Events - Week View

Weekend matinees play from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

Nov 1 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Nov 7 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Nov 8 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Nov 14 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Nov 15 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
Nov 21 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Nov 22 (Sun): Sweet Fern Bluegrass Band - dedication to tight vocal harmonies
Nov 28 (Sat): The BBQ Boys - 4-piece jazz, blues and jug band
Nov 29 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Dec 5 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Dec 6 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble

New location beginning July 19: Portland FolkMusic Society West Side Song Circle. Help us ring the rafters and raise the roof! You bring it, we’ll sing it, 2-4:30 pm, on the third Sunday of each month.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Calvin Hall
3228 SW Sunset Blvd, Portland 97229
(Corner of SW Sunset Blvd and Dosch Rd.)

Calvin Hall is on the lower level of the church.

Please park in the St. Andrews parking lot, across Dosch Rd from the church. Cross Dosch Rd. to the lower level of the church and enter to the left of the gym. Turn left down the first hallway. Calvin Hall (South) is the first door on your right.

If you have any problems finding the song circle, call or text 503-863-7698.

Bring your friends. Everyone welcome!

Questions? Email stevemullinax57*(at)*gmail.com. RSVP would be appreciated.

Uilleann piper Preston Howard Wilde leads an Irish piping session - it’s a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon, all ages, 2-4 pm.

Mar 16 - pre-empted by St. Patrick‘s Day Celebration. Irish piping tunes can be heard on Mar 17 (Mon) from 11 am to 1 pm.

Jump into Artichoke Music’s Songwriters Circle hosted by Kelly Brightwell and Woody Moran, held every 3rd Sunday of the month from 2 pm - 4 pm in the venue, free (donations support Artichoke).

Bring your Instrument (piano available) and original songs, or even the occasional cover, to share with others.

This is also a great opportunity to listen and gain insight from other songwriters as they play their original songs. This is not a jam.

What happens when you pair a gravel-voiced groove master with a sensitive Americana-infused soul? When you mix the detailed observations of a world traveler with storytelling that brings emotional landscapes to life? You get the award-winning songwriting team of Brightwell & Moran.

First Sunday: Christian Harmony
Third Sunday: 2025 Sacred Harp (Green) Book

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Contra Remix: gender-free queer-friendly DJ‘d contra dancing.

Also keep spreading the good word to continue filling up the hall with even more of our friends and new friends we haven‘t met yet!

Contra Remix is back, with caller and DJ Noah Grunzweig.

This is a queer loving space that supports the expression, exploration, and rejection of gender & sex identities. The terms used to identify partnered positioning in our dance are Larks and Robins.

Community welcome and newcomers‘ lesson at 6:30 pm; dance 7-10

Admission: $6-$20 sliding scale

New Location! Norse Hall, upstairs - 111 NE 11th Ave, Portland

Mask Policy
All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional.

Vaccination Policy
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated. While currently available COVID-19 vaccines no longer do much to prevent transmission, they continue to be effective for protecting oneself from more serious illness.

Seattle Song Circle continues its tradition of a virtual circle, now marking the sixth online year. Held every Sunday. For more info, go to: https://www.seafolklore.org/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle/.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Starting Nov 1, all live music 7-9 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Oct 28 (Wed): Kevin Karrick (filling in for Ellen Whyte) - blues, roots
Oct 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente Trio - jazz violin
Oct 31 (Sat): Mark Shark - Halloween blues
Nov 1 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - tribute to the composer/drummer
Nov 2 (Mon): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Nov 4 (Wed): Big Bossa + Nova - groovy bossa nova
Nov 5 (Thu): BeatleSax - Beatles arranged for 4 saxophones
Nov 8 (Sun): Piano bar w/ Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Nov 9 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle - jazz, bossa etc
Nov 11 (Wed): Jack Radsliff - jazz guitar
Nov 12 (Thu): Henry Ivie-Gardner - solo guitar, jazz, folk, and ambient
Nov 15 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Trans-Carpathian Express - klezmer etc.
Nov 16 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Nov 18 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Nov 19 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet featuring John Gilmore - jazz
Nov 22 (Sun): Baobab Trio - West African influence
Nov 23 (Mon): Eddie Parente & John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Nov 25 (Wed): James Clem - blues, roots
Nov 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander - jazz, bossa nova, popular faves
Nov 29 (Sun): Ike Levin Trio - progressive jazz
Nov 30 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony

The Horsenecks play their bi-monthly session (every 1st and 3rd Sunday.at the Moon and Sixpence Pub, free, 21+ after 8 pm.

