Events - Week View

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for four 80-minute sessions.

Frank Sinatra Tribute: Sep 20 through Nov 1.

a weekly informal workshop and jam session for all instruments and all levels. hosted by Portland swing jazz guitarist Tracy Kim. It has been a favorite for many swing jazz enthusiasts. A nice community of musicians of all instruments and levels get the chance to learn and jam in a relaxed setting.

This is an online Class via Zoom. Once you register, you will receive a link and password to join in. Please contact Tracy via email: tracykimmusic(at)gmail.com if you have any questions.

David Savage says: I invite a guest each Sunday who does a 20-3 minute set. Invited guests:
Jun 21: Oliver Cross (harmonica & vocals... for a song project based on his family history).

Email squeezer(at)ntlworld.com to join, or watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackFenFolkClub/.

Jun 28: Robin Gillan

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Zac Leger, $125 for six classes.

Although it may look like a toy or appear superficially similar to a recorder, the tinwhistle or pennywhistle is capable of all kinds of wonderful music and emotive depth and is highly versatile in its own right. Played by people of all ages, it is used by both amateurs and virtuoso professionals, alike. This class will start with the basics of the pennywhistle: scales, breath control, bedrock ornamentation and technique, slides and bends, tongue technique and more.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for four meetings. Welcome to the lovely world of solo jazz guitar!

In this 4 week course, Tracy takes 4 different songs ranging from jazz standards and teaches the many various approaches to creating simple and beautiful solo jazz guitar arrangements.

ONLINE WORKSHOP VIA ZOOM. Tracy will send a link to access the workshop once you are registered.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Zac Leger, $80 for four classes.

Tunes for All Humans/All Instruments! The idea behind this class is very simple: give you two to three new tunes a week and enlarge the amount of tunes you can play and share with other musicians. Tunes will be broken down carefully and into bite-sized pieces to make them easy to pick up by ear. Then we will play the tunes slowly and relaxed, giving your muscle memory time to truly learn the tune! No more only half remembering a tune at a jam or wishing you could play that one you heard at the session but just did not have time to record or memorize!

Held every Sunday. For more info, go to: http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle/.

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

Hosted by:
1st Monday, Diane Hunt
2nd Monday, Jonathan Lay
3rd Monday, Ed Mellnik
4th Monday, Diane Hunt
5th Monday, Gordy Euler

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

Led by Joe Offer, new Zoom link posted every week, just before doors open:https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=168014&messages=37

David Ingerson in a live-streamed concert: Irish songs on The Struggle for Dignity: https://www.youtube.com/user/ingerson9 Available after that as a recording on YouTube.

This is a class for people who love to sing and would like to get better at it, led by Anne Weiss, creator of “The Everyone Welcome Community Choir” and “Singing for the Vocally Challenged,” is premiering a new Zoom format that incorporates the essence of those participatory, learning experiences with her new class, “Sing More Better.” Taught in the oral tradition, we’ll use sing-along and call and response formats with easy, fun songs from around the world to help you learn breath control, pitch, harmony, new repertoire and lift our spirits while we are lifting our voices, $100 for 6 week term, or $8-20 weekly drop in, register Now through Artichoke Music.

Hosted by Nat Case and Second Monday Shanty Sing

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87241326461?pwd=SFU5TzZMZU1XcTVYU1IrTUVhd3VjUT09
Zoom password is the same as for the Merlin‘s Rest sings. If you don‘t have it, or if it changes, see the Facebook event or ask someone such as Nat Case or Patrick Farrell.

This is a merger of the alternating Merlin‘s Rest virtual pub sings and Dubliner virtual shantey sings.

New Series - Every Monday from Jun 27 through Aug 17, led by Adrian Martin, we will be playing a song by the end of the first class. We will learn the basics of guitar: melodies, chords and rhythms, $75 for six classes.

