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April 2019
Bluegrass in the Gorge
Four days and three nights of bluegrass heaven in the Columbia Gorge! Immerse yourself in the music you enjoy with these excellent teachers: Laurie Lewis – guitar and vocals Tom Rozum – mandolin Brandon Godman - fiddle Justin Hiltner - banjo Last year's participants loved the workshops and the ample time between them to practice what they were learning. They also praised Menucha's welcoming staff, exceptional homemade meals and our beautiful gardens, trails and gorge views. Playing, singing, handing down…
Find out more »Courtyard Bluegrass Jam
Open, all level jam, every Thursday from 4:00 -6:00 PM at The White Eagle.
Find out more »Nina Gerber and Chris Webster
Nina Gerber and Chris Webster are two amazing performers. Do you know anyone who can play as many different styles of guitar music as well as Nina? And Chris is like Nina: they both make every note count, whatever the genre. To give an idea of their range, the songs on their recent CD Apple Blossom Lane include Reggae ("Sitting Here in Limbo"), Singer-Songwriter ("Lay Me Down Easy" by Kate Wolf), "Chain of Fools" popularized by Aretha Franklin, John Lennon's…
Find out more »Taborgrass Class & Jam
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Taborgrass Bluegrass Class and Jam is held every Saturday at Waverly UCC, 3300 SE Woodward St. (Corner of Southeast 33rd and SE Woodward) in Portland. For all instruments. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome. Class admission is $15, but we encourage all Taborgrassers – of all skill levels – to come and jam! We have plenty of room for jams in our new location. If you’re coming only to jam, we ask for a $5 donation…
Find out more »Whiskey Puppy Happy Hour at Mississippi Pizza
Come on out and see Whiskey Puppy play all your favorites at Mississippi Pizza on Saturday April 20th! Kids welcome and fun for the whole family.
Find out more »Traditional Bluegrass with Sam Hill
Sam Hill, one of the Pacific Northwest's premier bluegrass acts from about 1993 until their breakup in 2005, has reunited with a stellar cast of players and is back out on the scene playing their brand of bluegrass music. The group features original members Jeff Smith on mandolin/vocals and Doug Sammons on guitar/vocals, with Peter Schwimmer on banjo/vocals, and Chuck Davidshofer on bass/vocals. Our regular fiddler Amy Hakanson cannot make this gig, so SPECIAL GUEST on fiddle will be Stew…
Find out more »Bluegrass at Multnomah Grange 71
Mountain Honey and Keening Foxhounds put on a show of bluegrass and original music with a jam open to all before the show
Find out more »Jamble on into the Butteville Store
The Jamblers will be at the Historic Butteville Store on April 20. The store is the Northwest's oldest still-operating retail business, going back to the early 1800's. Currently it's a popular destination for quality acoustic-style music and good times for everyone! About 25 minutes south of Portland, near French Prairie and Champoeg Park. You can reserve a full (delicious) dinner, beverages & dessert, listen to the music and enjoy the evening before Easter. Or, you can come a bit later…
Find out more »Taborgrass Session at Strum Guitars
Jimmy Martin and Judith Martin walk into a bar... As an auxilary to the Taborgrass course, The Sessions is your local bluegrass refinery. We take your raw material(songs), send them through the juicer, and out comes a delicious product that you can share with your kith and kin. Bluegrass is a group sport; no matter how many songs you know, the essence of this music is the manner in which you function in a group. Simply being able to lead…
Find out more »OBA Roseburg Chapter Jam
Third Sunday Jam is always from 1 to 4:30 pm at Sutherlin Senior Center, 202 East Central Avenue, Sutherlin, OR. Open to listeners and pickers alike. All levels encouraged. Refreshments. Donations kindly accepted. Sponsored by the OBA - Roseburg Chapter. Ample paved parking in back. Handicapped parking accessible. INFO: Lizzie at 541-679-0553
Find out more »Strings in Sisters Jam
We call our group “Strings In Sisters” and have been meeting here since August 2016. We normally meet on the third Sunday of each month from 1:30 -3:30 p.m. at the Sisters Library. (As you enter Sisters, turn right on Locust St – just past the elementary school and across from The Pump House service station and Hop & Brew. Turn left on E Cascade – the first left, right on Cedar.) Our main focus is on bluegrass, folk, and…
Find out more »Columbia River Brewing Jam
Formerly O'Neill Pub and Turn Key Bluegrass Jam. Open to all ages and levels with beginner-friendly core of intermediate players, good vibes, good food, full bar.
