Rich Goss

2004-2008 Past Dates

2008
Date Event Band/Caller
Dec 20
(Sat)
Call
3rd Saturday contra dance
Austin, TX
The Rising Gorge Boys
(Austin, TX)
Dec 13
(Sat)
Call
PCDC 2nd Saturday contra dance
Portland, OR
Full Moon
(Portland, OR)
Dec 8
(Mon)
Play
Christmas Concert
West Linn Library (6:30)
Guitar accompaniment to Carl Thor on Hammer Dulcimer
Dec 6
(Sat)
Call
Sybs Christmas contra cance
Vancouver, BC
The Sybaritic String Band
Dec 5
(Fri)
Call
Bellingham contra dance
Bellingham, WA
Out of the Wood (Spokane, WA)
Nov 22
(Sat)
Play
4th Saturday contra dance
Eugene, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Erik Weberg
(Portland, OR)
Nov 21
(Fri)
Play
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Hands4 with caller Laura Me' Smith
Nov 20
(Thurs)
Play
Lake City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Hands4 with
caller Warren Argo (Olympia, WA)
Nov 8
(Sat)
Play
PCDC 2nd Saturday contra dance
and PCDC Family Dance, Portland, OR
Hands4 with
caller Sherry Nevins (Seattle, WA)
Oct 11
(Sat)
Play
2nd Saturday contra dance
Bend, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Ron Bel Romer
Oct 4
(Sat)
Play
1st Saturday contra dance
Corvallis, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Mike Schuh (Seattle, WA)
Sept 26-28
(Fri-Sun)
Call
Colorado Harvest Moon Dance Camp
Near Boulder, CO
Tunes Galore
Sept 13
(Sat)
Play
Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair
1:30 PM, Vancouver, WA
Talisman
Sept 12
(Fri)
Call
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
The Bob May Experience
Sept 6
(Sat)
Call
Private event, Camas, WA
Cascade Crossing
Sept 6
(Sat)
Play
Olympia Farmers Market
Olympia, WA
Talisman
Aug 23
(Sat)
Play
Private wedding, Salem, OR
Cascade Crossing with caller Sue Baker (Hood River, OR)
Aug 22
(Fri)
Play
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Cascade Crossing with caller Marlin Prowell (Bellingham, WA)
Aug 16
(Sat)
Play
Hillsboro Farmers Market
Hillsboro, OR
Talisman
Aug 10
(Sun)
Call/Play
Private wedding, Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing
Aug 9
(Sat)
Play
PCDC 2nd Saturday contra dance
Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing and guests!
Elinor Preston caller
July 26
(Sat)
Call
Private event, near Florence, OR
Cascade Crossing
July 25
(Fri)
Play
New Seasons Market
Happy Valley, OR
Talisman
July 5
(Sat)
Sound
1st Saturday Cats and Dogs
Portland, OR
Unleashed! (Portland)
with Susie Kendig
June 28
(Sat)
Call
PCDC 4th Saturday contra dance
Portland, OR
Mark Douglass and Betsy Branch
Portland, OR
May 31
(Sat)
Lead Caller Open mic, open band
PCDC 5th Saturday contra dance
Portland, OR
Lead musicians:
Carl Thor and Keith Moe
May 26
(Mon)
Play
Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA
12:10-1:00 PM
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
with caller Joseph Erhart-Hudson
May 23
(Fri)
Call
Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA
2:00-2:50 PM
The Conjugal Visitors
(Eugene, OR)
May 18
(Sun)
Call
Private event, Vancouver, WA
House Band
May 16
(Fri)
Call/Play
Private event, Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing
Apr 19
(Sat)
Call
3rd Saturday contra dance
Corvallis, OR
The Nettles (Corvallis, OR)
Apr 12
(Sat)
Play
2nd Saturday contra dance
Bend, OR
Cascade Crossing with caller
Cindy Rakowski (Richland, WA)
Mar 22
(Sat)
Play
Astoria contra dance Astoria, OR
Netel Grange Hall
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
with caller Stacy Rose
Mar 14
(Fri)
Play
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Hands4 with caller
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
(Moscow, ID)
Mar 8
(Sat)
Play
Portland Megaband Dance
Portland, OR
75 musicians on one stage! Gordy Euler and Sue Songer conduct.
Erik Weberg calls
Feb 23
(Sat)
Call
4th Saturday contra dance
Bend, OR
Swing Shift (Sarah Comer, Emmett Comer, and Karen Haas)
Feb 8
(Fri)
Play
2nd Friday contra dance
Corvallis, OR
Hands4 with
caller Barb kirchner (Boulder, CO)
Feb 2
(Sat)
Call
Private event, Portland, OR
Dan Compton, Fran Slefer, Dave Hamlin
Jan 25
(Fri)
Call
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Lisa Ornstein, David Cahn and Barbara Mendelsohn
Jan 19
(Sat)
Play
3rd Saturday contra dance
Corvallis, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller William Watson
Jan 5
(Sat)
Sound
1st Saturday Cats and Dogs
Portland, OR
Unleashed! (Portland)
with Woody Lane
Jan 3
(Thurs)
Call
Lake City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Les Pieds Chaud (Sono Hashisaki, Bill Corral, Joe Micheals, Marcy Kubbs - & special guest!)