Gabrielle Macrae, Barry Southern, Kevin Sandri and Brian Bagdonus will be playing in the corner booth from 8:00 pm till late. Come on out and hear some of the best old time music around.

Super supportive weekly open mic hosted by Johnny Franco! Check out the Facebook group, song prompts weekly for those wanting to create something unique to share!

Sign-up at 8 pm, music from 9 – 11:30 pm, free.

Folk Espresso, early morning folk music to get your week started.

Hosted by:
Diane Hunt (1st Monday),
Jonathan Lay (2nd Monday),
Andy O‘Hara (3rd Monday),
Diane Hunt (4th Monday),
Gordy Euler (5th Monday),

Previous shows on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/folk-espresso.

Sessions are led by Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Maurice Condie (guitar). These are open access sessions, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up and join in!

We believe great things happen when we play tunes together! People connect with each other and make friends, and we keep our music traditions alive by sharing tunes and passing them on. What’s more, playing tunes can make you feel happy, and if you do it often enough, you’ll notice that you are getting better at playing your instrument too!

It turns out that you don’t even have to be in the same place…great things still happen when we play music together, online from the comfort of your own home.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

Everyone is muted, which means that you hear your own instrument, completing a trio with our fiddle and guitar. You can play the tune, or try some harmony!

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Everyone Welcome Community Choir - Songs from Around the World is a class led by Anne Weiss, $220 for seven sessions, or $35 drop-in. Kids under 12 free with adult registration.

Come sing, connect, and lift your spirits! No audition, any level of ability is welcome. We’ll learn fun, accessible songs from around the world – including American folk, African, Balkan, and many other musical styles- using an easy, welcoming oral tradition, call-and-response, and sing-along approach. Along the way, you’ll improve:

Breath control and vocal confidence
Pitch and melody
The ability to hear and hold a harmony- up to four parts!
A wonderful new repertoire of songs Become an international citizen without leaving your neighborhood!

Location: Dance with Joy Studios Annex, SE Portland. Students should check in at the Studio to use bathrooms and get directions to the annex one block away. Anyone with mobility issues, call Anne directly for solutions.

Register through the Studio, or through Anne. Email anneweissmusic@gmail.com to sign up.

Contact Anne Weiss at 914-924-2574 for questions.

Join us every Monday from 6:30–10 pm at The Hostel Cafe for our weekly Open Mic Night, a cozy, community-focused space where local and traveling musicians share original songs, covers, and acoustic sets.

Enjoy live music, good vibes, and cafe drinks while discovering new talent and supporting our featured performers. If you‘re looking for open mic music events in Portland or a friendly spot to play, The Hostel Cafe is the place to be every Monday night. This is a free event, but we encourage you to tip our featured performers!

10/19 (Sat): Ross Island Ramblers featuring Richard Melling (lead guitar and songwriter), Karen McCracken (guitar and clawhammer banjo), the hot fiddle of Olivia Horgan, melodic mandolin of Rollie Champe and the rock-solid bass of Michelle Traver.

All dances taught, no need for a partner, gender free calling, all skill levels welcome, tickets $15.92, 21+ (doors open at 6 pm, dance at 7).

Oct 26 (Mon): The Old Time String Band with calling by Bex Bee
Nov 2 (Mon): Old Time Highway with calling by Amy Hofer
Nov 9 (Mon): calling by Steph Noll
Nov 16 (Mon): Probably Polly String Band with calling by Andy Grummon
Nov 23 (Mon): Miss Praline‘s Whip Lodge Tenderstrokes with calling by Tighe Hauze

Tickets can be bought in advance on-line at the Showdown‘s website. Come out and support the dance, so Pickathon and the Showdown will support more dances into the future!

Sponsored by Pickathon and The Showdown.

November 16 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Portland singer-songwriters Cal Scott and Richard Moore host this fun bi-monthly series at Old Market Pub & Brewery. 6959 SW Multnomah Blvd. The show will be in the back room. Featured guest: Beth Wood

Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.

The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.

The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.

If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!

Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President at board-chair(*at*)portlandcountrydance.org

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Starting Nov 1, all live music 7-9 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Oct 28 (Wed): Kevin Karrick (filling in for Ellen Whyte) - blues, roots
Oct 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente Trio - jazz violin
Oct 31 (Sat): Mark Shark - Halloween blues
Nov 1 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - tribute to the composer/drummer
Nov 2 (Mon): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Nov 4 (Wed): Big Bossa + Nova - groovy bossa nova
Nov 5 (Thu): BeatleSax - Beatles arranged for 4 saxophones
Nov 8 (Sun): Piano bar w/ Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Nov 9 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle - jazz, bossa etc
Nov 11 (Wed): Jack Radsliff - jazz guitar
Nov 12 (Thu): Henry Ivie-Gardner - solo guitar, jazz, folk, and ambient
Nov 15 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Trans-Carpathian Express - klezmer etc.
Nov 16 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Nov 18 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Nov 19 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet featuring John Gilmore - jazz
Nov 22 (Sun): Baobab Trio - West African influence
Nov 23 (Mon): Eddie Parente & John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Nov 25 (Wed): James Clem - blues, roots
Nov 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander - jazz, bossa nova, popular faves
Nov 29 (Sun): Ike Levin Trio - progressive jazz
Nov 30 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony

Kate and The Lads play traditional music, transporting you to the West of Ireland, free.

Dance into the beauty of autumn colors! An evening of movement, music, and some fall magic!

Waltz, Swing, NC2S, Blues, Zydeco and more...

8:00 - 8:30 pm: Lesson/Warm up
8:30 - 10:30 pm: Open Dancing to a varied playlist

*And coming up on November 2nd is our first Monday night dance*

Our insightful DJ is Dorothy Sharrar

All our dances are on a sliding scale of $15-$10

Visit Lenora‘s Ballroom on the web ~ LenorasBallroom.com

Our mailing address is:
Lenora‘s Ballroom
3300 SE Woodward
Portland, OR 97202

A spicy mix of folk and acoustic music, much of which is connected to the American south, including (but not limited to) acoustic blues, Texas folk, Cajun, string band & Texas swing.

Hosted by Dave Johnson, Terrence. Past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.

This is an open access session, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up.

At our weekly singaround, you can perform a song to the rest of the group, just as you would in a regular folk club, or you can just join and listen to some live music. Tunes and poems are welcome too. When it’s your turn to perform, everyone else is muted on Zoom so that everyone can hear you.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

If you’d like us to record your performance so that you have a copy to keep, then we’re very happy to do so. We’re always willing to offer advice to help you to get the best sound quality when performing online, so do get in touch if you have any questions.

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Westside Open intermediate level Irish music session every Tuesday in Tigard, free, under 21 OK all hours.

Many tunes are listed at https://trailjams.org.

Lots of space, good food, free soft drinks, discount on beer. This is a craft brewery, so there are LOTS of beers to choose from.

Live Music • Called Dances • Great Craic • No Cover. Sponsored by Maldon Meehan Dance

An evening of Irish set dancing with live music to lift your feet and a caller to guide you every step of the way.

Featured band:
Nov 17 (Tue): Dublinesque

No experience? No partner? No problem! All dances will be taught and called, so whether it’s your very first céilí or your fiftieth, you’ll be right at home on the floor.

Bring your friends, bring your family, or just bring yourself — céilí dancing is all about community, laughter, and moving together to glorious tunes.

We’ll gather at Steeplejack Brewing Company – Union on Hawthorne, a family-friendly venue with plenty of space to dance and relax. Come early, grab dinner from one of the fantastic nearby food carts, and bring your meal inside to enjoy before we kick things off.

Open bluegrass jam at Tomorrow‘s Verse Taproom and Bottle Shop. Come join the jam every Tuesday with host Rich Landar. All levels of pickers are welcome to join in on the fun.

Don‘t play? Come listen! This will be a traditional style bluegrass circle, where people can join in as much as they‘d like.

If you would like to build your old-time music repertoire while meeting and playing with others, then this class is for you. Tier Pricing: $80-300.

We meet for eight weeks and learn six old-time tunes and songs. Get group instruction on fiddle, clawhammer banjo, or guitar (basses, ukulele, and mandolin players may join the fiddle or guitar sections with advance approval).

We start each lesson in a large group, and the instructors play the tune we will work on that evening. Then, we slow it down and all sing the melody together to learn it by ear. We separate into different classrooms for group lessons on each instrument. Finally, we come back together and play the tune all together.

