Events - Week View

Celebrate the Immortal Memory of the Bard of Scotland this Sunday with friends from Boston, California, Canada, Scotland, France, and more! Learn why we revere the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns with the Address to the Haggis, the Toast to the Lassies and Reply from the Lassies, Auld Lang Syne, and songs, poems, and riotous revelry from The Company.

Linn Phipps will cohost our usual full-on feast of song and spoken word, and will coordinate our signup sheet for toasts and song selection so that we can get as many Burns pieces in as we possibly can. Please sign up to let the Linnets know which piece of Burnsiana YOU would like to bring to the party! And of course you‘re welcome to join us and just hum along, with a dram in your hand as you see fit.

We want to make this the usual rollicking, romantic, and rewarding afternoon/evening that we‘ve all come to associate with the Bard of Scotland (and the Mermaid‘s Tavern of course).

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.

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

Southminster Presbyterian Church, Beaverton, 12250 SW Denney Rd,
corner of Hall. (In the Petersen Gallery. Use the east parking lot and
enter at the east door. Please, no alcohol.)

Bring your friends. Everyone welcome!

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

Contra Remix: Gender-free Queer-friendly DJ‘d contra dancing.

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

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

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

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

Admission: $6-$20 sliding scale

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

Mask Policy
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

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

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Dec 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Dec 29 (Sun): Nora Meier - singer-songwriter album release
Dec 30 (Non): Emi Gilbert - jazz piano and voice
Jan 2 (Thu): Gordon Lee Quartet - Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jan 5 (Sun): Porchello - eclectic cellos
Jan 6 (Mon): Bigger Nova - bossa nova soul jazz
Jan 8 (Wed): Owen Evans +2 - jazz with vision
Jan 9 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Kerry Politzer - jazz flute and piano
Jan 12 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express - klezmer
Jan 13 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Jan 15 (Wed): Wyatt Button - jazz piano and voice
Jan 16 (Thu): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jan 18 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, and Brian Healey
Jan 19 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Jan 20 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere - blues, roots
Jan 22 (Wed): Cecelia Zabala - master musician from Argentina
Jan 23 (Thu): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jan 26 (Sun): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - popular voice, guitar
Jan 27 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jan 29 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Jan 30 (Thu): Adlai Alexander with Eddie Parente and Patrick Harry
Feb 2 (Sun): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar

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.

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! Led by Anne Weiss, this class will help you sing better in a non-judgmental, fun environment, $160 for seven weeks or $30 drop-in. Register at the Artichoke Music website using the link below.

We’ll work on breath support, basic techniques, how to hear and stay in pitch, hold a melody (and even a little harmony), and learn your range, using easy songs and styles from around the world.
Questions: anneweissmusic(*at*)gmail.com or 914-924-2574.

Consider taking this class along with Harmony Singing at a discounted rate of $275 for both!

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Dec 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Dec 29 (Sun): Nora Meier - singer-songwriter album release
Dec 30 (Non): Emi Gilbert - jazz piano and voice
Jan 2 (Thu): Gordon Lee Quartet - Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jan 5 (Sun): Porchello - eclectic cellos
Jan 6 (Mon): Bigger Nova - bossa nova soul jazz
Jan 8 (Wed): Owen Evans +2 - jazz with vision
Jan 9 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Kerry Politzer - jazz flute and piano
Jan 12 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express - klezmer
Jan 13 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Jan 15 (Wed): Wyatt Button - jazz piano and voice
Jan 16 (Thu): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jan 18 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, and Brian Healey
Jan 19 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Jan 20 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere - blues, roots
Jan 22 (Wed): Cecelia Zabala - master musician from Argentina
Jan 23 (Thu): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jan 26 (Sun): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - popular voice, guitar
Jan 27 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jan 29 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Jan 30 (Thu): Adlai Alexander with Eddie Parente and Patrick Harry
Feb 2 (Sun): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar

Led by Anne Weiss, this fun class will help you improve your harmony skills, $160 for seven weeks or $30 drop-in, all ages, experienced and inexperienced (and in between) singers welcome. Register at the Artichoke Music website using the link below.

