Events - Week View

Weekend matinees go on from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

Nov 8 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian returns with her folk-rock group
Nov 9 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Nov 15 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Nov 16 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - Portland‘s favorite gypsy jazz band
Nov 22 (Sat): Russet St. Kamblers - a ride through the wild west
Nov 23 (Sun): The BBQ Boys - 4-piece Jazz, blues, and jug band
Dec 7 (Sun) Fire & Stone - bluegrass for the whole family
Dec 13 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian‘s folk-rock group
Jan 10 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian‘s folk-rock group

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.

Luciana Diliz will lead (with Tim Connell and Alexandra Santos) our second "The Sounds of Bossa Nova" workshop at Tabor Space in SE Portland - Tickets $15 plus $2.39 service fee.

Learn how to pronounce the lyrics in Portuguese while singing songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim. No need to speak Portuguese or be a singer. Just bring your curiosity and love for music! Led by Brazilian Portuguese teacher and Bossa Nova enthusiast Luciana Diniz, with beautiful piano accompaniment by Tim Connell and inspiring singing by Alexandra Santos.

NOTE: The songs will be different from the ones from the first workshop we did in September.

This workshop is the perfect blend of language and melody. Come experience the beauty of Brazilian Portuguese and the smooth sounds of bossa nova in a relaxed, welcoming setting.

This workshop will be led by Brazilian Portuguese teacher and bossa nova enthusiast, Luciana Diniz, with live instrumental accompaniment by Tim Connell. Luciana has an MA and PhD in Applied Linguistics from Georgia State University, and she has been teaching Portuguese as a second language for more than 15 years. She often uses music to teach her native language.

The First Sunday monthly song circle led by Cecilia Eng and Dave Mongeau will feature spooky songs.

Bring your songbooks, voices, and/or instruments for an afternoon of singing. A hat will be passed to defray the cost of the room. A small donation of $5 per person helps us pay for the location (a small open chapel down a short hallway to the right of the main narthex).

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. You are welcome to share songs from any genre.

Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter are a multi-instrumentalist duo who play Celtic harps, Swedish nyckelharpa, Ukrainian bandura, bouzouki, cittern and more, Suggested Donation: $20/person for the artists (doors open at 7 pm). To Prepay either send cash or check payable to: Guy Marx. Please note the Artist Name - House Concert in the Memo section of your check, and mail it to: Guy Marx, 3153 SE Taylor St, Portland. Oregon 97214. They hail from Oregon and tour extensively, both having successful recording and performing careers built from years of street performing and a background as rock musicians. They have performed with some of the biggest names in folk and acoustic music and have sold well over a million albums combined. Lisa Lynne is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring her Celtic Harp. She is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies on the Windham Hill/Sony music labels that have repeatedly placed in the Top 10 & Top 20 on the Billboard New age music charts. Aryeh Frankfurter’s musical endeavors began at the age of three when he undertook classical training on the violin. Aryeh’s musical development led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres, particularly Celtic folk music. At the age of fifteen Aryeh was introduced to the Celtic harp, an instrument which has become the focal point of his musical inspiration and expression. COVID Policy: We would like folks vaccinated and boosted per CDC guidelines for this event. We encourage mask usage but are no longer requiring it. Please feel free to wear them for your own comfort level as this is an indoor event.

First Sunday: Christian Harmony
Third Sunday: Blue Book

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Nov 26 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Nov 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Steve Hall and Kenny Morse
Nov 30 (Sun): Courtney Von Drehle and Andrew Alikhanov - accordion and clarinet
Dec 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
Dec 3 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Dec 4 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Dec 6 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel
Dec 7 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - celebration of Erik Satie in music and film
Dec 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Dec 10 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hess - blues, roots
Dec 11 (Thu): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - original jazz
Dec 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Dec 15 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Dec 17 (Wed): Mark Shark - soulful blues and carols too
Dec 18 (Thu): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Dec 21 (Sun): [4 pm] Christmas Singalong with Laura Cunard
Dec 21 (Sun): [7 pm] Chris Lee, Ben Graves, Dan Schulte - Music for the Longest Night
Dec 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Dec 28 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish-influenced incursions
Dec 29 (Mon): Noah Bernstein, Shao-Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - ragtime to no time
Jan 3 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle

