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.



Nan's Poetry Reading Nov 25th 6pm

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Hi there pals,
I am doing a short 15 minute poetry reading with three other fine folks on Nov. 25th at 6 pm at the Northwest branch of the Multnomah County Library, 2300 NW Thurman, Portland.   I have been taking poetry classes with the three other readers, some of whom you may recognize from the show we did a year ago, “In Response.”  We have been really having a blast, enjoying each other and the writing in the year since then.  Hope you can make it over for the program.

Bellingham concert
Dec. 7, Fairhaven!

First concert in Bellingham in quite a few years! 
Benefits the first-generation-to-college scholarship at Fairhaven College. 
Venue is small, so buy your tickets early!

Fairhaven College Auditorium 7:30pm
Tickets @ 
Village Book or the Food Co-op in Bellingham.

Northwest Women's Music Celebration 
April 25th-27th 2014
Next year's theme: 
"Out of This World with Motherlode"

Camp was fabulous again this spring! Have you visited our new NWMC website? You'll find all kinds of pertinent information there, along with great photos of the great times from camp. 

Nan/Kath/Crystal Reeves -
"Say Yes" CD available now!

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Nan, Kath and Crystal Reeves released a new recording this spring...featuring some of their favorite tunes from recent concerts. Stay tuned for how to order one!