Hope, passion, promise and commitment,
with a dose of humor thrown in for good measure

Motherlode, a dynamic group of four women from Bellingham, Washington and Portland, Oregon, have been performing together for over 30 years. Motherlode has eight albums to their credit: Dance the Afternoon Away, Everything Possible, Heartline, Precious Stone, Circle on the Sand, Live and Laughing, Motherlode Memories and Coming Home.

The group has played to enthusiastic audiences from Vancouver, B.C. to Los Angeles, California, including venues such as the Seattle Folklife Festival, the McCall Music Festival (Idaho), the Corvallis Fall Festival, the Seattle Museum of History and Industry, Berkeley's Freight and Salvage, and colleges and universities throughout the northwest and California. They have shared stages with such nationally known artists as Ronnie Gilbert, Nina Gerber, Crystal Reeves, Theresa Trull, Judy Small, Linda Waterfall, Tom Paxton, and songwriter Betsy Rose, who describes Motherlode as "packing a lot of energy, humor and heart into their music."

The four artists write much of their own material, encompassing love songs, political satire, and songs addressing contemporary issues while emphasizing positive solutions. They are known for their warmth, spontaneity and rapport with their audiences, which invariably sing along at the invitation of the artists.

Nan, Kathleen, Marie and Janet play a wide variety of instruments including acoustic guitars, 'cello, bass, dobro, mandolin, harmonica, flute and a variety of percussion instruments.

NW Music and Arts Celebration

2022 Spring Music Camp
will be a hybrid online and in person 
​event this year.
​April 30th - May 1st

May 1st concert is Sold Out
Zoom tickets still available for $20

Six ‘virtual’ classes on April 30, and a live, in-person show on Sunday May 1st, in N.E. Portland, featuring Motherlode, our teachers, and special guests.
​The show will be available via Zoom, also.

Cost for the entire weekend is $50; cost for the Sunday Show only is $20

Registration form, available here, includes the list of classes and the schedule.

And on Sunday May 1st @ 2pm, we will have a show at Rose Villa; the in person show is sold out, but you can purchase a link to the live stream for $20 by sending Janet an email at jcp1920@gmail.com
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And Motherlode will kick off the day Saturday with a song circle. Save the dates! Registration opens March 1; details to follow. See you there!​

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Saturday Class Schedule
9:00 - 9:25       Welcome, meet the teachers, sing a song 
                          coordinators/teacher intros/Motherlode-song(s)
9:30 – 10:45    Laura Silverstein / Guitar - Country Blues in G        
11:00 – 12:15  Amy Friedricks / Guitar - Connect the Chords, Easy Bass Runs (Lev 2)
12:15 -12:45    Lunch (30 minutes)
12:45 -2:00      Marianne Brogan/ Uke - Ukulele Improv (all levels)
2:15 - 3:30       Jennifer Perrine (JP) / Writing the More-Than-Human World (all lev)    
3:45 - 5:00       Gwenlyn Thomas / Intuitive Collage
5:15 – 6:30       Nova Karina Devonie / Snippet Wrangle Songwriting

Kathleen's New CD - JOURNEY
is now available!

It’s a beautiful recording of some of her original songs with accompaniment by Janet Peterson, Nan Collie, Marie Eaton, Ginger Williams, Crystal Reeves and Nova Devonie.  ​

If you'd like a copy Cost—$20, includes shipping and handling.
If you would like to use PayPal, please use the link below to send $20 for the CD. In the ‘message’ line, type your name and mailing address, including zip code.
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https://www.paypal.me/LindaVogt652

If you prefer to send a check for the CD, make it out for $20 to Kathleen Fallon; send it to her at 
P.O. Box 665
Beavercreek, OR 97004-0665

Watch Kath's Zoom CD Release Party Video Here...

Click this link to view: https://youtu.be/xFBeQ25-6kQ