Tumbleweed Music Festival 2013 - Three Rivers Folklife Society

Tumbleweed Music Festival 2013
Three Rivers Folklife Society welcomes you to the 17th Annual Tumbleweed Music
Festival at Howard Amon Park and Richland Community Center. Special thanks to our
co-sponsor, The City of Richland, for this wonderful site on the Columbia River.
year’s theme “Bridges.” You’ll hear the winner at the
Saturday evening concert.
Saturday Night Concert – This year’s concert features
Tania Opland and Mike Freeman, Dan Weber and The
Righteous Mothers. Tickets for this concert are $10 general admission and $8 for seniors and students. The
concert begins at 7:00 PM, emceed by Dan Maher, host
of the Inland Folk program on Northwest Public Radio.
Band Scramble – Sunday at 3:30 PM on the North Stage,
and everyone is invited to participate. Sign up anytime
before 2:00 PM, then meet at the Information Booth at 2:00.
You’ll be assigned to a random band to perform two
songs at 3:30 PM.
Special Events You Won’t Want To Miss! Sunday Evening – Two special events are featured.
From 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM there is a free concert on the
“Youth Night” takes place on Friday evening, 6:30 PM
South Stage featuring many Tumbleweed favorites perto 10:30 PM on the North Stage. This concert features music
forming songs related to this year’s “Bridges” theme.
produced and performed by young, local talent. This
Then, at 8:00 PM, a Contra Dance featuring the Juniper
year’s Youth Night is lovingly dedicated to C.A. Hurst who
Bush Huggers band with caller Dan Clark will take place
had the vision and energy to bring us this event for the
at the Red Lion Hotel Ballroom, (indoors and a parquet
last two years. Featured acts are Mermaid Motel, Tyler
floor!) just above Howard Amon Park. General admisChase, Blinded Innocence, Evan Egerer, StaticBox,
sion for the dance is $8/$5 for seniors and students.
Payton Airoldi, Shane and Zac, and Dear Doris.
An Awesome Thanks To...
Open Mic Stage – All day Saturday and Sunday, the
Tumbleweed Music Festival thanks all the performers
open mic stage is sponsored by Victory Music and offers who are giving you great entertainment for free. Let
everyone a chance to perform in the park. Sign up for a
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time slot to show your stuff.
Making Instruments From Junk – All ages are invited
Check out the new way to donate
to experiment with discarded materials and scraps to
to Tumbleweed Music Festival.
create a rhythm or musical instrument. All materials, tools,
See details on page 2.
and adhesives are free of charge. Near the North Stage.
Songwriting Contest – Saturday at 5:00 PM at the
West Stage, 10 finalists will perform songs with this
Now in its 17th year, the Tumbleweed Music Festival
brings together music, dance, crafts, food, and fun in
the relaxed setting of Richland’s Howard Amon Park.
Here is your chance to hear a wide range of acoustical
music, with 80 scheduled acts on four outdoor stages,
20 dance acts at the indoor Community Center stage,
and an open mic stage for last-minute signups. We
have returning favorite performers as well as talented
first-timers featuring traditional and non-traditional styles
of many music genres. Encounter dances from around the
world including contra, waltz, swing, line, belly, Chinese,
and Indian. In addition, there are over 30 workshops at
the community center covering favorite musical genres,
sing-alongs, skills development, and dance instruction.
Tri-Cities
Independent
Businesses
them know how much you appreciate their music by thanking them personally, and also by buying their CDs at the
Information Booth.
The Tumbleweed Music Festival planning committee also
thanks our sponsors and patrons for generously supporting
the festival. It couldn’t happen without them!
Thanks to you, our audience, for participating in this year’s
festival. If you can, please lend your support to this and
future festivals by buying Tumbleweed Festival products.
We have cool buttons, t-shirts, and posters featuring the
beautiful work of local artist, Suzi Vitulli. We are also raffling
a Yamaha A1M acoustic electric guitar valued at $955 and
donated by Ted Brown Music. Raffle tickets are $5 and the
drawing will be held Sunday evening. Tumbleweed has
been blessed this year by the donation of a banjo, two concertinas, two microphones, and two mic stands that belonged
to the late Steve Guthe, renowned Northwest musician and
past Tumbleweed performer. These items will be available at
a silent auction in the Community Center that will close at
an imprecise time late Sunday afternoon, with the winners
announced at the Sunday evening “Bridges” concert. We
are grateful to Steve Guthe’s sister, Susan Castelazo, for
the donation and are excited to make them available in
Steve’s memory.
A new high-tech way to support the festival this year is by
donating using PayPal or credit card and your online connection via computer or smart phone. The Tumbleweed QR
code for direct scanning with your smart phone camera is
that funny square symbol shown on the front page of the
program and at the stages.
Finally, there are simply not enough words to thank all the
wonderful volunteers who have worked so hard to make this
festival and our previous 16 festivals such a continuing success. May your effort be a blessing to all who attend! And
may all who attend experience joy.
Gene Carbaugh, Coordinator
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
AE and the IOU’s is a contemporary
acoustic Americana trio featuring the songwriting of Alan Ehrlich. The IOU’s are: Steph
Kayser on guitar and harmony vocals, and
Steve Beck on bass and harmony vocals.
They present a variety of music including
country, folk, blues, swing, bluegrass,
reggae, and western swing.
Carl Allen has sung folk music for 54
years as a member of The Wanderers and
also as a solo performer specializing in
Woody Guthrie songs, especially his
“Grow Big” songs for kids. Carl will lead
a workshop on “The Life and Times of
Woody Guthrie.”
Payton Airoldi is from Richland and
says she is just “looking to make music
and live my dream.” She will live part of
her dream by playing indie/pop at Youth
Night on Friday.
