Shades of Praise, a gospel choir from St. Theresa Parish in Seattle, sang Christmas songs during the Redmond Lights Celebration. Shades of Praise: https://www.st-therese.cc Redmond Lights: https://www.redmond.gov/1139/Redmond-Lights

Here is the exciting country group from Southern California, The Doo Wah Riders, performing at The Washington State Fair. https://www.thefair.com https://www.doowahriders.com

We heard the horn music of Phil Eherenman, also known as Flugelhorn Phil, while having lunch on a sunny afteroon in Port Townsend. Here's a short performance and an interview we had with him. More info at: www.flugelhornphil.com

It was nice to enjoy some scenery and live music, as we rode the Anacortes ferry to Orcas Island. Ferry info: https://wsdot.com/ferries/vesselwatch/terminaldetail.aspx?terminalid=1

Here's a performance by the Filipino Youth Activities Association at Pista Sa Nayon, one of many cultural events as part of Seattle's Annual Seafair. (This is from the early to mid 90's). More info: https://www.pista.org/ https://www.seafair.org/

We met the DiTrani Brothers while passing thru the Wayzgoose Festival, which was going on at the same time as the Blackberry Festival up the street. More info: https://ditranibrothers.bandcamp.com/ https://www.wayzgoosekitsap.com/ https://www.blackberryfestival.org/

Cultural Crossroads is an annual event where people can experience a glimpse of the many cultures that make up the Pacific Northwest thru dance. Here is the Melalani Hula Studio group.

We met Fiddle in the Forest while attending the Wayzgoose Festival in Bremerton. They played their Celtic, Folk, and Irish style music for the crowd. More info: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063518445221

During our interview with artist Carina Booyens, at her Inscape studio, she revealed that she has also been classically trained in singing. So during a short break, we requested a song from her. Here she is singing Silent Night.

The Seattle Thrillers and other similar groups thru out the world perform to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Here's the Seattle Thrillers performing at the Pioneer Square in Downtown Seattle.

Miyoung Seul Margolis of Seattle Aphrodite produces an annual event that celebrates the Korean culture. The audience was entertained with a runway model show and dance and musical performances.

We visited the Lavender Festival in Sequim, WA. for the first time. It's a huge event where people from all over come to visit. They had plenty of food, vendors, and entertainment to be enjoyed. Here's one of the bands playing at the main stage. Festival info: www.lavenderfestival.com

An casual chat with legendary drummer, Jimmy Phillips. In this Part 2, Jimmy continues down memory-lane as he recalls his experiences with the country greats, such as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Red Simpson, and many more.

We met Jimmy Phillips thru Mario Carboni, the Honkey-Tonk rebel, while they were in Portland for a performance. Jimmy tells us about his younger years, his journey to making to Capital Records, and all the big country stars he met along the way.

Folk Singer/Songwriter and east coast resident Jane Fallon visits the Pacific Northwest.

Meet Rene Bibaud, a professional jump rope performer. In the past, she trained and performed with Cirque du Soleil. Currently, she teaches her professional jump roping skills to all ages in her group, Jump Works. In this video, she gives us a sample of her exciting and fun-to-watch, jump roping skills. To find out more, visit www.learntojumprope.com

Here's a short clip of the band Trick Candles performing at the West Seattle Summerfest 2018. More coverage of the festival will be coming soon. You can also connect with us at: Website: https://www.thisandthatnorthwest.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisandthatnorthwest/

One of the popular and favorite performances at the Pista Sa Nayon festival is the Filipino Youth Activities Drill Team. Here's part of their performance at this year's event held at Seward Park. It's was an impressive 20 minute display on a already hot day. You can also connect with us at: Website: https://www.thisandthatnorthwest.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisandthatnorthwest/?hl=en

There's lots to do at the Washington State Fair(formerly the Puyallup Fair), and one of them is watching live performances. In this video, we enjoyed the energetic music of the Doo-Wah Riders. Primarily a country band, they, however, developed their own unique style. Here's the first of two videos we have of the Doo-Wah Riders. Enjoy! https://www.doowahriders.com/ You can also find us on: Website: https://www.thisandthatnorthwest.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisandthatnorthwest/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisandthatnorthwest/

Dancer Christina Wolken delights the audience at the 8th Anniversary Jai Ho Dance Party. Based in Portland, DJ Prashant, founder of the Jai Ho Dance Party, brings his dance events to Nectar Lounge several times a year. https://www.facebook.com/christina.wolken.1 You can also find us on: Website: https://www.thisandthatnorthwest.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisandthatnorthwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisandthatnorthwest Sister-sites: Meet the Vendors: https://www.meet-the-vendors.com Guess for Coffee: https://www.guessforcoffee.com Video Production: https://www.facebook.com/allnetvideoproduction