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Presenting fine traditional arts in Central Pennsylvania since 1985

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Tue, March 25 - Altan

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. MORE

Sat, April 5 - A Run For the Arts

A Run For the Arts
JOIN THE TEAM!
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. MORE

Sat, April 5 - Spring Coffee House

Spring Coffee House Spring Coffee House 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. MORE

Sun, April 13 - Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

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. MORE

Sat, April 19 - Tracy Grammer

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. MORE

Thu, April 24 - Folk Music at Wildwood Wetland Festival

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. MORE
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March is a big month

for Irish bands and fans of Irish music!

We hope to see you soon. Slainté!

Altan

March 25: Altan

ALTAN HAS SOLD OUT!
ALTAN DETAILS

[Altan] “transports listeners to a bygone time in rural Ireland while simultaneously forging a connection between the past and modern times.” Their lively, envocative music and their love and respect for the Irish language and Irish traditions make Altan one of the great cultural treasures of Ireland. Few bands have appeared on our stage more often (1992, 1995, 2000, and 2020) or stuck together so long (this year is their 38th anniversary).

JigJam

JigJam

The lads from Limerick, Offally and St. Louis delivered what they promised: foot-stomping, high-energy, badass Irish bluegrass on March 10 in Lancaster.

Solas

Solas

And what a kickoff! Solas, “the finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced” (The Boston Globe), wowed a sold-out crowd on March 5 in New Cumberland.

Please welcome a new member joining our Folk Artists Gallery: Lesl Harker of Dauphin County, PA, who plays and teaches Irish traditional music on flute and tin whistle.

Meet Lesl Harker

Lesl (pronounced LESS-il) plays and teaches a specific regional style of Irish music: the music of East Galway and of her teacher, the late Mike Rafferty. She learned that music in the traditional way, by listening and imitating a master player, and is passing it on to others in the same way.

Explore our Folk Arts Center

Susquehanna Folk is one of a statewide network of folk arts partners supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Our Folk Arts Center was created with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. EXPLORE THE FOLK ARTS CENTER

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.
Sheila Arnold, an older Black woman with very short hair, holds her fingers up in L shapes, like a frame that she is looking through. She smiles as she speaks to her audience.
King Jester is a young Black man, leaning against a wall as he plays a metallic resonator guitar. He wears a gray T-shirt and is looking down at the guitar.
Mônica Teles, holding a drum, sits back-to back with Chelsea Caroline who holds a guitar. Mônica is a young women of Hispanic appearance, with light brown skin and dark hair; her bandmate is a young white woman. Both have bare arms with cowrie shell armbands.
A head-and-shoulders portrait of Sug Daniels. She is a young black woman with a strong, direct gaze. She has thick arched eyebrows, a broad nose with a stud on one side, very full lips, and medium-brown skin. She is wearing a black hat with a broad brim, tilted up, so all we see is a wide black disc behind her head. The photo is cropped so the edge of the hat almost doesn’t show. She also has a red bandanna wrapped around her head, with an inch or so showing beneath the hat brim.
Two Hispanic men with dark skin pose with large Puerto Rican drums in front of a Puerto Rican flag. They wear white shirts and trousers, and white hats with black bands. They are also holding other percussion instruments, including maracas and a basketball-sized shaker covered with colorful fishnet.
Pedro Antonetty grew up immersed in the music of his native Puerto Rico. In addition to the bomba music of his own heritage, he channels the rhythms of Africa, the Middle East, Latin and South America, and even Japan. He is also a creative builder of his own traditional drums. [Folk Artists Gallery and 2024 Susquehanna Folk Festival]