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For newcomers – Greetings friends and neighbors! Our concerts now take place in the barn or on the front lawn weather permitting.
Here is where you will find info about our upcoming barn and lawn concerts. We are located in the town of Monroe/Alpine which is about halfway between Eugene and Corvallis. Summer concerts start at 7:00PM, and winter concerts at 6PM. We gather for an hour of social time an hour with potluck and libations. We ask each attendee to donate $20 or $25. which all goes to the outstanding world-class touring performers that we present. When the weather is too cold for the barn we move it to the nearby community center in Monroe.
If you’d like early notification about each concert we host just send me an email requesting to be on the concert email list. Often the concerts are sold out quickly so it’s best to reserve early.
These concerts are hosted by myself (Lisa Lynne) and my husband Aryeh Frankfurter at our home in Alpine, Oregon. We are also touring artists/musicians so we strive to make it an optimal experience for both artists and attendees. If you have questions or want to make a reservation for any of the upcoming shows, email me Lisa@LisaLynne.com Let me know the date you wish to attend and how many seats to reserve. If it’s your first time here let me know and I will send all info. See you soon!
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Upcoming shows for 2023- Stay tuned, more will be announced soon.
A summary of upcoming shows. Scroll down for details. Bold print concerts are confirmed. Non-bold print are awaiting confirmation. ______________________________________________________
March 03 – Patrick Ball – Storyteller & Wire-strung harp from Ireland (the barn is too cold and the church is in remodeling, so this show is going to be in our living room. Only 30 seats available for this extraordinary opportunity) Patrick will be performing the epic tale “The Fine Beauty of the Island” (more info below)
March 30 – Evie Ladin and Keith Terry – Concert in the barn with banjo, bass, percussion, and dance.
May 15 – Incendio duo – Carbe and Durand, co-founders of the international recording and touring group INCENDIO, bring their fiery interwoven guitar duo work to our lawn concert picnic series.
June 01 – Brocellande Trio – A lawn concert with Celtic traditional and early European Classical music. Go back in time surrounded by beauty.
July 06 – Noctambule – Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor – Outstanding acoustic music.
Aug 06 – The Western Flyers – Powerhouse Western Swing and Country trio. Concert on the lawn.
Sept TBA – Our annual 70’s sing-along.
Oct 15 – Nina Gerber & Chris Webster – Legendary guitar woman for Kate Wolf and other folk luminaries, with compelling soulful vocals.
Nov 08 – The Tannahill Weavers – Scotland’s Premier Traditional Band. Worldwide touring quartet plays thrilling Celtic music.
Dec TBA – Winterdance – Lisa & Aryehs quartet holiday show with Irish dancers.
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Thursday, March 30, 2023: Evie Ladin and Keith Terry – Conert in the barn.
Evie Ladin & Keith Terry throw down original folk songs and deep interpretations of old songs, with the kinetic thrill of percussive dance.Evie’s Website
Ladin sings and plays infectious clawhammer banjo, while Terry is a master percussionist. It was Appalachian string band music pared to the absolute minimum of accompaniment but packed with an orchestra’s worth of rhythm. – Music City Roots, Nashville
A prolific singer-songwriter, percussive dancer and square dance caller, the polyrhythmic heat of Evie’s clawhammer banjo has been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Celtic Connections, Lincoln Center to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Born and raised on Southern music, from inner-city Baltimore to Oakland, she has taken home ribbons at string band contests and won awards for albums. She can write, she can sing, and she pulls back from the saccharine brink with wit – a sharp intelligence. –Grant Alden, No Depression
Margaret Davis (soprano, Celtic harp, recorders, and flute), Kristoph Klover (tenor, guitar, octave mandolin and oboe), and Kris Yenney (alto, cello, nyckelharpa and percussion) weave a timeless musical tapestry of blended harmonies and striking instrumental textures.The concert’s musical travels will transport you to Castles, Courts, Countrysides and beyond.
Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor play traditional and original music in a variety of forms – traditional Irish tunes and songs, their own tunes written in traditional forms, and compelling musical settings of a broad array of poetry. This unique collaboration brings out qualities in both of these seasoned musicians that you may not have heard from them before. Their music is rendered with lush beauty, sensitivity, and a generous ration of humor on an array of strings — various guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, tenor guitar — and their blended voices.
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Chris Webster is a very special singer. She can rock, she’s got soul, and most of all she can find the tiniest hints of emotion in any song and make it reverberate in our soul for a mighty long time. Also, she’s grown into a major league songwriter, whose lyric takes on love, lost love, and the general vicissitudes of life are at different times poignant, funny, introspective, and exhilarating. Stylistically Chris runs from country, pop balladry, jazz, folk, blues, and whatever she does she brings sensitivity, strength, and an emotional breadth that few singers can match.Guitarist Gerber has a long history in Northern California music performing guitar accompanying dozens of artists including Kate Wolf, Eliza Gilkyson, Peter Rowan, Dave Alvin and most recently Karla Bonoff. She is exquisitely tasteful as an accompanist on both acoustic and electric guitar. Together Webster and Gerber create magic like few others.”____________________________________________
Nov 08 – The Tannahill Weavers – Scotland’s Premiere Traditional Band
The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland’s premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Their music demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. These versatile musicians have received worldwide accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can’t get better…yet continue to do just that.
The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences with an electrifying effect. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable. As the Winnipeg Free Press noted, “The Tannahill Weavers – properly harnessed – could probably power an entire city for a year on the strength of last night’s concert alone. The music may be old-time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight-ahead rock and roll.”
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PAST CONCERTS
Friday, March 03, 2023 – Patrick Ball – Harp & Storytelling
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken-word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and five spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies internationally and won national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Kalos – Sept 2022 Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world.
Kalos is made up of three innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music: Eric McDonald, Ryan McKasson, and Jeremiah McLane. They are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges, delivering an alluring musical complexity full of spontaneity and joyful exuberance. They set the standard for traditional repertoire with an underlying drive and pulse charged with rhythmic electricity and integrity.
Each brings an exceptionally diverse array of musical influences to the table. Eric studied jazz and bluegrass mandolin at the Berklee College of Music before finding his way to DADGAD guitar; Ryan carries a degree in viola performance, and is one of the youngest to ever win the US National Scottish Fiddle Championship; Jeremiah, in addition to being raised with Scottish roots, has studied Indonesian Gamelan, West African drumming, and the music of minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His compositions have won numerous awards and have been featured in films.
Kalos’ music asks to be shared live, and performance is the band’s heart and forte. Their partnership stretches beyond the music, born of fast friendships formed at the band’s origin and exhibited in their playfulness on stage. Kalos forges a new musical path that draws on Celtic, Breton, American and other musical traditions on accordion, guitar, fiddle, and vocals. Visit Kalos Website
Wed, October 12 2022 = Fellow Pynans
Wed, Sept 14 2022 – Lawn concert 6PM
True North Duo – Kristin Granger and Dan Wetzel
Cofounders of powerhouse acoustic quartet Kristen Grainger & True North, singer-songwriters Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel’s duo performances resonate deeply with audiences listening for well-crafted songs, skillful instrumentation, and beautiful vocals. The duo’s onstage chemistry sparks and smokes as they bring to life their songs about the extraordinary moments in ordinary life, opening and warming hearts wherever they go. A songwriter whose star is rising, Kristen was named, alongside Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton, one of the Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack by The Bluegrass Situation. She won the 2020 USA Songwriting Competition (folk), and she has won or been a finalist in some of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, including Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO), Wildflower Festival (TX), Merlefest (NC), and Kerrville Folk Festival (TX). An accomplished singer-songwriter who toured nationally as a solo artist, Dan is also a luthier who handcrafts musical instruments, including most of the ones he and Kristen perform with, that look and sound beautiful. His superb skills, particularly on guitar, both flat-pick and fingerstyle, give True North’s songs their driving groove. Their 2020 release, Ghost Tattoo, was named one of the Top 20 Albums of 2020 by Folk Alley’s Listeners Choice, hitting #1 on folk radio charts for both albums and singles. According to Folk Alliance International, Ghost Tattoo was the second most-aired album on folk radio in 2020. www.TrueNorthBand.com
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 – 7PM – Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter – Sold out
Additional date added – Thursday, June 30 has seats available.
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform with two Celtic harps, the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa, Ukrainian Bandura, Cittern and more. The audience will hear a brand new show of music and stories with Tradition music from Sweden and Ireland as well as heartwarming original compositions. They will present an enchanting blend of music and tales from their adventures as modern-day troubadours. They 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. Audiences are spellbound and enchanted with their unique show of breathtaking music both Traditional and original, with wondrous stories and humor entwined. Video Here
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Wednesday, July 20 – Our famous musical campfire sing-along – 6 to 9PM Okay well we probably won’t be able to have an actual fire at that time of year, but the spirit will be there! Come and go as you please 
during this exceptional music party. It will be many wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a big treat. I bring my 30 songbook books to all our summer camps and they are a blast. Unique songs that you might have forgot about but love. The suggestion donation is only $5 for this event as we bring in a professional guitarist who specializes in these tunes to lead us and help us sound awesome. Fiddles, mandolins and more.
