Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/ Misty River Band en-us http://mistyriverband.com/images/logoshort.png http://mistyriverband.com/ webmaster@mistyriverband.com http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=58 Since emerging on the Portland acoustic music scene in 1997, the four-woman band MISTY RIVER has earned the reputation as one of the finest, most entertaining bands in the Pacific Northwest. Voted as an audience favorite on Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Oregon Art Beat", MISTY RIVER blends folk, bluegrass, country, Celtic and original music into a seamless and highly distinctive Americana sound that has entranced thousands of fans. Whether performing at a large concert hall or an intimate house concert, MISTY RIVER makes an emotional connection with its audiences, thoroughly captivating listeners with beautiful and moving music and a natural, friendly presentation. To watch Oregon Public Broadcasting's (OPB) original feature of Misty River and the making of "Live at the Backgate Stage", click here: http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/379?q=Misty+River To watch a OPB's 9-minute feature on Misty River's 10th Anniversary, Carol's battle with leukemia and the release of the CD, "Stories", click here: http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/674?q=Misty+River To watch the making of Misty River's third CD, Willow, click here: http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/segments/view/387?q=Misty+River Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:30:00 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=74 Misty River is pleased to announce the release of our first live performance DVD entitled The Living River, a concert filmed with Grammy-winning guitarist and special guest Doug Smith as part of our Farewell for Now tour in June 2011. The 95-minute DVD features twenty songs, largely inspired by rivers and the natural world, including three songs highlighting Smith on solo guitar, and five songs previously unrecorded by Misty River. Buy Misty River’s new DVD The Living River now using a credit card through this secure link to Paypal. Or mail order by sending a check made out to Misty River for $18 ($15 plus $3 s/h) to Misty River, 375 Mary Ln, Eugene, OR 97405. Please include your mailing address and a phone number. (Only US checks accepted) Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:58:52 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=73 Misty River is performing five reunion concerts in Oregon and SW Washington in April, June and July 2013. These are the only five performances planned for 2013, so get your tickets now! The band's first show will be at the Old Liberty Theater in Ridgefield, Washington April 27. In June, Misty River will perform in Portland, Corvallis and Eugene, Oregon. The band will also appear at the Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival in Fossil, Oregon July 6, 2013. For Corvallis or Eugene, get tickets now by visiting Misty River's Concert Schedule page and clicking "Buy Tickets Online" for that show listing. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:56:32 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=72 Thanks for visiting Misty River's website. The band is currently on a hiatus from performing. For updates on the members of Misty River, read on.... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:31:01 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=71 Misty River is making live recordings of our "Farewell for Now" shows. Professional filmmaker Spence Palermo will film our concerts this weekend in Eugene 6/3 and Umpqua 6/5, and audio engineers Chris Bergstrom and Dale Adkins will record our concerts next weekend in Bend 6/10 and Ridgefield 6/11 (sold out) & 6/12. We hope after a little mixing and editing we’ll have some video and audio recordings to share with you, including some of the unrecorded songs you have been asking for over the past several years. For details on our last concerts, visit our Concert Schedule page. Tue, 31 May 2011 12:48:48 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=70 After fourteen years and five CDs, Misty River is planning to take a break from performing and recording starting this July. We hope you will come out and see us during our last run of shows for 2011. Will we perform again after that? The real answer is we don’t know. We love singing harmony together, and that desire may bring us back for some concerts down the road, but starting this summer, we are going to let ourselves prioritize other aspects of our lives. It is a difficult decision, but one that will be good for all of us. To all our faithful friends and fans, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! For those of you new to Misty River, please check out our music page--we have five great CDs (and individual song downloads) currently available. Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:42:37 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=69 For those of you who missed the live webstream of Misty River's "Harmony for the Holidays" concert with Doug Smith in December 2010, you can still watch a recording of it at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/misty-river-in-concert. Just click on the words "Misty River Egan Warming Center" below one of the two pictures at the bottom left corner of the screen (one for each half of the concert), wait for it to load, and then put up with a 10-second commercial before the concert kicks in. The volume is a bit low at the beginning, but improves about 18 minutes into the show. We hope you enjoy it! Misty River (Dana, Chris, Carol and Laura) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:20:41 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=68 Wow! What a wonderful Harmony for the Holidays kickoff concert we had last Sunday at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. Thank you to everyone who came out to support Misty River and the School of Piano Technology for the Blind. I know the school was very pleased with the financial support they received from the concert, and we had a blast performing with Grammy-winning guitarist