An Evening with Forrest O'Connor and Isaac Eicher - River Room Concert

The River Room,Harrisburg PA 17110

09 October, 2021

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Friday, October 9, 2021 - we will be hosting artists Forrest O'Connor and Isaac Eicher, for our second post-Covid19 Mansion Concert! We are so pleased to announce that on Friday, October 9, 2021, Polly and I will be hosting musical artists, Forrest O'Connor and Isaac Eicher, for our second post-Covid19 River Room Concert at The Manor on Front in Harrisburg, PA.  The second concert of the weekend and our first doubleheader event. The doors to the River Room will open at 6:00 PM and the show will start at 7:00 PM. Seating is limited to the first 80 interested persons who are invited and register. To support our artists, we have established a recommended donation of $30/person for this concert. All donations are directed to the performers. Learn more about these artists at http://www.oconnorlee.com/ and https://www.isaaceichermusic.com/ . There are a limited number of rooms available at The Manor on Front, so if you are coming from out of town and want to reserve a bedroom, click here. About Forrest - 2017 Grammy Award Winner Americana duo Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor earned national recognition as co-lead singers and primary songwriters of the O’Connor Band, a group they co-founded along with O’Connor’s father, seven-time CMA Award-winning violinist Mark O’Connor. They wrote the majority of the band’s first album, Coming Home, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums Chart and won a GRAMMY Award in 2017. Both independently and as part of the O’Connor Band, Lee and O’Connor have collaborated with Paul Simon, Zac Brown, Kenny Loggins, Clint Black, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminski, and many others. Their music has accumulated more than half a million streams on Spotify, and they have performed at the Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, and Fenway Park, as well as some of the most prominent festivals and performing arts centers around the country. Lee and O’Connor were introduced in 2014 by Nashville-based arranger Kris Wilkinson (Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, Brandi Carlile), who believed their powerful, expressive vocals and writing sensibilities would align. O’Connor, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard and former Tennessee State Mandolin Champion, shared a love of ‘60s classic rock, ‘70s folk-rock, ‘90s country, bluegrass, and modern pop music with Lee, a Belmont graduate and violinist who frequently backed up stars ranging from John Legend and Kelly Clarkson to Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood at the CMA Awards and CMA Country Christmas shows. They soon began performing together as a duo, and their first EP, The Demonstration, reached #13 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter chart with no label or promotion campaign. After performing for three years with the O’Connor Band, they’re excited to focus again on their duo project with the help of a backing band featuring two-time national mandolin champion Isaac Eicher, GRAMMY Award-winning bassist (and Doctor of Music) Geoff Saunders, and country vocalist Mallory Eagle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN3lg8_0mE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyHVrwbPY6A About Isaac Eicher. - 2006 National Mandolin Champion Tulsa native Isaac Eicher grew up in a musical household and started playing the mandolin at 9 years old. He inherited a multifarious taste of music from his parents, who are both well-accomplished artists- violinist Shelby Eicher and vocalist Janet Rutland. Eicher's parents played all styles of music including jazz, bluegrass and western swing, in their home as he was growing up. In his teen years, Eicher evolved into an extraordinary musician and began to compete on a national level, winning first place prizes at the Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship in 2006 and Rockygrass in 2010. After graduating high school in 2009, Eicher's musical journey took a very interesting turn. He enrolled in the University of Oklahoma, and developed a new interest: language arts. Eicher became enamored with the Spanish language and learned it very quickly. To further his studies, he went abroad to Valencia, Spain, to immerse himself fully in the culture. With mandolin in tow, Eicher’s musical style became greatly impacted by the pursuit of learning Spanish. He began to incorporate world music styles like gypsy swing, Brazilian samba, and Cuban montunos to his already strong foundation in jazz and bluegrass music. In 2018, Eicher released his debut solo album “Native Language,” featuring original music arranged for an acoustic quartet. Currently, Eicher resides in Nashville, Tennessee where he performs with a wide range of artists, including his wife Marcela Pinilla, and groups such as Hot Club Time Machine, Forrest O’Connor, The Jazz Grass Association, Giovanni Rodriguez and Rebecca Frazier, to name a few. Producers and recording artists also call upon Eicher for his specific sound on the mandolin for their projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN3lg8_0mE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmD64z0BOnE We'll likely have bottled water for attendees but we may not have snacks to share. Bring your own snack and drink if you want -- but NO ALCOHOL PLEASE. COVID19 POLICY / VACCINATION POLICY. Polly and I are fully vaccinated and we hope that come October 2021, this damn pandemic will be a thing of the past. But who knows what we can expect. Our advice: if you are not vaccinated, this may not be the concert for you. This concert will be a no-judgment zone. Everyone should feel free to wear a mask (or not) if you feel more comfortable masked (or not). Most importantly, we want everyone to be safe and feel safe so we can enjoy these amazing artists. Polly and I will follow all of the best recommendations for these kinds of gatherings. If that means limiting the audience or staging this event outdoors, we will do what we can to hold this concert. Weather permitting, we have already considered two or three ways we might all enjoy this concert outdoors at the Manor. Please stay flexible and stay tuned to our updates as we get closer to the concert. Basically, Polly and I are going for it -- and we hope all of you can feel comfortable and safe together again. Life as we knew it must resume! To learn more about my previously staged Mansion Concerts click here. PARKING -- There is very limited parking at The Manor on Front. However, there is an abundance of free, residential, on-street parking all along the northbound and southbound sides of the 30th block of Second Street.  Arrive early and be sure to take a short walk along Front Street and/or the Riverfront Park immediately across Front Street from The Manor -- a stunning riverfront view indeed. Learn more about The Manor on Front  -  click here.    Reserve an overnight room there -- click here. DISCLAIMER:  Eventbrite uses the terminology "ticket" inappropriately in the context of these Private Concerts. As you know, I recommend a donation of $30 per person to support the artists.  We are not and do not sell tickets -- even though you may receive a registration confirmation by email that uses the term "Ticket.".  We are simply using this website/portal to manage the expected sufficiency of limited seating and communicate details about this private, by-invitation-only, music party.  I am not operating a commercial enterprise and other than the expense of cookies and bottled water, all donations are paid to the artists involved in the show.  This concert is not open to the public - no walk-ins will be allowed. Tim and Polly Alexander have been hosting private Mansion Concerts in downtown Harrisburg since January 2015 and have been attracting some of the world's premier singers, songwriters, musicians and guitarists from around the world.  Operating as house concerts, these intimate music parties are staged ONLY FOR persons who accept Tim and Polly's invitation.  All of these concerts are by invitation only.  If you are interested in attending one of these smaller concert experiences, contact Tim Alexander at [email protected] and learn more about Private Mansion Concerts and Music Parties at www.mansionconcert.com.