Streamed Concerts and “Festivals” – Listings for April

Please send notices about on-line concerts and other virtual events to concerts@seafolklore.org, and we will try to keep this space updated. Some of the past events may also be available to view after the live stream is done. Tips and donations are very much encouraged for the performers offering their music!

Saturday, April 11, 4pm PDT : Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy CD Release Concert on Facebook Live https://www.facebook.com/becky.tracy.7330

Tuessday, April 14, 4pm – Thompsonia on Facebook Live Suzy, Eric, & Allegra Thompson: “From our living room to your home – and we’ll do a few songs related to our current worldwide situation, like “50 Miles of Elbow Room”. Originals, old-time & bluegrass, blues, probably some Cajun…Admission is free but tips are appreciated (PayPal.me/fiddlingsuzy) – we know that many people are out of work right now and we hope this will lift your spirits.” 

April 14, 5:15pm – Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Livestream Fiddleshow! (from Hanneke Cassel: “Join us at 8:15pm EST on Tuesday, April 14 for a big night of fiddle music.  We will be streaming on Facebook and Instagram and the link will be at www.hannekecassel.com…on the home page.  And… it’s my birthday that day.  DOUBLE reason to be festive. Check out the poster for the full lineup. )

Tuesday, April 12, 7:00  – 8:30pm – Bill Davis & Heidi Muller play on Facebook Live for the Couth Buzzard

Friday, April 17, 4:30pm PDT – Alice Wallace performs as part of Americana Highways Facebook Quarantine concerts.

 

Every Wednesday, 4-7pm PDT (7-10 Eastern time zone), Jonathan Byrd  http://www.jonathanbyrd.com/livestream

Every Thursday, 7-8pm  (starting at 7:05pm PDT), Tony Furtado and Stephanie Schneiderman will give a house concert from their living room.
“Sidewalk Serenade Socially Distant” Special Guests:
Apr 16 – Casey Neill
Apr 23 – “Dean” (Luke & Rachael Price)
Apr 30 – Anna Tivel and Jeffrey Martin
Here’s where to view from:
www.facebook.com/TonyFurtadoMusic/

Sunday, April 26, Birds of Chicago (The Ark Family Room Series) 4:30 – 6:30pm PDT  (Join the live stream from the Ark’s webpage – no Facebook account needed! See other on-line concerts listed on the Ark’s Facebook Page.

 

Every Sunday, 1pm –  Banjo/slide guitar session with Tony Furtado https://www.facebook.com/TonyFurtadoMusic/
A free, weekly Facebook-LIVE session with Tony Furtado – He will play banjo and slide guitar based songs/tunes, talk about other players and gear… and answer questions!

Cafe Lena streams nightly concerts as part of their Stay at Home Sessions. Coming up on Tuesday April 14th they will feature a Don White concert, just recorded in Nov. 2019. Don plans to be on the Chat that night. Alaisdair Frasier and Natalie Hass are scheduled fo April 16. On April 19th Cafe Lena will air a show with Peter Yarrow, and again, he plans to participate in the Chat. This is a great chance to see some marvelous concerts. After they air,  they will be up on Lena’s site to view.  See the full upcoming lineup, and the previously released concerts now available to view ( John Gorka, Joe Jencks, and others) at the Cafe Lena YouTube home page.
There is a tip jar available if you so desire, with the proceeds being split between the artist and Lena’s. It helps the artist, and the club in these difficult times.

 

Live Facebook concerts: Musicians of many genres are sharing performances on The Quarantine Sessions . Many local musicans have also been performing through the Quarantine Happy Hour Group.

 

(This event has passed, but check their website for new offerings!Stay at Home Festival #2 – April 3, 4, & 5 Live stream features Laurie Lewis, John McCutcheon, Anders Hall, Alex Hargreaves, and many more. Access through their webpage https://www.stayathomefestival.com/ or view on Instagram. See the schedule here.

Anders Hall, who is part The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc, whose Seattle April 4th concert was cancelled, will play Sunday morning –  listed at 8AM PST, it may be at 7AM with daylight savings)

 

#Stay at Home Festival this weekend on Instagram

Hanneke Cassel shares this news:
“I am excited to tell you that there is an amazing WORLD WIDE online Festival starting in a few minutes and Mike Block and I will be performing at 7pm EST (USA)  on Saturday (tomorrow!)  My friends  Galen Fraser and María San Miguel (along with María’s HERMANO, Diego San Miguel) dreamed up this whole scene and are making it happen in a BIG WAY in a SHORT TIME!

