House concerts are contemporary versions of an age old tradition. Hosts offer hospitality to traveling storytellers, musicians and troubadours. They also provide a venue to perform so they can honorably earn traveling money on their journeys between the homes of the landed gentry (now "gigs").

Hosts invite friends and neighbors to a party and the guests help support the travelers by putting money in the pot in exchange for an evening's entertainment. This format works especially well for acoustic folk music, which began in people's homes and is meant to be enjoyed in the intimacy of a small gathering.

"It was always our intent to make this a neighborly thing. Click here to get on our e-mail invite list, and we'll let you know when concerts are planned. One of the advantages of our new home in Scotia is a large living room that can hold 35-40 people! Sometimes we sell out, but there will always be room for a particularly fine performer in our home." ---Folkie Dan