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Thurs, August 11, 2022 – 7PM – Fire & Grace – William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga
Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity — fire and grace — found in these diverse traditions. See their website.
Wednesday, May 18 2022 – 7PM – Banshee in the Kitchen
Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
Thursday, May 05, 2022 – Steve Baughman -7PM – An evening of Irish harp tunes, Scottish fiddle tunes, old-time American songs and more, all performed on the solo guitar. A few banjo tunes and a few singin tunes too. Be ready to laugh alot as well.
Steve Baughman has been performing guitar and banjo around the world for nearly four decades. An innovative instrumentalist known for exploring alternate tunings, Baughman has developed a claw¬hammer guitar technique and helped make it common practice for fingerstyle guitarists. He has taught at over 70 music camps across the United States and Canada and has toured for 10 years as a duo with the Celtic guitarist Robin Bullock.Baughman makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area where, when he is not performing or teaching, he is a part-time philosophy graduate student and attorney. He could have easily been a world-renowned comedian too. For more on the work of Steve Baughman, visit www.celticguitar.com. Video
Tuesday, March 15 2022 – 6PM – Patrick Ball – Celtic Harp & Story
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and five spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies internationally and won national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Patrick Ball is “a rare artist.” For in playing the ancient, legendary brass-strung harp of Ireland with its crystalline, bell-like voice and performing marvelous tales of wit and enchantment, he not only brings new life to two cherished traditions, but blends them in concert to create “a richly theatrical and hauntingly beautiful performance.”
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 – 4PM – Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Outside concert bring your own picnic – email me to reserve your spot
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
Aug 20, 2021 – 7 to 9PM –New World String Project Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter, Stuart Mason & john Weed (we will also be playing at another outdoor barn concert in Springfield on Aug 21.) email me for details and reservation Lisa@LisaLynne.com
To see the Springfield show Aug 21 email Cynthia at cynthiagogoor@gmail.com
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July 16, 2021 – Classical/World guitarists Peppino D’agnostino and Gyan Riley
Outdoor concert 6:00PM gather and picnic pod party. 7:00PM show. $20 donation. Almost sold out. email Lisa@LisaLynne.com for reservations.
2020 cancellations – we hope to reschedule all these shows soon.
April 10 – POSTPONED – McKasson, McDonald & McLane (waitlist only) – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them. Listen for yourself.
Ryan McKasson, Eric McDonald and Jeremiah McLane are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges. Their individual artistry is enhanced when together. In short, the sum creates a greater whole. The result is an alluring complexity, full of spontaneous musicality. Pulling from parallel strands of influence, they create a swirling level of intensity that traverses darkness, light, and everywhere in between. An air of mystery pervades a sound compelling enough to transcend boundaries and appeal to music lovers of all stripes. Devon Leger of Hearth Music says, “This trio really shows how masterful musicians listen and play off each other.” The music they create is to share, and live performance is the forte. But their mutual attitude stretches beyond the music. They have been good friends ever since they met, and this is present in their live performances, which are full of organic banter and good humor to go along with the music. They create an environment of their own design, drawing in listeners without pretense. Despite living active musical lives thousands of miles apart these musicians have committed to working together to forge a new musical path.
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May 13 – POSTPONED – 7PM Banshee in the kitchen
(waitlist only) Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
The sound is completed with the rich bass notes from Kris Wilber, alternating between her acoustic standup bass and electric bass.
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Saturday, June 06 – 7PM – Postponed Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
AUG 26 – Musical Campfire – Postponed You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a treat.
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Our past concerts:
Feb 21, 2020 – FRI – 7PM – Kevin Carr & Dick Hensold with Patsy O’Brian – A double bill of fine traditional players and storytellers. (4 seats left)
“For over thirty years dynamic fiddler-piper-storyteller Kevin Carr has honed his craft in smoky Irish pubs, remote cabins in Quebec, and in dance halls across America. He’s played banjo in Latvia, learned to play the bagpipes of a dozen countries and dug deep to find just the right stories to share. His one-man musical theater of the imagination blends folklore, true-life adventure, and the rare, soulful, fiery sounds of fiddle and pipes into a mesmerizing experience.”
December 04 – WED 7PM – Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter. We finally get to have Patrick Ball here, legendary storyteller and player of the rare wire-strung harp. We have toured with Patrick for years, and you do not want to miss this. We have done this Winter show in both Corvallis and Eugene, but its a bit different every time.
“A Winter Gift” is presented by three of the premier Celtic Harpists in the world. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform Celtic legends, along with Irish and English literature woven together with beloved and rare pieces of holiday music. A blend of music and oratory, falling somewhere between concert and theater, infused with a touch of seasonal magic.
This trio is well known for their first show “Legends of the Celtic Harp” which tells stories and legends of the harp through time. In their new show “A Winter Gift” storyteller and wire-strung harpist Patrick Ball along with harpers and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter step into a magical world of Irish and English literature with passages and poetry from Yeats, Hardy, Shakespeare and more. They skillfully mingle them with beloved and original pieces of seasonal music. Audiences will hear three Celtic Harps, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Fiddle, Bandura, Bouzouki and more. www.LegendsofTheCelticHarp.com
October 30 2019 – Radim Zenkl
Radim is a world-renowned performer, composer and instructor. Originally from the Czech Republic, Radim’s multi-instrumental style features bluegrass, jazz, flamenco, classical, Eastern European traditional and original music. Radim is the US Mandolin Champion and remains at the cutting edge of the mandolin’s future. He is a member of the Modern Mandolin Quartet and has performed with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Peter Rowan, John McCutcheon, Dan Hicks and many others. Aryeh and I know him from being a fellow teacher at Lark in the Morning music camp. He is a jaw dropping musician and virtuoso on many instruments. You will hear them all
September 25 -2019 – Peppino D’Agustino
Legendary Master of Finger Style Guitar A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 33 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. He has performed in more than 30 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. …”D’Agostino plays steel string guitar with virtuosity and complexity …Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he’s written, which brim with memorable melodies.” Chicago Tribune
August 23 -2019 – Noctumbule – Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor (6 seats left) Our good friends Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor play traditional Irish and o
riginal music in a variety of compelling musical settings of a broad array of poetry. Marla is considered one of the leading champions of Irish mandolin and Bruce is an accomplished guitarist, a clinical professor of psychology and quite the comedian too. We adore them and their music — various guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, tenor guitar — and their blended voices.
July 18 – 2019 – New World String Project (waitlist only)
We are back with our quartet! Since we played here last we have toured quite a bit and have quite a show with lots of new music and fun. A recent description – “New World String Project brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly’s Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride”.
May 24 – 2019 – James Kline – Harp Guitar Extraordinaire (full, short waitlist)
Classical guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter, innovator of the 19 string arch harp guitar, he studied in Spain under a full scholarship from the Spanish government. There he won a number of international awards, including the Ramirez Prize of Santiago de Compostella and the Tarrega Pize of Benicasim. He holds an ARCM diploma from The Royal College of Music of London and has performed throughout eastern and western Europe as well as the United States and Mexico. He was awarded an Individual Artist Grant in music composition from the Marin Arts Council of California. A modern day troubadour, his performances reflect a wonderful diversity of life experience and musical intrigue and are often punctuated with story telling.
Dråm, – 2019 Nyckelharpa, Harp and more. Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask Upmark 
With their fresh and unique take on Nordic music, the Swedish musicians Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors – known as “Dråm” – have taken the roots music community by storm. With charm and humour, they perform traditional Nordic music in a captivating way that speaks to audiences everywhere. They are both “riksspelmän” (a distinction awarded to the best players of traditional music in Sweden) and tour extensively in Europe as well as in America.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman 2019 The celebrated virtuoso partnership of “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitaris
ts” (ROOTS), has by now brought its special musical vision to venues large and small – from the tiniest of historic churches in England, Germany and Italy to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne – in twenty-two countries on five continents. Their performances – described by The Irish Times as “music of fire and brilliance from the high-wire act in traditional music” – are rooted but eclectic, emotional but adventurous: a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, coupled with striking new compositions and Chris’s delightfully subversive wit. We are so very lucky they are stopping by on their tour.
The Fire Scottish Band 2019 
The Fire is a high energy pure-drop Scottish music band, with world class fiddling in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, whistle, and bouzouki. The group includes, International Scottish Fiddle Champion Rebecca Lomnicky, multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, and Adam Hendey on guitar and bouzouki. Members of the trio have each spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, with Rebecca and David having additionally lived and studied in both Edinburgh and the highlands of Scotland. They will stop here as part of their new album “Radience” tour. www.firescottishband.com
DEC 2018- Our Christmas concert party!
Maeve Gilchrist & Ken Murphy 2017- (sold out) We are big fans of this extraordinary harpist from Scotland who is also our friend. She takes the harp to another level altogether. In this collaboration between two much sought after musicians and artistic directors, Maeve Gilchrist and Keith Murphy
will bring their talents together in an unusually intimate and acoustic setting.
