May 2025
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 7-9pm
Constant Billy performs at a Private House Concert, Salem Oregon.
Thursday, May 1st at 7:45pm, Emily and Bill do a short May Day performance with our chums Lisa Gartland and Dennis Rothrock of Willamette Slough Morris during the Salem Folklore Community contradance at the VFW hall,
630 Hood St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Admission is $5 to $15, cash or check at the door.
Saturday May 3rd, 2025, from 10:15-11:00am and 11:30am-12:15pm Emily and Bill perform for the 40th Annual Sheep to Shawl Festival at
Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301. Constant Billy will perform in the nook across from Taproot OLD MILL CAFE–
see this map. We’re expecting good weather, but just in case, we’ll have a tent with seating for the audience set up.
Since 1985, this festival has highlighted the entire wool production process from sheep shearing all the way to a beautiful woven product. Lots of demos, exhibits, entertainment, vendors, live animals, games, and food & drink!
The whole event runs from 10am-4pm. We’ll provide extraordinary music. And the truly remarkable Gordon Munro will spin his historical stories from 12-2pm on the WHC warehouse porch. Word to the Wise: do NOT miss the Duck Races on the Mill Stream! Demonstrations include sheep shearing and weaving, and there’s a rumor that Salem’s favorite wooly critter, Caesar the No-Drama Llama, will put in an appearance! Great for kids-Bring the whole family!! Admission is FREE!! It will be a wild and WOOLY time!
WHAT: Come join with Constant Billy at the 40th Annual
Sheep to Shawl Festival!
WHEN: Saturday May 3rd, 2025, from 10:15-11:00am and 11:30am-12:15pm (the whole event runs 10am-4pm).
WHERE: The Nook across from Taproot OLD MILL CAFE, Willamette Heritage Center,
1313 Mill St SE, Salem, OR 97301.
ADMISSION: This is a FREE event; donations to Willamette Heritage Center are cheerfully accepted!
Saturday, May 10, 2025, Constant Billy will be a part of the lineup at the Oregon PeaceWorks Variety Show. This is a very diverse group of performers who will be donating their talents to support efforts to build an inclusive community in Salem. The whole show is from 2-4pm, and includes Salem favorites like Shawn Morford and Mark Babson. Don’t know exactly when we’ll go on- things are a little bit fluid- but Constant Billy will sing a few songs as a duo and at least one song with our pal Peter Bergel. It will be a fun time, and admission is FREE!
Location: The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem,
5030 Center St. NE, Salem OR 97301.
Saturday May 17,2025 from 10am-11am Constant Billy performs for the Open Gardens concert series at Gaiety Hollow, 545 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR 97302.
Gaiety Hollow, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was the personal home and studio of groundbreaking landscape architects Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryver. Completed in 1932, Gaiety Hollow comprises six distinct garden areas, integrated through a series of planned vistas. The charm of this lovely venue lies in how well classic garden design is adapted to a Pacific Northwest residence. Wherever you turn, the carefully laid-out gardens surprise and delight. You have to see it for yourself, and you’ll love it!
The gardens will be open to the public at no charge from 10am to 1pm; Emily & Bill are chuffed to perform from 10am to 11am. Come stroll the grounds, or grab a chair as we serenade you. Admission is FREE!
WHAT: Constant Billy performs for the Open Gardens concert series at Gaiety Hollow.
WHEN: Saturday May 17, 2025, from 10am-11am (the whole event runs 10am-1pm).
WHERE: 545 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR 97302.
WHY: To delight in shockingly good music amidst splendid gardens.
ADMISSION: Absolutely FREE! Donations to the gardens gladly accepted.
We’re finalizing details on more performances for May-August, 2025. More info soon!
PAST SHOWS
Since our recent move to Oregon we have played a variety of different venues,
including house concerts and garden concerts from Bend to Salem and…
B17 Alliance Flying Legends Tour, Salem OR
Bush House Museum, Salem OR
Capital Manor, Salem OR
Carols on Saginaw, Salem, OR
Gaiety Hollow Open Gardens, Salem OR
Kroc Center Family Fair, Salem OR
Magic at the Mill Festival, Salem, OR
Oregon PeaceWorks Variety Show. Salem OR
Salem Folklore Community Holiday Coffeehouse Concert, Salem, OR
Sheep To Shawl Festival, Salem, OR
The Hayloft House Concert Series, Salem, OR
The Oregon Garden Holiday Bazaar, Silverton, OR
MAKE MUSIC SALEM VENUES PLAYED
Bentley's Coffee, Salem, OR
Gaiety Hollow, Salem OR
Kroc Center, Salem, OR
Minto Island Growers, Salem OR
Pacific Standard, Salem, OR
Salem Civic Center Peace Plaza, Salem, OR
Santiam Brewery and Pub, Salem OR
Venti’s Cafe + Basement Bar, Salem OR
