A NEW ERA IN CALIFORNIA MUSIC

THE PAINTED SKY IN HARMONY

     Jazz, blues, acoustic, Celtic, bluegrass, country, western and classical musicians sought out the famed Painted Sky Recording Studio in Cambria. 
      A frequent reader of this blog is more than likely familiar with the extraordinary history.  
      One of the last concerts at the old venue featured Jude Johnstone and Ray Bonneville which you can read about by linking here.
       Another extraordinary night featured Inga Swearingen, often heard on NPR  and it was powerful the night Michael On Fire played.

       All those years and countless great nights are history and prelude for the New Painted Sky, located in the old Creamery

in historic Harmony California, about 5 miles south of Cambria on the Pacific Coast Highway 1.

    Concerts at the Painted Sky are intimate affairs, like a house concert.  Artists who are in the studio often put aside a night to entertain small and appreciative crowds.
     It has become an institution for California and other musicians and for the music lovers of the Central Coast.

     You may recall the circumstances by which producer, sound engineer Steve Krimmel and music fans lost the old location for antique storage. A point of view here.

    It is still a work in progress, but Steve has the sound about
where he wants it. The touring of a sensational young
group of guitarists The New West Guitar Group

   provided the context for a the launch of the new Painted Sky, in Harmony.  

    Your intrepid blogger/correspondent, armed with iPhone provides about a minute's look at the dawning of a new

era.

See you down the trail.

AN EVENING IN HARMONY

A SUNSET KNIGHT

 Harmony Cellars perches atop a gentle hill over looking Harmony, just a few miles down the Pacific Coast Highway from Cambria.

 On this evening one of our favorite singer songwriters

was singing in the sundown.

 Jill has a lot of friends and fans.  The setting was

perfect for an impromptu cocktail picnic.

 Rocky Butte and Black Mountain sit off on the horizon

 with Harmony Cellars Zinfandel closer at hand.

 Jill's beautiful vocal stylings painted the mood.

 The Harmony hill top added its romance

 A piece of rainbow appeared

 and the setting sun added that golden light

 A sunset concert leads to a mellow

California night.

See you down the trail.