Find out more »Rambling Bluegrass Jam (Beaverton)
Intermediate bluegrass jam session in banquet room. Celebrating our 15th year at this location (2017).
Find out more »Bluegrass Jam in McMinnville
Informal bluegrass jam every Tuesday night from 7-9:30ish. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Beaverton Jam
Intermediate-level jam!
Find out more »Mountain Honey plays Bluegrass Wednesday at the Annex of Gastro Mania April 24 at 7pm.
Bluegrass Wednesday’s continues April 24 with Mountain Honey at the Annex of Gastro Mania in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $5 cover. Mountain Honey features Linda Leavitt (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Dee Johnson (vocals, bass), Greg Stone (vocals, guitar) and Mike Stahlman (vocals, banjo). Sweet and golden acoustic music inspired by traditional bluegrass, with driving banjo and high lonesome harmonies is what Mountain Honey offers. I want to thank my friend in Mountain Honey for agreeing to perform this date. I had a cancellation on this…
Find out more »Taborgrass Class & Jam
10:00 am – 1:00 pm Taborgrass Bluegrass Class and Jam is held every Saturday at Waverly UCC, 3300 SE Woodward St. (Corner of Southeast 33rd and SE Woodward) in Portland. For all instruments. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome. Class admission is $15, but we encourage all Taborgrassers – of all skill levels – to come and jam! We have plenty of room for jams in our new location. If you’re coming only to jam, we ask for a $5 donation…
Find out more »Clackamas/Happy Valley String Along Jam: 2nd & 4th Sundays 2:15 – 5:00 pm
Bluegrass and more. Happy Valley Library (Community Room) 13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR 97015. Located off Sunnyside Rd. at SE 147th. Look for the signboard on the sidewalk near the library. For information, contact Charlie: mels677@aol.com
Find out more »May 2019
WOTFA Fiddle Jam
Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association Jam and SnackLuck open to the public. Held at the Clark County History Museum - a great venue. First Friday every month and part of the Vancouver Arts Walk. Generally a song circle jam, but this may vary. Very newcomer and beginner friendly with advanced and expert fiddlers always most welcome. Fiddles, Guitars, Mandolins and other traditional backup instruments welcome. Audience welcome. The Museum is open and free. All Fiddle players and backup instruments welcome. We…
Find out more »Shaniko Hoot, Holler and Sing
Starting at Noon. With stage acts until 6 PM. Including Open Mic. Downtown Shaniko. Food Truck on site. 4 Bands on Saturday featuring Bluegrass, Old-Time, Country and Irish Music. Jamming, Singing and Fellowship. Gospel Jam Sunday Morning at 10 AM. Free Camping in Downtown Shaniko.
Find out more »Klamath Falls Bluegrass Jam
A monthly bluegrass jam on the First Sunday at Mia's and Pia's Pizzeria and Brewhouse, 3545 Summers Lane, Klamath Falls, OR 97603. For information: Ben Coker 541-783-3478 / benfcoker@gmail.com
Find out more »Jon Cooper Bluegrass Jam
An open bluegrass and old time country jam is held at La Sierra Mexican Grill in Dundee Oregon on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. This jam is dedicated to the memory of Jon Cooper who kicked it off many years ago, but passed on himself in 2015. The pickers average intermediate in skill level, but the jam is open and encouraging to all skill levels. Please contact Steve Edward (stephene47@frontier.com, ph: 503-664-6351), Ron Taylor (ron@taylorpaintingof portland.com) ,…
Find out more »The Horsenecks play Bluegrass Wednesday at the Annex of Gastro Mania
Bluegrass Wednesday’s continues May 8 with The Horsenecks at the Annex of Gastro Mania in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $5 cover. With roots in Portland Oregon and Liverpool England, The Horsenecks play hard-hitting and heartfelt Old Time and classic Bluegrass music. The members formed a strong musical bond after meeting at a festival in 2012 and have been performing and touring together ever since. With driving old time fiddle, three finger banjo, and classic harmony singing, they bring the music to life with…
Find out more »Jamblers @ Beaverton Farmers Market
From Rhythm to Rutabagas to Root Beer, you'll find what you're looking for at the biggest farmers' market in Oregon. Jamble on over to Beaverton on a Mid-May Saturday, browse for produce, fresh-caught salmon, locally-distilled liquor, arts, crafts, hot food, snacks... and stop by the bandstand, we'd love to see you there!