Ooooh, you KNOW you love to sing harmony! Or want to! Come enjoy group singing and improve your harmony skills in this fun class, using songs and styles from around the world. If you can hold a melody- or a harmony–or both– this class is for you!

Sight reading ability welcome but not required. We will learn many songs by ear and some with the help of sheet music.

LOCATION: Courtyard at Mount Tabor in the Hood Wing - 6211 SE Division, Portland Oregon
- Free parking on site - Bus stop one block away! - Wheelchair accessible!

Consider taking this class along with Singing for the Vocally Challenged at a discounted rate of $275 for both!

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

Join us for a lovely evening of dancing as we celebrate MLK Day with a playlist of Waltz, Blues, Swing, NC2S, and more...

DJ for the evening is Dorothy

A fun time of dance!

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

8-8:30 pm Lesson/warm-up

8:30-10:30 pm: Open dancing to a varied playlist

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

Our mailing address is:
Lenora‘s Ballroom
3300 SE Woodward
Portland, OR 9720

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 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.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! String Band Class is led by Maggie Lind, Patrick Lind, and Sophie Enloe, $80-300 sliding scale for eight classes (no class on Feb 18).

If you would like to build your old-time music repertoire while meeting and playing with other people, then this class is for you!

We meet for 8 weeks and learn 6 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).

In addition to the class meetings, enrolled students will receive access to source recordings, demonstration videos, guitar chord charts, and banjo tabs for each of the tunes we teach. Hundreds of people have found community and friendship and we’ve learned quite a few tunes along the way. You will receive class instruction, source music, instructional videos, and one on one pointers in the lessons. Feel free to invite friends from far and wide to “audit” the class and learn the same tunes as you! Scroll down for all the details.

Cost for the 8-week session is a sliding scale $300-$80. See our Tiered Pricing and Generosity Policy. We have full and partial scholarships available!

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

Hosted by:
Jack Bohl (1st Wednesday),
Will Selzer (2nd Wednesday),
John Risley (3rd Wednesday),
Steven Smith (4th Wednesday),
**rotating hosts** (5th Wednesday).

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

Bluesing Around w/ Folk, an Artichoke Community Music class led by Anne Weiss, improve your group and individual playing and singing skills (and develop new repertoire!) in this fun, interactive class, $160 for seven classes, $30 drop-in.

Located upstairs in the front classroom (south-facing)

Any instrument and/or vocals, advanced beginner, intermediate and up. We’ll learn how to approach blues and folk from a fresh perspective, gain listening, instrumental, rhythmic and vocal skills, and you’ll have the opportunity to share what you’ve worked on each week (if you like)!

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

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.

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!

Artichoke Community Music School on-line class led by Matt Meighan, $180 for six two-hour classes.

Dedicated to each writer developing their authentic voice and communicating their unique experience. We‘ll explore ways to connect to the songs inside you and cultivate trust in the power of your voice to give them a shape in the world.

Classes include group writing, song sharing, generous listening, and discussion of aspects of the songwriting journey. Each class will include a song prompt with the goal of trying to write a song before the next class. Participants share a song each week in breakout groups.

We‘ll listen generously and appreciatively to one another and create an inspiring, critique-free, non-judgmental space in which to deepen songwriting practice. Songwriters of all levels of experience welcome.

*Instructor will provide students with the link to join prior to the first class session.

Learner-friendly jam session focused on old-time, folk, and acoustic blues, held in members‘ homes, all instruments and ability levels welcome. For more info, contact Steve Bleiler at bleilers{at}pdx.edu.

