Events - Week View

QuaranTUNE Virtual Dulcimer Fest was established in an effort to provide relief and connection for musicians during the “lock-down” of early 2020. It now continues to host live-streamed events online. Workshops, concerts, and jams are affordable and available to anyone, anywhere in the world.

QuaranTUNE concert tickets remain the best way to support these events and ensure they continue to be viable in the future. For $25.99 you receive access to all 5 live concerts.

Fall Fest 2026 Schedule
*Times displayed in US Pacific Time

Thursday, October 1
1 pm - 4 pm: Virtual Vending (All are welcome!)
7:15 pm: Concert

Friday/Saturday, October 2/3
5:30 am: Help Desk opens
6 am: Workshops Begin!
10 am - 12 pm: Help Desk closes for lunch
2:30 pm: Help Desk closes
4:15 pm: Concert
Jam after the concert!

Sunday, October 4
10 am: Afternoon Concert
2 pm: Evening Concert

Song circle for solo chanteys, sea songs, maritime poetry, and entertainments at least faintly damp and salty. Watch live on Facebook using the link below.

For the Zoom participant link, join the mailing list or email info(*at*)lynnoel.com on the day of the event.

MAILING LIST & TIP JAR
http://www.mermaidstavern.com

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

Sep 5 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Sep 6 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Sep 12 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Sep 13 (Sun): BBQ Boys - 4-piece jazz, blues and jug band
Sep 19 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Sep 20 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
Sep 26 (Sat): The Creative Wor(l)ds of Robert Hunter - works of the Grateful Dead‘s lyricist [$10 suggested donation]
Sep 27 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Oct 4 (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.

The First Sunday monthly song circle led by Cecilia Eng and Dave Mongeau will feature spooky songs.

Bring your songbooks, voices, and/or instruments for an afternoon of singing. A hat will be passed to defray the cost of the room. A small donation of $5 per person helps us pay for the location (a small open chapel down a short hallway to the right of the main narthex).

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. You are welcome to share songs from any genre.

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

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

Sep 1 (Tue): Dadweed - newer local bluegrass combo
Sep 2 (Wed): QuEasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - the Quick and Easy Boys with Steve Kerin
Sep 3 (Thu): The Low-Timers - country Americana
Sep 4 (Fri): The Portland Family Band - anniversary show
Sep 5 (Sat): The Resolectrics - rock & soul power trio
Sep 6 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Sep 7 (Mon): The Best Intentions - western swing, honkytonk, roots rock
Sep 8 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Sep 9 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz
Sep 10 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - Rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Sep 11 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - dusty country-roots songwriter
Sep 12 (Sat): Kris Deelane & the Hurt - 10-piece soul band
Sep 13 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Sep 14 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - A bunch of old friends hanging out and playing roots and country music they love.
Sep 15 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a delightful mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass and hokum
Sep 16 (Wed): The Get Tight [extended to 9 pm] - instrumental funk/soul-inspired band
Sep 17 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - Rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Sep 18 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters - early Stones, ‘70s psychedelic country rock, and the charm of a Sunday afternoon front porch session...
Sep 19 (Sat): Bodhi Mojo - psychedelic five-piece jam band
Sep 20 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - - off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Sep 21 (Mon): Catnip Brothers - Pete Krebs and friends play swinging country
Sep 22 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Sep 23 (Wed): Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - featuring Micah Kassell on drums, Tye North on bass, and Chelsea Luker on winds

Two Portland songwriting duos come together for an evening of alt-folk magic! Early start time @ 6 pm, $23.36 advance/ $28.60 at the door (prices include service fees). Wiley Coyote is two long-time local Portland songwriters and musicians, Dan Haley and Alexa Wiley. They provide lyric-driven vocal music supported by acoustic guitar(s), mandolin and harmonica with vocal harmonies and sometimes light percussion. Missi & Mister Baker is the wife/husband iteration of local roots rock band Mojo Holler. This songwriting pair weaves a tapestry of indie folk rock and blues. Mister Baker channels innate genius through lap steel, slide and acoustic guitars. Missi is a genuine Appalachian "Mountain Mama" whose vocals and percussion bring Southern heart and soul to each song.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander & Dan Balmer - jazz, bossa etc.
Aug 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Sep 2 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Sep 3 (Thu): Dan Davey Trio - jazz piano
Sep 6 (Sun): Emil Gilbert & Xylyn Hathaway - jazz piano, bass
Sep 7 (Mon): Cheryl Alex & Dan Balmer - jazz guitar, flute
Sep 9 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Sep 10 (Thu): Sparrows - original folk
Sep 13 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 14 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Sep 16 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 17 (Thu): Paul Mazzio & Jessie Marquez - jazz trumpet, voice
Sep 19 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, Kevin Deitz - jazz, bossa
Sep 20 (Sun): Swing Shifters - rags, blues
Sep 21 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 23 (Wed): Ivan Alamo & Ben Finley - Cuban.latin.bossa nova
Sep 24 (Thu): Attila Csikos - jazz guitar
Sep 27 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass & early country duets
Sep 28 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 30 (Wed): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Oct 1 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Oct 4 (Sun): Dan Clucas +3 - adventurous jazz
Oct 5 (Mon): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Oct 7 (Wed): Andrew Oliver and Colin Hancock - jazz piano, trumpet

