KBPR Hits the Square at PDX Noon Tunes

July 11, 2017

In the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon the town square is lovingly referred to as the "living room", where all sorts of activities are constantly taking place. On Tuesdays during the summer Kink.fm, IKEA, The Oregonian, and KGW-TV sponsor and event called Noon Tunes at Pioneer Courthouse Square - and we got to kick off the 2017 edition!
To our surprise the entire square was under construction when we pulled in, but the clever crew had figured out how to make the show go on, and it actually became a very intimate free-for-all surrounded by the sites, smells, and sounds of the busy downtown workday. The famous Portland Trail Blazers showed up to shoot some hoops, a troop of local YMCA kiddos came and sat right at the foot of the stage, and our mercantile booth hosts Kindred Hospice were so much fun passing out bottles of water to the crowd and dancing around the We Honor Veterans banner at the table that we were as entertained as the crowd was!
What a treat to run into folks who have been following us for years, and to meet so many new people too.
Our favorite quote of the day was when a gentleman came up and said, "We have been under the oppression of construction, but today have brought joy to Portland's Living Room today."
A joyful day it was. Thank you Pioneer Courthouse Square for asking Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising to be a part of this fun event. https://thesquarepdx.org/noon-tunes/

KBPR at the 20th World Beat Festival

July 25, 2017

Burning Down the House took on a whole new meaning in the triple digit heat of the final weekend of June as the city of Salem, Oregon celebrated the 20th year that the World Beat Festival had come to town.
We were delighted to be asked to return to this event to represent the music of America. Playing our original music as the steamboat made it's way up and down the Willamette River in the background made for an idyllic vision for the folks gathered on the amphitheater lawn and under the shady bits scattered throughout the park.
We loved the fact that the producers of the festival thought to provide great big umbrellas for folks so they could sit close the the stage and make their own shade!
We got such a kick out of the belly dancers who opened for us (bare foot on the hot bricks!) and the drummers who followed us (with the most adorable little emcee ever!). It was an international experience for the eyes, the ears and the tastebuds!
We adore this event. If you want to relive it or couldn't make it, you can relive the fun as CCTV filmed the entire thing! We can't wait to see it!

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To Watch Kimberlee's New "Fight the Good Fight of Faith" Music Video See:

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