Events Calendar

Join us for open mic at our new venue at 6156 Ridge Ave, Philly with Co-op Members j solomon as our host and featured performer!

Doors open and sign-ups begin at 8:00
Performances at 8:15pm
Artist will perform 2 songs
Sound will be provided.
We ask for a donation of $3 for members and $5 for non-members in order to continue our programming.
PFS Venue events are BYOB. BYO wristbands are $2 and require proof of ID.

Open mics will be held every Wednesday and will feature different hosts and different artists. If you would like to host an open mic or have your act considered as a featured act, please email dhaney@pfs.org (featured acts perform 4 songs around mid-evening).

PFS July House Concert with Mama’s Broke

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Potluck 7:30pm, Music 8:00pm

**FREE for PFS Members**
While Supplies Last!
**$10 for Not-Yet-Members**

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About Mama’s Broke

Mama’s Broke is a powerful folk duo that deliver a compelling performance with heart and raw energy. Although highly influenced by their Canadian roots, Lisa and Amy are based out of nowhere and everywhere.

Their two strong voices blend to create haunting harmonies, while they artfully juggle fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin, and incorporate traditional dance and foot percussion into their performance. Their original – and often dark – compositions push the boundaries of tradition and the constraints of genre. Drawing from old-time, Quebecois, blues, punk, Celtic, Balkan and doom metal, they create a soundscape that is both familiar and new.

Since forming the band in 2014, Mama’s Broke has been gaining momentum fast ; having already completed two European, and several Canadian and U.S. tours. They have performed in a wide range of venues, from circus shows in New Orleans, to pirate ships in Amsterdam, to concert halls in Ireland, to theatres in Brooklyn. In this way, they stay true to the transient nature of folklore, as they travel the world sharing and collecting song.

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PFS and the hosts ask that guests act in a respectful manner and be considerate of the performers and other attendees–if you do not, you may be asked to leave by PFS staff or the hosts.

Advance registrations for this performance are REQUIRED.

Admission is free for PFS members and $10 for Advanced Tickets for non-members. $15 tickets may be available at the door – buy in advance to secure your spot!

The location for the concert will be sent to you via email following registration.

Please bring something to share! Pot luck at 7:30pm, music at 8:00pm.

Tickets available here

Please join us at the Philadelphia Folksong Society for Co-op First Fridays!

Featuring: j solomon and Lauren Scott

Doors: 6:00 pm
Music: 6:30 pm

PFS celebrates some of Philadelphia’s most talented folk musicians from the Philadelphia Music Co-op. Join us for music and art!

We aim to provide tickets at a price that is accessible to the community while still being able to support our musicians. The suggested donation price for the advance tickets are $5 for members and $8 for not-yet-members. Tickets at the door will be $10 for everyone.

All PFS events are BYO – must show ID, $2 for BYO wristband

August 25 – 26, 2018 | 10am – 6pm

Join the Weathervane staff and community at Miner St. Recordings in Philadelphia for a hands on weekend of recording and mixing. Come for just the tracking or mixing days, or stay with us for the entire weekend as we make a brand new song from start to finish! Ask questions along the way and learn the processes and techniques we use every day in the studio.

For this workshop, we are partnering with long time Philadelphia nonprofit, the Philadelphia Folksong Society! PFS members will receive 15% off tickets and merchandise. Email kkresz@pfs.org for your discount code!

*This event is being held at Miner Street Recordings, which is accessible by stairs. Please contact us with any questions about accessibility.

PFS Presents Way Down Wanderers

Saturday, September 22
Doors 7:30pm | Music 8pm

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$12 for Members *While Supplies Last* | $17 Not-Yet-Members | $22 Doors

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About Way Down Wanderers

Equal parts fast-paced and soulful, 5-piece modern-folk Americana act, The Way Down Wanderers, draw listeners in with energy, originality and soulful generosity. Playing, performing and writing together for just 3 short years, the Wanderers have built an enthusiastic and fast-growing following. Youthful and professionally trained, these young men captivate audiences with soaring instrumentals, foot stomping sing-alongs and a lively stage show and have created a buzz for themselves with their unplugged, off-stage encores and propensity for performing self-titled, “restSTOMPS” – free acoustic sets at rest & truck stops along their tour routes. The band’s debut, self-titled album, produced by Mike Marsh of the Avett Brothers and recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso TX, is now available wherever music is sold.

International Song Writing Competition finalist,“Dead Birds,” is available on Spotify, iTunes and wherever digital music is sold.