2007
Date Event Band/Caller
Dec 31
(Mon)
Play
PCDC New Years Eve Contra Dance
Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Erik Weberg
Double bill with Calico and Mary Devlin
Dec 29
(Sat)
Lead Caller
PCDC 5th Saturday Contra Dance
Portland, OR
Open mic and band
Lead musicians Dan Compton and Fran Slefer
Dec 15
(Sat)
Call
Barn Dance in Coos Bay, OR
South Coast Folk Society
The Conjugal Visitors (Eugene, OR)
Dec 8
(Sat)
Play
Private Event in Portland
Accompanying Carl Thor (Dulcimer)
Dec 1
(Sat)
Call
Sybs Christmas Contra Dance
Vancouver, BC (Canada)
The Sybaritic String Band
Nov 17
(Sat)
Call
3rd Saturday Contra dance
Austin, TX
Mockingbird (Austin)
Nov 3
(Sat)
Call
1st Saturday Cats and Dogs
Portland, OR
Unleashed! (Portland)
Oct 27
(Sat)
Call
Astoria Country Dance, Astoria, OR
Netel Grange Hall
Cascade Crossing
Oct 13
(Sat)
Play
2nd Saturday contra dance
Eugene, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Joyce Miller
(Grass Valley, CA)
Oct 6
(Sat)
Call
Hoedown for Ancient Forests!
Avalon Stables in Cottage Grove, OR
The Conjugal Visitors (Eugene, OR)
Sept 22
(Sat)
Call/Play
Private wedding, Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Rich Goss
Aug 18
(Sat)
Play
Beaverton Farmers Market
Beaverton, OR
Talisman
Aug 10
(Fri)
Play
Lake Oswego Summer Splash concert
Lake Oswego, OR
Talisman
July 28
(Sat)
Play
Private wedding, McMinnville, OR
Carl Thor, Rich Goss and Lori Prime
July 6
(Fri)
Call
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
La Famille Leger (Seattle, WA)
June 30
(Sat)
Play
Artichoke Community Music Fest
Portland, OR
Talisman
June 23
(Sat)
Call
PCDC 4th Sat. contra
Portland, OR
Lori Shaffer, Jim Bell and Gordy Euler (Portland, OR)
June 16
(Sat)
Call
Private party, Summit, OR
Local musicians
June 9
(Sat)
Play
PCDC Dusk Til Done Contra Dance
Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Elinor Preston
Opened for Joyride with William Watson
June 8
(Fri)
Play
Moore Hayloft concert
Salem, OR
Talisman
June 2
(Sat)
Play
Hillsboro Farmers Market
Hillsboro, OR
Talisman
May 28
(Mon)
Play
Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA
11:00 to 11:50 AM
Portland Megaband with
caller Erik Weberg
May 27
(Sun)
Play
Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA
11:00 to Midnight
Cascade Crossing with
caller Gordy Euler
May 26
(Sat)
Call
Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA
1:00 to 1:50 PM
Swing Shift (Sarah Comer, Emmett Comer, and Karen Haas)
Apr 14
(Sat)
Play
2nd Sat. contra dance, Bend, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Ron Bell-Roemer
Apr 13
(Fri)
Play
Old Liberty Theatre, Vancouver, WA
Talisman
Apr 6
(Fri)
Call
First Friday Contra, Austin, TX
Local Musicians
Mar 17
(Sat)
Call
South Coast Barn Dance
Coos Bay, OR
The Splinter Pickers
Mar 10
(Sat)
Play in Portland Megaband
Portland, OR
Caller Erik Weberg
Jan 27
(Sat)
Play at Mid-Winter Night's Dream Contra Dance Bend, OR Cascade Crossing with
caller Barb kirchner (Boston, MA)
Jan 20
(Sat)
Play at 3rd Sat. contra dance
Corvallis, OR
Cascade Crossing with guest musician Todd Silverstein.
Caller Holly Berry
2006
Date Event Band/Caller
Dec 30
(Sat)
Call
PCDC New Years Eve Eve Dance
Portland, OR
Erik Weberg shared the Call
George Penk, Heather Pinney, Mick Doherty
Betsy Branch, Mark Douglass, Jeff Kerssen-Griep
Dec 16
(Sat)
Cancelled due to weather
South Coast Barn Dance

Coos Bay, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Elinor Preston (Portland, OR)
Dec 2
(Sat)
Call
Walla Walla Advanced Contra
Walla Walla, WA
The Dubious Brothers
Nov 18
(Sat)
Call
3rd Saturday contra dance
Austin, TX
Mockingbird (Austin, TX)
Nov 11
(Sat)
Call
2nd Saturday contra dance
Bend, OR
Full Moon (Portland, OR)
Oct 14
(Sat)
Call
2nd Saturday contra dance
Eugene, OR
Rad Francine (Portland/Olympia)
Oct 7
(Sat)
Call
Hoedown for Ancient Forests!
