Upcoming Performances:
Saturday, December 17
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant, 832-212-4057
What can you say about Anderson Fair? Well, here's a quote from the website of For the Sake of the Song, the Anderson Fair documentary:Anderson Fair is one of the oldest folk and acoustic music venues in continuous operation in the United States. What began as a little neighborhood restaurant where local musicians played for tips and free-thinkers gathered to “talk about things that might get them arrested somewhere else” quickly evolved into a songwriting sanctuary, cultivating a multitude of local and regional artists and attracting performers from all over the world. “It was a hotbed of creativity, a place to write, a place to perform, a place to get your act solid,” acknowledges former owner Franci Files Jarrard. Lucinda Williams recalls, “It was a coveted gig if you could get an actual night there. It was a great place to showcase your original material.”
Anderson Fair has stubbornly bucked the odds and survived for four decades because of the dedication of a community of people with a common vision: nothing gets in the way of the music. It has always been and is still run by volunteers; no one is paid. And its struggle to survive in many ways mirrors the struggle of the individual artists. For The Sake Of The Song tells the tale of this small place in Texas where the sound is true, the spotlight gentle, the applause encouraging, and big things happen.
It's a funky, historic, one-of-a-kind place. We are honored to be able to take the stage there, and we hope you can join us.
Doors open at 8pm. Music starts at 9pm. Please note that Anderson Fair is an environment that is free of both smoke and credit cards. You'll have no trouble breathing, but please bring some cash for the tasty munchies and drinks.
To find out about future shows, just email charlie@traveler-music.com and request politely but firmly to be added to the mailing list.
If you're interested in getting one of our albums, please feel free; Possibilities, Old Red Shoes and Cross the River are all available at any show or online at CD Baby.