Lynden Music Festival
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:00am
Lynden Music Festival
Various Venues in Lynden
This year we celebrate 15 years of the Lynden Music Festival! Since 2009, we have brought hundreds of concerts and musicians to our charming community, as well as celebrating local talents.
Schedule Of Events:
10:00 AM - Morning Piano - Free
Enjoy some morning piano this morning with David Jewkes and Galip Chen!
David Jewkes’ musical journey began at the age of four in Canada when his mother started him on the piano. Accordion was added at age 9, and a year of organ lessons as a college freshman rounded out his exposure to keyboards. Recently retired from 49 years in Education, David is looking forward to having more time to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes: playing the piano!
Location: Eucatastrophe Coffee and Used Books
12:30 PM - Live from the Netherlands -Free
Our 2016 Festival Performer Folkert-Hans returns back to Lynden from Netherlands! With his vocals, trumpet and saxophone he turns festivals into big parties, creates the right atmosphere and makes every occasion unique.
Folkert-Hans - Born into a musical family in The Netherlands, Folkert-Hans grew up listening to the music of Phil Collins, and he started playing trumpet at an early age. He has had a passion for music all of his life, and he is very much looking forward to be returning to the Lynden Music Festival again this year!
Location: Lynden Community Center
3:00 PM - An Afternoon of German Lied and Nordic Notes - Free
What better way to spend a fall afternoon than listening to Swedish Songs by Ture Rangstrom and Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis Op. 24 and maybe a surprise duet performed by husband and wife Nathaniel Olson and Jules (Julianne) Olsen? Lynden is so blessed to have these internationally talented musicians living here and serving our community.
Julianne and Nathaniel Olson, Baritone and Soprano
Terhi Miikki-Broersma, piano
Location: Jansen Art Center
7:00 PM - The Four Freshmen
This performance promises to be a “dazzling” evening to remember, as the legendary Four Freshmen open their two-night stand with Northwest Washington’s very own “big band,” Swing Connection! Come early to have a cocktail, find your seat, and begin tapping your toes to the many warm and wonderful sounds that are certain to stir your imagination and bring back loads of memories!
6:00pm - Doors open. No-host bar and appetizers
7:00pm - Swing Connection and The Four Freshmen, Legendary Vocal Jazz Quartet
Location: WECU Expo Building
7:30 PM - 80s and 90s Party!
Come prepared to DANCE! ALL AGES SHOW!
And don’t be afraid to throw on your best throwback outfits!! You will hear some killer 80's and 90's Glam Rock Hits! No host bar.
Dial-Up was formed in early 2022 with the goal of celebrating the nostalgia associated with 90’s and early 2000’s alternative rock music and culture. Singer/rhythm guitar player, Jacob Brouwer and drummer/singer Jon Brouwer are brothers and met bassist J Young playing on a local church worship team and lead guitar/singer Cole Kuplent was recruited at the group’s inception to finalize this line up of close friends. The inspiration that keeps the band performing is the thrill of live performance. Dial-Up’s live shows are an opportunity to bring high-energy performances of the music that inspired them with a mission to transport audiences both young and old(‘ish) back to the 90’s. Dial-Up looks forward to bringing their collective passion for this era's iconic sounds & infectious energy to the Lynden Music Festival this year.
The Neon Shadows - A tribute to the BEST era, the 1980s! ...new-wave and dance pop, and a smidge of ROCK! Hailing from Whatcom County, with members actively in other local bands and some with a few decades on the local music scene in past bands (Death by Radio, Sunset Superman, Blindfate, Voyager, 80HD, Urban Cowboy & D-Nice, Exit 266, and Show Pony Kick to name a few!) - Jimmy, Denise, Patrick, Chris, and Juan will transport you to the 1980s with a wash of synthesizers, soaring guitar leads, and a bass and drum attack that will keep your feet moving on the dance floor! Feel free to dress the part...every show with The Neon Shadows is a true 80s party!
Location: Lynden Heritage Museum