Front-men and founders, Austin and Collin, met in their hometown of Peoria, IL when they joined the same folk band and embarked on their first tour at the ages of 14 and 18 years old. The two became fast friends and soon began writing music together, ultimately forming The Way Down Wanderers when Collin was 16 and Austin, 20 years old.

Austin Thompson – guitar, lead & harmony vocals as well as percussion in the studio. Austin studied music at the collegiate level where he grew as a musician. Austin finds much inspiration for his lyrics in the beauty of nature and his love for hiking. He adds his unique musical influences of rock, folk and the spoken word to the music he writes and performs.

Collin Krause – Collin plays mandolin, fiddle and sings lead and harmony vocals for the band. Collin became involved in music when he began taking classical violin at the age of 3. Growing up around traditional roots & bluegrass music had a big influence on him. Collin enjoys writing, co-writing and arranging music for the band.

John Merikoski– Drums, Percussion. John has been playing drums since age nine and is featured on dozens of recordings, ranging from Jazz and Metal to Hip-hop and Bluegrass. In 2012 he was awarded a full ride scholarship to study Jazz performance for drum set at the University of Illinois where he has taken a break to pursue The Way Down Wanderers, full-time.

John Williams – Upright bass and vocals. John is a former classical upright bass performance major who also enjoys singing, song-writing and entertaining a crowd

Travis Kowalsky – Banjo & fiddle. Travis got his start in music at a very young age in his family band. He is entirely self-taught and can play pretty much any instrument he picks up. The Wanderers were lucky enough to meet Travis at his home town festival in Alpena Michigan and he has been touring with them ever since.

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Event Details:  Lansdowne Folk Club presents Christie Lenée on Thursday, September 27.  Christie is the 2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion and a captivating performer with a devoted following among instrumental, folk-pop and rock band audiences.  Combining guitar mastery, contemporary singer/songwriter and a passion for storytelling, she thrives on bringing people together through the language of music.

Check her out at http://christielenee.com.

Show Time: Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 pm EST

Tickets: $17 with advance reservation and $20 without an advance reservation

Location: Lansdowne Folk Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA

Website: www.folkclub.org

JOE CROOKSTON Imagine Nation

Showtime: Saturday, Sept 29, 7pm (Art & Wine Show), 7:30pm (Concert)

Location: Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. Philadelphia PA 19106

Tickets: $22 Advance/$25 at the Door

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2063015270692416/

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PFS Presents Arkansauce

Sunday, September 30
Doors 3:30pm | Music 4pm

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$10 for Members *While Supplies Last* | $14 Not-Yet-Members | $18 Doors

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About Arkansauce

Arkansauce is a genre-hopping, four piece string band from northwest Arkansas, bending the rules and blurring the lines between bluegrass, newgrass, folk, americana, country, blues, and funk. With a loyal following growing every day in the Natural State and along their tour routes, the band is proud to be stepping into a hard-driving sound unique to the Arkansas quartet.

The third album (If I Were You, released April 2017) of all original material finds the palate expanded with more complex melodies, intriguing rhythms, and hard-hitting hooks that leave the songs whirling around your head long after the listening experience.

The hard-working musicians are filling the calendar with upcoming appearances at premiere music festivals and venues in and around Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Colorado, New Mexico, and Missouri.
The band’s roots go back to 2011 when founding members Ethan Bush, Zac Archuleta, and Stephen Jolly began writing together after becoming acquainted through mutual connections in the close-knit Fayetteville music scene. After a couple of years building a repertoire of original music and releasing their first album (Hambone) as a trio, they were joined by Tom Andersen on the upright bass and Adams Collins on the five-string banjo. The road-tested chops Andersen and Collins brought to the table helped to cultivate the mature, well-rounded sound needed to accommodate their sophomore release “All Day Long.”

An Arkansauce show is riddled with improvisational guitar, banjo, and mandolin leads, paired with powerful harmonies and heart-felt songwriting, all held together by deep foot-stompin’ bass grooves. There’s an undeniably intimate connection between the band and their fans that’s contagious and leaves everyone in front of, and on the stage wanting more. Arkansauce holds their head high, as they look forward to enjoying everything life and music has in store for them and their fans.

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Event Details:  Lansdowne Folk Club presents Moors and McCumber on Thursday, October 25.  Moors and McCumber create that rare chemistry that happens when two gifted singer- songwriters and multi-instrumentalists perfectly complement each other’s strengths, a modern day version of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.  Check them out at http://www.moorsandmccumber.com.

Show Time: Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:30 pm EST

Tickets: $17 with advance reservation and $20 without an advance reservation

Location: Lansdowne Folk Club, 84 S. Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA

Website: www.folkclub.org