Folk – Past Concerts
Music Center of the Northwest Student Recital
Friday, March 22, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
A variety of musical styles including folk tunes, Suzuki favorites, and classical pieces performed by MCNW students.
Free
Guitar Orchestra of Seattle & Choroloco w/ Zane Forshee & Mark Hilliard Wilson
Monday, March 18, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Venue unknown, WA, United States
An evening of acoustic guitar music featuring two CD releases, a Choros band, and two outstanding soloists.
$10
Sundays on Bainbridge Island: Henry Lebedinsky & Brandon Vance
Sunday, March 3, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Bainbridge Waterfront Park Community Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Henry Lebedinsky and Brandon Vance perform Scottish Folk & Baroque Music.
$20 (youth $5)
Wayward Music Series: Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms, featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Arrington de Dionyso, and Amy Denio.
$5-$15 donation
Seattle Folklore Society: Frankie Gavin – Irish Fiddle Master
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Phinney Neighborhood Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Fiery traditional and contemporary Irish jigs and reels on fiddle and flute, with a healthy dose of Irish humor thrown in.
$20 / $18 / $10
Music Center of the Northwest: Double Bass Recital
Sunday, February 3, 2019 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring students of The Bass Church and Suzuki Strings of Redmond.
Free (Free)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts: Frankie Gavin – Irish Fiddle Master
Saturday, February 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA, United States
Fiery traditional and contemporary Irish jigs and reels on fiddle and flute, with a healthy dose of Irish humor thrown in.
$20 ($18 youth/senior)
Bellingham Music Club: Fire and Grace
Saturday, January 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
A Baroque-to-folk duo of uncanny skill and breathtaking speed with a combined energy that is enough to launch fireworks.
$25 (teens free)
Fire & Grace in Concert
Friday, January 18, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
A unique collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga exploring the connective musical elements of classical, folk, and contemporary traditions from around the world.
$20 suggested donation
Mostly Nordic: Finnish Crossroads
Sunday, January 6, 2019 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (PST)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
A smörgåsbord of more than 10 instruments with a program of music spanning the folk and classical traditions of Finland.
$30 ($25 museum members)
The Gothard Sisters: A Celtic New Year Celebration
Thursday, January 3, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
A blend of Celtic, folk, classical, world, and northwest musical influences.
$20 ($25 at the door)
Music at 9th and Stewart Concert Series: The Beggar Boys, A Celtic Christmas
Saturday, December 15, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Traditional music and stories from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
$18 ($10 seniors/students, FREE age 12 & under)
Classical Tuesdays: Wine & Song Benefit w/ Soprano Erin Guinup
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 @ 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
City Cantabile Choir: A Celtic Magnificat
Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 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
City Cantabile Choir: A Celtic Magnificat
Saturday, December 8, 2018 @ 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
Sanctuary in the City: A New & Old World Christmas
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 @ 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
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, 2018 @ 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)
Bach's Lunch: A New & Old World Christmas
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 @ 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 The Royal Room
Henry Lebedinsky,
Alan Wheaton,
Erin Calata,
Pacific MusicWorks Underground,
Martin Rothwell, and
Natalie Ingrisano
Sunday, December 2, 2018 @ 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)
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, 2018 @ 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)