The STAY AT HOME FESTIVAL (#stayathomefestival) is happening on Instagram this whole weekend.  Some of my BESTIESSSSSS are performing… including but not limited to

Casey Driessen with Antti Järvelä  & Maija Pokela
Rushad Eggleston
Laura Cortese
Alasdair Fraser
Lissa Schneckenburger
Jenna Moynihan
Katie McNally &Neil Pearlman
Kevin Henderson
Colin Cotter

and SOOOO MANY MORE.  Schedule is attached.  Hope to see you for our set at 7pm EST on Saturday!  We may have a SPECIAL guest … on the off chance she hasn’t gone to bed yet…

SUPPORT the musicians and FULL SCHEDULE here:  https://stayathomefestival.com/

A special Discount for SFS Members for upcoming concert at the Neptune: Natalie McMaster (March 16)(CONCERT POSTPONED)

(PLEASE NOTE – THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The Neptune Theater and Seattle Theater Group have cancelled all events until through March 31, They will attmept to rebook these artists) The Seattle Theater Group has just offered a special discount for SFS members for an upcoming concert: wonderful Cape Breton fiddler Natalie McMaster on Monday, March 16.

See more info here: https://www.stgpresents.org/calendar/5539/natalie-macmaster

ONE OF CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA’S MOST IMPORTANT EXPORTS AND A SUPERSTAR IN THE CELTIC MUSIC WORLD (THOUGH SHE’S FAR TOO HUMBLE TO ADMIT IT), FIDDLER AND STEP-DANCER NATALIE MACMASTER HAS BUILT A STERLING, MULTI-DECADE CAREER ON ELECTRIFYING PLAYING AND MUST-SEE LIVE PERFORMANCES.   

Please use the passcode: fiddler to unlock a 15% SFS discount for tickets to Natalie MacMaster. This is a limited offer and is good as long as supplies last.

Monday, March 16, 2020
Doors at 7:00 pm
Show at 8:00 pm

Reserved Seating
All Ages / Bar with I.D.

$35.00 advance
$40.00 day of show
(not including fees) Purchase By Phone: 1-800-982-2787 or on-line

You may save on fees by buying in person at the Paramount box office located at 9th & Pine in downtown Seattle, open Monday through Friday, 10 am to 6 pm

Free Concerts & Workshops by Paul Anastasio & Fire of Tierra Caliente – May 31 & June 7

Paul Anastasio and Fire of Tierra Caliente  (Paul Anastasio, Juan Manuel Barco and Elena DeLisle) are back!  The trio will be hosting two FREE back to back workshops and concerts this Spring. This series of concerts/workshops is generously paid for through a grant from 4Culture.
The concerts will feature Paul Anastasio’s original music in the style of Tierra Caliente, Mexico.
The workshops will feature  accessible pieces from the traditional repertoire of the Hotlands. All instruments welcome.
Advance orders of Paul Anastasio and Fire of Tierra Caliente’s new CD, Ecos de Tierra Caliente, a collection of Paul’s original tunes in the Calentano style, will also be available at the concerts!
Join the group
May 31st at the Hillman City Collaboratory  – 5623 Ranier Ave S – at 5:00 for a workshop, and then again at 7:00 for a concert. Stay tuned to find out if there will  be  a potluck dinner before the concert.
June 7th  at 4:30 for a workshop followed by a concert at 7:30 in a private home setting.  Please e-mail: sono@springwood-usa.comfor reservations and location.

Make Music Day is this Thursday, June 21st!

 

Come to the Phinney/Greenwood neighborhood for all day activities! Here are a few highlights of Make Music PhinneyWood (see an updated schedule at www.phinneycenter.org/calendar/makemusicday/ after June 19th)
Please help share pictures and experiences on social media #MakeMusicSeattle.

