Logo: Susquehanna Folk Music Society
Presenting fine traditional arts in Central Pennsylvania since 1985

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sat, April 26 - Artists Working with Seniors

Artists Working with Seniors Online
“Arts in Education” isn’t just for kids! Traditional arts offer endless possibilities for engaging with seniors, and grants are available to support folk artists in that work. The arts are a powerful way to build community and bring people together. Get inspired with this FREE virtual workshop presented by our Susquehanna Folk Arts Center, in partnership with BrightNow! and the Capital Area Intermediate Unit. Live on Zoom on Saturday morning, April 26. MORE

Sat, April 26 - Folk Music at Wildwood Wetland Festival

Folk Music at Wildwood Wetland Festival Harrisburg
SFMS presents Tanjo & Crow and Autumn Sky Hall as musical guests at Wildwood Park’s 25th Annual Wetlands Festival, which will also include wildlife exhibits, nature walks, animals to meet, crafts and food trucks. Rain or shine! FREE family fun and live music on Saturday, April 26 at Harrisburg’s Wildwood Park. MORE

Fri, May 2 - Give Local York

Give Local York York
Support Susquehanna Folk and help keep the music coming in York and throughout Central PA. Your donation through Give Local York will be partially matched. And join us for an open jam session that evening at York Central Market. GIVE ONLINE ALL DAY Friday, May 2 MORE

Sat, May 17 - Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller

Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller Lancaster
Fresh off an invigorating tour of Sweden in 2024, Ale and Bruce are touring the US with a brand new recording. Deeply-rooted traditions from Appalachia, Scandinavia and around the world twine together and reach for the sun in brilliantly creative music. Concert on Saturday, May 17 at Zoetropolis. MORE

Fri, May 23 - Buffalo Rose

Buffalo Rose Buffalo Rose York
This wildly charismatic modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh, PA, takes acoustic folk to a new, contemporary level. Their original songs are emotive, meticulously arranged, and delightfully unconventional. Buffalo Rose first came to Susquehanna Folk as a finalist in our 2020 Emerging Artists Showcase. Appearing with special guests Grace Mahar & Mike Dempsey. Concert on Friday, May 23 at UUCY. MORE

Sat, May 31 - Folk Artists Gathering

Folk Artists Gathering Folk Artists Gathering Hershey
The Susquehanna Folk Arts Center is hosting a networking get-together for people who practice or enjoy traditional arts. That term includes playing traditional music, singing in a church choir, making quilts or rugs or wood-carvings, cooking from grandma’s recipes, learning Balkan dances — the list is endless! Please join us to meet others, collaborate and brainstorm ways to support folk and traditional arts in our region. Saturday afternoon, May 31 at Hershey Public Library. MORE
Show more events

40 years of music!

SFMS has been bringing people together since 1985 — even when that didn't seem possible. Now, heading into our fifth decade, we believe more than ever in the power of music to create and sustain community.

That is worth supporting. And a great time to do that is coming up! Donate online Friday, May 2* through Give Local York and your gift will be partially matched.

And speaking of bringing people together: musicians and music lovers are invited to join us for an open jam session on the evening of May 2 at York Central Market.

More about Give Local York

Please consider supporting SFMS through Give Local York! Be a part of the community that helps us keep the music coming.

* 24 hours of giving: 9pm Thursday 5/1 to 9pm Friday 5/2.

Carnaval comes to Harrisburg

In this Folk Artist spotlight, folklorist Amy Skillman describes a Brazilian Carnaval celebration held in Harrisburg, PA on March 2, 2025. It was organized by Mônica Teles and Pedro Antonetty, two artists in our Folk Artists Gallery who are members of the musical ensemble Brazilian Vibes.

A montage of photos from the event, picturing people having fun, musicians performing, and lots of bright-colored balloons and other decorations.

This vibrant dance party captured the fun of the week-long Carnaval celebration held in Rio de Janiero each spring. Similar celebrations held around the world (such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans) are a traditional way to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40‑day period before Easter.

Read more about Carnaval
See more Folk Artist Spotlights
The board and staff of the Susquehanna Folk Music Society are committed to celebrating and affirming diverse cultures through programming which explores the music, dance, craft and stories of many people. We stand in complete solidarity with the Black community and all marginalized communities to speak out against injustice, bigotry and racial violence.
A very crowded room, with people holding hands as they dance in concentric rings. They are all wearing suits and nice dresses because they are attending a wedding reception.
Larry Bellorín, a stout Hispanic man, sits and plays a magenta harp, wearing a purple cowboy hat and purple calico shirt. His bandmate Joe Troop, a white man, stands behind the harp and plays a banjo.
Curtain call at a Black Opry show, with several Black artists (mostly women) celebrating.
A Black man stands in the corner of a brick-walled room, playing a banjo and gazing down toward his hands.
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Sug Daniels. She is a young black woman with a strong, direct gaze. She has thick arched eyebrows, a broad nose with a stud on one side, very full lips, and medium-brown skin. She is wearing a black hat with a broad brim, tilted up, so all we see is a wide black disc behind her head. The photo is cropped so the edge of the hat almost doesn’t show. She also has a red bandanna wrapped around her head, with an inch or so showing beneath the hat brim.
Black Opry member Sug Daniels is a singer-songwriter, story teller, and producer whose work is as colorful, vulnerable, and charismatic as her personality. She thoughtfully combines elements of folk, R&B, and soul alternatives to create personal and tender music interlaced with messages of truth and positive change. [2023-2024 Concert Series]