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.

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.

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

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 welcome! Hosted by Anne Weiss, this class will help you sing better in a non-judgmental, fun environment, $170 for six sessions or $30 drop-in. Kids under 12 free with adult registration. To register, contact Anne Weiss at 914-924-2574.

We’ll work on the basics-breath support, basic techniques, how to hear and stay in tune, hold a melody, and learn your range, using songs and styles from around the world. New and returning students welcome-all levels.

Questions: anneweissmusic(*at*)gmail.com or 914-924-2574.

Consider taking both Monday classes at a discounted rate of $300!

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).

Sep 21 (Mon): Boondoggle String Band with calling lessons by Bex Bee
Sep 28 (Mon): Band TBA with calling by Amy Hofer
Oct 12 (Mon): Old Time Highway with calling by Caroline Oakley
Oct 19 (Mon): Probably Polly String Band with calling by Andy Grummon

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander & Dan Balmer - jazz, bossa etc.
Aug 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Sep 2 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Sep 3 (Thu): Dan Davey Trio - jazz piano
Sep 6 (Sun): Emil Gilbert & Xylyn Hathaway - jazz piano, bass
Sep 7 (Mon): Cheryl Alex & Dan Balmer - jazz guitar, flute
Sep 9 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Sep 10 (Thu): Sparrows - original folk
Sep 13 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 14 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Sep 16 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 17 (Thu): Paul Mazzio & Jessie Marquez - jazz trumpet, voice
Sep 19 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, Kevin Deitz - jazz, bossa
Sep 20 (Sun): Swing Shifters - rags, blues
Sep 21 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 23 (Wed): Ivan Alamo & Ben Finley - Cuban.latin.bossa nova
Sep 24 (Thu): Attila Csikos - jazz guitar
Sep 27 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass & early country duets
Sep 28 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 30 (Wed): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Oct 1 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Oct 4 (Sun): Dan Clucas +3 - adventurous jazz
Oct 5 (Mon): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Oct 7 (Wed): Andrew Oliver and Colin Hancock - jazz piano, trumpet

All welcome! Come join this fun, user-friendly harmony class hosted by Anne Weiss, $170 for six sessions, drop-ins $30. Kids under 12 free with adult registration.

Just the ability to sing melody is needed. No sight reading required. Using songs and styles from around the world, we’ll build all the skills necessary to make a joyful sound! Focus will primarily be on harmony but will include tone, pitch, breath, rhythm and…community!

$300 for both classes, including Singing For The Vocally Challenged ($25/class)

Location: Dance with Joy Studio Annex (near 8051 SE 16th, Portland)

Contact Anne Weiss at 914-924-2574 for exact location and questions. www.anneweiss.com
Register at dancewithjoystudios.com.

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

All the colors of fall are showing their vibrancy in big and small ways!

Celebrate the beauty of the season with an evening of
waltz, cha cha, rumba, swing, blues, and more...
, and more...

8:00 - 8:30 Warm Up/Lesson
8:30 - 10:30 Open Dancing

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.

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.

Eagles Lodge have offered us their venue for our FIRST TUESDAY Zydeco, $7 Cascade Zydeco members/$12 general admission.

It‘s funky and friendly and has a big shiny dance floor. And, as is typical of fraternal organization lodges, the drinks and snacks are a bargain!

David Seitz and Patti Lind bring you Cajun Dance Hall Night. This is your chance to learn some two-step & Cajun waltz.

Doors open 6:30
Zydeco Lesson 7:00
Music 7:30 - 9:30

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.