  • Different Drummer, a multi-genre chamber ensemble comprised of violin, cello, double bass and percussion,   invites listeners to an open rehearsal in the Heart of Phinney Park 10am – 1pm
  • The Greenwood Library features storytimes in the morning, instrument making and Junk Jam Band with Seattle ReCreative 3-5pm, an Instrument Petting Zoo with Music Center of the Northwest 4-5:30pm, and a Rounds Singing workshop for adults (all ages welcome) led by Sandy Buchner aka Zelda Starfire 6-7:15. Workshop participants have a chance to show off with a short performance at 7:20 in the Library Courtyard! https://www.spl.org/…/greenwood-br…/greenwood-branch-events…
  • A-1 Piano will have a piano on the street for passersby to do impromptu concerts.
  • Seattle Song Circle hosts an open sing (5-7pm) and the Ukestra  performs and leads a “strum -a-long” (concert 7-7:45, hosted jam for singers and all instruments 7:45 – 8:30pm) on the lawn of the Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave N.
  • An open jam of northern dance tunes (French Canadian, Irish, New England & beyond) will be hosted by Brad, Valerie, & friends,  and a participatory dance by Sarah Comer’s Open Old Time Dance Band and the Seattle Collaborative Contra Band will take place in the Greenwood Hardware parking lot. (Jam session  5-7:15/  Easy Dances for All! 7:30 – 9pm )
  • Salmon Bay Community Lending hosts 2 participatory jams: Jazz from 6-7:30 & Tango 7:30 – 9. Bring your instrument; lead sheets provided! There is also an open kids musicmaking area.
  • Betsy Alexander teaches a free “Fiddling from Scratch” workshop 6pm at Illuminations Learning Studio (7720 Greenwood Ave N ) for all ages of the fiddle curious. Loaner instruments are available for both children and adults for the workshop.

Watch for these performances (subject to change):

All-ages performances in the Screening Room of Naked City Brewery
(8564 Greenwood Ave N) Happy hour prices 3-5pm
The Temporaries 3:15-4:00
Little Sara and the Night Owls 4:15 – 5:00PM

Heart of Phinney Park (67th & Greenwood, east or west corners):
Steve Church -folk, blues, & jazzy originals 3:30 – 4:00pm
Do Peterson Band – classic soul & folk 5pm
Strawberry Rocket – original rock trio 6pm
Phinney Ridge Orchestra 8:00
Phinney Ridge Youth Orchestra 8:30

The Phinery (6500 Phinney Ave N)
Phinney School of Music 5-5:30 pm

Starbucks (outside) 5-6pm
Ken Elia – Solo classical guitar and arrangements of pop/rock/jazz

Phinney Books: Mathew Benham – Jazz Guitaist 6-8 pm

3 Wishes Clothing:   TBA

Couth Buzzard (in front of the store):
Jim Page – Seattle’s great songwriter and activist shares stories and songs starting at 3pm and throughout the evening.

Stage Door Cafe:
Stewart Hendrickson – solo fiddle, mostly Scandinavian 4pm

Johnson & Johnson Antiques (6820 Greenwood Ave N):
Cedron and N’Shama Sterling – Music that Touches the Heart – 7-9pm

Beats & Bohos (7200 Greenwood Ave N):
Kelly Blanchard & Blue Star Creeper  7 – 8pm

Makeda Coffee:
Abby London 6pm
Ethos 7pm
The Lost Boy presents the Kewl Kidz 8pm

Verity Courtyard (8533 Greenwood Ave N):
Abraham Neuwelt – percussion & handpan 3:30 – 5:30
SaeMonae – solo rap 7pm
Phoebe Kinks – indie alternative band 7:30 pm
Moon Candy – all-women country rock band 8pm
Jav DaHart – solo songwriter a mix of hip hop, pop, rock and poetry 8:30pm

Nordic Fiddlers Bloc in Concert on April 28, workshop on April 29

The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc returns on April 28 and 29 for a Saturday night Seattle concert and Sunday Workshops. From driving dance tunes to dreamy airs, this wildly popular band of master Nordic musicians,  from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands have gained a reputation for their gripping and unique blend of fiddle music since 2009.

The Saturday concert is now sold out. There is a very small chance of  a couple of tickets being released at the door

Music workshops by Olav Luksengård Mjelva (Norway), Anders Hall (Sweden) and Kevin Henderson (Shetland Islands) will be presented by Skandia (co-sponsored by SFS and the NW Scottish Fiddlers) on Sunday April 29.  If interested, see below for more info.

Fiddle Workshops with The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
sponsored by Skandia Folkdance Society, Seattle Folklore Society, and Northwest Scottish Fiddlers
Sunday, April 29, 2018 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
at a private home in north Ballard (Seattle), WA  For address and additional information: music@skandia-folkdance.org

10am – 11:15am    Olav Luksengård Mjelva
10am – 11:15am   Kevin Henderson
11:30am – 12:45pm    Anders Hall

Cost:  Skandia , SFS , & NWSF Members: two sessions $30, one session $20, Kids $10/session.
Non-members: two sessions $35, one session $25   Note: Cash or checks only