At the fourth meeting, we review the first three tunes and focus on harmony singing. For the final class meeting, we will meet early for a big community dinner and will play all the tunes we have learned during the session. In addition to class meetings, enrolled students will have access to source recordings, demonstration videos, guitar chord charts, and banjo tabs for each tune we teach.

Instructors are Maggie Lind – clawhammer banjo, Patrick Lind – guitar, Sophie Enloe –fiddle. Bass, ukulele, and mandolin players are welcome.

Previous experience on your instrument is required. If you are playing in the fiddle or banjo sections, you should be able to play several tunes in G/A and D/C tunings and be fairly comfortable picking out melody notes by ear, and we are working on developing this skill as well. Guitarists should have a capo, be familiar with the following open position chords: A, C, D, E, F, G, and be able to play the bass note/after strum or “boom chuck” technique.

Covid Policy:
We ask that you be vaccinated and up to date on your boosters to attend class. Please do not come to class if you are sick or experiencing any cold, flu, or COVID symptoms.

SUNDOWN 3 - A Salute to Gordon Lightfoot, $31.25, minors OK with parent/guardian, doors open at 6 pm. Gord‘s gone but his songs live on. Tonight they will shine for a celebration of his music and a fundraiser for The Jeremy Wilson Foundation for musicians‘ healthcare. Featured Performers: Tom May w/ Donny Wright and Grammy winner Doug Smith Don Lange Brad Price Kate Power Gary Furlow Terry Prohaska Adam East Kristen Grainger/Dan Wetzel Dylan May Michael Henchman Meridian Green With kind support from Music Millennium, Redhare, and River City Folk. Net proceeds go to The Jeremy Wilson Foundation.

The music corner fills with super talented female musicians and the room overflows with their fantastic music.

Blue Flags and Black Grass is a combination of many flavors of acoustic American roots music, free.

With the instrumentation of banjo, res-o-phonic guitar, fiddle, washboard, kazoo and upright bass, Blue Flags emulates the string bands of the 1920s and ‘30s. Their typical gig will blend ragtime, viper jazz, country blues, old-time, jug band and bluegrass. As well as performing classic standards and dusting off hidden gems, Blue Flags also features original songs by Flip ‘Fats’ McGuire.

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

Hosted by:
Jack Bohl (1st Wednesday),
Will Selzer (2nd Wednesday),
John Risley (3rd Wednesday),
Ed Mellnik (4th Wednesday)
(5th Wednesday - position open).

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page: https://kboo.fm/program/pastures-plenty.

Come join this fun class hosted by Anne Weiss to build your strumming, picking and chord skills and build your repertoire, $190 for six sessions ($201.69 with service fee), drop-ins $30 ($33.85 with service fee).

Find out how easy it is to move between genres of music! The only prerequisite is to know your basic chords on the Uke - that’s it! We’ll be singing, too, for those of you who like to sing. See ya soon!

Location: near SE 74th and SE Division. Contact Anne Weiss at 914-924-2574 for exact location, questions and registration.

Tony Becker of San Jose, California and Mark Wallis of Gloucester, England host this Transatlantic session for all interested parties on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM UK time. For American visitors, please note we are now all on standard ‘winter‘ time, so that is 12:00 PM Pacific in the USA.

Open to all who play traditional Irish music and It has the obvious limitations of Zoom in that only one musician can play at a time. But we go round the ‘room’ and take it in turns - no pressure though and the baton can be passed if you just want to listen. We just play for a couple of hours.

On a good day we have a variety of instruments from pipes to Melodeon, banjo to fiddle and it can be a good way to pick up tunes. It is very friendly and we welcome everyone. The only criterion is we try to stick to Irish traditional.

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Acoustic Village Open Mic w/ Richard Colombo live at The Artichoke, $5 (plus $2.62 service fee) cover at the door (doors open at 6:30 pm). No one is turned away for lack of funds.

Join the Acoustic Village Open Mic! Share your talent and connect with music lovers for a cozy night of acoustic magic.

Hosted by the fabulous Richard Colombo

Come on down to Artichoke Music and join us for one of Portland’s most welcoming Open Mics — in the best listening room in town! Expect a heartfelt evening of community, music, poetry, and stories.

Play an original song, a favorite cover, or share a poem — all are welcome! Please keep performances to 5 minutes so everyone has a chance to shine.

Sign up by writing your name on a slip of paper next to the basket on the bar.
Come share your voice, listen, and connect with the Artichoke family. Hope to see you there!