Experience these blues and fingerstyle guitar masters ahead of their week of instruction at Menucha Retreat for Blues in the Gorge, $37 general admission, minors OK with parent/guardian, doors open at 6 pm, show 7 pm. Alvin Youngblood Hart The cosmic American love child of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray! Known as a “musician’s musician,” Alvin Youngblood Hart’s praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to Brit guitar gods Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor. Vance Gilbert Vance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He started out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer, but once at college, he discovered his affinity for storytelling. Bill Kirchen From performing with his Who Knows Pickers jug band in Ann Arbor High School’s senior talent show (also on the program: the future Iggy Pop), to birthing the Americana genre with the original “hippie country band,” Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. Mary Flower Mary Flower is a brilliant fingerpicking guitarist in the roots blues/ragtime/early jazz tradition. She’s made fourteen recordings that document her profound command and love for blues guitar. It’s entirely appropriate that Jorma Kaukonen called her “a national treasure in your own backyard.”

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.

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)
(5th Wednesday - position open).

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

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.

Come join this fun class hosted by Anne Weiss to build your strumming, picking and chord skills and build your repertoire, $170 for six sessions, drop-ins $30.

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.

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 13 years we‘ve dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon, you‘ll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams.

Friday night, you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants.

On Saturday night, you‘ll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors.

Sunday, after breakfast and some last musical moments, we‘ll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best musicians.

Faculty for 2026:
Bill Kirchen | Vance Gilbert | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mary Flower

Cascade Blues Association Monthly Showcase & Member Meeting, doors open 6 pm, music at 6:30 pm, free for members/$5 non-members.

Featured artists --
Sep 2 (Wed): Terry Robb followed by the Trails End Boys
Oct 7 (Wed): Hank & Bill Shreve followed by The Nikki Jones Band

This free open mic, hosted by Katy Ohsiek (Foamboy), is only for teens and young adults. Show at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30).

Come share your music, poetry, comedy, or stories with a supportive audience! Soloists and groups are welcome. Audience is open to all!

Questions? Email katyandthenullsets(*at*)gmail.com

Donations are appreciated to fund this event!

Masters of Hawaiian Music features three of the most popular musicians from Maui’s renowned “Slack Key Show,” sharing Hawai‘i’s unique “slack key” –- open tuning — guitar styles that traces its roots to 19th-Century paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture. Tickets $37, doors open at 6:30 pm, show at 7:30, minors OK with parent/guardian. Growing up in rural Hawai’i, slack key masters George Kahumoku, Jr., Led Kaapana, and Jeff Peterson were immersed from childhood in Hawaiian music and culture that brought family together with entertainment, learning, and joy. All are multiple Na Hoku Hanohano (Hawaiian “Grammy”) Award winners. Four-time Grammy winner Kahumoku, called “Hawai‘i’s Renaissance Man”—he’s a, vocalist, storyteller, songwriter, author, teacher, sculptor, farmer, and chef. Kaapana is a National Heritage Fellow, unsurpassed in his guitar picking style, with rascal good humor, one of Hawai’i’s most influential musicians. Peterson is a star of the current generation enlivening slack key traditions, known for his versatility from slack key to classical, jazz to film soundtracks.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander & Dan Balmer - jazz, bossa etc.
Aug 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Sep 2 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Sep 3 (Thu): Dan Davey Trio - jazz piano
Sep 6 (Sun): Emil Gilbert & Xylyn Hathaway - jazz piano, bass
Sep 7 (Mon): Cheryl Alex & Dan Balmer - jazz guitar, flute
Sep 9 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Sep 10 (Thu): Sparrows - original folk
Sep 13 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 14 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
Sep 16 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 17 (Thu): Paul Mazzio & Jessie Marquez - jazz trumpet, voice
Sep 19 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, Kevin Deitz - jazz, bossa
Sep 20 (Sun): Swing Shifters - rags, blues
Sep 21 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 23 (Wed): Ivan Alamo & Ben Finley - Cuban.latin.bossa nova
Sep 24 (Thu): Attila Csikos - jazz guitar
Sep 27 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass & early country duets
Sep 28 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 30 (Wed): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Oct 1 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Oct 4 (Sun): Dan Clucas +3 - adventurous jazz
Oct 5 (Mon): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Oct 7 (Wed): Andrew Oliver and Colin Hancock - jazz piano, trumpet

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

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 13 years we‘ve dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon, you‘ll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams.

Friday night, you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants.

On Saturday night, you‘ll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors.

