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This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

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.

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.

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

Jan 12 (Sun): Calling: David Macemon, Music: George Penk, Leslie Hirsch, Mark Douglass
Feb 9 (Sun): Calling: Ric Goldman, Music: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Lisa Scott
Mar 9 (Sun): Calling: Laura Hatch, Music: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Lisa Scott
Apr 13 (Sun): Calling: Brooke Friendly, Music: Fine Companions - Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott
May 11 (Sun): Calling: TBD, Music: Fine Companions - Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott
Jun 8 (Sun): Calling: IBD, Music: Fine Companions - Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott

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

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

Mask Policy:
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.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

The Artichoke: Live Music Venue (location map) Sunday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 07/14/24 (1 day) Brilliant fingerstyle guitarist, $20 (doors open at 6:30 pm). Midwest native Mary Flower relocated from Denver to the vibrant Portland music scene in 2004. Since then, she‘s continued to impress crowds and critics at folk festivals in America and abroad, including Merlefest, Waterfront Blues Fest, King Biscuit, A Prairie Home Companion and the Vancouver Folk Festival, while maintaining a parallel career as a renowned guitar teacher. Mary has shared her guitar skills at over 25 guitar “camps” and is about to celebrate 10 years at Blues in the Gorge, her own guitar intensive near Portland, Oregon. Along the way, she‘s twice been a finalist in the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship, as well as being nominated three times for the Blues Foundation‘s prestigious “Blues Music Award.”

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.

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School.

The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.

The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.

If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!

Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
at board-chair*(at)*portlandcountrydance.org.

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 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.

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

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.

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),
Steven Smith (4th Wednesday),
**rotating hosts** (5th Wednesday).

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

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

Special events for youth and families:

Jul 3 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Aaron Nigel Smith, bring the family to groove to the live musical blend of reggae and roots
Jul 10 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid, high-energy Bollywood/bhangra dance party. Learn a few South Asian dance moves..
Jul 17 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Olive and Dingo, hilarious and joyful rockin‘ storytime.
Jul 20 (Sat) - 11 am to 1 pm: People of the Drum, live music and drumming workshops by multicultural groups, including Mexica Tiahui, Alex Addy Drummers, Oregon Korean Performing Arts, and Portland Taiko.
Jul 24 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Nathalia Palis, ‘Mil Colores’ traditional Latin American sounds and rhythms.
Jul 31 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: The Awesome Possum Party Band, feel-good family music project.
Aug 7 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Teacher Brittany, sing and dance in Spanish and English.
Aug 14 (Wed) - 11 am to 12 pm: Prismagic, balloon animals and face painting (11 am-12pm), heartfelt aerialist performance (12 pm to 1 pm).
Aug 17 Sat) - 12 pm to 5 pm: Tonga Day Festival, celebration honoring Tongan heritage through community, family, cultural performances, live music, and food.
Aug 21 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Aaron Nigel Smith and Jubba White, live reggae music with world-renowned Jamaican performer.

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.

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!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

Accordionist extraordinaire Mike Beglan and multi-instrumentalist Nancy Conescu share with us their love of traditional Irish music.

Tunesday is a collection of local musicians who meet up to play traditional old time tunes. Starting in January 2024, they‘ll be playing third and fifth Wednesdays at the Moon and Sixpence. Come on out and enjoy the food, drink, and music and everything else that makes the Moon great, 21+.

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 is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

Alberta Rose Theatre is proud to present the legendary Chris Smither, $30 advance, $38 at the door, minors OK when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Austin singer/songwriter Betty Soo opens the show. As noted by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, MOJO, NPR, and others, in the decades of travels to All About the Bones, Chris Smither has gone from up-and-comer to journeyman to veteran to icon. The light given off from his music casts our own lives into a sublime and welcome clarity.

Sessions are led by Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Maurice Condie (guitar). These are open access sessions, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up and join in!

We believe great things happen when we play tunes together! People connect with each other and make friends, and we keep our music traditions alive by sharing tunes and passing them on. What’s more, playing tunes can make you feel happy, and if you do it often enough, you’ll notice that you are getting better at playing your instrument too!

It turns out that you don’t even have to be in the same place…great things still happen when we play music together, online from the comfort of your own home.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

Artichoke Afternoons - doors open at 12:30 pm, tickets $5-$10 (sliding scale).

