Events - Week View

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 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Jul 1 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Jul 3 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Jul 7 (Sun): Project X - vintage country plus
Jul 8 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Jul 10 (Wed): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jul 11 (Thu): Mark Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Jul 14 (Sun): Peter Bernstein, Shao Way Woo, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Jul 15 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Jul 17 (Wed): Paul Mazzio with Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jul 18 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Jul 20 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - jazz guitar
Jul 21 (Sun): Smut City Jelly Roll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Jul 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jul 24 (Wed): Tom Wakeling and Matt Sazima - jazz bass and vibes
Jul 25 (Thu): Cheryl Alex - jazz flute
Jul 28 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels - Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Jul 29 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Bruce Forman - jazz guitar
Jul 31 (Wed): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays The Beatles

The Portland Guitar Society (PGS) holds an open mic on the third Sunday of each month from 7-9 pm (doors will open at 6:30) free. Bring your friends! All are welcome.

Enjoy our open mic and monthly meeting (all styles and levels welcome, bring an amp if you need one), followed by our featured performer.

Featured performer:
Jul 21 (Sun): Steve Cheseborough, acoustic country blues guitarist

COVID Policy:
Masks are encouraged but not required. 

 

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 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Jul 1 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Jul 3 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Jul 7 (Sun): Project X - vintage country plus
Jul 8 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Jul 10 (Wed): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jul 11 (Thu): Mark Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Jul 14 (Sun): Peter Bernstein, Shao Way Woo, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Jul 15 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Jul 17 (Wed): Paul Mazzio with Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jul 18 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Jul 20 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - jazz guitar
Jul 21 (Sun): Smut City Jelly Roll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Jul 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jul 24 (Wed): Tom Wakeling and Matt Sazima - jazz bass and vibes
Jul 25 (Thu): Cheryl Alex - jazz flute
Jul 28 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels - Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Jul 29 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Bruce Forman - jazz guitar
Jul 31 (Wed): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays The Beatles

Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) sponsors an ECD slow jam on the 2nd and 4th 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 ECD jam plays tunes from the Barnes Collection. 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

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, 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.

Come at 7pm for the zydeco lesson and stay for the dancing, Tuesday nights at Catfish Lou‘s.

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.

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.

Master button accordion player John Whelan hosts a free, live “Taking Time” 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!

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.

We shall enjoy each other‘s arts, talents,and self-expression, sustain the living joy of music, and support musical and artistic growth in others, regardless of level of experience.

These sessions are offered as a summer option for those who want to avoid musical atrophy in the summer doldrums. Everyone gets a turn and gratitude for sharing.

Unfortunately, we have a few constraints: The location is residential. If you need an amplifier, set the volume so that it fits in with the acoustic instruments. Temperate use of alcohol is OK. No other recreational drugs and no smoking inside.

Some refreshments will be offered. Bring anything you must have or want to share.

Questions/RSVP: Al Christians, 503-245-4070.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Jul 1 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Jul 3 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Jul 7 (Sun): Project X - vintage country plus
Jul 8 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Jul 10 (Wed): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jul 11 (Thu): Mark Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Jul 14 (Sun): Peter Bernstein, Shao Way Woo, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Jul 15 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Jul 17 (Wed): Paul Mazzio with Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jul 18 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Jul 20 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - jazz guitar
Jul 21 (Sun): Smut City Jelly Roll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Jul 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jul 24 (Wed): Tom Wakeling and Matt Sazima - jazz bass and vibes
Jul 25 (Thu): Cheryl Alex - jazz flute
Jul 28 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels - Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Jul 29 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Bruce Forman - jazz guitar
Jul 31 (Wed): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays The Beatles

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

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.

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.

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.

Festivities begin with a kick-off concert on Thursday evening July 25 featuring three Corvallis-based bands. Common Fields in downtown Corvallis is hosting this free event and donating a percentage of food and beverage sales to the festival.

On Friday evening, July 26, the festival headliner Rakish, a fiddle and guitar duo from Boston, will perform at the newly opened state-of-the art PRAx concert hall on the Oregon State University campus. This is the only ticketed festival event and tickets will be available on the PRAx website.

