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Songwriter Todd Samusson makes music that's been called folk music, Americana, folk & roll, alt.country, and acoustic roots. He calls it alt.folk music.
Based in the people's republic of Portland, Oregon, Todd writes songs that convey big picture issues in small, human stories.

NEWS

Summer has come to Portland. Todd Samusson and Rick Brodner are playing a number of gigs this fine season

CALENDAR

MAY 20 - WED - Corvallis Farmers Market, 2nd & B, Corvallis, OR. 3-7pm.

MAY 30 - SAT - Sandy Mountain Market, Sandy Civic Plaza, downtown Sandy, OR. 11am-4pm.

JUNE 5 - FRI - New Season Market, Happy Valley Store, 15861 SE Happy Valley Town Cntr. Dr. Happy Valley, OR 97086 (off Sunnyside Rd. between SE 157th & SE 162nd). 6-8pm.

JUNE 12 - FRI - Cornerstone Coffee, 216 North East Third Street, McMinnville, Oregon 97128. 8-10 pm

JUNE 14 - SUN - Festival of Hope, Albany, OR. Set time: 4:45pm.

JUNE 20 - SAT - Gresham Farmers Market - NW 3rd and Miller, Gresham, OR. 10:30am - 1:30pm.

JUNE 27 - SAT - Sandy Mountain Market, Sandy Civic Plaza, downtown Sandy, OR. 11am-4pm.

JULY 11 - SAT - Yakima Folklife Festival; Buhrmeister Bakery; downtown Yakima, WA. 11pm-11:45pm

JULY 12 - SUN - Yakima Folklife Festival; Precision Sound Stage; in the park; Yakima, WA. 11am-11:45am.

JULY 17 - FRI - Flying Cat Coffeeshop, 3401 SE Division St., Portland, OR. 6-8pm.

JULY 18 - SAT - Albany Farmers Market, Albany City Hall parking lot, 4th & Ellsworth, Albany, OR. 9:30am - 1:30pm

JULY 25 - SAT - Washougal Main Street Market, Main St. & Pendelton Way, Washougal, WA. Noon - 2pm.

AUGUST 22 - SAT - Washougal Main Street Market, Main St. & Pendelton Way, Washougal, WA. Noon - 2pm.

OCTOBER 23 - FRI - New Season Market, Happy Valley Store, 15861 SE Happy Valley Town Cntr. Dr. Happy Valley, OR 97086 (off Sunnyside Rd. between SE 157th & SE 162nd). 6-8pm.

Portrait photo of Todd Samusson with Rick Brodner

Todd often plays in a duo format with guitarist and backing vocalist Rick Brodner.

Picture of Todd playing a Santa Cruz acoustic guitar.

Imagine yourself
in some nook or cranny of Todd Samusson's brain . . .
There's a funky room with old wooden floors and overstuffed furniture. Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt and David Crosby are formiing a garage band. Lucinda Williams drops in possessed by the ghost of Woody Guthrie. In a corner Gary Snyder is mediating a debate between Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey over the origin of the cosmos. Later on Steve Earle comes by with Greg Brown and they play some Neil Young covers and then a few tunes by The Band while Shawn Colvin adds harmonies.

But wait - there's more. . .

Eliza Gilkysen shows up with Brewer & Shipley to play some acoustic versions of Springsteen songs. Jack Kerouac scrawls poetry in an old notebook amidst illustrations by John Lennon. Michael Moore is shooting a documentary film of the whole scene. The Dalai Lama sits at the table sipping tea and laughing while he listens to an iPod playing the Jerry Garcia Band doing Dylan covers.

Pretty straightforward, really.