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Portland Tribune
March 1, 2002

Here is what Stephen Blair of the Portland Tribune had to say on March 1, 2002:

"With six gigs planned for March alone, The Flat Mountain Girls are one of the busiest bands on the Port land old-time circuit. Accompanying themselves on fiddle, banjo and guitar, this trio of women in their 20s and 30s brings their 'foot-stompin', endearing act to venues such as The Kennedy School and The White Eagle. Dressed in vintage square dance garb and cowgirl boots, Lisa Marsicek, Caroline Oakley and Rachel Gold yodel and harmonize their way through upbeat folk and gospel songs. The tempo slows down for the occasional ballad.

From their clothes to their forays into clog dancing, The Flat Mountain Girls pour on the charm for their audience, which Gold believes deserves a bit of showmanship with the music. "We're here to entertain you," she says.

Different though their approaches may be, The Flat Mountain Girls and other Portland old-time bands have the same core interest at heart: preserving musical traditions that will become obsolete if young players don't keep them alive. This is a long-term commitment, not some short-lived New Year's resolution.

"You don't grow out of this music," says Oakley of The Flat Mountain Girls. "You grow into it"."

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