Admission is free although festival buttons for a donation of $10 or more will be available. Each day starts with a bagpipers parade. Main Stage in Central Park will host 8 bands on Saturday and 4 bands on Sunday. The Corvallis library will host smaller performances including storytellers and singers, as well as workshops on beginning guitar, beginning and advanced Irish drum, fiddle, and singing. Additional workshops on Saturday including dance steps, a band workshop, advanced guitar, advanced fiddle, Irish flute, and Cape Breton fiddle will be offered at the nearby First Presbyterian Church. The Cor v allis Art Center will be a dedicated harp space and includes a hands on harp workshop (limit 12 and pre-registration required on the website), and performances from a variety of Celtic harpists.

Schedule:
July 25 (Thu): Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy, The Nettles at Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St.
July 26 (Fri): Rakish ($25 general/$23 CFS Members/$5 students) at PRAx, 470 SW 15th St.
July 27 (Sat): seven venues, many workshops, classes, and performers (including David Ingerson, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Sharon & David Thormahlen, Adams, Martin & Linahon, Erica Liebert, Corey Murphy, many others.
July 28 (Sun): Stone Porridge, Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy at Central Park

Singer-songwriter, fiddler, and ukulele enthusiast from Huntsville, AL who loves dogs and digs math, $15 (doors open at 6:30 pm). Sylvia will be sharing original Country and Americana music using acoustic guitar. She has recorded music that captures your heart with stories that we all can relate to, including the all-time favorite, "TRIMET." John Bunzow’s mix of eclectic influences - melding blues, country, rock and even jazz - has helped establish him as an original artist of heartfelt depth, substance and style.

There are no “tickets” to the Hayloft Concerts. Performers are paid only what you put in the tip jar (all of which goes to the performers). This Saturday there will be two acts and 6 performers, so be aware that the tips will be all split up into smaller portions.

The address remains 5304 Center St. NE in Salem (at the very east end of Center). Please come down the driveway and park in the pasture not on the street.

Concert Schedule:
Jun 29 (Sat): Kristen Granger & Dan Wetzel, with Caridwen & Greg Spatz.
Jul 25 (Thu): Rakish: Maura Scanlan & Conor Hearn (Irish fiddle & guitar extraordinare).
Aug 3 (Sat): Countercurrent (lively contra dance plus vocals)
Aug 23 (Fri): West My Friend (Canadian duo, original tunes and lots of harmonies).
Sep 14 (Sat): Pringle Creek (worldwide fiddle tunes plus vocals) + Colin Stackhouse and Liam Barnes (fiddle & accordion)
Sep 28 (Sat): Betsy Branch & Friends (vocals and lively dance) + Jennifer Smieja & Peter Dammann (acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies).
Oct 5 (Sat): Red Bird Two - Bre Gregg & Dan Gildea (acoustic soul with vocals and guitar) + Dave Plaehn & Jeff Hino (acoustic blues featuring harmonica and guitar).

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Jul 1 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Jul 3 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Jul 7 (Sun): Project X - vintage country plus
Jul 8 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Jul 10 (Wed): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jul 11 (Thu): Mark Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Jul 14 (Sun): Peter Bernstein, Shao Way Woo, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Jul 15 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Jul 17 (Wed): Paul Mazzio with Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jul 18 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Jul 20 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - jazz guitar
Jul 21 (Sun): Smut City Jelly Roll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Jul 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jul 24 (Wed): Tom Wakeling and Matt Sazima - jazz bass and vibes
Jul 25 (Thu): Cheryl Alex - jazz flute
Jul 28 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels - Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Jul 29 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Bruce Forman - jazz guitar
Jul 31 (Wed): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays The Beatles

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:
Most Fridays: Dan Shramek
4th Fridays: 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.

