Upcoming Concerts
All season - Download our program book!
In our online Concert Series Program Book, see what SFMS has coming up, and find out about Central PA businesses and arts organizations that support live folk music.
Download the PDF version here.
Fri, February 7 - San Miguel Fraser
Castilian, Celtic and original music featuring violins, vocals, cittern and pandareta: “exquisite, exhilarating, effervescent... expressing the joy, warmth, and beauty of our shared humanity.”—Culburnie Records
Concert on Friday, February 7 at Fort Hunter Barn.
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Fri, February 21 - The Murphy Beds
Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer present traditional and original folk songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. Huffington Post describes their music as “taking what’s best of the classic Irish folk revival without falling into any of its clichés... beautiful, crystalline songs.”
Concert on Friday, February 21 at Fort Hunter.
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Wed, March 5 - Solas
This brilliant Irish‑American band is celebrating thirty years of holding traditions and pushing boundaries! Grab tickets now to see the incomparable Seamus Egan, Winifred Horan, Nuala Kennedy and friends in
concert on Wednesday, March 5 at West Shore Theatre.
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Mon, March 10 - JigJam
When virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond and runs naked through the wide open fields of bluegrass/Americana... JigJam is born! Three Irish lads plus a Missouri-born Irish-American make up this iGrass (Irish Bluegrass) quartet.
Concert on Monday, March 10 at Zoetropolis.
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Tue, March 25 - Altan
One of the most iconic bands in Irish music! Enchanting Irish-language singing and fiery twin fiddling from Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and new band member Claire Friel, along with Dáithí Sproule, Ciarán Curran, Martin Tourish and Mark Kelly. Their music forges a connection between modern times and Ireland’s rural past. Get tickets early for this show!
Concert on Tuesday, March 25 at The Englewood.
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Sun, April 13 - Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Rachel Sumner (formerly of Twisted Pine) and her new bandmates take folk far beyond the conventional, with lyric-forward songwriting, snaking chord progressions, acrobatic fiddle and bass, and songs both sweet and biting.
Concert on Sunday, April 13 at Fort Hunter.
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Sat, April 19 - Tracy Grammer
One of contemporary folk music’s most beloved artists, renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling. Joan Baez says, “Tracy Grammer is a brilliant artist and unique individual. Her voice is distinctive, as is her mastery over the instruments she plays.”
Concert on Saturday, April 19 at Fort Hunter.
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Sat, May 17 - Bruce Molsky & Ale Möller
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 Sunday, May 17 at Zoetropolis.
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