Richard Gillmann's Seattle Folk Music Venues, Calendars and Schedules
Local Folk Venues and Presenters
- Bad Albert's, Ballard
- Borders books, Redmond, Southcenter and elsewhere, 425-869-1907
- Brad's Swingside Café, 4212 Fremont Avenue N., Fremont, 206/633-4057
- C & P Coffee Company, West Seattle
- Café Luna, Vashon Island
- Can Can Kitchen & Cabaret, Pike Place Market
- Columbia City Beatwalk
- Crossroads, Bellevue, 425-644-1111
- Dusty Strings, Fremont
- Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds
- El Diablo Coffee, Queen Anne
- Essential Baking Café, 1604 N 34th St., Seattle (Fremont), 206/545-3804
- Fiddle House, 5543 34th Ave NE, Ravenna, 729-3434
- Four Sheep
- Fiddler's Inn, 9219 35th Ave NE, Seattle, 206-525-0752
- Fremont Abbey
- Georgia's Greek Restaurant
- Gig Harbor Folk Festival also Thursdays in Winter
- Grateful Bread, Wedgwood
- Green Bean Coffee, Greenwood
- The Highliner, 3909 18th Ave W, Seattle, 206/283-2233
- Hop Vine Pub, 507 15th Ave. E, Seattle, 206/328-3120
- Hotwire Online Coffeehouse, 17551 15th Ave NE, Seattle, (206) 957-2000
- Kaffe Shachor Coffee House, 780 N 73rd St.
- KBCS-FM
- Ikea Performing Arts Center, Renton
- Isadora's Cafe, Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie
- Island Center Hall, Bainbridge Island
- Island Music Guild, Bainbridge
- Kenyon Hall, West Seattle (formerly Hokum Hall)
- Kirkland Performance Center
- Kismet, 7311 Greenwood Ave. N
- Lake Street Grill, Kirkland
- Latona Pub, 6423 Latona NE, Seattle, 206/525-2238
- Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
- Mukilteo Coffee, Mukilteo
- Multifaith
- Nana's Soup House, Seattle
- Nordic Heritage Museum, Ballard
- Northwest Seaport, Lake Union
- On The House, 1205 E. Pike, 206/324-3974
- P&G Speakeasy Cafe, Duvall
- Puget's Sound, Meadowbrook Community Center, Thursdays, Fridays
- Pegasus Coffee House, Bainbridge Island
- Phinney Center
- Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, Poulsbo
- Q Café, 3223 15th Ave W
- Radio Free Lopez, Lopez Island
- Ravenna Third Place
- Richard Hugo House, Capitol Hill
- St. Cloud's
- Seabold Second Saturday, Bainbridge Island
- Seattle Folklore Society, folk music, 206-528-8523
- Seattle Ukulele Players Association
- Skylark Cafe, West Seattle
- Snoqualmie Valley Arts Live
- Starbucks, University Village and elsewhere
- Swingside Café, Fremont
- Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park Mall
- Third Place Commons
- This Time Concerts, West Seattle
- Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish
- ToST, Fremont
- Town Hall, 8th & Seneca
- Trabant Chai Lounge
- Tractor Tavern, Ballard, 206/789-3599
- The Triple Door at Wild Ginger, 206-838-4333
- Tutta Bella, Columbia City & Wallingford
- Vérité Coffee, Madrona, 206-709-4497
- Victory Music
- Victrola Coffee
- Wit's End Bookstore, Fremont
Folk Dances (just a few of the main ones)
House Concerts
- Chez What? house concerts, Bellevue
- Cuba/Pate house concert series, Wallingford
- Firefly Concert Series, West Seattle
- Karen's house concerts, Edmonds
- Lapsit House Concert Series
- Live Music Second Sundays
- Prag House, 747 16th Ave E, near Volunteer Park
- Seattle Circle
- Puget Ridge Cohousing, West Seattle
- Sharingwood Cohousing, Woodinville
- Winslow Cohousing, Bainbridge Island
- John Sincock's house concerts, Eastside
- Fayla S.'s house concerts, Lake City
- A Break in the Weather, Olympia
Irish Pubs
- Celtic Bayou, Redmond
- Conor Byrne's, Ballard, celtic, 206/784-3640
- Fado Irish Pub, Pioneer Square
- The Irish Emigrant, U District
- 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)
Summer Festivals
- Festivals.com
- Bellevue Live Jazz
- Centrum, Port Townsend
- Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville
- Columbia Winery, Woodinville
- Concerts at Marymoor Park, Redmond
- Country Village, Bothell
- 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)
- Marymoor Park Concerts, Redmond
- Mostly Music in the Park, Mercer Island
- Redmond Town Center Concert Series
- Roslyn Sunday Market, June - October
- Shoreline Summer Concerts
- White River Amphitheater, Auburn
- ZooTunes, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 206/615-0076
- Folklife, Seattle Center, Memorial Day weekend - applications due November
- Juan de Fuca Festival, Memorial Day weekend - applications due January
- Bellevue Strawberry Festival, June - applications due March
- Fremont Fair, June - applications due March
- 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
- Kent Summer Concert Series, July-August
- 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
- Seattle Music Festival, West Seattle, August
- Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Labor Day weekend
- Maritime Festival, Tacoma, September
- Newcastle Days, September
- Over The Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival, Port Townsend, September
- Tumbleweed Festival, Richland, Labor Day weekend, apps due June
- Seafaring Family Fun Days, September
Fall, Winter and Spring Festivals
- Salmon Days, Issaquah, October
- Cougar Mountain Zoo Reindeer Festival, December
- Ukelooza, January
- Wintergrass, Tacoma, February
- Seattle Banjo Club Festival, March
- 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, Redmond (members only)
- Bastyr University
- Bellevue Community College
- Benaroya Hall
- Blue Dog Coffeehouse, U District
- Blue Moon Tavern, U-District
- Cafe Gallier, Fremont
- Cafe Bella, 2621 5th Ave, 441-4351
- Capitol Hill Arts Center
- Chop Suey, East Madison St.
