Program Updates:
SFS Concerts: Thanks for a great Fall season! The 2026 concerts will start on January 31st. A few are still being confirmed – keep checking for additions to the series as we update our listings!
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 4th Annual Old Growth Oldtime Seattle Gathering plans to return in October 2026!
Upcoming Seattle Folklore Society Events
Jan 31, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale soon!
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 --
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!-- read more --
Feb 28, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: tickets on sale December 28
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 --
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
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