The show must go on - Jenny Mitchell plays concerts in her mum's lounge
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- 01 Jun 2022
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She's played some big shows in her time, but country crooner Jenny Mitchell has just sold out two new shows – in her mum's lounge.
Mitchell, one of New Zealand’s up-and-coming music stars, will play two small, intimate shows in the family home in Gore, and she says it's one of her favourite ways of performing.
Mitchell said her mum hosts concerts quite regularly – it’s not just a one-off. “Other artists play there too, every couple of months.”
“She curates these concerts where she invites people along and the artist plays – it’s more intimate, like a story telling session. It’s quite a unique thing.’’
Mitchell will play two shows, called the Bowmar Road House Concerts, with fellow artist Mike Hood this week, and one show will be a launch party for her new song, ‘Snakes in the Grass’’.
She’ll also play songs from her new album, ‘Tug of War’ , due out in July, after signing a record deal with Cooking Vinyl Records in Australia earlier this year.
“I’m sure there will be some honest feedback about those. This time around the audience hasn’t just been hand-picked, there will be some strangers in the lounge too, which will be nice.’’
And because she’s playing in the family home, her sisters are likely to get up and sing with her.
Mitchell is no stranger to performing in other people’s houses – she's also played house concerts in Sweden and Australia.
“I’m obsessed with house concerts, they’re a really intimate experience for the artist and for the audience.’’
“There’s this whole underground network of them, and I've always tried to play them on tour.’’
While on her way to Ireland to tour a couple of years back, she posted on a house concert website in Europe and ended up staying with a Swedish family, and performed a show in their home.
“It was a really different experience, a cultural experience really. You perform and then meet the locals and find out where the best place is to get breakfast in the morning, that sort of thing.’’
“It’s really intimate, and there's nowhere to hide. It definitely feels very different to playing on a stage. I really like it, but I could imagine some people might think it's awful.’’ Read More…