Adrian is offering this class online. Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

Please contact Adrian directly with any questions. He‘d love to hear from you. Email: adrian@adrianmartinmusic.com. Phone: 971-221-8328

Every Monday from Jul 27 through Aug 17, led by Adrian Martin, $100 for six classes. Do you know basic open chords? Please join us! We learn songs and explore strumming, bass lines, finger-style and other fun guitar sounds. Together we‘ll answer questions about rhythms, riffs and even lead guitar. Pop, rock, blues, country and traditional songs.

Adrian is offering this class on-line. Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

Please contact me directly with any questions. I‘d love to hear from you. Email: adrian@adrianmartinmusic.com Call: 971-221-8328.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for six classes.

Blues harp from the heart -- Playing the harmonica really does strengthen your abs and improve your breathing. Probably the only instrument you play by inhaling, it is magical and mystical. Also, it’s one of the most affordable, portable and intimate of instruments, a friend to carry wherever you go. And it is a key element of America’s fabulous musical tradition, the blues. But it ain’t easy! All levels welcome, including beginners, as long as you are willing (and happy) to practice daily.

To contact the instructor: chezztone(at)gmail.com. Via Zoom for now!

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $160 for eight classes. This is a hands-on learning class. Please expect to do some playing(bring your instrument), some writing and also some analyzing. It‘s the only way to fully grasp the subject.

This class will lay the music foundation for wherever your musical adventures may lead you. Many various songs and excerpts will be used for class discussions.

Drop-ins allowed For $30 per session, please contact Tracy at the link below for more information.

Every Monday from Apr 27 through Jun 15, led by Dan Compton, learn the skills of traditional Irish music, $100 for eight classes. Contact Dan at 503-233-9091 or danfran{at}glencottagemusic.com about which class is right for you.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Steve Cheseborough, $100 for six classes.

Blues in Spanish tuning -- We’ll sing in English but play in Spanish tuning (a favorite of Muddy Waters, RL Burnside, Bonnie Raitt, Keith Richards and many others). For guitarists of any level who love the blues and like to practice every day!

Contact the instructor at chezztone(at)gmail.com. By Zoom for now! (Weather and rules permitting, we might get in an outdoor, safely distanced real-life meeting too.)

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Zac Leger, $125 for six classes.

This class will look at the bedrock fundamentals of accompanying the traditional music of Ireland and the British Isles. You will learn to back reels, jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes and polkas. We will look at alternate tunings, multiple styles of strumming, picking patterns, rhythm and syncopation, hand dampening techniques and dynamics, moving bass lines, modal chords, counter-point and much more. Also useful for singer/songwriters, Old-Timey/Folk musicians or those who just want to try something new on the guitar! We will study some of the history of the guitar in traditional music and discuss some of the techniques these players have innovated. We will also discuss the etiquette of when and at what times the guitar is applicable in traditional music and how to behave in Irish/Celtic trad sessions as a guitarist.

Every Monday from Apr 27 through JUN 15, led by Dan Compton, learn the skills of traditional Irish music, $100 for eight classes. Contact Dan at 503-233-9091 or danfran(at)glencottagemusic.com about which class is right for you.

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.

Since we can‘t sing at our beloved Armory, we‘re going to start doing online sings via Zoom.

Every Tuesday from Jun 9 through Jul 14, led by Adrian Martin, spruce up your rhythm guitar chords, $100 for six classes. Info: 503-232-8845 or artichokemusic.org/classes

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Richard Colombo, $120 for six classes.

Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

Discover the wonderful world of jazz and how accessible jazz chords are on the ukulele. We will learn many of the classic songs from the “Great American Songbook” and explore their harmonic progressions, chord construction, shapes and patterns on the fretboard. We will also have fun taking some easy songs we already know and jazz them up a bit with some jazz chords.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by René Berblinger, $120 for 6 classes.

