Fisher Poetry

Hosted by: 
Jonathan Lay
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Folk Espresso
Air date: 
Mon, 02/08/2021 - 5:30am to 7:00am

Every year since 1998, in the last weekend of February, fisher poets have gathered in Astoria, Oregon to celebrate the livelihood of fishing and its connected community. This year’s FisherPoets Gathering will be different, with the gathering done over the internet. This episode of Folk Espresso, Fisher Poetry, is an echo of past years gathering’s, and a hint of what you may find in this year’s Fisher Poets Gathering.

Local and regional musicians in this show include: Geno Leech; Brian Robertson; Jon Boderick & Jay Speakman; Erin Fristad; Evelyn Pinkerton; Ed Edmo; Brownsmead Flats; Craig Brandis; Mark Graham; Mary Garvey; Shanghaied On The Willamette; Kathy Stack; Fraser Union; Moe Bowstern; Hobe Kytr And Dave Berge; David Densmore; Smitty Smith; Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers.

Other musicians in the show include: Stan Rogers; Larry Kaplan; Jon Campbell; John Van Amerongen.

Topic tags: 
Arts/Culture, Community Building, Environment/Climate, Elders, History, Labor, Music, Poetry
Genre(s): 
Folk, Spoken Arts

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:32
    Artist
    Jay Speakman and Jon Broderick
    Song
    Sixteen Knots
    Album
    A Good Trip After All
    Label
    Speakman and Broderick
  • Time
    5:37
    Artist
    Geno Leech
    Song
    The Panther's on the Prowl
    Album
    Let's Go Take a Look
    Label
    Fisher Poets Gathering (Astoria, Oregon)
  • Time
    5:39
    Artist
    Kathy Stack
    Song
    Ripple Rock
    Album
    Lucky Girl
    Label
  • Time
    5:42
    Artist
    Fraser Union
    Song
    Canning Salmon
    Album
    BC Songbook: Songs of Canada's West Coast
    Label
    Fraser Union
  • Time
    5:46
    Artist
    Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers
    Song
    Omega-3's
    Album
    Where the Fins Meet the Frets
    Label
    Ray Troll and the Ratfish Wranglers
  • Time
    5:49
    Artist
    Brian Robertson
    Song
    When the Tide Goes Out
    Album
    Saltchuck Serenade
    Label
    Brian Robertson
  • Time
    5:54
    Artist
    Smitty Smith
    Song
    Mt. Fairweather
    Album
    Let's Go Take a Look
    Label
    Fisher Poets Gathering (Astoria, Oregon)
  • Time
    5:55
    Artist
    John Van Amerongen
    Song
    Someone Like You
    Album
    Let's Go Take a Look
    Label
    Fisher Poets Gathering (Astoria, Oregon)
  • Time
    5:57
    Artist
    Mary Garvey
    Song
    Astoria's Bar
    Album
    Songs of the Lower Columbia
    Label
  • Time
    6:01
    Artist
    Jon Campbell
    Song
    This Boat
    Album
    Keep on Fishin'
    Label
  • Time
    6:05
    Artist
    David Densmore
    Song
    The Detour
    Album
    Let's Go Take a Look
    Label
    Fisher Poets Gathering (Astoria, Oregon)
  • Time
    6:07
    Artist
    Shanghaied On The Willamette
    Song
    Where the Coho Flash Silver
    Album
    Weeighing Anchor (1997)
    Label
    SOW
  • Time
    6:11
    Artist
    Kathy Stack
    Song
    Broughton Archipelago
    Album
    Lucky Girl
    Label
    Self
  • Time
    6:16
    Artist
    Hobe Kytr And Dave Berge
    Song
    Dog Salmon and Rudabagas
    Album
    Dog Salmon And Rutabagas
    Label
    Hobe Kytr
  • Time
    6:22
    Artist
    Moe Bowstern
    Song
    Sittin' on a Bucket in the Rain
    Album
    Fisher Poets Gathering 2019
    Label
    Moe Bowstern
  • Time
    6:26
    Artist
    Larry Kaplan
    Song
    My Brother Mike and Me
    Album
    Worth All the Telling
    Label
    Folk-Legacy Records
  • Time
    6:30
    Artist
    Mary Garvey
    Song
    Crabbing on Christmas Eve
    Album
    Songs of the Lower Columbia
    Label
    Self
  • Time
    6:33
    Artist
    Stan Rogers
    Song
    Tiny Fish for Japan
    Album
    From Fresh Water
    Label
    Borealis Records
  • Time
    6:36
    Artist
    Mark Graham
    Song
    Song of the Steelhead
    Album
    Inner Life
    Label
    mark graham
  • Time
    6:39
    Artist
    Craig Brandis
    Song
    Gillnetter's Life
    Album
    Song of the Salmon - Spring Run
    Label
    Mary Garvey
  • Time
    6:43
    Artist
    Brownsmead Flats
    Song
    Ballad of the Peter Iredale
    Album
    Strings & Yarns
    Label
    Brownsmead Flats
  • Time
    6:48
    Artist
    Ed Edmo
    Song
    Celilo Fishermen
    Album
    Salmon Nation Artists Project
    Label
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    Evelyn Pinkerton
    Song
    Salmon River
    Album
    Salmon Nation Artists Project
    Label
  • Time
    6:54
    Artist
    Erin Fristad
    Song
    Advice to Female Deckhands
    Album
    Salmon Nation Artists Project
    Label
  • Time
    6:58
    Artist
    Jon Boderick & Jay Speakman
    Song
    Wrapped up, Coming Home
    Album
    Miles Away
    Label
    Self (Gearhart, Oregon)
  • Time
    6:59
    Artist
    Brian Robertson
    Song
    Coming Home
    Album
    Saltchuck Serenade
    Label
    Brian Robertson

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