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FallSong 2026 - Friday - Sunday, October 23-25 - will be the sixth iteration of PFS's annual on-line music weekend. Come join singers, pickers, reciters and listeners for a packed weekend of song circles, mini-concerts, workshops, and more. It's all free, and registration is quick and easy. Just go to:

PortlandFolkMusic.org/FallSong



New Local Lore:
Memories of 50 years of PFS


Download it now and be sure to check out all these events presented by PFS and friends.

Global FolkSong Workshop
 Hiroya Tsukamoto
Thursday August 13





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2026/2027 Concert
Season Announced




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PFS Newsletter
Local Lore
July-August 2026 



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Newest In Person Singing
1st Sunday East Side
Every First Sunday



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In Person Singing
2nd Friday East Side
Every Second Friday



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In Person Singing
  3rd Sunday West Side

Every Third Sunday



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Countdown to VSC!
Countdown
Countdown to VSC!
PFS Virtual Song Circle
Every Saturday Night,  a group of folks who like acoustic music meet on Zoom for the Virtual Song Circle, or VSC. The virtual doors open at 6:00 PM Pacific Time for chatting and whatever, and singing starts at 6:30. There's a group of regulars, and frequent newbies drop in, and sometimes people who have dropped out drop back in. It doesn't make any difference: all people, all songs, are welcome. You can stay for five minutes or five hours. Very relaxed. On the third Saturday of the month, we have an optional theme. Next Saturday - May 15th, the theme is Minerals. The poster on the right may give you some ideas of songs to sing, but don't worry about it. It's optional, and any connection you dream up to the theme, or no connection at all, is just fine! 

If you know all you need to know about the VSCs, just click here to join.  Want to know more? There's tons more information here.

One more thing: We play a game every week at the VSC of singing the next ballad from the numbered list of old ballads collected by Francis James Child. This coming Saturday we have the ballad "The Marriage of Sir Gawain". It is one of several of the Child Ballads that riffs on some of the Knights of the Round Table myths.

If you know this at all, or can learn it, feel free to sing any version of this - it's 
wonderful fun to have multiple takes on the same song!
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If you know all you need to know about the VSCs, just click here to join.  Want to know more? There's tons more information at portlandfolkmusic.org/virtual.

By the way, we have a game we play every week at the VSC: Frequently, someone(s) will sing the next ballad from the numbered list of old ballads collected by Francis James Child.  This coming Saturday we have the ballad "King Arthur and King Cornwall". It is one of several of the Child Ballads that riffs on the Knights of the Round Table myths. Oh, those billionaire kings get so jealous of each other. You can find out more about it here

If you know this at all, or can learn it, feel free to sing any version of this - it's wonderful to have multiple takes on the same song! Or just come and listen.


Events Calendar

Please check out our events calendar below. Editor Barry Gorden manages to capture almost all the upcoming folk events, but if yours is missing please let us know. The list below shows the next week's events, and is updated continuously.

If you need more, go to the Events menu above and pull down to Folk Calendar. When you go there, you can sort by performances, classes, virtual, radio - whatever you like - and you'll have all the events from now until... well, you'll find everything we know about. If it's not listed here, it's probably not happening.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events

 
Since 1976, Portland FolkMusic Society has been active preserving, presenting and promoting folk music and arts in the greater Portland Oregon area. PFS sponsors song circles, concerts, workshops and retreats – in person and virtual – and helps its members and the whole community pass the word around about folk music events, from old time ballads to sea shanties, from 60’s protest folk to contemporary singer-songwriters.

PFS is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. 

Portland FolkMusic Society
P.O. Box 1448
Portland, OR 97207-1448
Ideas or questions for PFS? Here's where to look...

Concerts - Concerts pages (see events menu) or pfs-concerts@portlandfolkmusic.org
Contributions - Donations tab or  development@portlandfolkmusic.org
Events Calendar - Events page or eventscalendar@portlandfolkmusic.org
FallSong - Fallsong page (soon) or fallsong@portlandfolkmusic.org
Membership - membership@portlandfolkmusic.org

Newsletter - locallore@portlandfolkmusic.org
Saturday Virtual Song Circle - VSC page, or click here to join
Singtime - singtime@portlandfolkmusic.org
Social Media - socialmedia@portlandfolkmusic.org
Website - Website editor
All other questions - president@portlandfolkmusic.org
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