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Greetings!
This past month, we saw Pete Seeger sing and play on the Hudson River, filmed Ukalaliens instructional DVDs for Homespun with Happy Traum in Woodstock and played some fine shows in New York, including the very same barn at Camp High Valley in Clinton Corners where Steve learned his first few chords on a guitar as a boy of twelve. You can read more about it on our BLOG ... Click Here  |
Homeward bound, we picked up a little U-Haul right from the Portland airport fresh in from New York. Oregonian relatives gathered with us the following morning to help us load the studio and move a hundred miles north to a little house on the west side of Olympia, Washington on Puget Sound. Our "POD" arrived with the contents of our home a couple days later and by the 4th of July everything was unloaded and Steve and I were setting up our new nest.
We like the pace here, the salt air; our neighbors are becoming fast friends. We walk and bike everywhere we need to go and walk through old growth on a trail down to the bay, minutes to downtown on foot.
Special thanks to Bailey, the bold spaniel out for a walk in our new neighborhood who introduced us to his owners by coming right up to Steve wagging his tail to wait for a pat on the head and thereby starting a conversation between strangers that turned into landlords and new friends. You just never know where the next bit of good luck is going to come from!
So now, our community boundary we call "home" has expanded our new location here in Olympia where we can work more in less miles and keep the music train on track! We are still close by and booking frequent gigs in the Portland area on our monthly calendar.
Our music and Ukalaliens Uke & Sing is within easy reach and earshot of Portland friends, family and fans so stay tuned and please stay in touch! The Ukalaliens Uke & Sing is creating a buzz all over and we're bringing it home for a weekly sing in Olympia and monthly at Kennedy School. Be sure to check it out, grab your friends and family and join us whenever you can. We look forward to harmonizing with you soon. - Kate & Steve
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Uke & Sing  | Music Gigs
Mosier, McMenamins, Sitka, Olympia
Join us as often as you can...
Idiot's Grace
Farm & Orchard 4:30pm
Gorge Grown "Feast on the Farm" Festival Sunday, Sept 12 in Mosier,
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Annual festival celebrates local farmers in the Columbia Gorge who come
together in food and music! Kate Power & Steve Einhorn and the
Ukalaliens are showing up for this one with two dozen extra Kala ukes to show
you how AND a full concert of music, songs and stories with banjos,
guitars, ukes and harmony. Bring your family and friends and we'll harmonize together in the orchard! Special Notice >>> Sept 26th! Ukalaliens Tunes in the Dunes in Neskowin on the Oreg on Coast - See below by the cool frog for more...
Come October, if you happen to be in Olympia, our "Ukalaliens™ Uke & Sing" will be hosted on Mondays at Yenney Music starting October 4th! Uke lesson for beginners and a singalong every Monday night for $10 this Fall. Ltd seats. Kala ukes-lend or bring your own!
Online reservations will be available at www.qualityfolk.com soon so stay tuned!
McMenamins is bringing us home to Portland this Fall for free! Steve and Kate in duo performance on guitars, banjos and ukuleles with award winning songs and stellar harmonies once a month in Centralia (Olympic Club Theatre/Tuesdays 9/21, 10/19), Edgefield (Winery/Weds 9/22, 10/20 & 11/17). Kate & Steve "bring us to that place that can only be reached at the hands of journeyman artists. The power and precision of their performance gives [me] the complete trust to lean into the music, to get lost in it." - NW Examiner 2009
... and then the big Ukalaliens™ Uke &
Sing at the Kennedy School Gym (Thurs 9/23, 10/21, 11/18) for EVERYBODY! We have two dozen Kala ukes-to-lend to the uke-curious (or bring your own!) ALL voices and instruments are welcome at the singalong (no percussion, sorry). Bring your guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello, harmonica, you name it - and a copy of Rise Up Singing! to sing along.
We are thrilled to present these shows and hope that you will do what you can to bring everybody you know and join us to sing and play together!
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Ukalaliens on the Oregon Coast Sunday 9/26Ukalaliens & Tunes in the Dunes!  |
Uke & Sing, Workshops, Singalong & The Mighty Uke!
REGISTRATION at Sitka is OPEN NOW!
A first in fundraisers for music in the schools through ukulele love in Lincoln County is hosted by Sitka Center for Art & Ecology and generous sponsors.
Kate & Steve present Ukalaliens workshops! Morning with Intermediate Players and afternoon workshop for Absolute Beginners followed by a Singalong for All Voices & Instruments at the beautiful Neskowin Valley School. The cost is low and the fun will be over the top! Bring your friends and family. Make beautiful music with us on the Oregon coast. Register today at www.sitka.org. Limited seats for maximum enjoyment! Neskowin Valley School, 10005 Slab Creek Rd, Neskowin, OR · Call for info 503-392-3124
For weekenders, a special screening of "The Mighty Uke" is in the works for a Saturday matinee at 11AM at the Bijou in Lincoln City. Stay tuned and register for Sunday's fun at www.sitka.org today!
(Mark your Calendars! The first annual "Tunes in the Dunes" at Westwind Camp, Oregon Coast, September 23-25, 2011. Stay tuned!)
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"Responsible artwork that makes you feel good just being near it."  |
Steve's Art
Matter! 113 Fifth Ave SW, Olympia, WA 98501 360-943-1760
"Where art and sustainability hang together" is the creed of MATTER! Jo Gallagher's gallery of recyclable and sustainable ingredients with Steve's musical scuptures on exhibit, in the window and for sale. Check it out at MATTER!
Back at the drawing board, Steve's illustrations, prints and cards are in his online art gallery with new drawings.
BONUS! A free copy of Steve's classic 1983 Kicking Mule Records' "Whole World Round" will be packed with every purchase! (Surprises inevitable.)
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Private Lessons, Group Classes...
If you are inclined to have a music lesson with us in person, we may be available here in Olympia or on the road as time allows. Individual and tailored group options are available for every setting. Please explore our workshops online and let us know what you'd like to learn from us.
If that doesn't work for your schedule, remember that Homespun is releasing Ukalaliens™ DVDs this Fall. You can learn to play and sing with uke from scratch and pick up techniques and tricks from Kate & Steve on the Ukalaliens DVDs. Check out Homespun instructional DVDs and downloads on our homepage at Quality Folk.
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"The Key's Within"  |
New Favorites...
Triona Ni Dhomhnaill: Check out Triona's new CD, "The Key's Within" featuring "Kate's Waltz" (aw shucks) and a gorgeous selection of original instrumental compositions written for friends of one of Ireland's mythic composers and musicians of Bothy Band, Relativity & Nightnoise fame. Beautiful online photo gallery for viewing by clicking on Triona's link. Triona welcomes your emails and CD orders - give it a listen here!
Life Coaching by Diane Dreizen: Breakthroughs with a gentle approach and big results are inevitable in the hands of one of Portland's finest. One session can open doors you've been knocking on. Take it from us, the quality of life blossoms when you find your way back to your dreams. 503-228-2996 or click to Diane's website in blue for more information about her life-coaching, flower essences & energy healing.
Thanks
for reading our enewsletter! Please share it with your friends! Come
to our gigs so we can thank you in person for harmonizing with Quality
Folk in community, friendship, music and art.
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