Three Rivers
Folklife Society
3RFS is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1988, serving the folk community near the confluence of the Yakima, Snake and Columbia rivers in SE Washington state (map)
We present concerts, coffeehouses, contra dances, song circles, and the annual Tumbleweed Music Festival (In its 28th year in 2024.)
Many more events headed your way:
Coming Next in 2025:
(See Concert, Coffeehouse, Song Circle, or Tumbleweed pages for details)
Our dear friend Dan Maher is in dire straits now.
Dan Maher is one of the most amazing people we know. He's a working musician, and has hosted a folk music radio show in eastern Washington for over 40 years. He's been a good friend to many of us in the folk music community, and has helped countless people and organizations over the years.
Now he needs our help.
At the beginning of January Dan had a heart attack and, while he was in the hospital, was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer, and given about five months to live.
Hospitals are expensive. The bills he owes for his recent hospital stays are at around $19,000 with more to come.
Dying over a period of months is expensive. Dan will need increasing amounts of help on a daily basis as his condition worsens.
All money raised will go directly to Dan to be used to cover medical expenses and any help he needs with taking care of himself and minimizing the amount of suffering he goes through.
https://gofund.me/0acfc017
The Three Rivers Folklife Society is partnering with the Princess Theatre Green Room in Prosser to present a series of concerts to be known as "Common Folk."
The next concert is Thursday,February 27th, and features Hank Cramer III!
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Hank Cramer III, one of our favorite Northwest musicians, will be performing at the Princess Theatre Green Room in Prosser on Thursday, Feb 27, 7:00 pm. The concert is part of the Common Folk series and is co-sponsored by Three Rivers Folklife Society. Hank promises “A night of Irish sing-along songs to get you ready for St. Patrick’s Day!” Doors open at 6:30. Admission is $10 at the door or in advance at https://prosserprincess.ludus.com/, and food and beverages can be purchased at the event. The venue is terrific and the performer is top notch!
More info can be found at www.prosserprincess.com/commonfolk .
3RFS concerts coming in the future:
March: Sage and Shamrock!
May: 3RFS Annual Meeting, performer TBD!
It is with great sadness that Three Rivers Folklife Society notes the passing of a very long-time 3RFS member, Alan Gibbs.
Alan and his wife Judi started the 3rfs.org website in 1995. In this time of straight HTML, they figured out how to put sound clips online, and posted some of the earliest ones.
Alan subsequently maintained and developed the 3rfs.org website by himself until May 2023, when a serious medical condition suddenly sidelined him.
Alan was born in 1939, and died January 11, 2024.
He was a valued and valuable member of our organization, and put in excellent work to promote the organization and our aims.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends now. Thank you, Alan, for everything.