Events - Week View

The LaConner Guitar Festival is something different. It is not a festival of guitar players, but of guitar makers, or luthiers. Nevertheless, there are plenty of the things you want at a guitar festival: workshops (on advanced guitar playing), small afternoon concerts, large evening concerts, mini concerts, and a festival cabaret in an open-mic setting. Then there are special events that cover the process of guitar making.

Held May 17-19 at LaConner WA in beautiful Skagit county (north of Seattle), advance prices are quite reasonable: three-day passes are $40/single-day passes $15.

NOTE: Concerts and workshops are NOT included in General Admission and require separately purchased tickets. Workshops $30 advance, concerts $20 advance/$25 at the box office.

Workshop leaders include Mark Hanson, Frog and Toad (Brad Jones and Ben Wilborn), Tracy Spring, Peter Janson, Bill Mize, Tim Farrell and Sean Hall. For more information, go to https://laconnerguitarfestival.com/.

Workshops and evening concerts are held at the Civic Garden Club, 622 s 2nd St. Afternoon concerts are held at the Clubhouse of the Swinomish Yacht Club, 310 N 1st St.

Evening Concerts (7-9 pm):
May 17 (Fri): Mark Hanson and Greta Pedersen (with special guests Frog and Toad)
May 18 (Sat): Tony McManus (with special guest Sean Hall)

Special Afternoon Concerts (2:30-4 pm):
May 17 (Fri): Peter Janson and Steve Davison
May 18 (Sat): Bill Mize
May 19 (Sun): Tim Farrell

Kelly Brightwell & Woody Moran lead a song circle at The Artichoke every 3rd Sunday of the month. Bring your instrument, bring your songs (original or cover), bring your voice and let’s share some songs around the circle, suggested donation $5-$10 (doors open at 12:30 pm).

Americana artist Kelly Brightwell and folk-rocker Woody Moran serve up catchy harmonies and heartfelt messages with a sound reminiscent of The Civil Wars, Birds of Chicago, and UK band The Shires. The award-winning songwriters perform as a duo and with a full band in the Pacific Northwest region, playing house concerts, listening rooms and festival stages.

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.

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.

Artichoke Community Music song circle led by the Soldier Songs and Voices Team.

We welcome all veterans and current military to bring your acoustic instruments and share a song or two, covers and/or originals. Song books will be available.

Soldier Songs and Voices provides free songwriting workshops and guitar and voice instruction to veterans of all eras. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that telling it in song is a path to a happier and healthier life. Loaner guitars are available. If you are interested in joining the workshops, email us.

First Sunday: Christian Harmony
Third Sunday: Blue Book

Live music on the patio, free. Every fourth Sunday, we welcome How Long Jug Band!

Inspired by the great jug bands of the 1920s and 30s, the How Long Jug Band blends kazoos, washboards and jugs seamlessly with conventional guitars, mandolins and banjos. While they sometimes slip a modern song into the mix, the How Longs mostly draw from early blues, ragtime and jazz, digging into obscure songs to find lyrics and arrangements that are too good to be forgotten.

Song Circle every Sunday - see Facebook page of Fat Albert‘s Coffee House for Zoom Link and meeting ID.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions
Sep 1 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Sep 3 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 4 (Thu): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Abbey Road
Sep 7 (Sun): Riner Scivally, Ed Bennett and Dave Snodgrass - jazz
Sep 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 10 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Sep 11 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/BossaNova
Sep 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 15 (Mon): Mike Horsfall and CKevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 17 (Wed): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - jazz piano and guitar
Sep 18 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sun): Chris Lee‘s Tribute to Egberto Gismondi
Sep 22 (Mon): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country duets
Sep 24 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Sep 25 (Thu): The Bylines and Willow Stephens - American music cocktail
Sep 27 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - mellow jazz

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!

Trad & Irish song session.

Email maureenmcnally6(at)gmail.com for Zoom link.

The Everyone Welcome Community Choir is a non-audition singing class and choir rolled into one, where the number one reason for returning is FUN. Led by Anne Weiss, $165 for seven weeks or $30 drop-in. Register at the Artichoke Music website using the link provided.

Instead of "choral" music, we use songs from around the world: African, folk, gospel, Balkan, rounds, reggae, and more! We focus on pitch, breath, harmony, rhythm, and... did I mention fun? Any skill level, any age. Bring your family, bring your friends.

Outdoors in the Garden in good weather— bring a jacket! Indoors in inclement weather— bring a mask.

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to customized pricing, the registration process is a little different for this class.

