We have several “house concerts” each year, usually late spring and early fall.
Please send an email to: andyhappyhen@gmail.com
for more information and to get on the emailing list.
Upcoming concerts:
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan Fine Folk Music / Roots Americana
Claudia and Bruce had two wonderful barn concerts in September 2019 and May 2022 (welcoming barn concerts back after the Covid hiatus), and we’re excited to bring them back again this June!
Great songs and stories, great music, and a warm engaging stage presence.
Claudia’s award-winning songwriting and singing, Bruce’s harmonies and exceptional guitar and mandolin work, and their stories and humorous stage banter will make this concert fun and memorable.
If you saw them when they were here before, we’re sure you will be back.
If you missed them, here’s another chance.
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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Dana Cooper CD Release Concert
Dana Cooper released his self-titled debut album in 1972. Backed by renowned LA studio musicians “The Section,” including Leeland Sklar and Russ Kunkel, the album showcased Cooper’s lyrical depth and virtuoso guitar playing. Through the ‘70s and ‘80s, he collaborated with artists like Lyle Lovett, Kim Carnes, Hal Ketchum, and many others. Over his 50+ year career, Cooper amassed a catalog of 30+ albums and continues to tour actively. His 2022 release, I Can Face the Truth, encapsulates his evolution as a consummate storyteller. The album mixes his signature fingerpicking guitar and harmonica with poignant lyrics on love, loss, and the current state of the world. His decades of experience shine through in the ease and humor he brings to both his playing and storytelling. Dana Cooper’s new album, The Ghost of Tucumcari—featuring Lyle Lovett, Hayes Carll, Susan Gibson, Mando Sanenz, Darden Smith and others—will be released on May 17, 2024.
Michael O’Connor is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed and recorded with musicians including Ray Wylie Hubbard, Slaid Cleaves, Adam Carroll, Susan Gibson, and Jeff Plankenhorn. A lifetime of hard-won experience has allowed Michael a rare insight into the world of the rough, the faithless, the romantic, and the unlucky, all of whom find refuge in his songs. Michael O’Connor was described as “…part of the same Lone Star constellation as such Texas legends as Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, and the late Doug Sahm and Freddy Fender…” when he was inducted into the South Texas Music Walk of Fame in Corpus Christi, Texas—with a star bearing his name—in June 2010. He has released seven albums and is continuing to release new music. He was at the Happy Hen Barn last fall, accompanying Susan Gibson.
Michael O’Connor will play the opening set,
and then accompany Dana Cooper for a second set.
email: andyhappyhen@gmail.com for info.
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PAST CONCERTS:
Susan Gibson Trio, 2023
Alex Ashley, 2023
The Lowest Pair, 2023
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan. 2022
*Covid cancellations for 2020: Max Hatt/Edda Glass and Claudia Russell/Bruce Kaplan
Rob Flax. 2019
Claudia Russell & Bruce Kaplan. 2019
Dan Weber. 2017
Planes On Paper. 2014
an Weber. 2013
Shantigroove at Our Wedding! 2005