- The Crocodile Café, 2nd and Blanchard, Seattle, 206/441-5611
- East West Bookshop
- Egan's Ballard Jam House
- El Diablo Coffee Company, Queen Anne
- Elysian Brewing Company
- Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma
- Experience Music Project
- Forecasters Public House, Red Hook Brewery, Woodinville
- Friends Coffee, Tea and Much Much More, Mill Creek
- Good Shepherd Center, Wallingford
- Highway 99 Blues Club
- Iamedia
- Issaquah Historical Society
- Jazz Alley and King Kat Theatre
- Jazzbones, Tacoma
- Kent Arts, Kent
- Little Red Hen
- Meany Hall, UW
- Misto, West Seattle
- Moore Theater
- Mr. Spots Chai House, Ballard
- Neumos
- Old Town Alehouse, Ballard
- Pantages Theater, Tacoma
- Paradox Theatre, U District
- Paramount Theater
- Pierce College
- Red Onion Tavern, Madison Valley
- Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater
- Sakya Monastery
- Seattle Art Musuem
- Seattle Center
- Seattle Thunder
- Second Story Rep, Redmond
- Shooters Sports Bar & Restaurant, Renton, 425/251-0687
- Showbox Online (and the Green Room)
- Snoqualmie Railroad Museum
- Sound Healers of Washington
- Spec Media
- Square Peg Concerts
- 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
Concert Calendars
- Cajun-Zydeco dance calendar - some concerts?
- Chris Force's Seattle Area Concert Calendar
- City of Seattle Events Calendar
- Dirty Linen
- Eventful
- Exploit Seattle
- FerryCam
- House of Blues
- KEXP
- Live95 Schedule
- Mele Hawaiian Calendar
- Mojam listings for Seattle
- Northwest Hawai'i Times
- Northwest Zydeco Music and Dance Association
- openmikes.org
- PollStar
- Seattle CitySearch
- Seattle Magazine
- Seattle Times Calendar
- Sessions Northwest, Celtic
- Song Space, Richard Middleton
- The Stranger: Music Calendar
- Tablet
- Three Imaginary Girls
- Ukulele events, nationwide
- Upcoming.org
- Washington Bluegrass Association
- Zydeco Dances and Events
Ticket Agencies
Ticket Brokers
- StubHub
- TickCo Premium Seating
- Barry's Tickets
- Pacific Northwest Ticket Service
- See It In Seattle, Bellevue
Out of Town
- Admiral Theater, Bremerton
- Antique Sandwich, Tacoma
- Boundary Bay Brewing Company, Bellingham
- Everett Theatre
- Flip's Pix, Bellingham
- Green Frog Acoustic Cafe, Bellingham
- Kitsap Community Arts Center, Suquamish
- Kitsap Unitarian
- Leavenworth Coffeehouse
- Mandolin Café, Tacoma
- Matrix Coffeehouse, Chehalis
- Mountain Jubilee, Victoria, BC
- Nancy's Farm, Bellingham
- Olga Energetic Club, Orcas Island
- Olympia Folklore Society
- Pantages and Rialto Theaters, Tacoma
- The Public House, Port Townsend
- Shakabrah Java, Tacoma
- Traditions, Olympia
- Whatcom County Homemade Music Society
- WWU Performing Arts, Bellingham
- Vancouver, BC, Bluegrass Calendar
- Vashon Allied Arts
- Willows Inn, Lummi Island
- Wired and Unplugged Coffee House, 717 1st St, Snohomish.
Local Artists with Calendars of Upcoming Gigs (a month or more out)
- Anna Coogan and North19
- Carolyn Cruso
- Tania Opland and Mike Freeman
- Daddy Treetops
- Heather Banker
- Kristin Connell
- Nancy K. Dillon
- Rachel Harrington
- Uku the Mighty
- WB Reid and Bonnie Zahnow
Good Sites for Future Calendar Entries
- Future Blues To Do
- Tractor Tavern
- The Triple Door
- Moore Theater
- Dirty Linen
- Lake City Contradances
- Kirkland Performance Center
- Crossroads
- C & P Coffee
- Café Luna
- SUPA
- Carolyn Cruso
- Kristin Connell
- Admiral Theater, Bremerton
- Leavenworth Coffeehouse
- Mandolin Café, Tacoma
- Pegasus Coffee House, Bainbridge Island
- Traditions, Olympia
- Upcoming.org
- Gig Harbor
- Deb Seymour
- Tom Rawson
If you've got any corrections or updates for this list, please send email. Thanks!
Copyright 2008 by Richard Gillmann. All Rights Reserved.
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