A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Maeve is a familiar voice to the New England folk scene as a virtuosic harpist and vocalist who seamlessly weaves together contemporary textures, harmonies and driving rhythms into her traditional Celtic harp playing. Keith Murphy is well known as a multi-instrumentalist of extraordinary ability and a beautiful singer with a rare collection of songs from 
both sides of the Atlantic. This is sure to be a rare gem of a concert combining two musicians whose love of their respective traditions shines through every note they play. http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com
Na Rosai -2017
NA RÓSAÍ PERFORMS TRADITIONAL IRISH, APPALACHIAN, SCOTTISH, BRETON, AND OTHER CELTIC & FOLK MUSIC AND SONGS FEATURING FIDDLE, FLUTE, UILLEANN PIPES, BOUZOUKI, AND WHISTLES. THE BAND’S FOCUS HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE CELTIC REGIONS AND NORTH AMERICA BY ARRANGING TUNES FROM THE TWO REGIONS WITH A TRADITIONAL SENSIBILITY. NA RÓSAÍ IS IRISH GAELIC FOR “THE ROSES” IN HONOR OF PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES. Listen here http://www.narosai.com/music/
The New World String Project -2017
Extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music rooted in the Nordic, Celtic, and American folk traditions. Four highly skilled and well known multi-instrumentalists have joined forces to create an exciting weave of music rooted in the Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Ancient and modern sounds mingle freely on Swedish nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bouzouki, and more. Join the New World String Project for a musical ride that will shake your boots, uplift your spirit and warm your heart.
June 23 2017 Musical Campfire – You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
May 16 -2018 7:0
0PM Richard Mandel and Gary O’Conner – An evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and Bay area guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains.
April 15 2018 – Two Shows~ 3PM and 7PM – Molly’s Revenge – Both shows almost sold out but we can squeeze a couple more. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola, and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music. Molly’s Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA, and prestigious events in Scotland, Australia and China. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels bring these dance tunes up to date with a driving, hard-edged accent that always leaves audiences shouting for more. More info here
Windborne 2018- Vocal virtuosity rooted in folk 
music and cultures from around the world. Their dynamic concert programs include songs from Corsica, the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, Quebec, and Basque country, as well as traditional and original American folk music. They believe deeply in the power of music to change hearts. See more about them here.
Cabin Fever NW
2018 Performing as their quintet. Alternative Roots magazine says “Imagine Simon and Garfunkel singing with the Carter Family’s devotion”. Vibrant original songs performed with rich vocals and masterful instrumentation, Cabin Fever NW has wide crossover appeal for fans of bluegrass, singer-songwriter, Americana, country, pop and gospel. You can see more and hear them here.
December 13 2017 This night will be a special seasonal night with multiple performers on Celtic harps and more. Myself, Aryeh, outstanding harpist Laura Zaerr, Beatrice Rose will be gracing your ears with some of the most beautiful sounds and voices that will enchant you and inspire you. So be ready to get it in the spirit with us. Wednesday Dec 13, 7-9PM Optional potluck at 6:00. Suggested donation $15 a person.
A two artist show! Each artist will do a set.
Steve Baughman
Innovative Celtic, Appalacian and ethnic style guitar and banjo. This eclectic and funny guy has creative new systems for playing guitar and banjo. I met him at a party and was taken with his humor and musical antics. He is quite a character and also an immigration lawyer. You don’t want to miss meeting him and enjoying his fun show.
More about Steve at www.CelticGuitar.com
Dave & Sharon Thormahlen
These are our good friends from Corvallis who are accomplished as both a multi-instrument musical duo and Dave makes of some of the finest harps you’ll ever hear. They play a fun and eclectic mix of music from many cultures and styles. Be ready for a fun evening of music. See more about Dave & Sharon here.
music by the campfire
Wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
-Noctumbule – Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Evie Ladin & Keith Terry
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter
FEB 2017 – Mason & Weed
Wednesday, Sept 14 – Peppino D’agnostino – Master of World Guitar
Peppino D’Agostino emerged on the acoustic guitar scene in the early 80’s as a leading member of the second wave of the great fingerstylists that helped redefine the instrument in the ’90s. His remarkable technique, penchant for open tunings, and percussive effects are the basis of his unique compositional style which has been inspiring musicians and audiences alike for decades. Add to that his natural warmth, playfulness, and broad musical tastes and you have the recipe for what he calls “minestrone music”. His virtuosity and his emotional charge have also had a significant influence on the younger generation of fingerstyle guitarists. D’Agostino continues to evolve and grow in ways that would have been hard to predict when he first showcased his melodic yet emotionally intense style on the recordings Acoustic Spirit, Close to the Heart, and Every Step of the Way which was named one of the top three acoustic guitar albums of all time by Acoustic Guitar magazine readers.
Wednesday, October 12 – Fellow Pynins
Fellow Pynins is an award winning contemporary folk duo with a keen and bucolic sense of vocal harmony and song craft anchored in the balladry tradition. The duo consists of Dani Aubert (claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki) and solo artist Ian George (guitar, mandolin). They are songwriters, collectors, and interpreters. Since 2016 the duo has toured the US incessantly and has gathered significant traction in the UK/Ireland, gracing festivals such as Cambridge Folk Festival, Wilderness Festival, Omagh Bluegrass Festival, and selling out legs of their most recent UK/Ireland tour.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 – 7PM – Kalos – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them.
Kalos is made up of three innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music: Eric McDonald, Ryan McKasson and Jeremiah McLane. They are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges, delivering an alluring musical complexity full of spontaneity and joyful exuberance. They set the standard for traditional repertoire with an underlying drive and pulse charged with rhythmic electricity and integrity.
Each brings an exceptionally diverse array of musical influences to the table. Eric studied jazz and bluegrass mandolin at the Berklee College of Music before finding his way to DADGAD guitar; Ryan carries a degree in viola performance, and is one of the youngest to ever win the US National Scottish Fiddle Championship; Jeremiah, in addition to being raised with Scottish roots, has studied Indonesian Gamelan, West African drumming, and the music of minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His compositions have won numerous awards and been featured in films.
Kalos’ music asks to be shared live, and performance is the band’s heart and forte. Their partnership stretches beyond the music, born of fast friendships formed at the band’s origin and exhibited in their playfulness on stage. Kalos forges a new musical path that draws on Celtic, Breton, American and other musical traditions on accordion, guitar, fiddle, and vocals. Visit Kalos Website
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Wednesday, May 18 2022 – 7PM – Banshee in the KitchenBanshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
Thursday, May 05, 2022 – Steve Baughman -7PM – An evening of Irish harp tunes, Scottish fiddle tunes, old-time American songs and more, all performed on the solo guitar. A few banjo tunes and a few singin tunes too. Be ready to laugh alot as well.
Steve Baughman has been performing guitar and banjo around the world for nearly four decades. An innovative instrumentalist known for exploring alternate tunings, Baughman has developed a claw¬hammer guitar technique and helped make it common practice for fingerstyle guitarists. He has taught at over 70 music camps across the United States and Canada and has toured for 10 years as a duo with the Celtic guitarist Robin Bullock.Baughman makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area where, when he is not performing or teaching, he is a part-time philosophy graduate student and attorney. He could have easily been a world-renowned comedian too. For more on the work of Steve Baughman, visit www.celticguitar.com. Video
Tuesday, March 15 2022 – 6PM – Patrick Ball – Celtic Harp & Story
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and five spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies internationally and won national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Patrick Ball is “a rare artist.” For in playing the ancient, legendary brass-strung harp of Ireland with its crystalline, bell-like voice and performing marvelous tales of wit and enchantment, he not only brings new life to two cherished traditions, but blends them in concert to create “a richly theatrical and hauntingly beautiful performance.”
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 – 4PM – Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Outside concert bring your own picnic – email me to reserve your spot
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
Aug 20, 2021 – 7 to 9PM –New World String Project Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter, Stuart Mason & john Weed (we will also be playing at another outdoor barn concert in Springfield on Aug 21.) email me for details and reservation Lisa@LisaLynne.com
To see the Springfield show Aug 21 email Cynthia at cynthiagogoor@gmail.com
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July 16, 2021 – Classical/World guitarists Peppino D’agnostino and Gyan Riley
Outdoor concert 6:00PM gather and picnic pod party. 7:00PM show. $20 donation. Almost sold out. email Lisa@LisaLynne.com for reservations.
2020 cancellations – we hope to reschedule all these shows soon.
April 10 – POSTPONED – McKasson, McDonald & McLane (waitlist only) – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them. Listen for yourself.
