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RiverHouse Concerts are presented in a Smoke-Free, Listening Room Atmosphere
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Friday, April 8, 2005
Johnsmith
Johnsmith's music helps to bring about a little healing in the world
and celebrates the simple things in life.
Concert $10/person
** Reservations Recommended **
For this show, please bring an indoor chair if possible, a dish to share, and your own beverage.
Location for this Concert
4806 Porterstown Road, Keedysville, MD, about 10 minutes outside of Shepherdstown, WV.
For reservations and more information prior to the show:
Contact Cheryl at 304-702-0554 or
If you need to reach us the night of the show:
Call Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554 or call the venue at 301-432-7292
Johnsmith:
Johnsmith is one performer who doesn't wear hype well. His artistry speaks for itself. In fact, the idea of 'just being real' is a prominent theme throughout his music. And yet, to simply say that Johnsmith is a great singer/ songwriter would not be enough. In addition to his incomparable musical abilities and finely tuned songwriting skills, Johnsmith possesses the even rarer gift of being able to share his soul. That gift is the foundation on which everything else about him is built, and it comes shining through in every song he sings. This is especially true of the selections on his new CD, Kickin' This Stone.
Co-produced with Austin legend and Dixie Chick dad Lloyd Maines, Kickin' this stone is a collection of 12 expertly crafted gems that exemplify the honesty and warmth that is Johnsmith. Songs such as the infectious title cut, and the instant favorite Iris Blue, connect with the listener on a level that is not possible with merely a well-written song. Fellow singer/songwriter Buddy Mondlock summed it up when he said of Johnsmith, "I feel like every time one of [Johnsmith's] songs gets heard a little healing happens to the world."
Johnsmith was born in Dewitt, Iowa, where he shared his small town mid-western life (and house) with his two parents and nine brothers and sisters. The experience of growing up in such a large family nurtured within him a keen awareness of the value of community, and, at the same time, the absolute necessity of solitude. Johnsmith commented recently, "Everybody would go out to play sometimes, and I would go sit in the rocking chair and just make up songs and sing them." What he didn't know then is that those days would be the beginning of a lifelong journey.
For the past twenty years Johsmith has been sharing his music with audiences all across the United States and abroad. Driving some 50,000 miles to play over 150 dates each year, he has become a favorite at coffee houses, colleges, and house concerts alike. In addition to being a past winner of the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk award, Johnsmith has released four CDs to rave reviews from trade publications such as Dirty Linen, Performing Songwriter, and Sing Out! Magazines. He has also served as a staff songwriter for the WrenSong Music Group in Nashville. But again, accolades, competitions, and quotas are not what motivate Johnsmith. Music is simply his gift, and he feels compelled to share it. That means more than all the hype, any day. To learn more about Johnsmith, visit www.johnsmithmusic.com.
This RiverHouse Concert will take place Friday, April 8th at
For more information about the RiverHouse Concert Series, visit www.riverhouseconcerts.com or contact Cheryl Mansley-Ford at 304-702-0554 or
1. Directions from Shepherdstown, WV
2. Directions from Boonsboro, MD
3. Directions from Hagerstown, MD:
Traveling East on Interstate 70
Traveling West on Interstate 70 from the Baltimore/Washington Area
Traveling North-South on Interstate 81
Alternate Directions for Traveling North-South on Interstate 81
4. Directions from Washington and Baltimore
1. Directions from Shepherdstown, WV:
At the 4-way stop in Shepherdstown, take Rt.480 Northeast heading towards the Bavarian Inn and the Potomac River Bridge to Maryland. Go across the bridge to Maryland. You're now on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike and drive through downtown Sharpsburg. Keep going. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
2. Directions from Boonsboro, MD:
From the main intersection and light in downtown Boonsboro, take Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike towards Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown. Continue on Shepherdstown Pike. Pass the Red Byrd Restaurant on your left. Continue on Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign for Porterstown Road. Turn left onto Porterstown Road. If you miss it and end up in Sharpsburg, just turn around and go back. It won't be far.
Once you've turned onto Porterstown Road, go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!.
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
3. Directions from Hagerstown, MD:
Traveling East on Interstate 70
Take exit 29A onto Rt.65 South. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
Traveling West on Interstate 70 from the Baltimore/Washington Area
Take exit 29 onto Rt.65 South towards Sharpsburg. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
Take exit 29 onto Rt.65 South towards Sharpsburg. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
Traveling North-South on Interstate 81
Take exit #1, Rt.68, six miles east to Rt.65. Turn right at light on Rt.65. Five miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
Take exit #1, Rt.68, six miles east to Rt.65. Turn right at light on Rt.65. Five miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
Alternate Directions for Traveling North-South on Interstate 81
Take exit for I-70 East. Exit off of I-70 at exit 29A onto Rt.65 South. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
4. Directions from Washington and Baltimore:
From Washington take I-270 North to I-70 Junction at Frederick. From Baltimore take I-70 West to Frederick. From Frederick follow I-70 West to Exit 35 (Route 66). Turn left onto Route 66 and go 6 miles to Boonsboro. At the second traffic light, turn right onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike towards Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown. Continue on Shepherdstown Pike. Pass the Red Byrd Restaurant on your left. Continue on Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign for Porterstown Road. Turn left onto Porterstown Road. If you miss it and end up in Sharpsburg, just turn around and go back. It won't be far.
Once you've turned onto Porterstown Road, go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
Alternate Directions from Washington, D.C. (1.5 hours):
From the Beltway/Rt.495 take I-270 North to I-70 at Frederick, MD. Take I-70 West to exit 29 at Hagerstown, MD. Take Rt.65 South towards Antietam National Battlefield and Sharpsburg. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
Alternate Directions from Baltimore, MD (1.5 hours):
Take I-70 West to exit 29 at Hagerstown, MD. Exit onto Rt.65 South towards Sharpsburg. Ten miles south on the left is the Visitor Center for Antietam National Battlefield. Pass the battlefield and continue until you come to the intersection in Sharpsburg. At the intersection, turn left onto Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Continue on Rt.34/Shepherdstown Pike. Watch for a sign on your right for Porterstown Road. Turn right onto Porterstown Road. Go exactly 2 miles up Porterstown Road. When you've gone 2 miles you'll be on the crest of the mountain, and on your right you'll see a big red barn and a sign for Antietam Overlook Farm. You can't miss it! Turn right onto the paved drive. Go down a very short hill to the fork in the drive. Take the left fork onto the gravel lane. Continue past the pond and the big grayish barn on the left. Pass the stone house - with lion statues at the entrance - on the right. Ahead you'll see a wooded area. As you approach the wooded area you'll see a log home with a wooden addition back a bit in the woods on your right (#4806) and a couple of gravel lanes that lead back to it. That's where we'll be!
For parking there are a number of options. You may turn right onto the first entrance to the driveway and drive up to the house and park. The driveway circles around and comes back out just beyond the first entrance. There is room for parking along the second stretch of the circular drive after passing the house. You may also continue past their driveway entrances and park alongside the lane that passes their house. If you choose to turn around and park along the lane facing the opposite direction, you'll find plenty of room to turn around after you pass their house. There is also more parking beyond their house if needed, as they have another driveway farther down that leads to a barn or something back in the woods.
In case you have any problem getting there, call the venue (log home) at 301-432-7292 or try Cheryl's cell at 304-702-0554. Call if you need to and we'll help get you on your way!
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