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Waikiki Beach Concert Series
Music and great memories await you this summer! Enjoy performances by a wide variety of musical groups at Waikiki Beach in beautiful Cape Disappointment State Park.
2025 Waikiki Beach Concert Series Events
Time: All concerts are from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: All concerts will be held at Waikiki Beach (Directions) at Cape Disappointment State Park
June
June 4
Fog Holler
Fog Holler is a bluegrass band with an edge. What gives them that edge is a topic of hot debate. For some, it’s musicianship - these bluegrass cats shred. For others, it’s the songwriting, traditional in style but topical in substance. Sometimes, they undeniably snare people with the squad factor - folks see 4 grown adults in matching monochrome, and they get curious. The secret, according to Fog Holler, is simply that they write and play bluegrass in 2024, with similar intention but very different context from the genre’s originators. Inspired by a range of influences from The Stanley Brothers to Buck Owens to Meshuggah, Fog Holler breathes fresh life into well worn forms like the murder ballad and the power waltz. Described by two-time Grammy Award Winner Cathy Fink as “The next generation of the many shades of grass”, Fog Holler’s captivating tunes and coordinated outfits are quickly enthralling longtime bluegrass fans and newcomers alike. Fog Holler has spread the joy of the high lonesome sound in the U.S., Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK, and Ireland, and shared stages with The Brothers Comatose, The Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas & The Earls of Leicester, Della Mae, The Po’ Ramblin Boys, The Watkins Family Hour, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, and more.
June 18
ShiDaa
Ghanaian drumming and dance instruction
ShiDaa plays traditional West African rhythms and dance songs. West African rhythms are the roots of much of American jazz. The group uses authentic traditional instruments such as Kpanlogo hand drums, talking drum, brevet, shakers, cowbell, large dun duns, small kagons, sticks, African xylophone, and voice to produce high energy rhythms. Director Saeed Abbas is a Certified Master Drummer and Flautist by the Ghana Ministry of Culture. Saeed Abbas has performed in many places in the world starting with his time with Ghana’s top performing group the National Dance Ensemble as their top drummer and is considered one of Ghana’s best talking drum performers. Additional ShiDaa members include Joe Horzak, Michael McLaskey, Mark Perschbacher, Chris Skinner, Mary Leone, Lia Rocheleau, Shannon Pickens and Allison Springer.
Dance workshop leader, Eric Mensah Papoose, is a master of Ghanaian dance. He performed and taught with Ghana’s prestigious National Dance Theater in many countries.
July
July 12
Brownsmead Flats
The Brownsmead Flats are an acoustic band who likes to play traditional, and original songs in the Crabgrass tradition (bluegrass with a maritime flavor). They are primarily a string band, consisting of guitars, bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle and hammered dulcimer.
July 26
Bruce Thomas Smith
Bruce Thomas Smith is a songwriter, singer and guitar slinger who plays rock-n-roll, folk and Texas blues.
August
August 9
Trío Guadalevín
Trío Guadalevín explores the musical dialogue between Indigenous, European and African cultures which define Latin American identity. With memorable stories and an incredible array of instruments from the Americas, Africa and Europe the trio weaves together a tapestry of music, languages, culture, history and geography.
** Trío Guadalevín is a featured band at all of our concert series this summer as the culmination of a 2-year multimedia storytelling project about Hispanic and Latine history in Washington.
August 23
Tora'dan
*Free Concerts. Discover Pass required for vehicle access
This event is accessible to persons with disabilities. If special accommodations are required in order to attend, please call (360) 701-7923. For hearing and speech-impaired, call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service (800) 833-6384. Requests must be made in advance.
For more information, please email FolkArts@parks.wa.gov or visit https://parks.wa.gov/folk-and-traditional-arts-program.
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