Our music has also been featured on local radio:
“Americana Alley” radio show, KMUZ 100.7 & 88.5FM, Salem, OR
“Celtic Music Hour” radio show, KMUZ 100.7 & 88.5 FM, Salem OR
…and elsewhere:
SPECIAL EVENTS
Art Car Parade & Celebration , Houston (music award winners 2 years running)
ASH Festival, Houston
Austin Celtic Festival, Austin, TX
Boxing Day in The Heights! Houston TX
Carols In The Park, Houston
Celtic Heritage Festival, Bedford, TX
Celtic Nations Heritage Festival, Lake Charles LA
Celts Of The Caribbean Cruise, Mexico, Honduras and Belize
Clear Lake Celtic Festival, Clear Lake, TX
Dickens in the Heights Festival, Houston
East End Celtic Festival, Houston
Evening of Celtic Music Concert Series, Houston
FELCH Oktoberfest, Houston
Fulbright Scholars Arts Festival, Houston
Gathering of the Celts Festival, Houston
Gathering of the Exiles, Houston
General Sam Houston Folk Festival, Huntsville, TX
Harbor Tower Concert Series, Portsmouth, VA
Houston Celtic Festival, Houston
Houston Highland Games & Celtic Festival, Houston
Houston International Festival (iFEST)
HPCA Holiday Singalong, Houston
Hyde Park Art Crawl, Houston
Ingathering of the Exiles, Houston
International Beerfest, Houston
Irish American Heritage Association Celebration, Houston
Irish Society Bloomsday Celebration, Houston
KPFT Music Series, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston
Lights in the Heights Festival, Houston
Music In Motion House Concert, Houston
National Tartan Day Celebration, Houston
Norton Resort House Concert Series, Bellville, TX
North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas, TX
Old Pal Festival, Palestine, TX
Orange Show, Houston
Jock's Annual Robert Burns Supper, Houston
Revels Cast Party, Houston
Rory Miggins Memorial Irish Music Festival, Houston
Second Saturday Concert, West University, TX
Sherwood Forest Celtic Festival, Bastrop, TX
South By Due East Indie Music Festival, Houston
South Texas Celtic Festival, Corpus Christi, TX
Spring Festival at the Forest, Richmond, TX
St. Andrews Celtic Festival, Houston
St. Patrick’s Balladeer Festival, Lake Charles, LA
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Houston
Sunday Streets HTX, Houston
Tartan Day Celebration, Houston
The Irish Society Bloomsday Celebration, Houston
Trinity Scottish Festival, Huntsville, TX
University of Texas Spring Festival, Winedale, TX
University of St. Thomas Celtic Festival, Houston
Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, The Woodlands, TX
MUSIC VENUES
Baba Yega, Houston
Betwixt & Between, Dallas, TX
Bohemeo’s, Houston
Boulevard Coffee, Houston
Brenner’s, Houston
Brian O’ Neill’s Irish Pub, Houston
The Briar Club, Houston
Bull and Bear Tavern and Eatery, Houston
Cactus Music, Houston
Carney’s Pub, Bryan, TX
Carolyn’s Cottonwood House Concerts, Sugar Land TX
Cassidy’s Pub, Corpus Christi, TX
Cedar Creek Café, Bar and Grill, Houston
CENTRUM, Spring, TX
“Chickenskin Music” radio show, KTRU 96.1 FM, Houston
“Chickenskin Music” radio show, KTRU 97.1FM, Houston
Clark's Dance Club, Houston
Continental Club, Houston
Creative Life Center, Houston
Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar, Houston
Discovery Green Concert Series, Houston
Discovery Green Farmer’s Market, Houston
Dulce, Katy, TX
Emerald Mist, Richardson, TX
EQ Heights, Houston TX
Fellowship Square Concert, Tucson, AZ
Fiddler’s Green, Austin, TX
Folkways KUT 90.5FM Austin, TX
Full Throttle Coffee House, Spring, TX
Fulshear Traditional Music House Concert series, Fulshear TX
Gin-U-Wine, Bastrop, TX
Goose's Acre, Woodlands, TX
Griff's Shenanigans Cafe & Bar, Houston
Haak Winery, Santa Fe, TX
Happy Fatz, Houston
HEB Montrose Market, Houston
Highland Village Market, Houston
Houston City Hall, Houston
“Irish Aires” radio show KPFT 90.1FM, Houston
JP Hops House, Houston
Kelvin Arms, Houston
Khon’s, Houston
La Centerra, Katy, TX
L’Alliance Française, Houston
L'Atelier, Houston
Logon Café, Beaumont, TX
Lucky’s Pub, Houston
Lynn’s Longbranch Saloon, Houston
MacFarlane’s Celtic Pub, Lake Charles, LA
MacHenry's, Fort Worth, TX
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Houston
MD Anderson Rotary House, Houston
Meridian Concert Hall, Houston
Mojo Risin', Houston
Newman’s Castle, Bellville, TX
Platypus Brewing, Houston
Rudyard’s Pub, Houston
Sláinte Irish Pub, Houston
“Songwriter’s Studio” radio show, KPFT 90.1FM, Houston
Stag's Head Pub, Houston
Studio Off Broadway, Houston
Table 57 Dining and Drinks, Houston
Tavern on Gray, Houston
The Artery, Houston
“The Front Row” radio show, KUHA 91.7FM & KUHF 88.7FM, Houston
The Hampton Post Oak, Houston
Things Celtic, Austin, TX
Tipperary Inn, Dallas, TX
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston
Urban Harvest Market, Houston
Villa Matel, Houston
Waldo's Coffee House, Houston
Whole Foods Market, Houston
Willamette Heritage Center, Salem OR
Woodlands Country Club, The Woodlands, TX
Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, The Woodlands, TX
