Summer & Fall 2025
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!
- If you have a ticket for a live show and you feel unwell, please do not attend — we can accommodate you with a refund or credit — please contact us before noon on the day of the show at concerts@seafolklore.org
Our highest priority for our in-person concerts is promoting a safe environment, where performers and audiences alike can feel comfortable gathering.
Check your concert times to avoid confusion!
Saturday concerts “Live at the Phinney Center” start at 7:30pm
Sunday night concerts usually start at 7:00 pm.
Doors generally open 30 minutes before the start time.
Co-sponsored concerts at alternate venues may have different times. (Check your ticket confirmation and/or the venue or organizer’s website!)
Please join us, and help support our artists with your ticket money!
(Unless the concert is co-sponsored at an alternate venue) We are partnering with Konnectclub, for all ticketing. This local company provided an easy way for us to join the world of virtual concerts and continues to be an affordable and reliable ticketing option for our live shows. You may also purchase advance tickets in person while attending prior concerts if paying by cash or check, or at the door on the day of show by cash, check, or credit card (subject to availability).
Aug 07, 2025 (Thu), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/ZtbnNS8
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Skrie is a contemporary Scottish trio renowned for dynamic performances and innovative sound, blending Scottish and Irish traditional songs, poignant original songs, dance tunes and soundscapes with modern influences from rock to funk. The first set will be a concert, then we’ll push the chairs back, to finish the evening with a ceilidh dance!-- read more --
Sep 20, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://www.konnectclub.com/#!event!eventId=289172095089
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Fun, fabulous, Finnish folk musicians! Seattle Folklore and Skandia Folkdance Societies are honored to co-sponsor this special concert with Finnish musicians Marianne Maans and Pekka Pentikäinen.-- read more --
Sep 27, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/xnsLxVM
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
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, Eric McDonald combined with New England accordionist Jeremiah McLane. They make music inspired by the maritime traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America.-- read more --
Oct 04, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: tickets on sale August 4
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.-- read more --
Oct 11, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale August 11
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.-- read more --
Oct 18, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: tickets on sale August 18
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.-- read more --
Oct 25, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale August 25
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.-- read more --
Nov 22, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale September 22
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle
Seven time All Irish Champion accordionist John Whelan will perform with his new band Taisce Baile (Treasured Home) in November. Joining him will be fiddler Lennart Jansson and guitarist Clint Dye. For over 50 years John Whelan has been hailed as one of the world’s best living Irish button accordion players.-- read more --
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