[NFBWATLK] Concert spotlighting two of our members

[Marci Carpenter]

Don Mitchell and Jim Portillo are definitely living the lives they want with their excellent music. I would encourage all who are able to attend. The music is lively and high quality. 

Marci
> On Oct 4, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Don via NFBWATLK <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> "Fine Company" and "Three Together" concert
> 
> Concerts are held at  Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, 2828 SE Stephens
> Street, Portland, OR 97214. 
> Doors open at 7:00, concert starts at 7:30.
> 
> www.portlandfolkmusic.org/concerts.php
> Friday, October 20: Fine Company and Three Together 
> The PFS October concert presents a "double-triple": two power-house trios
> bringing songs and stories ranging from old timey to modern popular music. 
> 
> Fine Company Fine Company is the lead-off group. These Smithsonian-Folkways
> recording artists, Bill Murlin, Jim Portillo and Ron Dalton on guitar, banjo
> and bass, keep that old timey feel with rich vocal harmonies that extend
> into their new compositions. Bill is a long time PFS member, having served
> on the board, the Singtime Frolics and Concert Committees. He recently
> played a major part in the Smithsonian Folkways presentation of Roll
> Columbia, a new album of Woody Guthrie's Columbia River songs. 
> 
> Jim fell in love with folk music as a kid in El Paso Texas while listening
> to Doc Watson on the radio. Lessons, open mics, playing with many friends
> and stealing licks from pickers like Wayne Henderson helped hone his skills.
> He's part of the Seattle Folklore Society concert committee. 
> 
> Ron, who has the vocal range to sing bass or tenor, is by day a teacher in
> Edmonds, Wash. He wrote three of the originals on Fine Company's CD. He also
> sings with the Seattle group Burgundy Pearl. 
> 
> Fine Company 
> 
> Fine Company contributed two recorded songs to the Roll Columbia album. In
> Fine Company is the trio's first CD. Laurie Lewis, one of the leading ladies
> of bluegrass says, "Fine Company has a welcome air of love and dedication in
> their thoughtful arrangements and choice of songs. These are songs that beg
> to be sung, and Jim, Bill and Ron join their voices with obvious and
> infectious delight". 
> 
> Bluegrass star Kathy Kallick says that Fine Company evokes the folk-trio
> sound of the 1960s. 
> 
> 
> 
> Three Together Three Together is the second part of this exciting double
> bill. Originally formed in 1997, the group consists of Doug Smith, Don
> Mitchell and Judy Koch Smith. They blend their voices and instruments for an
> evening of folk, pop and soft rock with an emphasis on harmonious FUN! They
> won the Peoples's Choice Award at the 2011 Florence Winter Folk Festival at
> the Oregon coast. They also were awarded the Lions prestigious Melvin Jones
> Fellow award in 2009 for outstanding service to non-profits throughout the
> Northwest by performing concerts for many worthy causes. 
> 
> Doug is a nationally and internationally known finger-style guitarist who
> has performed for PFS before. He won a Grammy in 2005 for collaboration on
> the album, Pink Guitar, a tribute to Henry Mancini. He was the winner of
> Winfield's Walnut Valley Music Festival finger-style guitar championship in
> 2006. 
> 
> Three Together 
> 
> Don is the former Director of Instruction at the Emil Fries Piano Technology
> School in Vancouver, WA. He is an expert at vocal harmonies and music theory
> and plays the acoustic guitar along with many other instruments. Give him an
> instrument, and he'll quickly learn to play it. 
> 
> Judy, who started playing flute in 6th grade, comes from a large musical
> family and brings her singing and instrumental abilities to round out this
> exciting group. Her CD Keep it Under 90 covers old favorites by Billy
> Holiday, Phoebe Snow and Van Morrison among others. on how music connects
> us. 
> 
> 
> 
> Bringing these two groups together blends the love of the folk tradition
> with a fresh perspective. 
> 
> For more information call (503) 267-8547. 
> 
> Tickets: $18 General Admission, $15 PFS Members, $9 ages 12-18 (under 12
> free) 
> 
> 
> 
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