Get ready to swing your partner through the 14th annual Portland Old-Time Music Gathering, featuring more than 40 bright-eyed bluegrass, country, and Appalachian acts, including fiddling sensation Tatiana Hargreaves, Hopping Jenny, and the Todalo Shakers. The bands will cozy into various local venues for a five-day soirée complete with concerts, clogging lessons, workshops, cabaret, sing-alongs, and several square dances officiated by some of the industry’s most capable callers. Never tried it? Don’t be shy: You don’t need a partner, a poufy skirt, or a string tie! Join Newt Payne, Whiskey Puppy, and Caleb Klauder at Wednesday’s kick-off party at the spacious Spare Room.