Beginning Mandolin will cover:
A. How to tune the mandolin
B. How to hold pick and utilize various right hand picking patterns.
C. How to read tablature and chord diagrams.
D. Open position chords and strums for accompaniment of songs and back up.
E. Open position pentatonic scale patterns useful in playing traditional fiddle tunes, blues, blue grass and improvisation.
F. Learn tunes with chord back-up .

ZOOM details will be provided by Rene to all registered students before the class sessions begin.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Richard Colombo, $120 for six classes.

Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

This fun class will help you develop interesting right hand patterns and technique and give you the necessary tools to embellish your songs and add some sweet spice to you overall playing. We will cover a variety of strum patterns using different rhythms and accents, as well as fingerpicking, arpeggios and Travis style.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for six classes.

This class is for the student who wishes to get started playing Gypsy Jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt. All instruments are welcome. Students will learn the most important songs of the Gypsy Jazz repertoire. These songs have been especially selected by Tracy just for the beginner/intermediate players.

Tracy will send a link to access the workshop once you are registered.

Led by Maggie Lind (clawhammer banjo), Patrick Lind (guitar), Sophie Enloe (fiddle). Previous experience on your instrument is required. If you are playing in the fiddle or banjo sections, you should be fairly comfortable picking out melody notes by ear but we are working on developing this skill as well. Guitarists should be familiar with the following open position chords: A, C, D, E, F, G and able to play the bass note/after strum or “boom chuck” technique.

COST
Cost for the 8 week session is sliding scale $150 – $125 per student. If you choose to skip the group zoom lessons you may have access to the online portion of the fall session for $80. Please email Maggie to register.

Pay what you can afford and email maggiebanjo (at) gmail.com if you have financial need. We offer scholarships and we want our classes to be accessible to all. We are happy for you to share one registration fee per household during this time, especially if you are financially impacted by the pandemic. If you would like to contribute a little extra money to support students that can’t pay full price, please let us know or simply add it to your registration fee. Thank you!

Artichoke Community Music online class led by René Berblinger, $120 for six classes.

Continuing Mandolin will take you to the next level journey. The course will be designed and tailored based upon registrants to make sure you learn what you need in the next step of your journey to master the mandolin. You are welcome to take both the beginning and continuing class or just take one or the other...

This class may cover and focus on any one of the following topics:
A. Learning to read music notation on the mandolin.
B. Closed position chords and back-up including some basic understanding of chord structures and patterns.
C. More advanced right and left hand techniques.
D. Scale patterns in open and movable positions.
E. Build tune repertoire in various styles including Celtic, traditional American folk and Bach or anything you bring!

ZOOM details will be provided by René to all registered students before the class sessions begin.

Join Cascade Zydeco on Facebook for Tuesday Nights Alone/Together.

Chere say, "Although we can‘t be together in person to dance, we CAN be together remotely and continue to share our mission of spreading our love of Louisiana culture, music and dance. Visit our Facebook page every Tuesday night starting at 7:30 p.m. for dance lessons and demos, video clips and virtual concerts featuring zydeco, Cajun and Swamp Pop."

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

Hosted by:
1st Wednesday, Jack Bohl
2nd Wednesday, Wayne and Will
3rd Wednesday, Alex & Erica
4th Wednesday, John Risley, Steven Morrison
5th Wednesday, Wayne Johnson.

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

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Richard Colombo, $120 for five classes.

Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

This fun class will take your playing and overall musicianship to a whole new level as you learn how to combine chords and melody to create beautiful instrumental solos of some of your favorite all time standards, classical, folk and pop songs. We will start with easy lead sheets that combine both music notation and tablature and explore there harmonic progressions through melody and chord construction.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Brenna McDonald, $75 for six classes.

Come develop your right hand technique for flamenco guitar including pulgar (thumb), arpeggio, rest stroke picado, rasgueo, and abanico chico. In this class students will learn material for two different palos (styles) of flamenco, Tangos and Solea. Recommended for guitarists who have a basic understanding of Tangos and Solea compas and marcajes. New students with previous flamenco guitar experience are welcome to join and will be given videos to study before the first class. Classical, flamenco, or nylon string guitar required.

