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Combine the wearin‘ of the green with the dancin‘ of the zydeco this St Patrick‘s Day with the Bayou Envié Band. Experience the energy and come pass a good time. This is the second time we’ve hosted this Seattle area band and you’re going to LOVE them!
Doors open 1:30 pm
Dance lesson 2 - 3 pm
Band plays 3 - 5:30 pm
$15 for Cascade Zydeco members
$20 General Admission
Cash only, please
All ages, 12 and under free
Artichoke Community Music
Artichoke Community Music song circle led by the Soldier Songs and Voices Team.
We welcome all veterans and current military to bring your acoustic instruments and share a song or two, covers and/or originals. Song books will be available.
Soldier Songs and Voices provides free songwriting workshops and guitar and voice instruction to veterans of all eras. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that telling it in song is a path to a happier and healthier life. Loaner guitars are available. If you are interested in joining the workshops, email us.
First Sunday: Christian Harmony
Third Sunday: Blue Book
COVID Policy:
Vaccination is required, but masks are optional except in the public areas of the building(s).
Join Hammered and Mountain Dulcimer Instructors Katie Moritz, Mark Alan Wade, Karen Mueller, Stephen Seifert, and Randy Clepper for a dulcimer-friendly Irish Session! Come jam to your favorite Irish tunes with us live ONLINE! If you would like to show appreciation for the players who are leading the jams tonight Admission is free (tipping is encouraged).
Song Circle every Sunday - see Facebook page of Fat Albert‘s Coffee House for Zoom Link and meeting ID.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm
No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!
Mar 3 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
Mar 4 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Mar 6 (Wed): Cheryl Alex and Jack Radsliff - jazz flute and guitar
Mar 7 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Mar 10 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 11 (Mon): Bryant Allard Trio - jazz trumpet
Mar 13 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Mar 14 (Thu): Paul Mazzio with David Kim - jazz trumpet, piano
Mar 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Patrick Harry
Mar 17 (Sun): A Town Called Home - original Americana
Mar 18 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice
Mar 20 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Mar 21 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Mar 24 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - classical piano duo
Mar 25 (Mon): Two Bass Hit - jazz bass duo
Mar 27 (Wed): Vine Maples - American Songbook guitars and voice
Mar 28 (Thu): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Mar 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Mar 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
Folk Espresso, early morning folk music to get your week started.
Hosted by:
1st Monday, Diane Hunt
2nd Monday, Jonathan Lay
3rd Monday, (rotating host)
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.
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.
Don‘t miss this unique opportunity to experience the magic of Irish music from the comfort of your own home. Join us for an extraordinary evening of traditional Irish music performed by world-class Irish musicians, $20. As a ticket holder, you‘ll enjoy the magical sounds of Irish music and connect with others, sharing in the joy and camaraderie of this beloved community.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm
No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!
Mar 3 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
Mar 4 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Mar 6 (Wed): Cheryl Alex and Jack Radsliff - jazz flute and guitar
Mar 7 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Mar 10 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 11 (Mon): Bryant Allard Trio - jazz trumpet
Mar 13 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Mar 14 (Thu): Paul Mazzio with David Kim - jazz trumpet, piano
Mar 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Patrick Harry
Mar 17 (Sun): A Town Called Home - original Americana
Mar 18 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice
Mar 20 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Mar 21 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Mar 24 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - classical piano duo
Mar 25 (Mon): Two Bass Hit - jazz bass duo
Mar 27 (Wed): Vine Maples - American Songbook guitars and voice
Mar 28 (Thu): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Mar 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Mar 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
The Spring Equinox! Beautiful days ahead as Spring returns to the Pacific Northwest.
Join us for an evening of relaxed ballroom dancing to a varied playlist of waltz, blues, swing, NC2S and more...
8-8:30 pm: Warm-up/Lesson
8-10:30 pm: Open Dancing
$15-$10 Sliding Scale for the evening
Visit Lenora‘s Ballroom on the web ~
LenorasBallroom.com
Our mailing address is:
Lenora‘s Ballroom
3300 SE Woodward
Portland, OR 9720
A spicy mix of folk and acoustic music, much of which is connected to the American south, including (but not limited to) acoustic blues, Texas folk, Cajun, string band & Texas swing.
Hosted by Diane Karl, past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.
The Green House 73rd/Mill
The Everyone Welcome Community Choir is a non-audition singing class and choir rolled into one, where the number one reason for returning is FUN. Led by Anne Weiss, $165 for seven weeks or $30 drop-in. Register at the Artichoke Music website using the link below.
Instead of "choral" music, we use songs from around the world: African, folk, gospel, Balkan, rounds, reggae, and more! We focus on pitch, breath, harmony, rhythm, and... did I mention fun? Any skill level, any age. Bring your family, bring your friends.
Outdoors in the Garden in good weather— bring a jacket! Indoors in inclement weather— bring a mask.
Register for 2 of Anne‘s classes and get 20% off (FULL term registrations only)! Take advantage of this deal by emailing sarah(*at*)artichokemusic.org for a coupon code and instructions.