Avalon Stables in Cottage Grove, OR
The Conjugal Visitors (Eugene, OR)
Sept 23
(Sat)
Play at PCDC 2nd Sat. contra
Portland, OR
Cascade Crossing
Caller Tim Gogio (Vancouver, WA)
Sept 16
(Sat)
Call
3rd Saturday contra dance
Corvallis, OR
Shoo Fly (Lanny Martin, Sara Schuh, Paula Hamlin)
(Portland, OR)
Sept 9
(Sat)
Play at 2nd Saturday contra
La Grande, OR
Cascade Crossing
Callers Larry B. Smith and Mark Lewis
Aug 12
(Sat)
Call
PCDC 2nd Sat. contra dance
Portland, OR
Traditional Blend (AZ)
Bill and Patti Cummings
Aug 5
(Sat)
Call
Nevada City 1st Sat. contra dance
Nevada City, CA
Hot Cider (California)
July 29
(Sat)
Play at 5th Saturday contra dance
Newport, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Gordy Euler (Portland, OR)
July 15
(Sat)
Call
Tacoma contra dance
Tacoma, WA
Swing Shift (Sarah Comer, Emmett Comer, and Karen Haas)
July 7
(Fri)
Call
Emerald City contra dance
Seattle, WA
Deb Kirkland and Terry Wergeland
July 6
(Thurs)
Call
Lake City contra dance
Benefit dance
Seattle, WA
Deb Kirkland, Marni Rachmiel, Nick Leininger, Betsy Cooper (fiddle, flute and sax, guitar)
July 1
(Sat)
Play Contra dance
Mt. Vernon, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Cindy Rakowski (WA)
May 20
(Sat)
Play at South Coast Barn dance
Coos Bay, OR
Cascade Crossing with
caller Tim Gogio (Vancouver, WA)
May 7
(Sun)
Call
1st Sunday contra dance
Riverside, CA
A Great Oldtime Pickup Band
(CA)
May 6
(Sat)
Call
1st Saturday contra dance
Brentwood, CA
Jacqueline Schwab (MA) and
Frank Hoppe (LA)
May 5
(Fri)
Call
1st Friday contra dance
San Diego, CA
The Old Twine Sting Band
(San Diego, CA)
Apr 29
(Sat)
Call
5th Saturday contra dance
Newport, OR
Amazon Creek (Eugene, OR)
Apr 15
(Sat)
Call
South Coast Barn dance
Coos Bay, OR
The Barnstormers (Eugene, OR)
Apr 1
(Sat)
Call
Centralia 1st Saturday contra dance
Centralia, WA
The Young Geezers (Centralia, WA)
Feb 25
(Sat)
Call
4th Saturday contra dance
Eugene, OR
The Nettles
Feb 14
(Tue)
Call
Marysville Elem. School family dance
Portland, OR
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
Private event
Feb 11
(Sat)
Call
2nd Saturday contra dance
Houston, TX
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
Feb 4
(Sat)
Call
1st Saturday contra dance
Dallas, TX
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
Feb 3
(Fri)
Call
1st Friday Contra dance
Austin, TX
Hands4 (Portland, OR)
Jan 14
(Sat)
Call
2nd Saturday contra dance
Bend, OR
Local Bend Musicians
Jan 7
(Sat)
Call
1st Saturday Cats and Dogs
Portland, OR
Unleashed! (Portland, OR)
2005
Date Event Band/Caller
Dec 3
(Sat)
Call
Centralia 1st Saturday contra dance
Centralia, WA
The Young Geezers (Centralia, WA)
Nov 12
(Sat)
Call
Palo Alto contra dance
Palo Alto, CA
Swing Farm (CA)
Nov 11
(Fri)
Call
East Bay 2nd Friday contra dance
El Cerrito, CA
Charlie Hancock, Erin Shrader
Nov 6
(Sun)
Call (okay, it was just one dance)
Fire Ant Frolic
Austin, TX
with Hotpoint String Band
What a thrill !
Nov 5
(Sat)
Play at Fire Ant Frolic
Austin, TX
with Mockingbird
Last gig with the Austin band
Oct 16
(Sun)
Call
Santa Barbara contra dance
Santa Barbara, CA
The Porch Dogs
Sep 24
(Sat)
Call
4th Saturday contra dance
San Antonio, TX
Mockingbird
Sept 17
(Sat)
Call
South Coast Barn Dance
Coos Bay, OR
The Barnstormers (Eugene, OR)
Sep 10
(Sat)
Call
PCDC 2nd Sat. contra dance
Portland, OR
Jamie Laval - fiddle (LA)
Jeff Kerssen-Griep - Guitar (Vancouver, WA)
Jun 18
(Sat)
Play at 3rd Saturday contra dance
Austin, TX
Mockingbird with
caller Suzanne Girardot (Seattle)
2004
Date Event Band/Caller
Dec 11
(Sat)
Play at SA Christmas dance
San Antonio, TX
Mockingbird with
caller Rich MacMath
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