Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore

Subject: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 09 Apr 08 - 03:46 PM

The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society announces a series of mostly traditional folk music concerts for the Puget Sound area of Washington State, with local musicians.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, 7:30 pm
The Whatcom Co. Homemade Music Society Presents:
STEWART HENDRICKSON. Fiddle, voice and guitar. Traditional songs from the British Isles & America, and songs of the sea. April 9, 7:30 pm. Donation: $8 to $12. Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Ave, Bellingham, WA. Information: 360-734-7872, Whatcom Co. Homemade Music Society.

Friday, April 11th, 2008, 8-10 pm
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT. Alan Kausal & Isla Ross in Toe-Tapping Roots–Cajun & Swing (fiddle, guitar, vocals), and Jim Portillo & Friends in Acoustic Folk & Americana (guitar, vocal) perform an evening of music. April 11, 8-10 pm, free, donations welcome. Kaffe Shachor, corner Winona & N. 73rd St., Seattle.

Saturday, April 12th, 2008, 7 pm
The Haller Lake Arts Council Presents:
BOB ANTONE & MIKE PRYOR. Bob Antone and friends – "back-rattle-beat" music and storytelling from the Northwest woods. Mike Pryor with his humorous and serious songs about Seattle, Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest. Haller Lake Community Club, 12579 Densmore Ave N, Seattle. 7 pm, $12, $2 off HLCC. Kids half price. Info/reservations: Email, 206-367-0475, hallerlake.info/artsevents.html.

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 7:30 pm
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
REGGIE MILES. Singer Songwriter Storyteller Slide Guitarist... & Sawplayer. Reggie fuses early blues, ragtime, and folk with original songs to create humor, stories, fantasy and social comment. Played on vintage and handmade instruments ranging from slide guitar to harmonica to musical saw. House concert in Broadview Neighborhood, NW Seattle. Info/reservations/directions: Email.

Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 2-3 pm
The Everett Public Library & The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Present: BOB NELSON and REGGIE MILES.
Bob Nelson learned his craft of singing and performing when folk music was beginning its revival in Seattle in the early 1950s. He went on to sing in local coffeehouses, on radio and even TV. He loves the old ballads, particularly those that tell the history of the Pacific Northwest. With a trained voice, you can understand every word as he weaves his stories in song. Reggie Miles, singer songwriter storyteller slide guitarist... and sawplayer, fuses early blues, ragtime, and folk with original songs to create humor, stories, fantasy and social comment. He plays vintage and homemade instruments ranging from a hand-built resonator slide guitar to harmonica to musical saw. A regular Pike Place Market busker, he interacts with his audiences, bringing them into his stories and songs. Free, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Everett, WA

Friday, May 9th, 2008, 8-10 pm
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT - MORGAN & GRAVES/CHRIS ROE. Bob Morgan & Lynn Graves play acoustic music on fiddle & guitar with songs old & new, borrowed & blue. Chris Roe sings traditional ballads & songs with button box & harp. May 9, 8-10 pm, free, donations welcome. Kaffe Shachor, corner Winona & N. 73rd St., Seattle.

Saturday, May 10th, 2008, 7 pm
The Haller Lake Arts Council Presents:
KEN WALDMAN. Ken Waldman has drawn on his 20 years in Alaska to produce poems, stories and fiddle tunes that combine into a performance uniquely his own. A traveling minstrel, "he brings his instruments, a few fellow musicians, and his poems about surviving a plane crash, watching grizzlies feed in a garbage dump, and other adventures in the forty-ninth state." Haller Lake Community Club, 12579 Densmore Ave N, Seattle. 7 pm, $12, $2 off HLCC. Kids half price. Info/reservations: Email, 206-367-0475, hallerlake.info/artsevents.html.

Friday, May 23, 2008, 3:00-3:30 pm
STEWART HENDRICKSON - Songs & Fiddle Tunes. Mostly Irish tunes and songs. Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle. Bagley Lawn Acoustic Stage, Seattle Center.

Monday, May 26, 2008, 11:00-11:50 am
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
55 YEARS OF FOLK SINGING IN SEATTLE. Workshop presented by Stewart Hendrickson. Founding members of the PNW Folklore Society and other early Seattle folksingers will talk about the history of folk singing in Seattle and sing some of the old songs. Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle. Shaw Room, Seattle Center.

