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7:30 Ralph Bassinger
Something different: Boogie woogie, blues and ragtime piano.
Years of studying the blues masters from Spann to Roosevelt Sykes to Pinetop Perkins have paid their dividends and now Ralph Bassinger is perhaps one of the finest masters of the Chicago blues piano to be found anywhere outside of The Windy City. -Sonicbids
‘Waiting For My Train’ is my first CD (self produced). Listen here.
8:30 Wild Hog In The Woods
Stringband music from a bygone era played the way it always should have been. The happiest, foot stomping group in the valley. These folks have energy to burn… and it feels good.
Best Cellar is held on the last Friday of each month of the school year.
Admission is pay-what-you-will, with a minimum of 2 dollars.
Kids are free and welcome.
Coffee, tea, and gluten free cookies are fifty cents each.
Masks are welcomed but not required.
We will be in the cellar for this show. Enter from the back of the church parking lot.
For more information contact Mark Weiss at [email protected]
Come to play or listen at the
Corvallis Pan Celtic Session
Every Sunday from 2-4pm.
All instruments welcome
It’s a great way to learn to play your
instrument, get some good pointers,
and learn new music
Or just enjoy
Local Folk!
Local Folk! is the free, monthly, open mic (without the mic) program of the Corvallis Folklore Society, featuring local performers offering a wide variety of music, including traditional tunes and songs, covers of favorite artists, and original compositions. There is no requirement to play and anyone is invited to just come and enjoy the music.
Doors open at 6:45pm and folks can sign up to perform at that time.
Performances are from 7pm-9pm.
We conduct shared performances without a break. There is a restroom on site, and folks are free to get up and move around as needed.
This is an entirely acoustic event, without amplification. Each performer or performance group will have a maximum time allotment of 15 minutes to perform up to three songs, as in the past. There is an electric keyboard available. Contact Shari for more information or if you would like to help.
We are at TROUBADOUR MUSIC CENTER, 521 SW 2nd St, Corvallis.
Shari Ame is the manager of the event. Contact her at [email protected].
Ryan Buys is the operator of the shop who is allowing the use of his place for this CFS offering.
This is a monthly event, usually the first Thursday of the month.
This is a free event, open to the public.
We do ask for a $5 donation to help defray the costs of the facility.
Come share your music with us!
Come to play or listen at the
Corvallis Pan Celtic Session
Every Sunday from 2-4pm.
All instruments welcome
It’s a great way to learn to play your
instrument, get some good pointers,
and learn new music
Or just enjoy
Online Song Circle
Share a song, lead a song, request a song, or listen as we go around the circle. Song Circle is free and open to all who wish to participate. Play your instrument or just sing.
The song circle is conducted on Zoom (you can download the app to your laptop, tablet or smart phone at https://zoom.us/ ). You can play or sing along as others perform with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing, please set your audio settings to
- Original sound for musicians: on (if this is available on your Zoom version)
- Automatically adjust microphone volume: off
- Echo cancellation: checked
- Suppress background noise: low (if this is available on your Zoom version)
You can access the audio settings in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the microphone icon and clicking audio settings.
You can join the song circle by clicking here.
Corvallis Hoolyeh dances are back in person
2nd and 4th Thursdays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Hoolyeh Folk Dance
COVID-19 Policy
Updated 2023-06-13
These policies are created by an informal Hoolyeh Live Dance Committee and are approved by the Corvallis Folklore Society. They are intended to keep our community and dancers as safe, healthy, and happy as possible.
Folk dancing involves physical exertion and close contact with many people and is therefore associated with greater risk of viral transmission than other common activities. To protect our community as much as possible, Hoolyeh folk dances will have the following precautions in place until further notice, which meet and may exceed mandated COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Please note: People at higher risk of severe illness from the COVID-19 virus, or who are in regular contact with someone at higher risk, including young children and other unvaccinated people, should not attend folk dancing at this time.
All attendees are required to:
- Provide an email address for contact tracing if needed (gathered at dancing).
- Be mindful of others’ variable comfort levels, especially with respect to personal space and level of touch.
- Feel comfortable wearing a mask if that is their personal choice.
- Stay home if you experience any illness symptoms.
Additional precautions will include:
- An attendance capacity of 20-25 dancers
- Unscented hand sanitizer available at the dance
- Ventilation (open doors and windows)
- Attendees should wash hands regularly
- Letting Dana know if you have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms after the dance or in the following week
Current fees are $5 per person if not CFS member, $4 for CFS member, 18 and under $2.
Romano & Ophir Duo
Come to play or listen at the
Corvallis Pan Celtic Session
Every Sunday from 2-4pm.
