JD Hobson

NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 2026 Sunday, May 24th · Founders Stage, Seattle Center 1:15 – 1:45pm · Free admission JD plays a 30-minute solo set at the 55th annual Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle's longest-running celebration of roots, folk, and traditional music, drawing a quarter million people to Seattle Center every Memorial Day weekend. Founders Stage is in the heart of Seattle Center, just south of the Space Needle.

Vashon Strawberry Festival · Vashon Island, WA Full-band set of blues, roots, and Americana at Vashon's annual community festival, running since 1909.

The JD Hobson Band plays a full-band set on Vashon Sugar Shack's back-lawn stage, a hometown evening on the island. Blues, roots, and Americana with the full band sound: original songs alongside Delta and Piedmont classics, Dylan, Lead Belly, and Hank Williams.