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Starting Nov 1, all live music 7-9 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Oct 28 (Wed): Kevin Karrick (filling in for Ellen Whyte) - blues, roots
Oct 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente Trio - jazz violin
Oct 31 (Sat): Mark Shark - Halloween blues
Nov 1 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - tribute to the composer/drummer
Nov 2 (Mon): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Nov 4 (Wed): Big Bossa + Nova - groovy bossa nova
Nov 5 (Thu): BeatleSax - Beatles arranged for 4 saxophones
Nov 8 (Sun): Piano bar w/ Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Nov 9 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle - jazz, bossa etc
Nov 11 (Wed): Jack Radsliff - jazz guitar
Nov 12 (Thu): Henry Ivie-Gardner - solo guitar, jazz, folk, and ambient
Nov 15 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Trans-Carpathian Express - klezmer etc.
Nov 16 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Nov 18 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Nov 19 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet featuring John Gilmore - jazz
Nov 22 (Sun): Baobab Trio - West African influence
Nov 23 (Mon): Eddie Parente & John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Nov 25 (Wed): James Clem - blues, roots
Nov 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander - jazz, bossa nova, popular faves
Nov 29 (Sun): Ike Levin Trio - progressive jazz
Nov 30 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony

About a month ago, we lost our beloved fellow musician Jere Hudson. Jere was a true light in every gathering, and he will be sorely missed. We are planning a jam in his honor, where we will play some of his favorite tunes. Cajun, old-time, bluegrass, folk, Irish: anything goes. All are welcome. Also please note that we need to buy any alcohol at the venue.

Hoku Events on Madison has opened their doors for our new 3rd Wednesday DJ Zydeco nights. Let‘s fill up the dance floor and enjoy some libations and food from the bar. Lots of space for dancing and a great ambiance, $10 Cascade Zydeco members/$15 general admission

Join us for our 3rd Wednesday DJ dance at Hoku, centrally located close-in southeast Portland. Full bar, bento boxes & ice cream bars.

Watch for an update about tonight‘s dance lesson after our planning meeting earlier in the month. Some fun thangs coming soon!

Doors open at 6:30 pm
Zydeco lesson 7-7:30
Music & dancing until 9:30

Dublinesque blends traditional Irish melodies, storytelling, and pub-style tunes with soulful R&B, piano-driven arrangements, and original songs, $11-23 sliding scale. Band Lineup • Eamonn Flynn: Keyboards and vocals • Darcy Noonan: Fiddle and vocals • Felim Egan: Accordion and bodhrán • Hector Bragado: Banjo

Accordionist extraordinaire Mike Beglan and multi-instrumentalist Nancy Conescu share with us their love of traditional Irish music.

Traditional American music, folk and traditional musics from a variety of sources including early country recordings from the 20s and 30s.

Hosted by:
Kurt Liebezeit (1st Thursday),
Gordy Euler (2nd Thursday),
Kurt Liebezeit (3rd Thursday),
Jonathan Lay (4th Thursday).

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/rise-when-rooster-crows

Sessions are led by Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Maurice Condie (guitar). These are open access sessions, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up and join in!

We believe great things happen when we play tunes together! People connect with each other and make friends, and we keep our music traditions alive by sharing tunes and passing them on. What’s more, playing tunes can make you feel happy, and if you do it often enough, you’ll notice that you are getting better at playing your instrument too!

It turns out that you don’t even have to be in the same place…great things still happen when we play music together, online from the comfort of your own home.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Starting Nov 1, all live music 7-9 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Oct 28 (Wed): Kevin Karrick (filling in for Ellen Whyte) - blues, roots
Oct 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente Trio - jazz violin
Oct 31 (Sat): Mark Shark - Halloween blues
Nov 1 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - tribute to the composer/drummer
Nov 2 (Mon): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Nov 4 (Wed): Big Bossa + Nova - groovy bossa nova
Nov 5 (Thu): BeatleSax - Beatles arranged for 4 saxophones
Nov 8 (Sun): Piano bar w/ Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Nov 9 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle - jazz, bossa etc
Nov 11 (Wed): Jack Radsliff - jazz guitar
Nov 12 (Thu): Henry Ivie-Gardner - solo guitar, jazz, folk, and ambient
Nov 15 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Trans-Carpathian Express - klezmer etc.
Nov 16 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Nov 18 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Nov 19 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet featuring John Gilmore - jazz
Nov 22 (Sun): Baobab Trio - West African influence
Nov 23 (Mon): Eddie Parente & John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Nov 25 (Wed): James Clem - blues, roots
Nov 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander - jazz, bossa nova, popular faves
Nov 29 (Sun): Ike Levin Trio - progressive jazz
Nov 30 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony

Join us every Thursday from 7–10 PM at The Hostel Cafe for our weekly Old Time Jam, a welcoming gathering for musicians who love traditional Appalachian tunes, fiddle music, and acoustic string-band sessions.

