TNC Showcase with Ken Gaines, Michael Henchman and Greg Stone

Artichoke Community Music hosts the Thursday Night Coffeehouse Showcase—an evening of up to four local and touring artists in an intimate listening-room setting.

Curators such as the Portland Folk Music Society and Portland Songwriters Association select the performers, who generously donate their sets to support Artichoke’s mission.

Cover charges go to benefit Artichoke Music and Audience tips go directly to the musicians. Beer, wine, cider soft drinks, and light snacks are available at the bar.

Doors - 6:30pm
Show - 7:00pm

For Fans of Paul Simon, Johnny Mercer, Roger Miller

Ken Gaines is a long-time nationally touring singer songwriter whose songs range from bluegrass to jazz.https://www.kengaines.com

https://www.facebook.com/ken.gaines

Hailing from the evergreen Pacific Northwest, Michael Henchman's imagery-rich songwriting often draws inspiration from roads less traveled that have beckoned since childhood - living across the U.S., in Europe, and many years in central Alaska. His music has been described as "progressive folk, mixed with redwoods, diners, grassy plains, a generous dash of longing, and a bit of road dust for texture." His life experiences instilled a deep reverence for wide cinematic landscapes - both real and metaphorical - and of how the heart becomes entangled by time and distance; of journeys on the quest for connective meaning that we all share.
Michael released his third collection of songs in January 2025 - “If The Sky Fell” - a mix of alternative and contemporary folk, roots, country, even a touch of jazz; full-band arrangements with spacious, textural stylings.

Greg Stone has been a musician for most of his life. For the past 20 years he has been involved with the bluegrass scene in the Pacific Northwest performing in a band and teaching. He is the founder of Taborgrass, a group class for all instruments in Portland. Since the pandemic Greg has turned his music efforts to songwriting and recording, entering into more of a pop/folk genre. His live performances are with a band called The Tabor Mountain Boys. They play a mix of bluegrass, folk, pop with each member of the band contributing their own original material as well.

Greg Stone is the founder of Taborgrass, a group class for all instruments in Portland.gregstonepdx.com

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