Banjo Grannies are “a retired prison
counselor, a human resource manager,
a computer programmer, a retired mom,
and a veterinarian.” Most important of all,
Edna Mae Whitney, Dorothy Hansen,
Cindy Stratman, and Missy Keeney Baker
are music-playing grandmas passing on
their kid songs to their grandkids.
John Bartholomew is a local guy who
plays obscure lesser-known songs on
mandolin and “family instruments.” John
will teach a “Mandolin for All Levels”
workshop. He also plays with Juniper
Bush Huggers.
Sanchali Banerjee returns to
Tumbleweed to perform Classic Odissi
Dance which is considered the ‘oldest
surviving dance form from India.’
Steve Beck who plays with AE and the
IOU’s, G Cleftones and Moore of Beck n’
Kayser is a song contest finalist.
Blinded Innocence is a local alternative/Christian/rock band making fresh and
beautiful tunes for their Savior and for
you. Band members are Micah and
Josiah Luebben, Dallas Flowers, Jadin
Tinkcom and Cole Baird.
Sandy Bly will run a participatory Song
Circle workshop. This is a sing-along
facilitated by Sandy and friends Bev and
Leo Kaminski, veterans of many years
of enthusiastic Portland song circles.
Flip Breskin and Zeke Hoskin are a
married couple from Bellingham who love
to back each other up and sing occasional
harmonies as they play musical ping pong
on humorous songs from Zeke and serious songs from Flip.
Georgia Brown & Tom McDonald play
“heartfelt originals, reworked traditional,
and redefined cover tunes that are the
core of their music.” They have beautiful
harmonies and play a variety of instruments and styles. Georgia’s workshop
will be “Song Sharing for the Terrified.”
Mike Buchman is a song contest finalist this year after being 3rd alternate for
the past 3 years. He is excited to be in
the ‘Top Ten’ this year!
Burgundy Pearl Peggy Sullivan and
Ron Dalton perform a mix of mongrel
Americana music as an acoustic duo.
They present tightly interwoven voices,
superbly-blended harmonies, and clean,
pleasing guitar arrangements. Their
styles range from 20s-30s old-time blues
to contemporary folk-pop with swing-jazz
overtones. They are also members of the
G Cleftones.
Campbell Road is a family band including Dan and Barbara Tuttle of Peshastin,
their daughter Jessamyn Tuttle and her
husband Jon Nauert of Mount Vernon.
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
They perform traditional and contemporary music from Ireland and Scotland on
flute, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, and bodhran.
Tyler Case is an up-and-coming solo
country musician from the Tri-Cities. He
will be performing at Youth Night. You
will love his solid country sound.
Cat Loves Crow is Joe and Karena
Prater, a vocal harmony duo from
Western Washington. They played their
first Tumbleweed in 2000 and Karena
won the songwriting contest in 2008.
They perform folk, old-time, bluegrass,
and Russian music.
Chinese Folk Dancers led by Ling Ling
Wu and her husband John Heaney. The
Tri-Cities’ local group will offer a mix of
classical dances from China.
Dan Clark is an experienced dance
caller from Walla Walla. He’ll be calling
our Sunday night contra dance and
teaching the Contra Dance 101 workshop “Basic Moves of Contra Dance.”
The dance will be in the Red Lion with
music from the Juniper Bush Huggers.
Rebecca Cohen & Robin McGillveray
Rebecca writes, Robin arranges and
magic happens. They are from Seattle
and have been playing together since
2005. They weave stirring harmonies
over intricately textured guitar and bass
parts, swapping instruments often to
spice things up.
Jim Coleman & Friends Jim grew up
in the 1970’s listening to the records of his
four older siblings. Singer/songwriters
were among his favorites and they shaped
the music he now writes. Rob Newsom,
with his fine guitar playing, will attempt to
make Jim sound better than he really is.
Hank Cramer is the well-loved Celtic
Cowboy whose deep voice sweetly
croons a coyote’s song or commands
attention with a sea chantey. Hank has
played all over the world and is as comfortable on the deck of a ship calling
shanties as he is sitting around a camp
fire singing cowboy songs. Hank’s work-
shop is “Songs of the Miners.”
Dear Doris is a cool local band that plays
folk/rock music, gypsy music, guitars,
banjos, accordion and other treats. Band
members are Michael Hopp, Britton Gael,
Jansen Leggett, Patrick James Hickey,
Sean Truex, and Jordan Henson. They
will play at the Youth Night concert and
open the North Stage Saturday morning.
Nancy K. Dillon, formerly of Oklahoma,
is a Seattle-based songwriter who has
been a finalist at the Tumbleweed song
contest five times, winning second place
in 2007. She tours throughout the USA
and the Northwest. Nancy will teach a
workshop on “Promoting with Social Media.”
Evan Egerer is a local musician playing
blues guitar and singing his own compositions. He has a background of metal
band guitar but gave that up for the blues.
He played his original music at our
Tumbleweed Kick-off Concert this year.
Evan will be a part of Youth Night concert in addition to a set on Saturday.
Frenchtown Dancers are a French
Canadian dance troupe from Walla
Walla who perform Metis and other
French Canadian dance steps.
G Cleftones will be playing for the
Sunday afternoon rock and blues dance.
The group is an eclectic mix of people
playing folk, blues, country and rock.
Steve Beck, Steff Kayser, Jim Moore,
Ron Dalton and Peggy Sullivan perform
as G Cleftones and all over Tumbleweed.
Grace Creek Band is a string band from
Yakima that plays old-time gospel and
bluegrass music. Tim Reirson, Ken Troop,
Debby Hembree, Coleen Riddle, and
Nicholas Riddle play harmonica, fiddle,
banjo, mandolin and guitars. Barl Hall,
Chris Svendson, and Marcia VanDyke
are the vocalists in this eclectic band.
