Whale’s Jaw Wailin’!

 Here are the lyrics for today’s set at the Whale’s Jaw Cafe!

Photo credit: Cape Ann Museum

Porch-i-oke in the Garden

Here's our songbook. All the cool cats will be singing along with Porch-i-oke at the Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave, Somerville, MA, from 4 to 6 pm. 

The Garden Cat at Somerville Community Growing Center

PorchFest is 12 to 6 pm today, all across the city of Somerville - here's the map, check out some of the other fine acts! All bands will be passing the hat to raise money for Nibble Kitchen, a social justice and economic development initiative of the Somerville Arts Council that allows immigrant entrepreneurs to share their cultures via food and test out restaurant concepts in a low-risk environment. 100% of money raised will go to building out and managing Nibble Kitchen in Union Square! 

Porchioke returns to JP Porchfest July 8

Our songbook
Our Spotify playlist
Our porch  
July 8, 2017, 1:45 to 2:45 pm

Our host Tim, doing a trial-run of the sign

The clematis just bloomed, in time for JP Porchfest!

Great listening spot, just off the porch

Thank you JP Porchfest 'Oke-ers

Porch-i-oke is just a bunch of words on the page until everyone comes out to sing, dance, and play along. Thank you to our hosts Brian and Julianna and to everyone who 'oke-d under the 150-year-old copper beech in Jamaica Plain on July 9. Big shoutout to Mattie Deed for sharing her powerful words, to the Jamaica Plain Porchfest organizers, and of course, to the band - Bill (drums), Bill (keys), Dave (melodica, harmonica and slide whistle), Ela (violin), Jane (cello - from Paper Waves), Johnny (bass drum), Hadley (vocals and drum) and son Noey (bass), Marie (trombone and JP Porchfest co-producer), Matt (bass), Sari (accordion), and Wyatt (washboard). 

Here's some video and photos of our "calm chaos" (thanks, Mike, for the video, and Mary for the new tagline). Our next 'oke will most likely be some time this fall - watch this space and the Porch-i-oke Facebook page (@porchioke) for details. Until then...keep singing!

JP Porchfest July 9

Porchioke and friends will be playing at JP Porchfest today from 4 to 6 pm (details here). Here's our setlist and links to the lyrics on Google Play, so you can sing along. 

We will be joined, at some point during our set, by spoken word artist Mattie Deed. Mattie will perform her piece Wake Up Everybody. We'll follow that by singing We Shall Overcome. 

I'm a Believer
Should I Stay or Should I Go
I Feel Good

Creep
I Can See Clearly Now
Born This Way
House of the Rising Sun
Space Oddity
Hey Jude
Femme Fatale
I Walk the Line
Lola
All About That Bass
What a Wonderful World
Dancing Queen
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
What's Up
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
I Want Candy
Sweet Child of Mine
Lean On Me
Rocket Man

Let's Stay Together
Royals
Take Me to The River

Making Music Together at Magazine Beach

Porch-i-oke made music with some new friends at Magazine Beach...the little guy in front was rockin' on the penny whistle.

Make Music Boston at Magazine Beach Park

Porch-i-oke will be @ Magazine Beach Park in Cambridge, singing in the solstice as part of Make Music Boston. Here's the lyrics so you can sing-along! 

Links take you to Google Play, where you can read the lyrics. No need to buy (and Porch-i-oke doesn't get anything if you do....)

Should I Stay or Should I Go
Creep
I Can See Clearly Now
Born This Way
House of the Rising Sun
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Sweet Child of Mine
Space Oddity
Take Me to The River
All About That Bass
When Doves Cry
Hey Jude

and maybe What a Wonderful World...just because.

#MMBos16