Hi All!

You can currently see me playing out with the following bands/projects:

The Blackberry Bushes (Americana, Bluegrass)
The Blackberry Bushes Stringband is a high energy, soulful, Americana quartet. The “Bushes” are a band of songwriters with a strong Bluegrass and old-time bend. They have remained loyal to their Ozark, Appalachian, and Mississippi River roots and added just a twist of West coast indie-rock. They tour nationally, and feature: quick pickin’ banjo songstress: Kendl Winter, singer-songwriter-strummer-stomper: Jes Raymond on guitar, rattlesnake fiddler: Jakob Breitbach and lowdown songsmith: Joe Capoccia on the upright bass. They are often noted for their sweet harmonies, darling lyrics, and virtuosic musicianship. Their songs are instant classics, and their performances are guaranteed to turn heads and move an audience.
website: www.theblackberrybushes.com
contact: mandolinjack@yahoo.com

Jack Dwyer and Tim Connell (world folk, jazz, Americana)
Jack teams up with fellow Portland mandolinist and Lewis and Clark adjuct faculty member Tim Connell to present a truly mandocentric worldview: the world's music on sixteen strings. The set typically includes music from Ireland, Brazil, the Appalachians, Africa and the African Diaspora, Greece, The Jewish Diaspora, and the Balkans.
contact: mandolinjack@yahoo.com

Terracoustic (New Acoustic, bluegrass, jazz, Celtic)
Featuring Ben Blechman on six-string fiddle, Bryan Owens on acoustic guitar, Jack Dwyer on mandolin, and John Van Beek on upright bass, Terracoustic performs upbeat and original stringband music. Each member contributes entertaining and wideranging compositions that delight the ears of newgrass, bluegrass, celtic, old-time, and jam band fans alike. The band found it's latest incarnation in the spring of 2010 and is starting to gain notice around the Portland area.
website: www.terracoustic.com
contact: mandolinjack@yahoo.com

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503 - 360 - 3496

Past or Dormant Projects - You may have seen me in the past with one of these bands:

Wy'East (bluegrass, Americana, Jam-band, Rock)
This energetic Portland-based acoustic band features the performing and songwriting talents of Matt Bean (guitar), Billy Failing (banjo), Gordon Keepers (bass), and Jack Dwyer (mandolin). Listeners can expect to enjoy solid and entertaining songs brought to life with virtuostic instrumental playing and sparkling vocal harmonies.
contact: mandolinjack@yahoo.com
website: www.myspace.com/wyeastmusic

The Dwyers (bluegrass, old-time, folk)
The Dwyer Family Band is led by brother/sister duo Jack and Katey Dwyer, both recognized as rising talents in the acoustic music community. They are joined by their parents Bill and Mindy and present a powerful blend of bluegrass, old-timey and jazz-influenced stringband music. Together they have performed hundreds of shows at festivals, restaurants and concerthalls in Alaska, the New York Area and the Northwest, and have begun to establish themselves on the West Coast festival circuit.
contact: mandolinjack@yahoo.com
website: www.dwyermusic.com