Richard Gillmann's Seattle Folk Music Venues, Calendars and Schedules
Northwest Folk Music Concert Calendar (Seattle and Eastside)
by Richard Gillmann
Local Folk Venues and Presenters
- Ancient Victorys
- Benaroya Hall
- The Black Dog, Snoqualmie
- The Bushwick Book Club, Seattle
- C & P Coffee Company, West Seattle
- Café Musica, North Seattle
- Café Racer, U District
- Couth Buzzard Books & Espresso Buono Cafe
- Crossroads, Bellevue
- Dusty Strings, Fremont
- Egan's Ballard Jam House
- Fiddle House, 5543 34th Ave NE, Ravenna, 729-3434
- Fiddler's Inn, 9219 35th Ave NE, Seattle, 206-525-0752
- Fremont Abbey
- Georgia's Greek Restaurant
- Green Bean Coffee, Greenwood
- Grumpy D's, Ballard
- Hale's Palladium, Ballard
- Hearth Music, Seattle
- The Highliner, 3909 18th Ave W, Seattle, 206/283-2233
- Hop Vine Pub, 507 15th Ave. E, Seattle, 206/328-3120
- KBCS-FM
- Latona Pub, 6423 Latona NE, Seattle, 206/525-2238
- Magic Flavors, Kent
- Maritime FolkNet
- McMenamins Anderson School, Bothell
- Music Community Resources,
Bainbridge Island and Coyle, WA
- STG Presents: Neptune, Moore and Paramount Theaters
- Nordic Heritage Museum, Ballard
- North City Bistro, Shoreline
- Northwest Seaport, Lake Union
- Old Time Seattle
- On The House, 1205 E. Pike, 206/324-3974
- Pacific Room, Alki
- PNW Folklore Society
- Perihelion Brewsing
- Puget's Sound, Meadowbrook Community Center, Thursdays, Fridays
- Phinney Center
- Ravenna Third Place
- The Repp, Snohomish
- Richard Hugo House, Capitol Hill
- Rockit Space, Beacon Hill
- The Royal Room, Columbia City
- Seabold Second Saturday Open "mic" - Bainbridge Island
- Seattle Folklore Society, folk music, 206-528-8523
- Seattle Ukulele Players Association
- Skylark Cafe, West Seattle
- Smokin' Pete's BBQ, Ballard
- Snoqualmie Valley Arts Live
- Songwriters in Seattle
- Soul Food Coffeehouse, Redmond
- Starbucks, University Village and elsewhere
- Swedish Club
- TangleTown Public House
- Third Place Commons
- Tim Noah's Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish
- Town Hall, 8th & Seneca
- Tractor Tavern, Ballard, 206/789-3599
- Treehouse Cafe, Bainbridge Is.
- The Triple Door at Wild Ginger, 206-838-4333
- Tutta Bella, Columbia City & Wallingford
- Vedic Cultural Center, Sammamish
- Victory Music
- The Whit's End, Phinney Ridge
- Youngstown Arts, West Seattle
Folk Dances (just a few of the main ones)
House Concerts
- Birdsong, North Seattle
- Bring A Chair, Seattle
- Seattle Living Room Shows
- Chez What? house concerts, Bellevue
- Cuba/Pate house concert series, Wallingford
- Holland's - Celtic
- House on Dibble Concert Series
- Janie's Jump Start
- Jazzvox
- Karen's house concerts, Edmonds
- Lance and Laurie Haslund, Seattle
- Lapsit House Concert Series
- Leschi House Concert Series
- Live Music Second Sundays
- Olalla Community
- Prag House, 747 16th Ave E, near Volunteer Park
- Seattle Circle
- Puget Ridge Cohousing, West Seattle
- W.B. Reid and Bonnie Zahnow, Seattle
- John Sincock's house concerts, Eastside
Irish Pubs
- Conor Byrne's, Ballard, celtic, 206/784-3640
- Fado Irish Pub,
Pioneer Square
- Kells Irish, Pike Place
- Molly Maguire's, Ballard
- Mulleady's
- Murphy's, Wallingford
- O'Shea's Easy Street Pub, Wallingford
- The Old Pequliar, Ballard
- Owl N' Thistle (Pike Place) and Galway Arms (U-District)
- The Wilde Rover, Kirkland
Summer Festivals
- Centrum, Port Townsend
-
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville
- Columbia Winery, Woodinville
- Concerts at the Locks, Ballard
- DeYoung Summer Concert Series, Woodinville
- The Gorge, George
-
Issaquah Concerts on the Green
-
Issaquah Public Market, April-November
- Kenmore Summer Concert Series
- Kirkland Summerfest
- Leavenworth (faux Bavarian village)
- Mostly Music in the Park/a>, Mercer Island
-
Redmond Town Center Concert Series
- Roslyn Sunday Market, June - October
- Snoqualmie Railroad Days
- White River Amphitheater, Auburn
- ZooTunes, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 206/615-0076
- Enumclaw Street Fair, July
- Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, July
- Ballard Seafood Fest, July
- Bite of Seattle, Seattle Center, July
- full bands only, apps due April
- Capitol Hill Block Party, July
- Downtown Seattle Summer Concert Series,
July-Aug, apps due February
- Icicle Creek Music Festival, Leavenworth, July
-
Mercer Island Summer Celebration, July
- Mission Folk Fest, B.C., July
- Music In The Park, Tukwila, July-August
- Vancouver Folk Music Festival, July, B.C.