Sunday, June 1st, 2008, 2-3 pm
The Everett Public Library & The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Present: FLIP BRESKIN & ZEKE HOSKIN.
Special program of songs for families and children. Flip Breskin, from Bellingham, is a song-catcher extraordinaire, a precise and lyrical fingerstyle guitarist, and a musical mover and shaker from away back. She was one of the founders of the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and has been playing and teaching guitar ever since. She plays the sweetest instrumentals ever found, and the songs she sings are deep and thoughtful, never self-absorbed. Zeke Hoskin sees the absurd side of everything and puts it all into witty songs that have been performed and recorded by Canadian bands from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. He also plays the mandolin and Celtic harp. The effectiveness of Zeke and Flip together is enhanced by contrast. A belly-laugher by Zeke sets you up to appreciate the depth of Flip's next offering, which in turn leaves you all the readier for a truly-skewed Zeke number . . . When they aren't playing vocal ping pong with your state of mind, they sing together and play instrumental duets. Free, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Everett, WA 98201.

Sunday, July 13th, 2008, 2-3 pm
The Everett Public Library & The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Present: STEWART & BETTY HENDRICKSON and JILLIAN GRAHAM.
Stewart Hendrickson plays fiddle and sings traditional songs from the British Isles and America. A trained singer, and violinist-turned-fiddle player, he also plays a vintage Martin guitar that he bought new in 1956. In plays in Irish sessions, local open mics and other venues around Seattle, and has performed for several years at the Northwest Folklife Festival. Betty Hendrickson always had a strong interest in music. About ten years ago she acquired her first hammered dulcimer, an instrument that she loved to hear. A few years ago she surprised herself by performing at an open mic. Since then she has performed solo and with other musicians in a variety of musical events. She plays mostly traditional tunes from the British Isles and America. Jillian Graham has been singing, mostly in choral groups for a long time. She has a lovely strong voice, and recently began to sing solo accompanied by her own guitar playing. And she discovered a talent for writing her own songs and composing music. She has played at local Seattle open mics and more recently in her own solo gigs and with other musicians including her husband Jim, a talented bass player. Her first CD is in the works now. Free, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Everett, WA 98201.

Sunday, July 20th, 2008, 2-3 pm
The Everett Public Library & The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Present:CHRIS ROE & MIKE NELSON.
Chris Roe, singer, Celtic harpist and button box accordion player, has been performing in the Pacific Northwest since 1983. She has a vast repertoire of traditional ballads and songs from the British Isles, France and French-speaking Canada. She was a founding member of two all-woman maritime singing groups, leads sea chanteys, plays for dances, and is an enthusiastic promoter of participatory singing. Mike Nelson has been singing folk songs in the Pacific Northwest for many years. When you hear his strong voice and rhythmic guitar playing you appreciate his love for these old songs of adventure and the romance of lovers united and lost and heroes bold. Free, Everett Public Library Evergreen Branch Meeting Room, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA 98204.

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008, 2-3 pm
The Everett Public Library & The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Present:NANCY QUENSE & JERRY MIDDAUGH.
Nancy Quensé sings from the heart with grace and simplicity, warm vocals and strong instrumental accompaniment on guitar and banjo. She began singing in Seattle in the 1960s with the folk music revival. Her deeply personal interpretations of traditional songs and ballads create a timeless place where the old songs live and the old stories ring true. Jerry Middaugh has been performing folk music for many years. Rooted in old fashioned music and folk songs, Jerry has played in various old-time string bands, bluegrass groups, and related folk music ensembles. His repertoire includes songs about work, trains, cowboys, hobos, loss, women, and philosophy. He sings in an understated down-home style accompanied by his precise stylistic guitar playing. Free, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Everett, WA 98201.

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 09 Apr 08 - 05:48 PM

GOOD GRIEF!!! You guys down there in Seattle have been waay tooo busy! me

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: open mike
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 10:58 AM

Yay! I wish I was in the area!
What a great opportunity to
hear some great music and great
musicians! Say Hi to Reggie,
Deckman and Miken for me!
Glad to see they will be
singing, playing and
sawing away! (and all the
others involved here, too)
Good work Stewart and crew~~!
I hope we hear some reviews
of these concerts and that
folks will come to mudcat to
discuss these and other topics.