Questions: anneweissmusic*(at)*gmail.com or 914-924-2574.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to customized pricing, the registration process is a little different for this class.
For ALL registration types (FULL & DROP-IN) please use the following instructions:
- click the REGISTER button
- login to your account, or select CONTINUE WITHOUT AN ACCONT and fill out the necessary info to register
- make sure your name (or the name of the registrant - if not you) is populated in the NAME field under REGISTRANTS
- click CHECK OUT NOW
- select the desired registration type from the ITEM drop-down list
- click the CHECKOUT button and follow the prompts to complete your registration
FOR ALL DROP-IN REGISTRATIONS:
- Please indicate which date you wish to drop-in, in the comment box provided
- If you would like to register for multiple drop-in dates at once, please email sarah*(at)*artichokemusic.org for assistance
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:
1st Wednesday, Jack Bohl
2nd Wednesday, Will Selzer
3rd Wednesday, John Risley
4th Wednesday, Steven Smith
5th Wednesday, Mike Fisher
Previous shows available on the KBOO program page: https://kboo.fm/program/pastures-plenty.
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.
John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, North Carolina) class: Freestyle Flatfoot Clogging: Next Steps led by Aubrey Atwater, $100 for four sessions.
Flatfooting is a traditional form of American step-dance with African, European, and Native roots. This class is open to all! Aubrey has joyfully and successfully taught many dancers online.
This class is presented in collaboration with John C. Campbell Folk School and Lessonface. Class capacity is 15 students. Students are invited to attend a large group Orientation and Closing Ceremony to connect with various classes online.
Class Materials
Students need: tap shoes or shoes with hard soles that slide well, comfortable and supportive clothing suitable for exercise, a hard surface--floor or board--to dance on.
Age Range: Older children/teens/adults
Skill Level: Advanced beginner and up
The class will meet for four weekly 60-min live online sessions on Wednesdays at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT on the schedule below. The first session is on March 6. Students will receive a Zoom link 24 hours before the class start time.
Enrolled students receive 30-day access to the video recordings of the classes.
Artichoke Community Music School
Artichoke Community Music class led by Ken Gaines, $60 for both sessions/$30 drop-in.
The Power of Contrast:
What would light be without shades of darkness, or the dark without the light? This workshop makes participants aware of and learn how to build power and contrast into both individual songs and an entire body of work, and provides ways to present those songs in performance.
Each session is 2.5 to 3 hours long. Attendees must bring their instruments, paper, and something to write with.
Learner-friendly jam session focused on old-time, folk, and acoustic blues, held in members‘ homes, all instruments and ability levels welcome. For more info, contact Steve Bleiler at bleilers{at}pdx.edu.
Special sessions:
Dec 13 (Wed): Holiday music jam
Feb 21 (Wed): Sad song happy hour
COVID Policy:
Full vaccination required.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm
No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!
Mar 3 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
Mar 4 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Mar 6 (Wed): Cheryl Alex and Jack Radsliff - jazz flute and guitar
Mar 7 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Mar 10 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 11 (Mon): Bryant Allard Trio - jazz trumpet
Mar 13 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Mar 14 (Thu): Paul Mazzio with David Kim - jazz trumpet, piano
Mar 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Patrick Harry
Mar 17 (Sun): A Town Called Home - original Americana
Mar 18 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice
Mar 20 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Mar 21 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Mar 24 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - classical piano duo
Mar 25 (Mon): Two Bass Hit - jazz bass duo
Mar 27 (Wed): Vine Maples - American Songbook guitars and voice
Mar 28 (Thu): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Mar 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Mar 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
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, Kurt Liebezeit
2nd Thurs, Gordy Euler
3rd Thurs: Kurt Liebezeit
4th Thurs: Jonathan Lay
Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/rise-when-rooster-crows
The Green House 73rd/Mill
Artichoke Community Music class led by Anne Weiss, $140 for seven classes, $25 drop-in. You know the basics and feel ready for a little bit of a challenge. We’ll go over piedmont, Chicago and delta blues styles and licks and tricks and new material to help you move up a step!
Outdoors in the Garden in good weather— bring a jacket! Indoors in inclement weather— bring a mask.
Questions: anneweissmusic*(at)*gmail.com or 914-924-2574.
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.
Singing from the Shenandoah Harmony (beige book).
In the back room, past the shuffleboard table.
Just $10/week for the Winds of Donegal classes. Every Thursday we teach you the basics of the three‘s, seven‘s and jig steps so that you can enjoy the live music ceilis around Portland and Ireland. Classes are geared toward 13 and older. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes not heels.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm
No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!
Mar 3 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
Mar 4 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Mar 6 (Wed): Cheryl Alex and Jack Radsliff - jazz flute and guitar
Mar 7 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Mar 10 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 11 (Mon): Bryant Allard Trio - jazz trumpet
Mar 13 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Mar 14 (Thu): Paul Mazzio with David Kim - jazz trumpet, piano
Mar 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Patrick Harry
Mar 17 (Sun): A Town Called Home - original Americana
Mar 18 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice
Mar 20 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Mar 21 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Mar 24 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - classical piano duo
Mar 25 (Mon): Two Bass Hit - jazz bass duo
Mar 27 (Wed): Vine Maples - American Songbook guitars and voice
Mar 28 (Thu): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Mar 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Mar 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice
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
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.
