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

2021 Fall Arts and Music Camp
​is Online this year!
​Oct 2-3rd

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Sat, Oct 2nd 9am - 5pm & Sun, Oct 3rd 2pm - 4:30pm 
​You’ll have seven classes to choose from, along with the Sunday afternoon show. 

This event is a fundraiser for Pilgrim Firs Conference Center in Port Orchard, where we usually hold our fall camp.  After paying our teachers an honorarium, all funds raised will go to support their important work.

Tuition for the weekend is $50 payable to VENMO (motherlode@comcast.com). Or send a check to Motherlode Music, PO Box 805, Bellingham, WA 98227-0805
Sign up and we’ll send you the Zoom links closer to the weekend (so it doesn’t get lost in your in-box).​

Schedule and Class Descriptions

Saturday, Oct. 2
9-9:30:   Welcome, and a few songs led by Motherlode

9:30 - 10:30 - Class #1 Amy Friedricks
Rock That Guitar! - We'll play and sing classics from the 60s and 70s including some Beatles, Carole King, Eagles, Tom Petty and other favorites.

10:45- 11:45 - Class #2 Marianne Brogan
Ukulele Mishmash - noun: a confused mixture of things. We only know how to have fun! We'll play parts, some easy, some tricky, and if it doesn't quite come together we will never know because it's zoom! 

12:30-1:30- Class #3 Nova Devonie
Numbers and Letters, Oh No!  How does it all add up and what does it spell out for you?  A brief dive into scale and chord construction, along with general Q&A about any music theory questions you may have that I might know the answer to!

1:45 -2:45 - Class #4 Laura Silverstein
Spiff Up Your Guitar Accompaniment. Learn some cool strumming patterns, licks, and turnarounds applied to blues, folk, and pop styles in standard tuning. We’ll also look at “double dropped D tuning” which gives a nice “drony” sound in songs like “Man of Constant Sorrow.”  We'll sing some songs and add some cool little tricks on your guitar to help drive songs and give them a distinctive groove.

3:00 - 5:00 Student concert (20 slots) – email Motherlode@comcast.net if you’d like to sign up to perform.
       
Sunday, Oct. 3.  Staff/Motherlode Concert
2:00-4:30 – Because this is a fund raiser for Pilgrim Firs, this concert will be open to the wider music community and we’ll be seeking donations. Look for songs from Motherlode and our other wonderful NWMC teachers!

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