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WEST LINN TIDINGS
July 18, 2013
By PATRICK MALEE
Pamplin Media Group
If the Old Time Fair is most traditional-
ly known for its food and royal court, it
would be wise not to forget about the wide
variety of entertainment options that are
available throughout the weekend.
This year, as the fair celebrates West
Linn’s centennial, fairgoers will enjoy a vari-
ety of familiar music acts as well as some
special entertainment options to honor the
city’s history.
Whether you’re a true “old timer” looking
for a blast from the past or simply looking
for a break from snow cones and chili dogs,
there’s something for everyone to enjoy this
time around.
FRIDAY:
Right off the bat, fair attendees will
be presented with a choice. Both The Mobile
DJ and fair staple Global FM are set to play
at 8 p.m. on Friday, with The Mobile DJ occu-
pying the main stage while Global FM rocks
the beer garden stage.
Based out of Portland, Global FM is a four-
person band fronted by two female lead sing-
ers and specializes in covering hit songs from
a variety of genres like pop, rock and soul.
Global FM also opened the fair last year.
SATURDAY:
The music starts early, as the
Clackamas Community Band starts an hour-
long set at 1 p.m. on the main stage. The
band is made up entirely of volunteer per-
formers, and anyone possessing at least a
high school level ability with an instrument
is allowed to join. The Clackamas Communi-
ty Band is another staple at the fair and re-
cently played a Fourth of July concert at
Mary’s Woods as well as a show at Hammer-
le Park on June 26.
At 5 p.m., fairgoers will be presented with
another tough choice. The rock/blues/coun-
try band Richie and the Catillacs will occupy
the main stage, while singer-songwriter Nao-
mi Hooley plays at the beer garden stage.
Richie and the Catillacs features three dif-
ferent singers who rotate between lead and
harmony roles, and the band can be routine-
ly heard on alternative, blues and indie radio
stations.
Hooley, meanwhile, refers to her music as
“vintage piano pop” and has been compared
to singers like Adele, Carole King and Judy
Collins. She released her debut album, “It
Was a Great October,” in 2011 and is another
returning performer from last year’s fair.
Saturday’s entertainment will wrap up with
a DJ set on the main stage at 8 p.m. and the
Remedy Band on the beer garden stage. The
Remedy Band is a pure rock and roll cover
group fronted by singer Darci LaRae, putting
its own spin on classic’s like “Jumping Jack
Flash” by The Rolling Stones and The Bea-
tles’ “Come Together.”
SUNDAY:
With no music scheduled on Sun-
day, former Mayor Larry McIntyre will debut
a different form of entertainment that is, fit-
tingly, grounded in history. The “West Linn
Radio Players Present Radio 1956” is a simu-
lated radio broadcast that will be performed
on the main stage at 5 p.m. McIntyre, who
served as the parade’s grand marshal last
year and was known for years as the “voice
of the fair,” was thinking about the centenni-
al as this year’s fair approached and wanted
to come up with “a way to do history and
make it fun.”
A “live” radio show with actors and a
stage designed like a studio seemed like a
perfect fit, given the prevalence of radio as
entertainment back when McIntyre was
growing up in West Linn.
“I was trying to figure out a way I could
get people to use their imagination,” Mc-
Intyre said.
He chose the year 1956 — when he was a
freshman in high school — because it was
something of a “neutral” time period.
“There were not a lot of national or inter-
national events going on,” McIntyre said. “So
it allowed you to focus in on what was going
on in West Linn.”
At the time, West Linn was known mostly
as a rural town 12 miles down the river. In-
terstate 205 had not been built yet. Even the
Old Time Fair wouldn’t begin for another
year.
“It was a laid back, quiet time,” McIntyre
said.
The show will last no longer than 90 min-
utes and will feature a five-minute news seg-
ment, a quiz show and a soap opera.
The only possible setback, McIntyre said,
would be if it rained. In that case, the event
would be canceled.
For more information on any of these acts,
visit westlinnoregon.gov/oldtimefair/music.
Hitting the right notes
— With acts both old and new, there’s entertainment for everyone
FILE PHOTOS: VERN UYETAKE
Above, a number of musical acts will take the stage at the Old Time Fair, including the Clackamas
Community Band and Global FM. Right, the concerts are divided between two stages and will mostly
take place at night.