- West Seattle Summer Festival, July
- application due April
- Arts in Nature Festival,
West Seattle, August
-
Bonney Lake Days, August
- Celtic Summer Seisiun, Olympia, August
- Festival at Mt. Si, North Bend,
August,
- Greenwoodstock, August
- Geoduck Music Festival,
formerly Deception Pass Music Festival, August
- Hempfest, Myrtle Edwards Park, August
- Issaquah Music Festival, August
- Kitsap Folk Festival, August
- Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Labor Day weekend
-
Tumbleweed Festival, Richland, Labor Day weekend, apps due June
- American Banjo Camp, Port Townsend, September
- Maritime Festival, Tacoma, September
- Newcastle Days, September
-
Over The Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival, Port Townsend, September
- Seafaring Family Fun Days, September
Fall, Winter and Spring Festivals
- Salmon Days, Issaquah, October
- Cougar Mountain Zoo Reindeer Festival, December
- Wintergrass, Tacoma, February
- Ukelooza, March
- Seattle Banjo Club Festival, March
- HonkFest West, April
- Moisture Festival, Fremont, April
- Seattle Jewish Festival, April
- University Street Fair, Seattle, May
Sometimes Folk
- Aegean Restaurant, 1400 First Avenue
- Alexa's Café, Bothell
- Agua Verde, U District
- ArtsWest, West Seattle
- Bake's Place, Bellevue
- Bastyr University
- Bellevue College
- Benaroya Hall
- Blue Moon Tavern, U-District
- Cafe Gallier, Fremont
- Cafe Bella, 2621 5th Ave, 441-4351
- Carco Theatre, Renton
-
The Crocodile Café, 2nd and Blanchard, Seattle, 206/441-5611
- East West Bookshop
- El Diablo Coffee Company, Queen Anne
- Elysian Brewing Company
- Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma
- Fremont AbbeyM
- Friends Coffee, Tea and Much Much More, Mill Creek
-
Good Shepherd Center, Wallingford
- Highway 99 Blues Club
- Issaquah Coffee Company
- Issaquah Depot
- Jazz Alley
- Jazzbones, Tacoma
- Kirkland Performance Centers
- Kenyon Hall
- Little Red Hen
- Live Music Project
- Meany Hall, UW
- Misto, West Seattle
- MoPOP (was EMP)
- Neumos
- Old Town Alehouse, Ballard
- Pantages Theater, Tacoma
- Pierce College
- Red Onion Tavern, Madison Valley
- Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
- The Royal Room, Columbia City
- Sakya Monastery
- Seattle Art Musuem
- Seattle Center
- Seattle Thunder
- Second Story Rep, Redmond
- Shooters Sports Bar & Restaurant, Renton, 425/251-0687
- The Showbox, downtown
- Showbox Presents
- Snoqualmie Casino
- Snoqualmie Railroad Museum
- Sound Healers of Washington
- Spec Media
- Square Peg Concerts
- STG Presents
- Sunset Tavern, Ballard
- Tulalip Ampitheatre, near Marysville
- Uncommon Grounds Café
- University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
- University of Washington
- Victrola Coffee, Capitol Hill
- Washington Blues Society
- Wayward Concert Series, Wallingford
Concert & Jam Calendars
Ticket Agencies
Ticket Brokers
Out of Town
- Admiral Theater, Bremerton
- Antique Sandwich, Tacoma
- Boundary Bay Brewing Company, Bellingham
- Concerts in the Woods, Coyle
- Flip's Pix, Bellingham
- Green Frog Acoustic Cafe, Bellingham
- Kitsap Community Arts Center, Suquamish
- Kitsap Unitarian
- Leavenworth Coffeehouse
- Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis
- Morso Wine Bar, Gig Harbor
- Mountain Jubilee, Victoria, BC
- Nancy's Farm, Bellingham
- The Old Edison Inn, Bow
- Olga Energetic Club, Orcas Island
- Olympia Folklore Society
- Pantages and Rialto Theaters, Tacoma
- The Public House, Port Townsend
- New Traditions, Olympia
- WWU Performing Arts, Bellingham
- Words and Music series, Vaughn, WA (near Gig Harbor)
- Willows Inn, Lummi Island
Local Artists with Calendars of Upcoming Gigs (a month or more out)
Good Sites for Future Calendar Entries
If you've got any corrections or updates for this list, please
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