New collaboration! Mary Flower, Award winning fingerpicking guitarist and lap slide player" with Leon Cotter a world class clarinetist/sax player from the California Honeydrops, jazz influenced heavily by music from Nigeria, South Africa and New Orleans, all ages. Advance tickets $20 at tickettomato.com. This intimate listening room is highly recommended: The Burlingame Space 8423 SW Terwilliger Blvd 97219

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.

Herga at The Castle is a folk and acoustic music evening, with roots going back to 1963.

However, we have restarted online singarounds using Zoom, now on the second Monday of each month.

Note that this meeting runs independently of the live folk club, which runs in parallel at The Castle, Harrow-On-The-Hill.

To be added to the distribution list for log-in details send an e-mail to oldtimetim(*at*)gmail.com, or sign up using the form on our ‘contact’ page.

Zoom meeting active from 19:30 PM GMT to say hello!

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!

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

Artichoke Community Music School class led by Anne Weiss. Held on Mondays, $170 for seven sessions/ $30 drop-in, all ages. Children under 12 are free with adult registration.

Held at off-site location - NOT at Artichoke Music. Meets at the Green House, in SE Portland OR near Mount Tabor. Call or text 914-924-2574 with any questions. Address provided upon registration.

In this all-welcome class we’ll learn the history of and sing songs of protest and liberation from around the world. We’ll also focus on strengthening singing skills, especially harmony, rhythm and breath support. Children under 12 are free with adult registration. This class will be held in my garden in nice weather and in my home in less nice weather.

It’s a good time in the world to raise your voice!

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Nov 26 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Nov 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Steve Hall and Kenny Morse
Nov 30 (Sun): Courtney Von Drehle and Andrew Alikhanov - accordion and clarinet
Dec 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
Dec 3 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Dec 4 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Dec 6 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel
Dec 7 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - celebration of Erik Satie in music and film
Dec 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Dec 10 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hess - blues, roots
Dec 11 (Thu): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - original jazz
Dec 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Dec 15 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Dec 17 (Wed): Mark Shark - soulful blues and carols too
Dec 18 (Thu): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Dec 21 (Sun): [4 pm] Christmas Singalong with Laura Cunard
Dec 21 (Sun): [7 pm] Chris Lee, Ben Graves, Dan Schulte - Music for the Longest Night
Dec 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Dec 28 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish-influenced incursions
Dec 29 (Mon): Noah Bernstein, Shao-Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - ragtime to no time
Jan 3 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle

Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) sponsors a contra slow jam on 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 contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.

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 Dave Johnson, Diane Karl, Dan Shramek, Jack Bohl, Jonathan Lay, and Ed Mellnik. Past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.

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.

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

Hosted by:
Jack Bohl (1st Wednesday),
Will Selzer (2nd Wednesday),
John Risley (3rd Wednesday),
Ed Mellnik (4th Wednesday),
**rotating hosts** (5th Wednesday).

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Nov 26 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Nov 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Steve Hall and Kenny Morse
Nov 30 (Sun): Courtney Von Drehle and Andrew Alikhanov - accordion and clarinet
Dec 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
Dec 3 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Dec 4 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Dec 6 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel
Dec 7 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - celebration of Erik Satie in music and film
Dec 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Dec 10 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hess - blues, roots
Dec 11 (Thu): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - original jazz
Dec 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Dec 15 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Dec 17 (Wed): Mark Shark - soulful blues and carols too
Dec 18 (Thu): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Dec 21 (Sun): [4 pm] Christmas Singalong with Laura Cunard
Dec 21 (Sun): [7 pm] Chris Lee, Ben Graves, Dan Schulte - Music for the Longest Night
Dec 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Dec 28 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish-influenced incursions
Dec 29 (Mon): Noah Bernstein, Shao-Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - ragtime to no time
Jan 3 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle

