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We are likely to see last minute additions of musical events, so keep an eye out for them. Check the Winnsboro Online Guide page on Facebook for performances that are booked at the last minute.

This is an amazing line-up of entertainment at four downtown venues.

Live music at these venues this month. . .

Art & Espresso
217 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-3343
www.artandespresso.com

Double C Steakhouse
206 Market Street
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-3111
www.doublecsteakhouse.com

Crossroads
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-1854
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com

Brewbaker's on the Patio
210 N Main Street
Winnsboro, TX
903-342-6119
www.brewbakerspub.com

Here are the events currently scheduled. . .

FRI., NOV. 4, 7:30 pm
The Tiffany Christopher Band
$15 adv/$18 door/$20 rsvd seating
Crossroads

SAT., NOV. 5
8 pm - 11:30
Randy Lindsey & Heather
$5 Cover
Brewbaker's on the Patio

FRI., Nov. 11, 7 pm - 9 pm
Mills Bryant
No charge, tips welcome
Art & Espresso

FRI., NOV. 11, 7:30 pm
Druha Trava from the Czech Republic
$15 adv/$18 door/$20 rsvd seating
Crossroads

FRI., NOV. 11, 9:30-11:30
Cody Jinks Acoustic Show
Double C Steakhouse

SAT., NOV. 12, 7:30 pm
Dave Walser, of Beatlegras fame
with Brian Magnus
Special: $15 advance reserved!
Crossroads

SAT., NOV. 12, 8 pm - 11:30 pm
Randy Lindsey & Heather
$5 Cover
Brewbaker's on the Patio

SAT., NOV 12, 9:30 - Midnight
Gary Kyle Live
in Concert
Double C Steakhouse

FRI, Nov.18, 7 pm - 9 pm
Randy Brown
Award Winning Songwriter
and Performing Philosopher
w/special guest Allen Prazak
on percussion
No charge, tips welcome
Art & Espresso

SAT., NOV.19, 7 pm - 9 pm
Caleb
No charge, tips welcome
Art & Espresso

SAT., NOV. 19, 8 pm - 11:30
Randy Lindsey & Heather
$5 Cover
Brewbaker's on the Patio

FRI, NOV. 25, 7 pm - 9 pm
Kate & Friends
No charge, tips welcome
Art & Espresso

SAT., NOV. 26, 7:30 pm
Crossroads Music Company's
6th Anniversary Celebration,
with Adler & Hearne,
and the entire Hearne clan!
$15 adv/$18 door/$20 rsvd seating
Crossroads


 

Rural East Texas song farmers
serve up fresh harvests of acoustic
roots music.Folk-jazz blues-grass style.
Certified organic.

Join the celebration!
Saturday, Nov. 27
Doors open at 7 pm. Music starts at 7:30 pm
at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts

When Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne opened Crossroads five years ago, music and the arts were here, but pretty well unknown to the public at large, especially to those in the Dallas area.

With their own music, as well as the performances of many other musicians they enticed to Winnsboro, Crossroads started catching the attention of music lovers from Dallas. Many of these are weekenders who own second homes on one of the many lakes in the area.

Perhaps more importantly, they also raised the profile of Winnsboro as a place to find seriously good roots music so even critics in Dallas noticed.

Today, Crossroads' musical performances take place in the Winnsboro Center of the Arts in anticipation of renovations being completed on the new home of Crossroads on Market St.

The 5th Anniversary event reminds us of the impact Crossroads has had on the expanding music scene in Winnsboro. It also gives us a chance to thank the founders who made Crossroads a cornerstone of the arts community.

Here's a special bonus. . . Lindy's daughter, South Plains College sophomore Kate Hearne -- who appeared many times on the front-porch stage at the Main Street location -- will perform as well. Lindy's son, Denton-based singer/songwriter Warren Jackson Hearne, will be featured too.

$15 advance purchase, $18 door, $20 reserved
(903) 342-1854 or (888) 342-1854
for credit card ticket purchase via phone.
www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com

Winnsboro Center for the Arts
200 Market St.
Winnsboro, TX 75494

Before Crossroads. . . before our downtown restaurants were hosting music on a regular basis. . . we enjoyed our music the old fashioned way. House concerts at Michael and Shannon Monk's home.

For one special night - next Sunday, Sept. 26 - we'll be there once again for a potluck dinner and concert by none other than our own Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne, now back from their summer tour around the country.

So whip up a covered dish or salad to share, and a bottle of wine if you like, and come on down and revisit the place and people that really put a lot of energy behind getting Winnsboro on the map as a destination for music.

I can tell you from personal experience, there is nothing like a house concert for camaraderie and an up-close-and-personal rapport with the artists.

Maybe it's because the Monastery is out in the woods, but during concerts there, I often experienced a glimmer of the time when transient musicians traveled these back roads over a century ago, sharing their music and stories.

I'd look through the windows into the trees as a guitar or mandolin played tunes echoing another time. It was easy to imagine a man on a horse riding up the dusty road, guitar slung on his back. The townsfolk, eager for a new face and a diversion, would welcome him and share meals and a place to stay for a day or two.

Just home from their 2010 tour, Lynn and Lindy surely have a kinship with those who have sung their stories up and down the countryside for generations. We, on the other hand, have a kinship with those who eagerly welcomed the travelers who would lift weary spirits and weave magical moments with their songs.

Make your reservations with Shannon by sending an email to:

musicmonastery@gmail.com

Shannon will provide directions in a return email.

Potluck dinner Sunday, Sept. 26 at 5 pm. The singin' starts at 6 pm. Tickets are $15 each or $25 for two. Space is limited, so make your reservation ASAP.