Every year since 1998, in the last weekend of February, fisher poets have gathered in Astoria, Oregon to celebrate the livelihood of fishing and its connected community. This episode of Rise When the Rooster Crows, Fisher Poetry, is an echo of past years gathering’s, and a hint of what you may find in this year’s Fisher Poets Gathering.
Local and regional musicians and poets in this show include: Geno Leech; Brian Robertson; Jon Broderick & Jay Speakman; Erin Fristad; Evelyn Pinkerton; Ed Edmo; Brownsmead Flats; Craig Brandis; Mark Graham; Mary Garvey; Shanghaied on the Willamette; Kathy Stack; Fraser Union; Moe Bowstern; Hobe Kytr And Dave Berge; David Densmore; Smitty Smith; Ray Troll & The Ratfish Wranglers.
Other musicians in the show include: Stan Rogers; Larry Kaplan; John Campbell; John Van Amerongen.
Links:
- The FisherPoets Gathering
- In The Tote - an online archive of fisherpoetry, story and song.
- Ray Troll - Alaska musician and graphic artist
Click the PLAY button below to listen to the episode
- KBOO