Apr 22 (Fri): 12-2 pm - Earth Day Special
Past shows are available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/movin.
Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, 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.
Music in the country style, including western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk. hosted by Robert Parish, Wayne and Kathy Johnson, Wayne Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, and Gary Baysinger.
1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artist.
2nd Saturday, Wayne and Kathy - Variety of country, western, western swing, country folk, country blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and Americana.
3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally. The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun.
4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists.
5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of eastern philosophy and western swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do.
Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/swing-n-country.
Every Saturday, 9 am to noon, the best of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and old time music, and information about local shows and festivals!
First Saturday: 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.
Class is back in session this Saturday, from 1-3, with Brenda Scearcy as your teacher. She will be teaching you the reel “Fermoy Lasses” and will teach a common ornament technique, the “Roll.”
Again, it’s at Waverly Church at 3300 SE Woodward Street.
Suggested Donation is $10, cash or Venmo. You can also buy a punchcard that gets you five sessions for $40.
The Slow Session will use last week’s playlist.
Are you wishing for an Irish tune session in the Portland, Oregon area that is slower than the regular TrailJams session and that includes some tune teaching and learning? Tune Explorer Sessions are weekly slow & learning sessions for musicians who are just starting to build repertoire and skill, or are building proficiency on an instrument.
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.
Feb 24 (Sat): guest Chris Kennedy
Mar 2 (Sat): best of Winterfolk
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.
Oakshire Brewing Beer Hall
Come enjoy some 1920 – 30’s Style blues with Steve Cheseborough!
Fulton Park Community Center
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues!
7 pm newconer/refresher lesson, 7:30-10:30 pm dance, $6-20 sliding scale, cash or check.
All contra dances through August will be mask-optional.
Jan 27 (Sat): caller Laurel Thomas, music by Northwest Stomp
Feb 24 (Sat): caller Gordy Euler, music by Coriolis
Mar 23 (Sat): caller Kelly Tabor, music TBD
We welcome people who respect our expressed dance-community values and code of conduct without regard for age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, or ability.
Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All contra dances are mask-optional at this time.
COVID Policy:
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated. While currently available COVID-19 vaccines no longer do much to prevent transmission, they continue to be effective for protecting oneself from more serious illness.
Southminster Presbyterian Church
Songwriting workshop led by Ken Gaines sponsored by the Portland FolkMusic Society (PFS). The fee for each individual workshop is $45.00 plus a $1.92 processing fee (a total of $46.92).
Each session is 2.5 to 3 hrs long. Attendees must bring their instruments, paper, and something to write with.
March 24 - "Opening Lines" One the most important aspects of writing songs is establishing the listener‘s interest at the very beginning of the song, both musically and lyrically. This workshop will explore a bit of both. Then participants will work on one of more solutions of their own and present them during the latter part of the class.
April 7 - "How to Get Out of Your Beautiful Rut" After a while we all tend to write the same type of song and while they may be successful, they become our "beautiful rut." This seminar/workshop takes the participants back to the basic music elements of songwriting and teaches a structured approach, bringing variety into newer songs - an approach that will last a lifetime of writing.
April 21 - "The Power of Contrast" What would light be without shades of darkness or the dark without the light? This workshop makes participants aware of and learn how to build power and contrast into both individual songs and an entire body of work, and provides ways to present those songs in performance.
McMenamins Kennedy School Community Room
Second and Fourth Sundays: From the Denson book
COVID Policy:
Vaccination is required, but masks are optional except in the public areas of the building(s)
Oakshire Brewery Beer Hall
Live music on the patio, free. Every fourth Sunday, we welcome How Long Jug Band!
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.
Song Circle every Sunday - see Facebook page of Fat Albert‘s Coffee House for Zoom Link and meeting ID.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm
No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!
Mar 3 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer-songwriter
Mar 4 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Mar 6 (Wed): Cheryl Alex and Jack Radsliff - jazz flute and guitar
Mar 7 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Mar 10 (Sun): Maiden Oregon - original acoustic
Mar 11 (Mon): Bryant Allard Trio - jazz trumpet
Mar 13 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Mar 14 (Thu): Paul Mazzio with David Kim - jazz trumpet, piano
Mar 16 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Cheryl Alex and Patrick Harry
Mar 17 (Sun): A Town Called Home - original Americana
Mar 18 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice
Mar 20 (Wed): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Mar 21 (Thu): Jonathan Smith Trio - funky jazz
Mar 24 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - classical piano duo
Mar 25 (Mon): Two Bass Hit - jazz bass duo
Mar 27 (Wed): Vine Maples - American Songbook guitars and voice
Mar 28 (Thu): Eddie Parente and John Stowell - jazz violin and guitar
Mar 30 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Mar 31 (Sun): Mark Shark - blues guitar and voice