*FREE for those who show a SNAP/EBT/Oregon Trail card at the door, and for kids under 18.

Feb 20 (Thu): The Deck Boys -
Four songwriters with four musical styes folk, blues, bluegrass and rock all on one stage.

(For fans of Buddy Guy, Allison Krauss, The Decemberists)

Once again, Dx2 w/K&S grace The Artichoke stage with their eclectic collection of folk and blues. All songwriters, all friends, this will be their second performance as a "band". Come on out and see what they have cooked up for you this time around.

Dave Irwin is well known as a member of the bluegrass band Fadin by 9, Dave Dudley is a fine harmonic player, and Kelley Faulkner is quickly gaining recognition as a fine singer. All are songwriters of different styles.

With the return of good weather, the outdoor tune session resumes Thursday afternoons in the Butterfly Garden in Cook Park, Tigard, Oregon.

Let’s get together to play some tunes outside!

This is a weekly event in the good-weather months. The Butterfly Garden in Cook Park, Tigard, has wide open space where we can gather in shade, sunshine, or shelter.

Bring a chair and an instrument. The park is a great place to take a walk or have a picnic before or after the session. If you come with companions, there is plenty of room for them to roam among the trees and trails and by the river if they want a break from the tune playing.

Where we are gathering: as you enter the park via SW 92nd Ave, turn left at the open gate and head toward Shelter 4 (the park’s website has a map). We’ll gather on the lawn near Shelter 4, at the entrance to the Butterfly Garden. We’ll pick a shady spot if it’s a warm day, or grab a sunny spot if it’s a cool day. If it’s rainy we’ll get under the roof of Shelter 4.

Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below.

Aug 3 (Sat): Barrio Mestizo, classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, cha cha cha and more (Rutherford Park, 16555 SE Mill)
Aug 8 (Thu): Beat Frequency, pop, funk, and R&B duo (Woodstock Park, 5012 SE Harold)
Aug 15 (Thu): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express, Klezmer groove, East European fiddle (Essex Park, 7730 SE Center)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 16 (Fri): Joshua Josue-El Gringo Mariachi, Americana/Chicano rock, cross-border songs, and stories of the working class (Pendleton Park, SW Iowa St.)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 17 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Motown soul revue (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 22 (Thu): [at 6 pm] hip-hop in the park, family-friendly, community-driven showcase of local hip-hop artists (K?unamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta)
Aug 23 (Fri): Macey Gard Band, premier high-energy power pop and a get-down funky dance show (Thompson Park, 14030 NE Sacramento)
Aug 24 (Sat): The Kidz Outside Festival, third annual family-friendly hip-hop event with interactive activities and vendors (George Park, 7240 N Fessenden)
Aug 24 (Sat): [at 6 pm] Celebrating Black Arts and Culture, family-friendly arts activities and a concert presented by Albina Music Trust (Patton Square Park, N Maryland Ave.)
Aug 29 (Thu): Your Song My Song, fun and interactive live music concert for all ages (Irving Park, 707 NE Fremont)
Aug 30 (Fri): Bottleneck Blues Band, traditional electric dance blues (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 31 (Sat): [at 6pm] Providence Stage Band, big band sounds from the 40s to today (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)

Come on down to Artichoke Music for the return of Acoustic Village, hosted by Richard Colombo! Be part of the heart. Make sure to arrive a little bit early and put your name in the hat to play two songs, cover or original. Hope to see you there!!!

Doors open at 6:30 pm, $5-10 at the door (sliding scale).

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

Join Whiskey Deaf (Annie Staninec and John Kael) for an evening of bluegrass and old-time music every 1st and 3rd Thursday at the Muddy Rudder Public House in Sellwood! The pub serves great pizzas, brews, and lots of other good stuff, free, all ages.

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

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

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.

Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below.

