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Is this a Society? More like a loose association of volunteers committed to the value of participation in music. With the help of the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Department we have been hosting events at the Roeder Home for over 30 years. For more information, contact concert coordinator Janet Peterson at motherlodemusic@earthlink.net or 360-647-0741.
How do we choose performers? The way we arrange concerts is a bit unusual. We have found that the concerts are more successful if they are organized by a host who is really interested and excited about getting people to come and hear the person(s) who are performing. So, instead of picking a performer, we start by picking hosts and the hosts are given the freedom to pick any one they want. Usually they choose someone they are already a fan of rather than someone who has sent a CD for review.
Where is Bellingham? On the western side of Washington state, between Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC, roughly 90 minutes from each. See also the website for BIMA, the Bellingham Independent Musicians Association.
Music Circles / Concerts / About the Roeder Home / Concert Schedule
Music Circles are evenings when anyone is welcome to to sing, play, or listen. Admission is free. When your turn comes around you can lead a song everyone knows, play a song you wrote yourself, ask if anyone else can sing a song you heard once... You get the idea.
The Circles gather anywhere from five to twenty-five people. A typical evening will see guitars, autoharps, mandolins, harps, and fiddles, with the occasional accordion, bass, banjo, or hammered dulcimer.
Music Circles are usually the first and third Wednesday of the month, (and the fifth Wednesday, if there is one). Occasionally they get moved around or bumped in favor of a special Concert. Most of the year they are in the Roeder Home, 7:30-10 pm. Call 360-671-3480 for more information.
Music Circles / Concerts / About the Roeder Home / Concert Schedule
* Concerts
There are folk music concerts
in the living room of the Roeder Home on the second and fourth Wednesdays of
most months. There is no sound system and there are usually between 25 and 75
people attending. Usually a donation is requested on a
sliding scale from $8-12.
Who
has performed at the Roeder Home?
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WHATCOM COUNTY MUSICIANS |
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Carl Allen's Woody Guthrie Program Jen and Kristin Allen-Zito Laurel Bliss Selina Doran Easy Street Mary Freske Larry Hanks and Laura Smith Scrub Hubner Tom Hunter Jan Killam Mike Marker Millie and the Mentschn Geof Morgan Chris Norman Janet Peterson and Karen Waldrop Joe Prater Random Orbit Sanders Richard Scholtz Ted Smith
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Frankie Armstrong Bryan Bowers Hank Bradley and Cathy Whitesides Cathy Britell Greg and Jere Canote Cat Loves Crow Carolyn Cruso and Larry Murante Jeff Davis and Jeff Warner Dram County Kat Eggleston Sara Grey and Kearon Means Kathie Hardy Merritt Herring Amy Hofer and Karen Celia Heil Joe Jencks Orville Johnson and Mark Graham Carol Elizabeth Jones Cindy Kallet Meryle Korn Julian Kytasty Grey Larsen Dave Lewis and Vince Brown Sarah Marreiros Sam Masich and Christine Duncan John Miller and John Reischman Bruce Molsky and Paula Bradley Kristina Olsen Steve Palazzo Matt Price and Leah Kauffman Ken Purlman Rebel Voices Del Rey The Rolling Crones (Velvet and Mary) David Roth Eric Schoenberg Straw Into Gold Alec Stone Sweet Three Strong Winds Mary Litchfield Tuel
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Roeder Home
2600 Sunset Drive
The Roeder Home, at the corner of Sunset and Broadway, was
built at the turn of the century by Victor Roeder, a banker and the son of one
of Whatcom County's first White settlers. The Home was designed by Alfred Lee, the architect responsible for two of
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