[UPDATE: we've reached capacity for this gathering, please join the wait list and we'll let you know if any seats open up]

About Willy Vlautin

Come join us on Jan 18 for a very special evening of songs and readings from the alt-country songwriter and bestselling author, Willy Vlautin, accompanied by his good pal and longtime collaborator, Paul Brainard on pedal steel, dobro and guitar. In the late 90's, Willy's songwriting and the music of Richmond Fontaine laid the foundation for a whole generation of alt-country bands that poured out of Portland over the past two decades. He has released 14 albums over the years with Richmond Fontaine and is currently a member of The Delines, a collaboration with vocalist Amy Boone and members of Minus 5 and The Decemberists. In 2007, he published his first novel, A Motel Life, and has since released 6 other bestselling novels since then....gorgeous vignettes into the lives and landscapes of working class America, set in the West, hearkening the stylistic traditions of Steinbeck and Raymond Carver.

Willy and Paul, two pillars of the NW alt-country scene, rarely ever play together as a duo, so Jan 18 is sure to be a truly special night in the barn. Over the years, they've occasionally come together to create soundtracks for Willy's novels, like this one here for his 2008 novel Northline. Here's some old footage from nearly 16 years ago of them playing a theme song to Willy's novel Lean on Pete called "Post to Wire."

Reserve your seats early, this gathering will feel like you're inside the soundtrack of an arid Western novel, rich with smells of juniper and dust.

We'll have the fire cranking.

Details About the Show

Jan 18, 2025 / Doors at 6:30pm / Music at 7:00pm

Address: 3865 Fairview Dr. Hood River, OR

Music gatherings at the Red Barn are intimate listening experiences celebrating the craft of songwriting, and the role music, story and community play in our lives. Our events are BYOB, and we'll also have a cooler with a small collection of beverages if you need to keep anything cold. No kids or dogs allowed.

Details About Making a Donation to Reserve Your Seats

To reserve your seats, we ask that you make a donation to the Red Barn Community. Please follow the donation link above to confirm your seats. We've chosen to work with Givebutter to help manage donations because they specialize in helping non-profits host events that raise funds to create a positive impact in the world. This means that there's no crazy extra handling fees at all. There will be a small transaction fee added to your donation when you check out (tiny compared to other platforms like Eventbrite) and then you will have the option to "tip" Givebutter for providing this free service to non-profits (that's how they pay their bills). You can select whatever tip you want from 0% on up, so pay attention to that before you checkout. After you reserve your seats, the Givebutter platform automatically asks if you want to make an additional donation on top of reserving your seats, this is in their code and we've submitted a request to take it out, so for now, just select ZERO---unless of course you actually want to make an additional contribution to Red Barn (any additional funds raised will help us cover the costs of recording audio and visual content from the gatherings).

Parking Details:

We don't have any vehicle parking onsite (but plenty of bike parking!). Please park at a 45 degree angle across the street from our house in front of the horse fence where you'll see our yellow van. Our amazing neighbors have generously allowed our community to use that extra space.

FAQ

Do you serve alcohol?

Nope. These are BYOB gatherings.

Are kids allowed?

Nope. We love kids (we have four of our own!) but we also want to make sure these music gatherings at the Red Barn are a unique performing experience for artists and a rich listening experience for attendees. We host other events throughout the year that are more kid friendly. (teenagers are allowed if they are musically inclined and would enjoy this kind of listening experience)

Where do we park?

See above!

If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out to redbarn@threepin.org

in love,

Garett & Kendra

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Red Barn Community is a 501c3 non profit organization based in Hood River, OR. To learn more about our programming, please visit: www.redbarncommunity.org

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