All skill levels are invited to play, listen, and connect with our lively local folk music community.

Singing from the Shenandoah Harmony (beige book)/Cooper Sacred Harp (alternating) at 7-9 pm in the common room for 2515-2525 SE Ankeny.

Look for Little Free Library box. Take the alley to your right (east side) as you’re facing the building. The common room is the first door on the left.

Just $10/week for the Winds of Donegal classes. Every Thursday we teach you the basics of the three‘s, seven‘s and jig steps so that you can enjoy the live music ceilis around Portland and Ireland. Classes are geared toward 13 and older. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes not heels.

Featuring the best in traditional and contemporary folk and roots music, on Friday mornings. Features a variety of contemporary and traditional folk and roots music, with a focus on new releases and vintage favorites.

Hosts:
Hosted by Steven Morrison and Dan Shramek.

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/cascadia-coffeehouse

Folk, political, and women‘s music, both traditional and contemporary. A folk music collective, Don and Laurie love to feature live local and nationally known musicians! Music and conversations with an uplifting tilt. Live guests have included Peggy Seeger, Tracy Grammar, Linda Waterfall, Shanghaied on the Willamette, Geoff Muldaur, Utah Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, and Anne Feeney.

Hosted by Don Jacobson.

Past shows are available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/movin.

Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz, dickenbock, Dan Shramek and Mike Fisher, The Songcircle blends songs from various eras and genres to reveal new connections, exposing forgotten artists and discovering new ones, exploring connective themes and topics, or responding to the events of the day.

Studio guests have included Loudon Wainwright III, Eric Andersen, The Von Trapps, and many others.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/songcircle.

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Marxhouse Concerts Presents Lilli Worona and John Shipe on Friday November 20th. We are happy to host a new duo and to share their great music! These folks are fellow Oregonians and it should be great to hear them come together to perform. Lilli Worona is a well known fiddle player and singer/songwriter in Central Oregon. She previously played and toured in the Pacific Northwest with Broken Down Guitars, winner of Central Oregon‘s 2012 last band standing competition and with Dry Canyon Stampede, a renowned country music band. She released her 2nd studio album, Maritime Siren, in 2025. Worona’s vocal prowess, well-crafted lyrics, and classical roots contribute to a sound that is fresh, inventive and inspiring to listeners. John Shipe is an accomplished Americana/rock artist from Eugene who has been playing live music for over 20 years. He previously played and toured nationally with the Renegade Saints, a hugely successful rock band from Portland, Oregon. He now plays full-time as a singer/songwriter/guitarist across the state. John and Lilli have been playing as a dynamic Americana duo since early 2022, bringing their unique style to venues all across Oregon. Their beautiful harmonies, well-crafted original music and on stage charisma are not to be missed. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, please contact us to be on the Sign-Up List Email: marxhouseconcerts(*at*)comcast.net or call 503-422-0657 Location: 3153 SE Taylor St. 97214. Suggested Donation: $25-30/person for the artists Snacks & Drinks: light snacks are gratis, wine or beer for a $3 donation Doors open at 7 pm, music begins at 7:30.

Modern English country dance for all, Dancing starts at 7:30. Show up early to check in. Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request. Admission: $7-$20 sliding scale.

No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor. No partner required.

We welcome people who respect our expressed dance-community values and code of conduct without regard for age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, or ability.

