Volume 14, Issue 2

Upcoming Music Events

(More details inside...)

Friday, April 13, 7pm Portland Jazz Composer’s

Ensemble presents: From Maxville to Vanport Ok Theatre

Saturday, April 14, 7pm Tunesmith Night:: Michael Henchman, Alexa

Wiley, An American Forrest Sugar Time Bakery

Saturday, April 21, 7pm Old-Time Community Dance Enterprise Odd Fellows Hall

Thursday, May 10, 7pm Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Fundraiser

OK Theatre

Saturday, May 12, 7pm

Tunesmith Night: Tracy Spring, Nathaniel Talbot, MidLo

Sugar Time Bakery

Sunday, May 20, 4pm Hootenanny & Shoo-fly Pie

Social Enterprise Odd Fellows Hall

Thursday, June 7, 5:30pm Courthouse Concert Series Thursdays all summer at the

Gazebo in Enterprise

Saturday, July 7, 10am-12pm

JOSEPH MOUNTAIN JUBILEE Multiple venues, Joseph

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The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance presents another edition

of Tunesmith Night, a monthly showcase of original music.

The Saturday, April 14 show features songwriters Michael

Henchman, Alexa Wiley and An American Forrest. Venue

is Sugar Time Bakery, located in the newly renovated Burnaugh

Building on North River Street and will provide the perfect

atmosphere for our listening audience.

Well-traveled since childhood, Michael Henchman’s imagery-

rich Folk/Americana songwriting reveals a deep-seated fascination with a wider cinematic

landscape, of life’s side roads that often beckon, of

journeys on the quest for connective meaning that

we all share. His songs have been described as a

mix of progressive folk, a dash of longing, and a

little road dust added for texture.

He began writing songs early, falling under the

music spell of an eclectic range of artists in folk,

jazz, funk, and gospel, eventually embracing and

being inspired by such insightful writers as Jackson

Browne, John Gorka, David Wilcox, Shawn Colvin,

Richard Shindell, and Dave Carter. Whether

performing solo or with full backing band, Michael

brings a sense of emotional truth to his songs and to

the ongoing theme of ‘roads less traveled’.

Alexa Wiley is an explorer and a self-taught artist who grew up in Portland, OR and

came to music in her 20’s, driven to find her voice. She has been

tracking that voice for over 15 years on the uneven terrain of

Tunesmith Night April 14

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We welcome the return of

Northwest Public Radio’s Dan

Maher as our special guest

emcee for the Sixth Annual

Hootenanny and Shoo-fly

Pie Social. The spring

fundraising event is scheduled

for 4PM Sunday, May 20 at

the Enterprise Odd Fellows

Hall. This year’s theme is

Train Songs, presented by the

usual cast of hootenanny-ers

plus some performers new to

the event. Visit

wvmusicalliance.org for the

details. Anyone wishing to

contribute a home-baked pie for

the contest, please contact

Carolyn at 541-398-1089.

Hootenanny Sunday, May 20

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Courthouse Concert Series The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance presents the 13th

season of the Courthouse Concert Series at the gazebo on

the Wallowa County Courthouse lawn in Enterprise.

Concerts run every Thursday, June through August,

from 5:30-7:00pm and are free to the public. Families,

friends, visitors, all—come join the fun. Here’s the lineup

for the summer:

June 7—Chris Baron

June 14—Whateverly Brothers

June 21—Scotia Road

June 28—Jennings & Keller

July 5—Crazy Mountain Billies

July 12—Fiddle Camp Staff

July 19—Honey Don’t

July 26—Bad Penny Pleasuremakers

Aug 2—Mark Kroos

Aug 9—Jon Hatchett

Aug 16—Brass Fire Band

Aug 23—The Local Yokels

Aug 30—TBA

public performance. The summer of 2018 will see the

release of a new Alexa Wiley & the

Wilderness album entitled “Planted,”

a collection of original songs that

borrow from a wide array of genres and

musical expressions. Alexa Wiley is the

singer-songwriter who nourishes the

Wilderness band’s unique blend of meaningful lyrics

surrounded by the fully realized Americana-rock of the

Wilderness. For Alexa, being an artist is mostly about

being inspired and working with others to continue

learning. One thing is clear about where Wiley is today.

