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Episode Archive
Click the following years to see past show schedules.
Date: January 6
Show Number: 24-1
Artist: Wayne Richards
About: Wayne Richards has the writing approach of a diarist- mixed with the analysis and poetry of a Dave Carter. He is also a force for keeping the music alive and vital with the concert series he promotes in Lake Oswego, Oregon
Date: January 13
Show Number: 24-2
Artist: Larry Murante (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: From Seattle, Larry Murante is a powerful singer songwriter- with great guitar accompaniment to his insightful songs. He has a voice that is alternatively insistent, lovely, and compelling.
Date: January 20
Show Number: 24-3
Artist: Mary Flower
About: This is Mary's 2nd appearance on "River City Folk". Mary Flower has been touring North America and the world with her finely wrought blues stylings for decades now, from New Orleans to the huge Portland, Oregon blues festival. Her originals and interpretations of blues classics always make me smile!
Date: January 27
Show Number: 24-4
Artist: Adam and Kris (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: One of our most popular (and well attended!) live recordings of 2022- from Artichoke Music in Portland Oregon. Adam and Kris have a magical synthesis of moving poetry, mounted on an contemporary acoustic frame. Their voices and harmonies are exquisite, as are their songs.
Date: February 3
Show Number: 24-5
Artist: Best of Winterfolk
About: From performances at the Aladdin and Alberta Rose Theatres in Portland, Oregon- as the 35th annual concert to help those in need kicks off in the Rose City
Date: February 10
Show Number: 24-6
Artist: Ken Gaines (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: Ken has lived in Ithaca New York, Austin Texas, and many other hotbeds of acoustic music- always writing, singing and performing his evocative songs.
Date: February 17
Show Number: 24-7
Artist: Cabin Fever Northwest (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: "If friendship had a soundtrack- this would be it"- is an appropriate summation of the beautiful music that Diane Boschler and Tara Caldwell create and perform.
Very traditionally influenced songs from the charming town of Bellingham, WA
Date: February 24
Show Number: 24-8
Artist: Chris Kennedy (2013)
About: Chris's music captures the rhythms and the myths of western Wyoming- where he lived, taught, and performed for more than 30 years.
Date: March 2
Show Number: 24-9
Artist: Dan Weber (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: Dan's songs and persona have a Woody Guthrie/Ramblin Jack Elliot tinge-
very dynamic and descriptive- exciting stuff!
Date: March 9
Show Number: 24-10
Artist: Kristin Grainger and Dan Wetzel (Live at Artichoke Music) New
About: One of the most acclaimed Americana groups to come out of the Pacific Northwest in recent times, Dan and Kristen will be performing some of their most recent songs from their newest release, "Fear of Falling Stars."
Date: March 16
Show Number: 24-11
Artist: Hanz Araki and friends (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: Irish Music for St. Patrick's week- by one of the finest Irish flute players (and singers) in the U.S. His ensemble is very expressive and steeped in the traditional tunes of Ireland, too. Performed in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Portland, Oregon's Artichoke Music.
Date: March 23
Show Number: 24-12
Artist: Doug Smith (4)
About: National fingerstyle champion and grammy award winner Doug Smith delves into the classic catalogue of American folk melodies here- and creates a compelling instrumental tapestry of the timeless compositions that are a bedrock of this countries song tradtion. No studio tricks, just a six string guitar in the loving hands of a true master.
Date: March 30
Show Number: 24-13
Artist: Fox and Bones (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: Fox and Bones are an Americana group from Portland Oregon who have extensively performed and toured across the US and overseas- Scott Gilmore and Sarah Vitort are energetic offbeat folksters with a retro pop-rock bent.
Date: April 6
Show Number: 24-14
Artist: Peter Yeates (2014)
About: One of the most beloved Irish troubadors in the U.S., Peter Yeates has been cris-crossing the US playing traditional Irish ballads and his own songs for more than 60 years- at festivals, concert halls and pubs.
Date: April 13
Show Number: 24-15
Artist: Arietta Ward (Live at Artichoke Music) New
About: With a powerful voice, solely accompanied by her pianist, Arietta takes us an a tour of the jazz/folk/soul that informs her songs.
Date: April 20
Show Number: 24-16
Artist: Richard Columbo and Laurie Linn
About: Richard was the proprietor of Artichoke Music in Portland for a decade. He still
hosts a monthly open mic there and promotes and teaches " ukeleles for adults"
making the dream of leaarning an instrument possible for so many
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Date: April 27
Show Number: 24-17
Artist: David Mallett (2 - 2014)
About: One of the most important, respected and evocative songwriters in the folk tradition, David Mallett brings us his evocative stories of rural Maine as well as of a life well lived in acoustic music.
Date: May 4
Show Number: 24-18
Artist: Tom May (2 - Live at Artichoke Music)
About: The founder of Portland's "Winterfolk", author, and a working singer songwriter for more than 50 years- Tom brings us his perspective on a life in the arts.
Date: May 11
Show Number: 24-19
Artist: Donna Lynn and Terry Davis
About: Donna Lynn has a memorable, beautiful voice- and an inclusive, anthemic writing style that just makes you feel loved and better...
Date: May 18
Show Number: 24-20
Artist: Dylan May (Live at Artichoke Music)
About: Dylan's songs incorporate his primary influences of funk and soul into his very folk tinged melodies. His dad, Tom, joins him towards the end of the program on a couple of memorable duets.
Date: May 25
Show Number: 24-21
Artist: Jim Page (3 - Live at Artichoke Music)
About: One of the most powerful, prolific and moving topical songwriters of our time, Jim Page regales us with some live versions from his most recent CD "The Time is Now."
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