Thanks for a great Fall season! The 2026 season will start on January 31st. A few are still being confirmed – keep checking for additions to the series as we update our listings!
- 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 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). The Royal Room tickets must be booked through their webpage, but SFS members can claim a discount.
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 --
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 --
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 --
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 --
Mar 21, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: tickets on sale January 21
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 --
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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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 --
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 --
May 02, 2026 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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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. Her latest album Lavender [...]-- read more --
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