Music on the Green

The parks department has been the sponsors of Music in the Park for all 15 years. All concerts are free.

• Aug. 17, CCM and Crow Valley String Band at 5 p.m.

Orcas Island musicians Cali Bagby, Carl Burger, and Marc Cohen have joined forces to form the vocal trio CCM. The group is rooted in traditional American folk music but offers an eclectic mixture of musical genres including ballads, blues, country, jazz, rock, and the music of contemporary singer-songwriters. Blending three part harmonies with guitar (both 6- and 12-string), bass, and ukulele, CCM offers both original tunes as well as their own interpretations of the work of master musicians.

The Crow Valley String Band is a family band of four musicians, Rachel Bishop, Jim Litch, Tashi and Kaj, which have been performing together for several years. Tashi and Kaj also have been performing in their own band, Brother for Sale!, since 2009. Originating from the British Isles, their music is grounded in the family’s Celtic, Scandinavian and European roots. Varying combinations of fiddles, mandolin, guitar, and upright bass combine with family-woven vocal harmonies to fire up and deliver lively traditional music from the Bluegrass, Old Time, Celtic, Acadia and Folk traditions.

Also on that day, there will be a Lion’s Club Day of Celebration from 3  to 5 p.m.,  pulled pork sandwiches and  a beer garden from 3 to 7 p.m. Money from the beer garden will help support the scholarship fund.

• Aug. 24, Dylan Cragle and Alli Carter at 5 p.m.

Cragle is an 18-year-old singer/songwriter from Puyallup, Wash. He sings pop, country, adult contemporary and musical theater.

He has been singing all over Washington state since he was 10 years old and traveled to Nashville to record his original songs.

Carter is a 13-year-old singer/songwriter. “I sing, act, am learning guitar and piano, and I write my own songs,” she said on her Facebook page.

• Aug. 31, from noon to 5 p.m., Martin Gerard and Martin Lund originally scheduled are now a part of the barbecue sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce along with Skye and the Frequent Flyers and The Dust Bunnies. Read more about Lund below.

Brown Bag concerts

• Aug. 13, 12 p.m., Carl Burger.

This well-known island musician will  perform a mix of  folk standards, new personal parodies and community singing, all accompanied on his three newly acquired Kirkland “Folk Singer Package” instruments, from Costco: 6-string, 12-string guitars, and 5-string banjo.

•The Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Brown Bag Concert season ends on August 20,  12 p.m. with musician extraordinaire Martin Lund. Appearing with Lund is The Almost Classical Trio, Lisa Carter, Emy Carter, and Paris Wilson.  Lund is a versatile composer, arranger, and musician who plays several instruments and is regularly featured in productions at the Orcas Center. Almost Classical received superior ratings at Northwest Washington music concerts and recently won the island wide Orcas Has Talent show.

Lund loves to surprise his audiences and has a wonderful performance planned. This is a popular concert with limited seating so plan to arrive before noon. Bring your friends, neighbors, guests and brown bag lunch to enjoy after the concert in the church gardens.

The Music Committee presents eight concerts each summer. There is no charge but donations are welcomed to help fund the Virgil Cleveland Memorial Scholarship Fund, which sends a local Orcas music student to music camp.

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• Aug. 21, Those Guys From Orcas from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Members include Carl Burger, Mary Meyer, Marj Franke, Nancy Wang and John Liger.

Aug. 29, Country Music with Mike Speece and Friends from 6:30 to 9 p.m., singing country standards from the 50s and 60s. Dancing is encouraged.

The Lower Tavern

Cedar Suede,  Friday, Aug. 22, 9 p.m. The group is self-described as a mix of genres from world funk to improvisational  to Mediterranean to Latin jazz. They are based out of Seattle.

Chamber Music Festival

• “Welcome Back!” concert Aug. 13 at 5:30 p.m. with violinists Andrés Cárdenes and Monique Mead, baritone Philip Cutlip, violist Yizhak Schotten, clarinetist Owen Kotler and cellist Anne Martindale Williams.

• Aug. 19 – 7:30 pm, Aug. 20 – 5:30 pm

Orcas~trations: The Three Parkers.

• Aug. 22 – 1 p.m., open rehearsal for seniors.

• Aug. 22 – 7:30 p.m., Aug. 23 – 5:30 p.m., Brahms in Vienna.

All concerts are on Orcas Center’s main stage.