Aug 3 (Sat): Barrio Mestizo, classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, cha cha cha and more (Rutherford Park, 16555 SE Mill)
Aug 8 (Thu): Beat Frequency, pop, funk, and R&B duo (Woodstock Park, 5012 SE Harold)
Aug 15 (Thu): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express, Klezmer groove, East European fiddle (Essex Park, 7730 SE Center)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 16 (Fri): Joshua Josue-El Gringo Mariachi, Americana/Chicano rock, cross-border songs, and stories of the working class (Pendleton Park, SW Iowa St.)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 17 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Motown soul revue (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 22 (Thu): [at 6 pm] hip-hop in the park, family-friendly, community-driven showcase of local hip-hop artists (K?unamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta)
Aug 23 (Fri): Macey Gard Band, premier high-energy power pop and a get-down funky dance show (Thompson Park, 14030 NE Sacramento)
Aug 24 (Sat): The Kidz Outside Festival, third annual family-friendly hip-hop event with interactive activities and vendors (George Park, 7240 N Fessenden)
Aug 24 (Sat): [at 6 pm] Celebrating Black Arts and Culture, family-friendly arts activities and a concert presented by Albina Music Trust (Patton Square Park, N Maryland Ave.)
Aug 29 (Thu): Your Song My Song, fun and interactive live music concert for all ages (Irving Park, 707 NE Fremont)
Aug 30 (Fri): Bottleneck Blues Band, traditional electric dance blues (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 31 (Sat): [at 6pm] Providence Stage Band, big band sounds from the 40s to today (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)

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.

May 2: caller Ric Goldman (Positional Calling) with Erica Liebert, Laura Kuhlman, Ben Blechman, Jenny Peterson
May 9: caller Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Ron Dann, Betsy Branch, Lisa Scott
May 16: caller Laura Hatch (Gendered Calling) with Erik Weberg, Lori Schaffer, Sue Songer
May 23: *****NO DANCE TONIGHT, CANCELED FOR FOLKLIFE*****
May 30: caller Ric Goldman (Positional Calling) with Sue Songer, Lori Schaffer, Ben Blechman
Jun 6: Community-led dance (Mixed Positional and Gendered Calling) with Fine Companions
Jun 13: caller Andrea Nettleton (Positional Calling) with Erica Liebert, Erik Weberg, Ben Blechman, Jenny Peterson
Jun 20: caller Nan Evans (Gendered Calling) with Full Circle
Jun 27: caller Brooke Friendly (Positional Calling) with Erik Weberg, Bill Tomczak, Lisa Scott
Jul 4: Ric Goldman (Positional Calling) with TBD
Jul 11: caller PCDC Friday English Dance: Laura Hatch (Gendered Calling) with TBD
Jul 18: caller Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Leslie Hirsch, Lisa Scott
Jul 25: callers Dilip Sequeira and Rachel Pusey (Positional Calling) with Carl Thor, Brooke Bubna, Jennie Davidson

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.

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.

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

For more than 60 years, the Portland Highland Games have delighted participants with a unique, Scottish experience featuring incredible Scottish pipe bands, bag pipers and drummers, dancers and fiddlers.

Schedule of Events to be announced soon.

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.

This mixed-level jam is best suited for ‘ukulele players who are already comfortable playing in the Key of C and are looking to expand their musical repertoire.

Songbooks provided. If you?d like to download/print the Songbook ahead of time, join Avery‘s newsletter at: www.averyhill.studio/contact. Use the same link to contact Avery with any other questions or concerns.

We gratefully accept donations of any amount, but recommend $10 as a benchmark. Please plan to bring cash or check for the donation box, or you can pay ahead of time.

The SF Maritime Association is proud to partner with the SF Maritime National Historical Park to bring you a virtual chantey sing series. General public and non-singer event page with live streaming: https://givebutter.com/ChanteySing.

Special events for youth and families:

Jul 3 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Aaron Nigel Smith, bring the family to groove to the live musical blend of reggae and roots
Jul 10 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid, high-energy Bollywood/bhangra dance party. Learn a few South Asian dance moves..
Jul 17 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Olive and Dingo, hilarious and joyful rockin‘ storytime.
Jul 20 (Sat) - 11 am to 1 pm: People of the Drum, live music and drumming workshops by multicultural groups, including Mexica Tiahui, Alex Addy Drummers, Oregon Korean Performing Arts, and Portland Taiko.
Jul 24 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Nathalia Palis, ‘Mil Colores’ traditional Latin American sounds and rhythms.
Jul 31 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: The Awesome Possum Party Band, feel-good family music project.
Aug 7 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Teacher Brittany, sing and dance in Spanish and English.
Aug 14 (Wed) - 11 am to 12 pm: Prismagic, balloon animals and face painting (11 am-12pm), heartfelt aerialist performance (12 pm to 1 pm).
Aug 17 Sat) - 12 pm to 5 pm: Tonga Day Festival, celebration honoring Tongan heritage through community, family, cultural performances, live music, and food.
Aug 21 (Wed) - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Aaron Nigel Smith and Jubba White, live reggae music with world-renowned Jamaican performer.

