The Misty Mamas w/ Greg Clarke - Nov 20, 09
WHEN: Friday Nov. 20th, 2009 7:30 PM (DOORS OPEN 7 PM)
WHERE: Carvlin Hall-1636 SE Hickory St (Enter on SE 16th just north of SE Division)
ADMISSION: $10 for PFS members, $12 General Admission, $5 ages 12-18, under 12 FREE.
Portland Folk Music Society (PFS) presents the best in folk/acoustic/Old Time/Roots Music at our monthly Concert Series, now in its 15th season! There is no smoking or alcohol, but there are food and beverages in a relaxed spot to bring the family or meet friends—or make new friends who love Folk Music! This month PFS present The Misty Mamas with Portland’s Greg Clarke opening the show.
The Misty Mamas are the grown musical offspring of Misty River, who have taken a year off and will return to the stage in November. Harley and cohorts, guitarist Katherine Nitsch, April Parker on mandolin and accordion and Eileen Rocci on upright bass have released the CD, Wild Rose of the Mountain. They are a different kind of a band than the multi- generational Misty River. The Mama’s CD contains a very wide variety of material, whose sweet simplicity harks to the time when much of it was written: a long time ago! You will hear songs by Flatt & Scruggs, Jimmie Rodgers, Tex Ritter and Del McCoury to the most traditional “Sweet Sunny South.” Si Kahn wrote the title track and Utah’s finest songwriter, Cosy Sheridan, is represented with “Land of 10,00 Mothers” and there are certainly some fine original songs from Parker, Nitsch and Rocci. Harley credits “Sweet Sunny South” to the late George Chudacoff, a legendary folk music supporter and guitar teacher, who showed the tune. She dedicates the CD to him. Carol herself has had bouts of threatening illness but has been on the road to recovery and perhaps the Misty Mamas and their music have helped her heal.
Greg Clarke is a friend of the Misty Mamas and has been a mainstay of the bluegrass and traditional string music for many years. He was mandolin player in the seminal Portland group, Dr. Corn's Bluegrass Remedy, and has been entertaining audiences in the Pacific Northwest since 1971. Playing mandolin, banjo, fiddle and guitar, Clarke sings mostly old songs from early 20th century. He is often seen at the farmers markets.
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