Kerry Grombacher writes contemporary
Western songs and plays guitar and mandolin. His songs tell fascinating stories
that are set in the landscapes where he
lived, worked and traveled from the desert
Southwest to Northwest forests and his
home on Bayou St. John in New Orleans
to the Hi-line of Montana. His workshop
“Finding the Story in the Picture” will
give insight to the storyteller’s songs.
Michael Guthrie plays a multitude of
instruments and is a blues songwriter
who has played all over the Northwest.
He will present a workshop on “Lap
Steel Guitar.”
Hank and Claire offer close harmonies
and vibrant intensity in their acoustic
renditions of a wide range of songs.
Hank Payne and Claire Favio have a
repertoire that includes originals, traditional folk, and contemporary singer/
songwriters’ tunes.
Michael “Hawkeye” Herman is an
internationally known blues performer
and educator. With over 40 years of performing experience, “Hawkeye” exemplifies the range of possibilities in acoustic
blues, and personifies versatile musicianship, originality, and compelling artistry
as a blues storyteller. His “Blues Guitar
Boogie” and “Beginning Fingerstyle
Guitar” workshops are a hit.
Hounds@Bay James Nason, Steve
Peterson, and Larry Baumgartner have
about 130 years of musical experience,
and a high respect for one of this nation’s
finest gifts - the blues. They bring a wonderful experience that’ll just make ya
want to holler!
Huckleberry Jam is the musical duo
Chris and Jeanette Sheeran. They play
a variety of stringed instruments, including mandolin, autoharp, guitar, octave
mandolin, banjo, and mountain dulcimer.
Their repertoire includes Celtic, Gospel
Bluegrass, and Appalachian. Jeanette
teaches a “Beginning Autoharp” workshop.
Humor & Heart are versatile musicians
Mark Iler and Jess McKeegan who team
together to play acoustic pop and folk
songs. They often share the stage with
Hank Cramer and are part of The
Constellation’s Crew.
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
Humphrey, Hartman & Cameron
Intricate harmonies and tight vocal
arrangements are hallmarks of singer/
songwriters Janet Humphrey and Mary
Hartman. Michelle Cameron’s smooth
cello adds a touch of classical, sometimes whimsical sounds. From ballads to
the funny and irreverent, the trio’s winning combination of musical talents
serves up a feel-good show.
Mark Iler is a 2013 song contest finalist.
He perfoms with Jessie McKeggan as
Humor and Heart and will also conduct
a Jimmy Buffet songs singalong he calls
“Beyond Margaritaville.”
Mike and Val James are Tumbleweed
favorites who play “traditional, new folk,
originals, and some light jazz standards.”
You will enjoy their beautiful voices and
lovely guitar and banjo.
Juniper Bush Huggers have been
together for 5 years. This fine group will
be playing for the Contra Dance 101
workshop and the contra dance at the
Red Lion on Sunday. Edna Mae Whitney
on fiddle, Pat Holten on piano, John
Bartholomew on mandolin, Cindy
Stratman on guitar, Lynnell Rowan on
hand drum will get your feet movin’.
Scott Katz is the first of an emerging
breed of insensitive singer/songwriters.
They realize there is such a thing as
love, but they are against it. He is joined
by Rebecca Cohen who totally gets it
about the whole love-thing.
Linda Khandro plays Celtic and original
compositions on harp, “the oldest
stringed instrument and among the most
beautiful and least often heard.” Linda
will lead a workshop, “Jam With a Harp.”
Ed Kramer “is a banjo virtuoso from
Denver, Colorado. He has mastered a
broad variety of styles, from gentle frailing of Stephen Foster tunes to lightningfast three-finger picking of bluegrass
and jazz.” Ed will lead a “Broad-band 5
String Banjo” workshop.
Anita LaFranchi has been teaching
dance in Seattle since 1987. She will be
teaching two workshops; “Triple-Time
East Coast Swing” on Saturday and the
“Waltz” on Sunday.
Robyn Landis is an award-winning
songwriter with over 50 songwriting
honors. She has toured nationally and is
also an author. She’s been coming to
Tumbleweed since 2005. She lives in
Tucson and is recording her 3rd CD.
Larry and Lynette have forged their
musical identity from influences as
diverse as Randy Newman, Tom Waits,
and Cheryl Wheeler to create an air of
love and harmony in the musical stories
they tell. Larry is also a member of the
blues band Hounds @ Bay.
Leaves of Grass is a local folk trio
steeped in the blues, folk rock and folk
pop. They are already members of the
Tumbleweed family as Karenna Montee
and John Dawson perform with Troupe
du Soleil. Alex Koch performed with several Tri-Cities’ bands including Highland
Drive blues band.
David Nigel Lloyd is a “nontraditional
traditionalist” who has played from
England, Ireland to Canada and the
United States. In 2011 David was an
Official Showcase Performer at the Folk
Alliance International Conference in
Memphis. David will teach us “How to
write a ‘traditional’ song” at his workshop.
Mark Long from Seattle describes himself as a “closet guitar player” and a
novice songwriter but he is already
accomplished enough to be a finalist in
this year’s song contest.
Dan Maher has been hosting the Inland
Folk radio show on Northwest Public
Radio and Spokane Public Radio for almost
30 years. He is a song collector, songwriter, and great sing-along leader. Dan
will lead a “Songs of Dylan Part One”
workshop and emcee the Saturday concert.
Brian Maskew from Winthrop has
joined friend Hank Cramer on stage and
at workshops at Tumbleweed for years
but this is his first year performing solo .
Originally from England, Brian is a singer
of pub songs, Celtic and nautical music
as well as the music of the Kingston Trio.
Kate MacLeod & Kat Eggleston
previously performed solo but met on a
European tour and began working as a
duo of lovely voices, tight harmonies,
and intricate instrumentals. This is their
first Tumbleweed appearance as a duo.
