On most Saturday nights, driving through downtown Covina on Citrus around 7:15pm, you would see a line forming in front of The Fret House. It' s a discerning, and enlightened crowd because The Fret House presents a series of concerts selected as an intelligent alternative to the more readily available commercial entertainment.

All styles of music are presented. Country, Jazz, Classical, Bluegrass, Rock, Celtic, Blues, Flamenco, Pop, and Folk are all heard in an intimate atmosphere, for a crowd willing to think as well as be entertained. The audience can meet the artists after the show, and you can get desserts baked by the employees and their families with fresh brewed coffee before the show.

Saturday
May. 11th
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$15.00

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Bryan Bowers

For nearly three decades, Bryan Bowers has been to the autoharp what Earl Scruggs was to the five-string banjo. He presents instrumental virtuosity combined with warmth, eloquence, expression and professionalism. "Bowers is widely regarded as the leading virtuoso on the autoharp... Bowers also has distinct gifts as a singer and songwriter." - People Magazine
"...This man makes more music from an Autoharp than you can imagine from a 12-string guitar and a harpsichord combined. He has more stage presence and charisma than any stage performer in recent memory." - The Washington Times
 

Saturday
May 18th
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$15.00

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Tom Hynes and Alex Iles

An active jazz educator, performer and composer in southern California, Tom Hynes taught large and small jazz ensembles at Fullerton, Citrus and Mt. San Antonio colleges, Cal State Los Angeles and Idyllwild Arts Academy Summer Jazz programs before joining the APU faculty.  Jazz credits include a 1996 US State Department tour of the Middle East and Africa, performances and recordings with Grammy-nominated composer Kim Richmond, and original film music for the Smithsonian Institute.  Tom’s own jazz CDs include The Sun Shop and Tom Hynes and Marshall Hawkins: Live at the Fret House, recorded with the renowned bassist formerly with Miles Davis.
 

Saturday
June 8th
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$15.00

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Claremont Songwriters
Chris Darrow - Robb Strandlund
Patrick Brayer - Eddie Cunningham

This show pulls together four local Inland Empire singer/songwriters who have had success both as artists and songwriters. 
 
Chris Darrow, a 45-year veteran of the music business, has been writing songs and recording since the sixties.  He was a member of Kaleidoscope, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and has had a long and extensive career as a multi instrumentalist and solo, recording artist.  He has performed and recorded with the likes of Linda Ronastadt, James Tayler, Leonard Cohen, John Fahey and Hoyt Axton, to name but a few. His classic song, Whipping Boy, was covered by fellow Claremonter, Ben Harper, on his first album. 
 
Robb Strandlund, has written a couple of number one records, Already Gone for the Eagles and I Can Tell By the Way you Dance by Verne Gosdin and has had songs covered by artists, such as, Johnny Lee, Gary Morris, The Osborne Brothers, Mickey Gilley and Tanya Tucker. He has performed extensively over the years as a solo artist, with The Flying Burrito Bros. and Pinkard and Bowden.
 
Patrick Brayer, whose two songs, So Long, So Wrong, and The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn, were covered by Alison Krauss and Union Station, the first of which was voted song of the year by the IBMA and Alan Jackson recorded his classic Good Imitation of the Blues, which reached #1 status on the Country Music charts in 2007. 
 
Eddie Cunningham is a veteran of the Los Angeles Singer Songwriters scene and has written with Desmond Child, Wendy Waldman, Jeffrey Steele and A. l. "Doodle" Owens and has had songs covered by Ben E King and Moe Bandy. 
 
The audience will get a chance to hear these fine singers and writers present their material on stage together in an intimate song sharing experience.
 

Thursday
June. 13th
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$15.00

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Thom Bresh

Thom Bresh is rated as one of the top guitarists in the world. A singer with a voice firmly rooted in the deep south. A great live performer, who has recorded and performed with Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Merle Haggard, Doc Watson, Tommy Emmanuel, and of course Merle Travis, to mention but a few. This concert comes highly recommended.
 

Saturday
June. 22nd
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$20.00

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John Batdorf & James Lee Stanley

Fans of Crosby Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, Rubber Soul, the Eagles, or classic Beach Boys harmonies are in for a real treat.Can you imagine what the Rolling Stones songs would have sounded like if Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were California boys with acoustic guitars? Would Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday, or Last Time have been as powerful if they had been played on acoustic guitars and filled with vocal harmonies? Curious?
So were James Lee Stanley and John Batdorf, purveyors of acoustic rock music for decades. They took 21 Rolling Stones classics and turned them into something totally unheard of. You don't have to live in California or play acoustic guitar to be enchanted by "All Wood and Stones" ... an amazing collection of Rolling Stones tunes played on acoustic guitars and brimming with joyous vocal harmonies.
 

Saturday
June 29th
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
$15.00

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Doug Macleod

Doug MacLeod is one of the last remaining bluesmen who learned from the old masters, lived the music, survived the life and carries forward that valuable tradition. Within the blues world, MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of this is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters-from the faceless to the legendary-to strikingly real life.