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Right Here Music has always been about the craft of songwriting. We started by bringing touring artists to town for live shows, around 6 times per year. After being pretty quiet for over a year now, we are back with a sharpened focus on building and boosting the local songwriter community. We aren’t saying we won’t bring an exemplary touring singer-songwriter to town from time to time. But instead of regular live shows, we will focus on workshops, connections, grants, local songwriter shows, and more TBD.

Ryan Necci and the Buffalo Gospel bring thoughtful lyrics and a distinctly earthy, slightly-southern string band sound we love. Another string band we love, Carrie Sue & The Wood Burners, will open the show with their strong vocals and experienced musicianship. All surrounded by walls of guitars and the warm hospitality of our friends at The Upper Bout.

As we wrap up our first full year of operations, we are pleased with the first five shows we’ve brought to Champaign-Urbana. Each artist brought the heart and the music we love so much. Special thanks to Cody for handling booking for our first year, and best wishes on his next adventure in music. Thanks also to our good friend Ken for serving on our board of directors for year one. Welcome to Carol, our new Marketing and Production coordinator. Thanks to everyone who came out to our shows, and be sure to sign up for emails and check our upcoming shows page for what’s next. -Mark and Jenn

After about a year talking to people and exploring possibilities, Right Here Music is officially a thing. We’ve formed a not-for-profit organization, taken care of paperwork, recruited our volunteer board, and signed up Cody and Charlie to work with us on booking and planning. We’re talking to artists that fit our mission about bringing them to Champaign-Urbana. We should be ready to announce our first show dates soon, probably for February, 2023.