JW McClure and Thaddeus Spae are a
team of award-winning songwriters and
humorists. JW’s love of humor and old
jazz has influenced his delivery and writing. He also plays traditional tunes, yodels
Jimmie Rodgers and whistles with Duke
Ellington. His own songs are recognizable, catchy, with poetic and/or satirical
lyrics. Thaddeus also performs a solo act.
Becky McGuigan cut her musical teeth
in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Although her style
is her own you will hear influences from
Mitchell, Baez, Denver, and other folk greats.
She writes some of her own material
and chooses her repertoire from obscure
folk material that can’t be considered
‘covers’ and are often humorous.
Laddie Ray Melvin is a singer and
songwriting native of the Pacific
Northwest who works in folk, blues,
and country idioms.
Mermaid Motel is a collaborative
acoustic duo that is still “in the works.”
They will play for the Youth Night
concert. Esperanza Scotto and Hayley
Thompson both play guitar and sing.
Mona & Ryc Mona Warner and Ryc
Williamson come to us from Aloha,
Oregon. Mona’s been hunting songs
since childhood and Ryc’s been playing
bass for her over 35 years. Mona
believes that as a songwriter you have
to speak your mind and help the world
become a better place. They will teach a
workshop: “Bass. Five One and Beyond.”
Mona is also a song contest finalist.
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
Moore of Beck n’ Kayser, a group comprised of Jim Moore, Steve Beck, and
Steff Kayser, play original acoustic music
with deep tones. Tumbleweed Festival
goers will see combinations of these
musicians in the G Cleftones as well.
Mountain Thyme plays a potpourri of
folk music for folks of all ages but especially for little folks. Peter Blake has
played every year at Tumbleweed often
joined by band members Skip Nelson,
Dick Kenison, Susan Blake and Bob Orton.
Murphy and Middaugh are a traditional
music duo from Seattle. Orville Murphy
plays harmonica, while Jerry Middaugh
plays guitar, banjo and they both sing.
They specialize in old songs from the
Appalachian region, as well as contemporary folk songs.
Mike Murray is a singer of traditional and
new acoustic ballads. He has played in
various bands and soloed around the
Northwest. He is a previous winner of
the Tumbleweed song contest and a
finalist this year.
Mystic Mirage, a local dance troupe with
18 years together, will be performing
Middle Eastern dance under the leadership of Dawn McDonald.
James Nason began his career at
eleven when he commandeered his sister’s cast-off plastic ukelele. The rest is
history. James performs uniquely blended
arrangements of tunes from a stellar procession of idols; The Everly Brothers, The
Kingston Trio, Elvis, and more. James is
a song contest finalist and will teach a
workshop - “Make a One String Bass.”
Tania Opland and Mike Freeman tour
the world together, hauling more instruments than any sane duo would consider dragging around, and redistributing a
wealth of traditional and acoustic music
wherever they go. This duo is one of the
headliners at the Tumbleweed evening
concert. Don’t miss Tania’s workshop
“Hammered Dulcimer for All.”
Garth L. Osborn is a solo acoustic
guitar and voice artist who creates the
sound of a multiple instrument band by
looping his original and cover music.
“Style-wise his covers range from country to folk to blues, and various mixtures
of same.” Welcome Garth to his first
Tumbleweed!
Micki Perry has performed at every
Tumbleweed Festival since 1997, first
with her husband John and later with
Carl Allen. She shares mostly “original”
parody and folk-processed songs based
on sea shanties with a theme of gardening as well. Don’t miss her workshop,
“Pack Up Your Promo.” She also is coordinating the workshop “Remembering Those
Who Are Gone” and the Sunday evening
“Bridges” concert.
Steve Peterson who plays with G
Cleftones and Hounds @ Bay, will present a workshop on “New Uses for Old
Chords.”
Tim Platt plays finger-style guitar and
hails from Rathdrum, Idaho. He has performed all over the Northwest and we
welcome him back to for his 4th appearance at Tumbleweed.
Matt Price is a Yellow Tail Records
recording artist from Poulsbo, WA, by way
of Michigan, California, Virginia, and every
place in between.
Tom Rawson is a song collector and
sometime songwriter from Seattle who
loves to get folks singing. His major
influences are Pete Seeger, Utah Philips
and Bill Staines. He will lead a workshop
on “Hootenanny Fun with No Songsheets.”
TR Ritchie is troubadour, poet, awardwinning songwriter, and independent
recording artist who tours nationally and
in Canada. He has 5 CDs and a volume
of poetry. “He is a witty, literate and
insightful performer.’” For more of TR’s
music join his workshop “Finding Your
Way into the Song.”
Deb Seymour is an award-winning
Seattle singer/songwriter. A master
musical storyteller with gravity-defying
guitar riffs, Seymour’s song subjects
range from miscreant alley cats to heartbreak and home repair manuals. Deb
leads a workshop entitled “Jump Start
Your Brain with Open Rhyme.” She is
also a song contest finalist.
Shane and Zac are an acoustic duo
emerging from the local band Goodnight
Argent. They play piano and acoustic
guitar. See them and find out their last
names at the Youth Night concert Friday.
Shanghaied on the Willamette,
Portland’s favorite nautical duo has
been singing songs of the sea and maritime music for 20 years. Jonathan Lay
plays bodhran, harmonica, and guitar;
Gordy Euler plays banjo, guitar and
mandola. They perform traditional and
original music. These salty fellas will
lead a “Sea Song Song Circle.”
Silver Lining is the husband and wife
duo Paul Sandoval and Kathe Davis
who also perform with Vinyl Transit. Their
original songs are all about love and life.
They call their style “neo-retro” folk.
Skweez the Weezle played in their first
Tumbleweed Music Festival in 1999 and
has been with us ever since. They play
Celtic music in traditional and their own
styles. They live in the Tri-Cities and
perform throughout the Northwest. David
Lanigan plays bagpipes, octave mandolin
and whistle, Troy Hanford plays guitar,
Mike Day plays bodhran and djembe,
and Glenn Mortenson plays bouzouki,
mandolin, and fiddle.