For ALL registration types (FULL & DROP-IN) please use the following instructions:

- click the REGISTER button
- login to your account, or select CONTINUE WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT and fill out the necessary info to register
- make sure your name (or the name of the registrant - if not you) is populated in the NAME field under REGISTRANTS
- click CHECK OUT NOW
- select the desired registration type from the ITEM drop-down list
- click the CHECKOUT button and follow the prompts to complete your registration

FOR ALL DROP-IN REGISTRATIONS:

- Please indicate which date you wish to drop-in, in the comment box provided
- If you would like to register for multiple drop-in dates at once, please email sarah*(at)*artichokemusic.org for assistance

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions
Sep 1 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Sep 3 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 4 (Thu): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Abbey Road
Sep 7 (Sun): Riner Scivally, Ed Bennett and Dave Snodgrass - jazz
Sep 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 10 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Sep 11 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/BossaNova
Sep 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 15 (Mon): Mike Horsfall and CKevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 17 (Wed): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - jazz piano and guitar
Sep 18 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sun): Chris Lee‘s Tribute to Egberto Gismondi
Sep 22 (Mon): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country duets
Sep 24 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Sep 25 (Thu): The Bylines and Willow Stephens - American music cocktail
Sep 27 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - mellow jazz

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

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

As the luck of the Irish might have it, find yourself dancing the evening before St Patrick‘s Day!

We have a special set of waltzes, chacha, swing, blues, and more to warm your up for the holiday....

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

Our insightful DJ is Dorothy Sharrar with a playlist of waltz, swing, blues, NC2S and more...

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 in the A. M. 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.

Come at 7pm for the zydeco lesson and stay for the dancing, Tuesday nights.

Take advantage of the weekly lesson for beginners and then stay for the dance ‘til 9:30. Instructors rotate weekly and each brings their own curated playlist of classic and contemporary zydeco and Cajun music. Zydeco, two-step, waltz, blues, swing.

Cascade Zydeco members $5/non-members $10 (Dec 26 & Jan 2: members free non-mmbers $5.

Dance lesson 7-7:30 pm
DJ music & dancing 7:30-9:30 pm

A big shout out to our dance instructors who bring the music and teach a zydeco lesson each week. (or sometimes Cajun two step or a zydeco line dance...) Here‘s the line up:
1st Tuesdays - Roland Jemerson & Janine Tebeau-Jemerson
2nd Tuesdays - David Seitz & Patti Lind
3rd Tuesdays - Terri Jo Bonbright & Roland Jemerson
4th Tuesdays - Deb Gasster & Rich Steronko
5th Tuesdays - TBA
Wood dance floor and full bar & food for purchase.

Catfish Lou‘s opens at 5, so you can come early, eat dinner and stay for the dancing!

No outside food or drinks are permitted, but bottled water will be available for $1.

COVID Policy:
Cascade Zydeco continues to abide by the recommendations of the Oregon Health Authority. Covid vaccinations and masks recommended, but not required.

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

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

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

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

Artichoke Community Music School intermediate blues guitar class led by Anne Weiss, $125 for five classes or $30 drop-in.

You know the basics and feel ready for a little bit of a challenge. We’ll go over piedmont, Chicago and delta blues styles and licks and tricks and new material to help you move up a step!

Held at an off-site location - specified in class description or by teacher.

For questions email Anne Weiss at likapika(*at*)aol.com.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions
Sep 1 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Sep 3 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 4 (Thu): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Abbey Road
Sep 7 (Sun): Riner Scivally, Ed Bennett and Dave Snodgrass - jazz
Sep 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 10 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Sep 11 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/BossaNova
Sep 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 15 (Mon): Mike Horsfall and CKevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 17 (Wed): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - jazz piano and guitar
Sep 18 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sun): Chris Lee‘s Tribute to Egberto Gismondi
Sep 22 (Mon): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country duets
Sep 24 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Sep 25 (Thu): The Bylines and Willow Stephens - American music cocktail
Sep 27 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - mellow jazz

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

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.

Thursday Night Coffeehouse is a celebration of up to four local and touring artists coming together in an intimate, coffeehouse setting, at the venerable Artichoke Community Music - it is a wonderful opportunity to hear artists of all levels in a listening room setting. Beer, wine, soft drinks, and light snacks are available for purchase at the bar, $10.

Curated By Portland Folkmusic Society -- Benefit for Artichoke Music

Ken Vigil is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, saxophones) who plays in styles from blues to bluegrass. His influences range from Townes Van Zandt to Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, and early John Coltrane.