Sep 11: caller Rich Goss (positional calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Sue Songer
Sep 18: caller Dilip Siqueira (positional calling) with Lori Schaffer, Sue Songer, Leslie Hirsch, Alison Saichek
Sep 25: caller Melissa Running (positional calling) with Erica Liebert, Meg Tapley, JP Douglas
Oct 2: caller Frannie Marr (positional calling) with Carl Thor, Erica Liebert, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn
Oct 9: caller Ric Goldman (positional and gender-neutral calling) with Hat Band: Jon Neff, Meg Tapley, Syd Newell
Different venue: Christ Church Episcopal Parish, 1060 Chandler Road, Lake Oswego OR 97034
Oct 16: caller David Macemon (positional calling) with Gerry and the Heymakers: Jon Neff, Jerry Nelson, Bill Ralston
Oct 23: caller Lindsey Dono (positional calling) with Erik Weberg, George Penk, Lisa Scott
Oct 30: community callers (positional and gendered calling) with Lisa Scott, Betsy Branch, Brooke Bubna, Laura Kuhlman
Nov 6: *****REPLACED by dance at English Ball Weekend*****
Nov 13: caller Ric Goldman (positional and gender-neutral calling) with Lori Schaffer, Ben Blechman, Sue Songer
Mask Policy:
All dances are mask-optional at this time.

COVID Policy:
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated.

Music in the country style, including western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk. hosted by Robert Parish, Wayne and Kathy Johnson, Wayne Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, and Gary Baysinger.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artist.

2nd Saturday, Wayne and Kathy - Variety of country, western, western swing, country folk, country blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and Americana.

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally. The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun.

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists.

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of eastern philosophy and western swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/swing-n-country.

Every Saturday, 9 am to noon, the best of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and old time music, and information about local shows and festivals!

First Saturday: Justin Auld

Second Saturday: Dave Elliott

3rd Saturday: Gareth Jenkins

4th Saturday: Chip Russell

5th Saturday: Donna Dunaif, Melissa Tanguay, Chuck Holloway

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/music-true-vine.

Weekend matinees play from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

Nov 1 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Nov 7 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Nov 8 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Nov 14 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Nov 15 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
Nov 21 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Nov 22 (Sun): Sweet Fern Bluegrass Band - dedication to tight vocal harmonies
Nov 28 (Sat): The BBQ Boys - 4-piece jazz, blues and jug band
Nov 29 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Dec 5 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Dec 6 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble

Tune Explorer Sessions are a collaborative effort between MÓD and the TrailJams Community and consist of weekly slow & learning sessions for musicians who are just starting to build repertoire and skill, or are building proficiency on an instrument.

Cost: $5 thanks to a grant from the Irish Emigrant Support program through the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.

Urban and country blues with R&B, soul, jazz, zydeco and classic rock, every Saturday from 5-7 pm.

Hosted by:
Rick Mitchell (1st Saturday)
Dr. Jane (2nd Saturday)
Dave Johnson (3rd Saturday)
Steve Cheseborough (4th Saturday)
Terrence (5th Saturday)

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/blues-junction.

We open up a "room" on Zoom at 6 pm Pacific Time every Saturday evening. We start singing at 6:30 pm and we keep it going until the last person leaves. Feel free to come in anytime, and stay as long as you like. We run it kind of like a physical song circle. Everyone who wants to can sing once, and then we’ll do another round, and just keep going around as long as you like. Of course, it is totally fine to just listen and some people do. For more information, go to the heading ‘Song Circles‘ on this drop down menu.

2026 VSC Themes
Mar 21: Natural or man-made disasters
Apr 18: Toss it! Catch!
May 16: Variations on ‘This Land Is Your Land‘
Jun 20: Animals acting like people - songs where animals talk, wear clothes, get married, tell the future, give warnings, etc.
Jul 18: Mountains
Aug 15: Neither plant nor animal: songs about minerals
Sep 19: Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties
Oct 17: Leaves Leave Leaf
Nov 21: Songs new to everyone‘s ears
Dec 19: Miracles

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

Singer-songwriter Kray Van Kirk offers more than a concert—he delivers a journey into story, myth, and the shared human experience. A gifted fingerstyle guitarist with a warm baritone voice, Van Kirk combines intricate acoustic playing with imaginative songwriting that draws listeners into richly detailed worlds. A former scientist with a Ph.D. from the University of Alaska, Van Kirk left academia to pursue music full-time, channeling his intellectual curiosity into songs that explore identity, resilience, and what it means to be human. His performances often weave together the fantastical and the familiar—phoenixes in desert diners, legendary figures in modern settings—creating a unique blend of folklore and contemporary storytelling. Warm, imaginative, and quietly powerful, a Kray Van Kirk concert is an experience that lingers long after the final note. Ticket prices online: $25 general admission/$22 PFS members $13 ages 12-18 (under 12 free) Ticket prices at the door: $28 general admission/$25 PFS members $14 ages 12-18 (under 12 free) All concerts start at 7:30 pm. Doors to seating open at 7. PFS Eastside Concerts 2026/2027 take place at Reedwood Friends Church. These concerts have a focus on national and international artists. We have nine concerts, all on Saturday nights, scheduled for the 2026/2027 season (September through May). COVID Safety Policies: PFS Concerts follow the guidelines set by the State of Oregon. Currently, there are no mask requirements. There may be additional requirements for select performances. This policy is subject to change and ticket holders will be contacted with updates. Upcoming concerts: Dec 12: Amanda Pascali Jan 23: Frank Martin Gilligan Feb 27: James Lee Stanley Mar 20: Cosy Sheridan and Charlie Koch Apr 17: Nina Gerber and Chris Webster May 22: John Gorka