Karl Smiley (from his website) “First,
the short version..I’m a singing, song/writing, ceramist. I love to share the great
joy I feel when I’m singing. Last year I
won the Willamette Valley Music Festival
singer/songwriter contest. I love to do
venues where I can share my music and
ceramic art together”…like Tumbleweed.
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
Thaddeus Spae has been called the
‘Cole Porter of vaudeville folk.’ His songs
range from sentimental to outrageous,
including vintage jazz, blues, folk, pop,
and genres less easily defined. He plays
guitar, harmonica, kazoo, guitarron, banjolin, and trombone.
Spanaway Bay This rollicking folk duo
sails from the rocky shores south of
Puget Sound. Kent and Carol Mesford
are the favorite chanty singers of the
1913 schooner “Adventuress” and also
perform as members of The Handsome
Cabin Boys, Broadside, and The Great
Sänger and Didele.
J.W. Sparrow says “I have drifted like
a tumbleweed across the western hills
of the American musical landscape for
decades.” Listeners report being
touched by his wit and wisdom. J.W.’s
workshop teaches us to “Toss Your
Capo.” He is also a song contest finalist.
Tracy Spring has won multiple regional
awards for her compelling vocals, versatile guitar playing and reflective songwriting. She displays a style all her own
while combining blues, swing, old R & B,
jazz, and folk. She is a seasoned performer in folk venues and festivals
throughout North America and Australia.
Static Box has performed at the last two
Youth Nights and they are back again
to blow you away with their punk/blues
sounds. Expect fuzz, distortion, overdrive
and lots of volume from this local garage
band which includes Ivan Roman, Dylen
Crockett, Richy Ellage, and Jacob Melton.
Heather Stearns was born into a musical family and has performed and played
music for most of her life. She discovered the ukulele in 2010 and the creative limitations of four strings fueled an
inspiration to begin songwriting. She
has self-released two CDs to learn the
recording process and to put her music
directly into the hands of listeners.
Sultana Dancers and Drummers are
local Middle Eastern style fusion dancers
hand drummers. They have been teaching and performing for over 20 years.
Enjoy the show and join them for their
“Anyone Can Belly Dance” workshop.
The Dandelion Family String Band is a
father, son, daughter trio from Whidbey
Island, Washington, comprised of;
Harrison Keating on fiddle and vocals,
Megan Keating on cello, banjo, and
vocals, and Pete Keating on guitar, banjo,
and vocals. With a set list of traditional
songs from around the world they enjoy
performing old-time and contemporary
folk in addition to their own originals.
The Great Sänger and Didele “Hailing
from the mighty metropolis of Tillesquat,
Sänger and Didele present an irreverent
take on sea songs and folk music. The
‘Tillesquat Two-oh’ are repeat offenders
at Tumbleweed.” We love those guys!
The Moonshine was originally the backup band for Michael the Blind LeVasseuer
from Portland. Now they just use the
name “The Moonshine.” Together they
play whip-smart folk songs for a fastpaced world, blending the rhythmic interplay of a gypsy caravan with the dynamic
vocal harmonies of a gospel string band.
Michael is joined by his wife Rachel
Renee, J Eldon Johncox, Susanna LowBeer and Sara Wolf.
The Quiet American, the husband and
wife duo, Aaron and Nicole Keim, provide a home-grown modern folk revival.
They play ballads, banjo breakdowns,
raggy choruses, gospel duets and other
dusty Americana gems on a variety of
acoustic instruments, some built by Aaron.
Join their “Ukelele Melee” workshop.
The Righteous Mothers are four feisty,
funny, philosophical female folk-rock
musicians who have been one of the
Northwest’s foremost musical performing groups for the past 31 years. They
manage to balance music, family, and
careers. They are all mothers and
between them have a total of seven
righteous children ranging in age from
13 to 30. Tumbleweed is happy to have
The Righteous Mothers as one of our
concert headliners.
The Rootsters combine traditional
American music forms with topical
observations into blues-based driving
songs. Stanislove on guitar and dobro
and Alan Kausal on guitar return to
Tumbleweed to share traditional and
original music. Stanislove will lead a
“Bottleneck Slide Guitar” workshop.
The Unpaid Bills sing songs about
business wealth or the lack of it, politics,
and personal finances, generally with a
wink and a grin. Bill Rose on guitar, Bill
Murlin on guitar and banjo, and Jim
Portillo on Bass.
Rob Thran has lived the life of a vanishing symbol; a working cowboy in the
American West. He sings both traditional
cowboy songs dating back to frontier days,
as well as original songs that tell his own
stories of life in the saddle. “Jim Croce
Songs” is the workshop Rob will lead.
Three Rivers Dulcimer Society A local
group of acoustic music-lovers founded in
2003, they welcome all ages, abilities, and
acoustic instruments! Their “Jam in D”
workshop is open to all musicians on
any instrument.
Troupe du Soleil members are Karena
Montee’s students. Nizana and Desert
Silk Dance Company are delighted to
bring you a program filled with the musical and dance passion of the Middle East.
Their performance is followed by a workshop “Belly Dancing for the People.”
Uncle Yascha ended a career as a
software engineer to pursue his dream
of being a Beat Poet. He performs neglected gems from the jazz, tango, Yiddish,
and Tin Pan Alley traditions. His workshop
is “Are You Nervous About Performing?”
Leslie Van Winkle is a Seattle songwriter who writes “singable and memorable” songs about our human experiences. One of these songs earned her
a spot as a finalist in our song contest.
2013 Tumbleweed Music Festival Performer Information
Vintage is a local band known for classic
acoustic rock and folk/rock. Barb Mallory
and Daniel Michael played Tumbleweed
last year and are now joined by friends
Mike Bold, Iran Mendosa and Scott Hamond.
