Sounds of Another Century: J.W. Wilfong Violin Demonstration
Thu, May 21
|Issaquah Depot Museum
An evening of music and history, celebrating the restoration and gift of a 1918 Issaquah-made violin.
Date, Time, & Location
May 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 1st Ave NE, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA
Guests
About this event
Folk duo Larkwing (Andrew Hains, Bellamy Federkins) Staff photo, J.W. Wilfong violin c. 1918. Mary and Jacob W. Wilfong c.1942 / IHM: 94.025.005
Join us for an evening of music and history celebrating the restoration and gift of a 1918 violin made by Issaquah luthier J.W. Wilfong.
Jacob W. Wilfong and his family found their way to Issaquah in 1909. A man of many talents, Wilfong crafted his prizewinning violins in the back room of his Front Street jewelry shop—located in what's now the Happy Time Studio. The Wilfongs are buried in Issaquah's Hillside Cemetery.
J.W. Wilfong's violin will be demonstrated by Andrew Hains of folk duo Larkwing (@larkwing.music) , playing with Elizabeth Hill. Larkwing is Andrew Hains (vocals, hammered dulcimer) and Bellamy Federkins (vocals, guitar, harp), playing original music as well as traditional songs in Celtic and American styles. Larkwing's first album is Shelter Among Wolves.
Doors open at 6:45 pm.