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

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.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Nov 26 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Nov 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Steve Hall and Kenny Morse
Nov 30 (Sun): Courtney Von Drehle and Andrew Alikhanov - accordion and clarinet
Dec 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
Dec 3 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Dec 4 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Dec 6 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel
Dec 7 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - celebration of Erik Satie in music and film
Dec 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Dec 10 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hess - blues, roots
Dec 11 (Thu): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - original jazz
Dec 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Dec 15 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Dec 17 (Wed): Mark Shark - soulful blues and carols too
Dec 18 (Thu): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Dec 21 (Sun): [4 pm] Christmas Singalong with Laura Cunard
Dec 21 (Sun): [7 pm] Chris Lee, Ben Graves, Dan Schulte - Music for the Longest Night
Dec 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Dec 28 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish-influenced incursions
Dec 29 (Mon): Noah Bernstein, Shao-Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - ragtime to no time
Jan 3 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle

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:
Dan Shramek and 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.

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

Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, Leigh Anne Kranz, dickenbock, Dan Shramek and Mike Fisher, 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.

Welcome to the Songwriter Soiree!

This month’s theme is: Illuminate!

As we enter into the winter season and the light fades away, what helps keep you illuminated during this introspective time? What practices do you turn towards? What is illuminated for you during this time?

Join us for this special cozy edition of Portland‘s most connected home grown style music event.

Click the link below to purchase a ticket to attend. Tickets are $15 pre-sale (plus fee of $2.85). We offer a sliding scale of $10-20 at the door suggested, and no one turned away. Buying in advance ensures your spot and gives you priority for signing up to play.

Please note that online sign ups will close after 25 people have signed up. After that point, you will have to sign up in person and you’ll be put in a raffle for your time slot. It also helps as gauge how many to set up for. Thank you for your support!

Songwriter Soiree 142 - This month’s theme is: Forage!

Autumn is here and so is the time of foraging for that winter inspiration. As the season is turning, what do you find yourself seeking? What are you foraging for? How does this practice relate to your music?

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome. A hat will be passed to defray the cost of the room. Sing at 7 pm.

Questions? Ken(*at*)KenGaines.com

Upcoming: Mar 14, Apr 11, May 9, Jun 13

Modern English country dance for all, Dancing starts at 7:30. Show up early to check in. Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request. Admission: $7-$20 sliding scale.

No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor. No partner required.

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.

Oct 31: Community led dance (Mixed Positional and Gendered Calling) with Fine Companions: Erik Weberg, Bill Yomczak, Betsy Branch, Lisa Scott
Nov 7: *****Portland English Ball Weekend at Oaks Park Dance Pavilion*****
Nov 14: caller Cynthia Stenger (Positional Calling) with Sue Songer, Lori Schaffer, Ben Blechman
Nov 21: caller Laura Hatch (Mixed Positional and Gendered calling) with The Hat Band: Jon Neff, Syd Newell, Meg Tapley
Nov 28: caller Ric Goldman (Positional and Gender Neutral Calling) with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn
Dec 5: caller Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn
Dec 12: Jane Austen/ Regency Dance: caller Laura Hatch (Mixed Positional and Gendered Calling) with Sue Songer, Ben Blechman, Lori Shaffer
Dec 19: caller Nan Evans (Gendered Calling) with Full Circle: Fred Nussbaum, George Penk, Heather Pinney
Dec 26: ******DANCE CANCELLED****

Mask Policy:
All 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.

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: Justin Auld

Second Saturday: Dave Elliott

3rd Saturday: Gareth Jenkins

4th Saturday: Chip Russell

5th Saturday: Donna Dunaif, Melissa Tanguay, Chuck Holloway

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

An open chantey & maritime zoom-based sing with organizers and regulars of the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival (PMFF).

Join us on zoom for the PMFF Second Saturday Virtual Chantey Sing on the 2nd Saturday of every month, 3:00 to 5:00 pm Eastern US time (12-2 pm PST).

