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07/20/2023

Skip vonKuske on leaving Oregon: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #393

By TOM D'ANTONI // Why is Skip vonKuske moving to the east coast? PLUS EXCLUSIVE! At the end of our conversation, listen to AFT, a new tune just recorded on July 19! It will release at The Cello Goodbye show on Sunday. And find out all about his farewell show on July23 at Star Theater.

EXCLUSIVE! At the end of our conversation, listen to AFT, a new tune just recorded on July 19! It will release at The Cello Goodbye show on Sunday.

Cellist Skip vonKuske is in the Artichoke Music Café, not his first time here but it’s a special occasion. Skip is moving out of Oregon after a long run as one of the founders of the Portland Cello Project, a solo performer and member of many other bands and ensembles playing all kinds of music over the past few decades.

He’s staging a farewell show on Sunday, July 23 at the Star Theater with a vast array of musicians and bands Skip has played with. It’s called Cello Goodbye.

Skip is one of the people responsible for cellos turning up in so many bands and ensembles over the past 30 years or so.

Find out where he’s going and why and why the huge rise in the popularity cellos have found.

We’ll miss him. 

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