Portland Songwriters Guild Presents: Sequoia and Darci Phenix

Join us in person for an evening of live music with Sequoia and Darci Phenix. Sequoia will be performing with a live band of pedal steel, drums, bass and guitar and Darci will be joined by intuitive guitarist, Austin Nevins.

A little bit about each artist:

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Darci Phenix is a Portland, OR based multi-disciplinary artist. Inspired by the folk tradition, her music is characterized by incisive lyrics and acoustic instrumentation (harp, guitar) while her textile work aims to connect people with the natural world.

The Portland Mercury has described her music as “sun-dappled, self reflective and streaked with memories and melancholy, recalling the gentle, inviting, and introspective folk of artists like Kate Wolf, Adrianne Lenker and Florist.”

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Sequoia spent his early life in transience and instability, relocating several times before landing in rural Vermont. Growing up in a family full of wanderlust, adulthood maintained the same momentum, moving consistently, seeking belonging. Having recently returned to his adopted hometown of Portland, Oregon, he spends months on the road, touring nationally as a solo artist. Offering these stark, vulnerable, performances has afforded closeness in several musical communities. To have these relationships, built through songwriting, is a cherished experience. To him, there is a no greater feeling of place. Seeing and living in so many parts of the country has offered a diverse perspective on what it means to be American, and his writing embraces this with often floral descriptions of environment that mirror emotional experiences. Travis picking and timeless lyricism anchor these songs in the folk tradition, while melodic chord progressions and unpredictable song structure challenge the genre with sincerity. The recordings, first and foremost, serve the songs, but often take risks with orchestration to shape a sound entirely of its own. Listening is a sojourn of painted moments that brood hopefulness, pain, and the haunting melancholy of life.

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