Come experience fingerstyle guitar with Brooks Robertson and Shohei Toyoda! Sign up for Brooks‘ fingerstyle workshop and stay for the concert. Scroll down for details about both. Tickets: Concert Only - $20 Workshop Only - $50 Workshop + Concert Combo - $60 (discounted price!) Essential Fingerstyle Guitar Skills & More with Brooks Robertson Come learn some essential fingerstyle guitar techniques and improve your playing. This workshop with fingerstyle guitarist and educator Brooks Robertson will cover many essential topics including: Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed-style fingerpicking patterns Banjo rolls Cascading harp harmonics Chord vocabulary & movable chord shapes Chord inversions 7th chords & extensions/tensions Basic major-key harmony & embellishments Take home several solo fingerstyle arrangements to work on

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

Jul 11 (Thu): Melao de Cuba Salsa Orchestra, traditional and current Cuban music (Mt. Tabor Park Amphitheater)
Jul 12 (Fri): Picante, traditional Afro-Cuban music with a fusion of Latin jazz (McCoy Park, 4677 N Trenton)
Jul 13 (Sat): Tequila Highway, upbeat cumbia and Latin funk rhythms (Gilbert Heights Park, 4209 SE 130th Ave.)
Jul 18 (Thu): Wamba, world beat with exciting African percussions (Glenhaven Park, 7900 NE Siskiyou)
Jul 19 (Fri): Ache Son, traditional and vibrant Cuban music (Glenwood Park, SE 87th Ave. and Claybourne)
Jul 20 (Sat): (starts at 6 pm) BridgeCity Soul, old and new school R&B, soul and funk (Knott Park, NE 117th Ave. and NE Knott)
Jul 26 (Fri): King Louie and Andy Stokes, dynamic sounds of soul, blues, and jazz (Jamison Square, 810 NW 11th Ave.)
Jul 27 (Sat): Glass of Hearts, Blondie tribute band (Kenton Park, 8417 N Brandon Ave.)

Aug 1 (Thu): Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters, female rock country, and folk band (Hoyt Arboretum-Stevens Pavilion, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd.)
Aug 1 (Thu): The Norman Sylvester Band, featuring Lenanne Miller, original blues and R&B (Unthank Park, 3920 N Kerby)
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 17 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Motown soul revue (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)

Festivities begin with a kick-off concert on Thursday evening July 25 featuring three Corvallis-based bands. Common Fields in downtown Corvallis is hosting this free event and donating a percentage of food and beverage sales to the festival.

On Friday evening, July 26, the festival headliner Rakish, a fiddle and guitar duo from Boston, will perform at the newly opened state-of-the art PRAx concert hall on the Oregon State University campus. This is the only ticketed festival event and tickets will be available on the PRAx website.

Admission is free although festival buttons for a donation of $10 or more will be available. Each day starts with a bagpipers parade. Main Stage in Central Park will host 8 bands on Saturday and 4 bands on Sunday. The Corvallis library will host smaller performances including storytellers and singers, as well as workshops on beginning guitar, beginning and advanced Irish drum, fiddle, and singing. Additional workshops on Saturday including dance steps, a band workshop, advanced guitar, advanced fiddle, Irish flute, and Cape Breton fiddle will be offered at the nearby First Presbyterian Church. The Cor v allis Art Center will be a dedicated harp space and includes a hands on harp workshop (limit 12 and pre-registration required on the website), and performances from a variety of Celtic harpists.

Schedule:
July 25 (Thu): Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy, The Nettles at Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St.
July 26 (Fri): Rakish ($25 general/$23 CFS Members/$5 students) at PRAx, 470 SW 15th St.
July 27 (Sat): seven venues, many workshops, classes, and performers (including David Ingerson, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Sharon & David Thormahlen, Adams, Martin & Linahon, Erica Liebert, Corey Murphy, many others.
July 28 (Sun): Stone Porridge, Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy at Central Park

A night of fingerstyle guitar with Brooks Robertson and Shohei Toyoda, concert only $20, doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7 pm. Fingerstyle guitarist Brooks Robertson will take the stage at Artichoke Music for an evening of instrumental tunes inspired by guitarist such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Brooks‘ original songs, and more. Robertson will be joined by guitarist Shohei Toyoda from Japan for some fingerstyle duets throughout the show.

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.

