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 Saturday, May 17 at Zoetropolis.
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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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The Susquehanna Folk Arts Center is hosting a networking 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! Please join us to meet others, collaborate and brainstorm ways to support folk and traditional arts in our region.
Saturday afternoon, May 31 at Hershey Public Library.
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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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Two of the finest Irish musicians in the world, masters of the tradition, innovative players and composers: Mike with flute, whistles and pipes; John with guitar and vocals. An open Irish music session at 5:45 pm kicks off the evening; musicians and listeners welcome!
Irish Session & Concert on Thursday, June 19 at Fort Hunter.
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The Susquehanna Folk Festival is on hiatus, but summer fun is not! Keep the music coming through
the summer with artists like Cumberland Honey,
American Patchwork Quartet, and Tuba Skinny. Stay tuned for details!
Just when you thought our season was over, here comes a blockbuster finish — an intimate evening at Fort Hunter with two of the best Irish trad musicians on the planet. Might we suggest getting tickets early?
If you follow folk music — and not just Irish trad, but also bluegrass, old-time or Americana — you have probably heard both of these guys. You might not know their names, but you've heard them play.
John Doyle is one of the most innovative and most imitated Irish/Celtic guitarists out there. He's rightly in demand for his ability to bring out the best in any music, but he's also a captivating singer and solo performer. He was a founding member of Solas (on our stage earlier this spring) and first came to our stage in 2005 with fiddler Liz Carroll.
For flute, whistles and pipes, the same words can be applied to Mike McGoldrick: innovative, influential, often-imitated, much in demand. Mike was a founding member of the ground-breaking Irish contemporary trad bands Lúnasa and Flook, and is a long-time member of Scottish band Capercaillie. He's also performed with Afro-Celt Sound System, Kate Rusby, Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton.
Both John and Mike have been regulars for many years with the Transatlantic Sessions, led by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas. That ongoing project brings together musical luminaries from across the spectrum of roots music, from traditional Celtic to bluegrass, country, blues and folk.
In this Folk Artist spotlight, folklorist Amy Skillman describes a Brazilian Carnaval celebration held in Harrisburg, PA on March 2, 2025. It was organized by Mônica Teles and Pedro Antonetty, two artists in our Folk Artists Gallery
who are members of the musical ensemble Brazilian Vibes.
This vibrant dance party captured the fun of the week-long Carnaval celebration held in Rio de Janiero each spring. Similar celebrations held around the world (such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans) are a traditional way to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40‑day period before Easter.
The board and staff of the Susquehanna Folk Music Society are committed to celebrating and affirming diverse cultures through programming which explores the music, dance, craft and stories of many people. We stand in complete solidarity with the Black community and all marginalized communities to speak out against injustice, bigotry and racial violence.A montage of images illustrating Susquehanna Folk's commitment to diversity
IMBA Award winner Tray Wellington takes a forward-looking approach to the banjo, an instrument inextricably linked with the Black experience in America. Tray's innovative music puts the cultural touchpoints of the banjo — so often clichéd, stereotyped and whitewashed — solidly in his rearview mirror. [2024-2025 Concert Series]
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