Doug Smith (www.dougsmithguitar.com). Misty River is headed to Bend and Madras this weekend, Dec. 11-12, to perform at two intimate venues: Bend's cozy and beautiful Old Stone Church (a new venue for us, and one that has gotten rave reviews) and Madras's Jefferson County Library Annex (a benefit for the Library and our first time back in 6 years!). Both venues seat just 200 people, so get your tickets now! In Bend, we will have one of our favorite bluegrass bands, Quincy Street, opening for us, so that should be a treat. Next weekend, Dec. 17 and 19, we'll be at Salem's beautiful Historic Grand Theatre (a favorite of ours since we performed there last year) and Eugene's First Christian Church (a lovely old sanctuary that somehow feels like someone's really classy living room). The Eugene concert is a benefit for the Egan Warming Center project for the homeless, so you can know that part of your ticket price will go to support a great cause. Also, we just found out that guitarist Doug Smith will be joining us for that show, so get your tickets now. We hope to see you soon! Keep reading for information about our holiday music sale. Happy Holidays! Misty River (Dana, Chris, Carol, Laura) MISTY RIVER MUSIC SALE Misty River has five CDs (67 songs) recorded to date. We want to encourage you to complete your Misty River music collection and share our music with others over the holidays. Through December 31, 2010, buy two or more CDs for only $10 each (or one for $15.) Offer good at live shows and via mail order. We’ll even pay postage on USA destinations! To order, send check payable to Misty River, 375 Mary Ln, Eugene, OR 97405. Include your name, address of where to send each CD, and your phone number. Please specify which CDs you want (Stories, Midwinter—Songs of Christmas, Willow, Live and Rising.) Questions? Call 541-344-7433. If you live outside the USA or paying by check is not your style, you can find our music at http://www.cdbaby.com/all/mistyriver. You can buy full-length CDs ($14.99), download whole albums ($9.99) or individual songs for ($.99). You can also download Misty River’s music on iTunes (http://www.itunes.com/mistyriver) and other sites. Our CDs are also available in select retail stores. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:53:56 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=60 Enjoy a 'vintage' - 2004 - Misty River Promotional video. This is a 6-minute promo video compiled using footage from OPB's Oregon Art Beat displaying events from a Misty River live CD recording session, vocal harmony workshop at the Sisters Folk Festival to traveling in Annabelle the motorhome. http://www.youtube.com/user/MistyRiverBand Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:20:05 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=59 Oroville Mercury-Register (CA) [large photo of Misty River] November 2, 2007 Section: Local 'Misty River' an enchanting experience Irene Alfieri/Special to the Mercury-Register Misty River enchanted student matinee attendees and Oroville Concert Association members alike with a rich mix of 'Americana' music, merging their delicate vocal harmony with an array of traditional instruments. The all-female band; Carol Harley (guitar, banjo, ukulele, mandolin), Chris Kokesh (fiddle, guitar), Laura Quigley (acoustic bass), and Dana Abel (accordion, guitar) tours from a base in Oregon, their unique sound shaped as much by the love of traditional music as by love of the land. To the fertile Willamette Valley, the Oregon Trail propelled thousands of pioneers westward, bringing with them music of the east coast, Appalachia, and the heartland, encompassing traditional music, folk songs, country, bluegrass, Celtic, hymnody, and highly rhythmic 'jubilees.' This blend of music is identifiably American, yet shaped from various influences and annealed by the character of the country. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:23:32 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=49 Buy Stories CD Stepping on a city bus. Longing for home. Dreaming of being a tree. A second chance at life. These are just a few of the stories you'll hear as Misty River explores the music of Americana. To buy CDs, click here. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:11:54 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=48 Misty River's five CD's (STORIES, WILLOW, LIVE, RISING and MIDWINTER SONGS OF CHRISTMAS) are available at shows, online via credit card, via mail order with check, and at select retailers. Sun, 20 May 2007 20:08:51 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=42 SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT Battling cancer, Carol Harley finds healing power in her music as a member of the bands Misty River and the Misty Mamas BY JANIE NAFSINGER editor@lifestylesnorthwest.com LIFESTYLES NORTHWEST NOV 24, 2006 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:38:15 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 8-25-2006 Vancouver, WA Hello to all my personal and Misty River & Misty Mamas friends! I last posted an update to this website regarding my health in December 2005! Fri, 25 Aug 2006 23:44:34 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40 GOOD NEWS & HEALTH UPDATE FROM CAROL HARLEY; December 2005 On July 15, 2004 came the public announcement that in April I had been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, a rare form of cancer of the bone marrow/blood. During a regular, yearly visit to my doctor, they found that my white count was very elevated like 225,000. A normal person would be 4,000 & 7,000. Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:01:21 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=36 Saturday December 18, 2004 Preview: Healing Music, Sustaining Love: Mother with leukemia and daughter play through pain By Paul Denison The Register-Guard Anyone who sees Misty River in concert might notice something special going on between two of the four women in this popular Northwest folk group: the older woman who plays guitar and the petite bass player who is young enough to be her daughter. That's because Carol Harley, 55, and Laura Quigley, 28, are mother and daughter. It's also because they've been through a lot together. Laura was just a toddler 26 years ago when her mother survived melanoma that was supposed to kill her. Wed, 05 Jan 2005 23:21:07 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 Dear Misty River friends, fans and family, It is with great sadness that we share the following news with you. One of our band members, Carol Harley, has recently been diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. This is a life-threatening disease affecting the bone marrow and white blood cells. Carol has recently begun chemotherapy through drugs she administers at home and we are waiting to see how she responds to treatment before considering other measures such as a bone marrow transplant. Carol continues to be in good spirits and is taking one day at a time. Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:43:57 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 THE OREGONIAN "Sound Check" Notes from the Northwest Music Scene Friday, June 11, 2004 SCOTT D. LEWIS A lot of Misty River's fans are communists. Now, that's not a comment on those across the country who enjoy the local quartet's heady blend of Americana, Celtic and folk music marked by rich harmonies, but rather an acknowledgment that the band is big in China. Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:52:59 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=24 Misty River with guest artist, Greg Clarke had the honor of being chosen to record the sound track for a wonderful new cooking show, a series called, Barbecue America, hosted by Vancouver, WA's own Rick Browne. The instrumental music is a mixture of traditionals and some original music including Bluegrass, Old-Time, Swing and Country music. Greg Clarke's lively "Stumptown Stomp" seems to be the theme song for the show. Mon, 24 May 2004 01:46:08 -0700 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20 Posted by CES 2004 (A) on January 10, 2004 at 13:15:40 "Bob Crump has finally done it in bringing the ultimate music system to CES. Last night, his room had a sound that can only be described as flawlessly real. This system featured 4 speakers possessed with an unique self aware intelligence and unmatched beauty with each having a completely distinctive character and perfect custom finish. It's no surround system baby, rather a more complex 4 channel array that was voiced to perfection. Here it is, BEST of Show! Enjoy"... Rod. Mon, 19 Jan 2004 02:21:05 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19 EXCERPTS FROM: MISTY RIVER & TRACY GRAMMER CONCERT By Diane Schulstad (former Editor of Victory Music Review) Victory Review, Acoustic Music Magazine Volume 29, Number 01, January 2004 "There are certain concerts that pass beyond being a transitory, fleeting pleasure into the realm of being… an experience. An unforgettable experience…one that you will hold in your heart as a treasure. I was the grateful participant of such an experience: the double billing of the Portland-based band, Misty River, and Tracy Grammer performing with a full band at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, November 15, 2003. Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:31:48 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 Portland, OR - The Tracy Grammer/Misty River double bill at the Aladdin Saturday night, November 15, 2003 was a SELL OUT!! People walking out of the theater after the show were saying "that was one of the most magical evenings I've ever experienced!" The Misty Fans loved Tracy and the Tracy fans loved Misty River. "It was a Love-fest" Tracy Grammer exclaimed. Those who attended were surprised with a two-song full stage encore with Tracy Grammer and her band asking Misty River onstage for the ending. Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:13:55 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17 Misty River Review from SixMoons.com 10-28-2003 From: Srajan Ebaen, Publisher http://www.sixmoons.com 505-776-0800, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico USA Misty River is an all-female quartet dedicated to vocal harmonizing in the genre of Appalachian Americana. Its paths of Celtic fiddle, Bluegrass banjo and Zydeco accordion intersect with heartfelt lyrics and a healthy disdain for speed-for-speed's-sake showmanship. Think story-driven art house movie rather than Hollywood special-effects extravaganza. No honky tonk broken-down-truck, whiney 6-pack Country Blues fables, either. Far from it. That's likely due to the maturity of the Misty River ladies who must have lived full lives with their eyes open, to now pen lyrics like for "Real As A Dream" which go: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:30:52 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15 The Oregonian Newspaper called me today and asked if in light of the upcoming Misty River & Tracy Grammer show at the Aladdin Theater, Sat. Nov. 15, 2003, would we like to take advantage of their "new" look and format of their A&E Section. I said "Yes". They said ok, I'll send you a "Band in a Box" format and you fill it out. I said "ok". So, I did. Oregonian: "Tell us about your act in your own brilliant words. E-mail to arts@news.oregonian.com using the above format, at least 14 days before publication (Fridays). Listings are free; they are on a space-available basis; and are not guaranteed. Please mail your black-and-white photo or include your 300dpi JPEG in e-mail. Images cannot be returned." Tue, 04 Nov 2003 19:58:27 -0800 http://mistyriverband.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14 Elgin, OR – Elgin Opera House Concert on 9/19/03 – Misty River Review by Mardi Ford published in the La Grande, OR Newspaper “The Observer” 9-25-2003 Mardi’s personal letter that accompanied the newspaper article read: 9/29/03 Carol – Sorry it took me so long to get this to you. I have been waiting to see if perhaps I could tell you I would see you this weekend at The Maryhill Concert, but I won’t be able to attend. Anyway, I hope you like the review – for a writer I am amazed at how often I find myself at a loss for words. You guys were so awesome – I’m bringing a crowd w/me next time. Take care & God bless Mardi Tue, 04 Nov 2003 19:45:05 -0800