An organization offering bluegrass workshops, jams, and musical community in Portland, OR.
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Hope you're all having a good Thanksgiving lead up! Patrick made a video running through our new tune for tomorrow's Zoom Class, "Someone Took My Place with You". Check it out below or click here.
Happy Thanksgiving Week everyone!
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Hey Taborgrassers,
Given the spike in covid cases and the governor's "freeze" in Multnomah county, we've decided to cancel tomorrow's Taborgrass workshops.
We're sorry to do so with such little notice, and hope to get things back on track as soon as possible. We'll be in touch about what things will look like in the coming weeks. If you were signed up for a workshop on 11/14 and haven't received an email from us, let us know at taborgrass@gmail.com.
In the meantime, enjoy some Bluegrass Album Band playing everyone's favorite G minor fiddle tune, Cheyenne.
G-runningly,
Kaden & Patrick
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Workshops! Zoom Class tonight, and a Jam Workshop and Mandolin Workshop this Saturday!
Hey Taborgrassers!
The weekly Zoom Class is happening tonight 6-7pm PST! We'll be going over Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Angelina Baker, and Fireball Mail! Check out the video below to see Patrick breakdown the melody to Fireball Mail!
Jam workshop and Mandolin workshop coming atcha this Saturday! Hope to see you there!
Hey Taborgrassers!
Another great day of Workshops yesterday! Huge thanks to everyone that came out, and to Brian Alley for teaching a banjo workshop! You can find handouts from his workshop here!
Looking forward to our Zoom Class this Wednesday, as well as our Jamming Workshop and Kaden's Mandolin Workshop this Saturday!
See you soon!
Hey Taborpals!
Still time to register for tonight's Zoom Class! Join Patrick and Kaden to play through some bluegrass standards, and talk about how to hear our way through the chord changes. Tonight from 6-7pm PST!
We've also got a Banjo workshop with Brian Alley and Jamming Workshop coming up this Saturday!
Here's a little Del McCoury to get y'all through the day. See you soon Taborgrassers!
Hey Taborgrassers!
This Saturday we’ve got a Jamming workshop with Patrick and Kaden covering the ins and outs of playing music with others, and a Banjo workshop with Brian Alley on the fundamentals of Scruggs-style banjo. To meet Brian, check out the video below!
We’ll also have our Weekly Zoom Workshop this Wednesday! This week we’ll cover some bluegrass standards (Fireball Mail, White Dove, and Dark Hollow) and talk about how to hear the difference between them.
See you soon!
If you’re interested in attending tomorrow’s fiddle workshop with Annie Staninec or jamming workshop with Patrick Connell, now is the time to sign up!
Sign up for Annie Staninec’s fiddle workshop here!
Sign up for Patrick Cornell’s jamming workshop here!
Hope to see you there!
Patrick and Kaden
This Saturday, Portland's own Annie Staninec is leading a fiddle workshop at Taborgrass! This workshop will focus on how to build fiddle solos for traditional bluegrass songs. The workshop is Saturday 10/17 from 11am-12:30pm. Sign up here!
If you're unfamiliar with Annie's playing, have a listen to her playing with her band Whiskey Deaf at Wintergrass in 2017
It was great to see some of you this past weekend! A huge thanks to everyone who attended the guitar workshop with Patrick Connell and the jam class.
The first Taborgrass Zoom class is happening this Wednesday 10/14 from 6-7pm. You can sign up for that here!
We've also got a fiddle workshop with Annie Staninec and the weekly jam workshop with Patrick and I happening this Saturday 10/17. Space is limited! Sign up for Annie's fiddle workshop here, and the jam workshop here.
So excited to keep playing music with all of you! If you've got any questions, get in touch at taborgrass@gmail.com.
Happy picking!
Kaden
Hey Taborgrassers,
Thanks for jamming with me!
In case you haven’t heard, Taborgrass workshops at Waverly are starting October
10! Workshop attendance is limited to 10 people per workshop, so be sure to
sign up at the links below if you’d like to attend. Zoom class is open to as
many people as the internet can fit!
10/10 Guitar Workshop with Patrick Connell: https://forms.gle/k9dp6BfrkW76YUiF8
10/10 Jam Workshop with Patrick and Kaden: https://forms.gle/NNWXgvMPwn7Vbsdw8
10/14 Zoom Class: https://forms.gle/1BPMU1hJDtyojCtW9
Hope to see you soon!
Kaden
Hey Taborgrassers!
Two pieces of good news for you.
Good news #1: Taborgrass Classes and Workshops are beginning October 10! Details below.
Good news #2: Patrick Connell, my good good pal and frequent Taborgrass instructor, is jumping on board to run Taborgrass with me. He’s a fantastic source of bluegrass wisdom, a mighty fine flatpicker, and an all around swell human being. If you’ve yet to meet him, I hope you get the chance soon!
