Upcoming Concert | First Night Spokane

Upcoming Concert | First Night Spokane

We are super excited to announce that The Portatos will be performing at First Night Spokane this New Years Eve!

What can you expect?  More fun, great music, and entertainment with favorites like: "The Final Countdown", "Mission Impossible", "James Bond", and more!

When:  December 31, 2014 at 7:00 and 8:00 PM!  Two performance times!

Where: The Spokane Public Library Downtown

For a map and schedule of all the venues, click here.  (PDF format)

Upcoming: The Spokane Fall Folk Festival!

Upcoming: The Spokane Fall Folk Festival!

A fun collage of photos from last year's Fall Folk Festival. 

It's that time of year again!  Time to be thinking of fall leaves, all things pumpkin flavored, and the Spokane Fall Folk Festival!

I am so excited to share that The Portatos will be performing for their 4th year in a row at the Fall Folk Festival and we would love to have you join us!

When: Sunday, November 9 2014.   1:15 PM - 1:45 PM.

Where:  The Spokane Community College at 1810 N. Greene St, Spokane

Happy Fall and we'll see you at the Folk Festival!

More info on our Facebook Page.

Upcoming Concert! Art On The Green - Cour d'Alene

Upcoming Concert! Art On The Green - Cour d'Alene

Concert Alert 

This coming Sunday, August 3, The Portatos will be performing at Cour d'Alene's Art On The Green! 

We are super excited and honored to be one of the performers this year and we want to invite you. 

WHEN:  Sunday, August 3 at 11:30 am. 

WHERE:  North Idaho College, the North Stage. 

What can you expect?  A full hour of fun entertainment and quality music, such as: Surfin' USA, James Bond, and more!  There will also be some special guests and solos. 

On The Road Again - Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration

On The Road Again - Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration

The days of June 19-22 brought The Portatos to Leavenworth Washington for the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration and Competition.

Friday was the big day - the big busy day.  I (Chip) competed in the morning in her solo category, then as soon as I was finished the race was on to make it to the Gazebo for the Portatos' 11:00 AM performance.

The Leavenworth Gazebo

The concert at the gazebo was fun! Our performance included 'The Pirates of the Caribbean', 'The Final Countdown', 'Surfing USA', and other hit songs.

Just looking at the photos - you can tell we enjoyed ourselves! 

Chip introduces the rest of the Portatos while
Couch Potato keeps some music going.

Ruffles & French Fry announce their favorite song: Surfin' USA

Tater Tot waiting for the performance to begin. 

Chip and Ruffles get some movement going during 'Surfin USA'

Curly Fry and Spud during the performance.

Everyone enjoyed themselves!

That afternoon - the Band Competition brought The Portatos back to the main event hall. 

Our serious 'sit down' piece - Anantango by Gorka Hermosa

Not serious now!  Time to have some fun with Surfing USA!

There was a really amazing band from the Czech Republic - we applaud them for traveling so far and congratulate them on their first place winnings.  The Portatos didn't mind at all placing second next to them. It was a close competition!

To see more photos, check out our Facebook Page. 

Springtime Concert

Springtime Concert

A couple months ago, The Portatos performed at the German American Society of Spokane for their spring concert.  From 'Pirates of the Carribean' to 'The Final Countdown', the music was full of fun and variety!

Here are just a few shots of the evening:

Waiting for the performance to start. 

'Ruffles' and 'French Fry' announcing Surfin' USA. 

'Tater Tot' getting ready to announce 'The Final Countdown'

Portato Time!

Portato Time!

It's that time of year again. . . Competition Season has arrived!

In two weeks, The Portatos Accordion Band will be hitting the road again.  Destination: Leavenworth Washington.

What's in Leavenworth?   The Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration!

2013 First Place Winners | Band Category

The dates are set - June 19-22.  Friday June 20 is the big day for our group.  The morning hours will see us perform on stage at the Gazebo in downtown Leavenworth, and the Band Competition is that afternoon.  Several of our members are also competing with solos.  You can learn more about the competition and check out the schedule here. 

Will we get to see you there?