CLALLAM COUNTY

"Seattle's Slowest Rising Folk Group"  -  since 1980

Celebrating Our 32nd Year in 2012!

(Visit our  Myspace page for upcoming appearances and to listen to our music:)

http://www.myspace.com/clallamcounty

(To see a link to Peter's one-man fund raising show on the songs & times of Pete Seeger:)


Clallam County 

  • About the Band

    Pat McIntyre - Guitar, Vocals       

    Peter McKee - Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals

    Judy Oerkvitz - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals

    Jim Douglas - Bass, Vocals  

  • Discography/CDs 

    • "Slow Rise"  
      • Songs include:    Hard Groveling*, The Lucky One, Quit Your Low Down Ways, (Man Down) In The      Alley,  I've Just Seen a Face,  Me and Walter Mitty*,  Tenting Tonight,  We'll Stay Here,  Early Snow, Spats and a Cane*,  I'll Wear a White Robe,  Just to Think*,  You Are My Sunshine,  and  Save The Last Dance for Me.  (* = Clallam County Originals)
     
                   The reviews of  "Slow Rise" are rolling in!:   

"Hey, thanks for a perfect version of Early Snow. "- Tom Paxton, after listening to our CD  "Slow Rise",   which includes a cover of his song  Early Snow.  (See photo, below)

 "I am honored that you guys would like to include my song on your CD." - Eric Gibson of The Gibson Brothers,  author of the song "We'll Stay Here". 

                                         [Well, yes, we are loosely interpreting the term "reviews".]
 

  • "Singing For The Fun" ,  Live Album 

      • Songs include:   Help Me Now, Cure Your Mid-Life Crisis*,  Singing For The Fun,  Judy's Song*,  Just Because*,  Hard Side of Love*,  Pastures of Plenty,  Drift on the Wind*,  Page That No One Reads*,  Moon Pie*,  Polly Von,  Louise,  Zen Gospel Singing,  Muddy Boggy Banjo Man,  Let's Go Kill The Landlord*,  Ready For Love.  (*= Clallam County Originals)

         
Our CDs are  available for $15.00,  plus $2.00 per CD for postage within the US. 
To order by mail, just send us a check, cash or money order
  with your order and mailing address to:  
Peter McKee
6725 Jones Ave. N.W.
Seattle, WA  98117 
Our email address is ClallamCounty@gmail.com.
 
  • Photos of Clallam County 
 

Clallam County - 2007
 
 

 The band -1996

 

First Folklife appearance - 1982


    Founding members Pat McIntyre and Peter McKee

    First public performance,  at "Port Angeles Arts in Action" -  July, 1980 


  • Upcoming Gigs

    • Sunday, March 18, 2012

      • Clallam County will be opening for The Hank Cramer Trio twice  as part of
      The Great Western Community Concert series:

        Matinee concert - 2:00 PM - at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien, WA.

        Evening concert - 7:00 PM - at the Auburn Performing Arts Center in Auburn, WA.

      For tickets and other information about these performances and the entire concert series, click the following link:

      http://greatwesternconcerts.org/clallamcountymusic.cfm


    • (If  you would like Clallam County to play for you or your event, please drop us a note!)
            

 
We are always eager to perform for worthy causes, left-leaning fund-raisers, folk venues, fun parties and other gatherings throughout the Puget Sound area and beyond.  If you have an idea for the next Clallam County performance, we would love to hear from you.
 
  

                   Tom Paxton receiving a copy of Clallam County's CD

                   "Slow Rise" at The Triple Door, Seattle, October 5, 2007



Pete Seeger signing Peter's banjo at Seattle Folklife Festival,  1997

 

 Photos from Clallam County's performance at Seattle's celebration of Pete Seeger's 90th birthday celebration - "For Pete's Sake - Sing",  May 3, 2009: 

(Photos by Jean Sherrard)


 

Grand Finale at Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Celebration, May 3, 2009


 For bookings and concert information, contact us in Seattle, WA at: 

  ClallamCounty@gmail.com or (206) 789-5282
(Last Updated 1/2/12)