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Busking Seattle: Dysfunction Junction Bluegrass Band –  Lake City Farmers Market 22 June 2023 Dysfunction Junction is an entity centered around washtub bassist Patrick Ferris, who assembles ensembles from a fluid stable of rotating musicians according to whatever gig he … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle – Ballard Farmers Market  –  4 June 2023 I happened upon the enigmatic Marty as he was performing the final song of a set about which I know nothing.  Luck was better for a leisurely treatment of Yue … Continue reading →

Seattle Peace Chorus – Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church  –  3 June 2023 If I’m gonna pick an event that calls for me working the tables, it might as well be music.  The tabling was for the “Third Act” organization (“building … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle: Ross Robinson – 14 May 2023  –  Ballard Farmers Market Olympia-based Ross has got vintage down, slides a mean tube of glass.  Covers include Zawinul’s “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”.  

Freddy and the Long Shots  –  Rabbit Box Theatre, Seattle  –  2 April 2023 Nepotism rears its ugly head!  Disclaimer: Freddy is married to the second cousin, once removed, of my wife.  Nonetheless, there’s nothing about this band that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Norwegian Heritage Day – Lef Erikson Hall, Seattle – 25 March 2023 For 2023 this celebration moved indoors; I caught only one musical act, Skandia Kapell.  The group, led by fiddler and singer Kris Johansson had a lineup 50% different … Continue reading →

Ballard Farmers Market – Karen/Brookfield Farm – 19 March 2023 Karen is my favorite honey vendor at BFM, although truth be told, I haven’t sampled every honey at the market.  I suppose like everyone else, my honey preferences are idiosyncratic.  … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle – Ballard Commons Park – 11 & 12 March 2023 This was on the occasion of the re-opening of Ballard Commons Park, which had been closed temporarily for a (euphemistically) re-furb update.  Among the festivities was a stage … Continue reading →

‘Berto – Acma Mission Orchard – 5 March 2023 – Ballard Famers Market It’s quite a chore for Berto to drive from the orchard at Quincy (about 3 hours) and set all this up himself, and then undo it all … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle: Golden Earrings Jazz Band  –  Ballard Farmers Market  –  18 September 2022 Robin Kallsen’s modified “Vo-de-oh-doh” speaker says it all for this old-timey combo – not sure if any of their repertoire is more recent than World War … Continue reading →