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Central Pennsylvania's grass-roots voice for folk music and dance!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

4th Thursdays - Monthly Open Mic Nights

Monthly Open Mic Nights New Cumberland
Our monthly Open Mic Night moves to midweek! On this fourth Wednesday of May, 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! FREE admission. MORE

August 11-13 - Susquehanna Folk WEEKEND

Susquehanna Folk WEEKEND Lancaster, Harrisburg and Hershey
While our full festival is taking a year off, we are still packing that second weekend of August with world-class performers and hands-on fun! Join us in Harrisburg, Lancaster and Hershey for live music, workshops and more. MORE

Fri, August 11 in LANCASTER - Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky & Michael Daves

Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky & Michael Daves Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky & Michael Daves Lancaster
A powerhouse trio encompassing old-time and bluegrass. Tony Trischka is called “the great banjo liberationist” by NPR. Bruce Molsky is one of the most revered “multi-hyphenated career” ambassadors for America’s old-time mountain music. Guitarist and singer Michael Daves’ unorthodox roots music has made him a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene. Friday, August 11 at Zoetropolis in Lancaster. MORE

Sat, August 12 in HARRISBURG - Windborne

Windborne Harrisburg
“The most exciting vocal group in a generation”: Windborne combines bold and innovative harmonies, styles from around the world, and a vocal blend that comes from longtime friendship and lots of practice. They also carry on the alliance of folk music and social activism, breathing new life into songs of change from the past that still ring true in modern times. Saturday, August 12 at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg. MORE

Sun, August 13 in HERSHEY - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Hershey (Hummelstown)
This brilliant duo blends 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. Sunday, August 13 at The Englewood in Hershey / Hummelstown. MORE

Save the Dates!

Logo: Susquehanna Folk Weekend - August 11.12.13 2023

While our full festival is taking a year off, we are still packing that second weekend of August with world-class performers and hands-on fun! Join us in Lancaster, Harrisburg and Hershey for live music, workshops and more.

You can help make it happen with a $200 “Your Name In Lights” sponsorship. Sponsors get special seating, recognition from the stage, and mentions in our publicity. Sponsorships are welcome from businesses and organizations as well as from individual music lovers.

The Susquehanna Folk Weekend will feature Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky & Michael Daves on Friday; Windborne on Saturday; and Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas on Sunday. Join us for singing and playing together as well as enjoying three spectacular concerts: 3 cities in 3 days! See the Weekend schedule

Virtual Apprenticeships

This month we're visiting with two local musicians who are studying with two master Irish musicians. They are using videoconferencing to go beyond traditional face-to-face learning.

How is it working for them? And how is being an apprentice in trad music different from simply taking music lessons?

Grainné Hambly demonstrates a technique, with a hand on each side of her harp's strings.  Her left hand points to a finger on her right hand, which is poised to pluck a string. Mary-Kate Lee gazes at her computer screen to watch Grainné demonstrate.
Apprentice Mary-Kate Lee watches master Irish harp player Grainné Hambly demonstrating a technique.
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.