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Recording Accomplishments:
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- Local hit Record 'The Terwilliger Bridge /
I Think I'm Gonna Rain Tonight-1978-1979,
- Session Guitarist for Tim Otto's Demo to Norman Petty- 1983,
- Selected to be on the MP3 Compilation w/ Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and others in 1999- Pressing of 50, 000 copies sold at the Walmart Stores Nationally
- '8' #1 hits on MP3 in 1998
- 40,000+ downloads via Moniker Records/Andrew Basil Walsh 1998
- My Song "Summer's Ghost' chosen for the Rainbow Sampler aka Poetman
Records Vol. 16 w/ Billy Bob Thorton on a track: receiving international Air play and e-mails from Australia, Belgium, France, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany and others with great chart news and requests for more music,
- Selected as a Songwriting Judge for The Portland Songwriters Association In 1998 at Key Largo
- Dubbed "Portland's Godfather of Folk" by the Oregonian in 1994 w/ release of Anthology of works
- Toured Borders Books Stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Arizona and Idaho.
Cities include: Santa Monica, Downtown Boston, Thousand Oaks, Clairmont, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Hollywood, San Diego.
- Sublimation album produced by Jeremy Wilson lead singer in the Dharma Bums 2000
- Cover of 2 Louie's Magazine PDX October 2002
- Interviewed by the Oregonian for spotlight in Underground Issue 1987 by Stuart Tomlinson
- Interviewed by the Oregonian 2002 Marty Hughley
- Interviewed by the Seattle Rocket for Spotlight in 1998
- Interviewed by Salem Statesmen for Apple River Diaries 1998
- Released a book of Poems with millionaire/poet/master salesman Dennis Ford, (think Mickey Rourke at Bob Dylan's house) from Boston, and rock n' roll journalist S. P. Clarke 2003 (think James Joyce at Emily Dickinson's house).
- Multiple concerts for the John Lennon Memorial Society helping raise thousands of dollars for charity.
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Selected to Play At:
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- NXNW PDX
- On Hold SXSX
- National Folk Alliance PDX
- Bumbershoot Seattle
- Seattle Folklife EMP
- Mayor's Ball PDX
- Portland Marathon
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- 1990 PMA Crystal Award (Outstanding Folk Act) -1991
- Finalist for same award,
- Art award- Blue Ribbon- Lake Oswego Arts Fair 2002
- Poetry- Alabama Poetry Society- Honorable Mention 2003
- Favorite poems of 1990- Stanza Magazine
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| Benefits: |
Radio Shows: |
- Greenpeace
- Beyond War
- UNICEF
- Red Cross
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Amnesty International
- 15,000 person Peace Rally at Pioneer Courthouse Square 1991
- Reed College 1984 OSPIRG
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- OPB House Blend (1979)
- KBOO NW Music Show
- KINK 1973- Artist Focus
- KMJK- 1978-Artist Focus
- San Diego University radio interview-1997
- KMHD Interview with Calvin Walker 2005
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| Opened for: |
Television and Film: |
- Providence (Threshhold Records)
- Barry Commoner
- Eugene McCarthy
- David La Flame, (It's a Beautiful Day),
- Ramblin Jack Elliott,
- Donovan
- Ray Manzerak
- Michael McClure
- Shawn Colvin
- The Rippkintons
- John Stewart
- Danny O Keefe
- BILLY RANCHER
- Balancing Act
- Buddy Guy
- Los Lobos
- John Fahey
- Dan Seigel
- The Meat Puppets
- Tower of Power
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- Channel 10(ArtShow1983),
- Channel 8,(8 Lively Arts 1973)
- Channel 2 (Morning Show 1973)
- Channel 49 (The Other Guy 1989)
- Terwilliger Bridge Produced by Frank Mahoney (1994)
- 'Portrait' Produced by Tim Otto and Ed Woods (1992)
- Teacher in Mr. Hollands Opus 1995 Starring Richard Dryfuss
- Walk on in Hallmark Film - "Night Ride Home' 1997 Starring Rebecca Demornay
and Keith Carradine
- Audience scene in Windham Hill Film "Alibi' ---unreleased
- Voice-over on 'Bear Tracks' Commercial film
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