Ryan McKasson, Eric McDonald and Jeremiah McLane are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges. Their individual artistry is enhanced when together. In short, the sum creates a greater whole. The result is an alluring complexity, full of spontaneous musicality. Pulling from parallel strands of influence, they create a swirling level of intensity that traverses darkness, light, and everywhere in between. An air of mystery pervades a sound compelling enough to transcend boundaries and appeal to music lovers of all stripes. Devon Leger of Hearth Music says, “This trio really shows how masterful musicians listen and play off each other.” The music they create is to share, and live performance is the forte. But their mutual attitude stretches beyond the music. They have been good friends ever since they met, and this is present in their live performances, which are full of organic banter and good humor to go along with the music. They create an environment of their own design, drawing in listeners without pretense. Despite living active musical lives thousands of miles apart these musicians have committed to working together to forge a new musical path.
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May 13 – POSTPONED – 7PM Banshee in the kitchen (waitlist only) Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
The sound is completed with the rich bass notes from Kris Wilber, alternating between her acoustic standup bass and electric bass.
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Saturday, June 06 – 7PM – Postponed Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
AUG 26 – Musical Campfire – Postponed You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a treat.
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Our past concerts:
Feb 21, 2020 – FRI – 7PM – Kevin Carr & Dick Hensold with Patsy O’Brian – A double bill of fine traditional players and storytellers. (4 seats left)
“For over thirty years dynamic fiddler-piper-storyteller Kevin Carr has honed his craft in smoky Irish pubs, remote cabins in Quebec, and in dance halls across America. He’s played banjo in Latvia, learned to play the bagpipes of a dozen countries and dug deep to find just the right stories to share. His one-man musical theater of the imagination blends folklore, true-life adventure, and the rare, soulful, fiery sounds of fiddle and pipes into a mesmerizing experience.”
December 04 – WED 7PM – Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter. We finally get to have Patrick Ball here, legendary storyteller and player of the rare wire-strung harp. We have toured with Patrick for years, and you do not want to miss this. We have done this Winter show in both Corvallis and Eugene, but its a bit different every time.
“A Winter Gift” is presented by three of the premier Celtic Harpists in the world. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform Celtic legends, along with Irish and English literature woven together with beloved and rare pieces of holiday music. A blend of music and oratory, falling somewhere between concert and theater, infused with a touch of seasonal magic.
This trio is well known for their first show “Legends of the Celtic Harp” which tells stories and legends of the harp through time. In their new show “A Winter Gift” storyteller and wire-strung harpist Patrick Ball along with harpers and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter step into a magical world of Irish and English literature with passages and poetry from Yeats, Hardy, Shakespeare and more. They skillfully mingle them with beloved and original pieces of seasonal music. Audiences will hear three Celtic Harps, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Fiddle, Bandura, Bouzouki and more. www.LegendsofTheCelticHarp.com
October 30 2019 – Radim Zenkl
Radim is a world-renowned performer, composer and instructor. Originally from the Czech Republic, Radim’s multi-instrumental style features bluegrass, jazz, flamenco, classical, Eastern European traditional and original music. Radim is the US Mandolin Champion and remains at the cutting edge of the mandolin’s future. He is a member of the Modern Mandolin Quartet and has performed with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Peter Rowan, John McCutcheon, Dan Hicks and many others. Aryeh and I know him from being a fellow teacher at Lark in the Morning music camp. He is a jaw dropping musician and virtuoso on many instruments. You will hear them all
September 25 -2019 – Peppino D’Agustino
Legendary Master of Finger Style Guitar A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 33 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. He has performed in more than 30 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. …”D’Agostino plays steel string guitar with virtuosity and complexity …Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he’s written, which brim with memorable melodies.” Chicago Tribune
August 23 -2019 – Noctumbule – Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor (6 seats left) Our good friends Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor play traditional Irish and original music in a variety of compelling musical settings of a broad array of poetry. Marla is considered one of the leading champions of Irish mandolin and Bruce is an accomplished guitarist, a clinical professor of psychology and quite the comedian too. We adore them and their music — various guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, tenor guitar — and their blended voices.
July 18 – 2019 – New World String Project (waitlist only)We are back with our quartet! Since we played here last we have toured quite a bit and have quite a show with lots of new music and fun. A recent description – “New World String Project brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly’s Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride”.
May 24 – 2019 – James Kline – Harp Guitar Extraordinaire (full, short waitlist)
Classical guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter, innovator of the 19 string arch harp guitar, he studied in Spain under a full scholarship from the Spanish government. There he won a number of international awards, including the Ramirez Prize of Santiago de Compostella and the Tarrega Pize of Benicasim. He holds an ARCM diploma from The Royal College of Music of London and has performed throughout eastern and western Europe as well as the United States and Mexico. He was awarded an Individual Artist Grant in music composition from the Marin Arts Council of California. A modern day troubadour, his performances reflect a wonderful diversity of life experience and musical intrigue and are often punctuated with story telling.
Dråm, – 2019 Nyckelharpa, Harp and more. Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask Upmark With their fresh and unique take on Nordic music, the Swedish musicians Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors – known as “Dråm” – have taken the roots music community by storm. With charm and humour, they perform traditional Nordic music in a captivating way that speaks to audiences everywhere. They are both “riksspelmän” (a distinction awarded to the best players of traditional music in Sweden) and tour extensively in Europe as well as in America.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman 2019 The celebrated virtuoso partnership of “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (ROOTS), has by now brought its special musical vision to venues large and small – from the tiniest of historic churches in England, Germany and Italy to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne – in twenty-two countries on five continents. Their performances – described by The Irish Times as “music of fire and brilliance from the high-wire act in traditional music” – are rooted but eclectic, emotional but adventurous: a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, coupled with striking new compositions and Chris’s delightfully subversive wit. We are so very lucky they are stopping by on their tour.
The Fire Scottish Band 2019
The Fire is a high energy pure-drop Scottish music band, with world class fiddling in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, whistle, and bouzouki. The group includes, International Scottish Fiddle Champion Rebecca Lomnicky, multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, and Adam Hendey on guitar and bouzouki. Members of the trio have each spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, with Rebecca and David having additionally lived and studied in both Edinburgh and the highlands of Scotland. They will stop here as part of their new album “Radience” tour. www.firescottishband.com
DEC 2018- Our Christmas concert party!
Maeve Gilchrist & Ken Murphy 2017- (sold out) We are big fans of this extraordinary harpist from Scotland who is also our friend. She takes the harp to another level altogether. In this collaboration between two much sought after musicians and artistic directors, Maeve Gilchrist and Keith Murphy will bring their talents together in an unusually intimate and acoustic setting.
A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Maeve is a familiar voice to the New England folk scene as a virtuosic harpist and vocalist who seamlessly weaves together contemporary textures, harmonies and driving rhythms into her traditional Celtic harp playing. Keith Murphy is well known as a multi-instrumentalist of extraordinary ability and a beautiful singer with a rare collection of songs from both sides of the Atlantic. This is sure to be a rare gem of a concert combining two musicians whose love of their respective traditions shines through every note they play. http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com
Na Rosai -2017
NA RÓSAÍ PERFORMS TRADITIONAL IRISH, APPALACHIAN, SCOTTISH, BRETON, AND OTHER CELTIC & FOLK MUSIC AND SONGS FEATURING FIDDLE, FLUTE, UILLEANN PIPES, BOUZOUKI, AND WHISTLES. THE BAND’S FOCUS HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE CELTIC REGIONS AND NORTH AMERICA BY ARRANGING TUNES FROM THE TWO REGIONS WITH A TRADITIONAL SENSIBILITY. NA RÓSAÍ IS IRISH GAELIC FOR “THE ROSES” IN HONOR OF PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES. Listen here http://www.narosai.com/music/
The New World String Project -2017
Extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music rooted in the Nordic, Celtic, and American folk traditions. Four highly skilled and well known multi-instrumentalists have joined forces to create an exciting weave of music rooted in the Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Ancient and modern sounds mingle freely on Swedish nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bouzouki, and more. Join the New World String Project for a musical ride that will shake your boots, uplift your spirit and warm your heart.
June 23 2017 Musical Campfire – You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
May 16 -2018 7:00PM Richard Mandel and Gary O’Conner – An evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and Bay area guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains.
April 15 2018 – Two Shows~ 3PM and 7PM – Molly’s Revenge – Both shows almost sold out but we can squeeze a couple more. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola, and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music. Molly’s Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA, and prestigious events in Scotland, Australia and China. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels bring these dance tunes up to date with a driving, hard-edged accent that always leaves audiences shouting for more. More info here
Windborne 2018- Vocal virtuosity rooted in folk music and cultures from around the world. Their dynamic concert programs include songs from Corsica, the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, Quebec, and Basque country, as well as traditional and original American folk music. They believe deeply in the power of music to change hearts. See more about them here.
Cabin Fever NW 2018 Performing as their quintet. Alternative Roots magazine says “Imagine Simon and Garfunkel singing with the Carter Family’s devotion”. Vibrant original songs performed with rich vocals and masterful instrumentation, Cabin Fever NW has wide crossover appeal for fans of bluegrass, singer-songwriter, Americana, country, pop and gospel. You can see more and hear them here.
