Past Events

KPBX Kids' Concerts

0000017b-f971-ddf0-a17b-fd73f3be0000For 25 years, KPBX Kids' Concerts have brought different genres of music and performances to generations of children. These family concerts are at the heart of the station's mission to provide music awareness and entertainment to our listening region, which compliments our on-air programming.Eight free one-hour concerts are held throughout the year at rotating venues. At each concert, attendees may be treated to a mix of music and historical information. Each KPBX Kids' Concert highlights a musical style. Past concerts have featured classical, jazz, big band, folk, bluegrass, latin, calypso, reggae, klezmer, rockabilly, and lots more.ALL KPBX KIDS' CONCERTS ARE FREE.

KPBX Kids' Concert: Broken Whistle Celtic Dance Party

Spokane Public Radio

Published March 5, 2016 at 4:17 PM PST

The lively band Broken Whistle performed a FREE KPBX Kids' Concert on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m. in the Riverside Place Auditorium, 1108 W Riverside in Spokane.

Members of the Kelly Irish Dancers danced with the crowd and showed a few special routines.

The young musicians of Broken Whistle solidified their sound early in 2013 as a guest artist for the Kelly Irish Dancers spring recital. All five members — Chris Reichert (lead vocalist, guitar, mandolin), David McGuire (Celtic flute, penny whistle, DADGAD guitar), Kelcey Hanson (fiddle), Ella Wilkinson (fiddle, bass), and Justus Morgan (Bodhrán, vocals) — play a variety of song types from gentle instrumentals to lively dance tunes.

The Winter KPBX Kids' Concerts are free thanks to event donors Harvard Park Children's Learning Center North, Numerica Credit Union, and Rocket Bakery.

Ella Eilkinson — A little concert-goer gets to pluck a string from Ella Wilkinson's upright bass.