Festivities begin with a kick-off concert on Thursday evening July 25 featuring three Corvallis-based bands. Common Fields in downtown Corvallis is hosting this free event and donating a percentage of food and beverage sales to the festival.

On Friday evening, July 26, the festival headliner Rakish, a fiddle and guitar duo from Boston, will perform at the newly opened state-of-the art PRAx concert hall on the Oregon State University campus. This is the only ticketed festival event and tickets will be available on the PRAx website.

Admission is free although festival buttons for a donation of $10 or more will be available. Each day starts with a bagpipers parade. Main Stage in Central Park will host 8 bands on Saturday and 4 bands on Sunday. The Corvallis library will host smaller performances including storytellers and singers, as well as workshops on beginning guitar, beginning and advanced Irish drum, fiddle, and singing. Additional workshops on Saturday including dance steps, a band workshop, advanced guitar, advanced fiddle, Irish flute, and Cape Breton fiddle will be offered at the nearby First Presbyterian Church. The Cor v allis Art Center will be a dedicated harp space and includes a hands on harp workshop (limit 12 and pre-registration required on the website), and performances from a variety of Celtic harpists.

Schedule:
July 25 (Thu): Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy, The Nettles at Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St.
July 26 (Fri): Rakish ($25 general/$23 CFS Members/$5 students) at PRAx, 470 SW 15th St.
July 27 (Sat): seven venues, many workshops, classes, and performers (including David Ingerson, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Sharon & David Thormahlen, Adams, Martin & Linahon, Erica Liebert, Corey Murphy, many others.
July 28 (Sun): Stone Porridge, Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy at Central Park

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.

Puget Sound Guitar Workshop – Undeniably the world’s greatest guitar festival and a camp for all acoustic instruments and genres, it has now expanded to four weeks of camp, each with a different flavor and different instructors.

Summer Session 1 (July 27-Aug 1): Open Tunings - Off the Beaten String (Cindy Kallet), Songs of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (McKain Lakey), Flaming Hot Flamenco for ‘Ukulele (Daniel Ward), beginning classes in flatpicking (Laurel Bliss) and Old-Time Fiddle (Devin Champlin), and two songwriting sessions - Songwriting Launchpad (Aaron Guest) and Songwriting Workshop: Rutbusters! (Cindy Kallet).

COVID Policy:
1. Participants must have received at least one dose of the latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine (available since autumn 2023) at least 14 days prior to the event, and must provideproof of immunization.

NOTE: Vaccination exemptions may be available for participants who provide a letter from a licensed medical provider (MD, DO, ND, ARNP or PA) documenting a medical contraindication to COVID-19 vaccination.

2. Prior to arrival, participants must test negative for COVID-19 on the day the event begins, and text or email a photograph of their test to the event coordinator(s).

NOTE: We recommend testing prior to travel if possible.

Artichoke Community Music School workshop led by Julio Appling, $40 Saturday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 07/27/24 (1 day) Love playing but hate to practice? Looking to make your rehearsal efforts more intentional, or even fun? This workshop breaks down the whats, whys, and hows of making musical progress. Topics will include: Setting goals Establishing a routine Keeping it fun Solving technical problems Learning new music Incorporating music theory (or not) Preparing for performance Bring note-taking tools, questions, and a willingness to share your own experience, struggles, and successes. Open to all instruments, all levels.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for 4 sessions. Held at an off site location. Exact location will be emailed to all registrants prior to the first class.

RL Burnside and the North Mississippi Blues --

We‘ll work on the hypnotic groove of this master and associates. All levels welcome, but you should be able to keep a beat, and be eager to learn and willing to practice. Meets at an outdoor location.

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

Jim PepperFest 2024: Speak/Sing Native. Celebrate the legacy of Kaw/Muscogee musician Jim Pepper, featuring Native artists and fry bread. A Summer Free For All cultural event. Celebrating and exploring the legacy of the great Kaw/Creek musician Jim Pepper, raising awareness of and creating opportunities for Indigenous musicians, and improving access to culturally-relevant musical education for Native American students. We are developing culturally relevant curriculum for grades 9 through 12, which we have named Speak/Sing Native™.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for four sessions. Held at an off site location. Exact location will be emailed to all registrants prior to the first class.