Vinyl Transit is a dance band that
plays music from the vinyl era that gets
people up on the floor! Laura Gaudier,
Kathe Davis, Paul Sandoval and Brian
Dunbar all have extensive musical experiences that include folk, rock, blues, and
country. Join them on the dance floor to
“Dance to the Oldies” with Vinyl Transit,
Steve Wacker writes songs based on
the folk and blues traditions of the
Midwest where he grew up. His songs
are sometimes sentimental, often philosophical, and occasionally hilarious.
Watch the Sky! has been together for
24 years! They play Celtic music with
spirit. From Seattle, the members are: Jan
Glanister on drum, bass, and percussion,
Chris Glanister on whistles and cittern,
and Joe Wagner on guitar. Performers
Tumbleweed
MusicFestival
Planning
Committee
Gene Carbaugh, Coordinator
Terry Andre
Jim Andre
John Bartholomew
Mickie Chamness
Jim Coleman
Frank Cuta
Mary Hartman
Steven Hodges
Trevor Hollenbeck
Jim Honeyman
Duane Horton
Beth Hunt
CA Hurst
Kathy Kehl
Jim Kelly
Bob Lewis
Chris Mesford
Kathy Nye
and festival goers will enjoy Chris’s workshop “Leveraging Best Sound At Venues.”
Waterbound is the unique combo of
autoharp and mandolin. Steve Akerman
and Mimi Geibel say they long to take a
truly pretty melody, twist it around, and
show you a whole new way of looking at
it. They love fiddle tunes, folk, Swedish,
Metis, Celtic, and blues. Sit back and enjoy!
Dan Weber is an award-winning songwriter who has been described as “The
classic mid-life overnight sensation.” A
gifted storyteller but still new to songwriting, Weber was a 2012 finalist in the
Kerrville ‘New Folk’ competition. Dan is
a headliner for our Saturday concert.
Wes Weddell won the 2006 Tumbleweed
Song Contest. He grew up in Pullman
but lives on the West side. Wes is known
for his strong guitar work and quiet wit.
This is Wes’s 11th Tumbleweed. He will
also emcee the songwriting contest.
We’re Rockin’ Line Dancers, a local
group of line dance enthusiasts will
Kim O'Keefe
Nancy Ostergaard
Micki Perry
Tim Riordon
We l ove o u r
Pat ro n s !
Platinum
($1,000 and over)
John & Jane Titland
Gold
($250 - $999)
Harry Babad
Gene & Susan Carbaugh
Sharon McLees Kohler
Micki Perry
Michael Ragan
Three Rivers
Dulcimer Society
entertain and hold a workshop following
their performance.
Winters & Skalstad have combined
their talents to create original and classical folk compositions. Local performers
Joe Winters and Mike Skalstad are cowriters and guitarists who have been
performing together for 5 years and are
returning to our Tumbleweed stage.
Brendan Wires is a bass soloist from
Monroe, WA. “Set aside the stunning finger-work and virtuosity, Brendan’s gorgeous sound is the most original thing I’ve
heard in decades...”Pacific Jazz Review.
Woodlander is a trio who have played
together since the 70s in a popular NW
rock/country/bluegrass band called
Wheatfield and as the Kromaticats. They
perform on a variety of instruments with
a strong tilt towards original songs and a
talent for entertaining audiences. Most
of their songs are written by Will Hobbs
and Kerry Canfield and Paul Douglas
also contribute to their Americana style.
Silver
($100 - $299)
Susan & Jorge Castelazo
Sandip Dasverma
Chris & Nancy Doran
Deborah Dunn
Connie Eckard
Adren & Joyce Etheridge
David Feller & Jennie Martin
Judi Gibbs
Cliff & Tikva Glantz
John & Mary Hartman
Duane Horton &
Mickie Chamness
Jim Kelly
Michael Kenyon
Brooke & David Lanigan
Brady & Peggy Layman
Ray & Carol Michael
Pat Phillips
Ray & Barbara Puigh
Dennis & Susan Sandmeier
Kim Williams
Bronze
($50 - $99)
Jim & Terry Andre
Sally & David Bachman
Malakay Betor
John Bogert
Joanne & Roy Bunnell
Perry & Liz Campbell
Donald Dicken
Kathleen Dodson
Pete Garcia
Pat & Mary Gates
Jan & Eldon Hiatt
Robert Jones
Stan & Sheila Moon
Nancy Ostergaard
Dale & Sue Painter
Mary Peters
Mike Scott
Mary Sisk
Jim Stoffels
Bev Weisbrodt & Ted Vance
ShopOur
Craft Vendors
Art in the Craft – Gourd art
Bead Buddies – Jewelry
Beary Elegant –
Fiber art wands & halos
Bikes-for-Books – Information
Blue Moon Crafted Creations –
variety
Butterfly Kisses –
Henna body art
Confluence Community Action
Network – Education
Creative Aarts –
Handmade wood items
Desiree Azzarello –
Face painting
Dyemonster – Fiber arts
Gecko Gear Tie Dye – Tie dyed
everything
Girly Girl Boutique –Tutus and
In Appreciation
hair bows
Thank you to these organizaHardword Kitchen Stuff
tions for the services they
Isis Designs by "D" – Jewelry
provide all year long to Three
Rivers Folklife Society, not just Lil’ Bow-tique – Handmade
bows & accessories
at Tumbleweed.
