Two years ago, just before my stint in Nashville, I was invited to collaborate with Portland-based hip hop artist, Madgesdiq. He was writing a new album and, in addition to himself, he wanted to feature multiple artists … I’m lucky enough to have gotten the call to be the folky flare on Rastamerica.

While I don’t do a lot of co-writing in my career, I was truly honored to be a part of this project. Admittedly, I was a bit intimidated upon arrival but the unfounded tension soon eased and we were eventually left to do what we do best — write a song.

The resulting tune, World without Walls, is something truly special — it’s about a world without discrimination, judgement, genocide, prejudice, war and all of the other walls that drag us down as a human race — equality and harmony at its finest.

In the end, if ever you believe that this utopic world could never exist and that there will always be walls between men, just know that this song was a collaboration between a 6-foot-4 black hip hop artist with waste-long dreadlocks and a 5-foot-8 white dude with a crew-cut and a healthy twang — unalike on the surface but the same underneath.

Enjoy it. Live it.

WORLD without WALLS (feat. Tyler Stenson):
by Madgesdiq © 2012

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I’m proud to announce that I’ve been invited to play at the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. On top of Nashville being the Songwriting Capital of the World, the Bluebird Cafe is the epicenter of it all — every notable songwriter to have ever penned a song has passed through this venue at one time or another. Hence, legendary.

That said, I’ll be sharing a round with David G Smith, Kevin So and Mike Willis and couldn’t be more excited. Everyone in this round is a pure talent and I’m honored to be in the mix.

See ya there!

TYLER STENSON @ the Bluebird Cafe
w/ David G Smith, Kevin So and Mike Willis
Tuesday 11/15 in the 6pm round
NO COVER

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I recently got the opportunity to perform on Live Wire! Radio Episode 163 — a stellar variety show that is recorded live in Portland, OR and broadcast on OPB radio for the masses.

In addition to being the featured musical guest, also on the show was acclaimed author, David Guterson, and actors Silas Weir Mitchell and Bitsie Tulloch from the new NBC television show GRIMM. In all, it was a fantastic evening of fine spirits and entertainment and it’s now posted as a podcast for your listening enjoyment.

NOTE: My performance of Great Man’s Funeral can be heard at minute-mark 7:30 and my performance of Better Be Us All can be heard at minute-mark 50:50. Spread the word!

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE

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Welcome. This is the official EPK, video press kit and promotional reel for Tyler Stenson, the Portland-based singer/songwriter of “Elegant Folk” music. This 6-minute video has been over a decade in the making and a long-time coming — but timely all at once.

Thanks to the help of Taylor and Matt at Quarter 4 Sports and Beavers without Borders for your equipment, your talent, your dedication to quality and your vision. Without you, the story of my career, my passion and this epic journey, wouldn’t have been told in such a way.

PASS IT ON. SPREAD THE WORD. TELL SOMEBODY.

Although I visited the Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch about 3 weekends ago to hand-pick my pumpkin of choice, it was just yesterday that I finally got around to carving my Halloween pumpkin for 2011. As seen below, my girlfriend carved Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas (pictured on the right), while I decided to go with the his evil nemesis, the Boogie Man Ghost (pictured on the left).

I was recently asked by Redwood Son to design a concert poster for his upcoming performance at the McMenamins St John’s Theater, a show that will be dedicated to his former friend and drummer, Kipp Crawford, a shining light that was taken from us, long before his time. The show will mark the 2-year anniversary of Kipps’s tragic death and all proceeds will be donated to Kipp’s Memorial Fund to benefit Ashland Schools. The poster is below.

Redwood Son at McMenamins St John’s Theater
A dedicated performance for the Kipp Crawford Memorial Fund
Friday November 4th @ 7pm

PERFORMANCES BY:
Redwood Son
Celilo
Fractal
Thanks Kipp
and many other special guests

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Although my encounters with Kipp were much more minimal than some, I was certainly affected by his passing — if you’ll recall, I wrote a song called Daffodils that penned him into the second verse and chorus. I believe this is a grand cause and hope you’ll join Redwood Son for the dedicated performance to the Kipp Crawford Memorial Fund.

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Last January, I was named Best Male Artist at the 2011 Portland Music Awards — I can’t believe it has almost been a year! While this isn’t necessarily the newest news around, these few pictures from the awards ceremony just made their way into my hands, therefore, I wanted to post them for your eyes. Enjoy.

As mentioned before, I will be performing TOMORROW at the Live Wire! Radio variety show at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. It is quite an honor to be invited to perform at this renowned production and live broadcast, so I’ll aim to do my part in making it as stellar as its reputation demands.

Because it’s a variety show, I am simply a part of the whole and therefore only get two songs. Best foot forward, right? That said, I’ll be playing Great Man’s Funeral and Better Be Us All.

It’s always hard to chose which few of my many songs to play (when limited) but I think this will be a nice mix for the Live Wire! folks. Please join us for this fine event.

Live Wire! Radio Variety Show
@ The Alberta Rose Theatre
Saturday October 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
3000 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211
Minors OK when accompanied by a parent or guardian

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These days, it seems that my Facebook feed is dominated by images and videos — for whatever reason, I’m not seeing many good ‘ol fashion status updates anymore…

Anyway, with this new trend, I’ve inversely been exposed to some good humor as of late that I wanted to share with you. Although I will not claim that these are the end-all, funniest pictures on the Internet, I will claim that these are some damn funny images that have crossed my path in the last week or so. Enjoy.

I’m proud to announce that I’ve been invited to perform on the Live Wire! Radio Show at the Alberta Rose Theater on Saturday October 22nd. This is truly an honor.

If you haven’t heard of it, Live Wire! is a top-notch radio variety show that tapes in front of an enthusiastic audience and airs each week via Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) and is heard nationally and internationally through its podcasts.

Over the years Live Wire! has featured a number of stellar talents including Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) and Joe Purdy and, on this particular October night in 2011, I will be featured as the solo musical guest; joined by author David Guterson, Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen, cartoonist Kate Beaton and a big-time full band musical guest, Typhoon!

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Live Wire! Radio Show!
@ The Alberta Rose Theater
Saturday October 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
3000 NE Alberta St.
Portland, OR 97211
Minors OK when accompanied by a parent or guardian

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