Sunday, after breakfast and some last musical moments, we‘ll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best musicians.

Faculty for 2026:
Bill Kirchen | Vance Gilbert | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mary Flower

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.

Artichoke Community Music class with Brittany Brook, $96.79 for 6 sessions (including service fee).

You will leave class having written at least one pop-style song, like what you might hear from Taylor Swift, the Beatles, or Dolly Parton.

Are you a person who can play 3 chords confidently on a musical instrument? This is a 6-week course designed just for you. With Brittany Brook‘s help, you will practice arranging lyrics in a skillful manner, and creating melody and chord structure to support the rhyme.

Featuring folk, country, Americana, and his own compositions. The Rose City Book Pub - It‘s a delightful place with good food, wine and beer. Bring your friends. And spread love everywhere, please. https://www.rosecitybookpub.com/

Portland Songwriters Present: Thursday Night Coffeehouse Showcase at Artichoke Community Music, $12.87 (including service fee). Hosted by Arlie Conner.

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

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 13 years we‘ve dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon, you‘ll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams.

Friday night, you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants.

On Saturday night, you‘ll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors.

Sunday, after breakfast and some last musical moments, we‘ll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best musicians.

Faculty for 2026:
Bill Kirchen | Vance Gilbert | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mary Flower

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.

Artichoke Community Music class hosted by Megan Cronin, $175 for seven sessions, drop-ins $30 per session. This class will be held at Taborspace, an off-site location.

This class is for beginner-ish and intermediate violin and fiddle players who want a chance to play their favorite songs with others in a supportive setting. At the start of this series the instructor will present 10 tunes in the genres of folk, jazz, bluegrass, Irish, blues, pop and/or classical. Students will vote in three of these tunes to work on over the course of the term.

Financial Hardship Discount Available

Wondering if you are at the right aptitude for this class? If you can work through some or most of the Suzuki Violin Book One, then you will be totally fine in this class (just google "Suzuki Violin Book One PDF" to check it out).

You’re welcome to pay the instructor directly at your first class to avoid service fees. Contact Megan via email when you register for a drop-in date, if you plan to pay in-person or if you have any other questions about the class.

More information & registration: megancroninmusic.com/violin-fiddle-democracy

Website: https://www.megancroninmusic.com/

Feel free to contact the instructor for more information: musiclessonsbymegan(*at*)gmail.com

Refund Policy:
Refunds up to 7 days before event

This in home song circle is at the home of Kathleen and David Ingerson
2825 SE Ash St.
Portland, OR 97214
two blocks south of East Burnside and 28th Ave.

Potluck dinner at 6 pm
Come and share food and socialize
Singing outside (weather permitting) 7 pm
(The forecast predicts cool temperatures, so we might well be inside)
Continuing inside after mosquitoes, dark, rain, etc.
BYOB alcohol is fine (we are not a church!)cool
We‘ll continue singing until the last song is sung!

Artichoke Community Music class hosted by Megan Cronin at an off-site location, $150 for seven sessions, drop-ins $25 per session.

Learn how to incorporate big feelings into your songs to create healthy habits for personal wellness.

This class is open to either those who would like to learn the basics of vulnerable songwriting or for songwriters who would like a supportive environment to practice infusing more emotion into their songs. We will share original music as well as examine music by other songwriters.

This class is intended to be a safe space for songwriters and budding songwriters to bounce sensitive ideas off peers without judgement or harsh criticism.

September 25th - November 6th, 2026

Financial Hardship Discount Available

More information & registration: megancroninmusic.com/songwritingclass

Website: https://www.megancroninmusic.com/

Feel free to contact the instructor for more information: musiclessonsbymegan@gmail.com

Refund Policy:
Refunds up to 6 days before event

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.

Molly in the Mineshaft blends elements of folk, Americana, and roots music to move seamlessly from intimate, soul-stirring folk ballads to foot-stomping, high-energy country favorites, tickets $32 advance/ $37 day of show. With heartfelt original songwriting, rich harmonies, and dynamic musicianship that resonates long after the final note, this “Newgrass” band strikes the perfect balance between celebrating the diverse musical history of bluegrass music and presenting it with a new twist. Friday, October 9 7:30 pm | $32/$37

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.

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 13 years we‘ve dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon, you‘ll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams.

Friday night, you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants.

On Saturday night, you‘ll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors.

Sunday, after breakfast and some last musical moments, we‘ll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best musicians.

