Upcoming Events
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.
Tue, March 25 - Altan
New Cumberland
SOLD OUT! 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 West Shore Theatre.
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Sat, April 5 - A Run For the Arts
Harrisburg
Runners, walkers, friends and fans: TEAM SUSQUEHANNA FOLK is "Running for the Arts" in the Capital 10‑Miler, and we need your support! Join our team, sponsor our run, volunteer, or come out to cheer us on. This race benefits many local arts organizations including SFMS. Our goal is to raise $1000 to fund future programming.
Saturday morning, April 5 on the riverfront in downtown Harrisburg.
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Sat, April 5 - 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. This edition of the coffeehouse features acoustic folk from Henry Koretzky, Stu Miller, Virginia Masland, and local Celtic new-folk band Seasons. FREE Coffeehouse concert on
Saturday, April 5 at Fort Hunter Barn, Harrisburg.
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Sun, April 13 - 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 13 at Fort Hunter Barn.
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Sun, April 13 - Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
Harrisburg
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
Harrisburg
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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Thu, April 24 - 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 24 at Harrisburg’s Wildwood Park.
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Fri, May 2 - 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.
GIVE ONLINE ALL DAY Friday, May 2
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Sun, May 11 - 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 11 at Fort Hunter Barn.
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Sat, May 17 - 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 Sunday, May 17 at Zoetropolis.
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Fri, May 23 - 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.
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Sun, June 8 - 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.
Your returning hosts are The Winter Brothers: Peter and Luke Lee. Be there at 5:15 to sign up to play!
Sunday, June 8 at West Shore Theatre.
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2025 - Summer Folk
TBA - Emerging Artist Showcase
Our annual Emerging Artist Showcase has been one of the best traditions of our summer Susquehanna Folk Festival, taking place even in 2020 when the festival itself was canceled. Although the festival is on hiatus, we hope to continue the Emerging Artist Showcase. Stay tuned for updates.
TBA - Apprenticeship Celebration
Our annual Apprenticeship Celebration (usually held in mid-August) is an afternoon of performances, demonstrations, and stories shared by this year’s SFMS/PCA Traditional Arts apprentices and the master artists who mentored them. Watch for the date to be announced.
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