Luna da Chrysalis –
Bookworm Stores
Recycled creations
The Entertainer
Mary Ann’s Pet Portraits –
Alan Gibbs
Paintings & drawings
Dan Maher
Native Plant Society –
Northwest Public Radio
Education/plants
Octopus’ Garden
Newedge Wellness Center –
Dori O’Neal
Chiropractic
Print Plus
Norm & Janet Brown –
Round Table Pizza
wood bowls, carved wood
The Write Guru, website
Peg’s Recycled T-Shirts –
Kendal Smith
shirts into bags and rugs
Rock Cabin Farm – Metal
Enjoy Our
silhouettes/rock jewelry
Food Vendors
Ann’s Best Creole & Soul Food Rock ‘n Wire – Jewelry
Sagegold Soaps –
Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dogs
Handmade soaps & balms
The Butcher’s Grill
Scentsy Candles – wickless
Dunkeroo
candles, scented items
Hoang Saigon Restaurant
Trapp Industries – Metal art
Kennewick Lion’s Club
Moolicious
Mr. Pro’s Philly Steaks
Smoovies
Snacks on the Run
Uncle Brother’s Fish Fry
M Hotel & Conference Center
Magills in Uptown Richland
Dan Maher
Mid-Columbia Traditional Arts &
Music Association
Moon River RV Park
Motel 6, Richland
Oakdell Farms
Old Country Buffet
Red Lion Hanford House Hotel,
Richland
Ripples Riverside Bar & Grill
Schreiber and Son
Shilo Inn, Richland
Some Bagels
Suzi Vitulli
Team Battelle
TownePlace Suites, Richland
Treasure Valley Coffee Co.
Special Sponsors
North Stage –
Tri-Cities Businesses*
South Stage –
Ted Brown Music
West Stage – Battelle
River Stage –
Northwest Public Radio
Community Center Stage –
Tri-City Herald
Workshop 1 –
Charter Communications,
Blue Sky Broadcasting
Workshop 2 – KONA Radio,
The Entertainer
Open Mic – Victory Music
Songwriting Contest –
John and Jane Titland
Silent Auction –
Susan Castelazo
*Stage Co-Sponsors
Adventures Underground
Ariel Gourmet & Gifts
Atomic Ale Brew Pub and Eatery
Atomic Screen Printing
Aunt Franny’s Toys
Bart’s Auto Den
Coca Cola
Dade Moeller & Associates
Freestone Environmental
Services
Jackson’s Sports Bar and
Restaurant
Monterosso’s Italian Restaurant
Octopus’ Garden
Print Plus
Additional
Supporters
Baker’s Produce
Bali Hi Motel, Richland
Boy Scout Troop 228
Country Merchantile
Courtyard by Marriott
Days Inn, Richland
Dear Doris
Desert Gold Motel & RV Park
Economy Inn, Richland
Evan Egerer
Hampton Inn, Richland
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and
Suites, Richland
Horn Rapids RV Park
Humphrey, Hartman, and
Cameron
KTCV 88.1 Radio
Saturday, August 31
11:00
11:45
12:30
1:15
2:00
2:45
3:30
4:15
5:00
5:45
6:30
7:00
to
9:30
Dear Doris
Folk/rock Americana
Schedule subject to change. This schedule as of 8/25/13
Vintage
Evan Egerer
Acoustic Classic folk/rock Acoustic blues rock
JW McClure &
Linda Khandro
Thaddeus Spae From Celtic & original
old jazz to Jimmie Rogers harp music
Huckleberry Jam
Celtic & Appalachian
music
Jim Coleman
and Friends
Local singer/songwriter
Mona and Ryc
No-age folk music
Banjo Grannies
Old-time songs for
kids & folks
K
The Quiet American
Old-time folk
for new times
Rob Thran
Songs of a working
cowboy
Hank and Claire
Heartfelt harmony duo
Silver Lining
Neo Retro Duo
Leaves of Grass
local folk trio - blues,
folk rock and folk pop
“Hawkeye” Herman
Dynamic blues
guitar & vocals
Kate MacLeod &
Kat Eggleston
Dynamic songwriting duo
Skweez the Weezle
High energy
Celtic music!!!
David Nigel Lloyd
Non-traditional
traditionalist
The Rootsters
Original & classic blues
Burgundy Pearl
Voices & guitar
harmoniosity
James Nason
High energy multi-genre
solo act
Wes Weddell
Northwest song & story
Waterbound
Blazing mando
and autoharp duo
Mike Guthrie
Folk and blues songster
Robyn Landis
Award-winning
singer/songwriter
Nancy K Dillon
Avant garde Americana
The Great Sänger
& Didele Seamen
of the Inland Empire
Humphrey, Hartman Spanaway Bay
& Cameron Contempoary Songs from the
acoustic folk divas
rocky shore
Shanghaied on the
Pre-Concert Break
Willamette Songs plundered from land and sea
Seating for Concert
Cat Loves Crow
Classic songs with
sweet harmonies
Songwriting Contest
10 Finalists
“Bridges”
Saturday Evening Concert
Tania Opland and
Mike Freeman
Dan Weber
The Righteous Mothers
K
Mountain Thyme
A potpourri of folk music
K
Karl Smiley
Oregon singer/songwriter
K = Kid Friendly
Chantey Round
Robin
$10/$8 at the North Stage
Emceed by Dan Maher
Winner of the 2013
“Bridges”
Songwriting Contest
will perform their winning entry!
Buy your
Concert tickets
Early
at the
Information
Booth.
11:00
11:45
Winters & Skalstad
Original folk & folk/rock
Ed Kramer
Banjo virtuoso
Dan Maher
Host of Inland Folk
John Bartholomew
Local mando wiz
12:30
1:15
2:00
In the Richland Community Center
Mystic Mirage
Middle-Eastern
belly dance troupe
Sultana Dancers &
Drummers Fusion belly
dance & drummers
Bellydance
Workshop
Any one can belly dance P
Anita La Franchi
Triple-time
P
East Coast swing
4:15
5:00
5:45
6:30
Workshops
Descriptions
are available
at the
Information Booth
Micki Perry
Pack up
your promo
Life & times of
Woody Guthrie
Mandolin for
all levels
Ed Kramer
Broad-band
5-string banjo
Linda Khandro
Jam with a harp
2:45
3:30
3 Rivers Dulcimer
Society Jam in
D, all welcome!
