Folk – Past Concerts
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, 2018 @ 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)
Ven a Ver Mos: Sephardic Songs of Family & Celebration
Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 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)
Kurbasy
Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 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
Pacific Northwest Folklore Society: Crossing the North Sea
Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 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
Childsplay: Fiddlers, Fiddles, & Fiddlemaker, with guest Karan Casey
Sunday, November 11, 2018 @ 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
The Daphnes CD Release Concert
Thursday, October 25, 2018 @ 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
The Fretless
Saturday, October 20, 2018 @ 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
Sanctuary in the City: James Dargan, baritone
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 @ 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
Second City Chamber Series: Girsky Quartet – Songs from a Hidden Land
Friday, September 28, 2018 @ 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)
Cornish Music Department Presents: Amijai Shalev
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 @ 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
Pivot Convocation: Amijai Shalev
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 @ 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
Ballard Civic Orchestra & Bailadores de Bronce: National Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Sunday, September 23, 2018 @ 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
Fine Rain Falling: Autumn Concert
Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A vocal concert of madrigals, folk songs, original arrangements, and covers.
$15 (students $5), cash or check only
Summer Concerts at the Locks: Ballard Civic Orchestra
Sunday, September 16, 2018 @ 2:00pm – 3:30pm (PDT)
Hiram Chittenden Locks (Ballard Locks), Seattle, WA, United States
An outdoor concert for all ages celebrating Hispanic cultural heritage.
Free
Emerald City Music: Four Seasons
Saturday, September 15, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
$28–$43 ($10 students)
Bellingham Music Club Night Beat: Musical Grand Tour of Europe
Thursday, September 6, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA, United States
Tour the capitals of Europe in songs and vignettes that will elicit a chuckle or a misty eye, bring back memories, and leave you feeling good!
$20 ($15 seniors, FREE for teens)
Bellingham Music Club: Musical Grand Tour of Europe
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 @ 10:30am – 11:30am (PDT)
Trinity Lutheran Church (Bellingham), Bellingham, WA, United States
Tour the capitals of Europe in songs and vignettes that will elicit a chuckle or a misty eye, bring back memories, and leave you feeling good!
Free
Music on the Ridge: David Locke, accordion
Thursday, July 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
St. John United Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A mix of old favorites and less-familiar pieces for solo accordion.
Free (Free)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Monday, July 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Benaroya Hall - S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
From choral masterworks to inspirational music from around the world to American folk hymns and spirituals and much more.
$100
The Debutones
Saturday, June 9, 2018 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
Chancel Arts at Kent Lutheran, Kent, WA, United States
A concert in support of the Kent Grand Organ construction.
$12.50