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[email protected] Leader-Post / leaderpost.com ■ Thursday, May 13, 2010 PREVIEW Handout Canadian roots artist Cori Brewster is performing in Regina on Friday at a private residence, a popular trend these days for folk music. Buffalo Street BREWSTER’SBy JOE COUTURE organizations that help artists connect with Leader-Post house-concert-host circuits across the country, she said, noting some artists will not anadian roots artist Cori Brewster Coming to a even know the homeowners hosting their is performing in Regina tomorrow, shows. but she is not playing at any of the But in Regina, Brewster does know the usual venues in the city — instead, hosts. She is hoping that between word-of- the public is invited to come out to mouth and promotion on a local community Ca house concert. radio station, there will be lots of guests. “Having music in people’s homes is home near you “At any given moment, I think we can find certainly not a new phenomenon,” Brewster 30 people that might be interested in said, when asked to explain what house listening to an artist,” she said, noting house concerts are all about. “It’s been going on for Banff in the late 1800s and Cori Brewster typically is between 20 concerts are great for artists especially as centuries. But it seems to be a relatively new early 1900s. Private home concert in Regina and 50 people, she said. they can be planned for “off nights” — in phenomenon in Canada.