Carl Allen
Mark Iler
Jimmy Buffet
singalong
Vinyl Transit
Dance to oldies
& fun music
P
Chinese Dancers
Folk dances from
across China
Sanchali Banerjee
Classical Odissi Dance
“Hawkeye”
Herman
Blues guitar
boogie
Stanislove
Bottleneck
slide guitar
Michael Guthrie
Lap steel guitar
P = Participatory (means you can dance!)
John Bartholomew
David Nigel Lloyd
How to write a
“traditional” song
Mona Warner
Bass: Five one
and beyond
Tania Opland
Hammered
dulcimer for all
Jeanette Sheeran
Beginning
autoharp
The Quiet
American
Ukelele melee
Tumbleweed Youth Night
Friday, August 30, 6:30-10:30PM
6:30-6:45 Mermaid Motel
6:50-7:05 Tyler Chase
7:15-7:40 Blinded Innocence
7:55-8:15 Evan Egerer
8:25- 8:55 StaticBox
9:10-9:25 Payton Airoldi
9:35-9:55 Shane and Zac
10:00-10:30 Dear Doris
Sunday, September 1
11:00
11:45
12:30
1:15
2:00
2:45
3:30
4:15
5:00
5:45
6:30
Grace Creek Band
Old-time gospel
& bluegrass
Kerry Grombacher
Folk & western troubador
TR Ritchie
Troubador poet
Watch the Sky!
Celtic music with spirit
Campbell Road
Grim ballads & jolly reels
Woodlander
Full throttle folk
Dave Oestreich
Memorial Band
Scramble
Sign up by 2:00 PM!
Tracy Spring
Original new folk & blues
The Moonshine
Original songs,
old-time style
Hank Cramer
& Friends
Not all from Winthrop
The Unpaid Bills
Songs about money & life
JW Sparrow
Original story & song
Deb Seymour
Hard hat folk with
boots to match
Humor and Heart
Acoustic folk &
pop songs
Tim Platt
Finger-style guitar
virtuoso
Hounds @ Bay
Howlin’ good blues
Moore of Beck n’
Kayser Songs of
Steve Beck & friends
Flip Breskin &
Zeke Hoskin
Tag-team folk experience
Scott Katz
Insensitive
singer/songwriter
Georgia Bowne &
Tom McDonald
Acoustic folk Americana
Brian Maskew
Traditional folk
& maritime
Rebecca Cohen
Robin McGillveray
Harmonized originals
Steve Wacker
Modern poetic Americana
AE & the IOU’s
Insightful, witty
Americana
Laddie Ray Melvin
Spokane
singer/songwriter
Brendon Wires
Unique bass
instrumentalist
Mike Murray
Traditional
acoustic music
Tom Rawson
User-friendly songs
Matt Price
Fiction set to music
Thaddeus Spae
Vaudville folk and
campfire jazz
Evening Theme Concert
Check out the Arts & Crafts
Support Our Business Sponsors
Larry and Lynette
Americana with
harmonies & heart
Becky McGuigan
Unique, quirky folk stylist
Heather Stearns
Indie folk
singer/songwriter
Uncle Yascha
Existential klezmer jazz
Carl Allen
Woody’s kid songs
and others
K
Micki Perry
Garden songs & shanties
K
The Dandelion Family
Band Old-time
family string band
K
Mike & Val James
Traditional neo-folk
& originals
Garth Osborn
Bucket list boogie
Murphy & Middauagh
Old-time folk & country
K = Kid Friendly
“Bridges”
8:00
In the Richland Community Center
Schedule subject to change. This schedule as of 8/25/13
Open Mic Stage
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday
sponsored by
Victory Music.
Sign up for a slot!
Buy your
Dance tickets
at the
Information
Booth.
11:00
11:45
12:30
1:15
2:00
2:45
Troupe du Soleil
Middle-Eastern
belly dance troupe
Troupe du Soleil
Belly dance
P
for the people
We’re Rockin’
Line Dancers
Local line dance group P
We’re Rockin’ Line
Dancers Workshop
Learn line dance basics
Contra Dance 101
Basic moves of
contra dance
P
Anita LaFranchi
Waltz workshop
P
3:30
4:15
5:00
5:45
8:00
G Cleftones
Dance to eclectic dance
& listening music
P
Frenchtown Dancers
French Canadian
dance troupe
Contra Dance
Juniper Bush Huggers
& Dan Clark
Red Lion Hotel P
Remembering
Those Who
Are Gone
Shanghaied on
the Willamette
Sea song song circle
Dan Maher
Songs of Dylan
Part One
Hank Cramer
Songs of the
miners
Rob Thran
Jim Croce songs
Jim Nason
Make a
one-string bass
Steve Peterson
New uses
for old chords
Georgia Browne
Song sharing
for the terrified
Kerry Grombacher
Finding the story
in the picture
Deb Seymour
Jump start brains
with open rhyme
Tom Rawson
TR Ritchie
Hootenanny fun
Finding your way
with no songsheets into the song
JW Sparrow
“Hawkeye”
Toss that capo!
Herman
Beginning
Chris Glanister
finger-style guitar Leveraging best
sound at venues
Sandy Bly, Bev
& Leo Kaminski,
Mary Ann Ahlberg
Song Circle
Uncle Yascha
Are you nervous
about performing?
Nancy K. Dillon
Promoting with
social media
P = Participatory (means you can dance!)
Feed your hunger!
Remember the Experience!
Try the fabulous food
at our many Food Booths
throughout the festival
Festival buttons, hats, t-shirts, stickers
and performers’ recordings are
available at the Information Booth.