Events - Week View

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

Feb 28 (Sat): The Late Risers - New Orleans second-line style jass and funk for the whole family
Mar 1 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Mar 7 (Sat): Blind Stampede - blues grit, country soul, classic rock swagger
Mar 8 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Mar 14 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Mar 15 (Sun): Jerry Joseph Acoustic Residency (all ages) - singer-songwiter and guitarist [donation solicited]
Mar 21 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Mar 22 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - favorite local gypsy jazz band
Mar 28 (Sat): TBD
Mar 29 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Apr 18 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass -
Apr 26 Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies

On Sunday afternoons, the Hostel Café in Portland, Oregon provides a friendly setting for this TrailJams Irish traditional tune session. TrailJams is a music community focused on making acoustic music together outside for the enjoyment of the musicians and of people passing by. The cozy café makes a great place to keep the music going in the winter. In better weather, the tune playing moves out to the café’s courtyard. Guests of the Hostel Café and the adjoining Northwest Portland Hostel are likely to settle at one of the nearby tables to enjoy the music.

COVID Policy:
Please be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 if you are joining this session — that is a request, not a requirement.

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.

Portland FolkMusic Society‘s Annual Singtime retreat!

Celebrate the season - with sea shanties! Come in your favorite maritime attire (Pirate? Member of the Royal Navy? You decide!) and enjoy singing along with our song leaders - and maybe leading a shanty yourself! All are welcome - grab a drink, a bite to eat and take part in a rousing celebration of the start of Spring. Reserve your free ticket(s)! $10 suggested donation at the door.

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

Feb 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - inspired by Balkan, klezmer, and sephardic traditions
Feb 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - Solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of Island breeze
Mar 1 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 2 (Mon): The Waysiders - original country music from Portland, Oregon
Mar 3 (Tue): Lost Creek Bluegrass Band - two parts Traditional Bluegrass, one part Old-time fiddle tunes, and a splash of Honkytonk
Mar 4 (Wed): Queasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - The Quick and Easy Boys with Keyboardist Steve Kerin, playing New Orleans-flavored fun
Mar 5 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 6 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Mar 7 (Sat): The Resolectrics - a rock & soul power trio
Mar 8 (Sun) Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 9 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - old friends playing the roots and country music they love
Mar 10 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Mar 11 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz
Mar 12 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - dusty country-roots songwriter
Mar 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine piece soul band
Mar 18 (Wed): Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - featuring Micah Kassell on drums, Tye North on bass, Chelsea Luker on winds and Jeff Baxter on keyboards!
Mar 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 20 (Fri): The Best Intentions - traditional honkytonk, western swing, and roots rock & roll
Mar 21 (Sat): Nearly Acoustic - music of the Jerry Garcia Band
Mar 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red - Jerry Garcia tribute

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Mar 1 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country
Mar 2 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
Mar 4 (Wed): Rocktet - new jazz standards
Mar 5 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Mar 7 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Ben Graves
Mar 8 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Mar 9 (Mon): Ginger and the Tonics - vocal jazz/swing
Mar 11 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Mar 12 (Thu):Andrew Oliver and Dee Settlemier‘s Blue Buddies
Mar 15 (Sun): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar
Mar 16 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Mar 18 (Wed): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Mar 19 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
Mar 22 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 23 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hessl - blues, roots
Mar 25 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Mar 26 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - Pat Metheny tribute
Mar 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel - jazz, bossa etc.
Mar 29 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Mar 30 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Apr 1 (Wed): Mike Horsvall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass

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.

Blue Mondays with Lloyd and Friends!

Led by Joe Offer, new Zoom link posted every week, just before doors open: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=168014&messages=37.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Anne Weiss. Held on Mondays, $175 for seven sessions/ $30 drop-in, all ages. Children under 12 are free with adult registration.

Registration via Artichoke Music will open soon!

Held at off-site location - NOT at Artichoke Music. Meets at the Green House, in SE Portland OR near Mount Tabor. Call or text 914-924-2574 with any questions. Address provided upon registration.

