Acoustic Concert Tours in Wylie, Texas

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Markley & Balmer

Saturday March 30, 8 PM

Markley and Balmer

“The Tuck and Patti of the singer-songwriter world”— Tom Prasada-Rao

"The real draw is the duo's songwriting,
which is full of wry lyrics and melancholy melodies."

— Thor Christensen - Dallas Morning News

Bruce Balmer was born a guitar player in Margaretville, NY, from a musical family. After music at Marlboro college, he played lead guitar for rock, jazz, and country bands, and composed for dance performance and film. He ventured into songwriting in the company of the inimitable Jack Hardy. Bruce and his thousand-pound upright piano have now officially transplanted themselves from NYC to Texas. He pounds nails while singing.

Reared on big band and swing, Lisa Markley started her musical journey as a trombonist, but laid it down in favor of a more vocal journey after graduating from University of North Texas. Now she writes and sings, defying category in pursuit of the perfect song. Lisa performs locally with her trio (jazz-based original material, select songs by friends and the odd standard), and tours nationally with her partner in crime Bruce Balmer, doing their own twisted take on original songs and standards.

Come hear!

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Greg TrooperGreg Trooper

Saturday, April 27, 8 PM

“Greg Trooper has got to be on our list of our finest contemporary songwriters.”

— Billy Bragg

"Greg Trooper’s roots-rock can lean toward soul or country or Dylan, and it’s filled with yearning and promises"

— Jon Pareles, New York Times

Greg Trooper is a singer/songwriter who has released 11 albums since 1986. Raised in the shore town of Little Silver, NJ he became enthralled by the greater New York area’s rich music scene. He discovered a sort of holy musical trinity in the work of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan, and Hank Williams, with their guiding lights of passion, literary dexterity and plainspoken honesty. It’s one reason Trooper’s music feels equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.

Trooper has made an impact on the music scenes in all the places he’s lived since leaving home
after high school: Austin, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas, Nashville and New York. Music critics praise his poetic feel, infectious melodies and insightful lyrics.

It's been years since Greg played here. We're very excited to host him again.

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Runaway Home

Saturday, September 7, 8 PM

Don Conoscenti

Saturday, September 28, 8 PM

 

Concert Info

Acoustic Concert Tours is the Dallas area's premier house concert series. Concerts are brought to you by Paul Porter, Tom Noe, and Linda Silas. Since 1992 Tom and Linda have hosted about 230 concerts in the living room of their home outside Wylie, Texas. Directions are below, or you can go see a map.

Concerts are scheduled about once each month, with some breaks in the summer. Most are on Saturday evening at 8pm and a few are on Sunday afternoon at 4pm. We ask each person attending to make a donation of $15, which all goes to the performer. Drinks and snacks are available and there's a donation kitty. You can also bring whatever you like for yourself or to share. Reservations are normally not required but we suggest you arrive about 10-20 minutes before show time for a good seat.

We feature some of acoustic music's greatest singer-songwriters from all over the US and beyond in a serious listening room. The genre of music is tough to describe to anyone not familiar with it. We often call it "Hard Listening" because the lyrics have something to say and are sure to make you think. Many people aren't even aware that this kind of music exists, and you will rarely hear it on the radio. It's just too good.

Directions:

"The Arms of Eden" located at 4030 N. Hwy 78, Wylie, Texas 75098.

That's about 4 miles east of where 544 crosses 78 and about 1.5 miles west of where 205 ends at 78. The driveway turns north off Hwy 78 between Platinum Storage and RD384, which is the road to Lake Lavon. Signs near the driveway on both sides of 78 say "Lavon Lake Dam Headquarters."  Numbers say "4030" on the mailbox and the gate, and when there's a show happening a sign on the gate says "House Concert."

 

updated 20 March, 2013

by Linda M. Silas
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