be.
“Call him contemporary folk, blues, roots rock,
American Fingerstyle or Americana. Regardless of the genres crossed,
Kraig Kenning manages to leave every audience feeling like they've
just spent some quality time with an old friend.”
“His fingerstyle is up to par with Leo Kottke and
Willy Porter, his vocals reminiscent of Bruce Cockburn, and his
overall performance and presentation stand equal with any of today's
top singer/songwriters,"
“Together with his trademark dobro and passionate
lyrics, Kraig reminds us just how personal--and potent--original
music can be.”
“Few artists are as capable of connecting so directly
with such diverse listeners while playing over 200 dates a year,
receiving airplay on 40 stations nationwide, and selling 30,000+
recordings of six self-produced CDs.”
Jack Hadley is a
highly-regarded performer and studio session player. His unique
style of playing is a sonic rainbow of jazz, fusion, blues and rock
and his songs are sung sweetly with a soulful voice reminiscent of
Al Green, Sam Cooke and Robert Cray. He has toured with Otis Taylor
across the US, Canada and the UK and shared the stage with musicians
like the Charlie Musselwhite, Kinsey Report, Billy Rich and Pato
Banton.
To
participate in the Denver Performing Arts community by providing a venue
that music-lovers can gather, socialize and see great acoustic-based
singer-songwriters and musicians perform
To
support traveling-through-town performing artists with an environment where they
can have an intimate performance with a listening audience
*Note
all shows are supported by guest donations to the artist. All of the
guest donations for the artist go directly to the artist.
The House
In August of 2005, the future home of the Highlands House Concerts was
purchased near the Historic Highlands
Square Neighborhood at 32nd and Lowell in Northwest Denver. The
house was built in 1890 and is similar to the historic Denver Squares that
were built in the decades to follow. The house received renovations including the removal off a wall between the living and family
room which opened up into one room with 10-foot ceilings large enough for the performing artist and 40 seats.
The Living
Room Under Construction
The Host
Singer-songwriter, Dwight
Mark, began his musical career in Chicago as a leader of the band Blues
Express.Prior to his move to
Colorado in 1996, he purchased a mandolin and dobro and began studying bluegrass
music. Once in Colorado, Dwight quickly adapted the mandolin and bottleneck
slide dobro guitar into contemporary folk and pop music while taking them along
to travels around the world and 35 of America’s National Parks.With his new CD release, Soul’s Engines, Dwight shares his stories of
his move to Colorado, his travels, and the relationships along the way.Dwight’s heartfelt and soulful performances are played on guitars,
mandolins, Portuguese guitarras, ukulele, and a rare Weissenborn Hawaiian slide
guitar built in the 1920's.Acoustic
Guitar Magazine’s Andy Volk says, “Dwight’s vibrant, richly textural
arrangements and soaring vocals describe a crossroads where acoustic, folk,
rock, and pop meet in songs that celebrate the beauty of nature and the
unbridled joy of the groove.”
Colorado House Concerts have so much to offer those who love music!
Please visit www.coloradohouseconcerts.com
for a full schedule of house concerts in Colorado.
Happy
Holidays! Looking for a special holiday gift?
Did
you come to a Highlands House Concert and wish you bought an extra CD for a
friend?