Join our PDX ukulele social for an all-ages, all-levels good time (really - beginners are most welcome). A voluntary $1 donation is collected each week to cover Meetup fees & to thank our weekly leader.

Class led by Anne Weiss, we’ve all got ’em– the Corona Blues. Come learn the basics of blues guitar and blues vocals while building your blues song list, and offload some of your inner blues in the process! All you need is an E, A, D and B7 chord, $100 for 6 week term, or $8-20 weekly drop in. Register now through Artichoke Music.

Traditional American Music, folk and traditional musics from a variety of sources including early country recordings from the 20s and 30s.

Hosted by:
1st Thursday, Paul Roland
2nd Thurs, Gordy Euler
3rd Thurs: Paul Roland
4th Thurs: Jonathan Lay
5th Thurs: Steven Morrison.

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/rise-when-rooster-crows

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for six classes. SPECIAL FOR SEPT 2020 Term: Buy one, get the next on 1/2 off!

Tracy will send a link to access the workshop once you are registered. If you have questions, please contact Tracy via email: tracykimmusic(at)gmail.com

Yes, it is true, playing the ukulele will make you and other people smile! It might be the most joyful and easy instrument to play considering its size, cost, and portability!

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 - every 2nd and 4th Friday.

Host: Dan Shramek

Prior shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/cascadia-coffeehouse

Folk, political, and women‘s music, both traditional and contemporary. A folk music collective, Don and Laurie love to feature live local and nationally known musicians! Music and conversations with an uplifting tilt. Live guests have included Peggy Seeger, Tracy Grammar, Linda Waterfall, Shanghaied on the Willamette, Geoff Muldaur, Utah Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, and Anne Feeney.

Hosted by Don Jacobson and/or Laurie Sonnenfeld.

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

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.

Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/songcircle.

Live streamed broadcasts of new performances from the Portland Music Stream, buy tickets from the Alberta Rose Theatre. Thanks for your support!

Schedule -
Oct 23 (Fri): Robin Jackson and the Caravan: Live Stream for China
Oct 25 (Sun): Duffy Bishop Album Release Party
Oct 30 (Fri): Ron Artis II & The Truth "Soul Street Live"
Nov 1 (Sun): Tony Ozier and the Doo Doo Funk All-Stars
Nov 5 (Thu): Outer Orbit
Nov 7 (Sat): The Cabin Project
Nov 8 (Sun): Red Bird

Music in the country style, including western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk. hosted by Molly Campbell, Wayne and Kathy Johnson, Gary Baysinger, and Mary Rondthaler,

1st Saturday, Molly - Vintage tunes spun from vinyl LP‘s.

2nd Saturday, Wayne and Kathy - Variety of country, western, western swing, country folk, country blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and Americana.

3rd Saturday, Gary Baysinger - Countrypolitan blues - A mix of Eastern Philosophy and Western Swing. The yin, the yang and the do-si-do.

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.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/swing-n-country.

Every Saturday, 9 am to noon, the best of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and old time music, and information about local shows and festivals!

First Saturday: Rachel and Justin

Second Saturday: Dave Elliott

3rd Saturday: Gareth Jenkins

4th Saturday: Ian Joel

5th Saturday: Phil Hodgen

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

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Martha Stone, $100 for six classes.

You‘re going to need a 5 string banjo, electronic tuner, capo, and music stand. No experience is necessary. We will use tablature at the beginning, but you do not need to read music to play clawhammer banjo.

Clawhammer refers to a rhythm which originates from a right-hand technique (aka Bum Ditty) and is the hardest part about playing this style of banjo. Once you get it (let’s say Day 1), the rest is much easier! Hopefully, your ultimate goal is to go to a jam and play clawhammer. We will be focusing on the skills you need to play with other musicians in a jam setting.

