mountainmusicparlor

Reno's own Folk Music house of good vibes and good times!

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Where Heritage, Tradition and community come together!

Concerts!

There’s a secret hide-away for music lovers tucked deep inside a little unassuming music shop.

Located 4,4oo feet above sea level, a smallish city called Reno (ˈriːnoʊ/ REE-noh) sits in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley surrounded by pine treed majestic mountains on one side and wild horse, sage sprinkled hills on the other.  A relatively fertile high desert land, once home to the Paiute, Washoe and Western Shoshone Indians, now bustling with international business’s, miles of concrete, sprawling developments and jingling neon clad casinos, Reno has it all …

Including a special stage where Top Shelf artists come to play.

Made expressly for presenting Traditional and Folk music artists of merit and heritage value, concerts inside Heritage Hall command the admiration of music connoisseurs and culture enthusiasts alike.  Always an amazing experience!
Congratulations ~You’ve found the treasure!

Get ready for a vintage sound bath!

A sentimental guy, Jon Lawton has spent his lifetime making music. Heavily influenced by the likes of Steve Earle, John Prine, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard, CSNY, Townes van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, Dylan. Jon treasures the stories within, sharing them with gratitude for what they mean. At the ripe age of  14 he started his journey writing songs and happened upon many treasures along the way that nourish his mission. “I can get emotional just hearing one of these songs, the memories of their arrival so clear.” 
Jon recently released his 11th CD, The Virginny Sessions vol. 1, along with a collection of songs online called The Good Old Days. Featuring  some fantastic original tunes with arrangements varying from solo and duo, to small acoustic bands.
His prowess on his metal resonator guitar,  6 & 12 strings and his conversational style singing make his music speak out in a story language that grabs.    
 
Hope you can make it cuz Jon is something else!