She is hiking along the same path she started out on

years ago, producing anthems that deliver their own

distinctive call of the wild.

An American Forrest came to

Wallowa County three years ago and

hasn’t been kicked out yet. He’s spent

that time studying horsemanship on

Whiskey Creek, running sound at the

OK theater, and packing in the canyon

country. He’s also written and recorded

two albums of his own and played on

albums by Bart Budwig, Catskills, and many others.

Last summer he sang M.C. Horses with Corb Lund at

the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Grounds, and passed out in

Wallowa Lake on the 4th of July.

Tunesmith Night is presented in a round-robin

format, with each musician playing a song, then the next

taking a turn, creating an interesting and varied

performance. Admission is $10 at the door or by season

pass. Doors open at 6pm (SEATING IS LIMITED),

music at 7pm, all ages welcome. Sugar Time will have

the kitchen open for soups and sandwiches, in addition

to their usual yummy sweet treats (BYO adult

beverages).

Don’t miss our final show of the season on May 12

featuring Tracy Spring, Nathaniel Talbot, and

MidLo.

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Tunesmith (cont.) The OK Theatre is

throwing another

Countdown to

Centennial fundraiser

on May 10 with a night

of live music and fun

from the movie Oh

Brother, Where Art

Thou?. The show is the

brainchild of local musician Jimmy Bivens and will feature an all-

star cast of local talent. Tickets available at eventbrite.com and

local outlets (JoHard, M Crow, Dollar Stretcher, Bookloft).

Friday, April 13 at 7pm at the OK Theatre, Portland Jazz

Composers' Ensemble presents an evening of original jazz and

film inspired by the rich and remarkable history of Oregon.

Maxville, in Wallowa County, and Vanport, just north of

Portland, were multicultural communities that housed

workforces with significant African American and immigrant

populations at a time when many Oregonians were openly hostile

to them.

With music by Ezra Weiss and lyrics by S. Renee Mitchell,

From Maxville to Vanport looks honestly at the prejudice these

people of color faced, and celebrates their resilience, courage, and

important contributions to Oregon. Vocalist Marilyn T Keller and

filmmaker Kalimah Abioto share in telling these stories of life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the face of remarkable

adversity--stories that deserve to be better understood by all

Oregonians.

Tickets are $20 general, $15 senior and veteran, $10 students.

Find more details at pjce.org/events.

Join us for the last Old-Time

Community Dance of the season on

Saturday, April 21, 7:00 to 9:00 PM at

the Enterprise Odd Fellows Hall. Dance

squares, circles, reels, contras, waltzes,

polkas with a caller and live string

band with special musical guests

Genavie Thomas and friends from

Portland. Beginners welcome, all

dances will be taught, and no partner or

special clothing required. Admission $5/person, children under 12

FREE. For more info or to volunteer at our monthly dances

please call Laura Skovlin, 541-398-0800.

Mark your calendars for

Saturday, July 7 as the

7th Annual Joseph

Mountain Jubilee fills

the streets of Joseph

with roots music all day

long. Featured artist

Fred Hill Sr. will give a

Native American

drumming performance

at the Wallowa County

Farmer’s Market, while

venues like East Fork

Brewing and The

Embers Brew House

host bands such as

Crazy Mountain

Billies, Grizzly Goat,

and much more. The Music Alliance will be holding a yard sale adjacent to the

Farmer’s Market too! Visit the festival website at josephmountainjubilee.com for

all the details! You can also support the festival with a sponsorship or

volunteer! Contact Tammy at tammy@josephmountainjubilee.com.

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April 6—Open Mic

May 4—Open Mic

May 5—Camp Crush

May 7—Sharkmouth

May 13—Nathaniel Talbot & MidLo

Music on Tap at TG Upcoming live music at

Terminal Gravity

Brewing Co., 803 SE

School St., Enterprise.

