Sunny South is one of the top bluegrass bands playing in the Portland, Oregon area. They play fiery bluegrass with tight harmonies, and wonderful musicianship. They have been playing together in various configurations for over 30 years and cover a wide range of bluegrass styles and eras. Led by founding

Josh Cole has been playing bluegrass in the Pacific Northwest for over 25 years. It started in the late 90s, when he first heard “Midnight Moonlight” from Old and In the Way. That moment forever bonded Josh to bluegrass music. Josh’s influences include Ralph Stanley, Larry Sparks, and Bill Monroe,

Thunder Ridge is a straight-ahead bluegrass band from Portland, OR. The traditional five-piece band is made up of banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass and fiddle. They will steal your heart with hard driving vocal harmonies and instrumentals. Allow them to take you down a path of yesteryear with a good old

Few bands stick around for thirty years. Even fewer bands leave a legacy during that time that marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. And no band has done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon. Since their earliest days as a forward thinking, progressive

Few bands stick around for thirty years. Even fewer bands leave a legacy during that time that marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. And no band has done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon. Since their earliest days as a forward thinking, progressive

Never Come Down: Weaving together modern and traditional styles of American music, Never Come Down is a Portland, Oregon based 5-piece composed of Joe Suskind (guitar), Crystal Lariza (vocals), Brian Alley (banjo), Kaden Hurst (mandolin), and Ben Ticknor (bass). Their dedication to thoughtful songwriting and dynamic arrangements highlight polished technical

From Portland, Oregon, Lost Creek sings and twangs about happiness and heartache in the bluegrass style. For years they've delighted audiences at festivals, street corners, dances, and weddings throughout Oregon and Washington.

The Muddy Souls are a leading progressive/jamgrass band based in Eugene, OR featuring original songs, virtuosic improvisation, tight vocal harmonies, and a high-octane groove that always has the dance floor bouncing. Formed in 2018, the band has four albums of completely original music, and has played nearly 300 concerts across

Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin are two award winning performing artists who have joined forces on their upcoming Smithsonian Folkways release, symbiont (2024). Blount, (pronounced: blunt) is a renowned interpreter of Black folk music recognized for his skill as a string band musician, and his unprecedented Afrofuturist work in sound

The Filthy Skillets are a Portland based bluegrass band hailing from around the globe. They put their own twist on Traditional Bluegrass, honoring the foundation while continuing to add their own flavor. The Filthy Skillets play everyone from original tunes to Bluegrass standards and their own interpretation of music from

Sierra Hull is widely regarded to be a as a master of her instrument; A two-time Grammy Nominated artist and songwriter, recognized for both her most recent projects, 25 Trips (2020) and Weighted Mind (2016), she is also the 4x recipient of IBMA’s Mandolin Player of the Year, the first