In this all-welcome class we’ll l raise our voices in two ways! We‘ll learn the history of and sing songs of protest and liberation (and joy!) from around the world. We’ll also focus on strengthening singing skills, especially harmony, rhythm and breath support. Children under 12 are free with adult registration. This class will be held in my garden in nice weather and in my home in less nice weather.

It’s a good time in the world to raise your voice!

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Mar 1 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country
Mar 2 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
Mar 4 (Wed): Rocktet - new jazz standards
Mar 5 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Mar 7 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Ben Graves
Mar 8 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Mar 9 (Mon): Ginger and the Tonics - vocal jazz/swing
Mar 11 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Mar 12 (Thu):Andrew Oliver and Dee Settlemier‘s Blue Buddies
Mar 15 (Sun): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar
Mar 16 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Mar 18 (Wed): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Mar 19 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
Mar 22 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 23 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hessl - blues, roots
Mar 25 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Mar 26 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - Pat Metheny tribute
Mar 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel - jazz, bossa etc.
Mar 29 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Mar 30 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Apr 1 (Wed): Mike Horsvall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass

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

Mar 17: Part of St. Patrick‘s Day Celebration

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 in the A. M. Past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.

Settle in every Tuesday evening for a perfect pairing of craft beer and toe-tapping bluegrass. Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom transforms into a cozy community stage where local pickers and traveling troubadours bring banjos, fiddles, mandolins, and sweet harmonies to life. With an ever-rotating lineup of talent, each week promises something fresh—sometimes rowdy, sometimes soulful, always authentic.

Grab a pint from our wide selection of brews, pull up a chair with friends (or make new ones), and let the music carry you into the night. Whether you’re a lifelong fan of bluegrass or just here for the good vibes, it’s a Tuesday tradition worth raising a glass to.

Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society & Cascade Zydeco Present: Fifth Tuesday Night Blues & Zydeco Full bar and food for purchase. Cover is a sliding fee scale of $0-$20. NO CASH. At point of sale, use debit or credit. 7:00 Blues lesson 7:30 Zydeco lesson 8 - 10 Live music followed by a DJ Dance until 11 pm Zydeco and Blues are kissing cousins, so please come join our debut partnership with Portland Blues and Jazz (PB&J). Tuesday Blues dancing queen, Julia Box, will give a blues dance lesson followed by our own David Seitz and Patti Lind with a zydeco lesson. Following the lessons, come dance to Frottoir a’ Trois, the acoustic trio of our friends from Too Loose: Jennifer Smieja, Lefty Head and Steve Kerin. The playlist will be a gumbo of blues, zydeco, Cajun, swamp pop and waltzes. The philosophy of PB&J is to make social dancing inclusive for all. Their gracious invitation to be a sponsor and teach a class at the recent annual Rose City Blues Dance Festival and what we hope will be a 5th Tuesday ongoing collaboration is greatly appreciated. This opportunity is rich with potential to dance with new friends and old. Please join us.

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

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

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

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

Getting the Blues - Beginning Blues Guitar is a class led by Anne Weiss, $165 for seven lessons/$30 drop-in.

Location: The Green House, SE Portland (address provided upon registration).

Registration via Artichoke Music will open soon!

If you can play the A, E, and D chords, you can play the blues! Come learn some great blues songs and how to shuffle, learn about rhythm, and gain chords, licks, and tricks!

Master button accordion player John Whelan hosts a free tune learning slow session on Zoom. The session starts at 2:30 pm Pacific time, lasts for about one hour, with a 30 minute break, and starting the Taking Time Slow Session at 4 pm Pacific.

Players and listeners of all levels are very welcome to enjoy playing or hearing favorite tunes at a moderate tempo, along with the all-important warmth of connection that shared music brings into our lives, even — or rather, especially — now.

This is also a great opportunity for learning new tunes, as everybody but the session leader (John) will be muted while they play. Unlike an in-person session you can noodle along to your heart’s content, and nobody will ever know unless you tell them.

John sends out the Zoom link and tune list to his newsletter subscribers every week, usually on Tuesday evening (Pacific time). Please make sure to sign up for his email newsletter, on his website, using the link below. That is all you need to do — no separate sign-up process required!

Join Portland’s all age + all level weekly uke social featuring rotating hosts & lots of friendly faces at our new location. Follow us on Facebook for weekly information.

