With chops so hot, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen were named IBMA’s 2016 Instrumental Group of the Year for the second time, with a third nomination in 2017. Their critically acclaimed album Cold Spell earned a 2015 GRAMMY nomination for Best Bluegrass Album of the Year, yet the accolades don’t end there. Solivan, with banjoist […]

The Bluegrass Wednesday series continues on September 4 with the John Montgomery Band. The John Montgomery Band is a bluegrass band based in Portland, Oregon. The band is known for its authentic traditional vocal presentation of the genre and includes some of the best instrumentalists in the area. While the band reaches into the past […]

The award winning and highly acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while enhancing it’s hard-driving soulful music (rooted in the Celtic diaspora) with a broad range of global influences. Featuring button accordion, guitar […]

The bluegrass Wednesday series continues on September 11 with Ash Creek at the Gastro Mania Vault. Ash Creek explores the frontiers between bluegrass, folk, and traditional country music. Gene Alger plays banjo; Larry Ullman plays bass; Tim Howell plays guitar; Clayton Knight plays mandolin and fiddle. We all share lead and harmony vocals. 

The series of “Bluegrass Wednesday’s” continues September 18 with Whiskey Deaf at the Gastro Mania Vault in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $7 cover. Whiskey Deaf is Annie Staninec & John Kael and friends Annie Staninec has been playing fiddle since the age of four, and can rattle your teeth with a bluegrass breakdown, tug at your […]

SunFish Duo will be playing traditional old-time bluegrass at the Barrio on FRI 9/20 from 7-9pm. Stop by and visit with us and enjoy some of the best food in town! We hope to see you there!

Washougal Times just recently remodeled, combining the dining room and the game room. We're going to play there this time, instead of upstairs! Can't wait to check it out. Jeffree White's Train River is a collective of accomplished bluegrass musicians with a repertoire of many traditional and more modern tunes. Bandmates play all over the […]

Big Dickens is Steve Reischman, Dee Johnson, Linda Leavi, Kevin Healy, Kevin Johnson and, when she’s available, Ellie Hakansson! Come on by the Landmark Saloon at 4847 SE Division St at 8pm and whatch and listen to BD play classic country and traditional bluegrass!    

Come join us for another Fiddle Night on October 2 at 7pm! This round we'll more of Portlands best fiddlers featuring Annie Stannic, James Mason, Ben Blechman and Luke Price. This should be a great show so don't miss out! Cover is $10 for this special event. All proceeds go to the musicians.

The Columbians - Spud Siegel, mandolin; Joel Marshall, guitar; and special guest Jesse Withers of Jackstraw on bass - performing at Strum Guitar performance space.

Train River is back to liven up happy hour at Mississippi Pizza Pub! Note, happy hour is now 6:30 PM. The venue's location is 3552 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227. Train River is a collective of accomplished Portland and SW Washington-based bluegrass musicians, playing traditional to newer bluegrass numbers and fiddle tunes. The lineup […]