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Alder St. All-Stars/Blue Flags & Black Grass

Date and Time

Saturday, November 22, 2025, 8:00 PM until 11:00 PM

Location

Laurelthirst Public House
Blue Flags website
2958 NE Glisan
Portland, OR  97232
USA
503-208-5425

Category

Concert

Registration Info

Registration is not Required

About this event

Blue Flags & Black Grass is a combination of many flavors of acoustic American Roots Music. With the instrumentation of banjo, res-o-phonic guitar, fiddle, washboard, kazoo and upright bass, Blue Flags emulates the string bands of the 1920s and ‘30s. Their typical gig will blend ragtime, viper jazz, country blues, old-time, jug abnd and bluegrass. As well as performing classic standards and dusting off hidden gems, Blue Flags also features original songs by Flip ‘Fats’ McGuire

Alder Street is boot-stompin’, gritty, and bourbon flavored. The band draws its inspiration from a variety of sources, evinced by original tunes that break the mold of traditional bluegrass, and reprises ranging from Iron Maiden to Bill Monroe.

Alder Street’s line-up consists of Chris Kelley (banjo), Jesse Lawton (mandolin), Aaron Nelson, (bass), Ian Royer (guitar), Emily West (drums) and Jake Beckwith (fiddle).

https://www.blueflagsandblackgrass.com/

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