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Seattle Folklore Society
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https://www.seafolklore.org/ -- Seattle Folklore Society preserves and promotes folk music and traditional arts in Seattle, Washington. We have concerts, song circles, contradances, squaredances, jams, retreats, a newsletter, and more
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(NOV 15) Cyd Smith, Greg Scott, & Julian Smedley. A short blurb can't encompass these 3 acts coming to our #Phinney stage! The singing, guitar and fiddle chops, the backstories and audience connection spanning decades and continents. Come experience it!
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Cyd Smith, Greg Scott, and Julian Smedley
An explorer of the unexpected–lyrically, harmonically, and melodically–Cyd Smith draws from many musical sources. A lover of old jazz, country blues, and good pop songs, she has concocted her own uniq...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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(NOV 11) É.T.É is coming to the Royal Room. Tuesday concerts are rare for us, but we wanted Seattle to hear this great Montreal trio! Hear them blend traditional #Québecois dance groove, jazz, vocal harmony, fiddle, cello, bouzouki, & foot percussion.
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Quebec trio, ETE
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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(NOV 1) Keltoi is back!! This local quintet is 1 Scottish Gaelic teacher (and beautiful singer!), 1 piper/whistler/singer, 1 fiddler/piper, 1 bodhran teacher, and 1 guitar/bouzouki/cittern player. Now you know the arrangements - go hear them play!
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Keltoi - Celtic Music: Fiery, Poignant, Passionate!
Seattle Folklore is excited to welcome back this local band comprised of some of the area’s top talent! With 5 band members, the music is rich and versatile. Bill Wood on bodhran, Rich Hill on vocals...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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(OCT 25) Tickets for our Andy Irvine show are Sold Out!
If you are a ticket buyer that needs to change or release your ticket, please email us directly at [email protected]
Thank you.
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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(OCT 11) Brian Conway comes to our #Phinney stage with his Sligo-style fiddling! You could go listen to his new album, or you could come to this concert and experience it live, with the stories and thoughts he adds from the stage! #IrishFiddle
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Trad Irish Fiddler Brian Conway
New York born fiddler Brian Conway is a leading exponent of the tastefully ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. The winner of two All- Ireland junior titles in 1973...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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(OCT 4) The amazing Claudia Schmidt returns to our #Phinney stage this Saturday, with her guitar, dulcimer, amazing voice, and endless stories!
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Claudia Schmidt
Claudia Schmidt brings her exuberant music and love of humanity back to the Seattle Folklore Society stage! With her her multi-octave voice, 12 string guitar and mountain dulcimer, she weaves together...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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(SEPT 27) Kalos returns to our #Phinney stage! We love this amazing trio! Ryan McKasson (fiddle), Eric McDonald (Guitar, Vocals), and Jeremiah McLane (accordion) combine #Celtic, #Scandinavian, #American, & #Maritime roots into a beautiful whole
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Kalos - Ryan McKasson, Eric McDonald and Jeremiah McLane
We’re excited to bring back a fan favorite – Kalos! The trio spans three generations, three cities and two countries. Pacific Northwest fiddler, Ryan McKasson, east coast guitarist and vocalist, Eri...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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(SEPT 20) Finnish folk music duo Marianne Maans and Pekka Pentikäinen come to our #Phinney stage with fiddle, accordion, and voice to show the joy and power of their music!
(Sponsored by Seattle Folklore Society & Skandia Folkdance Society)
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September 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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(AUG 7) Skyrie is coming to our #Phinney #Seattle stage - It'll start as a concert, but then we'll push back the chairs and they'll play for us to DANCE!
Voices, fiddle, pipes, guitar, drums, whistle, ...Come hear and dance to this trio from #Fife #Scotland!
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Scotland's Skyrie In First Seattle Visit!
Skyrie is a contemporary Scottish trio who blend Scottish and Irish traditional songs, poignant original songs, dance tunes and soundscapes, performing with multi award-winning artists as diverse as S...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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(MAY 11) The Tannahill Weavers return to our #Phinney stage!
This Scottish quartet is in the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, and always give a GREAT concert whenever they're in Seattle. Come hear!
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Tannahill Weavers
One of Scotland’s premier traditional bands, the Tannahill Weavers have received worldwide accolades over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts. They were the fi...
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May 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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(MAY 3) Kevin Burke comes to our #Phinney stage. The Irish fiddler extraordinaire from the Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Open House, and more. On Saturday he'll show what his solo fiddle can do. Come hear!
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Kevin Burke
Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke has been at the forefront of traditional music since the 1970’s. A founding member of several renowned and influential groups (Open House, Patrick Street, The Celtic Fiddle ...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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(APRIL 12) Muriel Anderson is coming to #Phinney with her guitar, her harp-guitar, and a trove of music, composed by her and from around the world. Come hear "one of the top 50 acoustic guitarists of all time" (Guitar Player Magazine)
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Muriel Anderson
Muriel Anderson is considered a virtuoso of the 20-string harp-guitar, yet it is her uplifting songs and melodies that leave her audience smiling. She is the first woman to win the National Fingerstyl...