Martha is offering this class on-line. Details for participating in the class will be provided by the teacher before the class begins...

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Zac Leger, $125 for six classes.

Since the late 1960s a uniquely Irish version of the Greek bouzouki has become commonplace in traditional music far beyond Ireland and the British Isles. At the same time, interest in other larger mandolin-family instruments like the octave mandolin or the cittern (usually with 10 strings) has increased all over the world. This class is for any 8 string octave mandolin or bouzouki that can be tuned GDAD. We will explore chords and scales, counter-point and harmony, talk about the main modes used in traditional music and focus on how to utilize the unique multi-string tone and texture of the OM/Bouzouki to your best advantage. No previous background in the instrument required.

Urban and country blues with R&B, soul, jazz, zydeco and classic rock, hosted by Tom Wendt and Dr. Jane.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/blues-junction.

Acoustic Junction is co-hosted on alternate Saturdays by Carol Skarstad, Jaimari, and Mike Meyer.

Acoustic Junction also regularly features local artists and interviews with touring musicians.

Every Saturday evening, we open the room at five thirty (new time!) and start singing by 6:00. Come when you can, stay as long as you like. All kinds of music and all kinds of people are welcome. We‘ll follow the song circle practice of letting each person sing a song in turn and it is perfectly fine to listen. Get a computer with a camera and mic, light up your face, and point your browser to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87176553766. This is a new link and replaces the link we have used in the past.

See Song Circles under the event menu for logistics information, and for information about how to connect by phone.

To join the Virtual Song Circle, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87176553766

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for four workshops. Do you love listening to Bossa Nova and especially the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim?

For this bi-weekly 80-minute workshop on Bossa Nova, Tracy will choose one song for each session to teach the class. He will teach the chords, the rhythm patterns, the melody, a chord melody arrangement and simple soloing ideas.

ONLINE WORKSHOP VIA ZOOM. Tracy will send a link to access the workshop once you are registered.

David Savage says: I invite a guest each Sunday who does a 20-3 minute set. Invited guests:
Jun 21: Oliver Cross (harmonica & vocals... for a song project based on his family history).

Email squeezer(at)ntlworld.com to join, or watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackFenFolkClub/.

Jun 28: Robin Gillan

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Zac Leger, $125 for six classes.

Although it may look like a toy or appear superficially similar to a recorder, the tinwhistle or pennywhistle is capable of all kinds of wonderful music and emotive depth and is highly versatile in its own right. Played by people of all ages, it is used by both amateurs and virtuoso professionals, alike. This class will start with the basics of the pennywhistle: scales, breath control, bedrock ornamentation and technique, slides and bends, tongue technique and more.

Artichoke Community Music online class led by Tracy Kim, $120 for four 80-minute sessions. This round of Gypsy Jazz Boot Camp will focus on for hand-picked solos of Django Reinhardt.

This class is for the student who wishes to learn(or improve) Gypsy Jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt. Taught by Tracy Kim, who has been teaching and playing this style for 20 years.

All Instruments are welcome to join in. This is an online Class via Zoom. Once you register, you will receive a link and password to join in. Please contact Tracy via email: tracykimmusic(at)gmail.com if you have questions.

Live streamed broadcasts of new performances from the Portland Music Stream, buy tickets from the Alberta Rose Theatre. Thanks for your support!

Schedule -
Oct 23 (Fri): Robin Jackson and the Caravan: Live Stream for China
Oct 25 (Sun): Duffy Bishop Album Release Party
Oct 30 (Fri): Ron Artis II & The Truth "Soul Street Live"
Nov 1 (Sun): Tony Ozier and the Doo Doo Funk All-Stars
Nov 5 (Thu): Outer Orbit
Nov 7 (Sat): The Cabin Project
Nov 8 (Sun): Red Bird

Held every Sunday. For more info, go to: http://www.seafolklore.org/wp/about-sfs/seattle-song-circle/.