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Local Lore

Local Lore is the PFS newsletter. It is sent by US mail or by email to PFS members bi-monthly, in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Local Lore contains lots of information about PFS sponsored events and other folk events in the Portland area, articles, member profiles, featured songs, and much more.

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You'll find downloadable past issues below. Click on the buttons of the years you'd like to see. We have some more years that we haven't posted yet. Do you have any of the missing issues that we could scan and post? Send Dave Orleans a message.

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Jan -February 2024

Jack Pearley In Portland

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March-April 2024

The Song

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May-June 2024

Many New Events

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July-August 2024

Rebuilding the House and the Legacy

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September-October 2024

What is a Child Ballad

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November-December 2024

Connecting through Song

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July - August 2023

It's not just a CONCERT...!

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September-October 2023

Kathy Kallick Band

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November-December 2023

Hubby Jenkins

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Jan-Feb 2023

What is FILK?

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March-April 2023

Bringing it all back home

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May-June 2023

How we Survived and Thrived

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July-August 2022

Let's put on a show!

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September-October 2022

Volunteer Issue

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November-December 2022

Tales from the Road

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January-February 2022

PFS Concerts are Back!

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March April 2022

Movies and Music

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May June 2022

Musicians and Guitars

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January February 2021

Folkmusic Books

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March April 2021

Folk Radio

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May June 2021

Sea Shanties

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July-August 2021

The Song Remembers

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September-October 2021

Rise Up Singing

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November - December 2021

Celebrating fAll Song

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January February 2020

Kate Lee & Forrest O'Connor

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March April 2020

Robin & Linda Williams

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May June 2020

Pandemic!

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July August 2020

House Concerts

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September October 2020

Songwriting

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November December 2020

History of PFS

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January February 2019

True North!

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March April 2019

Guy Davis

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May June 2019

Dave Stamey

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July August 2019

Serendipity in Ireland

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September October 2019

Kweskin & Axelrod

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November December 2019

Radim Zenki

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January, February 1999 (24,1)

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March, April 1999 (24,2)

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May, June 1999 (24,3)

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July, August 1999 (24,4)

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September, October 1999 (24,5)

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November, December 1999 (24,6)

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February, March 1998 (23,1)

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April, May 1998 (23,2)

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June 1998 (23,3) New Logo

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July, August 1998 (23,4)

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September, October 1998 (23,5)

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November, December 1998 (23,6)

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January, February 1997 (22,1) Missing

March, April 1997 (22,2) Missing

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June, July 1997 (22,3)

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 August, September 1997 (22,4)

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October, November 1997 (22,5)

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December 1997-January 1998 (22,6)

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January, February 1996 (21,1)

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March, April 1996 (21,2)

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May, June 1996 (21,3)

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 July, August, September 1996 (21,4)

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September 1996 Addenda (21,4A)

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1996 Missing Issues


October, November 1996 (21,5)

December 1996 (21,6)

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January, February 1995 (20,1)

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March, April 1995 (20,2)

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May, June 1995 (20,3)

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July, August 1995 (20,4)

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September, October 1995 (20,5)

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November, December 1995 (20,6)

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January, February 1994 (19,1)

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March, April 1994 (19,2)

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May, June 1994 (19,3)

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July, August 1994 (19,4) Missing

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September, October 1994 (19,5)

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November, December 1994 (19,6)

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January, February 1993 (18,1)

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March, April 1993 (18,2)

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May, June 1993 (18,3)

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July, August 1993 (18,4)

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September, October 1993 (18,5)

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November, December 1993 (18,6)

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September, October 1992 (17,5)

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November, December 1992 (17,6)

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May, June 1991 (16,3)

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September, October 1991 (16,5)

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January, February 1990 (15,1)

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March, April 1990 (15,2)

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May, June 1990 (15,3)

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July, August 1990 (15,4)

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September, October 1990 (15,5)

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November, December 1990 (15,6) (Missing)

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January, February 1989 (14,1)

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March, April 1989 (14,2)

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May, June 1989 (14,3)

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July, August 1989 (14,4)

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PFS_Local_Lore573_September_October_1989_14_5_copy.jpg

September, October 1989 (14,5)

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PFS_Local_Lore580_November_December_1989_14_6_copy.jpg

November, December 1989 (14,6)

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January, February 1988 (13,1)

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March, April 1988 (13,2)

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May, June 1988 (13,3)

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July, August 1988 (13,4)

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September, October 1988 (13,5)

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November, December 1988 (13,6)

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January, February 1987 (Missing)

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March-April 1987 (incomplete)

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May, June 1987 (12,3)

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July, August 1987 (12,4) Missing

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September, October 1987 (12,5)

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November, December 1987 (12,6)

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May-June 1986 (11,3)(incomplete)

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1985 (incomplete)

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January 1984 (8,1) Missing

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February 1984 (8,2)

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March 1984 (8,3)

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April 1984 (Special Edition)

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May 1984 (8,5)

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June, July, August 1984 (8,6)

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September 1984 (8,7)

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December 1984 (8,8)

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 January 1983 (7,1)

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February 1983 (7,2)

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March 1983 (7,3)

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April 1983 (7,4)

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May 1983 (7,5)

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June, July, August 1983 (7,6)

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September 1983 (7,7)

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October 1983 (7,8)

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November 1983 (7,9)

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December 1983 (7,10)

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January 1982 (6,1) Missing

February 1982 (6,2) Missing

March 1982 (6,3) Missing

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April 1982 (6,4)

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May 1982 (6,5)

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June, July, August 1982 (6,6)

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September 1982 (6,7)

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October 1982 (6,8)

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November 1982 (6,9)

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December 1982 (6,10)

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1981 Missing Issues

January 1981 (5,1)

April 1981 (5,4)

May 1981 (5,5)

June July, August 1981 (5,6)

September 1981 (5,7)

October 1981 (5,8)

November 1981 (5,9)

December 1981 (5,10)



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February 1981 (5,2)

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March 1981 (5,3) Legal size

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January 1980 (4,1)

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February 1980 (4,2)

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March 1980 (4,3)

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1980 Issues Missing

April 1980 (4,4)

May 1980 (4,5)

June 1980 (4,6)

1980 Issues Missing

July 1980 (4,7)

August 1980 (4,8)


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September 1980 (4,9)

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October 1980 (4,10) Missing

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November 1980 (4,11)

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December 1980 (4,12)

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January 1979 (3,1)

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February 1979 (3,2)

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March 1979 (3,3)

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April 1979 (3,4)

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May 1979 (3,5)

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June 1979 (3,6)

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July 1979 (3,7)

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August 1979 (3,8)

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September 1979 (3,9)

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October 1979 (3,10)

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November 1979 (3,11)

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December 1979 (3,12)

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January 1978

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February 1978

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March 1978

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April 1978

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May 1978

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June 1978

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July 1978

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August 1978

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September 1978

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October 1978

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November 1978

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December 1978

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1977 Missing Issues

January 1977

February 1977

March 1977

April 1977

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May 1977

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June 1977

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July 1977

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August 1977

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September 1977

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October 1977

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November 1977

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December 1977

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February 1976? 4th Issue, Legal size

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