December 13 2017 This night will be a special seasonal night with multiple performers on Celtic harps and more. Myself, Aryeh, outstanding harpist Laura Zaerr, Beatrice Rose will be gracing your ears with some of the most beautiful sounds and voices that will enchant you and inspire you. So be ready to get it in the spirit with us. Wednesday Dec 13, 7-9PM Optional potluck at 6:00. Suggested donation $15 a person.
A two artist show! Each artist will do a set.
Steve Baughman
Innovative Celtic, Appalacian and ethnic style guitar and banjo. This eclectic and funny guy has creative new systems for playing guitar and banjo. I met him at a party and was taken with his humor and musical antics. He is quite a character and also an immigration lawyer. You don’t want to miss meeting him and enjoying his fun show.
More about Steve at www.CelticGuitar.com
Dave & Sharon Thormahlen
These are our good friends from Corvallis who are accomplished as both a multi-instrument musical duo and Dave makes of some of the finest harps you’ll ever hear. They play a fun and eclectic mix of music from many cultures and styles. Be ready for a fun evening of music. See more about Dave & Sharon here.
music by the campfire
Wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
-Noctumbule – Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Evie Ladin & Keith Terry
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter
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PAST CONCERTS
Kalos – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world.
Kalos is made up of three innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music: Eric McDonald, Ryan McKasson, and Jeremiah McLane. They are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges, delivering an alluring musical complexity full of spontaneity and joyful exuberance. They set the standard for traditional repertoire with an underlying drive and pulse charged with rhythmic electricity and integrity.
Each brings an exceptionally diverse array of musical influences to the table. Eric studied jazz and bluegrass mandolin at the Berklee College of Music before finding his way to DADGAD guitar; Ryan carries a degree in viola performance, and is one of the youngest to ever win the US National Scottish Fiddle Championship; Jeremiah, in addition to being raised with Scottish roots, has studied Indonesian Gamelan, West African drumming, and the music of minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His compositions have won numerous awards and have been featured in films.
Kalos’ music asks to be shared live, and performance is the band’s heart and forte. Their partnership stretches beyond the music, born of fast friendships formed at the band’s origin and exhibited in their playfulness on stage. Kalos forges a new musical path that draws on Celtic, Breton, American and other musical traditions on accordion, guitar, fiddle, and vocals. Visit Kalos Website
Wed, October 12 = Fellow Pynans
Wed, Sept 14 – Lawn concert 6PM
True North Duo – Kristin Granger and Dan Wetzel
Cofounders of powerhouse acoustic quartet Kristen Grainger & True North, singer-songwriters Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel’s duo performances resonate deeply with audiences listening for well-crafted songs, skillful instrumentation, and beautiful vocals. The duo’s onstage chemistry sparks and smokes as they bring to life their songs about the extraordinary moments in ordinary life, opening and warming hearts wherever they go. A songwriter whose star is rising, Kristen was named, alongside Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton, one of the Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack by The Bluegrass Situation. She won the 2020 USA Songwriting Competition (folk), and she has won or been a finalist in some of the nation’s most prestigious songwriting contests, including Telluride Bluegrass Festival (CO), Wildflower Festival (TX), Merlefest (NC), and Kerrville Folk Festival (TX). An accomplished singer-songwriter who toured nationally as a solo artist, Dan is also a luthier who handcrafts musical instruments, including most of the ones he and Kristen perform with, that look and sound beautiful. His superb skills, particularly on guitar, both flat-pick and fingerstyle, give True North’s songs their driving groove. Their 2020 release, Ghost Tattoo, was named one of the Top 20 Albums of 2020 by Folk Alley’s Listeners Choice, hitting #1 on folk radio charts for both albums and singles. According to Folk Alliance International, Ghost Tattoo was the second most-aired album on folk radio in 2020. www.TrueNorthBand.com
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 – 7PM – Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter – Sold out
Additional date added – Thursday, June 30 has seats available.
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform with two Celtic harps, the rare Swedish Nyckelharpa, Ukrainian Bandura, Cittern and more. The audience will hear a brand new show of music and stories with Tradition music from Sweden and Ireland as well as heartwarming original compositions. They will present an enchanting blend of music and tales from their adventures as modern-day troubadours. They 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. Audiences are spellbound and enchanted with their unique show of breathtaking music both Traditional and original, with wondrous stories and humor entwined. Video Here
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Wednesday, July 20 – Our famous musical campfire sing-along – 6 to 9PM Okay well we probably won’t be able to have an actual fire at that time of year, but the spirit will be there! Come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be many wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a big treat. I bring my 30 songbook books to all our summer camps and they are a blast. Unique songs that you might have forgot about but love. The suggestion donation is only $5 for this event as we bring in a professional guitarist who specializes in these tunes to lead us and help us sound awesome. Fiddles, mandolins and more.
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Thurs, August 11, 2022 – 7PM – Fire & Grace – William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga
Fire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world. Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi, tango to Celtic tunes, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and waltzes, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity — fire and grace — found in these diverse traditions. See their website.
Wednesday, May 18 2022 – 7PM – Banshee in the Kitchen Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
Thursday, May 05, 2022 – Steve Baughman -7PM – An evening of Irish harp tunes, Scottish fiddle tunes, old-time American songs and more, all performed on the solo guitar. A few banjo tunes and a few singin tunes too. Be ready to laugh alot as well.
Steve Baughman has been performing guitar and banjo around the world for nearly four decades. An innovative instrumentalist known for exploring alternate tunings, Baughman has developed a claw¬hammer guitar technique and helped make it common practice for fingerstyle guitarists. He has taught at over 70 music camps across the United States and Canada and has toured for 10 years as a duo with the Celtic guitarist Robin Bullock.Baughman makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area where, when he is not performing or teaching, he is a part-time philosophy graduate student and attorney. He could have easily been a world-renowned comedian too. For more on the work of Steve Baughman, visit www.celticguitar.com. Video
Tuesday, March 15 2022 – 6PM – Patrick Ball – Celtic Harp & Story
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and five spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies internationally and won national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Patrick Ball is “a rare artist.” For in playing the ancient, legendary brass-strung harp of Ireland with its crystalline, bell-like voice and performing marvelous tales of wit and enchantment, he not only brings new life to two cherished traditions, but blends them in concert to create “a richly theatrical and hauntingly beautiful performance.”
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 – 4PM – Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Outside concert bring your own picnic – email me to reserve your spot
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
Aug 20, 2021 – 7 to 9PM – New World String Project Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter, Stuart Mason & john Weed (we will also be playing at another outdoor barn concert in Springfield on Aug 21.) email me for details and reservation Lisa@LisaLynne.com
To see the Springfield show Aug 21 email Cynthia at cynthiagogoor@gmail.com
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July 16, 2021 – Classical/World guitarists Peppino D’agnostino and Gyan Riley
Outdoor concert 6:00PM gather and picnic pod party. 7:00PM show. $20 donation. Almost sold out. email Lisa@LisaLynne.com for reservations.
2020 cancellations – we hope to reschedule all these shows soon.
April 10 – POSTPONED – McKasson, McDonald & McLane (waitlist only) – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them. Listen for yourself.
Ryan McKasson, Eric McDonald and Jeremiah McLane are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges. Their individual artistry is enhanced when together. In short, the sum creates a greater whole. The result is an alluring complexity, full of spontaneous musicality. Pulling from parallel strands of influence, they create a swirling level of intensity that traverses darkness, light, and everywhere in between. An air of mystery pervades a sound compelling enough to transcend boundaries and appeal to music lovers of all stripes. Devon Leger of Hearth Music says, “This trio really shows how masterful musicians listen and play off each other.” The music they create is to share, and live performance is the forte. But their mutual attitude stretches beyond the music. They have been good friends ever since they met, and this is present in their live performances, which are full of organic banter and good humor to go along with the music. They create an environment of their own design, drawing in listeners without pretense. Despite living active musical lives thousands of miles apart these musicians have committed to working together to forge a new musical path.
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May 13 – POSTPONED – 7PM Banshee in the kitchen (waitlist only) Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
The sound is completed with the rich bass notes from Kris Wilber, alternating between her acoustic standup bass and electric bass.
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Saturday, June 06 – 7PM – Postponed Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
AUG 26 – Musical Campfire – Postponed You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a treat.
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Our past concerts:
Feb 21, 2020 – FRI – 7PM – Kevin Carr & Dick Hensold with Patsy O’Brian – A double bill of fine traditional players and storytellers. (4 seats left)
“For over thirty years dynamic fiddler-piper-storyteller Kevin Carr has honed his craft in smoky Irish pubs, remote cabins in Quebec, and in dance halls across America. He’s played banjo in Latvia, learned to play the bagpipes of a dozen countries and dug deep to find just the right stories to share. His one-man musical theater of the imagination blends folklore, true-life adventure, and the rare, soulful, fiery sounds of fiddle and pipes into a mesmerizing experience.”
December 04 – WED 7PM – Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter. We finally get to have Patrick Ball here, legendary storyteller and player of the rare wire-strung harp. We have toured with Patrick for years, and you do not want to miss this. We have done this Winter show in both Corvallis and Eugene, but its a bit different every time.
