The Rock Garden is perhaps Austin's foremost house concert venue and has been called the best small, outdoor, acoustic music venue in town. It is a private garden amphitheater that seats up to 150 people with a pergola/stage, high-end sound and beautiful views to Austin's northwest hills.

Musicians say:

"The Rock Garden is one of the most beautiful and comfortable stages I know of. I wish we were playing there tonight."
Walt Wilkins

"A beautiful place for songwriters to share their craft."
Sara Hickman

"I think we're in Eden, man."
Sam Baker

"I'll come back here any time. I'll come back next weekend."
Radney Foster

Barbed Wire Productions is the producer of the Telluride Americana Music Series, presented every summer in Telluride, Colorado's Sheridan Opera House. The Sheridan is a jewel - a restored, century-old theater with seating for around 250.

Telluride is where Americana music goes to summer. During the daytime - mountain biking, hiking, rafting, golf and other activities in cool temperatures at 9,000 feet. During the evenings - music. All in a majestic small town located in a box canyon in the high Rocky Mountains.

Artists from previous years include Jimmy LaFave, Slaid Cleaves, Shake Russell & Michael Hearne, Eric Bibb, Irene Kelley, Patty Larkin, Greg Trooper, Kevin Welch, Walt Wilkins, Shannon Whitworth, and others.

Here is a link to an interview with Slaid Cleaves and excerpts from his 2009 performance as captured on PlumTV:

The 2010 Telluride Americana Music Weekend in the historic Sheridan Opera House will be held July 22-24, 2010. Artists and ticket information will be announced mid-January 2010. To be kept informed of developments, email us at barbedwiremusic@earthlink.net .