Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, much of our daytime programming at the Susquehanna Folk Festival on both Saturday and Sunday is FREE! Spend a cooool afternoon having folky fun before our ticketed matinée show with Larry & Joe, our main-stage evening concert with The Klezmatics, and our evening Swing Dance.

Young Folks Zone

The creative folks from York County Libraries provide hands-on activities for families. The Young Folks Zone is open from 11am until 2:40pm Sunday.

Limberjacks & Limberjanes

Randy Heisley-Cato’s charming little wooden dancers are coming to the festival! See them “perform” at noon and 1:20 pm.

Brazilian Vibes

From infectious Afro-Brazilian rhythms to the enchanting cadence of bossa nova, this Harrisburg-area band celebrates and shares the captivating music of Brazil. Two of the band’s members, Mônica Teles and Pedro Antonetty, are featured in our Folk Artists Gallery. This mini concert is part of our “Bringing It Home” programming presented by our Susquehanna Folk Arts Center.

Tanjo & Crow

This gritty-funky duo is a no-holds-barred exploration of roots music through distinctive songwriting, Appalachian arrangements, and seemingly fearless improvisation. Tanjo & Crow features Tanner Bingaman (our 2021 Emerging Artist!) and Allan Combs II.

The Archive Challenge

will be the highlight of the afternoon. Artists delve into the Library of Congress’s extensive collection of American folk music, and choose a song to make their own. This year’s artists are the irrepressible Shane Speal, Blue Sky Quartet’s Sarah Fiore, and local music advocate Zach King. Your hosts will be folklorists Stephen Winick and Jennifer Cutting from the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center.

Ian Zolitor, emcee

Our weekend emcee is Ian Zolitor, the host of WXPN radio’s Folk Show, which is broadcast from Philadelphia on Sunday nights from 8 to 10 pm. Gene Shay, Ian’s mentor and previous host of the Folk Show, says: “He’s going to be somebody very special to the music scene.”