macum creek concerts

COVID-19 & MACUM CREEK CONCERTS: RESUMING LIVE SHOWS

6/14/2021

Looks just like our backyard, right?

OK, here we go. With the positive trends and (thankfully) low COVID numbers, our summer and fall concert schedule is up and running, starting in July.

While we all want to get back to live, in-person music, we need to do it safely. It’s a little like driving down a foggy road. It’s safe to do as long as you watch where you're going, stay on the right side of the double-yellow line, and don’t speed.

We have an obligation to our guests, and to our artists, to take every precaution possible to create a safe environment for live music to resume. When we asked you, back in February, what it would take to make you feel comfortable coming to live shows again, you told us: vaccinations, social distancing and masks (click here for more details).

So, for the foreseeable future, our in-home house concerts will look and feel a bit different ...

Our next few house concerts will be held in our backyard if the weather is good (ie not raining and not too hot), in which case we’ll move them into our living room.
We will be operating with a reduced seating capacity for now. Given the success of the vaccines and the resulting low COVID numbers and continuous positive trends, we've decided to increase our reduced limited seating capacity to around 30 (compared with our normal 40-45).
Only guests who have been fully vaccinated may attend in person, and we’ll be asking to see your vaccination card when you register (we won’t keep a copy, but we will make a note that you’re vaccinated so we’ll only need to ask once). Thanks to all of you who have already happily provided copies of your vax cards!
Seating will be spread out (not 6’ since everyone will be vaccinated, but distanced) and will be grouped by reservation group to maximize capacity while maintaining enough distance between groups.
We'll be following CDC guidelines regarding masks. Since we'll all be vaccinated, masks will not be required inside or outside. However, if you feel more comfortable wearing your mask, feel free to do that. Mask wearing is (thank goodness!!!) a personal choice these days and there will be no "mask shaming" here.
BYO (bring your own) snacks and drinks for the time being – no shared table for food & beverages for now. We will put out plates, napkins sand plastic cups for you to use.
Fewer people translates to less money for our artists, who all have travel expenses. So we may request higher contributions from our guests for some shows, to help offset that lost income. But, regardless of our requests, remember that your contributions are voluntary, and that 100% of your contributions always go to the artist.
We’ll be providing a simulcast live stream of our house concerts for folks who can’t (or who aren’t ready to) attend in person. The live stream will be via YouTube and will require advance registration. See the concert announcement on our home page for a link to sign up for the simulcast live stream.

We don’t know what the future will bring, but we hope these extra steps will be temporary. And, of course, all of this is subject to public health conditions and guidelines as we get closer to July.

We're accepting in-person reservations for our next two concerts, as we did before the pandemic. Simulcast live stream reservations are open for Barbara's show, and will be open for Walt's show about a month before the concert.

We’re always happy to hear your comments and feedback. We will, of course, keep you all posted as the post-pandemic “fog” continues to clear.

Keep reading for more details on:

Barbara nesbitt live at MCC: Saturday july 10 2021 7:00PM EDT

4/7/2021

Due to limited seating capacity, the requested artist donation for this show is $30-$35 per person.
100% of all donations go to the artist.

BARBARA ON YOUTUBE

Old Devils Can Die
Graceless (Dave's favorite Barbara song!)
Never Been In Love (from MCC March 2017)

ABOUT BARBARA

We've been to ALOT of Barbara Nesbitt shows over the last 10 years, and she was one of the first artists we invited to perform here at MCC. Barbara is an amazing writer, singer, and performer. And she's hilarous.

Barbara's new record (her 5th) Someday, Maybe Sooner, was just released and we think it's her best yet.

Barbara has shared the stage / opened for artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keene, Lisa Loeb, Hootie & The Blowfish, Nickel Creek, Jerry Garcia Band, Keller Williams, Bob Weir, Willie Nelson and more.

We have often described Barbara by saying that she sings like an angel and swears like a sailor. We love Barbara and we think you will too.

Read Barbara's bio on her website.

I'D LIKE TO ATTEND!

Click here to attend Barbara's show in person. Please be sure to read our updated rules on attending concerts in person.

READ OUR Updated House Rules

I'D LIKE TO WATCH ONLINE!

Click here to get a link to Barbara's show on line, simulcast from our home in Chester, MD. If you're out of state, not yet vaccinated, or choose not to attend in person for other reasons, you can still join in the fun (sorta)!

walt wilkins (w/marc Douglas berardo) live at mcc: saturday August 14 2021 7:00PM EDT

4/6/2021

Due to limited seating capacity, the requested artist donation for this show is $30-$35 per person.
100% of all donations go to the artist.

WALT ON YOUTUBE

MARC ON YOUTUBE

about walt

There is probably no artist we've seen more over the years than Walt. There's just something spiritual about a WW concert - might have something to do with Walt's time in the seminary, might be his songwriting, might be his singing or playing ... or it just might be him.

A Texas Hill Country icon, here's how Walt describes his own music: " ... I hope my songs are “real.” To me, they come from a real place - my life and its challenges, fears, hopes. And we all have those, and we all have a bunch of those in common. Most of our lives are pretty similar, right? "

Read Walt's bio on his website.

about marc

With a painter’s eye for detail, and music firmly rooted in the great American sound, Marc sings about circus retirees, expatriates in Florida rum bars, union iron workers, old poets, aimless New York City debutantes, near death car crashes, hard-nosed fishermen and of course, the changes that experience brings to everyone.

About his music, Marc says “... I try to write about people and situations that interest and entertain me. Subjects and places that I feel a connection with and that are unique in a quiet way. Real people and places caught in the moment, almost like a documentary film or a novel ...”

Read Marc's bio on his website.

I'D LIKE TO ATTEND!

Click here to attend Walt & Marc's show in person. Please be sure to read our updated rules on attending concerts in person.

READ OUR UPDATED HOUSE RULES

Click here to get a link to Walt & Marc's show on line, simulcast from our home in Chester, MD. If you're out of state, not yet vaccinated, or choose not to attend in person for other reasons, you can still join in the fun (sorta)!