Join us for this centuries-old tradition of sharing musical ideas with like-minded folks. Led by our founder Harry Tuft on the First Friday of each month, our hootenannies are a combination of an open mic, mass sing-a-long, and groovin' good time. "The Hoot" is the best possible place to learn new songs and new licks, […]
Swallow Hill Music presents Joel Ansett, a unique blend of folk and R&B, offering a night of solace through live music. 7PM Doors/8PM Show About Joel Ansett Ansett’s strength as a writer lies in his ability to cut to the heart of emotion through simple, effective metaphor. His method, he explains, is to “write lyrics […]
Swallow Hill Music presents Michael Kirkpatrick & South for Winter for an evening of bluegrass and multi-instrumental music. Doors 7PM/Show 8PM About Michael Kirkpatrick Michael Kirkpatrick, Rocky Mountain-based vocalist and songwriter blends elements of acoustic fingerstyle and folk rock to cradle lush songscapes in a fuzzy paradoxical blanket of sunshine and fog. Obsessed by mandolin, […]
Swallow Hill Music presents the High Lonesome Album Release Show w/ David Lawrence for a night of bluegrass music. Doors 7:00PM/Show 7:30PM About High Lonesome Combining a pleasing mash of mandolin, dobro, fiddle, guitar, and bass, High Lonesome, seeks to put a new spin on good old hard-driving bluegrass by way of tight harmonies, melodic […]
Swallow Hill Music presents Crys Matthews, the new generation of social justice music-makers, and Julian Taylor, a unique singer-songwriter. Doors 7PM/Show 8PM About Crys Matthews Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. A powerful lyricist whose songs of […]
Swallow Hill Music Presents Avourneen: Irish folk artists playing Bob Dylan’s "Blood on the Tracks." Doors 6PM/Show 7PM About Avourneen Members of one of Colorado’s most popular Celtic folk acts will perform one of Bob Dylan’s most enduring albums at one of Denver’s most storied venues. The Irish folk act Avourneen will perform a track-by-track […]
Swallow Hill Music present Coco Montoya: whos inventive guitar works and hard-hitting vocals have kept him on top of the blues world. Doors 6PM/Show 7PM About Coco Montoya “’Just play what you feel, be real about it, and enjoy yourself.’ That’s what Albert Collins taught me,” says the award-winning guitar virtuoso and soul-deep singer Coco […]
Swallow Hill Music Presents a crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, the Stillhouse Junkies! Doors 7PM/Show 8PM About Stillhouse Junkies A crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, Stillhouse Junkies share the kind of strangely charmed chemistry that elevates both artist and audience alike. Since forming in 2017, the Durango-bred band has offered up […]
Swallow Hill Music and 105.5 The Colorado Sound proudly present Covenhoven with Frail Talk for a night of internationally renowned indie-folk music. Doors 7PM/Show 8PM About Covenhoven Covenhoven is internationally recognized indie artist Joel Van Horne, a multi-instrumental singer-songwriter whose rich harmonies, reedy baritone and commanding falsetto have found a home with critics and fans […]
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Swallow Hill Music proudly presents Carsie Blanton w/ Brittany Ann Tranbaugh! Doors 6:00 PM / Show 7:00 PM About Carsie Blanton Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. “It is possible to face the world as it is - rapidly heating, ruled by grifters, ravaged by profitable wars - and still […]
Open mics are held every second Thursday in our Quinlan Cafe* – all performers are welcome! Bring your instrument, voice, or just yourself to perform whatever creative material you’ve been working on in a fun, welcoming community environment. PERFORMERS AND ATTENDEES, PLEASE READ BELOW AS OUR OPEN MIC PROCESS HAS CHANGED: Doors open at 6PM […]
