About Easyfolk Fest
Join us for Easyfolk Fest 2024 in Portland, Oregon, from Thursday, August 8th to Saturday, August 10th. Over three evenings, immerse yourself in a diverse array of musical styles, from introspective singer-songwriter performances and atmospheric folk harmonies to heartfelt Americana and swanky pop. Enjoy ethereal storytelling, poignant modern folk, and high-energy progressive bluegrass. Don’t miss this celebration of the rich and varied sounds of our local music scene.
fest Lineup
Check out our 3-day lineup! Tap on the band name to read their full bio.
saturday.... 8.10
yellow
birds
Members: Amanda Breese, Jenna Ellefson, Rose Gerber
Location: portland, OR
When an audience is especially lucky, they get to witness a harmony that blurs at the edges. Mainstays of the Portland, OR music scene Amanda Breese, Jenna Ellefson, and Rose Gerber wield that particular magic as trio Yellow Bird, tumbling in and out of unison with an otherwordly ease. Reminiscent of femme-forward blends like The Staves, First Aid Kit, and The Secret Sisters, Yellow Birds is the soaring collective call of three voices deeply rooted in their own interminable lilt and power. Together, they're a spring morning reckoning that finds its way into your bones, urging you awake and calling you closer to the familiar, to the future, to whatever comes next.
Playing: Thursday 8.8
karyn
ann
Members: karyn ann
Location: portland, or
Introspective singer-songwriter Karyn Ann writes excavations - songs that carve meaning out of memory, upend harm into healing, and loose rotting roots into unapologetic new growth. With a voice that’s equal parts church bell and bourbon barrel and a gut-punching grit reminiscent of Bonnie Raitt or Grace Potter, Karyn Ann sings both revenge and redemption, winding her way with unflinching honesty through the stories that define us and leaving no stone unturned.
Playing: Thursday 8.8
The muddy souls
Members: Peter Romanelli, Austen Slone, Jacob Camara
Location: Eugene, OR
The Muddy Souls are a leading progressive bluegrass band based in Eugene, OR featuring original songs, virtuosic improvisation, tight vocal harmonies, and a high-octane groove that will energize and get the dance floor bouncing. Formed in 2018, the band has four albums of completely original music, and has played nearly 300 concerts across the Pacific Northwest, Canada and the Northeast including festival sets at Freshgrass, Bridge City Bluegrass, Oregon Country Fair, and Wintergrass. They are currently planning their first European Tour for 2025. A gem of the Northwest music scene the Muddy Souls are sure to get your feet dancing and your face grinning.
Playing: thursday 8.8
sage
christie
Members: sage christie
Location: Asheville, NC
The mountain-stream clarity of Sage Christie's lilting voice is equal parts ballast and bird song - steady and soaring, grounding and impossibly light. The modern folk storyteller paints lush, layered narratives, rich with Janis Ian's legacy of cultural honesty and swooning cozily close to Alison Krauss' lullaby tone. A two-time finalist in the renownedKerrville New Folk songwriting competition, Sage's songwriting has also gathered awards from the Great River Folk Festival, Portland's Folk Fest, and the Walnut Valley Festival, along with nation-wide radio play and folk community acclaim. But where Sage's swift pen could humble, it consistently, stubbornly lifts, inviting listeners into a carefully curated space that is undeniably safe, generously candid, and open-heartedly their own.
Playing: Friday 8.9
wild blue
morning
Members: colin Andrews
Location: portland, OR
Colin Andrews (Wild Blue Morning) is a young man telling an old man's story. As poet and prophet Wild Blue Morning, his tenderfoot grin cracks into the grit-tender, surly-witted voice of a long-traveling troubadour, complete with a finger-picked prowess so agile you'll look twice for the ghost of Jim Croce come to bless the ache in the room. Wild Blue Morning doesn't shy away from a lyrical sharp truth, but never lets the listener succumb to the siren call of cynicism. His songs may be unflinching confessions of the faults that trouble us, but they're unfailingly held aloft by a diligent belief in our ability to overcome.
Playing: Friday 8.9
the
parnells
Members: Whitney Parnell, Corey Parnell
Location: portland, or
There’s a particular kind of harmony that can’t be taught - it has to be earned. The nuanced twists and turns that carry the Folk/Americana blend of Whitney and Corey Parnell are heavy with history - heartfelt, hard won, and borderline holy to witness. Clever lyrics and infectious melodies meet backwoods sincerity in songs that are as modern as they are timeless, blissfully impossible to get off your mind.
Playing: Friday 8.9
story
& tune
Members: ben Grace, Karyn Thurston
Location: portland, or
The close harmony of ethereal folk duo Story & Tune mirrors the tightrope edges of trauma they write about - haunting, precarious, and determined to heal. Earnest with cinematic storytelling, a soar-and-tumble dynamic range reminiscent of the Civil Wars, and subtly Celtic melodies, Story & Tune’s songs demand that you lean forward and listen, confront your ghosts, set solid boundaries, and celebrate your hardest goodbyes.
Playing: Saturday 8.10
flyover
states
Members: Steven Patton, Jessica Patton, Aaron Elliott
Location: portland, or
Every true traveler is always in search of the best kept secret. Folk trio Flyover States has it tucked in the three-part rise and fall of their atmospheric harmony, their hindsight wisdom lyrics, and the dynamic pulse of tradition alive in their melodies. With Simon & Garfunkel-esque tonal precision and Nickel Creek’s undeniable warmth, their songs might summon the welcome glow of a cozy pub tucked away off a cobblestone road or inspire a gentle soundtrack for a long walk in the woods. Wherever you wander, Flyover States will most certainly be a soft place you’ll never be sorry to land.
Playing: Saturday 8.10
wren
the band
Members: Chrissy Wood, Andy Wilhelm
Location: portland, or
Call it carbonated jazz, swanky pop, or caffeinated folk, Wren the Band delivers a bubbly taste of healing music for your soul. With echoes of vintage R&B and a playful rebellion for the conventional, this three piece band will move you through empowering grooves. But don’t mistake their effervescence for superficiality - this is joy that understands sorrow, the kind of hope that can clear the clouds off your heartache without ever letting go of your hand.
Playing: Saturday 8.10
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