“A Winter Gift” is presented by three of the premier Celtic Harpists in the world. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform Celtic legends, along with Irish and English literature woven together with beloved and rare pieces of holiday music. A blend of music and oratory, falling somewhere between concert and theater, infused with a touch of seasonal magic.
This trio is well known for their first show “Legends of the Celtic Harp” which tells stories and legends of the harp through time. In their new show “A Winter Gift” storyteller and wire-strung harpist Patrick Ball along with harpers and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter step into a magical world of Irish and English literature with passages and poetry from Yeats, Hardy, Shakespeare and more. They skillfully mingle them with beloved and original pieces of seasonal music. Audiences will hear three Celtic Harps, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Fiddle, Bandura, Bouzouki and more. www.LegendsofTheCelticHarp.com
October 30 2019 – Radim Zenkl
Radim is a world-renowned performer, composer and instructor. Originally from the Czech Republic, Radim’s multi-instrumental style features bluegrass, jazz, flamenco, classical, Eastern European traditional and original music. Radim is the US Mandolin Champion and remains at the cutting edge of the mandolin’s future. He is a member of the Modern Mandolin Quartet and has performed with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Peter Rowan, John McCutcheon, Dan Hicks and many others. Aryeh and I know him from being a fellow teacher at Lark in the Morning music camp. He is a jaw dropping musician and virtuoso on many instruments. You will hear them all
September 25 -2019 – Peppino D’Agustino
Legendary Master of Finger Style Guitar A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 33 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. He has performed in more than 30 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. …”D’Agostino plays steel string guitar with virtuosity and complexity …Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he’s written, which brim with memorable melodies.” Chicago Tribune
August 23 -2019 – Noctumbule – Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor (6 seats left) Our good friends Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor play traditional Irish and original music in a variety of compelling musical settings of a broad array of poetry. Marla is considered one of the leading champions of Irish mandolin and Bruce is an accomplished guitarist, a clinical professor of psychology and quite the comedian too. We adore them and their music — various guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, tenor guitar — and their blended voices.
July 18 – 2019 – New World String Project (waitlist only) We are back with our quartet! Since we played here last we have toured quite a bit and have quite a show with lots of new music and fun. A recent description – “New World String Project brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly’s Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride”.
May 24 – 2019 – James Kline – Harp Guitar Extraordinaire (full, short waitlist)
Classical guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter, innovator of the 19 string arch harp guitar, he studied in Spain under a full scholarship from the Spanish government. There he won a number of international awards, including the Ramirez Prize of Santiago de Compostella and the Tarrega Pize of Benicasim. He holds an ARCM diploma from The Royal College of Music of London and has performed throughout eastern and western Europe as well as the United States and Mexico. He was awarded an Individual Artist Grant in music composition from the Marin Arts Council of California. A modern day troubadour, his performances reflect a wonderful diversity of life experience and musical intrigue and are often punctuated with story telling.
Dråm, – 2019 Nyckelharpa, Harp and more. Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask Upmark With their fresh and unique take on Nordic music, the Swedish musicians Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors – known as “Dråm” – have taken the roots music community by storm. With charm and humour, they perform traditional Nordic music in a captivating way that speaks to audiences everywhere. They are both “riksspelmän” (a distinction awarded to the best players of traditional music in Sweden) and tour extensively in Europe as well as in America.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman 2019 The celebrated virtuoso partnership of “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (ROOTS), has by now brought its special musical vision to venues large and small – from the tiniest of historic churches in England, Germany and Italy to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne – in twenty-two countries on five continents. Their performances – described by The Irish Times as “music of fire and brilliance from the high-wire act in traditional music” – are rooted but eclectic, emotional but adventurous: a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, coupled with striking new compositions and Chris’s delightfully subversive wit. We are so very lucky they are stopping by on their tour.
The Fire Scottish Band 2019
The Fire is a high energy pure-drop Scottish music band, with world class fiddling in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, whistle, and bouzouki. The group includes, International Scottish Fiddle Champion Rebecca Lomnicky, multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, and Adam Hendey on guitar and bouzouki. Members of the trio have each spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, with Rebecca and David having additionally lived and studied in both Edinburgh and the highlands of Scotland. They will stop here as part of their new album “Radience” tour. www.firescottishband.com
DEC 2018- Our Christmas concert party!
Maeve Gilchrist & Ken Murphy 2017- (sold out) We are big fans of this extraordinary harpist from Scotland who is also our friend. She takes the harp to another level altogether. In this collaboration between two much sought after musicians and artistic directors, Maeve Gilchrist and Keith Murphy will bring their talents together in an unusually intimate and acoustic setting.
A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Maeve is a familiar voice to the New England folk scene as a virtuosic harpist and vocalist who seamlessly weaves together contemporary textures, harmonies and driving rhythms into her traditional Celtic harp playing. Keith Murphy is well known as a multi-instrumentalist of extraordinary ability and a beautiful singer with a rare collection of songs from both sides of the Atlantic. This is sure to be a rare gem of a concert combining two musicians whose love of their respective traditions shines through every note they play. http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com
Na Rosai -2017
NA RÓSAÍ PERFORMS TRADITIONAL IRISH, APPALACHIAN, SCOTTISH, BRETON, AND OTHER CELTIC & FOLK MUSIC AND SONGS FEATURING FIDDLE, FLUTE, UILLEANN PIPES, BOUZOUKI, AND WHISTLES. THE BAND’S FOCUS HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE CELTIC REGIONS AND NORTH AMERICA BY ARRANGING TUNES FROM THE TWO REGIONS WITH A TRADITIONAL SENSIBILITY. NA RÓSAÍ IS IRISH GAELIC FOR “THE ROSES” IN HONOR OF PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES. Listen here http://www.narosai.com/music/
The New World String Project -2017
Extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music rooted in the Nordic, Celtic, and American folk traditions. Four highly skilled and well known multi-instrumentalists have joined forces to create an exciting weave of music rooted in the Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Ancient and modern sounds mingle freely on Swedish nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bouzouki, and more. Join the New World String Project for a musical ride that will shake your boots, uplift your spirit and warm your heart.
June 23 2017 Musical Campfire – You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
May 16 -2018 7:00PM Richard Mandel and Gary O’Conner – An evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and Bay area guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains.
April 15 2018 – Two Shows~ 3PM and 7PM – Molly’s Revenge – Both shows almost sold out but we can squeeze a couple more. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola, and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music. Molly’s Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA, and prestigious events in Scotland, Australia and China. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels bring these dance tunes up to date with a driving, hard-edged accent that always leaves audiences shouting for more. More info here
Windborne 2018- Vocal virtuosity rooted in folk music and cultures from around the world. Their dynamic concert programs include songs from Corsica, the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, Quebec, and Basque country, as well as traditional and original American folk music. They believe deeply in the power of music to change hearts. See more about them here.
Cabin Fever NW 2018 Performing as their quintet. Alternative Roots magazine says “Imagine Simon and Garfunkel singing with the Carter Family’s devotion”. Vibrant original songs performed with rich vocals and masterful instrumentation, Cabin Fever NW has wide crossover appeal for fans of bluegrass, singer-songwriter, Americana, country, pop and gospel. You can see more and hear them here.
December 13 2017 This night will be a special seasonal night with multiple performers on Celtic harps and more. Myself, Aryeh, outstanding harpist Laura Zaerr, Beatrice Rose will be gracing your ears with some of the most beautiful sounds and voices that will enchant you and inspire you. So be ready to get it in the spirit with us. Wednesday Dec 13, 7-9PM Optional potluck at 6:00. Suggested donation $15 a person.
A two artist show! Each artist will do a set.
Steve Baughman
Innovative Celtic, Appalacian and ethnic style guitar and banjo. This eclectic and funny guy has creative new systems for playing guitar and banjo. I met him at a party and was taken with his humor and musical antics. He is quite a character and also an immigration lawyer. You don’t want to miss meeting him and enjoying his fun show.
More about Steve at www.CelticGuitar.com
Dave & Sharon Thormahlen
These are our good friends from Corvallis who are accomplished as both a multi-instrument musical duo and Dave makes of some of the finest harps you’ll ever hear. They play a fun and eclectic mix of music from many cultures and styles. Be ready for a fun evening of music. See more about Dave & Sharon here.
music by the campfire
Wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
-Noctumbule – Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Evie Ladin & Keith Terry
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter
FEB 2017 – Mason & Weed
Wednesday, Sept 14 – Peppino D’agnostino – Master of World Guitar
Peppino D’Agostino emerged on the acoustic guitar scene in the early 80’s as a leading member of the second wave of the great fingerstylists that helped redefine the instrument in the ’90s. His remarkable technique, penchant for open tunings, and percussive effects are the basis of his unique compositional style which has been inspiring musicians and audiences alike for decades. Add to that his natural warmth, playfulness, and broad musical tastes and you have the recipe for what he calls “minestrone music”. His virtuosity and his emotional charge have also had a significant influence on the younger generation of fingerstyle guitarists. D’Agostino continues to evolve and grow in ways that would have been hard to predict when he first showcased his melodic yet emotionally intense style on the recordings Acoustic Spirit, Close to the Heart, and Every Step of the Way which was named one of the top three acoustic guitar albums of all time by Acoustic Guitar magazine readers.
