Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The Inaugural Portland Folk Festival Announces its preliminary line up!


The Inaugural Portland Folk Festival announces its preliminary line up!

We're pleased to announce the preliminary line-up for the Portland Folk Festival. With many more performers being added daily, we couldn't wait any longer to share the list of amazing artists who will grace the stages of this year's inaugural festival.


The Portland Folk Festival will offer a rich and diverse sampling of music, art, craft, film, educational workshops and talks in handfuls of fantastic locations in Portland, Oregon August 20-22, 2010. Portland Folk Festival will be held over four days, with a different neighborhood focus each day. Music venues, pubs, galleries and interesting spaces throughout Downtown Portland, Alberta Arts District, Mississippi Avenue and Southeast Portland will host events through the day and night all weekend.


The Portland Folk Festival is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the world's folk and traditional music, and to the vibrant community, forward-thinking quality of life, and spectacular natural beauty of our treasured home of Portland. With one foot firmly rooted in preserving and celebrating the lessons of the past, and one in working toward a sustainable future, we are dedicated to the study, evolution, expression and celebration of the music of the people. This is a wonderful opportunity for the community of Portland to come together and discover a world of music that's happening in their own backyard

Tickets for Portland Folk Festival are being sold online for $45. You will receive a badge that will get you into every show and event during the festival. Tickets for individual concerts will be available through each venue's online box office or at the door day of show.

Many more performers and exciting events will be announced in the coming weeks! The full schedule of activities will be available July 1st.


Preliminary Lineup:

Celso Machado
Thomas Mapfumo
Dan Bern
Jim Page

Oz Street Fossils

Caleb Klauder Country Band
Jackstraw
Mary Flower

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Louis Ledford
Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers
The Lower 48
Yoyodyne
Colin McGrath
Brian Cutean
Mamadou Thioub
Cardboard Songsters
Anne Weiss
Geoff Berner
Billy Kennedy & Tim Acott
Freak Mountain Ramblers
Stag Hare
Yarn Owl
Winterhaven
Ezza Rose
Future Historians
Johnny and Jason
Earl White Band

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