To be added to the mailing list, email info(*at*)pmffest.org
Meeting ID: 884 2001 7117
Passcode: 659317.

Weekend matinees go on from 1-3 pm, free, all ages.

Nov 8 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian returns with her folk-rock group
Nov 9 (Sun): Sweet Preserves - Traditional acoustic New Orleans jazz
Nov 15 (Sat): Josh Cole‘s Bluegrass Matinee - good, old-fashioned bluegrass
Nov 16 (Sun): Kung Pao Chickens - Portland‘s favorite gypsy jazz band
Nov 22 (Sat): Russet St. Kamblers - a ride through the wild west
Nov 23 (Sun): The BBQ Boys - 4-piece Jazz, blues, and jug band
Dec 7 (Sun) Fire & Stone - bluegrass for the whole family
Dec 13 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian‘s folk-rock group
Jan 10 (Sat): Petty Cash - Janet Julian‘s folk-rock group

The North-End Slow Session is hosted by Kathleen Walsh on the second Saturday of each month at 1-3 pm.

Location: Columbia Ecovillage, 4621 NE Killingsworth St, # 20, Ptld, OR 97218 –host’s address on property.

The session will be in the guesthouse toward the back of the complex. Text host if you need help: 503-233-0331.

Please park on the street (Killingsworth) and walk over. There is no charge for the session.

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, Jan Mancuso.

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.

May 18 theme: “House of the Rising Sun - the way you like it.”

You are cordially invited to an English Country Dance party! Come enjoy a delightful evening of exciting, exuberant, and beautiful dances, both new and old. No partner or previous experience required!

Ages 13 through adult. $15 per dancer in advance/$20 at the door if any are left. Limited to 100 dancers.

Registration link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/settomusicenglishcountrydancing/882857

May 10 (Sat): caller Laura Hatch to recorded music
Jun 14 (Sat): caller Laura Hatch to recorded music

Celebrate the magic of the season with the Katie Jane Band at our Celtic Christmas show on December 13th at the Winona Grange in Tualatin, OR, all ages, adults $30 advance/$35 door/ 15 & younger $15 advance/$20 door (doors open at 6:45 pm). Prepare for an enchanting evening of high-energy Irish tunes, Celtic Christmas favorites, and beloved holiday classics. This family-friendly event will also feature a captivating performance by Irish dancers, adding an extra layer of festive spirit to the night. Note the annual food drive for the Tualatin Food Pantry. Please consider bringing non-perishables!

Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues, sliding scale: $6-20 per person, cash or check.

7 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30-10:30 pm dancing

Nov 8 (Sat): caller Laurel Thomas, music by Peter and the Wolf Tones
Dec 13 (Sat): FREE DANCE! caller Deb Comly [Colorado], music by Joyride

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.

Alice Howe and Freebo are powerful performers individually. They manage to both lead and support each other in their well-crafted songs that display flawless harmonies and tasteful instrumentation. Howe’s voice is strong and captivating, revealing layers of meaning. Freebo, a genuine folk, rock, and blues icon, is one of the great bassists of our time. Ticket prices on-line: $25 general admission/$22 PFS members $13 ages 12-18 (under 12 free) Ticket prices at the door: $28 general admission/$25 PFS members $14 ages 12-18 (under 12 free) All concerts start at 7:30 pm. Doors to seating open at 7. PFS Eastside Concerts 2025/2026 take place at Reedwood Friends Church. These concerts have a focus on national and international artists. We have nine concerts, all on Saturday nights, scheduled for the 2025/2026 season (September through May). Upcoming concerts: Jan 24: Tim O‘Brien with Jan Fabricius* Feb 28: Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light Mar 21: Hubby Jenkins Apr 25: David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach May 16: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem * additional charge of $7 for this concert

This hybrid workshop will give you specific tools and hints for your songwriting, arranging, and performing, all within the context of honoring your unique gifts and giving yourself permission to become the artist/musician you hope to become. In a world of judgment and criticism, we are filled with the voices of others telling us how to be. In this workshop, Freebo and Alice will help you to find your own voice, figuratively and literally. They will cover inspiration, sharing their methods on how to begin writing when the page seems blank, and song arrangement, shaping your song for recording and performance by defining the chorus, verse, bridge, and intro, and giving you simple alternative chords to make your song even more interesting. Finally, they will address essential elements of performance, including nerves, preparation, tools, timing, pace, and ultimately communication and communion with the audience. How do you relate to the audience? You become one with them!