Anne Weiss has been described as a cross between Janice Joplin and Joni Mitchell (Willamette Week). She is a multi instrumentalist, multi-layered vocalist, funk ukulele player, award winning songwriter and poet with 5 albums to her credit. She and her band create a warm. winning, funny, musically rich show.

Steve Cheseborough re-creates the blues, hokum and ragtime of the 1920s-30s, interspersing the songs with stories, history and humor. In his teaching, he works from the original recordings and tries to get his students to feel the groove with their hands and voices.

Waxwing John is a newcomer to Portland. He played folk guitar as a teen in the late ‘60s but became involved in theatre, primarily as an actor. After professional training he spent the ‘80s in NYC before moving to the SF Bay Area. Around 2000 Wax stopped pursuing acting and within a month had his old guitar out of the closet and soon fell back into the passion he had as a teen. Wax decided to focus on early country blues, as the singing and playing of this music had always excited and challenged him.

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.

(Suggested donation $25-30) Tony Furtado (banjo / cello-banjo / slide guitar), Luke Price (fiddle) – Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele. All of the music of America is in Tony’s music. Tony will be joined by 5 time National Fiddle Champion Luke Price. Potluck 6:30 pm, show 7:30 pm, Suggested donation is $25-$30 in general - pay what you can. All income levels welcome. To RSVP for a concert or to ask questions, you can use the form on the website or send an email to abbiew*(at)*froggie.com. We invite you to make a voluntary donation of $1 or more for the live streaming portion of the show. 100% of the streaming tips go to the artists! COVID Policy: Masks not required, but you are invited wear one if you prefer! We have HEPA Filters and open windows. Contact: Abbie Weisenbloom / abbiew*(at)*froggie.com / www.froggie.com

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions
Sep 1 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Sep 3 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 4 (Thu): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Abbey Road
Sep 7 (Sun): Riner Scivally, Ed Bennett and Dave Snodgrass - jazz
Sep 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 10 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Sep 11 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/BossaNova
Sep 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 15 (Mon): Mike Horsfall and CKevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 17 (Wed): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - jazz piano and guitar
Sep 18 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sun): Chris Lee‘s Tribute to Egberto Gismondi
Sep 22 (Mon): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country duets
Sep 24 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Sep 25 (Thu): The Bylines and Willow Stephens - American music cocktail
Sep 27 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - mellow jazz

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

We‘re excited to announce that the 2024 Cultural Focus is Meraki.

Meraki marks the 3rd chapter of our 5-year Cultural Focus storyline. Meraki derives from the Greek language and means doing something with passion, soul, and love.

Local performers who will appear at Folklife:
May 25 (Sat) at 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Cecilia Eng has a 30-minute set at the Rotunda, a small coffee shop style stage in the lobby of the Bagley Wright Theater.

May 27 (Mon) at 5:30 - 6 pm: Siena Christie will be performing at the Storm Welcome Stage.

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.

Modern English country dance for all, Dancing starts at 7:30. Show up early to check in. Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request. Admission: $7-$20 sliding scale.

No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor. No partner required.

We welcome people who respect our expressed dance-community values and code of conduct without regard for age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, or ability.

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

Mask Policy:
All dances are mask-optional at this time.

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

Le Bon Bande returns to the cozy 13th Moon Gravity Well Pub to play traditional Cajun music on accordion, fiddle, and guitar. The band features Paul Rathje, Robert Lee and Todd Yuratich. There‘s a little bitty dance space and we‘ve made the most of it. It‘s a lovely evening! 13th Moon Gravity Well is a neighborhood bar and bottle shop featuring rare and high-quality beer and wine. They have small snacks and there‘s also a food truck in the parking lot, free, minors allowed until 9 pm.

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.

We‘re excited to announce that the 2024 Cultural Focus is Meraki.

Meraki marks the 3rd chapter of our 5-year Cultural Focus storyline. Meraki derives from the Greek language and means doing something with passion, soul, and love.

Local performers who will appear at Folklife:
May 25 (Sat) at 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Cecilia Eng has a 30-minute set at the Rotunda, a small coffee shop style stage in the lobby of the Bagley Wright Theater.

May 27 (Mon) at 5:30 - 6 pm: Siena Christie will be performing at the Storm Welcome Stage.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for four classes.

