Tom Hardin, born in Eugene, was an American folk musician and composer. He grew up near Hendricks Park and went to South Eugene High School. Tim dropped out during his senior year to join the Marines. Anyone around in the 60's or 70's has heard his songs. They were standards for artists to cover, particularly “If I Were a Carpenter” and “Reason to Believe”. … [Read more...]
Genre: Folk
Folk music in Lane County Between 1860 and 1990.
Jackdaw
Genre: Folk Active Years: Early 1970's Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Wayne Drury - lead guitar, vocals Rob Anderson - lead guitar, vocals Randall Crawford - bass, banjo, vocals Comments From the Band: We worked together in the Eugene area in coffeehouses and misc. venues; mostly playing the brilliant songs Wayne wrote (see Wayne … [Read more...]
Highwaymen
Genre: Folk Active Years: 1963 - 1964 Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members Rob Anderson - guitar, banjo, bass, vocals Marc Ellington - guitar, vocals Bill Ayres - bass, banjo, vocals "I played with Marc Ellington (2 years my senior) while a junior at North Eugene for about a year (1963/4). We called ourselves The Highwaymen. Marc eventually moved to Scotland where he bought … [Read more...]
Amazing Grace
Genre: Folk? Active Years: 1970-197 Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Monty Fisher … [Read more...]
Chicory
Genre: Folk Active Years: 1977 - 1979 Home Base: Eugene, Oregon Members: Rob Anderson Emy Phelps Gregg Vollstedt … [Read more...]
Mithrandir
Mithrandir was a popular folk band based in Eugene Oregon. Active Years: 1970-1982 The three sisters Kathy Burleson, Janie Smith and Kriss Crowley moved to Eugene from L.A. in the ’70s. Burleson describes Mithrandir’s music as “island rock, a cross between Latin and soul.” The group officially disbanded in 1982. - Source, Eugene Weekly - 2010 Members: Janie Smith … [Read more...]
Willamette Valley Folk Festival
The Willamette Valley Folk Festival ran from 1971 to 2009. In 2010 it was renamed and re-structured to become the Willamette Valley MusicFest (2010-Present). The locations also changed over the years! Indoor and Outdoor stages at UO Campus Locations to the Cuthbert Ampitheatre then back to Indoor and Outdoor stages at various UO Campus Locations. First Annual … [Read more...]
Wheatfield
Wheatfield (1971-2006) Genre: Americana/Folk/Bluegrass/Country/Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Wheatfield formed in October, 1971, as a folk duo by Pete Wolfe and Will Hobbs, who met in the Odyssey Coffee House in Eugene, Oregon. Their first impromptu rendition of “Helplessly Hoping” met with immediate applause, and the two decided they had something special and worth … [Read more...]
Arroyo
Active Years: 1975 - 1977 Genre: Folk/Country Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Arroyo was founded by Don Ross after leaving the band “Wheatfield”. Arroyo had steady regular gigs at Murphy and Me in Eugene, the Reed Opera House and the Oregon Museum tavern in Salem, and Sacks Front Avenue and the Last Hurrah in Portland. They also played the WOW Hall in Eugene, the … [Read more...]
Babes with Axes
Active Years: 1995 - 1997 Genre: Folk Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: T.R. Kelley Debbie Diedrich Laura Kemp Katie Henry … [Read more...]