Due to weekly online play list changes, an electronic tablet, laptop, or smart phone is highly recommended.

A donation of $5 is requested weekly, to cover rental costs & future workshops.

7:30-10 pm, $5-20 sliding scale, Info: joyridecontra(*at*)gmail.com or www.joyride.erikweberg.com.

Joyride: George Penk (fiddle), Erik Weberg (flutes, harmonicas, bombardes), Jeff Kerssen-Griep (guitar, percussion), Sue Songer (piano, fiddle)

Feb 4 (Wed): caller Seth Tepfer
Mar 4 (Wed): caller Noah Grunzweig
Apr 1 (Wed): caller Lindsey Dono
May 6 (Wed): caller Frannie Marr
Jun 3 (Wed): caller Susan Petrick
Sep 2 (Wed): caller Gaye Fifer

Nearly all of our callers since Spring 2022 have opted to use gender-neutral terms in their teaching and prompting. Assume gender-neutral calling unless otherwise indicated.

COVID Policy:
Masks are now optional for dancers and performers alike.
Proof of vaccination is not required for entry to the event.
You will not need to provide contact information and sign a waiver.

In other words, at this time, attending the first Wednesday contra dance will be the same as in pre-COVID years with the exception that wearing a mask for self-protection is encouraged for those who wish to do so. Please respect others’ choices with regard to wearing or not wearing masks without judgement or prejudice.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7-9 pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Mar 1 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country
Mar 2 (Mon): Voxanova - Latin groove
Mar 4 (Wed): Rocktet - new jazz standards
Mar 5 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Mar 7 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Ben Graves
Mar 8 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Mar 9 (Mon): Ginger and the Tonics - vocal jazz/swing
Mar 11 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Mar 12 (Thu):Andrew Oliver and Dee Settlemier‘s Blue Buddies
Mar 15 (Sun): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar
Mar 16 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Mar 18 (Wed): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Mar 19 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
Mar 22 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 23 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hessl - blues, roots
Mar 25 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Mar 26 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - Pat Metheny tribute
Mar 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel - jazz, bossa etc.
Mar 29 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Mar 30 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Apr 1 (Wed): Mike Horsvall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass

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

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.

Bluegrass night features the following bands:
Whiskey Deaf (1st & 3rd Thursdays)
The County Fools (2nd Thursday)
Sunny South (4th Thursday)

Whiskey Deaf is a Portland Bluegrass Band, playing traditional bluegrass, old-time and early country. This quartet features Annie Staninec, John Kael, Ethan Lawton and Forrest Marowitz. Annie‘s stellar fiddling and joyful vocals take center stage as they have on tour.

The County Fools are: Mark Klassen (guitar), Darian Santner (mandolin), Gerrit Vyn (banjo). John Wyatt (bass). They play authentic Northwest bluegrass.

Sunny South is one of the top bluegrass bands in the Portland, Oregon area, playing fiery bluegrass with tight harmonies and wonderful musicianship. Founding members Mike Stahlman (banjo) and Dave Elliott (mandolin) are joined by Steve Reischman (guitar), Dee Johnson (bass) and Nancy Padilla (fiddle).

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:
Dan Shramek and Steven Morrison

Prior 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+

Feb 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - inspired by Balkan, klezmer, and sephardic traditions
Feb 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - Solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of Island breeze
Mar 1 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 2 (Mon): The Waysiders - original country music from Portland, Oregon
Mar 3 (Tue): Lost Creek Bluegrass Band - two parts Traditional Bluegrass, one part Old-time fiddle tunes, and a splash of Honkytonk
Mar 4 (Wed): Queasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - The Quick and Easy Boys with Keyboardist Steve Kerin, playing New Orleans-flavored fun
Mar 5 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 6 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Mar 7 (Sat): The Resolectrics - a rock & soul power trio
Mar 8 (Sun) Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 9 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - old friends playing the roots and country music they love
Mar 10 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Mar 11 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz
Mar 12 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - dusty country-roots songwriter
Mar 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine piece soul band
Mar 18 (Wed): Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - featuring Micah Kassell on drums, Tye North on bass, Chelsea Luker on winds and Jeff Baxter on keyboards!
Mar 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 20 (Fri): The Best Intentions - traditional honkytonk, western swing, and roots rock & roll
Mar 21 (Sat): Nearly Acoustic - music of the Jerry Garcia Band
Mar 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red - Jerry Garcia tribute

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.

