Larry B. Wilder 2008 National Yodeling Champion – Western Music Association

Dynamic entertainment, outstanding acoustic musicians, and compelling music are offered from each genre:  bluegrass, folk, Americana roots, gospel, and cowboy - featuring fancy and harmony yodeling!  Choose from solo, duo, trio, quartet, or 5 piece band shows.

Thirty years in music [with concert tours nationwide, Japan and Europe] have forged a versatile fusion act.  Drawing from an extensive repertoire and instrumental mastery, each show is crafted to bring the audience rare musical depth and intensity.

Shows are fast-moving, highly interactive down-home fun, leaving audiences wanting more.  Larry has won entertainment awards and is an accomplished arranger and bandleader.  A riveting vocalist, he is also renowned for his solid, tasty, and lightning fast acoustic instrumentals on banjo, guitar, and Autoharp.

Traditional Americana music sources, the Carter Family, Flatt & Scruggs, Woody Guthrie, Sons of the Pioneers, Jimmie Rodgers, Johnny Cash, Elizabeth Cotten, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Kingston Trio, Gordon Lightfoot and Peter, Paul & Mary along with many others are featured.

Click here for a more comprehensive song list covering great bluegrass, folk, Americana roots, gospel, and cowboy music.

These customized shows present multitalented musicians and offer a myriad of workshops to enhance your cultural event including:  vocal harmony, fiddle, guitar, banjo, Autoharp, yodeling, instrument lore, and Americana musicology.

We look forward to working with you to create a truly memorable event!

CONTACT US: 

2000 NE 42ND AVENUE #243  PORTLAND, OR 97213  |  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   |  503-407-8676

News    2009 

May

Larry will join team headed by Judith-Kate Friedman, who has been awarded an NEA Grant  for Creativity in Aging.  The work will facilitate seniors with memory loss  to compose and perform their music.  This unique program is also under the aegis of Arts Northwest.

April           

Larry’s article “Yodeling:  Roots in Americana Music” published by                      Western Way magazine. 

March            

Americana Trio tour -- Montana Performing Arts Consortium.  Larry, Nolan and                       Andy saw wolves in Yellowstone!          

Americana Trio fiddler Andy Emert places second in the Open Division of the Oregon State Fiddle Championship!           

February     

Songs of the Spirit  CD released.                                        “Jesus Cowboy,” “Healing Waters,” “Yodeling in Heaven,” and "Great Gettin' Up Time" are featured original tunes. 

January       

Larry’s Yodeling Workshop at the River City Festival.  Twenty yodelers at once!   

2008 

November    

Albuquerque, NM---Larry wins the   National Yodeling Championship                    at the Western Music Association’s Annual Convention/Roundup!                        

Goodnight Cowgirl Sweetheart CD released. 

October       

Americana Trio.  Montana Performing Arts Consortium Highline Tour. 

September   

Pendleton Roundup.  Larry performs.  Special guest from Holland: one of Europe’s most honored traditional music impresarios--Loek Lamers. 

August                     

Americana Music—Heart of the People released. Included are:  “I’ve Been       Everywhere,” “Deportees,” “In the        Pines” and “Big Rock Candy Mountain.”          

July

Nolan and Larry appear in Mount Hood Repertory Theatre’s “Spoon River Anthology.” 

Summer       

Americana Duo & Trio and the Stumptown Stars were proud to play a dozen library shows in Multnomah and Clark counties.  www.stumptownstars.com