Here’s Abe! See you on Sept 13! Abe Kenney – Classical Guitarist Bio: Abe Kenney is a dedicated professional guitarist who performs a vast range of classical repertoire. He also incorporates flamenco, tango, twelve-tone, video game music, original compositions and improvisation. All of this variety is executed with advanced technique and thoughtful expressiveness. Talk to us a bit about community, about yourself as an artist, and about…
People are so excited to host! It’s been so much fun making new friends and getting to know people who care about community and are happy to participate in creating it. Meet Eric and Lissa… and don’t forget: just like the Performer page, we’ll reveal one Porch Host each day… – ERICK & LISSA – -Talk to us a bit about community, about yourselves, and about PorchFest, please… …
It’s so exciting to begin sharing the porch hosts! These are great people who have a great attitude and love to participate in creating community. Like the Performer page, we’ll reveal one host each day. We also have a special surprise that you’ll begin to see here next week, an artistic collaboration between an illustrator and a photographer… – CAROLE & LEE – 1 -What got you interested in…
We continue with our series spotlighting PorchFest’s performers. We hope you get a chance to drop by on Sat the 13th, but in case you don’t, you can learn about a new musician and hear her thoughts on PorchFest and community…” Dry and Dusty – Duet – Old Time Music Bio: Dry and Dusty grew up playing music with their family, hiking around in the desert singing cowboy songs,…
PorchFest is about building community first and foremost, but it’s hard to do that without the perfect excuse – music! “Did you hear that? Sounds like someone’s playing over at Janet’s house; let’s go check it out!” MELE POLINAHE – Duet – Hawaiian Traditional Bio:Jesse Tinsley and Steve Riggan play old, old-style Hawaiian music. The music has the simplicity of Hawai’I culture, influenced by swing, jazz, country and oldtime music. Jesse is part native Hawaiian via his mother. Steve has Hawaiian family by marriage. Together they play guitar, ukulele and steel guitar and are joined by a variety of friends and family. 1 -What got you interested in PorchFest? What do you think about it? Music, both playing and listening, brings people together. It’s a social magnet,…
One of the most exciting things about PorchFest is getting to know the performers – not just their genres or influences, but how they feel about community because this isn’t just a music festival, it’s a community-building event. Let’s start with MADELINE – Solo Act – Jazz/Blues/Opera Bio: Madeline McNeill is a singer/songwriter who combines a variety of music genres including jazz, blues, and opera to craft her unique performances in and around Spokane. She studied opera at Western Washington University and has since become a writer, philosopher, and a musician with a passion for playing music in a variety of spaces from the porch to the campfire to the concert hall. Talk to us a bit about community, about yourself as an artist, and about PorchFest, please… “I…