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Episode #87 featuring James Low

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James Low brought his world-class folk to Portland’s famous little honky tonk, Landmark Saloon, for Episode #87 of That Much Further West Podcast. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media.

Stream or download Episode #87: Episode 87 w/ James Low

Welcome to That Much Further West Podcast, Version 3.0. We’ve moved on from The Helm, our underground headquarters for the past four years, and have returned to our roots, relaunching from a very public place — the stage at the legendary Landmark Saloon in Portland, OR, U.S.A.

And who better to have as our first guest at Landmark than the great singer-songwriter James Low, himself a Portland institution who has returned to his roots and relaunched. Following a four-year stay with his wife in Malaysia, the couple recently returned to Portland having added a beautiful baby daughter to their family.

Quite a bit has changed around here since James was a guest on the podcast way back in its earliest days, when co-hosts Mike Lee and Eric Kotila ran the show live from the Hawthorne Theater Lounge. But the talented Mr. Low remains an institution, delighting local audiences with his world-class country folks songs.

James Low, laying it down on the stage of Portland’s Lil’ Opry, the Landmark Saloon, for That Much Further West Podcast. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media.

On Episode #87, James performs a handful of classics from his catalog, including a pair from his stunning breakthrough record, 2012’s “Whiskey Farmer.” He also talks about his time in Malaysia, the positive impact of his daughter’s arrival and the folk influences that seeped into his DNA as young man growing up in Eastern Oregon.

James is back to playing regular dates in the Portland area, and will be one of the featured artists in a couple of weeks at Wanderfest, a two-day music festival taking place June 29 and 30 at the Dundee Lodge in Gaston, OR. Please watch our calendar for featured show dates, and click here for tickets and more information about Wanderfest.

We’re looking forward to sharing more episodes as the year goes on with hopes of improving the experience for our guests, team and live listeners at Landmark Saloon. So please stay tuned!

In the meantime, enjoy this latest episode featuring the great James Low. We think you’re gonna dig it!

Episode #85 featuring Wanderlodge & The Deadstring Family Band

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Brothers from The Deadstring Family: Matt Cadenelli, Kurtis Brothers and Kris Stuart in The Helm. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media

Stream or download Episode #85: Episode 85 w/ Wanderlodge/Deadstring Family Band

We’re winding it down at The Helm, our home base for every podcast episode recorded in the 2.0 version of That Much Further West. That’s four-plus great years and 85 episodes featuring some of the best singers and songwriters from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It’s been a great run and a whole heckuva a lot of fun.

But before we exit The Helm and point the ship toward our next destination, we gathered a few very special friends to record Episode 85: Kris Stuart and Matt Cadenelli, the duo that currently perform as Wanderlodge, and also make up two-fifths of The Deadstring Family Band, led by our other guest, Kurtis Brothers.

The lads stopped in to talk about the two projects and spread the word about Wanderfest, the second-annual music and camping event they’re hosting in Gaston, OR, on June 29 and 30. (Tickets, lineup, more info) With a killer lineup featuring some of the best of the best acts in our local Portland rock, folk and country scene, Wanderfest promises to be an amazing two days of music and revelry.

Matt Cadenelli, Kurtis Brothers and Kris Stuart of The Deadstring Family Band, performing live in The Helm. Photo by Anne Marie for Local Hero Media

Kris and Matt share a live performance of the song “I Want More,” the tune that opens the tour CD they were selling while out on the Wanderlodge Spring Tour through California and Oregon. We add in a couple of recorded songs from a few of the Wanderfest, including tunes from The James Low Western Front and Redray Frazier.

Then Kurtis joins the fray to talk about his move from Nashville to the Pacific Northwest and that fateful weekend in July 2013 when he met all the parties involved at the Wildwood MusicFest & Campout. For Kurtis, who met his wife that same weekend, it was a sign of the changes to come and the twists and turns that led him to relocate from Nashville to Portland.

With Kris and Matt riding shotgun, Kurtis fronts The Deadstring Family Band and leads a set of stellar acoustic performances that prove to be a perfect way for us to cap our time at The Helm.

All the fun, facts, fibs, stories and songs are right here in Episode 85, so kick back and enjoy. Here’s the playlist:

Green Volvo, Wanderlodge
I Want More (Live In The Helm), Wanderlodge
Smile, The Deadstring Brothers
Whiskey Farmer, The James Low Western Front
Like Rain, Redray Frazier
Lucille’s Honky Tonk (Live In The Helm), The Deadstring Family Band
Sacred Heart (Live In The Helm), The Deadstring Family Band
Blindfolded (Live In The Helm), The Deadstring Family Band