Faculty for 2026:
Bill Kirchen | Vance Gilbert | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mary Flower

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

Sep 5 (Sat): Blue Pine - Americana/alt-country rock band
Sep 6 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble
Sep 12 (Sat): Thunder Ridge - straight-ahead bluegrass
Sep 13 (Sun): BBQ Boys - 4-piece jazz, blues and jug band
Sep 19 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Sep 20 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - the finest in Django-esque Roma jazz
Sep 26 (Sat): The Creative Wor(l)ds of Robert Hunter - works of the Grateful Dead‘s lyricist [$10 suggested donation]
Sep 27 (Sun): Sleepy Lagoon - Pete Krebs, Doug Sammons (Midnight Serenaders) playing 20s/30s jazz, Hawaiian, and exotica with vocal harmonies
Oct 4 (Sun): Ashley Seaton & the TK Swing All-Stars - Portland’s hottest jazz ensemble

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

Bring the family and settle in with dinner & a beverage for some foot-tapping fun with a group of musicians playing traditional Irish tunes all evening.

The next Three Mugs session is this Saturday, Sep 12 from 6-9 pm. Thanks to Stephen Arnold, we‘re now on a regular schedule of the 2nd Sat of each month. Your participation will help keep it going!

Multnomah Grange #71 and the Oregon Bluegrass Association (OBA) present the Multnomah Grange‘s Second Saturday Bluegrass Concert Series for the 2026-27 year, donation $15, cash only at the door. Kids 1under 12 $5, show at 7 pm.

Sep 12 (Sat): Ross Island Ramblers and Jam Busters
Oct 10 (Sat): Sunny South and Thunder Ridge

Come early when the doors open at 6 pm to listen or join in a jam in the Grange lobby. Pop corn, hot dogs, home made desserts and non-alcoholic beverages are for sale.

Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues, sliding scale: $6-20 per person, cash or check.

7 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30-10:30 pm dancing

Sep 12 (Sat): caller Koren Wake [Seattle], music by Pleasantly Frantic
Oct 10 (Sat): caller Noah Grunzweig, music by The Hat Band
Nov 14 (Sat): caller Kelly Tabor, music by Riffraff [Olympia]
Dec 12 (Sat): caller Tighe Hauze, music by Bandwidth

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.

Mask Policy:
All contra 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. 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.

This American folk pop duo consists of award-winning songwriters Tim and Kathy Crosby - who have been performing together for well over 2 decades. They have performed together from Las Vegas to Nashville, and most recently in Alaska! Early tickets: $25 ($10 for 15 & younger)/at the door: $30 ($15 for 15 & younger), concert: 7:30 pm-9:30 pm (doors open at 6:45), all ages, tickets are non-refundable.

Do you love acoustic blues guitar? So do we. For 13 years we‘ve dedicated 5 days to bringing the best acoustic players and teachers here to Menucha for an extended weekend filled with all the blues and fingerstyle guitar goodness.

Arriving Wednesday afternoon, you‘ll be welcomed to our slice of Pacific Northwest heaven.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be filled with classes, getting to know fellow players, and taking your playing to the next level in classes and jams.

Friday night, you can show your skills during the student concert just for Blues participants.

On Saturday night, you‘ll be treated to a public concert featuring the instructors.

Sunday, after breakfast and some last musical moments, we‘ll part ways to return home filled with good music, inspiration, and an even greater love for playing your guitar.

Come and immerse yourself in five days of instruction with four of the best musicians.

Faculty for 2026:
Bill Kirchen | Vance Gilbert | Alvin Youngblood Hart | Mary Flower

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.

The 2nd Sunday English Dance for Experienced Dancers is an opportunity to dance to the music of Fine Companions (and friends), suggested donation $10-20 sliding scale, dance shoes required, no street shoes permitted beyond the entrance.

Sep 13 (Sun): David Macemon with Erica Liebert, Meg Tapley, JP Douglas
Oct 11: caller TBD with musicians TBD
Nov 8: *****CANCELED for English Country Dance Weekend*****
Dec 13: caller TBD with musicians TBD

The dances will be a balance of familiar dances and unfamiliar dances. The callers will encourage dancers to incorporate style points such as quality of movement, timing, transitions and dancing with the music.

We ask that dancers be comfortable dancing standard English Dance figures including:
- Heys in various orientations
- Regular and Double figure eights
- Triple minor progressions
- Dancing with couples outside of your group of 4
- Straight and draw poussettes.

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

COVID 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.

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

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

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/.