Find out more »Bridgetown Bluegrass Festival
The third-annual Bridgetown Bluegrass Festival is back featuring our best line up yet! Held this year at the Alberta Abbey and featuring fifteen bands hailing from Oregon, Washington, California and Montana. Also: workshops. Beer, cider, wine. Food carts. Jamming. Face painting and other kid friendly activities. All day Saturday, May 11 from 10 AM to midnight. All are welcome!
Find out more »Corral Creek at the Butteville Store
The Butteville store has become a great place featuring good food and drink along with live music at Saturday Suppers. Suppers feature prime rib, salmon or a 2"pork chop for $25. Check their web site for a complete list of performing bands and dates. Reservations are must and can be made by calling 503-678-1605. Some evenings sell out quickly. Corral Creek will be there May 11, 2019.
Find out more »Clackamas/Happy Valley String Along Jam: 2nd & 4th Sundays 2:15 – 5:00 pm
Bluegrass and more. Happy Valley Library (Community Room) 13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley, OR 97015. Located off Sunnyside Rd. at SE 147th. Look for the signboard on the sidewalk near the library. For information, contact Charlie: mels677@aol.com
Find out more »Puddletown Ramblers @ O’Malley’s 2nd Sundays
Come see the Puddletown Ramblers every 2nd Sunday at O'Malley's Saloon & Grill.
Find out more »Bluegrass Wednesday features Sunny South at the Annex of Gastro Mania
The series of “Bluegrass Wednesdays” continues May 15 with Sunny South at the Gastro Mania Annex in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $5 cover. The original Sunny South band was formed in 1980 by four Portland area musicians who loved the original sounds of early bluegrass music as it was played in the 1940’s and 1950’s. The band, consisted of Sonny Hamm0nd (Guitar), Dave Elliot (Mandolin), Mike Stahlman (Banjo) and Tygh Traschel (Bass), became one of the premier northwest bluegrass bands of the 1980’s, playing many concerts,…
Find out more »The John Montgomery Band
The John Montgomery Band in support of Dirty Uncle Rose, releasing their debut album, Another Heartache.
Find out more »Steeplegrass Annual Picnic
Our picnic is at Lewisville Park (Battleground, WA). Rain or shine-no kidding! We have a huge covered picnic area and a very big fireplace. Come pick, picnic, reminisce and enjoy the company of other Steeplegrass class members from those Vancouver, WA days of yore! Non-Steeple bluegrass picker's are definitely welcome. Bring your folding chair, buffet food item, and a song to play. $7.00 donation suggested helps site reservation and barbecue food items we supply. For map and info: powellr1041@q.com. (Rich)
Find out more »Taborgrass Class & Jam
Jimmy Martin and Judith Martin walk into a bar... As an auxilary to the Taborgrass course, The Sessions is your local bluegrass refinery. We take your raw material(songs), send them through the juicer, and out comes a delicious product that you can share with your kith and kin. Bluegrass is a group sport; no matter how many songs you know, the essence of this music is the manner in which you function in a group. Simply being able to lead…
Find out more »Jon Cooper Bluegrass Jam
An open bluegrass and old time country jam is held at La Sierra Mexican Grill in Dundee Oregon on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. This jam is dedicated to the memory of Jon Cooper who kicked it off many years ago, but passed on himself in 2015. The pickers average intermediate in skill level, but the jam is open and encouraging to all skill levels. Please contact Steve Edward (stephene47@frontier.com, ph: 503-664-6351), Ron Taylor (ron@taylorpaintingof portland.com) ,…
Find out more »Experience Music Series: Randy Porter and George Colligan
The Experience Music Series is thrilled to present two of Portland’s most iconic jazz musicians, George Colligan and Randy Porter. Every performance of this duo is a highlight of the Portland music year. George Colligan is a New York-based pianist, organist, drummer, trumpeter, teacher and bandleader who is one of the most original and compelling jazz artists of his generation. Colligan has released 24 of his own recordings and is highly in demand as a sideman, having worked with…
Find out more »Whiskey Deaf plays Bluegrass Wednesday at the Annex of Gastro Mania
The series of “Bluegrass Wednesday’s” continues May 22 with Whiskey Deaf at the Gastro Mania Annex in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $5 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 soul on a lonesome ballad, or kick you out of your seat with a cajun two-step. She’s toured the world and recorded with renowned artists…
Find out more »Julie and the WayVes play Bluegrass Wednesday at the Annex of Gastro Mania
Bluegrass Wednesday’s continues May 29 with Julie and the WayVes at the Annex of Gastro Mania in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $5 cover. Julie & The WayVes is a 5-piece, progressive bluegrass band, based out of Portland, Oregon. Centered around the songwriting of Julie Schmidt, a confluence of hard-driving bluegrass and masterful composition and arrangement sensibilities delivers a sound that is both powerful and elegant. Timeless tones within a modern, artful structure, that incorporates genre-bending subtleties without sacrificing what their instrumentation suggests they…
Find out more »Goldendale Pickers Festival
Join sponsors OBA and all your friends from around the Northwest at the first pickers festival of the year. We will gather at Goldendale's Ekone Park starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 for a weekend of jamming, open mics, catching up with friends, making new friends, visiting the farmers market, and basically doing all the restful and rejuvenating things that you enjoy about a bluegrass festival. The cost if $10/person for camping. Day visits to the park are…
Find out more »Jamblers @ Clark’s Bistro & Pub
Enjoy good food, a full bar, friendly people, and a fun Friday evening! The Jamblers play an Americana stringband-style blend and we'd love to see you there, downtown Hillsboro, OR on the last night of May.