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.

Presented by Portland Parks & Recreation, concert 6:30 pm unless otherwise listed, free, all ages, music venue listed below.

Aug 3 (Sat): Barrio Mestizo, classic and contemporary salsa, cumbia, cha cha cha and more (Rutherford Park, 16555 SE Mill)
Aug 8 (Thu): Beat Frequency, pop, funk, and R&B duo (Woodstock Park, 5012 SE Harold)
Aug 15 (Thu): Yankl Falk‘s Carpathian-Pacific Express, Klezmer groove, East European fiddle (Essex Park, 7730 SE Center)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 16 (Fri): Joshua Josue-El Gringo Mariachi, Americana/Chicano rock, cross-border songs, and stories of the working class (Pendleton Park, SW Iowa St.)
Aug 16 (Fri): Outer Orbit, soul funk dance party (Alberta Park, 1905 NE Killingsworth)
Aug 17 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Motown soul revue (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)
Aug 22 (Thu): [at 6 pm] hip-hop in the park, family-friendly, community-driven showcase of local hip-hop artists (K?unamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta)
Aug 23 (Fri): Macey Gard Band, premier high-energy power pop and a get-down funky dance show (Thompson Park, 14030 NE Sacramento)
Aug 24 (Sat): The Kidz Outside Festival, third annual family-friendly hip-hop event with interactive activities and vendors (George Park, 7240 N Fessenden)
Aug 24 (Sat): [at 6 pm] Celebrating Black Arts and Culture, family-friendly arts activities and a concert presented by Albina Music Trust (Patton Square Park, N Maryland Ave.)
Aug 29 (Thu): Your Song My Song, fun and interactive live music concert for all ages (Irving Park, 707 NE Fremont)
Aug 30 (Fri): Bottleneck Blues Band, traditional electric dance blues (Columbia Park, 4503 N Lombard)
Aug 31 (Sat): [at 6pm] Providence Stage Band, big band sounds from the 40s to today (Grant Park, NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place)

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

This is a camp for acoustic musicians and vocalists. It offers two weeks:

Week 1 (Jul 13-19) features Neal Chin, Rick Dougherty, Katie Glassman, Michaelle Goerlitz, Coty Hogue, Carol McComb, Eric Skye, and many others. Week 2 (Jul 20-26) features Kat Bula, Amy Friedricks, Nina Gerber, Sylvia Herold, Ed Johnson, Susan Peña, Steve Smith, and many others. Check it out at https://www.musiccamp.org/.

Camp is held at a retreat location in Monterey County, about a 1.5 hour drive south of San Jose. Maps and driving directions will be sent to all registered campers about a month before camp begins. We encourage carpooling and can help you find a ride or riders.

For 2024, the base price of camp is $1440 per person per session. This price includes all meals and either a bed in a cabin with a total of 3 people, a tent, or an RV.

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.

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.

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

May 4 (Sun): PDX Saxophone Quartet
May 5 (Mon): Annette Lowman and Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
May 7 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Alan Reda - blues, roots
May 8 (Thu): Cheryl Alex and Christopher Woitach - jazz flute, guitar
May 11 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed
May 12 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin, guitar
May 14 (Wed): Della Simone Trio - jazz voice
May 15 (Thu): Voxanova - Latin groove
May 17 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Laurent Nickel
May 18 (Sun): Chamberlain/Gonzalez - harmony and guitars
May 19 (Mon): Christopher Woitach and John Moak - jazz guitar, trombone
May 21 (Wed): Terry Robb - blues master
May 22 (Thu): Ivan Alamo and Ben Finley - Cuban/Latin/bossa nova
May 23 (Fri): Andy Lohr - acoustic awakenings
May 25 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
May 26 (Mon): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
May 28 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
May 29 (Thu): Eddie Parente and Mike Doolin - jazz violin, guitar
May 31 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer

Come and share your music at our next Monthly Meeting and Open Mic and stay to enjoy a set by our featured performer (all styles and levels welcome, bring an amp if you need one), followed by our featured performer.

May 18: classical guitarist - Travis Johnson

COVID Policy:
Masks are encouraged but not required.