One of my first live shows was at Awendaw Green.
We are so lucky to have people like Eddie White and Brooks Greer who are willing to go out to support live music.
Read their story below.
Eddie White & Brooks Geer
A Community Built Around Live Music
Just north of Charleston, tucked beside the Sewee Outpost, something special has been happening for years.
Awendaw Green has grown into one of the Lowcountry's most welcoming homes for original live music—a place where established musicians, touring artists and young performers can share a stage, find an audience and become part of a community.
At the heart of the story is Eddie White.
Eddie helped create Awendaw Green around a simple idea: give musicians a place to play and people a reason to listen. What began as an informal gathering grew into the beloved Wednesday-night Barn Jam, bringing together different genres, generations and musicians from Charleston and beyond.
When zoning issues threatened the original Barn Jam location, Brooks Geer, the Geer family and Sewee Outpost helped give the music a new home. That partnership allowed Awendaw Green to continue growing while maintaining the relaxed outdoor atmosphere that makes it so special.
Today, a night at Awendaw Green feels more like a gathering of friends than a traditional concert. There are picnic tables, trees, food, families, dogs and, most importantly, original music.
Eddie has also helped support musicians far beyond the Barn Jam through festivals, recording projects, production work and events throughout the Charleston area. Along the way, an incredible "volunteer army" of sound engineers, artists, vendors, musicians and music lovers has helped keep the community going.
That's why Awendaw Green is more than a venue.
It's part of Charleston's musical infrastructure.
It gives emerging artists somewhere to begin, touring musicians another place to be heard and audiences the opportunity to discover music they might otherwise never encounter.
Charleston's music scene is built by people willing to create opportunities for others. Eddie White has spent years doing exactly that, while Brooks Geer, the Geer family and Sewee Outpost helped provide the place where that community could flourish.
Thank you, Eddie. Thank you, Brooks and the Geer family. Thank you, Sewee Outpost—and thank you to everyone in the Awendaw Green community who keeps showing up and supporting original live music.
Sometimes building a great music community doesn't require a fancy concert hall.
Sometimes you just need a stage, some open land, people who care—and someone willing to turn the sound on.