AUGUST 23, 2018 // 7
Virtuosos guitarist Terry
Robb returns to KALA
ASTORIA — KALA wel-
comes guitar master Terry
Robb — one of the top
acoustic blues guitarists of
our time — at 8 p.m. Fri-
day, Aug. 24. Doors open at
7:30 p.m. The ticket price
is $15.
Robb’s signature style
has earned him internation-
al acclaim from worldwide
audiences, music critics and
his distinguished peers. In-
corporating elements from
the Mississippi Delta music
tradition, ragtime, country,
swing and free jazz, Robb
has built a blues sound that
has made him a legend in a
career spanning more than
four decades.
Robb has been induct-
ed into both the Oregon
Music Hall of Fame and
the Cascade Blues Asso-
ciation Hall of Fame. He
single-handedly defined
the Muddy Award for Best
Acoustic Guitar, winning
Wes Wahrmund
Wahrmund offers evening
of rich musical tradition
SEASIDE — The Friends
of the Seaside Library
will host Cannon Beach
guitarist Wes Wahrmund
in the library’s Community
Room, 7 p.m. Thursday,
Aug. 30.
Wahrmund will present
an evening of solo-guitar
featuring folk music from
around the world. Playing
original compositions and
improvisations, he will
draw on varied influences
from Europe, South Amer-
ica, Africa, South Korea
and America. His albums
“Ituri,” “Speak Unity” and
“Swallowtail” provide a
sampling of the rich musi-
cal tradition this talented
guitarist has brought to the
North Coast.
This will be the second
in a continuing series of
concerts by Wahrmund at
the Seaside Public Library.
Wahrmund began per-
forming solo and in groups
in Honolulu, Hawaii, in
1971. His musical career
took him from his island
home to San Francisco,
Portland and, finally, the
Oregon Coast. He has per-
formed and taught guitar
locally for many years.
The Seaside Public Li-
brary is at 1131 Broadway
St. For more information,
call 503-738-6742 or visit
seasidelibrary.org.
COURTESY KALA
Terry Robb.
the honor 19 consecutive
years from 1992 until 2011.
Upon his retirement from
the competition in 2011,
the award was renamed
the “Terry Robb” Acoustic
Guitar Muddy Award to
honor his landmark con-
tributions to blues music.
In 2017, he received the
Muddy Award for Lifetime
Achievement.
Born in British Colum-
bia, Robb was raised in the
U.S. and currently resides
in Portland.
With more than 15 al-
bums under his name, Robb
has collaborated with Eddy
Clearwater, Maria Muldaur,
Ike Willis, Curtis Salgado
and Glen Moore, toured
with Buddy Guy and Steve
Miller, and shared the stage
with B.B. King, Albert Lee,
Joe Cocker, Bo Diddley,
George Thorogood, Leo
Kottke, Johnny Winter and
many more all-stars.
Advance tickets are
available online at lib-
ertyastoria.org. Will call
tickets are held at the door
at showtime. KALA is at
1017 Marine Drive in Asto-
ria. There will be a full bar
and Cabaret-style seating.
Hear musicians, see ‘Musicians’
at Seaside Public Library
SEASIDE — Documentary
filmmaker Ron Walker
presents his film “Musicians
of the North Coast” at the
Seaside Public Library, 1
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25.
The event takes place in the
Community Room.
For his Ken Burns-style
documentary, Walker sought
out many local musicians
and recorded their stories.
Through interviews and
live performances, Walker
blends the musicians’ tales
and the creative process
involved in their music.
The film has the man-on-
the-street feel of Walker’s
other works — with the
COURTESY SEASIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Filmmaker Ron Walker.
added bonus of getting to
hear great local music! As a
special presentation, musi-
cians from the film will be
playing live at the event.
Walker learned the
craft of filmmaking when
he worked as the resident
music composer for the
Film Loft in Portland in the
1980s. During this period,
he composed the music for
the Mount St. Helens film
“This Place in Time,” which
is shown at the Mount St.
Helens Interpretive center.
Walker shoots, edits and
composes the music for the
films he produces. His films
are about people, their hob-
bies and passions and often
feature historical themes
centered on the North Coast.
The library is at 1131
Broadway St. For more
information, call 503-738-
6742 or visit seasidelibrary.
org.