News Release

Portland Community Media to broadcast workshops from 2009 festival
October 2009 through January 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Each week, Portland Community Media will broadcast a performance from the 2009 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival's FedEx Freight Workshop Stage. Tune in to learn about the blues, from history, to photography to blues guitar.

Workshops are broadcast on Wednesdays at noon on channel 11, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m. on channel 22 and Mondays, 5 p.m. on channel 23.

Broadcasts begin Oct. 3, 2009, and continue until January 27, 2010.

The Festival's FedEx Workshop Stage was managed by Ray Varner and staffed by personnel from Ethos Music Center, a Portland non-profit  dedicated to the promotion of music and music-based education for youth in underserved communities. Ethos staff also filmed and edited the programs in this televised series.

Schedule:

Hill Country Mash-up : Hillstomp
Oct 3rd (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Oct 5th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Oct 7th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Lucas Biespiel & Friends followed by ...
Piedmont Guitar Styles: IBC Winner : Little Joe McLerran
Oct 10th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Oct 12th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Oct 14th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Mary Flower
Oct 17th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Oct 19th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Oct 21st (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Cigarbox guitars : Jerry Zybach
Oct 24th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Oct 26th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Oct 28th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

J.P. Soars & the Red Hots
Oct 31st (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Nov 2nd  (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Nov 4th  (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Ryan Harder
Nov 7th  (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Nov 9th  (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Nov 11th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Blues Photography Presentation : Dick Waterman
Nov 14th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Nov 16th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Nov 18th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

David Vest
Nov 21st (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Nov 23rd (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Nov 25th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Steve Kerin & Friends
Nov 28th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Nov 30th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Dec 2nd  (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Dave Gonzalez of Stone River Boys
Dec 5th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Dec 7th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Dec 9th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Last of the Bentonia MS bluesmen : Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Dec 12th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Dec 14th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Dec 16th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

The Blues of Jimmy Reed: Randy Chortkoff & Franck "Paris Slim" Goldwasser
Dec 19th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Dec 21st (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Dec 23rd (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Dave's Killer Bread VIP Allstars
Dec 26th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Dec 28th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Dec 30th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11


Gals with Guitars: Laura Chavez, Sonny Hesse, Fiona Boyes. Moderated by Judy Tint
Jan 2nd (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Jan 4th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Jan 6th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Kevin Gordon
Jan 9th  (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Jan 11th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Jan 13th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Rick Estrin & Franck "Paris Slim" Goldwasser
Jan 16th (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Jan 18th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Jan 20th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Terry "Harmonica" Bean
Jan 23rd (Sat) 9:30PM Channel 22     
Jan 25th (Mon) 5:00PM Channel 23
Jan 27th (Wed) Noon   Channel 11

Ethos' name is derived from the ancient Greek "Doctrine of Ethos" that held that music can change your thoughts, moods, and actions.  In light of the numerous studies that demonstrate the tremendous benefits of music education, Ethos believes that every child should have the opportunity to make music. Ethos was established in 1998 in direct response to budget cuts that limited music education in public schools. www.ethos-inc.org