Wednesday, October 12 – Fellow Pynins
Fellow Pynins is an award winning contemporary folk duo with a keen and bucolic sense of vocal harmony and song craft anchored in the balladry tradition. The duo consists of Dani Aubert (claw-hammer banjo, bouzouki) and solo artist Ian George (guitar, mandolin). They are songwriters, collectors, and interpreters. Since 2016 the duo has toured the US incessantly and has gathered significant traction in the UK/Ireland, gracing festivals such as Cambridge Folk Festival, Wilderness Festival, Omagh Bluegrass Festival, and selling out legs of their most recent UK/Ireland tour.
Thursday, November 17, 2022 – 7PM – Kalos – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them.
Kalos is made up of three innovative interpreters and composers of Celtic roots music: Eric McDonald, Ryan McKasson and Jeremiah McLane. They are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges, delivering an alluring musical complexity full of spontaneity and joyful exuberance. They set the standard for traditional repertoire with an underlying drive and pulse charged with rhythmic electricity and integrity.
Each brings an exceptionally diverse array of musical influences to the table. Eric studied jazz and bluegrass mandolin at the Berklee College of Music before finding his way to DADGAD guitar; Ryan carries a degree in viola performance, and is one of the youngest to ever win the US National Scottish Fiddle Championship; Jeremiah, in addition to being raised with Scottish roots, has studied Indonesian Gamelan, West African drumming, and the music of minimalist composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass. His compositions have won numerous awards and been featured in films.
Kalos’ music asks to be shared live, and performance is the band’s heart and forte. Their partnership stretches beyond the music, born of fast friendships formed at the band’s origin and exhibited in their playfulness on stage. Kalos forges a new musical path that draws on Celtic, Breton, American and other musical traditions on accordion, guitar, fiddle, and vocals. Visit Kalos Website
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PAST CONCERTS
Wednesday, May 18 2022 – 7PM – Banshee in the Kitchen Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
Thursday, May 05, 2022 – Steve Baughman -7PM – An evening of Irish harp tunes, Scottish fiddle tunes, old-time American songs and more, all performed on the solo guitar. A few banjo tunes and a few singin tunes too. Be ready to laugh alot as well.
Steve Baughman has been performing guitar and banjo around the world for nearly four decades. An innovative instrumentalist known for exploring alternate tunings, Baughman has developed a claw¬hammer guitar technique and helped make it common practice for fingerstyle guitarists. He has taught at over 70 music camps across the United States and Canada and has toured for 10 years as a duo with the Celtic guitarist Robin Bullock.Baughman makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area where, when he is not performing or teaching, he is a part-time philosophy graduate student and attorney. He could have easily been a world-renowned comedian too. For more on the work of Steve Baughman, visit www.celticguitar.com. Video
Tuesday, March 15 2022 – 6PM – Patrick Ball – Celtic Harp & Story
Patrick Ball is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and five spoken word albums which have sold well over one-half million copies internationally and won national awards in both the music and spoken word categories.
Patrick Ball is “a rare artist.” For in playing the ancient, legendary brass-strung harp of Ireland with its crystalline, bell-like voice and performing marvelous tales of wit and enchantment, he not only brings new life to two cherished traditions, but blends them in concert to create “a richly theatrical and hauntingly beautiful performance.”
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 – 4PM – Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Outside concert bring your own picnic – email me to reserve your spot
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
Aug 20, 2021 – 7 to 9PM – New World String Project Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter, Stuart Mason & john Weed (we will also be playing at another outdoor barn concert in Springfield on Aug 21.) email me for details and reservation Lisa@LisaLynne.com
To see the Springfield show Aug 21 email Cynthia at cynthiagogoor@gmail.com
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July 16, 2021 – Classical/World guitarists Peppino D’agnostino and Gyan Riley
Outdoor concert 6:00PM gather and picnic pod party. 7:00PM show. $20 donation. Almost sold out. email Lisa@LisaLynne.com for reservations.
2020 cancellations – we hope to reschedule all these shows soon.
April 10 – POSTPONED – McKasson, McDonald & McLane (waitlist only) – Don’t miss this chance to see three of the top Celtic musicians in the world. We are honored to have them. Listen for yourself.
Ryan McKasson, Eric McDonald and Jeremiah McLane are masters of tradition who purposefully explore the dark corners floating on its edges. Their individual artistry is enhanced when together. In short, the sum creates a greater whole. The result is an alluring complexity, full of spontaneous musicality. Pulling from parallel strands of influence, they create a swirling level of intensity that traverses darkness, light, and everywhere in between. An air of mystery pervades a sound compelling enough to transcend boundaries and appeal to music lovers of all stripes. Devon Leger of Hearth Music says, “This trio really shows how masterful musicians listen and play off each other.” The music they create is to share, and live performance is the forte. But their mutual attitude stretches beyond the music. They have been good friends ever since they met, and this is present in their live performances, which are full of organic banter and good humor to go along with the music. They create an environment of their own design, drawing in listeners without pretense. Despite living active musical lives thousands of miles apart these musicians have committed to working together to forge a new musical path.
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May 13 – POSTPONED – 7PM Banshee in the kitchen (waitlist only) Banshee In The Kitchen plays Celtic music with eclectic skill and merry abandon. Touring and recording since 2002, this group has delighted audiences in festivals, theaters, living rooms, and countless other venues from New York to Los Angeles, and as far as Japan. They take traditional Celtic tunes, find the sweet spot between old and new, stirring it all up with trademark playfulness and musicality they term “banshee-fying”… These ladies are our good friends and we cannot wait to host them.
National Champion hammered dulcimer player Brenda Hunter (fiddle, hammered dulcimer) and Jill Egland (flute, accordion, whistle) trade-off inspired flights of lead and counter-melody over dynamic backing by Kat Edmonson (six- and twelve-string guitar, bouzouki). No strangers to the microphone, the three trade off lead and backing vocals on a choice selection of songs, as well as jocular commentary in between.
The sound is completed with the rich bass notes from Kris Wilber, alternating between her acoustic standup bass and electric bass.
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Saturday, June 06 – 7PM – Postponed Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Kate Power and Steve Einhorn are legendary in the Pacific Northwest music community. As lifelong musicians, songwriters, teachers, and performers, they have won numerous songwriting awards. They have played prestigious folk music festivals and have shared stages with folk luminaries including Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Odetta, and Garrison Keillor. This is our second time hosting some of our very favorite musicians and friends.
“So earthy and fresh is your music. I love it.” – Lloyd “Tommy” Doss, Sons of the Pioneers
“Your music is wonderful! I love your harmonies. Keep on!” – Pete Seeger
“Steve & Kate are the Roy & Dale of folk.” – Mary Flower
“Exquisite.” – Eric Andersen
“Nice harmonies!” – Arlo Guthrie
“You guys are the best – the absolute best.” – Dave Carter
“I am totally mesmerized by your compositions, you’re easy to listen to voices and great, great instrumentation. The quality of your work is outstanding. What joy you bring through your music. I would drop everything to come to hear you two.” – Hal Melnick, NYC
New folk and trad roots in Americana, Kate & Steve “bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it.” – NW Examiner
AUG 26 – Musical Campfire – Postponed You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. If you want to just be a listener, you are in for a treat.
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Our past concerts:
Feb 21, 2020 – FRI – 7PM – Kevin Carr & Dick Hensold with Patsy O’Brian – A double bill of fine traditional players and storytellers. (4 seats left)
“For over thirty years dynamic fiddler-piper-storyteller Kevin Carr has honed his craft in smoky Irish pubs, remote cabins in Quebec, and in dance halls across America. He’s played banjo in Latvia, learned to play the bagpipes of a dozen countries and dug deep to find just the right stories to share. His one-man musical theater of the imagination blends folklore, true-life adventure, and the rare, soulful, fiery sounds of fiddle and pipes into a mesmerizing experience.”
December 04 – WED 7PM – Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter. We finally get to have Patrick Ball here, legendary storyteller and player of the rare wire-strung harp. We have toured with Patrick for years, and you do not want to miss this. We have done this Winter show in both Corvallis and Eugene, but its a bit different every time.
“A Winter Gift” is presented by three of the premier Celtic Harpists in the world. Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter perform Celtic legends, along with Irish and English literature woven together with beloved and rare pieces of holiday music. A blend of music and oratory, falling somewhere between concert and theater, infused with a touch of seasonal magic.
