The Portlanders

Kate Power, Steve Einhorn, Mick Doherty, and Kevin Shay Johnson - lifelong musicians and the oldest of friends - share the stage to bring music to the heart of the city from the hands and voices of four of Portland's premier folk. Folk supergroup and songwriting multi-instrumentalists, The Portlanders are Kate Power, Steve Einhorn, Mick Doherty and Kevin Shay Johnson - four lead Oregon folk musicians who between them have four decades of friendship and collectively two hundred years in music. The Portlanders stir the hearts and spirits of their listeners with beautiful vocals, instrumentals and harmony arrangements in an urban folk blend with original, traditional, world and contemporary influences. Instrumentation includes Kate Power on Vocals, 5-string Banjo, dadgad Guitar, Lili'U Tenor Uke, Baritone Uke, Bodhran, Bones - Steve Einhorn on Vocals, Guitar, Tenor and Baritone Uke - Mick Doherty on Vocals, Upright Bass, Hammer Dulcimer - Kevin Shay Johnson on Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica.

Original, traditional and contemporary urban folk on myriad instruments in the hands and harmony of Kate Power, Steve Einhorn, Mick Doherty & Kevin Shay Johnson.