We live in troubled times and music can be a soothing balm as well as providing apt social commentary.
I love train songs, so the program starts with some classics performed by Portland blues greats along with some scratchy old recordings that date back to 1929.
Woody Guthrie would have had plenty to say about these times, but he’s long gone, so the next best thing is some contemporary songs about Woody.
We’ll finish with songs about these times and about Democracy, which is alarmingly slipping away here in the US.
Featured artists include Portland blues greats Curtis Salgado, Lloyd Jones, Paul DeLay, and Mary Flower, along with Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Doc Watson & Earl Scruggs, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash, Tim Grimm, Dan Weber, the Wanderers, Ry Cooder, Flaco Jimenez, Kate Wolf, Eliza Gilkyson, Mark Graham, and Leonard Cohen.
- KBOO
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Folk Music Concert Calendar for September 2025
Here is the Folk music concert calendar for September. I’ll list events by venue. I’ll post this calendar on the Pastures of Plenty web page at kboo.fm where you’ll also find a playlist of the songs featured on today’s program.
YOU CAN CATCH LLOYD JONES ON BLUE MONDAYS AT THE MUDDY RUDDER PUB 8-10 PM EVERY MONDAY
THE AMERICANA HARVEST FEST AT TOPAZ FARMS ON SCENIC SAUVIE ISLAND CONCLUDES SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 WITH AUSTRALIAN INDIE FOLK DUO HOLLOW COVES WITH CANADIAN SINGER SONGWRITER LUCA FOGALE OPENING. THE SHOW STARTS AT 6 PM.
PORTLAND FOLKMUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT SERIES START IN SEPTEMBER
Nashville Singer Songwriter Wyatt Easterling performs Saturday, September 20 at Reedwood Friends Church at SE 29th and Steele
Bryan Bowers is featured on Saturday, September 13 at Southminster Presbyterian Church on SW Denney Road near Hall Blvd in Beaverton
Doors at 7 pm, shows at 730 pm
ARTICHOKE MUSIC AT SE 20TH AND POWELL
First Fridays w/ Lloyd Jones feat. Brady Goss a great local boogie woogie piano player who has been playing in Curtis Salgado’s band Friday Sept 5 from
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mark Hanson & His Wife Greta Pedersen Saturday Sept 6 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Artichoke Afternoons: Steve Einhorn, Mick Doherty & Spud Siegel Thursday Sep 11 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Craig Carothers
Saturday & Sunday Sep 13 & 14 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Rebel Eves a trio of women from MI with great songs and harmonies Friday Sep 19 from
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Stephanie Anne Johnson Saturday Sep 20 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Claudia Schmidt Friday Sep 26 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
ALBERTA ROSE THEATER
Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku Jr, Daniel Ho & Tia Carrere
Tuesday, September 23
Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm
Terrific slack key guitar, ukele, and vocals from three masters who have recorded together and won 6 grammy awards
Loudon Wainwright III with special guest Nashville singer songwriter Kyshona
Tuesday, September 30
Doors: 6pm Show: 7pm
ALADDIN THEATER
Sierra Hull Monday Sep 8 at 8 pm
Judy Collins Sunday September 28 at 8 pm
HAYLOFT CONCERTS IN SALEM
Sep 13 (Sat): Mary Flower (guitar and vocals), Dan Wetzel & Kristen Grainger (Americana, vocal duo with guitar)
Sep 20 (Sat): Jenner Fox & Jeremy Elliott (intricate guitar textures and stories)
ABBIE WEISENBLOOM HOUSE CONCERT
Tuesday September 30, 2025: Mary Flower & the Blues In the Gorge Faculty
~ Candice Ivory, award winning blues vocalist from St Louis; Nick Pence, slide guitar wizard from St Louis; Cory Seznic, master of African guitar styles from Paris, France. A rare opportunity to catch this diverse group of musicians together in one show.