Miken, I miss you--
check in sometimes, could you?!

Hooray for the Turkey Pluckers!
(wasn't that the name of a group
back in the good old days?)

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 11:01 AM

That's a very nice lineup, Stewart! Good work, and nice venues. It's good to see these events at places like the Everett Public Library.

SRS

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 08:14 PM

Thanks Laurel and Maggie.
Between the Haller Lake series and
our PNW Folklore Society, I'm busy as ever.
But it's also a fun busy to be.
And Bob, you'll be busy when the Library series starts!

I just got back from Bellingham where I sang and played
at the Roeder Home last night. It went well, I thought,
about 25 people came. It's a nice place to play -
good acoustics, no sound system necessary. We stayed overnight
and at noon today we had lunch with another music friend
at the Old Town Cafe in Bellingham. A nice place -
they encourage musicians to come in and play,
which I did, and in return got a free lunch
(and a little more in the tip jar).
A very nice concept!

So it's tomorrow night at the Kaffe Shachor
coffeehouse in Seattle,
and the next night at Haller Lake,
and after that I relax for a while.

Cheers, S. in Seattle
keeping traditional music alive
with local musicians in the Northwest
Pacific Northwest Folklore Society
"in the tradition" for 55years.

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 10:01 PM

Yes Laurel, The "Turkey Pluckers" was the name of a group that came close to starting it all. The original members were: Phil and Vivian Williams, Mike Nelson, and .... er ... I forget who else. It might have been Ron Ginther, or maybe Thane Mitchell. I just talked for half an hour yesterday to Phil. He and Vivian are doing fine. Mike Nelson is doing well, and we've got him shedualed for one of the concerts in the Everett Library series. So ... that's all from Everett, where the wimmen are more than handsome, and some of the children are also! CHEERS, Bob

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 12:08 PM

A great coffeehouse concert last night. We filled the small venue with about 25 people (not counting the musicians). A very intimate and friendly gathering. Jim Portillo and friends started it off with some of his favorites - Bill Staines, Tom Paxton, Tom Dundee, an original, and others. People joined in on the choruses. Then after a short break, Isla Ross did some fancy fiddling backed up by Alan Kausal on guitar and vocals. Isla did some toe-tapping Cajun fiddle/singing and old-timey tunes, followed by some Texas swing and other types of music.

The coffeehouse had some fantastic home-made cinnamon rolls. Soon their kitchen will be fully operational and they will have other snacks available. The musicians' tip jar filled up nicely. A few people came in off the street attracted by the music. We all had a grand time. I couldn't think of a better way to spend a Friday evening. We look forward to the next coffeehouse concert - 2nd Friday in May.

Cheers, S. in Seattle
keeping traditional music alive
with local musicians in the Northwest
Pacific Northwest Folklore Society
"in the tradition" for 55years.

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 12:54 PM

Yes indeed it was a grand night. And the occasional roar of the espresso machine brought me back to the coffee houses of the 50's and 60's. And as you said, the music was great! Bob

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: open mike
Date: 12 Apr 08 - 01:38 PM

oooh the roar of the coffee machines is often very distracting at coffee house gigs...

it would be great if this was more often available:
"Old Town Cafe in Bellingham. A nice place -
they encourage musicians to come in and play,
which I did, and in return got a free lunch
(and a little more in the tip jar).
A very nice concept!"

I have been in places where you can play,
but there is not often any compensation
available. This shows a respect for the
musician, and there is more of a chance
of return performances! Hooray for Old Town..
I wonder if there is any connection between
them and Chicago's Old Town Folk Music School?

