Bruce is returning to Longstaff House for an evening of fiddle and banjo, songs and stories witty banter as only he can do.
There will also be a fiddle workshop sponsored and paid for by The Montana Oldtime Fiddlers at 3:00pm on June 1st. Bruce is the master and this should not be missed.
John Floridis, Jen Sladen, and Ed Stalling will be presenting 3 holiday benefit concverts on December 18, 19, and 20th at The Longstaff House. Thursday benefits Tamarac Grief Resource Center, Friday benefits Soft Landing Missoula, and Saturday benefits Missoula Youth Homes. Come out to show your support for live music at LSH and these worthy charities.
John Floridis, Jen Sladen, and Ed Stalling will be presenting 3 holiday benefit concerts on December 18, 19, and 20th at The Longstaff House. Thursday benefits Tamarac Grief Resource Center, Friday benefits Soft Landing Missoula, and Saturday benefits Missoula Youth Homes. Come out to show your support for live music at LSH and these worthy charities.
John Floridis, Jen Sladen, and Ed Stalling will be presenting 3 holiday benefit concerts on December 18, 19, and 20th at The Longstaff House. Thursday benefits Tamarac Grief Resource Center, Friday benefits Soft Landing Missoula, and Saturday benefits Missoula Youth Homes. Come out to show your support for live music at LSH and these worthy charities.
If you are wondering about this show, go have a listen:
https://stephanieannejohnsonmusic.com/videos
We are looking forward to a new visitor to Longstaff House.
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Lauren Sheehan brings her down-home music uptown, mixing old blues, early jazz and roots of country for a bluesbilly-good-time sound. Dubbed “Portland String Queen” by The Oregonian for her multi-instrumental prowess, Lauren is also known for her unforgettable voice and sings like “an angel with horns”, (Charlie Rowley, fan). She tours, teaches at Pacific University, and has recorded 5 CDs played on radio world-wide, including BBC, NPR, and BBKing’s Bluesville. Her music has been catalogued in the Library of Congress, and was recently included on “Sweet Bitter Blues” a compilation CD celebrating living Piedmont blues musicians, produced by Phil Wiggins and Frank Matheis. |
Join the Alex Nauman Trio featuring Matt Smiley & Dru Heller (Denver, CO) for an intimate evening of retro-tinged surf jazz and help celebrate the release of their new album “Meadowlark.”
Meadowlark is a heartfelt collection of Alex’s favorite original compositions, written over the past eight years. This special performance celebrates the album’s release in one of Missoulas’ most beloved and intimate listening rooms. Expect dynamic compositions, dreamy textures, and adventurous improvisation inspired by the styles of Julian Lage and Bill Frisell. Vinyl & CD copies will be available for the first time at the show!
For more info visit www.alexnaumanmusic.com
Fresh off a first place win at the 2025 Telluride Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast. With songs as sweet and biting as the nectar and venom in her voice, Sumner’s lyric-forward writing and penchant for snaking chord progressions demand something far beyond folk conventions, highlighting the acrobatic range of her brilliant bandmates Kat Wallace (fiddle) and Mike Siegel (upright bass).
Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending roots group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner’s songs have been critically acclaimed: winning the 2021 John Lennon Award in the folk category for her song “Radium Girls (Curie Eleison);” earning a spot in the Kerrville New Folk Competition; and being chosen four consecutive years as one of the top Massachusetts entries in NPR’s Tiny Desk Competition. Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light released their debut LP in the summer of 2022 to critical acclaim.
Please come and see Old Man Ben (who doesn’t look so old to me) for songs, stories, and almost-cowboy-poetry on October 17th.
Ben Larson is a working musician, poet, historian and carpenter from Philipsburg, Montana. He developed his storyteller ways over years of hitchhiking and wandering with his guitar and tape measure from Australia to Newfoundland and a thousand places in between. He lives in a handbuilt homestead with his public school teacher wife and two cowdogs, where he alternates his days between carpentry and weaving his observations into gruff newspaper columns and eclectic, yet deeply poetic songs.
Ben is a student of Montana history. His performances are filled with tales of real life in rural Montana, ghosts of the past and wry words of wisdom compiled over years of living outside and working with his hands. From renovating an old saloon in the ghost town of Hasmark to revitalizing old Mining Songs with the Clark Chateau non-profit in Butte, to seeking out the lost homesteads of his wife’s pioneer parents on the east side of the state, Ben’s storytelling mediums span all geographic areas and aspects of Montana living. Out of those experiences, Ben crafted a ninety minute compilation of original songs and poems, historic anecdotes and stories.
From Hobson to Scobey, Wibaux to Darby, Ben has performed in over 100 Montana towns and cities. Several albums of his music can be found on all streaming services, including his most recent release “New Tales From Old Montana.” In support of his Montana Living History show, Ben’s on a musical mission to bring his stories to all 56 counties of Montana; 41 down, 15 to go!
Waters and Bays Irish Fiddles, with Clint Dye guitar
Randal Bays is well-known on both sides of the Atlantic for his Clare/Galway style of fiddling. He’s toured and recorded over the years with such great musicians as Martin Hayes, James Keane, Daithí Sproule, James Kelly and many more. In 2021 Randal received the Irish Artist in America Achievement Award from O’Flaherty Irish Music. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and is Artistic Director of Cascadia Irish Music Week. Besides the fiddle, Randal is highly regarded for his fingerstyle guitar playing, including two seminal albums with Irish fiddler Martin Hayes in the early 90s.
“Randal Bays is one of the finest Irish fiddlers one could ever hope to hear.” – Fiddler Magazine
“Bays is a rare beast, a true master of both the fiddle and guitar.” Cork Examiner (Ireland)
Susan Waters, fiddle and vocals Susan is a native of Vermont, where she grew up in the midst of a musical family, immersed in the instrumental and song traditions of that part of the world. As a teen she traveled widely in Europe, took up the Irish fiddle and developed a strong, rhythmic style on her many trips to western Ireland. Susan met Randal in the late 90s and they’ve been playing tunes together ever since, finding time along the way to get married and raise two sons, both fine musicians themselves.
Guitarist Clint Dye arrived in Seattle from the east coast a few years ago and his great musicality and style have made him very welcome in sessions and concerts around the Northwest. Clint got his start playing traditional Irish music by accompanying dancers and singers in the Busch Gardens show Celtic Fyre in Williamsburg, VA. Since moving to the Northwest he’s worked with several bands and has been in great demand for sessions and concerts.