Music, nuts, and a little salt - The Mighty Filberts - News

Protest gutting school music programs - Filberts video goes viral

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Brenda and Suzanne, aside from being the best looking of the Filberts, are music teachers in the Reynolds School District. They are about to lose their jobs as the district guts its music program. Brenda and Suzanne responded by writing a protest song, asking the legislature to free up Rainy Day Funds for the schools. They also made a music video, which has gone viral in the hallowed legislative halls down in Salem. If you care about music, education, or both, you should join the revolution! Write to your legislators today. Then join The Mighty Filberts at the Stand For Children rally, Saturday May 30, 11 AM, at Gresham High School. And put an umbrella in your yard! You can find links to the music video, the KOIN news story, the Oregonian article, and more, on our own YouTube Links page.

May 4th Concerts are SOLD OUT

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Both of our concerts on May 4 at Artichoke Music have sold out. Thank you so much for your overwhelming support. We will schedule another concert soon. Check back for details.

Bicylists ride 100 miles just to see the Mighty Filberts

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

On Sunday, Oct. 7th, the Mighty Filberts shared the stage with our friends Back Porch Revival. We played at the finish line for the tired bicyclist at the Harvest Century bike ride. The rain was pouring on our tent but a good time was still had by all

A banjo recital?

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

All of the Mighty Filberts are also music students so we welcomed the opportunity to share the stage with the students of Suzanne's banjo teacher, Rene Berblinger. Judging by the applause, the enthusiatic audience approved of our new Filberts Brenda and Rich.

Dolores steals the show

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Frank's beautiful daughter, Dolores, has discovered the joy of being on stage. Catch one of our shows and you will hear six year old Dolores sing "The Fox". It doesn't matter what kind of intricate harmonies or fancy picking the rest of us do, everyone raves about Dolores.

State Fair Fun

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Ever wonder about the "glamerous" life of a musician? Here's a reality check. We arrived at the state fair a full two hours early to start unloading and setting up the equipment. It is a lengthy and back breaking part of the job that we don't particularly enjoy. We did have a great time at the state fair but the stage was about thirty feet to the left from the glass blower's roaring furnace. When we turned on our microphones it amplified the sound of the glass blower and it was akin to performing during a thunder storm. Let's not forget the noise of the chainsaw artist to the back of us, the blacksmith pounding iron to our right and the occassional freight train that passed just behind us. Still, we love it and we were happy to have the opportunity to perform.

Spreading the Joy

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

What better audience could there be than to sing at local nursing home? The residents were so happy to see us and to hear our music. When we asked them for requests we sang "Home on the Range" several times because they enjoyed it so much that once just wasn't enough.

We were all touched when we saw the sweetest elderly man reach over to the woman sitting next to him and say "I'll never leave you, Honey" when we were singing "Who Will Watch the Old Home Place." When we left we asked how long they have been married and learned that he has a wife at home.

We're back

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

As of August 14th, Frank is back from Mexico and the Filberts are once again making music. We kick off our joyous reunion with a perfomance at the state fair
(see the calendar for more info).

Sound Bytes Coming Soon

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Keep posted to hear our sound bytes. We spent some time in the studio and we're waiting for the songs to be mixed.

This week we bid a temporary goodbye to Filbert Frank who is off to Texas to visit his parents and then to Mexico where he has a home. Frank, we will miss you! It's just not the same without our fiddle player.