I had a nice chat with Miken the other day..and
was glad to hear about Phil and Vivian Williams. I wonder
if they have ever received recognition from the Folk
Alliance for their role in preserving and promoting
Folk Music?! Perhaps they should be recommended for
an award such as this! (Rosalee Sorrels, Roz and Howard
Larman, Elaine & Clark Weissman and other folk "dignitaties"
have been so recognized.)see www.VoyagerRecords.com

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 02:12 PM

CONCERT REVIEW:

Last night I attended the concert at the }Haller Lake Community Center", in North Seattle. It was a fine evening"

The first performer was Bob Antone with Matt Marsden backing him up on mandolin. Bob's music is an amazing blend of old, older, and new music. He introduces himself by explaining that he is the 6th generation of musicians in his family. And indeed his choice and blending of music reflects just that. He's a fine singer with a very good vocal range, as well as an excellant guitarist, and lightening fast violinist. He honered with forebearers by telling quite delightful stories of his Grandmother's and Grandfather's very early days in this region. His Grandmother was the very first trained nurse to arrive in the early logging area of the Snoqualimie Valley. Her first assignment to to assist a dying elder of the Yakima Indian Nation. While she did her necessary nursing, she was surround by members of the tribe singing chants and songs. She remembered those events, there were several, and passed them on to her Grandson. Bob incorperated these sounds in his music. In fact, I was quite amazed as he sang a verson or "Pretty Polly", and you could hear the Indian drumming on his guitar.

Matt Marsden's mandolin skills were breathtaking. Several times, he kept up, note for note, with the very fast fingers on Bob's guitar. He is a recent transplant from Phildelphia ... I expect we'll see and hear a lot more of him soon.

After the intermission, we were delighted with Mike Pryor, backed up by Jim Chekerlla on guitar. Mike writes his own material with a kind of sardonic humor, reflecting and poking a little fun at modern Seattle and life in general. I think he loves to "poke" people who take themselves too seriously. His song: "I Want To Go To Yakima" is a real winner. He has a very pleasant voice and is a solid guitar player. He was simply a delight.

Jim's guitar playing added much to the performance. He's one of those very able players, who knows the upper frets on the guitar well ... the kind of player that makes me want to cut off my own fingers and take to playing the radio!

I want to make a final comment on the performance hall and the audience. "Haller Lake Community Center" seems to be a perfect performance venue. Large enough for a sizable audience, yet remaining small enough to be warm and inviting. I enjoyed the mix of people in the audience. Everything from the oldsters, to the teenagers, and even some infants ... AKA rugrats. All in all, it was a delightful evening. Bob Nelson

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 13 Apr 08 - 02:35 PM

Thanks, Bob

Yes it was a fine evening.
You said it well.
I was pretty beat from the
two previous concerts that week,
but when the music started last night
it really buoyed me up and
I felt pretty good.
Bob Antone's superb fiddle,
his interesting stories and songs
and Matt's able mandolin back up
were great. And Mike Pryor's
wry wit in his original songs,
and a couple serious songs,
with nice lead guitar by Chick
was a nice contrast,
and finished a nice evening of music.
I felt quite refreshed.

Cheers, S. in Seattle
where live music
by local musicians
is best in the Northwest

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 03:30 PM

There's a change of venue for the
Friday, May 9th Coffeehouse Concert
It's no longer at Kaffe Shachor

Friday, May 9th, 2008, 8-10 pm
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT - MORGAN & GRAVES/CHRIS ROE. Bob Morgan & Lynn Graves play acoustic music on fiddle & guitar with songs old & new, borrowed & blue. Chris Roe sings traditional ballads & songs with button box accordion & Celtic harp. May 9, 8-10 pm, free, donations welcome. The Library Cafe, 850 NW 85th St, Seattle. 206-789-5682

The Kaffe Shachor, now known as the Round The Corner Cafe,
double booked us with a punk grunge band!
There's no way we're doing that!
Fortunately, we found a new venue, much nicer
We will use The Library Cafe for our continuing
2nd Friday Coffeehouse Concerts

Cheers, S. in Seattle
where traditional music is kept alive
with local musicians in the Northwest
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society
"in the tradition" for 55years.
pnwfolklore.org

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 04:48 PM

Stew ... This new venue, "THE LIBRARY CAFE" sounds quite wonderful. The kind of music that the society presents requires a venue that is quiet, attentive to the music, and respectful to the musicians. Congrads on locating a better venue so quickly! Bob Nelson

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 05:45 PM

Stewart, sounds like you had a contract with them and they did that intentionally to force you out. Would have served them right if you had appeared (though I can't say it would have been easy for you!)

SRS

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 06:48 PM

Maggie,

Yes, we had the prior commitment.
I tried to convince my musicians that
having a punk grunge band open for them
and then starting at 9:30 or 10 pm
was a good thing.
But they said,"NO WAY!"
It was time to walk away.
Even run!

