Welcome  to Patrick Short’s Extended Family .

We do original pop music with many flavors, and we’re based mostly in Portland, Oregon, and partly in the mind of Patrick Short, the main writer and keyboard guy. Our album in 2008 was called Red Right Returning. You can download all of the songs on this site, as well as songs from our 2001 album, Midwinter Jicker.

The newest thing is counterclockwise – I’m writing songs based on family reminiscence writing done by my mother and late father.  Some mp3s are up, more are coming soon!

From 2001-2006, we appeared at many farmer’s markets, Veterans for Peace rallies and other non-traditional venues.  The band can be as few as two of us, and as many as seven.  Beginning again in 2009, we will be playing various events in the Portland area.

Many of the performers are professionals with ComedySportz-Portland (www.portlandcomedy.com).  This allows us to improvise songs when we want to – or to fit the occasion.  It also means that we’re very busy making people laugh in NW Portland, and at private and public events around the Northwest. Portland hosted the 2008 ComedySportz World Championship – and won it – which meant that, in addition to recording, we didn’t have as much time to play and jam as we normally would.  The future is full of interesting possibilities.