Eric Taylor is a master storyteller and has been one of the finest southern songwriters for the last four decades. Influencing such well-known artists as Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett (both of whom have covered several of his songs) and Steve Earle, Taylor tours extensively throughout North America and Europe. He has appeared on Austin City Limits, Late Night With David Letterman, NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “Mountain Stage” and BBC Radio. A mesmerizing performer whose shows will leave you wanting more.
Details
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Doors open at 6:00 for food, drink, and mingling
Music starts at 7:30 (with our traditional opening set at 7:00)
Asking a $20 donation for Eric – payable that night.
Eric Taylor will have merchandise for sale and we’re all about supporting independent musicians, so bring a little extra folding money. ๐
What people are saying about Eric Taylor…
I’m always the opening act when I’m around Eric. I love his voice, and he has a great narrative quality and sense of detail. He sort of takes you out of your own reality and into the reality of his songs. It’s good writing no matter how you cut it.
โ Lyle Lovett
He’s the real deal. Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early 1970s.
โ Steve Earle
If you have yet to experience an Eric Taylor concert, if you love the sort of songwriting that changes your perspective while enthralling to the point of making you forget to breathe, if you love storytelling that is never predictable or derivative and akin to the best fiction-writing, if you love guitar work that is never flashy but always brilliant, if you love discovering an artist that is singularly of his own mold, then Eric Taylor is your man.
โ Denise Williams, Hillbilly Haiku House Concerts
Eric Taylor is one of the few artists I’ve ever seen with a greatness that wreathes about him as he takes the stage, no matter what size the venue. An audience instinctively knows to shut up and pay attention. This is a man who takes the art of songwriting โ and the art of performance โ seriously. And, at the end of the set, the audience will have been transported some place and back again. Eric Taylor doesn’t just make you feel the sun and taste the dust of Texas, he takes you places and puts you inside people’s minds. From prison inmates trying to fathom the jumble of their lives to little kids watching their family implode, Eric Taylor makes it real. Aspiring โ and accomplished โ songwriters leave Eric Taylor shows shaking their heads with awe. And well they should.
โ Charlie Hunter, Flying Under Radar Productions