All instruments welcome
It’s a great way to learn to play your
instrument, get some good pointers,
and learn new music
Or just enjoy
Come to play or listen at the
Corvallis Pan Celtic Session
Every Sunday from 2-4pm.
All instruments welcome
It’s a great way to learn to play your
instrument, get some good pointers,
and learn new music
Or just enjoy
Come to play or listen.
All instruments and abilities welcome.
Session leaders David Greenberg and Maria Blair have developed a list of Scottish tunes, but feel free to bring your favorites to share.
The Scottish session is every 4th Sunday.
Online Song Circle
Share a song, lead a song, request a song, or listen as we go around the circle. Song Circle is free and open to all who wish to participate. Play your instrument or just sing.
The song circle is conducted on Zoom (you can download the app to your laptop, tablet or smart phone at https://zoom.us/ ). You can play or sing along as others perform with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing, please set your audio settings to
- Original sound for musicians: on (if this is available on your Zoom version)
- Automatically adjust microphone volume: off
- Echo cancellation: checked
- Suppress background noise: low (if this is available on your Zoom version)
You can access the audio settings in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the microphone icon and clicking audio settings.
You can join the song circle by clicking here.
Corvallis Hoolyeh dances are back in person
2nd and 4th Thursdays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Hoolyeh Folk Dance
COVID-19 Policy
Updated 2023-06-13
These policies are created by an informal Hoolyeh Live Dance Committee and are approved by the Corvallis Folklore Society. They are intended to keep our community and dancers as safe, healthy, and happy as possible.
Folk dancing involves physical exertion and close contact with many people and is therefore associated with greater risk of viral transmission than other common activities. To protect our community as much as possible, Hoolyeh folk dances will have the following precautions in place until further notice, which meet and may exceed mandated COVID-19 safety guidelines.
Please note: People at higher risk of severe illness from the COVID-19 virus, or who are in regular contact with someone at higher risk, including young children and other unvaccinated people, should not attend folk dancing at this time.
All attendees are required to:
- Provide an email address for contact tracing if needed (gathered at dancing).
- Be mindful of others’ variable comfort levels, especially with respect to personal space and level of touch.
- Feel comfortable wearing a mask if that is their personal choice.
- Stay home if you experience any illness symptoms.
Additional precautions will include:
- An attendance capacity of 20-25 dancers
- Unscented hand sanitizer available at the dance
- Ventilation (open doors and windows)
- Attendees should wash hands regularly
- Letting Dana know if you have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms after the dance or in the following week
Current fees are $5 per person if not CFS member, $4 for CFS member, 18 and under $2.
7:30 Julie Williams
A beautiful singing voice.
8:30 Cucunandy
Cucunandy is a Corvallis band with Katie Maxey on fiddle, Beth Brown on cello and pennywhistle, Van Fister on Guitar and Laureen Urey on Bodhran. They play an eclectic mix of traditional and modern Celtic and Celtic inspired tunes.
Best Cellar is held on the last Friday of each month of the school year.
Admission is pay-what-you-will, with a minimum of 2 dollars.
Kids are free and welcome.
Coffee, tea, and gluten free cookies are fifty cents each.
Masks are welcomed but not required.
We will be in the cellar for this show. Enter from the back of the church parking lot.
For more information contact Mark Weiss at [email protected]
Come to play or listen at the
Corvallis Pan Celtic Session
Every Sunday from 2-4pm.
All instruments welcome
It’s a great way to learn to play your
instrument, get some good pointers,
and learn new music
Or just enjoy
Local Folk!
Local Folk! is the free, monthly, open mic (without the mic) program of the Corvallis Folklore Society, featuring local performers offering a wide variety of music, including traditional tunes and songs, covers of favorite artists, and original compositions. There is no requirement to play and anyone is invited to just come and enjoy the music.
Doors open at 6:45pm and folks can sign up to perform at that time.
Performances are from 7pm-9pm.
We conduct shared performances without a break. There is a restroom on site, and folks are free to get up and move around as needed.
This is an entirely acoustic event, without amplification. Each performer or performance group will have a maximum time allotment of 15 minutes to perform up to three songs, as in the past. There is an electric keyboard available. Contact Shari for more information or if you would like to help.
We are at TROUBADOUR MUSIC CENTER, 521 SW 2nd St, Corvallis.
Shari Ame is the manager of the event. Contact her at [email protected].
Ryan Buys is the operator of the shop who is allowing the use of his place for this CFS offering.
This is a monthly event, usually the first Thursday of the month.
This is a free event, open to the public.
We do ask for a $5 donation to help defray the costs of the facility.
Come share your music with us!