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Almost Famous in NZ
Another “almost famous” story from Jon Tullis about Catfish John in Milford Lodge, Milford Sound, Southwest New Zealand.
4 July 1977 Throwback Kate Portland Arrival
I was twenty-five when I arrived in Portland, Oregon from New York City in search of the last of the new frontier.
Gen-Z Meets Lo-Tech (and loves it)
When that resonant note came through those speakers, the strings on the instruments hanging on the walls began to vibrate. Really.
1983 Steve & Townes Van Zandt
Townes VanZant - legendary Texan songwriter came into Artichoke Music for strings and left behind an autograph on Steve’s fresh delivered box of Whole World Round LPs.
1968 Kate & Townes Van Zandt
At 16, Kate opened for Townes Van Zandt in 1968 on his first northeast tour with a Thursday night sold out show at the Thirsty Ear on Washington Street in Morristown, New Jersey.
Learn the Ukulele (the fun way). Here’s how…
Learn how to play Ukulele in an hour, the fun way!
Inside our Music Room
For years our homestyle music potluck, song and picking gatherings were a staple in Portland.
Uke Art Revolution
Discover wallpaper and charming tea towels printed with Steve’s Guitar Party and singular folk art flare.
Throwback -Welcome to our Artichoke Music archives!
We both go all the way back as teenagers in the 60’s on the east coast, NYC, the Village, acoustic music at Washington Square, chasing songs. That’s where we both started, separately and apart on parallel stages at fifteen years old only to meet years later in the Pacific Northwest over picks and strings in a music store.
Travis John: a song that moved the nation + (free) sheet music
Travis John was our neighbor. His early death in Iraq affected many Portlanders and drew us to sing out for peace.
