Folk Music

Robert Burns Night

Robert Burns Night

Fair fa yer honest sonsie face. Join Reuben’s Brews for an evening of song & drink to celebrate the Scottish Bard. Sing the poetry of Rabbie Burns along with some favorite traditional drinking songs. Your ticket includes a pint from Reuben’s. Robert Burns – the great Scottish Bard – was a poet, but also a…

Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger’s music is a blend of folk, Americana, and rock, characterized by heartfelt lyrics and a warm, rootsy sound. Their songs often explore themes of personal reflection and spirituality, creating a soulful and introspective listening experience.

Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present Global Rhythms: The Klezmatics Hanukkah Dance Party

Town Hall Seattle and SAMA present Global Rhythms: The Klezmatics Hanukkah Dance Party

Immerse yourself in the vibrant and eclectic sounds of the globally renowned Klezmer superstars, The Klezmatics. On the first night of Hanukkah, Town Hall Seattle will come alive with the soul-stirring melodies and foot-stomping rhythms that have earned The Klezmatics a Grammy award and a place in the hearts of music lovers worldwide.  

KEXP Presents: Willi Carlisle with Rachael Baiman

KEXP Presents: Willi Carlisle with Rachael Baiman

WILLI CARLISLE is a poet and a folk singer for the people, but his extraordinary gift for turning a phrase isn’t about high falutin’ pontificatin’; it’s about looking out for one another and connecting through our shared human condition. Born and raised on the Midwestern plains, Carlisle is a product of the punk to folk…

2023 Summer Concert Series, Tue. & Thurs., Edmonds

2023 Summer Concert Series, Tue. & Thurs., Edmonds

More info and tickets: https://www.edmondswa.gov/government/departments/cultural_services/concerts The EAC presents free-admission summer concert programs each year featuring a variety of musical stylings from Puget Sound area groups and ensembles. Concerts are held mid-July through August at the Hazel Miller Plaza.

Julie Williams performs at Fremont Abbey

Julie Williams performs at Fremont Abbey

All ages performance. Black Opry artist and CMT Next Women of Country Julie Williams is turning heads in Nashville’s Americana/country music scene with songs that tell the stories she wished to hear as a mixed race child. A regular host of The Song Suffragettes, Julie was named in Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country Class of…

Judy Collins at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley

Judy Collins at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley

Modern day Renaissance woman, folk icon, gold and platinum selling American singer/songwriter Judy Collins will stop for four nights at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in support of her 2022 release Spellbound.

Tell Me About That Track: Brenda Xu's "Lovely Storm"

Tell Me About That Track: Brenda Xu’s “Lovely Storm”

Singer/songwriter Brenda Xu talks about a single from her latest album, 'Overflow.' She performs at the Fremont Abbey this Friday with Tomo Nakayama and Shenandoah Davis

Singer/songwriter Brenda Xu

Woody Sez: Guthrie's Still Talkin', Even Today

Woody Sez: Guthrie’s Still Talkin’, Even Today

Seattle Repertory's musical portrait of Woody Guthrie, 'Woody Sez', rings true for our times, too

Three quarters of a century before Facebook and Twitter, Woody Guthrie was writing and singing songs about the complex issues we tweet incessantly about today: big banks, corporations, immigrants, the working class, greedy politicians, war. In David Lutken’s Woody Sez, the music-filled portrait of the life, times and songs of America’s folk-singing hero, Lutken, who…

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