Let’s get this out of the way: Severin Browne has a brother named Jackson. As in Jackson Browne, the hit-making singer-songwriter and 10-year member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

That’s great and all, but Severin is no slouch of a musician himself. At age 21, he signed a contract with the legendary Motown Records, a white folk singer on a label predominantly in the business of releasing soul records by black artists. Motown released his self-titled debut in 1973, and its follow-up in 1974.

They’re both solid, a sort of funky, eclectic take on folk-pop. In the bio on his website, Severin Browne names his top musical influences: Paul Simon, James Taylor, Antonio Carlos Jobim and his own brother. You can hear a bit of each in Browne’s early records.

It would be two more decades before Browne made his third album, and then six more before his fourth and another decade before his fifth and most recent, 2012’s “Lucky Man.” So the guy’s not prolific, but he is proficient; he’s got a way with melody and storytelling that not many can match, and videos online testify to his ease on stage. On Saturday, he’ll play a house concert in Tumalo to benefit the High & Dry Bluegrass Festival. One can only imagine how cozy Severin Browne can make a living room feel.

To reserve a spot and find out where this thing is happening, contact Maggie at the email address or phone number below.

Severin Browne; 5:30 p.m. Saturday; $20, reservation requested; house concert in Tumalo, address provided upon reservation; musicmag@yahoo.com or 541-390-0797.