Upcoming Events
Fri, August 7 - Eileen Ivers at Mt Gretna - $5 off!
Mt Gretna
Use promo code 'SFMS' to get $5 off adult admission for Eileen Ivers and the Brigadeens: the bold new acoustic roots band led by Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated, 9-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Eileen Ivers, and featuring acclaimed vocalists and instrumentalists from the Celtic and Americana traditions. At 5:30pm, enjoy a FREE Irish music session in the Hall of Philosophy; see GretnaMusic.org for details.
Open-air concert on Friday, August 7 at Mt Gretna Playhouse.
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Sat, August 8 - Apprenticeship Celebration
Camp Hill
Join us for performances, stories and demonstrations from our biggest‑ever cohort of Traditional Arts apprentices and the master artists who mentored them. This event is part of “Bringing It Home,” SFMS’s program featuring local folk artists.
Program on Saturday afternoon, August 8 at Fredricksen Library.
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Sat, August 15 - Folk Artists Gathering
Harrisburg
The Susquehanna Folk Arts Center is hosting a 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!
This is a two-part event: a Folk Artist Networking event starting at 1 pm, and a public Folk Arts Showcase starting at 3 pm.
Please join us to meet and catch up with with other folk arts practitioners, or just to take a peek into the kaleidoscope of local traditional arts.
Gathering on Saturday afternoon, August 15 at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg.
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Sat, August 22 - Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
Harrisburg
All Susquehanna Folk volunteers, past and future, are invited to a cookout potluck with live musical entertainment by SFMS Board members! A fun event to celebrate our volunteers and welcome new ones.
Picnic on Saturday, August 22 at Fort Hunter Park, West Pavilion.
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Sat, September 19 - Alla Boara
Middletown
Italian folk songs with a twist! In jazzed-up settings that range from playful to tender, each old song becomes a delightful journey to somewhere new. Alla Boara inspires audiences of all ethnic heritages to find contemporary relevance and joy in their musical roots.
Concert on Saturday, September 19 at Kulkarni Theatre.
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Sun, September 20 - Folk at Fort Hunter Day
Harrisburg
SFMS hosts an open jam session as part of the annual Fort Hunter Day festivities. Afternoon music includes Acoustic Stew, Maximum Buffalo, and Big Sky Quartet. Enjoy family-friendly activities and historical demonstrations, food, crafts, and more.
All day Sunday, September 20 at Fort Hunter Park.
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Sun, September 20 - Open Mic Night
New Cumberland
Spend the evening at the lovely West Shore Theatre in New Cumberland, enjoying some fine local music and maybe taking center stage yourself. Be there at 5:15 to sign up to play!
Open Mic on Sunday, September 20 at West Shore Theatre.
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Fri, September 25 - Paper Wings
Harrisburg
Kindred spirits Emily Mann and Wila Frank weave stories personal and universal into their songs, and a harmonic rapport shifts and shimmers like a silken banner between them. With clawbammer banjo, fiddle, and guitar, their sound is rock-solid American folk with a modern Nashville twist. Cosmopolitan local singer-songwriter Shine Delphi opens the show.
Concert on Friday, September 25 at Unitarian Church of Harrisburg
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Sat, September 26 - Field & Folk: save the date!
New Cumberland
Mark your calendar for a fun outdoor harvest dinner with live music: our 5th annual Field & Folk event! Tanner Bingaman’s Pretty Big Garden is this year’s musical artist. Pencil in the following evening as a rain date, but put a big red circle around
Saturday evening, September 26 at Beshore Hill Farm.
Fri, October 2 - The Montvales
York
Inspired by the long tradition of radical country and folk artists, longtime friends Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson use their passion for literature and storytelling to confront the current political maelstrom and transform it. Local country singer songwriter Zachariah King opens the show.
Concert on Friday, October 2 at UUCY.
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Sun, October 11 - October Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Our first regular jam of the season. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, October 11 at Fort Hunter.
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Fri, October 16 - Alash Ensemble
Harrisburg
Come with us on a magical musical journey to the southern edge of Siberia for an evening of Tuvan throat singing. For many folks, this concert is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience this extraordinary musical tradition in person. Alash’s performance will be enchanting and unforgettable.
Concert on Friday, October 16 at Unitarian Church of Harrisburg
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Thu, October 22 - Kalos
Lancaster
This trio is forged in the traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America, but cast and tempered in new and unexpected ways. Like the rivers and seas that inspire them, their music is turbulent, meditative, untamed, ever-changing and powerful.
Concert on Thursday, October 22 at Zoetropolis.
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Sat, November 7 - Fall Coffee House
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Folk Coffeehouses are intimate evenings showcasing Central Pennsylvania’s fine amateur acoustic musicians, who play a wide variety of material for an attentive, music-loving audience. Interested in performing? Apply now!
FREE Coffeehouse concert Saturday, November 7 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, November 8 - November Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Honor our veterans this month! Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, November 8 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, December 13 - December Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Our annual wrap-up-the-calendar jam, featuring both regular and seasonal music. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, December 13 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, January 10 - January Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Happy New Year! Start it off with some new (or old!) songs and tunes. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, January 10 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, February 14 - February Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Bring your favorite honey and songs about love — good and not-so-good. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, February 14 at Fort Hunter.
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Date TBA - Winter Coffee House
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Folk Coffeehouses are intimate evenings showcasing Central Pennsylvania’s fine amateur acoustic musicians, who play a wide variety of material for an attentive, music-loving audience. Interested in performing? Apply now!
FREE Coffeehouse concert — date TBA — at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, March 14 - March Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Wear, play and sing your best Irish at our March jam. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, March 14 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, April 11 - April Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Tax season blues: bring your favorite blues song to our April jam. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, April 11 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, May 9 - May Jam & Song Swap
Harrisburg
Bring one of your Mom's favorite tunes to our May jam. Our jam sessions are enjoyable afternoons of hands-on, homemade music. Everyone is welcome: instrumentalists and singers, musicians and listeners, all ages and levels, all acoustic folk styles. It's friendly and free.
Jam on Sunday afternoon, May 9 at Fort Hunter.
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Date TBA - Spring Coffee House
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Folk Coffeehouses are intimate evenings showcasing Central Pennsylvania’s fine amateur acoustic musicians, who play a wide variety of material for an attentive, music-loving audience. Interested in performing? Apply now!
FREE Coffeehouse concert — date TBA — at Fort Hunter.
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