Calendar
Welcome to our calendar! Here you will find events of harp interest throughout the Pacific Northwest. (As submissions come from so many different sources, the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society cannot guarantee the accuracy of every detail; please check with the contact person when listed if you have questions or concerns about the event.) If you would like your harp event to be listed here, please contact info@reigningharps.com for submission guidelines.
JULY 2025
Jul 5 Online Ailie Robertson Workshop – Songs from the Shows (Intermediate). The workshop is 3 hours long, includes the video replay and sheet music, and costs $35. For more information and to reserve your spot see: https://www.ailierobertson.com/workshops.
Jul 10 Shoreline WA. The Eastside Harp Circle ventures northwest this month! They will meet from 11 am to 2 pm (arrival at 10:30 for set-up okay) at a new location, the North Seattle Friends Church at 17900 Linden Ave N. For more details contact Anna Jenkins at peaceharp@hotmail.com.
Jul 10-13 Fort Collins CO. The Harp in Worship conference celebrating harp in church music ministry. First United Methodist Church at 1005 Stover Street, Fort Collins CO 80524. For more info see www.harpinworship.org.
Jul 12 Online. Ailie Robertson Workshop – Tunes of Love and Longing (Intermediate/Advanced). The workshop is 3 hours long, includes the video replay and sheet music, and costs $35. For more information and to reserve your spot see: https://www.ailierobertson.com/workshops.
Jul 12 Online. Verlene Schermer Workshop – “Crafting Music” for any instrument, 1-3 PDT. If you have always thought composing music was only for the extremely talented, gifted, inspired musicians, here is a step by step approach that makes use of language elements to craft a piece of music from start to finish! Use poetry, prose, or song lyrics as our guide for crafting music, and by the end of class, you will have a music composition that really speaks! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Here’s how to register: https://tinyurl.com/CraftingMusic.
July 12 Springfield OR. Janet Naylor, Celtic harp and fiddle, with Linda Danielson. 12 noon at the McKenzie River Lavender Farm’s annual Lavender Bloom Event. 40882 McKenzie Hwy., Springfield, OR 97478. More info: https://www.mckenzieriverlavender.com.
July 12-13 Mt. Vernon WA. Come check out the Harp Tent at the Skagit Valley Highland Games! Performances by various solo harpers and ensembles will be on tap all day both Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13. Tickets for the games are available either online through https://www.celticarts.org/highland-games or at the gate at the Skagit Valley Fair Grounds in Mount Vernon WA.
July 17-20 Princeton NJ. It’s far away but it’s a big one: Somerset Folk Harp Festival, now in it’s 25th year! For details see SomersetHarpFest.com.
Jul 18 Portland WA. Golden Bough (Margie Butler, harp) concert, featuring songs from 45 years of recording and performing, with plenty of your favorite Celtic songs. 7-9 pm. Cafe Artichoke at Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd, Portland OR. Tickets: Artichoke Concerts. Streaming, watch the concert live from anywhere: Livestream tickets – $10.
Jul 19 Portland OR. Meeting Third Saturdays: Harps at Artichoke, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Portland OR. 12-1:30 pm. Play-along tune book on site, solos most welcome. Come enjoy harp company in Artichoke’s cozy cafe, a fabulous community music making space, led by established harpist Tracey Rose Brown. $5-10 facility fees. For more info or to confirm date and time contact Tracey at Tbharpsong@gmail.com.
Jul 19-20 Silverton OR. Janet Naylor performing Renaissance harp and songs at the Canterbury Renaissance Faire, 6569 Valley View Rd, Silverton 97381. Hours 10 am t0 6 pm. See their website for faire info, and their ticket page for ticket info, and where to park, including free shuttle site locations to the faire. Parking at the faire site is limited, and has a parking fee. Web pages: http://www.canterburyfaire.com; https://canterburyfaire.com/tickets/.
Jul 20 Shoreline WA. Join us for the annual PSFHS picnic at the gazebo in Cromwell Park! 11 am – 4 pm, rain or shine! For detailed information and directions, see the first announcement on our ANNOUNCEMENTS page.
Jul 20 Mountlake Terrace WA. No Third Sunday Harp Circle at the library this month – we’ll be just down the road at the annual PSFHS harp picnic!
Jul 20 Edmonds WA. Golden Bough (Margie Butler, harp) concert, featuring songs from 45 years of recording and performing, with plenty of your favorite Celtic songs. 3-4 pm. Free! Concerts in The Park. Edmonds City Park, 600 3rd Ave S in Edmonds WA.
Jul 25 Vancouver WA. Vancouver WA/Portland OR area harp circle meets the fourth Friday of every month at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 NE 136th Ave in Vancouver WA. Group tunes, individual tunes and/or songs, creative expression, and a great time! Welcome to all ability levels, from 10 am-12 pm Pacific Time. For more info and to confirm date and time, contact Donita at donita_andrews@yahoo.com.
Jul 25 Portland OR. Accorda Music-Thanatology Institute Benefit Concert – Sponsored by SacredFlight. This concert takes place Friday, July 25, 2025, 7:00 pm at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th Ave (at Sandy Blvd), in Portland OR. Save the date for an evening of renewal through music, featuring local music-thanatologists, guest musicians, and Accorda students and faculty—all in support of the Accorda Music-Thanatology Institute. Free admission – donations welcome. A reception will follow the concert. For more info, see www.accordaschool.org.
Jul 25 Olympia WA. Golden Bough (Margie Butler, harp) concert, featuring songs from 45 years of recording and performing, with plenty of your favorite Celtic songs. 7 pm. New Traditions, 300 5th Avenue SW, Olympia WA 98501, phone 360-705-2819.