Special sessions:
Feb 19 (Wed): Sad song happy hour
Dec 17 (Wed): Holiday music jam

COVID Policy:
Full vaccination required.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Dec 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Dec 29 (Sun): Nora Meier - singer-songwriter album release
Dec 30 (Non): Emi Gilbert - jazz piano and voice
Jan 2 (Thu): Gordon Lee Quartet - Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jan 5 (Sun): Porchello - eclectic cellos
Jan 6 (Mon): Bigger Nova - bossa nova soul jazz
Jan 8 (Wed): Owen Evans +2 - jazz with vision
Jan 9 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Kerry Politzer - jazz flute and piano
Jan 12 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express - klezmer
Jan 13 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Jan 15 (Wed): Wyatt Button - jazz piano and voice
Jan 16 (Thu): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jan 18 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, and Brian Healey
Jan 19 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Jan 20 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere - blues, roots
Jan 22 (Wed): Cecelia Zabala - master musician from Argentina
Jan 23 (Thu): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jan 26 (Sun): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - popular voice, guitar
Jan 27 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jan 29 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Jan 30 (Thu): Adlai Alexander with Eddie Parente and Patrick Harry
Feb 2 (Sun): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar

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

This 8-week class is led by Avery Hill and will cover/review all the basics you need to know for early success in your ‘ukulele playing, $165 for eight classes/$30 drop-in.

Have you recently treated yourself to a new ‘ukulele, or received one as a gift? Or have you had one in the closet you are ready to finally dust off? Or perhaps the pandemic has kept you from your ‘ukulele too long, and you are ready to dive back into playing?

Do you receive a reduced or fixed income? I believe that everyone has the right to access and engage in the arts in meaningful ways. While I periodically raise my teaching rates to reflect an increased cost in living, as well as an increase in experience and expertise, I believe music education should be accessible to everyone and we all benefit from an economically diverse class environment. If your income is limited or fixed, please use the code ACCESS at checkout to receive a 25% discount on the class fee. If this discount does not match your needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly via my website: www.averyhill.studio/contact.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Norman Hamilton, $160 for seven classes/$30 drop-in.

If you are an absolute beginning banjo player this class is for you. You‘ll get step by step instructions on how to play in an easy to follow format. You‘ll learn a two finger style technique that‘s easy to learn and fun to play. By the end of the class you’ll be more comfortable with the banjo and be able to play a few tunes.

Beyond Beginner ‘U. kulele is an advanced beginner ukulele class for players with basic skills looking to take it to the next level, led by Avery Hill., $165 for eight classes/$30 drop-in. It is part of Artichoke Community Music School, but held at an off site location - NOT at Artichoke Music.

It’s fairly easy for some folks to pick up the ?ukulele and get themselves started. However, at some point, everyone needs a bit more guidance, perhaps some accountability, and the fun and support of a community to get them beyond beginner ?ukulele skills. That’s exactly what this class is designed to do! This class will use popular and accessible songs to build up our repertoire of chords, keys, strum patterns and maybe even a fingerpicking pattern or two! Participants will receive a weekly recap email and links to practice videos to support their weekly practice between classes.

This class is recommended for players who are comfortable with:

playing songs with the chords C, F, G(7), Am, and maybe more
a basic strum pattern or two
taking risks to learn new techniques and material

For more information about Avery visit: https://averyhill.studio

Do you receive a reduced or fixed income? I believe that everyone has the right to access and engage in the arts in meaningful ways. While I periodically raise my teaching rates to reflect an increased cost in living, as well as an increase in experience and expertise, I believe music education should be accessible to everyone and we all benefit from an economically diverse class environment. If your income is limited or fixed, please use the code ACCESS at checkout to receive a 25% discount on the class fee. If this discount does not match your needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly via my website: www.averyhill.studio/contact.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Arlo Leach, $160 for seven classes.

Locatiom: Classroom Front (South)

Whether you want to participate in song circles or jams, write your own songs or just play along with your favorite recordings, the guitar is an ideal instrument to learn. In this class we’ll start with basic chord progressions and strum patterns using a variety of folk and pop songs, including student requests when possible. No previous experience is necessary.

