Hidden Shores- live ambient guitar concert by Jeff Pearce

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On May 2nd, 2020, I was scheduled to play a concert for the Gatherings concert series in Philadelphia (https://www.thegatherings.org) a concert series that has graciously hosted shows from me since 1999. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that show was cancelled. However, I wanted to do "something" for those who would have been in attendance. Recording a live video seemed like the most obvious choice- with the added bonus of being available to anyone who would want to watch. And i wanted to do something musically to also provide a place of comfort, contemplation, and peace. And that meant re-tooling my original setlist.

Which leads to why I call this set of music "Hidden Shores"....

The year 2020 is the 25th anniversary of my album "the Hidden Rift", and the 20th anniversary of my album "To the Shores of Heaven". Over the years, I've received such beautiful messages from people telling me how one of those two recordings got them through a tough time (it's split about 50/50 rift/shores at this point). As i write this note, we're all in the midst of a tough and uncertain time. So i created a set of music that explored that rift and shores sound, without actually featuring music from either one- just trying to capture a sense of peace and calm and reassurance. So, the title "Hidden Shores".

For those of you who have never seen me in concert- i tend to dress up at least a little for my shows (but i don't wear shoes for any of them :)). However, in keeping with the "home concert" theme of this set, i performed exactly as i would if you were to stop by my house for "dinner and some music"- me wearing my usual "t-shirt and jeans" wardrobe, sitting on a chair in the corner of our living room with a couple of my favorite guitars, and, at least at this point in time, sporting a full head of overflowing "quarantine hair". :)

My friend Molly (aka Datadrift) (https://datadrift.bandcamp.com) helped me greatly with lighting ideas. My wife, Stacy, helped tremendously with placing the lights and testing camera angles- and I'd like to thank both of them for all their help and encouragement.