We are dishing up Nice and Naughty for our December concert. The How Long Jug Band has been performing traditional blues, jazz and ragtime music in Portland, Oregon for five years. While they sometimes take inspiration from current bands, or bands from the 1960’s folk revival, they learn most of their material from recordings of […]
The October 21 PFS concert features Honey Don't, the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, also known as one-half of the old-time bluegrass band Sweet Sunny South. Bill is a well-respected and award-winning singer/songwriter and Shelley is a skilled bass player and vocalist. They've been making music together for well over a decade […]
Bluegrass fans should like this duo, the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, who are one-half of the old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South. Doors 7:00, show at 7:30. Admission $18 general, $15 PFS members, $9 ages 12 - 18, under 12 free.
Grammy Award winner Mollie O'Brien became known to the rest of the world as a singer's singer when, in 1988, she and her brother Tim O’Brien released the first of three critically-acclaimed albums for Sugar Hill Records. Portland FolkMusic Society is excited to open our 2018-2019 Concert Season with folksinging favorites Mollie O'Brien and her husband, […]
We happily welcome the Honey Whiskey Trio to our November concert stage. This is their second appearance for PFS and their first featured performance in Portland. They are the ONLY group in recent PFS concert history to get an encore and a standing ovation after performing an opening set. “Three sisters went to play and […]
Three of the premier Celtic harpers in the world take you on a dramatic musical journey deep into myths, magic and fabled history with this most captivating instrument. Legends of the Celtic Harp is a blend of music and oratory, falling somewhere between concert and theater. It spans nearly the range of human feeling, from humor […]