Seattle Folklore Society – Music – Dance – Play

Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands Sep 16, 2017, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle Buy tickets online or 1-800-838-3006

Grammy Award-winning musician Laurie Lewis is internationally renowned as a singer, songwriter, fiddler, bandleader, producer and educator. She was a founding member of the Good Ol’ Persons and the Grant Street String Band and has performed and recorded since 1986 with her musical partner, mandolinist Tom Rozum. Laurie has twice been voted “Female Vocalist of [...]

John Whelan & Dale Russ Sep 23, 2017, 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle Buy tickets online or 1-800-838-3006

Traditional tunes with button accordion and fiddle: John is one of the best Irish button accordion players living in the United States, with a long and stellar career that includes 7 All-Ireland Championships. Martin Hayes has called Dale Russ “one of the greatest fiddlers I know in Irish traditional music” and few who hear Dale play the fiddle would disagree.

The Annual SFS Picnic is August 13th at Magnuson Park (8/4/2017) - SFS Annual Picnic Invitation Sunday, August 13, 2017 Please come to the Seattle Folklore Society’s annual potluck picnic. Bring your instruments, your voices, and a big pot of your favorite family recipe. The picnic is a great time to meet our board members and each other, talk about SFS, and join in some singing. The … Continue reading The Annual SFS Picnic is August 13th at Magnuson Park
The SFS Fall Season is up, some tickets are on sale (8/4/2017) - Our concert season will start on September 16, with Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands – award winning west coast bluegrass from an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, fiddler, and bandleader with a high power band. The season continues with fine traditional Irish music by button accordion player John Whelan & fiddler Dale Russ, and blues from … Continue reading The SFS Fall Season is up, some tickets are on sale
Free Seattle Summer outdoor concerts and dances (8/4/2017) - Downtown Seattle’s Out to Lunch (OTL) 2017 summer concert series is bigger than ever, with music every day of the week, and not just at lunch! This free, outdoor series brings live, lunchtime music to 12 downtown locations from July 5 to Sept. 1. All concerts take place from 12-1:30 p.m., except on Mondays, when you … Continue reading Free Seattle Summer outdoor concerts and dances