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...what previous house concert hosts say!
July 2011 - We hosted
our 6th house concert, which featured Dana Hubbard. Just when we think
we have already hosted "the best" concert yet, we are proven wrong. We
- and our entire audience of 40 - were completely enthralled by Dana.
His interaction with the audience was so present, so involving. His
songs and songwriting were varied in style and held the interest of the
audience throughout the performance. And so many of our guests
commented that they were completely mesmerized by watching his playing
skills. Dana not only engaged the audience during his performance, but
also during the intermission and following the show, when he literally
had a line of folks wanting to speak with him, and he spent time with
each of them. Dana was an extremely considerate artist - emailing and
calling with questions, checking in with us periodically and even
calling from the street to make sure we were ready for him to come down
and set up. And for the first time, we are looking to book a repeat
artist for our series - and that artist is Dana. Thank you CIYH for
providing us the forum to book Dana and for turning us on to a local
gem! I highly, highly recommned Dana as a house concert performer. He
shines.
(Cindy Canup - SYLA Presents, Oakland CA) June 2011 - Dana Hubbard is not just a nice, decent guy, but he put on a kick butt show for us. His mastery of blues guitar is extraordinary and he writes great lyrics. We loved him. Good guy. Good show. (Keith Jones - The Honor of Your Company, Amarillo TX) April 2011 - Dana is a fun entertaining singer
songwriter. His voice is unique and wonderful. Excellent picking on the
guitar and if you can talk him into a number on the Harmonica you will
not be disappointed. We will host him again. Thanks Dana for a great
evening. October 2010 - I would highly recommend Dana
Hubbard. He did a great concert. The word spread and we are sold out
for our next concert. May 2010 - Dana was fantastic, a great
songwriter, accomplished player and even better entertainer. I had
several guests ask how he made his guitar sound like two being played
at the same time. No tricks, he's just good. This was our first house
concert, and he made us look like pros because he's been there, done
that. Also just a really nice person who is easy to host. Two thumbs up. March 2010 - Members of our audience said "Best
show yet!" Dana definitely knows that his business is to ENTERTAIN. His
show was a two-way conversation. Our audience sang along, shouted,
hollered, made suggestions, stomped, rocked, and came away wanting more! March 2010 - Dana is a talented guitarist with a
pleasant voice. Professional appearance and nice casual delivery on
stage. He had a good rapport with our guests. Dana was very considerate
and an easy guest to host. He asked us about our crowd and wanted to
know if liberal political songs would be appropriate. Overall, a nice
evening for everyone. March 2010 - This was our first house concert.
Dana was fantastic. He couldn't have been more polite and easy to work
with. His show was great and he got a very strong response from the
audience. Because this experience was so positive, we're definitely
going to do more house concerts. Dana was even kind enough to invite me
to play guitar with him on a tune during the show and then play a
little together with me after. A+ February 2010 - Dana surprised me with how well
he commanded the attention of the audience. He plays a strong rhythmic
style, like a steamroller coming down at you, but offsets that with
some nice runs and picking. His playing complements his clear strong
voice and very pointed and direct lyrics. I love the topical nature of
some of his songs, and takes a perspective on some issues not always
thought of. He was a treat to host and was sent to the Memphis Blues
Challenge representing a blues organization from the northwest. Great
guy and he loves to share the stage, bring people up and see what magic
may happen. I loved playing with him, we even did a harmonica duo, a
blast! Winter 2010 - Dana Hubbard is talented,
personable, and quite entertaining! His songwriting and delivery is fun
and confident, sold a lot of CD's and the audience really loved his
show. May 2009 - We liked Dana's performance so much
that we booked him again without hesitation! A great evening with a
great performer. |