Nell & Jim Band
“Bringing together genre-busting artists and joyful music infused with folk, bluegrass, Americana, roots, swing, jazz, and blues.”
Nell & Jim Band presents Alt-Roots, Folkbilly – whatever you call it – it’s original, well done, and a pleasure to hear. Featuring Nell Robinson on flute & vocals, Jim Nunally on guitar & vocals, Jim Kerwin on bass fiddle, Alex Aspinall on percussion, and Rob Reich on accordion & keyboards, this is truly an all-star band.
Son Huitzilín
“Son tradicional de raices profundas- Deep rooted traditional song with dance”
Portland-based Son Huitzilín came together in 2014 as a result of Northwest son jarocho fandangos and workshops. Huitzilín seeks to share their love for traditional "Son Regional" from different parts of Mexico with a focus on Southern Veracruz. They have played at Waterfont Park's Cinco de Mayo festival, Muertos PDX, El Grito NW, The Oregon State Fair and Woodburn's Fiesta Mexicana, Cinco de Mayo and many others around the Willamate Valley.
Raye Zaragoza
“A galvanizing presence, a self-assured artist making music to fight for, represent, and celebrate those left too long outside the spotlight.”
Zaragoza is known for tenacious feminist anthems and fearless protest folk, her stage presence teems with determined morale. In her writing and recording, she pulls from an eclectic pool of inspiration not limited to Joni Mitchell, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Norah Jones, Blind Pilot, First Aid Kit, and even the Clarissa Pinkola Estés book “Women Who Run With The Wolves- along with her own lived experience as a Japanese-American, Mexican, Indigenous woman.
Kevin Carr Trio
“Trace the streams of the Irish musical diaspora, as they flow through Canada, Appalachia and all the way to the Pacific Coast.”
Kevin Carr has been playing traditional music for fifty years, primarily on fiddle and various bagpipes. He’s learned tunes and tales in Ireland, Galicia,Quebec, and the American south, and played across several continents for dances festivals and concerts. These days he plays with Wake the Dead, Ospa (Basque music) solo, and with his son Daniel, who is a gifted and powerful guitarist and wonderful banjo player.
Las Horas
“Reviving the rich musical and cultural heritage from the Andes mountain range (encompassing areas from Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador).”
LAS HORAS is an Andean music duo featuring Sebastian Alcaraz (Mendoza, Argentina) and Federico Behncke (San Francisco, California). The duo features traditional songs and original compositions performed on traditional Andean wind instruments (quena, quenacho & chromatic sikuri flutes), Andean fretted string instruments (charango & ronroco) and percussion instruments.
Hālau Hula Ka Pi’o O Ke Ānuenue
“Our mission is to actively participate in the promotion, perpetuation, and preservation of the wisdom and knowledge of the Hawaiian culture and its traditional practices.”
Hālau Hula Ka Pi'o O Ke Ānuenue is a Hawaiian Cultural Dance School based in Ashland, Oregon with roots on Hawai’i island. Under the guidance and direction of Kumu Andrea Luchese, our mission is to perpetuate the spirit and tradition of hula through classes, workshops, and other educational programs for all ages and levels, as well as through performance events for our community. Our intention is to inspire, empower, and elevate through sharing the sacredness of Hawaiian hula and chant.