This is a private event. But, in addition to being a fun place to hang out and sample some PNW wines, Lane Cellars (in downtown Camas) also has live music every Friday & Saturday night, & in the process they’re supporting local musicians. Very cool!

The Enspire Arts Community Concert is about celebrating emerging and established musicians in the greater Vancouver area. Sponsored by Enspire Arts, it features four Enspire Arts Ambassadors (all high-school-aged students) will perform along with music professionals from the community. There will be dancing, singing, and instrument playing of various sorts. I’ll be playing a fiddle piece with Isabel Rush, a violin student who is bravely stepping into the world of fiddling that I’ve been working with since the fall of 2024, as well as doing a solo looping piece. Please come and support our local arts scene!

A non-performance performance (i.e., a time to chill while listening to live music) at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver (UUCV)

On Friday, November 1, I’ll be playing at the LiveWell Camas Yoga studio’s “First Friday Unplugged” event series held during Camas’ monthly First Friday festivities. Despite the event title, I’ll be plugged in — but I pinky promised that I’ll keep it quiet.

I’ll be providing background music for a farm-to-table event sponsored by the Gorge Grown Food Network in Hood River. For all the deets visit their website at https://secure.givelively.org/event/gorge-grown-food-network/gorge-grown-harvest-dinner-2024

I’ll be doing live fiddle looping at the Vancouver Farmers Market from 11am-1pm on Saturday, September 21. This is the first year since the pandemic that the VFM is hosting live music, so yahoo for that! It’s a great market right next to Esther Short Park with lots of food & shady places to sit.

Sorry, this one’s private — sometimes live loopers can be that way.

I’ll be doing another round of live fiddle looping at the East Vancouver Farmers Market from 11am-1pm on Thursday, August 29 - just before the Labor Day weekend. This is a smaller market with some good food trucks & a nice separate stage for music. The stage is big enough for the audience to be on stage as well (last year a bunch of dancing kids joined me on stage), which is necessary if it’s sunny because there’s no shade anywhere else. Also, bring a chair, ‘cause there aren’t many comfy sitting options!

I’ll be doing live fiddle looping at the Hood River Farmers Market from 10am-1pm on Saturday, August 3. This will be my first time playing at the Hood River market, but I’ve been there before as a consumer and it’s big with lots of good food options. If memory serves there aren’t many shady places to sit and listen, so this will be more of an “atmospheric” gig.

I’ll be live looping at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival on Friday, August 2, from 2-3 pm (truthfully I’ll only be playing from 2:10-3:50, since the time slot includes setup & soundcheck; yikes!). The Festival has multiple music venues — they’ve got me playing at the Phil Arnold Way Community Stage. Come by & say hi!

Fadin’ by 9 makes its second appearance of the summer at the Beaverton Farmers Market on Saturday, July 27, from 8:30am-1:00pm. Beaverton is a huge market with lots of great produce and has a separate, mostly shady space with lots of chairs where you can sit, eat the brunch/lunch you’ve picked up from one of the market food vendors, and listen to music. We’ve got a bunch of new tunes including a bluegrass version of Sweet Caroline - c’mon down and sing along!

My band Fadin’ by 9 will be playing outdoors at the O.O. Howard House in Fort Vancouver as part of the Fort Vancouver Historic Trust’s Summer Fest music program. Head to https://www.thehistorictrust.org/calendar/summer-fest/ for the deets!

I’ll be doing live fiddle looping at the East Vancouver Farmers Market from 11am-1pm on Thursday, June 27. This is a smaller market with some good food trucks & a nice separate stage for music. The stage is big enough for the audience to be on stage as well (last year a bunch of dancing kids joined me on stage), which is necessary if it’s sunny because there’s no shade anywhere else. Also, bring a chair, ‘cause there aren’t many comfy sitting options!

I’ll be doing live looping at the Camas Farmer’s Market from 5-7pm on June 19. The Camas market is a great place to get fresh produce and features many local vendors — plus, there’s a nice shady lawn right behind the market where you can chill, eat some food, and get a behind-the-scenes (literally) view of live looping.

I’ll be playing fiddle with Fadin’ by 9, a Vancouver-based bluegrass band, at the Beaverton Farmers Market from 8:30-1pm on Saturday June 15. Beaverton is a huge market with lots of great produce and has a separate, mostly shady space with lots of chairs where you can sit and listen to music. We’ve got a bunch of new tunes including a bluegrass version of Sweet Caroline - c’mon down and sing along!