Bossa Nova!

After a lifetime dedicated to the blues, I have recently picked up the bossa nova habit, and I want to bring you along on my journey. 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.

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

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble will be back in Portland on Saturday, July 27 for a rockin‘ summertime Saturday show sponsored by Cascade Zydeco, $25 general admission/$20 Cascade Zydeco members (cash only, please), lots of off-street parking, a full bar and snacks to purchase. Doors open at 3:00 Dance lesson 3:30 - 4 Band plays 4 - 6:30 Cascade Zydeco members! Get an extra $5 discount on your admission for signing up to work at the door. Here‘s how it works in 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/UyqGgRz. 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

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.

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

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

Jul 11 (Thu): Melao de Cuba Salsa Orchestra, traditional and current Cuban music (Mt. Tabor Park Amphitheater)
Jul 12 (Fri): Picante, traditional Afro-Cuban music with a fusion of Latin jazz (McCoy Park, 4677 N Trenton)
Jul 13 (Sat): Tequila Highway, upbeat cumbia and Latin funk rhythms (Gilbert Heights Park, 4209 SE 130th Ave.)
Jul 18 (Thu): Wamba, world beat with exciting African percussions (Glenhaven Park, 7900 NE Siskiyou)
Jul 19 (Fri): Ache Son, traditional and vibrant Cuban music (Glenwood Park, SE 87th Ave. and Claybourne)
Jul 20 (Sat): (starts at 6 pm) BridgeCity Soul, old and new school R&B, soul and funk (Knott Park, NE 117th Ave. and NE Knott)
Jul 26 (Fri): King Louie and Andy Stokes, dynamic sounds of soul, blues, and jazz (Jamison Square, 810 NW 11th Ave.)
Jul 27 (Sat): Glass of Hearts, Blondie tribute band (Kenton Park, 8417 N Brandon Ave.)

Aug 1 (Thu): Ashleigh Flynn and the Riveters, female rock country, and folk band (Hoyt Arboretum-Stevens Pavilion, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd.)
Aug 1 (Thu): The Norman Sylvester Band, featuring Lenanne Miller, original blues and R&B (Unthank Park, 3920 N Kerby)
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 17 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt, Motown soul revue (Sellwood Park, SE 7th Ave & Miller)

Rootsy Americana. Original songs. Adventurous harmonies, $15 show at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30). Darling Radio melds a strong roots, old time and Americana sound with modern chamber pop and adventurous 4-part harmonies. This Pacific Northwest 5-piece plays original music for a sound that is nostalgic, stirring and fresh.

An evening with The Weeds and Cary Novotny, $20 suggested donation, all proceeds go to the musicians (doors open at 6:30 pm). Join duo John and Tyler Weed with Boston’s own multi-instrumentalist Adam Hendey for an evening of Celtic and Nordic fiddle tunes, contemporary compositions, old-time mountain music, and timeless song. Watch the folk process unfold as John Weed (New World String Project, Molly’s Revenge) and Cary Novotny (Cul an Ti Band), pass this musical lineage to next-gen banjo, mandolin, fiddler, and composer Tyler Weed. The event will feature compositions from Tyler Weed, a cutting edge, fresh voice on the U.S. scene. We are delighted to invite you back to a magical night at Hart House. RSVP to kim(*at*)kimclaughlin.com. Contact us if you have any questions.

Puget Sound Guitar Workshop – Undeniably the world’s greatest guitar festival and a camp for all acoustic instruments and genres, it has now expanded to four weeks of camp, each with a different flavor and different instructors.

Summer Session 1 (July 27-Aug 1): Open Tunings - Off the Beaten String (Cindy Kallet), Songs of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard (McKain Lakey), Flaming Hot Flamenco for ‘Ukulele (Daniel Ward), beginning classes in flatpicking (Laurel Bliss) and Old-Time Fiddle (Devin Champlin), and two songwriting sessions - Songwriting Launchpad (Aaron Guest) and Songwriting Workshop: Rutbusters! (Cindy Kallet).

