BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150515T023000Z DTEND:20150515T043000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Will West & the Friendly Strangers DESCRIPTION:The son of a fiddle player\, Will West grew up in eastern North Carolina. Inspired by his parent's vast record collection\, he began playing guitar when he was 11 years old. First finding a love for Old-Time Blues and Heavy Metal music. Will began to sing and write his own music during his college years at UNC Chapel Hill. After college he moved to Portland and began busking on downtown sidewalks and exploring open-mics.\n\n\n\nThe Friendly Strangers formed in 2010\, and play modern rock\, folk\, pop\, jazz\, bluegrass\, and everything in between. They have averaged more than 100 concerts per year since 2011\, including performances at several NW Music Festivals. Known for their friendly\, easy-going vibes\, the band finds true joy in performance and love connecting with the audience.\n\n\n\n"A favorite of those Delta Blues/Folk lovin' Types. Never performing a song the same way twice. This crooner is a storyteller with a soft touch."\n\n- Headout - Willamette Week X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The son of a fiddle player\, Will West grew up in eastern North Carolina. Inspired by his parent'\;s vast record collection\, he began playing guitar when he was 11 years old. First finding a love for Old-Time Blues and Heavy Metal music. Will began to sing and write his own music during his college years at UNC Chapel Hill. After college he moved to Portland and began busking on downtown sidewalks and exploring open-mics.
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\nThe Friendly Strangers formed in 2010\, and play modern rock\, folk\, pop\, jazz\, bluegrass\, and everything in between. They have averaged more than 100 concerts per year since 2011\, including performances at several NW Music Festivals. Known for their friendly\, easy-going vibes\, the band finds true joy in performance and love connecting with the audience.
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\n&ldquo\;A favorite of those Delta Blues/Folk lovin'\; Types. Never performing a song the same way twice. This crooner is a storyteller with a soft touch.&rdquo\;
\n- Headout - Willamette Week LOCATION:Gesa Power House Theatre UID:e.65.3009 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T172418Z URL:https://business.wwvchamber.com/events/details/will-west-the-friendly-strangers-05-14-2015-3009 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR