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This porch has stories to tell...
Past, present, and future, I've laid down my guitar to create a movement. Peace from the Porch. In 2004, we summed up four years of Bear Creek Concerts and independent music and the community it creates with "Peace from the Porch, Vol.1" We raised money for the American Cancer Society. 2006 brought forth "Peace from the Porch, Vol. 2." The best in independent music sat on this porch with me, and talked about domestic violence and how to stop it, and we asked you to join us in making a difference. In the fall of 2007, we gathered books and money in an effort to help literacy programs. A small town library put a sidewalk paver stone along the pathway to their front door in our honor because we cared enough to reach out to a neighbor who is taking on rural illiteracy. In 2008, we moved the conversation toward ways to help stop one of our greatest sufferings - hunger. Every Bear Creek Concert in the 2008 season was a chance to raise funds and collect food for grassroots food banks. As our economy continues to worsen, and the chasm between rich and poor widens, with the working class struggling to survive, it became imperative that we come together as a community and do our part to make sure that our neighbors and our neighbor's children never go to bed hungry. In 2009, we will support community animal rescue organizations and animal shelters. So come on up! Join us on the porch. Whether raising money, collecting goods and supplies or simply raising your consciousness, everything we do, we do with one of the most basic tools for human success - compassion. Let the spirit of independent music infect you and inspire you to become a porch dweller.
Take a look at some of the musical porch dwellers who have helped out the project in the past. View pictures from the Bear Creek Ensemble's first recording session November 30th 2005...
This studio was grooovin'!!
PEACE FROM THE PORCH VOL 2
The CD is now available for purchase! Get your copy
"Peace from the Porch, Vol. 2" benefits community agencies that support victims of domestic violence.
Featured artists include Ruthie Foster, Patrice Pike, Erika Luckett, Eric Taylor, Shake Russell, Martine Locke, Tret Fure, and some of the best independent artists in America. Volume 2 will be released in April 2006. View the entire list of performers.
Listen to a sample clip from Erika Luckett's song "Dust"
Listen to a sample of "Little Red Recorder" from The Bear Creek Ensemble
Want more samples? They are all online at the Download Marketplace.
PEACE FROM THE PORCH VOL 1
Don't skip the beginning! Bear Creek Concerts' compilation CD project, "Peace from the Porch, Vol. 1" raised money (and a lot of it) for research and education for the American Cancer Society, while bringing hope to the cause!
Want to know what the very best in Texas sounds like? Then get a copy of Volume 1.
Artists include Ken Gaines, Jean Synodinos, Back at the Ranch, Donnie Blanz, and MyTexasMusic founder, Lucky Boyd, along with Christy Claxton's 2004 Bear Creek Ensemble.
Take a listen to "Affirmation" and "There is a place"
Listen to more clips and buy your copy from MyTexasMusic!
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