Classes are starting October
10! Each Saturday we’ll be offering three things: a workshop focusing on a
particular instrument (Oct. 10 is a guitar workshop with Patrick Connell), a
jamming workshop, and open jamming on the taborgrass lawn. We’ll also be
offering a Zoom class each Wednesday evening focusing on learning songs and
tunes.
Instrument workshops will feature a local professional bluegrass musician sharing their advice on how to improve on their instrument. October 10 will feature a flatpick guitar workshop with Patrick Connell. Workshop attendance is capped at 10 people, first come first served. Tuition is $20. 11:00am-12:30pm. You must register in advance via this form: https://forms.gle/urAgqoGocyFLwoKE8 . This is necessary to keep workshops Covid-safe. Social distancing will be observed, and masks are mandatory. Bring your instrument, your questions, and a notebook if you’re the note-taking type.
Open jamming will take place on the lawn at Waverly from 11:00am to 2:30pm. Please bring a chair if you’d like to sit. Social distancing will be observed. Suggested donation $5.
Zoom classes will take place each Wednesday from 6:00-7:00pm. Each class will focus on a small selection of songs and tunes, to be announced beforehand. Given the timing delay when using zoom, it’s not really possible for all of us to play together in the way we normally would. Instead, these classes will consist of Patrick and I leading songs and tunes that students can play along with while muted, then discussing the songs and answering questions. This class is open to everyone! Tuition is $5. Use this form to register and receive an invitation to the zoom meeting: https://forms.gle/heoPALUL5He8oeTUA
So excited to get Taborgrass back up and running! Virtual or not, hope to see you all soon!
Kaden
Hey Taborgrassers!
I’ve been cooking up some Covid-safe alternatives to the traditional Taborgrass class structure, and I want to know what all of you are most excited about. If you’re interested in attending any jams, classes, or workshops, please do me a favor and fill out this one-question survey: https://forms.gle/rifDgWKqiB1CSyRi9. It shouldn’t take more than 30 seconds (about one verse of Bury Me Beneath the Willow at 60bpm), and will be very helpful to me as I figure out what programs to run at Taborgrass this fall.
We're taking Covid-19 safety very seriously. All in-person workshops will be capped at a small number of students, social distancing will be observed, and facemasks will be mandatory. If you have any specific concerns, I'd love to hear them!
You
can also keep up with all things Taborgrass by joining our new Facebook group!:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1064205227383471
I’m really excited to continue the Taborgrass spirit this fall, to see what you’ve all been up to, and to carry on Greg’s phenomenal work. Looking forward to picking with you soon.
Grassingly yours,
Kaden
When I think of all the great times and adventures we have had over the years. We’ve all made friends at Taborgrass, not just pickin buddies, but close and dear friends that we will have for a lifetime. This experience has been life changing for me.
Obviously, Taborgrass would not exist without all of you. I can't thank everyone enough for all your support of my little project. From day one at Artichoke Music, when I set out 15 chairs for a once a month workshop, and 40 people showed up. I knew I had hit a vein and started a program that was needed in Portland. My wish is that it continues forever. The Taborgrass community is now over 100 musicians strong and growing. Taborgrass jams are starting up everywhere. I’m so proud of all of you and the progress we all have made! I hope to see all of you at Taborgrass and wherever there are fun people playing fun music! Happy pickin!!
Greg
Welcome Kaden Hurst!
To many of you, Kaden needs no introduction for he has been the Second Year Class instructor at Taborgrass for the past 2 years. Today I am excited to announce that Kaden Hurst will now be leading all activities at Taborgrass!
A graduate of the prestigious Berklee School of Music, Kaden is instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter in the award winning band “Never Come Down”. If you haven’t been to one of their live shows, you are missing out. Portland is so lucky to have them.
Kaden will be bringing members of his band to Taborgrass as well as an array of local talent, young and old. I know that Taborgrass will be in good hands! Thank you Kaden Hurst!!
Look for future announcements on jams, workshops and classes at Taborgrass as we navigate through these current times.
Taborgrass will be conducting workshops this fall at Waverly. Because of COVID we are not able to hold our normal classes at this time. Workshops will be small and follow the COVID 19 protocol. We will be announcing specific workshops very soon.
We sure miss everyone and hope all is well with you! (and that you are practicing with all this extra time you have!). Can’t wait to get back to normal classes, but for now we have to be safe and patient. Hang in there and Happy Pickin!
Greg.
Taborgrass is sad to announce that Linda Leavitt will be leaving us. She has decided to pursue her own projects which will include teaching and workshops. We wish her all the best.
Linda
was very dedicated to Taborgrass. Not only was she a wonderful
instructor, she was also the “Face of Taborgrass” and added so much joy to the
experience. Linda worked very hard behind the scenes to make Taborgrass
what it is today. She managed our Facebook site, spearheaded our Open Mic
Nights, and did our promotional work, just to name a few things. She will
be very much missed. Linda will always have a seat at Taborgrass and we
look forward to hosting more of her workshops in the future.