Our "Music & A Meal" House Concert Series will host Kelley Mickwee on March 23, 2025. Doors at 3pm, music at 4pm.
What is a Hummingbird Backyard House Concert?
It is a concert that happens in my backyard on a monthly basis. The requested donation of $25 goes directly to the musicians. I prepare a meal that you can enjoy prior to the concert and you can contribute if you'd like. This is a “listening” environment. There will be time before, after, and in between sets to socialize and mingle. Things to bring: a comfortable chair (there are plenty of extras), practical shoes (because this in my wooded backyard, I don’t recommend sandals due to Fire Ants, Scorpions, and other outdoor creatures), mosquito spray, a light jacket, an umbrella (if it looks like it might drizzle). Please don't bring your pets. This is non-smoking.
About our Musician: Kelley Mickwee
Kelley Mickwee and her voice are one of the most recognizable talents making music in her home state of Texas at the moment -- even if you may not immediately know it.
Mickwee has been a mainstay in the Texas-based music scene for years: currently, as part of Kevin Russell’s Shinyribs’ Shiny Soul Sisters, singing harmony and background vocals at his live shows and recordings; as one-fourth of the acclaimed Americana group The Trishas, with Jamie Lin Wilson, Savannah Welch and Liz Foster; and before then as one-half of a Memphis, TN-based duo Jed and Kelley. But sometimes what gets lost in the shuffle of all the well-deserved acclaim for what she adds to other artist’s projects is the music she makes in her own right.
“It's been way too long since I have released music that is all mine,” she says. “I’m so proud of how these songs turned out, and it just felt like the right time to put new music out and see if people are still interested in what I’m doing on my own.”
It’s a comment bathed in humility, and the kind of thing an artist only says if they’re really in it because no other career path would ever really make sense for them. What else is there to do but to keep doing it? Her comments are referring to a new two-song project called Boomtown to Bust, an A-side and B-side single that she’s taking the extra mile and releasing on vinyl. “I love the good old-fashioned singles releases: a taste of what the artist is currently creating, without ingesting an entire album,” she says.
For the meal portion of the event: Our meal will be a variety of Indian dishes with vegetarian options. If you plan to join us for our meal, a $5-10/person donation toward meal costs is requested, Venmo or Paypal @tlmiller30. Feel free to bring along a dish if you'd like.
Requested donation: $25/person and please PRE-PAY directly to musician (Venmo is @kelley-mickwee) notate the 3/23 concert when sending your payment to confirm your RSVP.