This trio is well known for their first show “Legends of the Celtic Harp” which tells stories and legends of the harp through time. In their new show “A Winter Gift” storyteller and wire-strung harpist Patrick Ball along with harpers and multi-instrumentalists Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter step into a magical world of Irish and English literature with passages and poetry from Yeats, Hardy, Shakespeare and more. They skillfully mingle them with beloved and original pieces of seasonal music. Audiences will hear three Celtic Harps, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Fiddle, Bandura, Bouzouki and more. www.LegendsofTheCelticHarp.com
October 30 2019 – Radim Zenkl
Radim is a world-renowned performer, composer and instructor. Originally from the Czech Republic, Radim’s multi-instrumental style features bluegrass, jazz, flamenco, classical, Eastern European traditional and original music. Radim is the US Mandolin Champion and remains at the cutting edge of the mandolin’s future. He is a member of the Modern Mandolin Quartet and has performed with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Peter Rowan, John McCutcheon, Dan Hicks and many others. Aryeh and I know him from being a fellow teacher at Lark in the Morning music camp. He is a jaw dropping musician and virtuoso on many instruments. You will hear them all
September 25 -2019 – Peppino D’Agustino
Legendary Master of Finger Style Guitar A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 33 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. He has performed in more than 30 countries, at prestigious international festivals and has played in some of the world’s most important theaters. …”D’Agostino plays steel string guitar with virtuosity and complexity …Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he’s written, which brim with memorable melodies.” Chicago Tribune
August 23 -2019 – Noctumbule – Marla Fibish & Bruce Victor (6 seats left) Our good friends Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor play traditional Irish and original music in a variety of compelling musical settings of a broad array of poetry. Marla is considered one of the leading champions of Irish mandolin and Bruce is an accomplished guitarist, a clinical professor of psychology and quite the comedian too. We adore them and their music — various guitars in varied tunings, mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, tenor guitar — and their blended voices.
July 18 – 2019 – New World String Project (waitlist only) We are back with our quartet! Since we played here last we have toured quite a bit and have quite a show with lots of new music and fun. A recent description – “New World String Project brings together four mighty players who weave a shimmering sonic tapestry from Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Fiddler John Weed and guitarist Stuart Mason also play together in the long-running Celtic band Molly’s Revenge. And Celtic harp master Lisa Lynne, who gained international renown via recordings and tours with the label Windham Hill, often performs in a duo with NWSP-mate Aryeh Frankfurter, an expert on harp and Swedish nyckelharpa. Together, these intrepid string explorers take audiences on a thrilling, melodically exuberant musical ride”.
May 24 – 2019 – James Kline – Harp Guitar Extraordinaire (full, short waitlist)
Classical guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter, innovator of the 19 string arch harp guitar, he studied in Spain under a full scholarship from the Spanish government. There he won a number of international awards, including the Ramirez Prize of Santiago de Compostella and the Tarrega Pize of Benicasim. He holds an ARCM diploma from The Royal College of Music of London and has performed throughout eastern and western Europe as well as the United States and Mexico. He was awarded an Individual Artist Grant in music composition from the Marin Arts Council of California. A modern day troubadour, his performances reflect a wonderful diversity of life experience and musical intrigue and are often punctuated with story telling.
Dråm, – 2019 Nyckelharpa, Harp and more. Anna Rynefors & Erik Ask Upmark With their fresh and unique take on Nordic music, the Swedish musicians Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors – known as “Dråm” – have taken the roots music community by storm. With charm and humour, they perform traditional Nordic music in a captivating way that speaks to audiences everywhere. They are both “riksspelmän” (a distinction awarded to the best players of traditional music in Sweden) and tour extensively in Europe as well as in America.
Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman 2019 The celebrated virtuoso partnership of “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and “one of the UK’s most staggering and influential acoustic guitarists” (ROOTS), has by now brought its special musical vision to venues large and small – from the tiniest of historic churches in England, Germany and Italy to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne – in twenty-two countries on five continents. Their performances – described by The Irish Times as “music of fire and brilliance from the high-wire act in traditional music” – are rooted but eclectic, emotional but adventurous: a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, coupled with striking new compositions and Chris’s delightfully subversive wit. We are so very lucky they are stopping by on their tour.
The Fire Scottish Band 2019
The Fire is a high energy pure-drop Scottish music band, with world class fiddling in combination with bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, whistle, and bouzouki. The group includes, International Scottish Fiddle Champion Rebecca Lomnicky, multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge, and Adam Hendey on guitar and bouzouki. Members of the trio have each spent copious amounts of time delving into the traditions of their respective instruments, with Rebecca and David having additionally lived and studied in both Edinburgh and the highlands of Scotland. They will stop here as part of their new album “Radience” tour. www.firescottishband.com
DEC 2018- Our Christmas concert party!
Maeve Gilchrist & Ken Murphy 2017- (sold out) We are big fans of this extraordinary harpist from Scotland who is also our friend. She takes the harp to another level altogether. In this collaboration between two much sought after musicians and artistic directors, Maeve Gilchrist and Keith Murphy will bring their talents together in an unusually intimate and acoustic setting.
A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, Maeve is a familiar voice to the New England folk scene as a virtuosic harpist and vocalist who seamlessly weaves together contemporary textures, harmonies and driving rhythms into her traditional Celtic harp playing. Keith Murphy is well known as a multi-instrumentalist of extraordinary ability and a beautiful singer with a rare collection of songs from both sides of the Atlantic. This is sure to be a rare gem of a concert combining two musicians whose love of their respective traditions shines through every note they play. http://www.maevegilchristmusic.com
Na Rosai -2017
NA RÓSAÍ PERFORMS TRADITIONAL IRISH, APPALACHIAN, SCOTTISH, BRETON, AND OTHER CELTIC & FOLK MUSIC AND SONGS FEATURING FIDDLE, FLUTE, UILLEANN PIPES, BOUZOUKI, AND WHISTLES. THE BAND’S FOCUS HAS BEEN EXPLORING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE CELTIC REGIONS AND NORTH AMERICA BY ARRANGING TUNES FROM THE TWO REGIONS WITH A TRADITIONAL SENSIBILITY. NA RÓSAÍ IS IRISH GAELIC FOR “THE ROSES” IN HONOR OF PORTLAND, THE CITY OF ROSES. Listen here http://www.narosai.com/music/
The New World String Project -2017
Extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music rooted in the Nordic, Celtic, and American folk traditions. Four highly skilled and well known multi-instrumentalists have joined forces to create an exciting weave of music rooted in the Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions. Ancient and modern sounds mingle freely on Swedish nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bouzouki, and more. Join the New World String Project for a musical ride that will shake your boots, uplift your spirit and warm your heart.
June 23 2017 Musical Campfire – You can come and go as you please during this exceptional music party. It will be wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
May 16 -2018 7:00PM Richard Mandel and Gary O’Conner – An evening of music with virtuoso Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor and Bay area guitar legend, Richard Mandel. O’Connor has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as Lá Lúgh, Skylark, Planxty, Bothy Band, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains.
April 15 2018 – Two Shows~ 3PM and 7PM – Molly’s Revenge – Both shows almost sold out but we can squeeze a couple more. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle, and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola, and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music. Molly’s Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals and performing arts events in the USA, and prestigious events in Scotland, Australia and China. Their arrangements of traditional Celtic jigs and reels bring these dance tunes up to date with a driving, hard-edged accent that always leaves audiences shouting for more. More info here
Windborne 2018- Vocal virtuosity rooted in folk music and cultures from around the world. Their dynamic concert programs include songs from Corsica, the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, Quebec, and Basque country, as well as traditional and original American folk music. They believe deeply in the power of music to change hearts. See more about them here.
Cabin Fever NW 2018 Performing as their quintet. Alternative Roots magazine says “Imagine Simon and Garfunkel singing with the Carter Family’s devotion”. Vibrant original songs performed with rich vocals and masterful instrumentation, Cabin Fever NW has wide crossover appeal for fans of bluegrass, singer-songwriter, Americana, country, pop and gospel. You can see more and hear them here.
December 13 2017 This night will be a special seasonal night with multiple performers on Celtic harps and more. Myself, Aryeh, outstanding harpist Laura Zaerr, Beatrice Rose will be gracing your ears with some of the most beautiful sounds and voices that will enchant you and inspire you. So be ready to get it in the spirit with us. Wednesday Dec 13, 7-9PM Optional potluck at 6:00. Suggested donation $15 a person.
A two artist show! Each artist will do a set.
Steve Baughman
Innovative Celtic, Appalacian and ethnic style guitar and banjo. This eclectic and funny guy has creative new systems for playing guitar and banjo. I met him at a party and was taken with his humor and musical antics. He is quite a character and also an immigration lawyer. You don’t want to miss meeting him and enjoying his fun show.
More about Steve at www.CelticGuitar.com
Dave & Sharon Thormahlen
These are our good friends from Corvallis who are accomplished as both a multi-instrument musical duo and Dave makes of some of the finest harps you’ll ever hear. They play a fun and eclectic mix of music from many cultures and styles. Be ready for a fun evening of music. See more about Dave & Sharon here.
music by the campfire
Wonderful musicians playing beautiful acoustic songs from the 60’s and 70’s. You can request any song you love and sing or play along from the lyric/chord books available. Even if you just want to be a listener, you are in for a real treat.
-Noctumbule – Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor
Kate Power & Steve Einhorn
Evie Ladin & Keith Terry
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter
Lisa Lynne Music 