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 07:00 PM

Oh yes, the name of the band is
Atomic Bride!!
and their self description,
"sleazy, sexy, punk grunge band"
honest, I couldn't even make that up.
Google it on myspace and you'll see.

S.

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 07:31 PM

GEEZE Stew ... I dunno' ... they sound kinda cute to me! Bob

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 07:51 PM

Bob, actually I've booked them as
the opening act for your next concert.

S.

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 24 Apr 08 - 08:28 PM

OH NO ... OH MY GAWD ... I QUIT ... I SURRENDER ... YOU WIN! (sheeeuuuhhhiiissshhh!) me

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Deckman
Date: 29 Apr 08 - 07:48 PM

This coming Sunday, May 4th, opens the five concert FOLK MUSIC SERIES at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett, at 2PM. We are very pleased with the line-up of performers, eleven in all. This is a joint venture of the Everett Public Library and The PNW Folklore Society.

This first concert features yours truly, with a program of songs reflecting the early settlement days of the Puget Sound country, as well as an entertaining mix of sing-a-longs aimed at this family concert.

Reggie Miles will present his amazing mix of instruments and songs for the second half of this concert. I have been a long time fan of Reggie's music and I'm honored to share the stage with him.

The next four concerts, which are all free to the public and held on Sunday afternoons, will feature some of the Pacific Northwest's most stellar performers.

On a personal note, as producer of this concert series, I must add that I was amazed and gratified with the enthusiasm for this concert series these performers expressed. Bob (deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 12:13 PM

To see who's performing at these library concerts
look at my first post in this thread.
Some of the best traditional folksingers
in our pacific northwest area.

Cheers, S. in Seattle
keeping traditional folk music
alive in the pacific northwest
The Pacific NW Folklore Society

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: GUEST,emjay
Date: 30 Apr 08 - 02:01 PM

Wow! I just found this thread and I am so jealous! I remember the concerts we used to go to in Juneau in the state museum. They were some of the best ever, and I have gone to a few here but it's been too long. Those look just wonderful. I know Bob's singing and I love to hear him. Now I see all the others.
I have to go back and read all the posts and about all the musicians, but I hope these are all packed with people singing along or clapping or crying, whatever the music demands.
MJ
Just noticed it's time to refresh the cookies here.

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: Stewart
Date: 01 May 08 - 12:11 PM

And mudcatter Reggie Miles
is also doing a house concert
this Saturday in Seattle

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008, 7:30 pm
The Pacific Northwest Folklore Society Presents:
REGGIE MILES. Singer Songwriter Storyteller Slide Guitarist... & Sawplayer. Reggie fuses early blues, ragtime, and folk with original songs to create humor, stories, fantasy and social comment. Played on vintage and handmade instruments ranging from slide guitar to harmonica to musical saw. House concert in Broadview Neighborhood, NW Seattle. Info/reservations/directions: Email

So where are you Seattle mudcatters?

Cheers, S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: Seattle Area Concerts - PNW Folklore
From: GUEST,devilbox
Date: 22 May 08 - 11:25 AM

Hi DEckman and Stewart and anyone else. I just read the review of our Haller lake performance and I am quite flattered. Thank you for the kind words. I would really like to start volunteering more for the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society. After Folklife I plan to come around more often. by the way, anything i share with you folks is yours to adapt, share, teach, perform, etc. I really love to share my heritage and history with the community. I am a different person now than five years ago...i was a little more of a fighter / kind of rough around the edges. I am learning to be more peace-loving as I grow older. I stopped drinking completely about two years ago and now i really promote drug, alcohol and violence free events- i especially like family oriented and community building concerts. just wanted to thank you Bob Nelson for your kind words and wonderful music yourself. Stewart, you are a great musician yourself and i can't wait to hear you and your wife play 'cedar falls' sometime. Maybe I'll see you all at folklife- we play at 5 pm on sunday the 25th Intiman theater. should be an interesting show- I hope all of my co-performers can make it on time and have a good time with me. I have an egyptian cello player named ashraf hakim, quinalt opera singer steve thoreson, guamanian guitarist brian walters, matt marsden, haida indian singer / storyteller Ralph Bennet and more. see you all real soon- Bob Antone