Thursday, August 13, 2009

WORTHY: Jason Harrod

By Greg Pool
Host, TreeHouseConcerts.org


LISTEN: Interview and encore with Jason Harrod, recorded on August 13, 2009. [ show notes ]


It was a two-fer tonight in nearby Seaside, California, as Tree House Concerts went remote to cover the birth of a brand new house concert venue and the visit of singer/songwriter Jason Harrod.


The hosts were Esther Hobbs and Dan Weinstein, who opened their doors to 25 people, many of whom had never experienced an evening of live acoustic music in one's living room.

Jason was raised in North Carolina and lives in New York City. His music touches folk, country, bluegrass, pop and rock, and tonight he played a guitar and harmonica in an hour-long set.



Esther had only heard of Jason through a Boston friend, who suggested Esther catch Jason's act on his West Coast tour. Instead, Jason was able to convince Esther that she could do a house concert. I pitched in with chairs from our concert series and the small guitar amp that we've used for outdoor concerts and indoor (e.g. Peter Mulvey in 2004).

Afterwards, I set up for a special interview and encore performance with Jason in front of the remaining crowd at Esther and Dan's house, and Jason knocked out some intimate versions of his original material.



3 Comments:

At August 15, 2009, Blogger Jason Harrod said...

thanks Greg!

 
At August 15, 2009, Anonymous Matt Chambers said...

Jason sounds as crisp and clean as ever. Great recording! Hope to catch him live one of these days.

 
At August 16, 2009, Anonymous Mark said...

Great recording. Nice way to start my Sunday morning off! Would have been perfect if this Sunday was communion!

 

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