Weekly on Tuesday nights! 8-10 pm: A group of local women jam on trad Irish tunes at T.C. O’Leary’s, 2926 NE Alberta St. Come have a pint and listen to great live music.
2nd Thursday tune sessions and jams: Betsy and George Penk rotate teaching contra tunes from 7-9 on 2nd Thursdays. Every third session is a jam open to all. All teaching and jam sessions are FREE, sponsored by PCDC. For a list of tunes taught over the years, visit PCDC Tune Sessions.
April 5-6: Fiddle Hellions will play for Fiddle Hell Online. Betsy and George Penk will also teach a twin fiddle workshop, and Betsy will teach a fiddle ergonomics workshop. Workshop participants will have 4 months of access to ALL Fiddle Hell workshops.
April 18: Fiddle Hellions play the Seattle Friday contra at Phinney Ridge Community Center, 7:30-10:00 pm.
April 19: In collaboration with Maldon Meehan (percussive dance)and Elizabeth Nicholson (harp), we present a student showcase for Fiddles, Harps and Feet. 5:00-8:00 pm at Waverly UCC.
April 26: Scottish dance with Lisa Scott in Vancouver, WA. 7:30-10:30 pm.
May 3: Campaign for Reel Time plays the Corvallis contra dance, 7:30-10:30 pm.
May 9: English Country Dance with community musicians at Burlingame Water Tower in Portland, 7:30-10:30 pm.
May 10: Fiddle Hellions play the Portland contra dance at Fulton Community Center, 7:30-10:30 pm.
May 11: Fine Companions play the 2nd Sunday English Dance at Burlingame Water Tower, 3-5 pm. Caller Lindsey Dono.
May 16, 7:00 pm: I’ll play the 3rd Friday Portland Ceili with Maldon Meehan calling. Waverly United Church of Christ, 3300 SE Woodward. Also featuring youth musicians!
May 17: Campaign for Reel Time plays the 3rd Saturday Portland Contra at Fulton Community Center, 7:30-10:30 pm. Caller Michael Karcher.
May 24-25: Fiddle Hellions and Portland Megaband play at Seattle’s famous Northwest Folklife Festival. See website to view schedule.
May 30-June 1: Fine Companions will play for the Heather and Rose English dance weekend at Suttle Lake.
June 21-28: Fiddle Hellions will play for Lady of the Lake June week in Coeur d’Alane, ID. Also featured: Root System & the Dam Beavers. Callers Gaye Fifer, Lindsey Dono and Luke Donforth.
July 12-19: Betsy, along with Peter Siegel, Rick Mohr and Jared Kirkpatrick, will teach for Dance Musicians Week at John C Campbell Folkschool in Brasstown, NC.
July 21-25: Betsy will teach in Portland for the Portland Kid Fiddle Camp located at Pacific Crest School. A fun way to meet lots of other kid fiddlers! Cellos, violas and guitars also welcome.
July 26: Fine Companions play an English Country Dance Ball for Laura Hatch.