To contact the instructor, please visit http://www.arlotone.com.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Avery Hill, $195 for eight classes/$30 drop-in.

Each year, our ‘Ukulele Jam Songbook gets updated with new songs. Whether you‘ve been to many of our 1st Saturday jams, to a handful or to none at all, this 8-week class is open to anyone wanting to dive a little deeper into learning these songs. We‘ll cover a variety of strum patterns, chords and keys, and opportunities to either make things easier to play or to give yourself an extra challenge.

This class is recommended for players who are comfortable with:

playing songs with the chords C, F, G(7), Am, and maybe more
a basic strum pattern or two
taking risks to learn new techniques and material

For more information about Avery visit: https://averyhill.studio.

Do you receive a reduced or fixed income? I believe that everyone has the right to access and engage in the arts in meaningful ways. While I periodically raise my teaching rates to reflect an increased cost in living, as well as an increase in experience and expertise, I believe music education should be accessible to everyone and we all benefit from an economically diverse class environment. If your income is limited or fixed, please use the code ACCESS at checkout to receive a 25% discount on the class fee. If this discount does not match your needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly via my website: www.averyhill.studio/contact.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Dec 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Dec 29 (Sun): Nora Meier - singer-songwriter album release
Dec 30 (Non): Emi Gilbert - jazz piano and voice
Jan 2 (Thu): Gordon Lee Quartet - Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jan 5 (Sun): Porchello - eclectic cellos
Jan 6 (Mon): Bigger Nova - bossa nova soul jazz
Jan 8 (Wed): Owen Evans +2 - jazz with vision
Jan 9 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Kerry Politzer - jazz flute and piano
Jan 12 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express - klezmer
Jan 13 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Jan 15 (Wed): Wyatt Button - jazz piano and voice
Jan 16 (Thu): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jan 18 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, and Brian Healey
Jan 19 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Jan 20 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere - blues, roots
Jan 22 (Wed): Cecelia Zabala - master musician from Argentina
Jan 23 (Thu): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jan 26 (Sun): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - popular voice, guitar
Jan 27 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jan 29 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Jan 30 (Thu): Adlai Alexander with Eddie Parente and Patrick Harry
Feb 2 (Sun): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar

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 and/or Laurie Sonnenfeld.

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

Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, and Leigh Anne Kranz, 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.

Led by Maggie Lind, $200 for eight weeks (sliding scale of $300-80 as explained below).
No class on Feb 14.

If you’ve been in Friday Zoom or Beginner 2, then this is the right class for you. If you have been in Monday Beginner 3 class before, this still may be a good fit for you. I will find common ground or offer differentiated instruction should folks have a wide range of skills. This is a great way to keep your accountability for practice and have a weekly check in and inspiration.

The cost for the Zoom class that meets Fridays at noon:
TIER 1 – $300 (I am financially comfortable)
TIER 2 – $260 (I am financially stable)
TIER 3 – $180 (I need subsidized tuition to afford class)
TIER 4 – $80 (I cannot attend without a scholarship)

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.

Jan 17: caller Lindsay Dono with Erik Weberg, George Penk, Heather Pinney
Jan 24: caller Laura Hatch with Sue Songer, Erik Weberg, Lori Schaffer
Jan 31: caller Cynthia Stenger with Laura Kuhlman, Leslie Hirsch, Lisa Scott
Feb 7: caller Ric Goldman with Ron Dann, Lisa Scott, Brooke Bubna
Feb 14: caller Cynthia Stenger with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Mark Douglass
Feb 21: caller Laura Hatch with Erika Liebert, Lisa Scott, George Penk
Feb 28: callers Dilip Sequeira and Rachel Pusey with Laura Kuhlman, Leslie Hirsch, Lisa Scott
Mar 7: caller Ric Goldman with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Mark Douglass
Mar 14: caller David Macemon with Carl Thor, Leslie Hirsch, Alison Saichek, Norman Farrell
Mar 21: caller Margaret Bary with Betsy Branch, Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Jenny Peterson
Mar 28: caller Lindsey Dono with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn
Apr 4: caller David Macemon with Erik Weberg, George Penk, Heather Pinney

Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All dances are mask-optional at this time. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

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

Come sing along to some of your favorite Yacht Rock classics with Arietta Ward, JP Downer, Kenton Drizzle, Blake Bradley, Tristan Hart Pierce & Tyrone Hendrix. Friday, January 24th at Alberta Street Pub, $20 (plus fees of $3.46), 21+.

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: Rachel and Justin

Second Saturday: Dave Elliott

3rd Saturday: Gareth Jenkins

4th Saturday: Chip Russell

5th Saturday: Phil Hodgen

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

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.

Artichoke Community Music School class For guitarists (determined beginner through advanced) led by Steve Cheseborough, $125 for five classes/$30 drop-in.

We also will sing the songs. Blind Lemon Jefferson not only had one of the coolest names in American music -- he also played some of the coolest licks! We‘ll start with some of his simpler pieces, which are still pretty interesting and challenging. By the end of the session, who knows where we‘ll be? You probably won‘t ever sound like this genius artist. But you‘ll get an understanding of Blind Lemon Jefferson‘s life, music and milieu.

Location: Back Classroom (North)

Questions? Email instructor at chezztone(*at*)gmail.com.

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.

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.

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.

Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues!
7 pm newcomer/refresher lesson, 7:30-10:30 pm dance, $6-20 sliding scale, cash or check.

All contra dances through August will be mask-optional.

Dec 28 (Sat): caller Rich Goss, music by Pleasantly Frantic
Jan 25 (Sat): caller Ric Goldman, music by The Overtones [Corvallis]
Feb 22 (Sat): caller Laurel Thomas, music by The Campaign for Reel Time
Mar 22 (Sat): caller Isaac Banner [Seattle], music by The Nettles [Corvallis]

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:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. 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.

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.

It‘s a new year and we‘re kicking things off with one of our favorite annual singing traditions- the Robert Burns Pub Sing. If you‘ve never been to a Revels pub sing, this is a great time to start! Join us for a bite to eat, and to raise glasses and voices in honor of the great Scottish poet. Doors open 4:15, singing from 4:30-6:30 ***$10 suggested donation at the door***

Chance Hayden’s Desert Room All-stars, $11, 21+, at Al‘s Den (located under the Crystal Hotel). Sunday, January 26th, 2025 7:00PM Limited seating available

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8-10 pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Dec 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Dec 29 (Sun): Nora Meier - singer-songwriter album release
Dec 30 (Non): Emi Gilbert - jazz piano and voice
Jan 2 (Thu): Gordon Lee Quartet - Oregon Music Hall of Fame inductee
Jan 5 (Sun): Porchello - eclectic cellos
Jan 6 (Mon): Bigger Nova - bossa nova soul jazz
Jan 8 (Wed): Owen Evans +2 - jazz with vision
Jan 9 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Kerry Politzer - jazz flute and piano
Jan 12 (Sun): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express - klezmer
Jan 13 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Jan 15 (Wed): Wyatt Button - jazz piano and voice
Jan 16 (Thu): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jan 18 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Gordon Lee, and Brian Healey
Jan 19 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Jan 20 (Mon): Ellen Whyte and Garry Meziere - blues, roots
Jan 22 (Wed): Cecelia Zabala - master musician from Argentina
Jan 23 (Thu): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jan 26 (Sun): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - popular voice, guitar
Jan 27 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jan 29 (Wed): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Jan 30 (Thu): Adlai Alexander with Eddie Parente and Patrick Harry
Feb 2 (Sun): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice and guitar