Upcoming Artists 
Cliff Stansell and Friends – Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm
We are pleased to announce that Curry County native son Cliff Stansell will be
performing on the Friendship Hall stage with several of his local friends for our February
14th show.
Cliff will be the songwriting instructor at the Southwest Oregon Community College Writers Conference in Brookings earlier in the day, and then play for us that
night!
Cliff was born into a house of music that saw him playing guitar by 13, writing songs
shortly thereafter, and then picking up the banjo, mandolin, and fiddle in the years that
followed. In addition to becoming an instructor of those instruments to would-be south
coast musicians, Cliff also became a sought-after player, appearing in venues too
numerous to name throughout southwestern Oregon, on his own and with notable local
artists.
He has, in fact, appeared in PRCA shows before, having developed a reputation
as our go-to local pickup musician for bands that show up without members. As such,
Cliff has been on the Friendship Hall stage with Mollie O’Brien, Special Consensus,
Chuck Pyle, and Blame Sally, among others.
Appearing with Cliff will be Amy Keusink on violin and piano, Chris Vorster on guitar and
mandolin, Beau Jones on bass, and Steve Boyer on accordion. This will be a great night
of acoustic music provided by hometown artists, so please come join us and support our
local minstrels!
JigJam – Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:30 pm
JigJam made its Grand Ole Opry Debut in Nashville in March 2023 to critical acclaim receiving a standing ovation from a sold-out crowd on Country Music’s biggest stage. The group was joined on the night by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Steve Earle, Lauren Alaina, and many more. This Offaly and Tipperary-born band has started the first wave of attack in the new Irish invasion of Americana.
‘Foot stomping’, ‘high energy’ badassery is what you’re in for when you see this musical powerhouse live in concert.
Founding members from Offaly Jamie McKeogh (Lead singer and guitar) and Daithi Melia (5 String Banjo and Dobro) were joined by Tipperary-born Gavin Strappe (Mandolin and Tenor Banjo) in 2016. This year they are joined by Kevin Buckley (Fiddle) to make up this iGrass (Irish Bluegrass) quartet.
Described as ‘The best Irish band in bluegrass’ and ‘sparkling, infectious’ these lads have been hailed as ‘Ireland’s answer to New Grass Revival’
Bluegrass has its roots in Irish music and Irish immigration. iGrass and JigJam is what happens when the Irish find their prodigal son.
“One of The World’s Best Irish Bluegrass Bands.”
Riverfront Times
“A STANDING OVATION!”
Grand Ole Opry
“Ireland’s Answer to New Grass Revival”
Midwest Records