Jul 26 Olympia WA. The Olympia-area harp circle will meet July 26 from 1-3 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3800 Henderson Blvd SE, Olympia. The church is near Olympia High School. Harpers should enter on the north side of the building, then turn left and go to the room in the corner at the end of the hall. For more information, to RSVP for the circle, or to be added to the mailing list, contact Dan at dan.bolton24@gmail.com.
Jul 26-27 Silverton OR. Janet Naylor performing Renaissance harp and songs at the Canterbury Renaissance Faire, 6569 Valley View Rd, Silverton 97381. Hours 10 am t0 6 pm. See their website for faire info, and their ticket page for ticket info, and where to park, including free shuttle site locations to the faire. Parking at the faire site is limited, and has a parking fee. Web pages: http://www.canterburyfaire.com; https://canterburyfaire.com/tickets/.
AUGUST 2025
Aug 1 Port Angeles WA. Harp Concert: Golden Jubilee with Ann and Charlie Heymann, 6:30-8:00 pm at the Port Angeles Main Library. Enjoy a FREE performance with Gaelic harp, button accordion, cittern, and vocals. This concert marks Ann’s and Charlie’s 50th year together in a musical journey that has led to travel throughout the U.S., Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Europe, and Australia. Known as “the pioneer who returned the Gaelic harp to a living tradition” (The Scottish Harp Society), Ann is a premiere performer and authority on the wire-strung Irish harp. Charlie is always happy to knock out tunes on the button accordion, and he also sings a broad range of material in Irish and English spanning over a thousand years, both a cappella and with his distinctive cittern.
Aug 2 Online Ailie Robertson Workshop – Songs of the Sea (Elementary/Intermediate). The workshop is 3 hours long, includes the video replay and sheet music, and costs $35. For more information and to reserve your spot see: https://www.ailierobertson.com/workshops.
Aug 4 Port Angeles WA. Ann and Charlie Heymann provide a lecture: My Harps—My Teachers on Monday, August 4, 6:30-7:30 pm at the Port Angeles Main Library.
Aug 11-15 Wells BC. Island Mountain Arts 39th annual Harp School in picturesque Wells, British Columbia. This 5-day workshop offers expert instruction for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players. Enjoy morning classes, afternoon workshops, and intimate concerts featuring renowned harpists from around the globe. Refine your technique, explore new repertoire, and be inspired by the harmonious blend of music and nature. Tuition is $529 + Taxes and Fees. Registration closes July 1st, 2025. Payment Plans are available! For more info and instructors bios, see https://support-imarts.com/events/2025harp.
Aug 13 Seattle WA. Ann Heymann presentation, demonstration at Dusty Strings Music School in Fremont – Meet the Gaelic Harp & Its Family. 6:30-8:30 pm. $60.00. Maximum Enrollment: 16. Registration & Refund Deadline: Friday, August 8, 2025. Register in-store or at www.dustystrings.com. For much more info click the thumbnail at https://store.dustystrings.com/c-2342-group-classes-sku.aspx.
Aug 15 All Areas. Registration opens for the 2025 PSFHS Harp Retreat at the beach on Whidbey Island, a family style cozy weekend of hands-on harp activities with plenty of time for beach-combing, trail-walking, kite-flying fun. More info and registration forms available August 15th at www.pugetsoundfolkharpsociety.org.
Aug 16 Seattle WA. Amelia Romano Workshop at Dusty Strings Music School in Fremont – Levers to Syncopation, 11 am to 1 pm. Register in-store or at www.dustystrings.com. For much more info click the thumbnail at https://store.dustystrings.com/c-2342-group-classes-sku.aspx.
Aug 17 Portland OR. Internationally renowned harper Ann Heymann is presenting two workshops at Artichoke Music in Portland on Sunday August 17th: 1-2:30 pm “Inside Carolan’s Music”, for all harps with a few available on site, and from 3:00-4:30 pm, “Unique Harp Tunings, from Stress Reduction to Bop”. $25 each or both for $40. Sliding scale if needed. Annheymann@gmail.com.
Aug 17 Mountlake Terrace WA. Third Sunday Harp Circle meets at the Mountlake Terrace Library and plays together from 2-4:30 pm. All types, styles, and levels of harping welcome. Solo playing encouraged but never required. For more information email Diane at mdianem@seanet.com.
SEPTEMBER 2025
Sep 12-14 Corvallis OR. Heart of the Valley harp retreat, a packed weekend of workshops for pedal and lever harpist of all levels, led by outstanding teachers in the heart of Willamette Valley. Held at the First Presbyterian Church. Lodging and most food will be on your own. September 12-14; Friday evening 6:00 through Sunday afternoon 5:00.
Hosted by Laura Zaerr and featuring Sunita Staneslow. Spaces going fast. For info contact Laura at 541-908-2077 (text OK) or e-mail lauraz@peak.org.
Sep 19-21 Missoula MT. 2025 Montana Harp Retreat, hosted by the Big Sky Harp Society, at the Best Western Plus Grant Creek Inn in Missoula. The presenter this year is Hannah Flowers, performer and educator from St. Paul MN (www.HannahFlowersHarp.com). They have booked a courtesy room block at the hotel. Individuals can make their reservations at the discounted rate of $189.00/day plus tax until the cut-off date of August 29th, 2025. Individuals may make their reservations by calling the hotel directly (say that you are with the Big Sky Harp Society) at 406-543-0700. For more info see Big Sky Harp Society.
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