Beltaine Music

Tuesday April 15, 2008

April Showers, May Flowers, & Music

Posted By: John at 11:31 PM

We will be performing at a number of great festivals and events this spring and summer. Check out our schedule for dates and times at the Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Memorial Weekend at Ankeny Vineyards, Open Mic at Artichoke Music, The Highland Stillhouse in Oregon City, and New Seasons in SE Portland and Happy Valley. We hope you have a wonderful spring in the Northwest - see you soon!

Wednesday March 5, 2008

Beltaine Celebrates St Patricks Day

Posted By: John at 12:03 AM

Beltaine will be celebrating St Patricks Day with many events including a Scotch tasting in Oregon City, happy hour in Happy Valley, music and coffee in SE Portland, an outdoor party at Saturday Market, and the most excellent Irish pub in Hillsboro on the seventeenth. Come celebrate with us. Have a happy and safe St Patricks Day.

Monday February 18, 2008

New Additions to the Web Site

Posted By: John at 10:22 AM

There are a few new additions to the web site. We added a tune called Come Out Ye Black and Tans which is a haunting ballad about the English occupation of Ireland after the First World War. You can listen to it on the Audio section of our site. We also added some new pictures and some videos to our Gallery section of our site. A new section is photos of friends of Beltaine. If you would like to add some photos please email them to us and we will try our best to get them on the site.

Thursday February 14, 2008

Great Concert on Friday!!

Posted By: John at 2:14 PM

Looking for a great concert on Friday (can''t wait to see Beltaine on Saturday?) the Portland FolkMusic Society is proud to present Michael Smith and Brian Cutean on Friday, February 15th, 7:30 PM. It will be an awesone show. (Then you can come and see Beltaine on Saturday morning!) Visit the Portland FolkMusic website on the links page.

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04/20/2008 at 12:00 PM

23rd Annual Tulip Fest - Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm

33814 S. Meridian Rd, Woodburn, OR

05/16/2008 at 7:30 PM

Artichoke Music Open Mike - Artichoke Music

3130 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR

05/17/2008 at 11:00 AM

Coffee, Tea, Food, & Music Before You Shop - New Seasons Market Seven Corners

1954 SE Division, Portland, OR

I've listened to John McCutcheon, Walt Michael and Malcolm Dalglish for years as well as a little Maggie Sansone and have always enjoyed the sound of the hammered dulcimer. It''s great to be able to add something new to the iPod. Many of the tunes are familiar to me but the arrangements are fresh. Thanks for the good music!

Cliff (listening to our CD 's),November, 2007

Thank you for sharing your beautiful music with us and our guests at our wedding! "Over hill ways up and down Myrtle green and bracken brown, Pass the shilling through the town, All for Paul and Ali" All our best to you.

Ali & Paul! (Ali at her wedding),September, 2007

Thank you so much for the great entertainment last night. You guys were AWESOME! I hope that you will be able to perform for us again in the near future.

(Performance at Providence Hospital),April, 2007

The lavender festival was a smashing success this year as the comments of over a thousand visitors attest. Of course, the most frequent reaction was to the wonderful sight and aroma of lavender. Along with the relaxing wonder of lavender, the sounds of Beltaine drifted on the air. The combination created an environment of ambience, inspiration and friendliness. Many guest lingered for an hour or two, relishing the sounds of the dulicimers, guitars, and other instruments. John, Kris, and Brian, treated the crowd to ballads which young and old alike loved. Volunteers, vendors, and visitor all agreed that Beltaine helped to make the Festival a wonderful success!

(Helvetia Lavender Festival),July, 2007

Everything you played, sang, entertained was absolutely perfect. All of your personalities fit perfect with the mood we hoped for FUN. We didnt expect that you would go upstairs just that you would do exactly what You did set up downstairs, and play while people arrived so perfect again. I have several emails, cards from out of town guests who have written to tell, us how having you play at the wedding was so perfect, and that you were all just great!!! Kudos to all. The bride & groom thought it was everything they expected, and both were so pleased to have you there. You just seemed to know when to do what, and that was a tremendous help to me. So Thank you so much. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did!!

(Michelle, mother of the bride),March, 2007

The mix of one or two hammer dulcimers, and guitar, with occasional flute, mandolin, bass box and shaker make for a very enjoyable album. The tunes vary from traditional Scottish and Irish music to originals that cross over into fiddle tunes and even blues. Check out Florida Blues, for hammer dulcimer funk!

Dick Weissman,November, 2005

I listened to Winter Wind twice yesterday, driving back and forth to school with no distractions. I love the little melodic and rhythmic twists you put in and it's a great selection of songs.

Kathy Lee,December, 2006

Everyone raved about your performance! It was phenomenal& We listened to your CD on Sunday afternoon and found it to be hypnotic, entrancing, and the perfect accompaniment to the showers passing through. And Saturday night's downpour was definitely softened by your playing...

Dan Weden,April, 2006

We saw you play at Tryon Creek State Park the other day. My 3 year old son was intrigued, so I bought a CD. He plays it all day. Thank you for bringing a taste of Irish folk to our little Irish home. :)

(Meggan Tryon Creek State Park),August, 2007

Thank you SO much for coming - your music was perfect for our setting. I just loved it when that little girl started dancing along with you. I hope my photos come out - I will send you one if they do. We so appreciate your support. It was a wonderfully successful Trillium Festival. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Deborah Shimkus, Trillium Festival Coordinator,May, 2005