Events

The Tune Tourists, with opening set by Del Rey
Feb 01, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: https://knqt.link/tLiitvU
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

WB Reid, Bonnie Zahnow, and Ruthie Dornfeld are Seattle musicians who love to travel and have picked up fiddle tunes and songs from all around the Americas and Europe - From a French waltz to a Danish hopsa, Quebecois reels to old-time southern hoedowns, Cajun 2-steps, and dance tunes from Michoacán, top notch twin fiddling and fine guitar and banjo accompaniment, along with vocals from the Western swing, Cajun, Mexican and blues traditions!

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Local Songwriter Showcase with Briar, nance!, K Van Petten, & Havilah Rand
Feb 15, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

SFS presents an evening with local songwriters Briar, nance!, K Van Petten, & Havilah Rand.

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Open the Door for Three
Mar 01, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Open the Door for Three is fiddle player Liz Knowles, uilleann piper Kieran O’Hare, and Dublin-born singer and bouzouki player Pat Broaders. Their music is a rare combination of unearthed tunes from centuries-old collections, newly composed melodies, fresh arrangements of songs old and new, homages to the musicians and bands they grew up listening to, and the unmatched energy of a trio of good friends playing great Irish music together.

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Scott Cook & Pamela Mae
Mar 08, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Scott's songs have won well-deserved acclaim from folk radio lists and top honors in songwriting competitions. With his sweetheart Pamela Mae on upright bass, banjo and vocals, the pair has visited 45 states and 8 provinces in recent years while broadcasting solar-powered livestreams from the back of their campervan Roadetta. In 2025 they're releasing a new album called Troubadourly Yours. Fresh from the open road, these are sturdy, straight-talking songs that see the good in you.

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Cosy Sheridan & Charlie Koch
Mar 22, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: available January 22
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

An evening with singer/songwriter Cosy Sheridan, accompanied by Charlie Koch: thoughtful songs, big guitar!

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Todalo Shakers
Mar 29, 2025 (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

Vintage jug band party blues, rags, that sounds like they are lifted right out of 1928 in Memphis, Tennessee! Complex and soulful vocal arrangements create rich and funky harmonies, and a great feeling of camaraderie; the exuberance and fondness that the musicians feel for their material and for each other is unmistakable. with Suzy Thompson (fiddle, vocals), Eric Thompson (mandolin), Frannie Leopold (vocals, guitar), Bruce "WB" Reid (6-string banjo guitar, vocals,) and Matt Weiner (bass)

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Scottish Fish
Apr 05, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets go on sale February 5th, 2025
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Scottish Fish present a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Their lively and unique arrangements are woven together from session music handed down from generations of the tradition’s finest players, many of whom they have had the opportunity to share the stage with. These five young women have a very long and unique history: they began the band as elementary school children, and have remained together for the last decade. [...]

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Muriel Anderson
Apr 12, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale February 12
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Muriel Anderson is considered a virtuoso of the 20-string harp-guitar, yet it is her uplifting songs and melodies that leave her audience smiling. She is the first woman to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. Guitar Player Magazine lists her as one of the top 50 guitarists of all time.

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Bon Debarras
Apr 13, 2025 (Sun), 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale February 13
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Award winning trio from Montreal - Expect a delightful, high-energy evening of traditional Quèbècois fiddle, step-dancing, banjo and harmonica fused with spoken-word, slam poetry, and body percussion!

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Kevin Burke
May 03, 2025 (Sat), 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Buy tickets online: Tickets on sale March 3rd
Venue: Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick Building, 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle

Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke has been at the forefront of traditional music since the  1970’s. A founding member of several renowned and influential groups (Open House, Patrick Street, The Celtic Fiddle Festival) Kevin has nonetheless retained his love for solo fiddle music – the “naked fiddle” as he himself sometimes puts it. SFS is thrilled to welcome this engaging performer back to our stage for a night of sublime solo Irish fiddle!

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