COVID Policy:
1. Participants must have received at least one dose of the latest version of the COVID-19 vaccine (available since autumn 2023) at least 14 days prior to the event, and must provideproof of immunization.

NOTE: Vaccination exemptions may be available for participants who provide a letter from a licensed medical provider (MD, DO, ND, ARNP or PA) documenting a medical contraindication to COVID-19 vaccination.

2. Prior to arrival, participants must test negative for COVID-19 on the day the event begins, and text or email a photograph of their test to the event coordinator(s).

NOTE: We recommend testing prior to travel if possible.

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for four sessions. Held at an off site location. Exact location will be emailed to all registrants prior to the first class.

BLUES HARP BY EAR

(All levels) Learn to make sweet sounds on the most expressive of instruments. No sheet music or tablature -- this class is all by the aural method.

Prerequisites: Willingness to listen, experiment, sing and have fun! Interest in the blues.

Bring a professional-quality 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of A. Recommended make and model: Hohner Special 20. If you have a different kind of harp, contact instructor to discuss whether it is suitable for the class. Meets at an outdoor location.

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

Festivities begin with a kick-off concert on Thursday evening July 25 featuring three Corvallis-based bands. Common Fields in downtown Corvallis is hosting this free event and donating a percentage of food and beverage sales to the festival.

On Friday evening, July 26, the festival headliner Rakish, a fiddle and guitar duo from Boston, will perform at the newly opened state-of-the art PRAx concert hall on the Oregon State University campus. This is the only ticketed festival event and tickets will be available on the PRAx website.

Admission is free although festival buttons for a donation of $10 or more will be available. Each day starts with a bagpipers parade. Main Stage in Central Park will host 8 bands on Saturday and 4 bands on Sunday. The Corvallis library will host smaller performances including storytellers and singers, as well as workshops on beginning guitar, beginning and advanced Irish drum, fiddle, and singing. Additional workshops on Saturday including dance steps, a band workshop, advanced guitar, advanced fiddle, Irish flute, and Cape Breton fiddle will be offered at the nearby First Presbyterian Church. The Cor v allis Art Center will be a dedicated harp space and includes a hands on harp workshop (limit 12 and pre-registration required on the website), and performances from a variety of Celtic harpists.

Schedule:
July 25 (Thu): Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy, The Nettles at Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St.
July 26 (Fri): Rakish ($25 general/$23 CFS Members/$5 students) at PRAx, 470 SW 15th St.
July 27 (Sat): seven venues, many workshops, classes, and performers (including David Ingerson, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Sharon & David Thormahlen, Adams, Martin & Linahon, Erica Liebert, Corey Murphy, many others.
July 28 (Sun): Stone Porridge, Loose Flagstone, Cucunandy at Central Park

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.

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.

Welcome to the How Long Jug Band, free live music on the patio. Inspired by the great jug bands of the 1920’s and 30’s, 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.

There‘s going to be a community square dance on Sunday, July 28 from 5-7 pm at the Concordia Commons, (NE 30th and Killingsworth St). This will be a free, all ages, outside dance. Bring the kids! Music provided by the Concordia Commoners (Scott Killops and Friends) and calling by Amy Hofer. Sponsored by Bubbaville.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Jul 1 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Jul 3 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Jul 7 (Sun): Project X - vintage country plus
Jul 8 (Mon): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Jul 10 (Wed): Rivka Ross Trio - original jazz
Jul 11 (Thu): Mark Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Jul 14 (Sun): Peter Bernstein, Shao Way Woo, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Jul 15 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Jul 17 (Wed): Paul Mazzio with Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Jul 18 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Jul 20 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer - jazz guitar
Jul 21 (Sun): Smut City Jelly Roll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Jul 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Jul 24 (Wed): Tom Wakeling and Matt Sazima - jazz bass and vibes
Jul 25 (Thu): Cheryl Alex - jazz flute
Jul 28 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels - Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Jul 29 (Mon): Adlai Alexander and Bruce Forman - jazz guitar
Jul 31 (Wed): Coleoptera Saxophone Quartet plays The Beatles