Music usually runs 7—

9PM, no cover, tips

appreciated.

Rockin’ at the Range The Range Rider Saloon,

located at 107 NW 1st St, is

not only a favorite local

restaurant and watering

hole, but now hosts some

great live music!! No cover. April 13—Clarke & the Himselfs

April 21—Wanderlodge

April 22—The Sam Chase

Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Camp

There is still room in all classes at

Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Camp, to

be held at Wallowa School July 8-

13, 2018. Registration fee for 2018

camp is $200 per person. Lunch is

an additional $62 per person for the

week. We also offer a Mini-Camp

for Kids and some fun afternoon

electives. Wallowa Fiddle Tunes

Camp is held on the Wallowa School

campus in Wallowa, Oregon.

Andy Emert

Southern/Swing Fiddle

Lisa Ornstein

Southern/Cajun Fiddle

John Weed

Southern/Irish Fiddle

Linda Robertson

Kidz Fiddle

Duane Boyer

Guitar Boot Camp

Patrick Lind

Guitar

Matt Bell

Guitar

Stuart Mason

Guitar

Alan Feves

Bass

Maggie Lind

Clawhammer Banjo

Larry B. Smith

Dance master

Music Calendar Did you know that we

publish a calendar

showing all of the live

music events in

Wallowa County that

we know about?

Visit

wvmusicalliance.org/calendar-of-events for

all the latest in music local music news!

Beth Wood Teaches Songwriting

Beth Wood returns to Wallowa County to teach

songwriting, this time at Summer Fishtrap. This is an

afternoon workshop on Wednesday and Thursday, July

11 and 12, 2018 from 1:00-3:00 pm. At Wallowa Lake

Camp. Cost is $150 per person. Visit fishtrap.org to

register.

Wood is an award-winning songwriter, a modern-day

troubadour, and believer in the power of song. Her

exceptional musicianship, crafty songwriting,

powerhouse voice, and commanding stage presence have

been winning over American audiences for twenty years.

Don’t miss the

Plan ahead for a day filled with

great original music over Labor Day

Weekend as we celebrate the tenth year of

The Sweetest Little Music Festival in

Eastern Oregon! Saturday, September 1,

2018 at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds

in Enterprise! Check out the fantastic

lineup of original music soon on our

website: juniperjam.com. We welcome your

support with a sponsorship or as a

volunteer—contact info@juniperjam.com

for more information.

Joseph Mountain Jubilee

Founded in 2004, The Wallowa Valley Music Alliance is an Oregon non-profit corporation with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code. Your contribution to the WVMA is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Board of Directors: Stephen Adams, Tammy Kruger, Carolyn Lochert, Kelly McDonald, Shannon McNerney, Mike Straw, Heather Tyreman, and Bob Webb. Executive Director: Janis Carper.

Please contact us to make a donation, volunteer, or receive our quarterly newsletter, The Quarter Note.

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VOICE LESSONS

From theory to jazz

improvisation Call

Carolyn Lochert at

541-398-1089

For lessons in guitar,

mountain dulcimer, or

ukulele, contact Heidi

Muller at 541-432-0156

Cello, Guitar,

Dulcimer, Ukulele or

Mandolin lessons call

Bob Webb 541-432-0156

Do you teach music? Contact WVMA at

info@wvmusicalliance.org or

541-426-3390.

INSTRUMENTS for SALE!

DOBRO brand resonator guitar, Hound Dog

Deluxe, round neck, 6-string. Sunburst finish with

deluxe case. At least 10 years old but NEVER

PLAYED. Just like new. $900

AUTOHARP—Oscar Schmidt Adirondack, spruce

top, birdseye maple back. About 40 years old but

rarely played, like new. $250

Contact Lenora in Enterprise—760-567-9430

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The Wallowa Valley Music

Alliance receives support from

the Oregon Arts Commission, a

state agency funded by the State

of Oregon and the National

Endowment for the Arts.