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April 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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(MARCH 29) The Todalo Shakers bring their #ragtime, vintage #jugband, party blues, and stomps, all with rich, funky harmonies, and exuberance to spare. Fiddle, voices, mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo, and joy! Come to #Phinney and hear this happen!
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Todalo Shakers
Vintage jug band party blues, rags, that sounds like they are lifted right out of 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee! Complex and soulful vocal arrangements create rich and funky harmonies, and a great feelin...
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March 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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(MARCH 22) Cosy Sheridan & Charlie Koch come to our #Phinney stage! Her amazing (award winning) songs and bluesy guitar, backed by his bass and vocal harmony -- it'll be a great evening!
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COSY SHERIDAN with CHARLIE KOCH
COSY SHERIDAN has been called one of our era’s finest & most thoughtful songwriters. For the past three decades, her music has regularly topped the folk radio charts while she has performed in every c...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Our 2025 concert series continues!
www.seafolklore.org/events/
MARCH
● 8 Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
● 22 Cosy Sheridan & Charlie Koch
● 29 Todalo Shakers
APRIL
● 5 Scottish Fish
● 12 Muriel Anderson
● 13 Bon Debarras
MAY
● 3 Kevin Burke
● 11 Tannahill Weavers
● 17 Byrne Brothers
● 18 Tony McManus
Seattle Folklore Society coming concerts
March 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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(MARCH 8) Scott Cook & Pamela Mae bring their harmonies, guitar, acoustic bass, and their deeeep songbook to our #Phinney stage. Americana and songs of people and stories. Come hear
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Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
Scott's songs have won well-deserved acclaim from folk radio lists and top honors in songwriting competitions. With his sweetheart Pamela Mae on upright bass, banjo and vocals, the pair has visited 45...
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March 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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(MAR 1) Open The Door For 3 is visiting from #Ireland with their #uilleann pipes, bouzouki, fiddle, voices, flute, and a repertoire that spans centuries. Come hear old & new songs and tunes performed with mastery by 3 amazing musicians on our #Phinney stage
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Open the Door for Three
Open the Door for Three is fiddle player Liz Knowles, uilleann piper Kieran O’Hare, and Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player Pat Broaders. Their music is a rare combination of unearthed tunes from c...
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February 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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(FEBR 15) our Local Songwriter Showcase will include Briar, nance!, K Van Petten, and Havilah Rand. Come to #Phinney to hear these 4 #local acts!
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LOCAL SONGWRITER SHOWCASE WITH BRIAR, NANCE!, K VAN PETTEN, & HAVILAH RAND
SFS presents an evening with four accomplished local songwriters. BRIAR blends a powerful voice with stories about the history & origins of her music, shining a light on singers & tales forgotten by t...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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(FEBR 1) The Tune Tourists are here to start our 2025 season with tunes & songs collected from MANY traditions (Danish, French, Quebecois, Irish, Michoacán, Scandinavian, Old Time...)
Opening set by Del Rey playing and singing rags & blues with her resonator guitar
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The Tune Tourists w/opening set by Del Rey
WB Reid, Bonnie Zahnow, and Ruthie Dornfeld are Seattle musicians who love to travel and have picked up fiddle tunes and songs from all around the Americas and Europe - From a French waltz to a Danish...
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January 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Our #2025 #Concert #Season begins on February 1st. Check out the line up!
www.seafolklore.org/concerts/
● Tune Tourists & Del Rey
● Local Songwriter Showcase
● Open the Door for Three
● Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
● Cosy Sheridan & Charlie Koch
● Scottish Fish
January 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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(DEC 3) Ensemble Sanginetto plays the Royal Room (co-sponsored by SFS). This Italian trio combines influences to create their arrangements of Italian, Breton, Scottish, songs, tunes, & chants. harp, guitar, voices, maybe castanets or psaltery? come hear!
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November 25, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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A great evening of music and stories tonight from James Keelaghan on our #Phinney stage! Hey, #Olympia he's headed to you next
James Keelaghan performing on the Seattle Folklore Society stage, November 2024 (photo by D. Kessler) James Keelaghan performing on the Seattle Folklore Society stage, November 2024 (photo by D. Kessler)
November 24, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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(NOV 23) James Keelaghan comes to our #Phinney stage with his amazing songwriting both old and new. Come hear!
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James Keelaghan
Called Canada’s finest singer-songwriter by one of the most respected and lauded music journalists of the last 50 years, James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. Fusing...
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November 19, 2024 at 1:06 AM