Events - Week View

Tom’s folk music program is going on 35 years and one of the longest running music radio shows around.

You can listen on www.folkmusicnotebook.com on Saturday at 4 pm PST and repeated again on Sunday at 1 am.

Frenchman‘s Bar Regional Park on the banks of the Columbia River. Burgers ‘n‘ dancing. Oh yeah. Bring a potluck item to share and indulge in a burger or dog, courtesy of CZ and our volunteer chefs at the big barbecue. We‘ll have music and dancing and a teensy little annual meeting, which is required to maintain our non-profit status. Painless! We gather in the Langsdorf picnic shelter near the first parking lot. Noon to 4pm Note: Clark County charges a $3 parking fee. Go to the CZ Picnic on the 24th and then wrap up your evening with Too Loose! Sun Aug 24 6:30-8:30 PM Summer Free For All (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave and Miller (not Riverfront Park), Portland, OR)

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.

Back by popular demand, we now announce the next irregular MUSIC IS BETTER THAN WHATEVER, SO WE‘RE GONNA‘ DO MUSIC PARTY. This totally amicable event will be held right here, 2626 Orchard Hill Place, Lake Oswego, OR 97035. We shall enjoy each other‘s arts, talents, and self-expression.

What kind of music? It doesn‘t matter much. Whatever kind of music we can make and share, we should make and share it and shape it into something that can brighten our respective musical journeys. No pressure, no anxiety. Anyone may abstain from any rendition without having to explain themselves.

The food situation will be similar to that of previous gatherings here -- some eats and drinks will be provided by us, and all attending are encouraged to bring whatever they wish to share and everything they do not care to do without. Warning: A five-pound cat lives here. If you have any severe cat allergy, you may want to skip this one. If you know any person who would add something by joining in with us, go ahead and bring them or invite them. Alcohol only in moderation; please neither smoking nor recreational drugs in the house. For accessibility, everything is on the first floor, but there is a single step up, about 6 inches, to get into the house.

Please reply by email if any questions or call us at 503-245-4070 (Al) or 503-752-3875 (Helen) if you lose your way getting here.

Welcome to Summer Free For All! Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below. More information can be found in the PFS events calendar at https://www.portlandfolkmusic.org.

Aug 1 (Fri): Conjunto Alegre - salsa, merengue, bachata, and chachacha (Woodlawn Park, NE 13th Avenue and Dekum)
Aug 2 (Sat): King Louie and Renato Caranto - amazing sounds and a soulful saxophonist (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 8 (Fri): Barrio Mestizo - classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, chachacha, merengue and more (Pier Park – Playground Meadow, N Lombard Street and Bruce Avenue)
Aug 15 (Fri): Ache Son - traditional and vibrant Cuban music (Glenwood Park, NE 82nd Avenue and Siskiyou)
Aug 16 (Sat): Mo Phillips and the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band - hilariously good time of dancing like crazy (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)
Aug 21 (Thu): Arietta Ward - Rip City Soul Funk Diva, (Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver)
Aug 24 (Sun): Too Loose - Zydeco, Cajun, southern-style music that is guaranteed to make you dance (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 28 (Thu): Rogue Moon - Acoustic, bluegrass, and folk music from the Great Northwest (Hoyt Arboretum-Stevens Pavilion, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd)
Aug 29 (Fri): LaRhonda Steele & Friends - Irresistible soul music with the First Lady of Portland Blues (Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way)

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions

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

Hosted by:
Diane Hunt (1st Monday),
Jonathan Lay (2nd Monday),
Kevin Grgurich (3rd Monday),
Diane Hunt (4th Monday),
Gordy Euler (5th Monday),

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

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions

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, Diane Karl, Dan Shramek, Jack Bohl, Jonathan Lay, and Ed Mellnik. Past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.

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),
**rotating hosts** (5th Wednesday).

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

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.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions

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

Welcome to Summer Free For All! Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below. More information can be found in the PFS events calendar at https://www.portlandfolkmusic.org.

Aug 1 (Fri): Conjunto Alegre - salsa, merengue, bachata, and chachacha (Woodlawn Park, NE 13th Avenue and Dekum)
Aug 2 (Sat): King Louie and Renato Caranto - amazing sounds and a soulful saxophonist (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 8 (Fri): Barrio Mestizo - classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, chachacha, merengue and more (Pier Park – Playground Meadow, N Lombard Street and Bruce Avenue)
Aug 15 (Fri): Ache Son - traditional and vibrant Cuban music (Glenwood Park, NE 82nd Avenue and Siskiyou)
Aug 16 (Sat): Mo Phillips and the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band - hilariously good time of dancing like crazy (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)
Aug 21 (Thu): Arietta Ward - Rip City Soul Funk Diva, (Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver)
Aug 24 (Sun): Too Loose - Zydeco, Cajun, southern-style music that is guaranteed to make you dance (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 28 (Thu): Rogue Moon - Acoustic, bluegrass, and folk music from the Great Northwest (Hoyt Arboretum-Stevens Pavilion, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd)
Aug 29 (Fri): LaRhonda Steele & Friends - Irresistible soul music with the First Lady of Portland Blues (Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way)

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions

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, and Dan Shramek, 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.

Welcome to Summer Free For All! Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below. More information can be found in the PFS events calendar at https://www.portlandfolkmusic.org.

Aug 1 (Fri): Conjunto Alegre - salsa, merengue, bachata, and chachacha (Woodlawn Park, NE 13th Avenue and Dekum)
Aug 2 (Sat): King Louie and Renato Caranto - amazing sounds and a soulful saxophonist (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 8 (Fri): Barrio Mestizo - classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, chachacha, merengue and more (Pier Park – Playground Meadow, N Lombard Street and Bruce Avenue)
Aug 15 (Fri): Ache Son - traditional and vibrant Cuban music (Glenwood Park, NE 82nd Avenue and Siskiyou)
Aug 16 (Sat): Mo Phillips and the Spaghetti Pants Dance Band - hilariously good time of dancing like crazy (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)
Aug 21 (Thu): Arietta Ward - Rip City Soul Funk Diva, (Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver)
Aug 24 (Sun): Too Loose - Zydeco, Cajun, southern-style music that is guaranteed to make you dance (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 28 (Thu): Rogue Moon - Acoustic, bluegrass, and folk music from the Great Northwest (Hoyt Arboretum-Stevens Pavilion, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd)
Aug 29 (Fri): LaRhonda Steele & Friends - Irresistible soul music with the First Lady of Portland Blues (Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way)

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.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions

Tom’s folk music program is going on 35 years and one of the longest running music radio shows around.

You can listen on www.folkmusicnotebook.com on Saturday at 4 pm PST and repeated again on Sunday at 1 am.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 3 (Sun): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Aug 6 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Aug 7 (Thu): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Aug 10 (Sun): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
Aug 11 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops, etc.
Aug 13 (Wed): Voxanova - Latin groove
Aug 14 (Thu): Wen‘ipt - indigenous contributions to jazz
Aug 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Aug 17 (Sun): The Bylines - American music cocktail
Aug 18 (Mon): Attila Csikos and Christopher Woitach - jazz guitars
Aug 20 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
Aug 21 (Thu): Bryant Allard Quartet with John Gilmore - jazz
Aug 24 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
Aug 25 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Aug 27 (Wed): Dan Balmer‘s Quiet Trio - mellow jazz
Aug 28 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions