Train River is a collective of bluegrass musicians in the Portland, OR area led by guitarist/mandolinist Jeffree White, who now lives in Washougal, WA. The repertoire includes many traditional bluegrass numbers, fiddle tunes, and country songs, along with more modern additions which have become standards — tunes by Old & In the Way, David Grisman, and Phish — and some non-bluegrass surprises thrown in for fun and variety. Jeffree, like many other new bluegrass fans, discovered the music through the Grateful Dead and offshoot bands, and contemporary jamgrass bands.

Jeffree brings his advanced picking skills, playful vibe, and love of learning and teaching music to the project. You can learn more about Jeffree from his website at http://jeffreewhite.com. See also Jeffree’s gypsy jazz project called the Hot Club of Hawthorne — and look for Jeffree’s rock projects as well!

Train River is always looking for talent, so if you are looking to play, please get in touch!

Visit the “About” page for more history, including lists of venues at which the band has performed, and all the 60+ band members that have performed with Train River!