Calendar

Creighton and Deborah Lindsay with family and friends: Sophie Lindsay, George Penk, Heather Pinney, Dave Plaehn, Rob Birdwell, Bill Foss, Sam Rodgers, and Barbara Gladstone.

“Creighton Lindsay’s music is such an inspiration” – Gus Van Sant

American music at its best

7:30 Sharon and Dave Thormahlen

Beautiful, original music on beautifuly made, original instruments. Sharon’s compositions for harp take on a special life with Dave’s hand crafted instruments.

8:30 Adam Scramstad

Terrific guitar player. From blues to ragtime to originals, Adam is a top of the line player and singer.

“If you have never seen Adam Scramstad before, I highly recommend you check him out. He is somebody you’re going to be hearing a lot more about in the future for sure!!”
–Greg Johnson, President Cascade Blues Association

The Cellar began on June 22nd 1973 and we will be bringing performers from the past and recent times together to celebrate. An all-star night. Performers will include:

Dave & Sharon Thormahlen, long-time CFS performers.

Tom and Ellen Demarest. Tom co-founded The Cellar and has had  numerous songs on the PBS show “Car Talk.”

Audrey Perkins, lead singer of the Neal Gladstone Band

Jeff Hino and DeLynn Anderson, have performed at the Cellar with numerous groups through the years.

Bill Smyth and Rita Brown, favorite Cellar performers and Bill was a coordinator of The Cellar for several years

.MC squared, Mark Weiss with Cliff and Chere Pereira. Long time Cellar performers, and Mark has coordinated The Cellar for many years.

Chris Mundt, long time cellar volunteer.

 

John Swanson, former Cellar coordinator and performer.

Jason Yaich, former Cellar coordinator and performer.

Dick Thies, former Cellar coordinator and performer.

 

Tatiana Hargreaves, winner of CFS high school musician award.

7:30 Blues and Sunshine 

Tim Chase and Steve Sever

8:30 River Rocks

7:30 Blues and Sunshine 

Tim Chase and Steve Sever

8:30 Lark (formerly Three Fingered Jack)

7:30  Shy-She@Gary with Adam Scramstaad and Steve Oder
Strong vocal harmonies and song writing from Gary and Shy Nolte, combined with excellent instrumental from Adam and Steve, making for a wonderful combo.

8:30  Audrey Perkins and Friends
Some of the best musicians from miles around will be there to augment Audrey’s beautiful singing. It should be a very special performance.

7:30 Gumbo

Joe Casprowiak and Sid Beam, surely one of Corvallis’s finest performing duos

8:30 Wild Hog in the Woods

Stringband music from a bygone era played the way it always should have been.

7:30 Tim Hardin and The Pagan Angels
Folk, country, and humor from Tim and friends.

8:30 Jazzopolis
Music from the golden, swing era by Bev and Ray Brassfield, Fred Berman, Faye Cummins, and JG. Wonderful singing accompanied by some very classy instrumental work.

7:30 Thorharp Combo
Dave and Sharon Thormahlen return with their unique harp-guitar music, celebrating their new CD release.

8:30 Cooper HollowWith members Jim Hockenhull (Fiddle, guitar, accordion, vocals), Sally Clark (Mandolin, guitar, harmony vocals), and Paul Scheerer (Guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, harmonica, lead vocals), Cooper Hollow is a high energy string band. They perform a mix of bluegrass, old-time fiddle tunes, country, blues and rags with a bit of Cajun thrown in for spice.

7:30 MC Squared

Corvallis veterans, Mark, Chere and Cliff are returning to the Best Cellar for the umpteenth time.

8:30 The Wallop Sisters

formerly known as The Ukes of Hazard, host the Corvallis Ukulele Cabaret on the 1st Friday of each month from 7-9pm at the First Alternative Food Coop meeting room. They’re bringing their uke music to the Best Cellar.

7:30 Rita Brown and Bill Smythe

Besides great singing, songwriting and guitar playing, this is the couple that created our annual benefit for CARDV

 

8:30 Jazzopolis

Great musicianship by a group that brings classic interpretations of the music of the 30’s and 40’s. Featuring Bev and Ray Brassfield, Fred Berman, Faye Cummins, and JG.

7:30 Rebecca Smith and Laura Zaerr

These two wonderful harpists bring musical influences from all over the globe. They play in support of Rebecca’s new CD.

8:30 Shanghaied on the Willamette

Gordy Euler and Jonathan Lay will make there way down the Willamette, well, I-5 actually, to entertain us with strong vocals, multi-instrument skill, and story telling. They’ve been a Best Cellar favorite for a long time.

7:30 Mike and Carleen McCornack

This singer-songwriter couple from Eugene has been delighting audiences for over 40 years with their own brand of original and contemporary, folk-influenced music, exceptional vocal harmony and guitar accompaniment that sparkles! They are a Best Cellar favorite.

8:30 Pete Kozak

Pete plays mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle, dobro, and harmonica. He’s a great musician who has played in several local bands, through the years: The Bush Pilots, Yellow Rose, Pickin’ Noodle Soup, and The Rubes. He’s stood on stage with Neal Grandstaff, Paula Walters, Jeff Hino, Creighton Lindsay, Mark Weiss, Ray Brassfield, and Gary Nolde. On top of all that, before coming out west, Pete earned a Best Vocalist award at the Nebraska Old Time Fiddlers and Country Music Festival.

Note: This month the Best Cellar will be upstairs, at the top of the church.
Enter through the main 11th St. entrance.

7:30 Mark Weiss

Mark celebrates 50 years of playing the guitar with a number of friends: Pete Kozak, Dave Plaehn Chere and Cliff Pereira, Ed and Linda Waymire, Audrey Perkins, Tim Hardin, and a little piece of dynamite named Aurelia Rensema.

8:30 Audrey Perkins

As fine a singer as our community has, Audrey will be joined by Suzannah Doyle, Nancy Snowden, Bill Pfender, Page Hundermer, John Bliss, and Paul Regan. Songs will come from Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Bruce Cockburn, Irving Berlin, Rogers and Hart, Nat King Cole, Lambert-Hendricks-Ross, and some guy named Neal Gladstone.

7:30 Mike and Carleen McCornack

Singer-songwriters Mike & Carleen McCornack have been delighting audiences for over forty years with an engaging musical style that blends clear, expressive, harmonious vocals with sparkling acoustic instrumental accompaniments. Their wide-ranging repertoire includes many critically-acclaimed original compositions. They have released seven albums during their career: Possibilities; Live On Earth; Beasties, Bumbershoots & Lullabies; Sunshine Cake; High Hopes; A Road To Call Your Own; and Ready For Christmas.

8:30 Triple Play – featuring Kurt Dietrich

Great three part harmony. Triple play features Kurt Dietrich, owner of Bull Frog Music, in his first Best Cellar performance.