This musical icon‘s museum and former home burned down recently. Let‘s keep his legacy alive by playing his music! Bring an acoustic guitar. All levels welcome, but you should be able to keep a beat, and be eager to learn and willing to practice. We will meet at an outdoor location near N Mississippi Ave. Exact location will be sent via email to all registrants prior to the first class.

Contact instructor Steve Cheseborough, chezztone*(at)*gmail.com, with any questions.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for four classes.

You‘ll learn some new chords and maybe some Portuguese lyrics, and mainly how to get into the irresistible groove! The music of Joao Gilberto is our inspiration. All levels welcome, but you should be able to keep a beat, and be eager to learn and willing to practice. Classical-type guitar preferred. Will meet at an outdoor location near N Mississippi Ave. Exact location will be emailed to all registrants prior to the first class.

Contact instructor Steve Cheseborough, chezztone*(at)*gmail.com, with any questions.

Revels presents a world premiere work by local actor/singer/songwriter Lo Steele, celebrating the bonds women build through the ritual of styling one another’s hair. At the Root features a series of short vignettes showcasing these rituals as markers of life transitions. Creating and honoring community with choral singing and audience participation, this is production not to be missed. Story and Music By Lo Steele Directed by Bobby Bermea Musical Direction by Anthony Michael Shepard Please note that Revels is not handling the ticketing for any of our touring performances. Please contact each venue directly to reserve your tickets or get more information.

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, Jan Mancuso.

We open up a "room" on Zoom at 6 pm Pacific Time every Saturday evening. We start singing at 6:30 pm and we keep it going until the last person leaves. Feel free to come in anytime, and stay as long as you like. We run it kind of like a physical song circle. Everyone who wants to can sing once, and then we’ll do another round, and just keep going around as long as you like. Of course, it is totally fine to just listen and some people do. For more information, go to the heading ‘Song Circles‘ on this drop down menu.

2026 VSC Themes
Mar 21: Natural or man-made disasters
Apr 18: Toss it! Catch!
May 16: Variations on ‘This Land Is Your Land‘
Jun 20: Animals acting like people - songs where animals talk, wear clothes, get married, tell the future, give warnings, etc.
Jul 18: Mountains
Aug 15: Neither plant nor animal: songs about minerals
Sep 19: Ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties
Oct 17: Leaves Leave Leaf
Nov 21: Songs new to everyone‘s ears
Dec 19: Miracles

Come enjoy some 1920 – 30’s Style blues with Steve Cheseborough!

We‘re excited to announce that the 2024 Cultural Focus is Meraki.

Meraki marks the 3rd chapter of our 5-year Cultural Focus storyline. Meraki derives from the Greek language and means doing something with passion, soul, and love.

Local performers who will appear at Folklife:
May 25 (Sat) at 11:45 am - 12:15 pm: Cecilia Eng has a 30-minute set at the Rotunda, a small coffee shop style stage in the lobby of the Bagley Wright Theater.

May 27 (Mon) at 5:30 - 6 pm: Siena Christie will be performing at the Storm Welcome Stage.

We are excited to host Portland Bluegrass Sunday Jam every 2nd and 4th Sundays (and 5th when it happens) at Artichoke, $5 cover at the door.

This is a live, in-person, and open Bluegrass jam from 1-4 pm. Acoustic only please, and all levels of experience welcome.

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.

Soldier Songs and Voices provides free songwriting workshops and guitar and voice instruction to veterans of all eras. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that telling it in song is a path to a happier and healthier life. Loaner guitars are available. Previous musical experience and skill are not required. Just bring your curiosity and willingness to unleash your creativity. For the foreseeable future classes meet online. If you are interested in joining the workshops, email us.

Second and Fourth Sunday: Green Book singing (1991 Denson edition)

Nov 23: no singing at Kennedy School

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

Song Circle every Sunday - see Facebook page of Fat Albert‘s Coffee House for Zoom Link and meeting ID.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Aug 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
Aug 31 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish influenced excursions
Sep 1 (Mon): James Clem - blues, roots
Sep 3 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 4 (Thu): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays the music of Abbey Road
Sep 7 (Sun): Riner Scivally, Ed Bennett and Dave Snodgrass - jazz
Sep 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Sep 10 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Sep 11 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/BossaNova
Sep 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 15 (Mon): Mike Horsfall and CKevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 17 (Wed): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - jazz piano and guitar
Sep 18 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sun): Chris Lee‘s Tribute to Egberto Gismondi
Sep 22 (Mon): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass and early country duets
Sep 24 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Sep 25 (Thu): The Bylines and Willow Stephens - American music cocktail
Sep 27 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - mellow jazz