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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!

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!

All performances 6-8 pm (unless otherwise extended), free, 21+.

Dec 5 (Fri): Vintage Soul- riotous and raucous soul music
Dec 7 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - Off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Dec 8 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a passion for country and roots music
Dec 9 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Dec 10 (Wed): The Get Down Funk Collective [extended to 9 pm] - infectious blend of funk, soul, R&B, and jazz
Dec 11 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!Dec 12 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars - dusty country-roots songwriter
Dec 12 (Fri): The James Low Irregulars- poet rocker
Dec 13 (Sat): Kris Deelane & The Hurt - nine-piece soul band
Nov 15 (Sat): Nearly Acoustic - music of the Jerry Garcia Axoustic Band
Dec 14 (Sun): Freak Mountain Ramblers - Off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Dec 15 (Mon): Catnip Brothers - classic western swing
Dec 16 (Tue): The Pagan Jug Band - a mix of jug, blues, country, bluegrass, and hokum
Dec 17 (Wed): The Scott Law Band [extended to 9 pm] - blending rock, jazz, blues, and modern acoustic music
Dec 18 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 19 (Fri): Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters - West Coast-based Americana
Dec 20 (Wed): Queasy Gumbo [extended to 9 pm] - The Quick and Easy Boys with Keyboardist Steve Kerin, playing New Orleans-flavored funk!
Dec 21 (Sun); Freak Mountain Ramblers - Off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful
Dec 22 (Mon): Portland Country Underground - a passion for country and roots music
Dec 23 (Tue): Jackstraw - bluegrass, honky-tonk, and rock ‘n roll
Dec 24 (Wed): Dave Reisch, Lewi Longmire and The LT Layabouts (Pub will likely be open 4-9 pm, with low-key music)
Dec 26 (Thu): Lewi Longmire & The Left Coast Roasters - rowdy roots rock and roll with a classic heart!
Dec 28 (Sun); Freak Mountain Ramblers - Off-beat, edgy, weird, wonderful

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.

We are excited to announce the first ever Laurelthirst Open Jam every MONDAY night in May, hosted by Jack McGrane of Bodhi Mojo, free.

Hone in your group improvisational skills in a low key and supportive environment. Bring your own axe if you can and arrive early to get a guaranteed spot on the sign up sheet. Feel free to contact Jack with any questions at jackmcgrane25(*at*)gmail.com.