In about a 20-year period in the mid-1800s, half a million people crossed plains and mountains to reach the Oregon Territory. Many came over the Barlow Road in what's now Clackamas County, roping up their oxen to keep them from…Read more
It's February, and we're having one of those precious days that sometimes happens at this time of year when the air smells like spring and the camellia buds tantalize us with the promise of summer flowers.
Matt's quite busy playing with Slipshod this summer, so Free Range has been, well, in the corral more than meandering about. But we're looking forward to some more performances this summer and fall and have some new tunes to pull…Read more
April in Paris may be one of the greatest songs ever written, but for sheer knock-your-socks off beauty, it's hard to beat April in Portland. With this early spring, we are overwhelmed by the amazing colors of tulips, irises, azaleas…Read more
Free Range just came back from Baja, where we, once again, played for food. We performed at Nancy's, the best restaurant in Cabo Pulmo and maybe in all of southern Baja. The compensation was seafood enchiladas and amazing guacamole. We…Read more
Only two things that money can't buy -- that's true love & homegrown tomatoes.
But Guy Clark wrote that before the days of farmers markets and the renaissance of heirloom veggies. So during the Labor Day weekend, we will be…Read more