Feb 20: caller Laura Hatch (mixed positional and gendered calling) with Melissa Running, Betsy Branch Meg Tapley, Adaiha Macadam-Somer
Feb 27: caller Ric Goldman (positional and gender-neutral calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Mark Douglass
Mar 6: caller Lindsey Dono (positional calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Mark Douglass, Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak
Mar 13: caller Melissa Running with Erica Liebert, Amy Kwon, J-P Douglas, Greta Hazilla-Dean
Mar 20: caller Dilip Sequeira (positional calling) with Lisa Scott, Caroline McKaskey, Betsy Branch
Mar27: caller Cynthia Stenger (gendered calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Jenny Peterson
Apr 3: caller Lindsey Dono (positional calling) with Fiddle Hellions: George Penk, Betsy Branch, Sue Songer
Apr 10: caller Brooke Friendly (positional calling) with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Sara Martin, Landon Kuhn
Apr 17: caller David Macemon (positional calling) with Sue Songer, Laurie Shaffer, Ben Blechman
Apr 24: caller Nan Evans (positional calling) with Fred Nussbaum, George Penk, Heather Pinney

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

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

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

NOTE: Effective March 1, the suggested donation has been dropped to $5, cash or Venmo.

This session is focused on playing traditional Irish tunes on melody instruments (not rhythm instruments or percussion). For more information visit TrailJams. (For Winter 2025, the teaching & learning sessions are on the first and third Saturdays of the month. There are slow sessions - without teaching - on the second, fourth, and fifth Saturdays of the month. The slow sessions are at different locations.)

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

Hosted by: Dr. Jane, Rick Mitchell, Steve Cheseborough, Dave Johnson, Chuk Barber, Jan Mancuso.

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+

Feb 27 (Fri): Michelle Alany & The Mystics - inspired by Balkan, klezmer, and sephardic traditions
Feb 28 (Sat): The Electric Stomp - Solidly earthy Americana and folk-rock with a touch of Island breeze
Mar 1 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 2 (Mon): The Waysiders - original country music from Portland, Oregon
Mar 3 (Tue): Lost Creek Bluegrass Band - two parts Traditional Bluegrass, one part Old-time fiddle tunes, and a splash of Honkytonk
Mar 4 (Wed): Queasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - The Quick and Easy Boys with Keyboardist Steve Kerin, playing New Orleans-flavored fun
Mar 5 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 6 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - country-fried and southern roots-rock
Mar 7 (Sat): The Resolectrics - a rock & soul power trio
Mar 8 (Sun) Freak Mountain Ramblers - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Mar 9 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - old friends playing the roots and country music they love
Mar 10 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Mar 11 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz
Mar 12 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 13 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - dusty country-roots songwriter
Mar 14 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine piece soul band
Mar 18 (Wed): Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - featuring Micah Kassell on drums, Tye North on bass, Chelsea Luker on winds and Jeff Baxter on keyboards!
Mar 19 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart
Mar 20 (Fri): The Best Intentions - traditional honkytonk, western swing, and roots rock & roll
Mar 21 (Sat): Nearly Acoustic - music of the Jerry Garcia Band
Mar 25 (Wed): Rhapsody in Red - Jerry Garcia tribute

On Sunday afternoons, the Hostel Café in Portland, Oregon provides a friendly setting for this TrailJams Irish traditional tune session. TrailJams is a music community focused on making acoustic music together outside for the enjoyment of the musicians and of people passing by. The cozy café makes a great place to keep the music going in the winter. In better weather, the tune playing moves out to the café’s courtyard. Guests of the Hostel Café and the adjoining Northwest Portland Hostel are likely to settle at one of the nearby tables to enjoy the music.

COVID Policy:
Please be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 if you are joining this session — that is a request, not a requirement.

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.

First Sunday: Christian Harmony
Third Sunday: Blue Book