Swan Songs Portland® @ The Artichoke - A Benefit Concert
Artichoke Music | 2007 SE Powell Blve, Portland, OR 97202
Join us at the third of a series of bi-monthly Swan Songs Portland benefit concerts at Artichoke Music!
On Thursday, September 18, 2025 we present three outstanding Portland-based singer/songwriters swapping songs and stories.
James Low is a Portland-based singer-songwriter celebrated for his heartfelt lyrics and evocative melodies. With a storytelling style rooted in Americana and folk traditions, Low captures the nuances of life, love, and the human experience. Known for his rich, resonant voice and skillful songwriting, he has been a staple of Portland’s vibrant music scene for over 25 years, earning accolades for both his solo performances and collaborations. Whether performing intimate acoustic sets or commanding larger stages, James Low brings an authenticity and depth that resonate with audiences far and wide.
Soulful Americana singer-songwriter Karyn Ann writes excavations—songs that carve meaning out of memory, upend harm into healing, and loose rotting roots into unapologetic new growth. With a voice that’s equal parts church bell and bourbon barrel, Karyn Ann sings both revenge and redemption, winding her way through the stories that define us and leaving no stone unturned. Karyn Ann’s songwriting has been nationally recognized at such festivals as the Great River Folk Fest (WI), Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (CO), Red Ants Pants Music Festival (MT) and Tuscon Folk Festival (AZ).
Explorative, spiritual, queer artist Bobby Jo Valentine strives to make music and poetry that is good medicine for everyone. Each earnest, honest story sung is part campfire revolution, part autopsy, part devotional - hopeful, unflinching, and comfortingly certain we’re part of something so much bigger—so much better—than we know. Bobby Jo has won Song of the Year twice at West Coast Songwriters' Association, and his work has appeared on radio, TV, and feature films.
Tickets are a suggested donation of $20 to $50, with 90% going to support Swan Songs' Musical Last Wishes concerts. And your contribution is tax deductible. (Contributing less for a ticket is fine, too!)
Ticket Link: https://app.betterunite.com/swansongsportland-swansongsattheartichoke-sept18
Swan Songs Portland® is proud to partner with long-time-Portland-favorite venue The Artichoke to provide a bi-monthly line up of excellent musicians to our local community.
