Snowbirds fly south to sing at Harmony House Concert!

On Sunday, November 11, 2012, 4-6 p.m., Harmony House Concerts proudly presents the duo, Storyhill, for your entertainment and utter enjoyment.

Garrison Keillor, host of the famed "Prairie Home Companion" on PBS stations, says, "Storyhill...setting a new high standard for male duet harmony!"

More about Storyhill below.

Make reservations for this opportunity to hear Storyhill "live" by calling 903/583-2661, as soon as possible. Come see for yourself what has made Storyhill one of the most "note"-able duos in the singer-songwriter/ acoustic music arena.

Check them out on their website, www.storyhll.com.

Reservations for the Storyhill concert are $20 per person (It's a long trek from MT and MN to TX for these two). To prepay, make checks to Storyhill and send to Faye Wedell; P.O. Box 812; Bonham, TX 75418, to be received by Tuesday, November 6th. Refunds will be made to anyone needing to cancel, if cancellations are also made by November 6th. Guests with reservations may pay at the door, but please have the courtesy to call in advance should an unexpected emergency prevent your attendance. Storyhill's gig with Harmony House is likely to be a "sell-out", so a waiting list will be kept.

Harmony House is located just 10 miles north of Bonham, Texas, and approximately 65 miles NE of the Dallas metroplex on Wildscape Acres, www.WildscapeAcres.com. If you need directions, please request these when making reservations. The concert will be held indoors within the intimacy of this "little house on the Texas prairie."

Storyhill will perform two 45-minute sets with a 30-minute intermission for snacks and visiting with old friends, new friends, and our entertainers, John and Chris.

As usual, Faye and Scott will provide bottomless cups of coffee, tea, and caffeine-free herbal punches. No Potluck Dinner will be held after this show, as in the past with other shows. Instead, guests are requested to bring finger food snacks to share for "grazing" during the intermission or whenever desired. Please check with Faye when making reservations, so she can help coordinate a variety of snacks...if everyone brought a dessert, we'd all have a "sugar high."

Storyhill will have you wanting to move, sway, and seat dance....with a high dose of sugar, we might have to peel you off the ceiling! Besides, you'll want to hear the lyrics of these masterful songwriters.

More about Storyhill & their story: Storyhill is a folk duo that brings infectious melodies, smart story songs and heartbreaking harmonies together in one perfect package. Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson grew up and started performing together as teenagers, while living in Bozeman, Montana. Both were musical from the get-go, singing with choirs, playing in bands and mastering many musical instruments—piano, guitar, trumpet, violin, harmonica, bass and accordion. Although their 7th grade world geography class is what ostensibly brought them together, it was their musical passions that made them close friends and lifelong musical collaborators.

They recorded their first tape as "Chris and Johnny" in 1989, upon graduating from high school. Then, they both attended college in MN. Although they then temporarily parted ways—Chris going to Spain and John remaining in MN for college—they continued to play music. John encountered such success selling his and Chris’ first album that he encouraged Chris to come back and join him so they could play together again. Chris did, and together they developed a strong fan following on campus and in the nearby Twin Cities as an acoustic songwriting duo.

After graduating in 1993, they toured the country, playing the college circuit. For three years they toured constantly and recorded several self-released albums, selling an impressive number at their shows. Exhausted from the travel and finding themselves pulled in different directions, Chris and John, or Storyhill as they were now known, embarked on a series of farewell concerts (much to fans’ dismay). For a time, each went his down his "own path."

Meanwhile, Storyhill fans continued to clamor for more, so Chris and John played a few sold-out reunion shows in Minnesota and Montana. Discovering the old chemistry was still there along with some new creative energy, they reformed Storyhill and fully committed themselves to touring and recording as a duo. They enlisted the help of rock/pop songwriter and Grammy winner Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Dixie Chicks, Trip Shakespeare) to produce Storyhill’s next album, their first to be released on independent roots label Red House Records. The album, simply named Storyhill, was a return to the basics that have made the duo so popular—strong melodic songs. Released in 2007, it received rave reviews and was selected as the Best CD of the Year by the Indie Acoustic Project. It also led them to win the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest and perform on national radio shows like Mountain Stage.

Now, with the release of their new album, Shade of the Trees, Storyhill confirms that they are one of the most important songwriting duos today. Mixing old-fashioned storytelling with hauntingly spare acoustic arrangements, they sing about love, war and the many sorrows that accompany them.

In support of the new CD, Storyhill is now touring across the country. They will also host two songwriter festivals in Montana and Minnesota--Storyhill Fest and Storyhill Fest Midwest. Both events draw fans from across the country for weekends of live music in scenic outdoor settings. Featuring some of their favorite artists that they have met in their travels, they have brought in such artists as Antje Duvekot, Danny Schmidt, and Anais Mitchell.

In addition to their work with the duo, Chris and John continue their separate pursuits in Montana and Minnesota. Chris produces recordings at Basecamp Recording, a studio he built just outside of Bozeman. John works as a producer in Minneapolis and continues to play with Alva Star.