You can call Susan Herndon's music singer-songwriter music, Red Dirt music, folk music. Just about the only thing you can't call it is easy listening... she has both a facility for lyrics that mean something, and remains fiercly independent. Whatever the descriptions or comparisons, Herndon might be described as eclectic or versatile, but never predictable-- and always entertaining.
Herndon will perform at Harmony House Concerts Saturday night, July 21, 2012, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Her album credits are a who's who of some of Oklahoma's best
musicians, and her latest album, of Austin's most outstanding. But
Susan lives for the live show, maintaining a commitment to the fun,
camaraderie, and love through the mystery and beauty and power of song-- playing solo, or just as often, surrounding herself with a band of great and unique musicians.
Herndon's newest album, All Fall Down, produced under the direction of Lloyd Maines, is a collection of songs that includes country, pop, blues, rock, reggae, bluegrass, jug-band, a ballad, a poetry-ramble, and a French song-- "skipping with ease between genres and showing hints of her inner bohemian."
If you have never been to a Harmony House Concert, check out the website (www.WildscapeAcres.com) to learn more about us. Let us know if you need directions to Harmony House, which is located about 10 miles north of Bonham, TX, and about 5 miles south of the OK border off Hwy. 78. The house concert will be held indoors. Susan will perform two 45-minute sets with a 30-minute intermission for snacks and conviviality. Ours is a casual, intimate venue in a serene setting, where both new and returning guests are welcomed.
Your hosts, Faye & Scott, will provide bottomless cups of coffee, iced tea, and punches along with goodies for your enjoyment. A basket is placed on the breakfast room table for an optional $1 cash donation to defray expenses.
For those wishing to attend an optional Potluck Dinner before the concert, please state your intent when making reservations. The theme for the July Potluck is Southern Soul Food (after all, we are coming to "feed our souls' whenever we attend such gatherings). Dining will be outdoors "picnic style" in the shade, weather permitting, and will begin at 6:45 pm. If you know what you want to bring, let us know or ask Faye for some suggestions. Faye & Scott will be providing "Hoppin' John", an Ole' South dish consisting of black-eyed peas, brown rice, fresh tomatoes, chicken sausage, and seasonings.
Visit Susan Herndon's website, www.susanherndon.com, to explore her musical background, see/hear videos and song clips, and much more.