Seisiún na nÓg is our monthly youth session lead by our Youth Officer Niamh Branigan. Youth are welcome to sit in to listen and chat with young musicians about learning Irish music; or bring their instrument and strike up an Irish tune they might be learning currently.

Weekend matinees play from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

Nov 1 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Nov 7 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Nov 8 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Nov 14 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Nov 15 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
Nov 21 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Nov 22 (Sun): Sweet Fern Bluegrass Band - dedication to tight vocal harmonies
Nov 28 (Sat): The BBQ Boys - 4-piece jazz, blues and jug band
Nov 29 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Dec 5 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Dec 6 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble

Uilleann piper Preston Howard Wilde leads an Irish piping session - it’s a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon, all ages, 2-4 pm.

Mar 16 - pre-empted by St. Patrick‘s Day Celebration. Irish piping tunes can be heard on Mar 17 (Mon) from 11 am to 1 pm.

Second and Fourth Sunday: 2025 Sacred Harp (Green Book) singing -

Held in the Kennedy School Community Room, SE corner of the building.

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+

Nov 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - longtime dusty country-roots songwriter
Nov 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 & 22 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Nov 16 (Mon): The Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends bring swinging country
Nov 17 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Nov 18 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - roots music
Nov 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Nov 20 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - a sound that hearkens back to early Stones
Nov 21 (Sat): Darren Nelson, Scott Law, Lewi Longmire & Matt Butler - roots rock
Nov 23 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Nov 24 & Dec 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Nov 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red [extended to 9 pm] - excellent female-fronted Grateful Dead cover band
Nov 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - soulful interpretations of traditional and original sephardic, balkan, and israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings
Nov 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of island breeze
Nov 30 (Mon): Ural Thomas & The Pain - legendary soul singer
Dec 1 (Tue): Dadweed - Ripping, newer local bluegrass combo
Dec 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Dec 3 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Dec 7 (Mon): The Waysiders - a new brand of classic country all their own
Dec 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Starting Nov 1, all live music 7-9 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Oct 28 (Wed): Kevin Karrick (filling in for Ellen Whyte) - blues, roots
Oct 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente Trio - jazz violin
Oct 31 (Sat): Mark Shark - Halloween blues
Nov 1 (Sun): Chris Lee VGB Trio - tribute to the composer/drummer
Nov 2 (Mon): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Nov 4 (Wed): Big Bossa + Nova - groovy bossa nova
Nov 5 (Thu): BeatleSax - Beatles arranged for 4 saxophones
Nov 8 (Sun): Piano bar w/ Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Nov 9 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Dan Faehnle - jazz, bossa etc
Nov 11 (Wed): Jack Radsliff - jazz guitar
Nov 12 (Thu): Henry Ivie-Gardner - solo guitar, jazz, folk, and ambient
Nov 15 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Trans-Carpathian Express - klezmer etc.
Nov 16 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Nov 18 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Nov 19 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet featuring John Gilmore - jazz
Nov 22 (Sun): Baobab Trio - West African influence
Nov 23 (Mon): Eddie Parente & John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Nov 25 (Wed): James Clem - blues, roots
Nov 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander - jazz, bossa nova, popular faves
Nov 29 (Sun): Ike Levin Trio - progressive jazz
Nov 30 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony

Seattle Song Circle continues its tradition of a virtual circle, now marking the sixth online year. Held every Sunday. For more info, go to: https://www.seafolklore.org/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle/.

Super supportive weekly open mic hosted by Johnny Franco! Check out the Facebook group, song prompts weekly for those wanting to create something unique to share!

Sign-up at 8 pm, music from 9 – 11:30 pm, free.