Folk – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Ballard Civic Orchestra & Bailadores de Bronce: National Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Sunday, September 23, 2029 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
A collaboration of traditional Mexican music and dance, featuring guest artist Jovino Santos Neto (piano).
Free
Pivot Convocation: Amijai Shalev
Tuesday, September 25, 2029 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Bandoneon player Amijai Shalev joins the Cornish Music Department for a conversation about life as a musician.
Free
Cornish Music Department Presents: Amijai Shalev
Tuesday, September 25, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer and bandoneon player Amijai Shalev explores the instrument's melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capacity.
Free
Second City Chamber Series: Girsky Quartet – Songs from a Hidden Land
Friday, September 28, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Great Hall at Annie Wright School, Tacoma, WA, United States
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet
Zoltán Kodály – String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
György Kurtág – 12 Microludes for String Quartet, Op. 13, Hommage à Mihály András
$25 ($23 senior/military, $10 student)
Sanctuary in the City: James Dargan, baritone
Wednesday, October 3, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PDT)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating Black history through the music of five legendary black singers: Paul Robeson, Roland Hayes, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Free
The Fretless
Saturday, October 20, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Phinney Center, Seattle, WA, United States
A young band transforms Celtic fiddle tunes, folk melodies, and chamber music into intricate and beautiful arrangements.
$9-$20
The Daphnes CD Release Concert
Thursday, October 25, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Mesmerizing music infused with classical, Celtic, and jazz origins.
$10
Childsplay: Fiddlers, Fiddles, & Fiddlemaker, with guest Karan Casey
Sunday, November 11, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Virtuosic fiddling, from all-Ireland and Scottish fiddle champions to members of the Boston Symphony.
$34.50 / $26.50 / $19.50
Pacific Northwest Folklore Society: Crossing the North Sea
Friday, November 16, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA, United States
A delightfully entertaining program that explores the repertoire of distinct fiddle styles that developed along the routes between Norway, Shetland, and points beyond.
$10 suggested donation
Kurbasy
Friday, November 16, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
A beautifully blended vocal trio intermixing multi-faceted music, folk-influenced costumes, and phantasmagoric images.
$25-$45
Ven a Ver Mos: Sephardic Songs of Family & Celebration
Sunday, November 18, 2029 @ 3:00pm – 4:15pm (PST)
Magnolia United Church of Christ, Seattle , WA, United States
Judeo-Spanish melodies reveal connections to Turkish scales and Balkan rhythms.
Free (Free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas at Naked City
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Friday, November 30, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, and tender lullabies.
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas on Whidbey Island
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Saturday, December 1, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church, Freeland, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, and tender lullabies.
$25 ($20 seniors, under 18 free)
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas at The Royal Room
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Sunday, December 2, 2029 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, tender lullabies, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza!
$25 ($15 under age 30)
Bach's Lunch: A New & Old World Christmas
Tuesday, December 4, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A free, informal lunchtime concert of Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
Pacific MusicWorks Underground: A Country (Baroque) Christmas at Naked City
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Tuesday, December 4, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Naked City Brewery and Taphouse, Seattle, WA, United States
Holiday treats including Isabella Leonarda’s luminous Gloria in Excelsis Deo, rustic and boisterous country carols, tender lullabies, and an Ugly Baby Jesus art extravaganza!
$25 ($15 ages 21-30)
Sanctuary in the City: A New & Old World Christmas
Wednesday, December 5, 2029 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum, Seattle, WA, United States
A free lunchtime concert fosters a spirit of contemplation with Christmas carols and villancicos from Renaissance and Baroque Spain, Italy, and Latin America, including Leonarda’s Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Free
City Cantabile Choir: A Celtic Magnificat
Saturday, December 8, 2029 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Greenlake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative theatrical setting of legendary Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan meeting J.S. Bach along with Irish songs, carols, and jigs.
$20
City Cantabile Choir: A Celtic Magnificat
Sunday, December 9, 2029 @ 2:30pm – 4:30pm (PST)
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An imaginative theatrical setting of legendary Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan meeting J.S. Bach along with Irish songs, carols, and jigs.
$20
Classical Tuesdays: Wine & Song Benefit w/ Soprano Erin Guinup
Tuesday, December 11, 2029 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma, WA, United States
A musical journey through 100 years of musical theatre – operetta, jazz, folk rock, and contemporary cabaret – followed by a reception.
$25