Gulfsongs Oregon's 10th show tonight

Winding down or winding up?  The next to last of this summer's scheduled Gulfsongs Oregon shows is tonight at the White Eagle and features some of my favorite Portland artists.  It will be Ron Rogers & The Wailing Wind leading it off at 8:30 PM, followed by the Chris Miller Band, and finishing with Wendy and the Lost Boys. The suggested donation at the door is $6-$10.

I know I've pushed hard on getting folks out to these benefit shows, but indulge me, as I have co-produced the series. We produced these shows because we want folks in the NW to be aware that the people of the Gulf Coast - particularly along the coastal bayous of Louisiana - have been continually hit hard by disasters both natural and man-made - hurricanes, oil spills, and the rapid loss of essential wetlands due to poor management of the Mississippi River delta. What the people there face isn't a temporary problem.

The money raised by Gulfsongs goes to helping assisting families and communities economically hurt of the latest event - the oil spill - via two local community-based organizations. So far the nine completed shows have allowed us to send over $4000 to the Second Harvest Food Band of Greater New Orleans & Acadiana and to Bayou Grace Community Services via the Gulf Aid Acadiana Fund.

The final currently planned Gulfsongs Oregon show is scheduled for next Saturday, Sept 25th, and will be a celebration of Louisiana music at the Alberta Rose Theatre.  Stay tuned for more on that one.