Owner's Statement
An annual celebration of folk and Americana music, Portland's Folk Festival was created in 2017 by local folk duo Fox and Bones as a way to cultivate the Portland folk scene and create a bigger stage for local musicians.
Articles
Save Our Stages
Chris Young - May 6, 2020
We need numerous independently owned venues and festivals to sustain our robust music ecosystem in Oregon. As the first to close but the last to reopen, these incubators of artistry are vital to...
Fox and Bones: 'Already Here (Music in Modern Times)' [Song Premiere]
Chris Young - Feb 20, 2020
The duo get real about the struggles professional musicians face while also savoring making music for a living. Celebrate the release of this single—as well as their signing to Portland's Dutch...
Pretty Gritty Live from The Rye Room [Video Premiere]
Kelsey Greco - Jan 31, 2019
The latest Rye Room Session features local folk duo Sarah Wolff and Blaine Heinonen of Pretty Gritty. Watch them perform a cover of “All I Have To Do Is Dream” at The Rye Room. Then don’t miss...
Those Willows: 'Elowah' [Video Premiere]
Ryan J. Prado - Jan 31, 2019
Those Willows keep it cool in their wintry new video for the Gorge-inspired song "Elowah." Don't miss them at Portland's Folk Festival at the Mission Theater on February 2 or at Mississippi...
Artist to Watch: Fox and Bones Are Following Their Own Musical Mantra
Kelsey Greco - Jan 25, 2019
“In a strange way these songs are a mantra, so we want to be very careful what we are repeating [because] the things that you say turn into your actions, and all of a sudden that’s your life.”...
Hear Fox and Bones on Making the Move with Tara Velarde [Podcast Premiere]
Tara Velarde - Jan 17, 2019
Featuring conversations with working musicians, Making the Move digs into the creative ways artists structure their careers, sustain their financial and artistic needs, and balance their...
Fox and Bones: 'Love Me Like A River' [Song Premiere]
Chris Young - Oct 5, 2017
The couple take a big musical step, getting help from local producers and professionals in Badfoot Records, The Rye Room and ROLA Music, before heading off to tour Europe this fall. But before...
Related Photo Galleries
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Scenes from Night Two of Portland's Folk Festival feat. Horse Feathers, Worth, The Get Ahead, Lenore., Fox and Bones, Pretty Gritty and more at Crystal Ballroom on Jan. 11, 2020
Photos by Ryan Alexander
January 17, 2020 2:30pm
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Scenes from Night One of Portland's Folk Festival feat. Tara Velarde, Ben Larsen, Nick Delffs, Glitterfox, MAITA, Cedar Teeth, Haley Johnsen and Ezra Bell at Crystal Ballroom on Jan. 10, 2020
Photos by Kevin Pettigrew
January 12, 2020 2:00pm
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Scenes from Night One of Portland's Folk Festival feat. Anna Tivel, Jeffrey Martin, Ezra Bell, Haley Johnsen, Cedar Teeth, MAITA, Glitterfox, Nick Delffs, Ben Larsen and Tara Velarde at Crystal Ballroom on Jan. 10, 2020
Photos by Ryan Alexander
January 17, 2020 9:30am
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Scenes from Night Two of Portland's Folk Festival featuring Three For Silver, Pretty Gritty and more at Mission Theater on Feb. 2, 2019
Photos by Joe Bitters
February 7, 2019 3:30pm
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Scenes from Night One of Portland's Folk Festival featuring Brother Not Brother, Taylor Kingman, The Hackles and more at Mission Theater on Feb. 1, 2019
Photos by Joe Bitters
February 7, 2019 10:00am
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Portland's Folk Festival: Those Willows, Worth, Fox and Bones, Haley Johnsen, Hammerhead and more at White Eagle on Jan. 20, 2018
Photos by Various Photographers
January 25, 2018 7:45pm
As the sold-out Portland's Folk Festival wound down on Saturday night, couples cozied up on bar stools and fans held out their phones to capture the last echoing harmonies of local band Those...
