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Program Updates:
SFS Concerts: Thanks for a great Spring concert season! We will have a special concert and Ceilidh Dance with the Scottish trio Skyrie on Thursday, August 7, and then take a break until the Fall season opens on September 20. We are in the process of updating the web schedule – watch for new additions soon!
Seattle Song Circle continues to meet at 7PM most Sundays via Zoom Conferencing, at this link: https://zoom.us/j/358495231 . Second Sundays are in person at the Greenwood Senior Center 525 N 85th (hybrid), and 4th Sundays are in person in a private home. 
The Emerald City Contra Dance has in-person dances almost every Friday at the Phinney Center Community Hall. See  Seattledance.org for more info about COVID precautions and schedule.
NEW IN  2023, The 3rd Annual Old Growth Oldtime Seattle Gathering plans to return October 10 – 12, 2025 –  proudly sponsored by SFS!  






Upcoming Seattle Folklore Society Events

Claudia Schmidt
Oct 04, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/gu8YPd8
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

With her her multi-octave voice, 12 string guitar and mountain dulcimer, Claudia Schmidt weaves together song, story and spoken word in a one-of-a-kind presentation that will fill your heart and refresh your soul. After more than 50 years of writing and performing, she is as strong as ever, sharing her wonder and amazement at the world and all the creatures, including us, who inhabit it.

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Brian Conway
Oct 11, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/ZmeWvyc
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

New York born fiddler Brian Conway is a leading exponent of the tastefully ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. Brian's new album, Wallace Avenue, in collaboration with Brendan Dolan, pays homage to the street he grew up on where he first learned so much of his music from his father and Martin Mulvihill, and later the renowned Martin Wynne.

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Luke Bulla
Oct 18, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/D8ztHe8
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

We are very happy to welcome exemplary fiddler, multi-instrumentailst and songwriter Luke Bulla to the SFS stage! A champion fiddler since childhood, Luke also plays guitar and mandolin, and sings and writes songs. He has performed and/or recorded with luminaries Brandi Carlile, Jim Lauderdale, Darrell Scott, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, and many more.

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Andy Irvine
Oct 25, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/VtrdGaY
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as "a tradition in himself." Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his long career. "Often copied, never equalled", his repertoire consists of Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dances and a compelling canon of his own self-penned songs.

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