Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival

08/10/2025

Thank you ALL!!!!!!!!
Now, who got some good photos of the festival?

08/07/2025

...and come hear Gather Round at this Saturday's festival!

Coming up NEXT WEEKEND the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival! Gather Round brings together singers from wide-ranging traditions to produce a rich blend of original and cover material with harmonies in all the right places. Pairing deeply-rooted folk sensibilities with mouthwatering vocal talent.

08/07/2025

...and come hear David Pablo Cohn at this Saturday's festival!

David Pablo Cohn took second prize in the Robert Kotta Memorial Song Writing competition last year and we enjoyed the performance of his winning song so much we have invited him back to perform a whole set! David has spent the last half century writing and singing songs about wherever he's found himself. These days, that means singing about working below deck on research ships, or swapping stories around the fire with fellow adventurers at home in Port Townsend. He will be joined on the stage by harmonica player and singer Jay Hagar and recording artist Emily Groff.

08/06/2025

...and come hear Pint & Dale at this Saturday's festival!

Fan Favourites William Pint & Felicia Dale will be joining us at the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival on August 9th, and we can't wait. They last graced our stage in 2022 with their extraordinary vocals and guitar, octave mandolin, Irish pennywhistle, percussion and the exotic sounds of the vielle-à-roue or hurdy gurdy. Pint and Dale always bring an energetic and contemporary spirit to their material.

08/06/2025

Come hear Mike & Val at this Saturday's Festival!

The Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival will be here before you know it. Set in a natural amphitheater next to the Port Gamble General Store on August 9th, come out to enjoy a day of sun and songs.
Port Townsend legends, Mike and Val James will be the first to grace the stage at noon.
Mike and Val James bring a jazz influence to maritime music. Their repertoire includes traditional folk, jazz standards, 60s favorites, and kid's music, but they can easily bring out a full set of nautical tunes.

03/25/2025

SONGWRITERS: This year's songwriting contest is open! Help increase the number of maritime songs by/about the PNW! There's a theme ("Tales Both Tall and True"), a Deadline (June 2), Prizes for the top 3 songs, and a few other details on the contest website...

Each year, Maritime Folknet holds a songwriting competition to encourage more songs to be written about maritime life in the Northwest, past and present. The contest is open to all, free to enter, and is dedicated to the memory of Bob Kotta, an important part of the Northwest maritime music story. W...

08/04/2024

Who doesn't love the dulcet tones of Hank Cramer as he mesmerizes audiences with songs of the sea? We're thrilled to welcome him back to the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival next weekend! We hope you'll be there too. Drop your favorite of his songs in the comments below ⬇️

07/31/2024

Curlew’s Call is a Celtic and Maritime band based in Olympia, WA. They play rollicking songs and tunes at Irish pubs, festivals, and private events around the Northwest. We're excited to hear them perform at the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival on August 10th.

07/31/2024

In the line up for the 2024 Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival, coming up on August 10th, we're pleased to welcome Tim Fast to the stage! Tim's song "Cast Me Lines" won first place in the 2023 Robert Kotta Memorial Song Contest but he was a little too far away to join us last year, so he's coming to play a set this year! We can't wait!

07/31/2024

We're thrilled to showcase more local maritime music as we welcome a brass quintet from the Navy Band Northwest to the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival on August 10th. We hope you'll join us for this treat! They will be kicking off the festival at 12:10pm, after an introduction and welcome from our emcees.

07/31/2024

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05/15/2024

Just a couple weeks left before the Kotta Contest's June 4th deadline. Will you enter a song?

Each year, Maritime Folknet holds a songwriting competition to encourage more songs to be written about maritime life in the Northwest, past and present. The contest is open to all, free to enter, and is dedicated to the memory of Bob Kotta, an important part of the Northwest maritime music story. W...