Upcoming Events
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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.
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Sun, March 8 - 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.
Sunday afternoon, March 8 at Fort Hunter.
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Mon, March 9 - Dervish
New Cumberland
SOLD OUT! This brilliant Irish trad band from Sligo has been selling out international shows for decades, turning each concert stage into a mighty pub session. The Irish Times puts them in the same class with The Bothy Band and The Chieftains.
Concert on Monday, March 9 at West Shore Theatre.
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Tue, March 10 - Tannahill Weavers
Hummelstown
LOW TICKET WARNING! One of Scotland’s premier trad bands! Their fiery instrumentals, rich vocals, tight harmonies and powerful, inventive arrangements have won them fans from beyond the folk and Celtic music scenes. Winnipeg Free Press says, “The music may be pure old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll.”
Concert on Tuesday, March 10 at The Englewood.
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Sat, March 28 - Run for the Arts
Harrisburg
Runners, walkers, friends and fans: support Susquehanna Folk and many other local arts nonprofits during the Capital 10‑Miler, A Run For The Arts. Whether you run, walk, stroll, or cheer folks on, come out to enjoy a fresh spring morning... or make a donation if you're more the indoorsy type!
Saturday morning, March 28 on the riverfront in downtown Harrisburg.
Sat, April 11 - Bryan McDowell & Mark Schatz
Harrisburg
Join us for an eclectic musical feast hosted by two giants of American acoustic music. We might hear old-time, boogie-woogie, folk ballads... anything and everything, the sky’s the limit! Guaranteed fun.
Concert on Saturday, April 11 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, April 12 - 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.
Sunday afternoon, April 12 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, April 19 - 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!
Sunday, April 19 at West Shore Theatre.
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Sat, April 25 - Folk Music at Wildwood Wetland Festival
Harrisburg
SFMS presents Joe Pye and Neidig & Koretzky 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 25 at Harrisburg’s Wildwood Park.
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Sun, April 26 - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
York
This brilliant duo blend profound understanding of Scottish traditional music with cutting-edge string exploration, intimate chamber music with ecstatic dance energy, and place the cello at the rhythmic heart of it all. Alasdair Fraser has been called “the Michael Jordan of Scottish fiddling”, and one could say that’s no less true for cellist Natalie Haas.
An open Celtic music session at 5:45 pm kicks off the evening.
Concert on Sunday, April 26 at UUCY.
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Fri, May 1 - Give Local York
York
Traditional music creates joy, ties communities together, and builds ties between communities around the world. And don’t we all wish for more joy and connection?
Give Local York makes your support go further! Donations to Susquehanna Folk are partially matched! Our open jam session that evening at Central Market will share some musical joy right here in York, PA. All are welcome to join in.
GIVE ONLINE ALL DAY Friday, May 1.
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Fri, May 8 - The Kennedys
Harrisburg
Folk duo Pete and Maura Kennedy blend country, bluegrass, Western swing and janglepop in a joyous musical mashup. After well over a million miles of touring during decades of performing and writing, they are masters of encouraging, empowerings songs that pull back against divisions.
Concert on Friday, May 8 at Fort Hunter.
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Sun, May 10 - 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.
Sunday afternoon, May 10 at Fort Hunter.
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Mon, May 11 - Mama’s Broke
Harrisburg
This Canadian duo challenges the borders between people, places, and traditions, while encouraging freedom of expression and community through music. Their dark, fiery, folk-without-borders sound is a rich synthesis of influences they’ve absorbed during twelve years of near-constant transatlantic touring.
Concert on Monday, May 11 at Fort Hunter.
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Fri, June 5 - Stone House Breakdown: Sunset Music
Harrisburg
As part of Fort Hunter Park’s “Sunset Music and Movies” series, SFMS presents Stone House Breakdown, a local band that revives and celebrates Appalachian music. They perform original songs in the traditional bluegrass style, old timey standards, bluegrass gospel, and contemporary Americana folk. Rain date June 7th.
Outdoor concert on Friday, June 5 at Fort Hunter Park.
Sat, June 6 - 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
Saturday, June 6 at Fort Hunter.
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