About SFMS:
Our Past, Our Future
Our Mission
The Susquehanna Folk Music Society (SFMS), based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a nonprofit education and arts organization dedicated to the advancement, promotion and preservation of traditional, contemporary and international folk music and folk culture. SFMS presents concerts, dances, workshops and educational programs for the cultural enrichment of South Central Pennsylvania.
History
The Susquehanna Folk Music Society was born in March 1985 when a small group of interested persons joined forces to keep folk music alive in Central Pennsylvania. Over the years, SFMS has sponsored concerts and dances, weekend and mini-festivals, workshops, coffeehouses and jam sessions, apprenticeships, storytelling, shape note singing and traditional craft classes.
Our Future
As we approach our 25th anniversary in 2010, our vision is to be the premier nonprofit folk music society in South Central Pennsylvania. Our Strategic Plan describes how we plan to achieve that vision.
Our Commitment
We are committed to excellence in the following seven critical areas:
- High quality, affordable programming
- Education about folk music and folk culture
- Financial stability
- Positive customer experience
- Diversity (people, programming and venues)
- Broad geographic and cultural appeal
- Programs accessible to people of all abilities and economic situations.
