Utah Phillips

Tom May and friends

Steve Einhorn and Kate Power

Please Save the Date for our annual Winterfolk benefit concert, Saturday, February 7 at the historic Aladdin Theater!

The focus of this year’s event is in honor of Utah Phillips, beloved friend and ‘soul of Winterfolk’ who passed away this year. The show will be hosted by his sons Brendan and Duncan, and accompanied by Utah’s dear friends Mark Ross and Ben Weaver. 

Headlining the event is the formidable Rosalie Sorrels, also a longtime friend and oftentimes musical partner of Utah’s. Rosalie just released a highly acclaimed album of his songs, along with some of her own, which has been nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album! Rosalie is a true folk legend.

Other performers will include:

• Kate Power and Steve Einhorn, who released a new CD in 2008 and have been touring extensively since turning over the reins of Artichoke Music to the capable hands of Richard Columbo and his wonderful staff.
• Hanz Araki and friends, virtuostically talented Celtic artist on flute, pennywhistle, and Japanese shakahatchi. Hanz also has a marvelous singing voice and a immense repertoire, spanning traditional and contemporary styles.
• Anne Weiss, powerful blues-influenced Portland Chanteuse, who also has a highly rated new album out this year.
• Andrew Calhoun, longtime Portland favorite, president of the very important acoustic label Waterbug Records, also with a new, important release in 2008, “Bound to Go”; focusing on songs and spirituals from the African/American Folk tradition. Andrew will be traveling all the way from Chicago to participate.
• Tom May and friends. The founder and Creative Director of Winterfolk, Tom will also contribute songs that relate to Utah Phillips and the great American West that he loved.

Tickets on sale Dec. 15

Tickets went on sale Dec. 15, and are at a lower price than last year! They cost $28 advance and $30 on the day of the show. Please note that minors are welcome when accompanied by adults as the primary ticket purchaser due to OLCC restrictions. Doors are at 6pm, and the show is at 7pm.

Tickets are available at:

• Ticketmaster outlets 503-224-4400/ 866-448-7849, or online.
• the Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 503-233-1994
• Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, 503-231-8926

  The theater is intimate, so get your tickets early.

Guitar Raffle

While you’re picking up your Winterfolk tickets, don’t forget to try your chances with our annual guitar raffle! Drawn at the show, the winner receives a stunning, one-of-a-kind guitar (more info below) handcrafted by Portland Fret Work’s Todd Mylet, a $3,200 value, and 10 hours of recording at Billy Oskay’s Big Red Studio, a $750 value. The winner need not be present to win – but it’s a lot of fun if you are!

Tickets are only $10 and are available at:

• Artichoke Music, 3130 SE Hawthorne
• Portland Fretworks, 3039 NE Alberta St.
• Sisters Of The Road’s office at 618 NW Davis St.

Todd Mylet has handcrafted a gorgeous new steel string acoustic Mylet Cloudburst guitar especially for Sisters, made of flamed walnut back and sides with a Sitka Spruce top, Mahogany neck and ebony appointments. This year’s guitar is extra special with an inlay of Sisters’ logo on the ebony fingerboard! This is a large bodied dreadnaught guitar built for volume and power, and popular for hard driving bluegrass and vocal accompaniment. Don’t miss your chance! For only $10 this beauty could be yours, the only kind like it in the world.

A big thank you to our supporters who make the night possible: Tom May, all our wonderful performers, the Aladdin Theater, Music Millennium, Artichoke Music, Todd Mylet and Portland Fret Works, Billy Oskay and Big Red Studio, City Graphics and Imaging, Ambling Bear Distributor, Best Western Pony Soldier Inn, and the Horse Brass Pub!