Gordie Tentrees has just released his eighth album Mean Old World, a collection of songs about Gordie’s real life experiences, his favorite song-writing topic. Living in the Yukon in Canada, where music is a part of the social fabric, Gordie … More ...

In 2012 Alison Perry envisioned Central Oregon Veteran’s Ranch to be “a working ranch that restores purpose and spirit to veterans of all ages.”  Nine years later the ranch exists just north of Bend in Central Oregon; 19 acres of … More ...

Si Kahn is a folk musician and writer whose music and books depict human stories that support and inspire participation in making things better for everyone. Si is a person of conscience, so for 50+ years all causes of liberation … More ...

Roddy Ellias has released a new record Not This Room. With his gentle guitar, the powerful lyrics of Sandra Nicholls, and the excellent musicianship of the players, this record is an exploration and expression of life during Covid. This music, … More ...

Lisa Ann Wright hails from northern Virginia where she grew up listening to all the music she could from punk to the singer/songwriters of the 1970’s and the country music of the time. So far she’s released a full album … More ...

Lili Haydn and Itai Disraeli of Opium Moon return to Paradigms, this time with bandmates Hamid Saeidi and MB Gordy, to talk about their new album Night + Day. Opium Moon’s self titled first album won a Grammy in 2019.  … More ...

Mary Lou Fulton has released her first record. All the songs are originals except for one cover of an old Leadbelly song. Mary Lou has been a journalist at the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Her new record … More ...

George Mann has been playing music for most of his life.  You might remember him from his Hail to the Thief days! He’s also been a  journalist and a union organizer. His latest records are A World Like This and … More ...

Laura Love has just made this beautiful record Uppity.  With a sweet and kind voice, and beautiful instrumentation, Love sings to us of heartbreak and the need for justice, of the pain that racism brings and the need for healing.  … More ...

Patricia Wixon has been a poet since childhood. Now in her 80’s Wixon lives in her native Oregon with husband Vince where they curate the legacy of Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford. In her latest book The Great Hunt and … More ...