Winter Spring 2025 Concert Announcements
Countercurrent
Jan 31, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Powerhouse acoustic folk duo based in Olympia, Washington, featuring driving guitar, lyrical fiddle, harmony vocals, and foot percussion - Countercurrent is a genre-bending experience rooted firmly in the traditional music of the Celtic Isles and America; music that lifts you up and charges fearlessly into the future of folk music.
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Jan 31, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/1o06JLs
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Powerhouse acoustic folk duo based in Olympia, Washington, featuring driving guitar, lyrical fiddle, harmony vocals, and foot percussion - Countercurrent is a genre-bending experience rooted firmly in the traditional music of the Celtic Isles and America; music that lifts you up and charges fearlessly into the future of folk music.-- read more --
The Kings of Mongrel Folk (Mark Graham & Orville Johnson)
Feb 07, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Wry humor, virtuoso harmonica, soulful blues, hot pickin' and sweet country vocals - that's what you get when Orville and Mark combine forces as the Kings of Mongrel Folk!
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Feb 07, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/7CarKZs
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Wry humor, virtuoso harmonica, soulful blues, hot pickin' and sweet country vocals - that's what you get when Orville and Mark combine forces as the Kings of Mongrel Folk!-- read more --
Jim Malcolm
Feb 28, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/JNxgrr0
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Jim is known for his fine voice, excellent guitar & harmonica skills, a large dose of humor, well-told stories, and, not least of all, his great adaptations of Scottish traditional songs, as well as excellent original songs.
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Feb 28, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/JNxgrr0
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Jim is known for his fine voice, excellent guitar & harmonica skills, a large dose of humor, well-told stories, and, not least of all, his great adaptations of Scottish traditional songs, as well as excellent original songs.-- read more --
Kristian Bugge and Ruthie Dornfeld - Danish Folk and more!
Mar 07, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/vo8XfyE
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
These musicians are well known to the Seattle folk-loving crowd! Kristian and Ruthie will entertain us with a wide range of music including Danish traditional fiddle tunes and music from the other Nordic countries to old-time American and self-composed original tunes, spiced up with a few Venezuelan waltzes.
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Mar 07, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/vo8XfyE
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
These musicians are well known to the Seattle folk-loving crowd! Kristian and Ruthie will entertain us with a wide range of music including Danish traditional fiddle tunes and music from the other Nordic countries to old-time American and self-composed original tunes, spiced up with a few Venezuelan waltzes.-- read more --
Scandinavian Showcase with an Irish Twist
Mar 21, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
SFS is thrilled to showcase 2 local Scandinavian music bands for this concert. These young performers have a way of bringing the music to life! Sølvstål | Silversteel is a new project from hardanger fiddle player Mira Dickey and viola d’amore and fiddle player Lennart Jansson. Trio Mira, Elise and Pat, perform traditional Nordic fiddle tunes that transport listeners and dancers to far-off lands real and imagined. Mira Dickey (hardingfele and fiddle), Elise Snoey (fiddle [...]
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Mar 21, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/ankrMfo
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
SFS is thrilled to showcase 2 local Scandinavian music bands for this concert. These young performers have a way of bringing the music to life! Sølvstål | Silversteel is a new project from hardanger fiddle player Mira Dickey and viola d’amore and fiddle player Lennart Jansson. Trio Mira, Elise and Pat, perform traditional Nordic fiddle tunes that transport listeners and dancers to far-off lands real and imagined. Mira Dickey (hardingfele and fiddle), Elise Snoey (fiddle [...]-- read more --
Local Songwriter Showcase
Mar 28, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale January 28!
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
SFS presents an evening with local songwriters Kristin Chambers, Karen Laura Peters, Allison Preisinger, & Fae Wiedenhoeft.
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Mar 28, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale January 28!
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
SFS presents an evening with local songwriters Kristin Chambers, Karen Laura Peters, Allison Preisinger, & Fae Wiedenhoeft.
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Medusa Quartet
Apr 04, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale Feb. 4 (or earlier in person at prior shows)
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Named after one of mythology’s most misunderstood figures, the Medusa Quartet channels the power of transformation, reclaiming what was once feared and turning it into something fiercely magical. Saskia Tomkins – Violin, Viola, Cello, Nyckelharpa; Marta So?ek – Suka, P?ock Fiddle, Cello; Lea Kirstein – Violin, Viola, Cello; Georgia Hathaway – Violin, Vocals - A genre-defying chamber-folk quartet that fuses centuries-old string traditions with contemporary storytelling and original compositions.
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Apr 04, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale Feb. 4 (or earlier in person at prior shows)
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Named after one of mythology’s most misunderstood figures, the Medusa Quartet channels the power of transformation, reclaiming what was once feared and turning it into something fiercely magical. Saskia Tomkins – Violin, Viola, Cello, Nyckelharpa; Marta So?ek – Suka, P?ock Fiddle, Cello; Lea Kirstein – Violin, Viola, Cello; Georgia Hathaway – Violin, Vocals - A genre-defying chamber-folk quartet that fuses centuries-old string traditions with contemporary storytelling and original compositions.-- read more --
David Roth
Apr 25, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale Feb. 4 (or earlier in person at prior shows)
David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions- Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for more than three [...]
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Apr 25, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale Feb. 4 (or earlier in person at prior shows)
David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions- Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for more than three [...]-- read more --
Tret Fure
May 02, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale March 2 or in person at prior concerts
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Tret Fure is an award-winning singer songwriter whose music demonstrates a willingness to confront the most pressing issues of our day with courage, compassion and a deep sense of humanity. Her songs speak to the heart and the soul. Besides the broad themes of the songs themselves (addressing current social issues while also serving up some lovely love songs), her rich productions are creative with excellent guitar instrumentation and arrangements.
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May 02, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale March 2 or in person at prior concerts
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Tret Fure is an award-winning singer songwriter whose music demonstrates a willingness to confront the most pressing issues of our day with courage, compassion and a deep sense of humanity. Her songs speak to the heart and the soul. Besides the broad themes of the songs themselves (addressing current social issues while also serving up some lovely love songs), her rich productions are creative with excellent guitar instrumentation and arrangements.-- read more --
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