Find out more »June 2019
Mike Compton Plays bluegrass Wednesday @ the Annex of Gastro Mania!
Bluegrass Wednesday’s continues 12 with Mike Compton at the Annex of Gastro Mania in Multnomah village. 7-9PM. $20 cover. This show is limited to 65. To reserve seats call Kevin Johnson at 503-715-6157 or email at bootinz1@comcast.net Mandolin Magazine calls him a player with "a worldwide reputation as one of the modern masters of bluegrass mandolin...one of the most recognizable and respected mandolin voices anywhere". He's Mike Compton--Grammy and IBMA award-winning recording artist; solo, duo and band performer; and as passionate a…
Find out more »Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival
Kick start your bluegrass summer with the Seventeenth Annual Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival (WRBF), June 14th, 15th and 16th, featuring superstar bluegrass bands that will put the kick in your bluegrass start. The Seventeenth Annual extraordinary line up goes like this…. Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper; Mile Twelve; Jeff Scroggins & Colorado; Ned Crisp & Bottomline; Modern Tradition; Rusty Hinges Bluegrass and Roosevelt Road. Main Stage Shows begin at 4:15pm Friday and Saturday. The Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival (WRBF) located at…
Find out more »Susanville Bluegrass Music Camp
This year we are providing you with a great and affordable opportunity to improve your instrument playing capabilities, vocal skills as well as jamming knowledge in a relaxing classroom atmosphere, including one-on-one time with some of the best Bluegrass musicians/instructors in the industry today. Our instructors specialize in guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass instruments as well as vocal techniques and the art of bluegrass jamming. Our list of specialists are tough to match with the likes of Rick Sparks, Music…
Find out more »Susanville Bluegrass Festival
Performances by: Blue Highway, Edgar Loudermilk Band featuring Jeff Autry, Greg Blake Band, Steve Spurgin, Chris Barshear and Peter McLaughlin, Red Dog Ask, Sierra Sweethearts and Mosquito Road Camping available first come - first served beginning Sunday June 16th, RV w/ water and electric, RV dry camping and Tent sites. Dump station available. Quilt Room open Monday June 17th through Sunday June 23rd Music Camp, June 18th thru 21st ($5.00 discount per day on camping during camp) "Locals Night" Bluegrass…
Find out more »August 2019
Winlock Pickersfest
The festival includes instructional workshops, open mics and plenty of pickin’ and grinnin’ and organized kids activities! Check out the website www.winlockpickersfest.com to see details about the live bands, the workshop schedule, camping details, ticket info, links and more.
Find out more »Rainier Bluegrass Pickin’ Party
The 27th Annual Rainier Bluegrass Pickin’ Party! Come enjoy a wonderful weekend with friends, old and new. There is lots of pickin’, an open-mic on Friday, eight bands on stage Saturday, a gospel show on Sunday and other activities in town including a parade (we have our own entry). For more information, including early camping, please visit www.RainierPickinParty.com.
Find out more »March 2020
Bluegrass Jam in McMinnville
Informal bluegrass jam every Tuesday night from 7-9:30ish. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »December 2020
The O’Neill Pub Jam
Formerly Turn Key Bluegrass Jam. Open to all ages and levels with beginner-friendly core of intermediate players, good vibes, good food, full bar. Every Sunday, 2-5 p.m.
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