COUNTRY AND CAJUN music bands are in great abundance this weekend around the Peninsula.
Next week is Thanksgiving, and many venues will be closed for the long weekend.
If they don’t appear in this listing, there’s a good chance their employees are out enjoying some turkey and taters.
Port Angeles
■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, it’s Jerry’s country jam with guest singers Bill and Rudy singing classic rock from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For those wondering, Larry Followell, an acoustic guitarist, won the October talent contest and received a gift certificate to Castaways.
■ Today at The Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., Keith Scott plays electric blues from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On Friday, Dan Maguire plays his original folk/Americana songs at 7 p.m., with special guest Ken Lofstrom playing at 8:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Twisted Roots is up with roots, blues, Western swing, classic rock and bluegrass for your dancing pleasure from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On Tuesdays, Doug Parent plays his acoustic Americana from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Wednesdays, Ches Ferguson & Friends perform classic rock with a few originals thrown in from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ Today at Bar N9NE, 229 W. First St., the open mic starts at 9 p.m.
On Friday, it’s DJ Robotix at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Barhop Brewing, 124 W. Railroad Ave., Pufnstuf plays a variety of music from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, there’s a jam session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the Serendipity Band with special guests the Tony Flagg Band with Ed & Gary from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at The Metta Room, 132 E. Front St., Scott Sullivan plays alternative rock for a Hurricane Ridge access fundraiser starting at 6 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Eagles Club Aerie No. 483, 2843 E. Myrtle St., Jimmy Hoffman plays country rock from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Open to public.
■ On Friday at The Dam Bar, junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112, Gordon Bowlby hosts a jam session from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Coo Coo Nest, 1017 E. First St., it’s Sworn Blood and Decapitate the Disciples playing heavy metal beginning at 10 p.m.
■ On Tuesdays at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Wally’s Boys play ballroom dance favorites from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $5 cover; first-timers free.
Sekiu
■ On Friday at the Sekiu Community Center, 11 Rice St., Rosalie and Dave Secord and Luck of the Draw play soft rock, bluegrass and variety at 11 a.m. for the community potluck lunch.
Sequim
■ Today at Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Cort Armstrong and friends entertain from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Friday, Rufus & the Blue Hares rock out with their folk and blue tunes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, the Jenny Davis Trio from Port Townsend presents jazz with vocals from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Wednesday, Bill Volmut showcases original tunes and acoustic folk rock from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at The Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., dance to the classic country tunes of the Old Sidekicks from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
On Saturday, DJ O.B.1 spins your favorites from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Wednesday, there’s country music by Buck Ellard for dancing from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., Round Trip provides a variety of classic dance tunes from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The public is welcome.
■ On Wednesday at Nourish, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Victor Reventlow hosts the open mic from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with sign-ups at 6 p.m.
Blyn
■ Today in Club Seven lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, dance to the cool country style of Buck Ellard’s band from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Friday, Echoes of Pink Floyd, a tribute to Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” concert tour, captures all the senses from 10 p.m. to midnight.
On Saturday, it’s a country smorgasbord with Haywire playing country from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by Ted Vigil’s tribute to John Denver from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., rock out with the Country Rock Association.
On Friday in the Rainforest Bar, listen to the imported Cajun tunes of Keith Scott of Chicago from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, Scott returns with more Cajun and blues notes from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Port Hadlock
■ On Friday at the Ajax Cafe, 21 N. Water St., Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Zoog’s Caveman Cookin’, 141 Chimacum Road, it’s the Badd Dog Blues Society with Andy Badd Dog, Jeff Dale, Steve G., Hammerin’ Hank and Tom Svornich playing at 9 p.m. to celebrate the restaurant’s makeover and reopening after its visit from the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible.” $3 cover.
Port Ludlow
■ Today in the Fireside Room at the Resort at Port Ludlow, 1 Heron Road, Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to closing.
Port Townsend
■ Every Thursday, The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., host an all-ages open mic at 8 p.m., with sign-ups at 7 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Uptown Pub, 1016 Lawrence St., the Twins & Friends give you folk and bluegrass starting at 9 p.m. with Meg and Julie.
On Saturday, Mood Ring, an all-female punk rock band, jams from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., the Badd Dog Blues Society plays at 8:30 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, Locos Only plays “high-sounding tunes” from 9 p.m. to midnight. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, join in the weekly jazz night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This week, Porto Alegre plays the free event.
On Wednesday, J Luna Paz of Luna Moth starts playing at 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Sirens Pub, 823 Water St., BluMeadows comes over from Seattle to play blues, reggae and funk at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, there’s a fiddler jam session at 7 p.m.
On Wednesdays, join in the open-mic night starting at 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., chicken-pickin’ Cort Armstrong performs original music with an old-time flair from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Public House Grill, 1038 Water St., Sam Amazyan plays original compositions inspired by nature from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Every Saturday at Snug Harbor Cafe, 281732 U.S. Highway 101, Skeeter Ezell plays covers of Roy Orbison and the like from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Every Monday, Trevor Hanson plays guitar at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
High notes
■ Today at Trinity United Methodist Church, 609 Taylor St., Port Townsend, the “Ring and Sing” featuring the Port Townsend Community Handbell Choir starts at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
The Wind Rose Chorale also will be singing everything from jazz standards to pop songs to show tunes.
Admission is a suggested $10 donation.
■ On Friday at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., the Olympic Peninsula Dance Club presents Robin Bessier and her new band, Sollatí, from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The group consists of Bessier on vocals; Kurt Festinger on saxophone, clarinet and flute; George Radebaugh on piano; Ted Enderle on bass; and Kurt Bischoff on drums.
This is a smoke-free and fragrance-free dance event. Admission is $10. Janice Eklund will offer a cha cha instruction at 7 p.m., free with admission.
■ On Saturday, the Port Townsend Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., brings Jim Nyby and the F Street Band to the stage for New Orleans-style blues, Cajun and zydeco dancing from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. $12 cover.
■ On Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle, Pepper Proud with Yaima offer an indie-folk, world-fusion matinee of music for all ages starting at 3 p.m.
Admission is by donation.
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Live Music appears every Thursday. It is compiled by News Assistant Anne Sargent.
Contact the news desk by phoning 360-417-3527 or emailing news@peninsuladailynews.com with “Live Music” in the subject line. And note: The deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. preceding Thursday’s column.
Also, check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at nightspots across the Peninsula, in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.
