Todd Samusson music homepage

Songwriter Todd Samusson makes music that's been called folk music, Americana, folk & roll, alt.country, and acoustic roots. He calls it alt.folk music.
Based in the people's republic of Portland, Oregon, Todd writes songs that convey big picture issues in small, human stories.

MUSIC ONLINE

The newest Todd Samusson CD, "Things Change" is now available online at CDBaby. In addition, you can also find CDs from Todd's previous duo, Samusson & Tomassi. Not only that, but all this music is also available at Apple's iTunes store.Go to either site and search "Samusson".

EVERY 3rd SATURDAY

Can't keep track of your busy life schedule enough to fit music into your life? We'll make it easy. We play every third Saturday of the month at the Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division in Portland, Oregon from 7-9pm. No cover.

CALENDAR

JUNE 2 - WED - People's Co-op Farners Market, 3029 SE 21st Ave, Portland, OR, 4:30-6:30pm.

JUNE 12 - SAT - Corvallis Farmers Market, 1st & Jackson, Corvallis OR, 9:30am-noon.

JUNE 16 - WED - Corvallis Farmers Market, 2nd & B, Corvallis, OR. 3:30- 6:30pm.

JUNE 19 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR.  7-9pm.

JUNE 25 - FRI - New Seasons, 15861 Happy Valley Town Center Dr, (off Sunnyside btwn 157th & 162nd). 5-7pm.

JUNE 26 - SAT - Hollywood Farmers Market, NE Hancock between 44th & 45th Ave., Portland, OR. 9am - 12:30pm.

JUNE 30 - WED - Forest Grove Farmer's Market, Pacific Ave. & Main St., Forest Grove, OR. 4-6pm.

JULY 10- SAT - Butteville General Store -Concert & Bar-B-Q on the Lawn, 10767 Butte St. NE,
Aurora, OR 97002. 6-9pm.

JULY 14 - WED - Interstate Farmers Market, 3550 N. Fremont St., at Interstate Ave., next to Overlook Park, Portland, OR. 3:30pm - 6:pm.

JULY 17 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR.  7-9pm.

JULY 30 - FRI - Cornerstone Coffee, 216 NE 3rd St., McMinnville, OR. 8-10pm.

AUGUST 21 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR.  7-9pm.

AUGUST 22 - SUN - Portland Folk Festival, The Woods, 6637 Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR. 9:30-9:55pm.

SEPTEMBER 11 - SAT - Tribal Romp

SEPTEMBER 18 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR. 7-9pm.

SEPTEMBER 25 - SAT - Coffee Cottage, 808 E Hancock St. Newberg, OR. 8-9:30pm.

OCTOBER 9 - SAT - Butteville General Store, Concert & Bar-B-Q , 10767 Butte St. NE, Aurora, OR 97002. 6-9pm. http://buttevillestore.com/

OCTOBER 16 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR.  7-9pm.

OCTOBER 22 - FRI - Cornerstone Coffee, 216 NE 3rd St., McMinnville, OR. 8-10pm.

NOVEMBER 20 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR. 7-9pm.

DECEMBER 18 - SAT - Flying Cat Coffee Co., 3041 SE Division St, Portland, OR. 7-9pm.

Portrait photo of Todd Samusson with Rick Brodner

Todd often plays in a duo format with guitarist and backing vocalist Rick Brodner.

Picture of Todd playing a Santa Cruz acoustic guitar.

Imagine yourself
in some nook or cranny of Todd Samusson's brain . . .
There's a funky room with old wooden floors and overstuffed furniture. Bruce Cockburn, John Hiatt and David Crosby are forming a garage band. Lucinda Williams drops in possessed by the ghost of Woody Guthrie and starts reciting poems by Lenore Kandel. In a corner Gary Snyder is mediating a debate between Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey over the origin of the cosmos. Later on, Steve Earle comes by with Greg Brown and they play some Neil Young covers and then a few tunes by The Band while Shawn Colvin and Gillian Welch add harmonies.

But wait - there's more. . .

Eliza Gilkysen shows up with Brewer & Shipley to play some acoustic versions of Springsteen songs. Jack Kerouac scrawls poetry in an old notebook amidst illustrations by John Lennon. Michael Moore is shooting a documentary film of the whole scene. The Dalai Lama sits at the table sipping tea and laughing while he listens to an iPod playing the Jerry Garcia Band doing Bob Dylan covers. Dylan himself is a no-show as usual. But Richard Thompson comes in late with a new Santa Cruz guitar. He starts trading riffs with Mark Knopfler and they call it a draw. Speaking of drawing, Pablo Picasso is doing sketches on the ceiling while M.C. Escher does puzzles in the hall. Abbie Hoffman is dancing by himself to Robert Johnson tunes on the jukebox. Terry Gross is tryin g to interview Van Morrison but he keeps mumbling.

Pretty straightforward, really.