Calendar
Submit calendar info to:
calendar@corvallisfolklore.org
Our mission: to preserve and promote the cultural and ethnic traditions of the people in the Mid-Willamette Valley through folk music, dance, exhibits, arts, crafts and food.
– Live Music
– Performing Arts
-Ethnic Foods
– Kids Area
– Quality Arts & Crafts
– Acoustic Music Jamming Area
– Rogue Farms Beer & Airlie Winery Garden
The 13th annual festival has moved from Peace Presbyterian Church to the Irving Grange which is still in the Santa Clara area. The Eugene Scottish Festival Committee is a nonprofit organization that provides the only Scottish cultural event in Lane County, the 13th annual such event. On stage the music is mainly folk with lots of fiddles, Guitars, harps and bagpipes. It is a family event and no alcohol is served. We organize games for children, including a bouncy house, a Scottish museum, Scottish foods and a dog parade.
Join us for a free one-day DIY gathering
of ukulele players to Converge in Corvallis. Our goal is to play music and have fun at all levels of experience as we play the ukulele. Share in the joy of playing music; connect with other musicians in the region; learn new songs, and advance your ukulele skills.
Take free classes, teach a free session.
This will be a Do-It-Yourself event. When you arrive you can simply take a class at your skill level, or you can teach a song, a skill or a theory to others. It’s as simple as signing up on a volunteer board.It’s all free!
No registration. Just show up.
This event will be free and open to the public. Help us invite and spread the word by emailing friends and the many ukulele groups in Corvallis, Eugene, Salem, Portland and other neighboring communities.
Volunteers interested in leading a session are requested to bring extra music sheets or educational material to share. There is a copy center right across the street from our venue if you should need it.
A quadrant of skill levels:
- Beginners
- Beginner-Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Intermediate-Advanced
Learn at your appropriate skill level.
The Convergence will feature a quadrant of areas for beginners, beginner-intermediate, intermediate, intermediate-advance skill levels. Each quadrant will have sign-up area for volunteers to lead a 40-minute session teaching a song or a skill or a concept.
There will be a time allotted for a children’s circle.
Location:
We will meet in Central Park in downtown Corvallis, which will give participants close access to restaurants, music stores, copy stores and other businesses. We are looking at alternate venues nearby in the event of rain, and will announce those if necessary. Refer back to this website for that information as needed later on.
Parking:
Free Parking Area is located in the heart of downtown and limited to 3 hours per block. Metered parking is available adjacent to the Free Customer Parking Area and free unrestricted parking in the areas beyond that. The Free Customer Parking Area and metered spaces are enforced daily between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays.
The Flow
- Rita Brown: vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, pennywhistle, banjo
- Bill Smyth: electric guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Mike Grattan: bass
- Jed Irvine: drums
The Flow is the union of an acoustic duo and a hard rock band. Rita Brown (Corvallis Gazette-Times favorite female vocalist, 2010) and guitarist/songwriter Bill Smyth toured the Pacific Northwest between 1997 and 2003, playing everything from children’s shows to retirement centers. They recorded two CDs and during this time managed Oregon’s longest running folk coffeehouse. Rita was also the guitarist and lead singer for the eclectic all-girl trio Crooked Kate, while Bill played with popular Albany band 49 Fingers and contributed guitar, keyboards and cross-dressing to “Rocky Horror Show” and other local theater productions. Bassist Mike Grattan and original singer-drummer Don Thorp were members of the powerhouse rock outfit Knockout John, and met Rita and Bill while gigging together in a Joe Cocker cover band. In 2008, Rita, Bill, Mike and Don formed The Flow. Don moved on in 2009, shortly after the completion of the band’s first CD, All Things Flow. Fortunately, virtuoso drummer Jed Irvine had just arrived in Corvallis and The Flow snapped him up. In the bargain came Irvine’s wife, the singer Laurie Barshay, who joins in on harmony from time to time. The Flow’s quest for a permanent keyboardist is epic and eternal. The role has been filled at different times by Susan Peck, Charlie Parker and Fumi Funahashi, and is presently shared by Rita and Bill using bionically enhanced prosthetic limbs. The Flow took a hiatus in 2011 as Rita and Bill spent the year working and playing in Europe and aboard a research ship on the Indian Ocean. Inspired, the band re-united and began the 16-month task of producing its second CD, Spring Wind. The Flow is now firmly in performance mode, raising the roof at local venues and on winery stages (which admittedly don’t have roofs) around the Willamette Valley
“We’ll be playing a concert/dance at the Unitarian Fellowship this coming Saturday. It’s an “originals only” show, so we’ll be pulling some new and old things into play that you likely haven’t heard before. Some snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided.”
Hoolyeh and Friends 9th Annual Folk Dance Party
Anyone who likes to folk dance is welcome!
Bring snacks, refreshments, drinks and stories.
Bring your memories to share!
Costumes are encouraged and besides, they are fun!
CAJUN CELEBRATION OF SUMMER!
Music, Painting and Dance
Join renowned fiddle player Kelly Thibodeaux and learn Cajun style fiddling (no prior experience necessary – fiddles available for all), paint a bayou tapestry, do the two-step, sample Cajun cooking and more to celebrate the start of summer with a Cajun party. All ages welcome!
Registration limited to 15, so register early.
The regular Hoolyeh 3rd Sunday dance has been cancelled for tonight only.
Hoolyeh and Friends 10th Annual Folk Dance Party
Anyone who likes to folk dance is welcome!
Bring snacks, treats, refreshments, drinks and stories.
Bring your memories to share!
Costumes are encouraged and besides, they are fun!
Hambo Workshop
with John Scott
Hambo is not a dance you can learn in 5 minutes. It takes instruction, time and practice.
- This class is for beginners, or anyone who wants tips & practice opportunity with coaching.
- No partner is needed!
- The May 6th evening contra dance will feature several live HAMBOS to practice your skills!
Family Play Day in Portland
