The Butteville Store is Oregon's oldest still-operating retail business. It goes back to the times of the early pioneers, and these days is a popular destination for good acoustic-style music. Your presence helps preserve a piece of Northwest History while you enjoy the music, the food, the folks and a great vibe on the store's […]
Grammy Nominees for Best Bluegrass Album of the Year, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley will be performing OUTDOORS at Hart House on Wednesday, September 5 at 7pm. Mix of bluegrass, country, blues, western swing, and other string band music of all kinds, the partnership of dobro player Rob Ickes and acoustic/electric guitarist Trey Hensley delights audiences of traditional […]
Multi-award winner, Claire Lynch, brings her crystalline voice and razor sharp trio to Tsunami Books in Eugene as part of Claire’s 2018 tour. Claire Lynch is a pioneering artist who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. Her career has been decorated with many accolades including three GRAMMY nominations, seven International Bluegrass Music Association awards […]
Three of the Jamblers will play in Multnomah Village, at 'Sacred Money Studies & Prosperity Pie' (interesting combination, eh?). Playing as a trio fits the venue nicely, since it has that semi-laid-back coffee/pie shop feel. Good place, with friendly people, plenty of seating; comfortable, casual, good acoustics & good pie! Right in the heart of […]
Reserve your seat for Harvest Wine & Bistro’s Bluegrass and Barbecue evening. Great food, beer and wine. Reservations are required! Call (503)747-7263 http://theharvestwinebar.com
I thought I would mention that I'll be playing banjo with the bluegrass band Sam Hill (with Doug Sammons on guitar and Jeff Smith on mandolin) at McMenamin's White Eagle Saloon this Saturday (9/15/18) at 9 PM. We are listed as being the Sam Hill Trio, but are actually playing as a quartet, with John […]
Multnomah Grange presents bluegrass shows Sept thru May, the third Saturday of the month. Sept. features Will and Dave, a father and son duet and Ash Creek bluegrass band with a jam before the show 5:30 to 7 and snack bar.
One Grass Two Grass out of San Francisco will be at Portland's Laurelthirst or Thursday September 20th! One Grass Two Grass delivers high energy, hard driving, fun-loving, old-timey, new-timey, good-timey, rockin’ California string band music. One Grass Two Grass forges its own style of folk meets old-time, meets rock, meets bluegrass. Cushioned by a bed […]
Grammy Award winner Mollie O'Brien became known to the rest of the world as a singer's singer when, in 1988, she and her brother Tim O’Brien released the first of three critically-acclaimed albums for Sugar Hill Records. Portland FolkMusic Society is excited to open our 2018-2019 Concert Season with folksinging favorites Mollie O'Brien and her husband, […]
Fabulous bluegrass singer (and guitarist / bassist) Jered Widman rounded up a bunch of the usual suspects including Zak Borden (on mandolin and vocals), Josh Adkins (on bass and vocals), and your truly (on banjo and vocals), to play some bluegrass music at a benefit for the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools. The event takes place […]