Price is $45.00 plus a $3.87 processing fee = $48.87. Limited to 15 attendees on a first come basis.

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.

The 2nd Sunday English Dance for Experienced Dancers is an opportunity to dance to the music of Fine Companions (and friends), suggested donation $10-20 sliding scale, dance shoes required, no street shoes permitted beyond the entrance.

Nov 9 (Sun): CANCELED
Dec 14 (Sun): Calling: David Macemon, Music: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Lisa Scott, Erik Weberg
Jan 11 (Sun): Calling: David Macemon, Music: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Lisa Scott, Erik Weberg

The dances will be a balance of familiar dances and unfamiliar dances. The callers will encourage dancers to incorporate style points such as quality of movement, timing, transitions and dancing with the music.

We ask that dancers be comfortable dancing standard English Dance figures including:
- Heys in various orientations
- Regular and Double figure eights
- Triple minor progressions
- Dancing with couples outside of your group of 4
- Straight and draw poussettes.

Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

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.

Second and Fourth Sunday: Green Book singing (1991 Denson edition)

Nov 23: no singing at Kennedy School

Held in the Community Room, SE corner of the building.

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

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Nov 26 (Wed): Gordon Lee - jazz piano
Nov 29 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Steve Hall and Kenny Morse
Nov 30 (Sun): Courtney Von Drehle and Andrew Alikhanov - accordion and clarinet
Dec 1 (Mon): Annette Lowman with Ben Graves - jazz voice, guitar
Dec 3 (Wed): Terry Robb - Blues Master
Dec 4 (Thu): Cowboy Jazz - jazz with triads
Dec 6 (Sat): Adlai Alexander, Cheryl Alex, Laurent Nickel
Dec 7 (Sun): Tim and Nancy Nickel - celebration of Erik Satie in music and film
Dec 8 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s, 30s harmony
Dec 10 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Sonny Hess - blues, roots
Dec 11 (Thu): Kerry Politzer and Ben Graves - original jazz
Dec 14 (Sun): Piano bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Dec 15 (Mon): Jet Black Pearl - accordion, voice, beatbox, loops
Dec 17 (Wed): Mark Shark - soulful blues and carols too
Dec 18 (Thu): Smut City Jellyroll Society - 20s/30s blues/jazz
Dec 21 (Sun): [4 pm] Christmas Singalong with Laura Cunard
Dec 21 (Sun): [7 pm] Chris Lee, Ben Graves, Dan Schulte - Music for the Longest Night
Dec 22 (Mon): Eddie Parente and John Stowall - jazz violin, guitar
Dec 28 (Sun): Faerie Folk - Irish-influenced incursions
Dec 29 (Mon): Noah Bernstein, Shao-Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - ragtime to no time
Jan 3 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle

Come and share your music at the next Portland Guitar Society (PGS) Monthly Meeting and Open Mic and stay to enjoy a set by our featured performer (all styles and levels welcome, bring an amp if you need one), followed by our featured performer. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Featured Performers:
Dec 14 (Sun) - Michael Hermes
Jan 18 (Sun) - Yuri Liberzon
Feb 15 (Sun) - Kevin Ayers
Mar 15 (Sun) - John Silliman Dodge
Apr 19 (Sun) - Nial Ransford

** NOTE: The December meeting is currently scheduled in Room #326 instead of the Recital Hall.

See PGS Meetings for details on location, entrance and parking

COVID Policy: Masks are encouraged but not required.